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Parish Life The Magazine of Holy Trinity Parish Church

November 2018

40p

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Church Office Open 9am-12 noon Monday-Friday 721248

For Clergy, Janet Henderson, Diane Letheren

Website www.kendalparishchurch.co.uk

Email [email protected]

Address Kirkland, Kendal LA9 5AF

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Reflections from Lowther Park Time like an ever-rolling stream

Bears all its sons away

They fly forgotten as a dream

Dies at the opening day

Familiar lines from Isaac Watts’ hymn “O God Our Help in Ages Past” which I suspect will be sung in many churches and cathedrals on Remembrance Sunday.

With the 100th anniversary of the end of World War 1 falling as it does on a Sunday, November 11th is sure to be a particularly poignant day this year. Exhibitions to mark the occasion in churches, including our own, are to be welcomed. They will provide a much needed focus for reflection, thanksgiving, reconciliation and prayer.

Most of us pass the war memorial at the end of the Market Place on a regular basis and have done for years but how many of us could name but a handful of those commemorated there, if at all? I suspect not many. Who exactly were George Banks, Frank Frearson, Richard Nicholson, Horace Snaith, Percy Woof and the other 311 fallen from the Great War and named on Kendal’s War Memorial? Where did they live? How old were they? Where and when did they pay the ultimate sacrifice?

A potted history of many of them is to be found in the Bellingham Chapel, complete with its 316 wooden crosses in honour of each; the Perspex figures appearing in church as part of the nationwide “There but not There” initiative tell some of their stories in greater detail. Take time to read them, to look at the crosses and to give grateful thanks, for they remind us that each casualty of war is more than just a statistic or a name on a monument or memorial wall - there is a real life tale behind every one, the personal story of a son, husband, brother, sweetheart, one which may never be told like this again and which sadly with each passing generation is in danger of being forgotten…. …just as a dream dies at the opening day.

At the excellent Eden Camp museum in North Yorkshire you can see, hear and even smell images of war. There is a plaque on the wall of the chapel as you leave which

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reads “Those who survived will never forget, those who did not will never be forgotten” Along with the chance to rededicate ourselves to peace and reconciliation, is that not, in a nutshell, the essence of each Remembrance Sunday, especially in this centenary year?

Lest we forget

Ashley

IN HONOUR OF THE MEN OF KENDAL WHO LOYALLY SERVED IN THE GREAT WAR 1914-1918 AND IN FOND AND GRATEFUL REMEMBRANCE OF THOSE NAMED HEREON WHO GAVE THEIR LIVES FOR THEIR COUNTRY

World Mission Update

Thank you to those of you who quietly but inconspicuously support KPC’s concern for world mission and so link with brothers and sisters in many different situations. These include:

Those who have put donations in the boxes for Manna House, Springfield Hostel and the Food Bank. They help people in very real need.

Those who have signed up to help provide meals for this winter’s Night Shelter: it makes an enormous difference to the guests. (As I write there are still spaces!)

Those who pray regularly for Andrew & Maria Leake and/or

who support their work financially.

Those who have contributed through Christian Aid or other agencies to the crucial relief work following the tsunami

in Indonesia.

If you are already involved, you may want to do more. If you are not yet involved you may want to begin. Our Mission Board gives information about each group/person we support. If you want to know more, ask Liz Lockwood, Susan Walker, Linda or Michael Hunter.

Our next event in support of Andrew & Maria Leake is a Wine/Juice tasting quiz evening (very relaxed and informal!) with a meal: this will be held at 7.00pm on Saturday, November 17th in the Parish Hall.

Tickets cost £10. Why not join us?

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A Little Known War Memorial

at Kendal Parish Church

There is a brass plaque beneath the Sinkinson Window by the Parr Chapel:

In remembrance of Capt. Evelyn Henry Sinkinson 24th Punjabs

who gave his life in the Great War.

He fell heroically in action on July 14th. 1915 near Nazirieh in

Mesopatamia,

With sorrowful pride his mother associates him with his father and brothers to whose memory she originally dedicated this win-

dow.

Capt.Sinkinson’s father, Edward James Sinkinson was born in

Kendal in 1849, the son of a wine and spirit merchant of

Highgate. He rose to be The Financial Secretary to the Su-

preme Government of India, and married, Kathleen Irene Le

Mesurier, daughter of Colonel C. B. Le Mesurier, C.B., D.S.O.,

and the Contessa Zancarol.

Colonel Le Mesurier is renowned for his

invention of The Screw Gun, a moun-

tain gun which could be dismantled and

carried on mules. It is depicted in Kip-

ling’s poem:

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The Screw Gun

SMOKIN’ my pipe on the mountings, sniffin’ the mornin’ cool,

I walks in my old brown gaiters along o’ my old brown mule,

With seventy gunners be’ind me, an’ never a beggar forgets

It’s only the pick of the Army that handles the dear little pets—’Tss! ’Tss!

For you all love the screw-guns the screw-guns they all love you!

So when we call round with a few guns, o’ course you will know what to do—

hoo! hoo!

Jest send in your Chief an’ surrender it’s worse if you fights or you runs:

You can go where you please, you can skid up the trees, but you don’t get

away from the guns!

(first verse only)

Edward and Kathleen were married at Meerut and served in India, often at

the delectable hill station of Simla, which was the seat of government during

the summer months.

When Evelyn was baptised, his godfather was Lord Roberts,V.C., one of the

most distinguished soldiers of the 19th century who served with distinction

in the Indian Rebellion, Abyssinia, Afghanistan, and the Second Boer War.

However, Edward and Kathleen lost five of their children in India, and then

Edward died, aged 41, Kathleen returned to England and gave the Sinkinson

Window in memory of her husband and the five children who had died.

To the glory of God & in loving memory of Edmund James Sinkinson B.C.S.

LLD Financial Secretary to the Government of India born Kendal 16 July

1849, died at Darjeeling 1 Jan 1891 & his infant sons Lional, Baby, Cyril,

Cecil and Alwyn.

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Evelyn was educated in England, joined the Militia in 1901, and volunteered

for active service in South Africa. He was gazetted to the Liverpool Regi-

ment in 1902. During operations in the Transvaal he was severely injured in

the leg and was unable to re-join his Regiment until 1904. He received the

Queen's Medal and three clasps and transferred to the Indian Army, and

was gazetted Captain in 1911. While in India, during 1914, he was Recruit-

ing Officer for the Sikhs, but, in 1915, he was sent to Mesopotamia. After

the action of July 14th, 1915, he was reported missing, but two months later

a telegram was received saying, "Captain Sinkinson's dead body has been

found and buried where he fell by the Regiment."

Major Cook- Young, of the Indian Expeditionary Force D, wrote: -

"The Regiment as usual did magnificently, but were attacked by Arabs be-

hind — the Turkish position in front . . . the operation was mostly in deep

water, up to the waist and higher. Captain Sinkinson was not at first wound-

ed, and, it appears, tried to rally the men. What is so sad is that he could

have got out of it, but refused, and sent two men back for ammunition.

These two Sepoys were grand men and tried forcibly to carry Captain

Sinkinson out of action — he would not permit it. . . . On returning to the

place where they had left him he was not there. The obvious thing was that

he had been killed, and his body lost in deep water.

His loss to me is irreparable. I never had any affection for any individual in

this world as I had for him, and I only wish 1 had been there to save him or

to die with him."

John Hodgkinson

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The Armistice and Beyond:

Remembrance 2018 -throughout November in church

Discover the stories of from Kendal lost in the First World War

Meet our ‘Tommy’ silhouettes. Look at the Roll of honour.

Spend some time in our Prayer Corner.

Reflect on the Royal British Legion poppy display.

Sunday 11 November

8am Holy Communion

9.30am Parish Communion

11am the Two minutes silence

11.15am The Gathering

All services will be quiet and reflective.

2pm Vintage Celebration Tea Party

Come and share memories, songs and cake.

Entertainment by Mr Chris Barker.

6.15pm WW1 Memorial Civic Service

Reading of the roll of honour with piper and tolling of bells.

Thursday 15 November

2.30pm Tea Service

Dementia friendly service with Lt-Col Justin Tancrel, Duke of Lan-

caster’s Regiment

and Mr John Capstick, Royal British Legion.

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Hymns and Prayers

I would like to thank the editors of the magazine for including the

tunes to my hymns – not an easy task!

I now turn to some of the prayers I have written – just taking one at a

time – one or two have tunes attached to them, but not the one for

this month.

Often, when I have been looking for a prayer for a certain occasion, I

have thought ‘Why not write one yourself ?’.

I am becoming conscious how dated my hymns and prayers must

sound – the hymns are all in the traditional four line verses and the

prayers are written in the style of those offered for use after the third

collect at Evening Prayer. I think probably it is not just a question of

old age! But some people find traditional helpful and others prefer a

more intimate style of prayer. Both are valid ways of approaching

God. We are all different.

The prayer for this month fits in well with the theme of remembrance.

It is called a prayer of remembering and I have used it in funeral ser-

vices and it can be used on less formal occasions.

O loving Heavenly Father, we thank you for the lives of

those whom we have known and loved on earth and

who have been our companions in the pilgrimage of

life. We thank you for the memories which are with us

still and which we can share with others. May your

blessing rest on them as on us who remain here on

earth. We ask this in the name of Jesus Christ, your Son

our Lord.

Amen.

Michael Thistlewood

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Messy Vintage

“I’ve never seen them so lively,” commented Ashley as we set off ” usual-

ly they are asleep after lunch….!”

Our Messy Vintage programme began this term and we have been

amazed and encouraged by the response. The plan was to build and

develop relationships between some of the care homes and young peo-

ple in our parish and share Christ by linking into aspects of both the

Messy Church and the Tea Service programmes. We now have regular

visits to Stonecross, Summerhill and Gillingreane Nursing homes with

youngsters aged 10 and 11 from Ghyllside and Vicarage park schools.

Alongside this we also visit Stonecross with some of the toddlers and

babies from toddler group and their parents and grandparents and a box

of toys and some dolls!

The pattern is fairly simple. Through play and creativity, the different

generations are able to meet, to talk and to share each other’s company.

Recent research has shown the benefits to both young and older for

meeting in this way and within Messy Vintage we are also able to share

our faith in God with both age groups and accompanying adults. We

hope that throughout their time in year 6 (top primary) each of the chil-

dren will have between 3 and 4 visits to the same group of residents.

The plan is to do this in one school term to allow opportunities to build up

relationships, finishing at the end of each term with a service at the

Church for all the groups to share in that is a mix of Messy Church and

the Tea service. This term’s theme will be Christmas and the service will

be on Monday 10th

December at 1:30pm in our Church and we hope that

the young people will be able to be involved in this as much as possible.

So far we have played dominoes, done some colouring, taken part in an

armchair keep fit session, met the puddle ducks and introduced our tod-

dler group dolls. We have also had the whole room singing and playing

along with instruments and a box of brightly coloured toys as well as talk-

ing and getting to know one another. We also plan to do some crafts,

linking into Christian themes and to leave items made by the children to

be enjoyed at the homes

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.

Some of the residents really loved sitting and holding our youngest member -

only 6 weeks old at the time and she was more than happy to sleep in their

arms. The toddlers also introduced everyone to aqua-doodle, painting on a

sheet with water and making bright colours appear. The toys were definitely

a hit as they linked to childhood memories, though today much more varied

and brighter. They were so popular that we let the care home borrow them,

though I suspect a second set of dolls will be required!

The highlight for me was the look of joy on peoples faces when the children

came in and engaged with them, particularly when the toddlers started empty-

ing the toy box and passing out the toys. Another was one of the toddlers

helping us to decide what we were thanking God for in our song and showing

them the actions and everyone joining in with the singing and playing along.

Do pray for us as we meet on Monday afternoons. We have a member of

school staff and volunteers from Church on the team and will be particularly

looking for help at our service at the end of each term, to which all the Church

is invited.

Libby

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Noah’s Ark came to

Kendal

The weather for this year’s Kendal

Torchlight Procession was ideal

and the array of floats was as

colourful as ever and Churches

Together in Kendal and District (CtiKd) were represented and the theme this year

was a Title of a Book. Which book do you think Churches Together in Kendal and

District might have chosen?

Correct, The Bible! But how can just

one float on a lorry 40 foot long

depict all of scripture????

After a lot of discussion and creative thinking it

was agreed that we make a tableau focused on

Noah’s Ark. The budget was small but Croppers

gave a mountain of cardboard which we needed

to make a 30 foot long ark. The team worked on

Saturdays throughout August boat building and

creating a vast ocean to skirt the lorry and dozens

of sea creatures and other animals to populate

the interior.

The highlight of the lorry was over the ark, a

fantastic very large rainbow made entirely of

balloons in all the correct colours by Colin and

Libby

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It was great fun and very re-

warding to join with Christians

from many denominations

and churches in our area and

challenging to stand up for

our faith at a secular event

like Torchlight. Having set the

scene we then had to find

musicians and singers and

agree on a song list to last all

the way from the Leisure Cen-

tre to the Town Hall and back.

The Salvation Army produced seven brass players and Chris Marshall newly arrived

at KPC was on keyboard . They played with the ‘choir’ and independently the whole

route.

As soon as the procession moved off the pavements were thronged with families

and children and our music began. There was a worry that the float in front would

drown us out but more and quieter floats merged from Natland Road so Noah’s Ark

could be heard. It was great to see the crowds joining in with Shine Jesus Shine!

and We are Marching in the Light of God! As well all those on the Ark there was a

walking group from CtiKd at the front and to the side of the lorry. They were hand-

ing out Christian literature and they reported that many people were prepared to

accept it and that the Ark was warmly received all along the route.

At the end , everyone was waved out and exhausted and exhilarated. Special

thanks must go to Ray Gibson and his team for giving us the use of the cleanest

lorry ever and smoothing away so many logistical problems

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‘Grace-ful Cycling’

I have always enjoyed cycling and have been

fortunate to have ridden in several countries. There

was a time in my life when I rode everywhere,

regardless of distance, weather and even for

grocery shopping. So, when I was asked if I could

stand in for someone and give a talk at our ‘Men’s

Fellowship Group’ at Holy Trinity Kendal Parish

Church, I thought, why not?

The subject matter was an easy choice, but not

necessarily familiar (to most people), for I

particularly enjoy ‘The alternative cycling scene’,

namely the weird, wonderful and not so obvious.

Feeling a little nervous, I started the talk on the

history of the ‘Bicycle’, then some epic ‘Firsts’ and

‘Milestones’. A brief history of my own cycling

exploits drew surprise from the audience.

I then rounded off the talk with a

breakdown of the cycle that would meet

my needs.

You see, my cycling experience over the

last ten years had been drastically

restricted by a number of ‘events’, which

included getting married,

having children, ‘snapping’

my Achilles tendon, being

involved in a car crash (which

aggravated some health

issues) and other financial

pressures.

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Now I’d been made aware of the fact that there was a secondary reason to my

being asked to give a talk, this was so that the men’s fellowship group could give

me a birthday card marking my 50th birthday from a few weeks earlier. They’d

also had had ‘a bit of a whip-round’.

So not being caught too off-guard I duly thanked them for their appreciation and

opened the envelope.

I was then stunned and totally taken aback at the amazing act of grace that I held

in my hands. For it was not a simple ‘whip-round’, but a truly wonderful generous

act of God’s beautiful grace, for I was now actually able to consider getting my

bike – rather than it forever being a ‘pipe-dream’. All I could say was ‘…are you

sure??’.

Somewhat shell-shocked things moved quickly. God’s will, not my own! I found a

possible trike and it was fairly near-by. However, at the last moment it became

too expensive. Funny really, I did not feel too down about losing out on it, I

couldn’t, after all ‘God’s will, not my own’. Patience!

To all those members who were cajoled by Rob Buttery into making this possible,

I thank you humbly, as I do Rob. It has been an incredible experience to be on the

receiving end of such amazing grace.

Less than a week later another trike came to my attention and this one was virtu-

ally perfect. With a smile on my face I kept reminding myself, ‘God’s will, not my

own’. I made an offer and it was accepted. I paid a deposit, made arrangements,

then on a hot Sunday morning, drove with my daughter to Pembrokeshire to col-

lect it.

Fifteen hours later and some 500+ miles, after taking a wrong turning or two, be-

ing diverted by the police due to not one but two accidents, getting stuck behind

numerous caravans and literally spending just over an hour with the gentleman

who was selling the trike – we ended back in Kendal, exhausted, with my ‘new’

cycle.

These pictures are from the impromptu August Men’s Fellowship ‘Meeting’, where

I introduced the trike and a ‘new' experience of cycling!

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A brief summary of the latest work and family news

from the Leakes in Northern Argentina

The Lima conference (May 25th-27th) on climate change and the church went very

well and generated a far higher level of interest than we had ever hoped for.

Canon Golliher, Anglican observer at the UN for sustainable development, and one of the international speakers at the event, considered that “the enthusiasm of everyone there for this urgent mission of the church was very striking. People were doing more than listening to presentations and taking notes. They were coming together as the church -- as brothers and sisters in Christ, women and men, indigenous peoples, lay and ordained, including the top leaders of the Prov-ince – sharing their thoughts respectfully and honestly, searching for effective ways to fulfill the mission of the church.

While getting this conference off the ground was not easy; the next steps towards

individual diocese taking concrete actions may be even more challenging. Howev-

er, we do have a commitment from the bishops, and it is now a question of them

defining what practical steps we can begin to take.

La Caldera

Construction of the new dormitory wing for the Diocesan retreat centre in La Cal-

dera is now underway. It should be completed in eight months. The kitchen and

main building are being connected with a galleria to the existent external dormito-

ry which is being refurbished, to include en suite and wheelchair accessible bath-

rooms. The main project is the addition of four apartments, in a two storey unit.

The Environmental Outlook

Following a lot of bad press on deforestation (and with an eye set on the presiden-

cy) Salta’s provincial governor suddenly announced a doubling of the protected

area in the province. Whilst good in principle, the measure appears to have been

more a publicity stunt than a genuine concern for conservation. We analysed the

decree, and found that over a third of the “new” areas were actually lands either

owned or claimed by indigenous communities. They were never consulted. Much

of the rest was made up of fragments of publically owned lands with limited stra-

tegic value in terms of conservation. We presented our analysis and concerns in a

formal letter to the government.

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We also shared our views with the press to the (radio and newspapers). This hap-

pened nearly two months ago, and we have yet to receive any response.

Family News

Tomas is busy with writing up his thesis. He has handed in his notice to the engi-neering consultancy firm where he is currently working. Cecilia has been formally ranked as the 4th highest grade out of her class of 800 students. Both of them are seeking opportunities for postgraduate studies abroad. Carolina is making steady progress, and has taken a liking surgery. She was asked to find and take a dead dog for her next class.

Andrew managed a short visit to his parents on the return from a trip to the Philip-pines in June. It also gave him the chance to touch base with close friends from St Albans, and grab a new passport as he passed through London.

Please pray for the following points:

Give thanks for the success of the Lima conference. Pray for diocesan delegates

now tasked to give local follow-up.

Tomas recovered from his severe skin rash, though doctors are still not totally

certain what it was caused by. Andrew continues treatment actinic kerato-

sis, but is doing fine.

Please pray for Ceci and Tomas as they seek to define what they do after gradu-

ation. Also, please pray for Carolina, who will be alone in Cordoba and for

whom we will need to find a new flat to rent (never an easy task!).

Please do email us if you want further detailed news, it is always good to hear

from you!

Andrew and Maria Leake [email protected]

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Pastoral Ministry to Residential Homes

Have you ever considered helping with visits to the 6 resi-dential homes in our area? A small team from church visits

each home on a monthly basis to offer communion and chat to the residents; it is a great privilege and a great joy to be able to minister in this way and is a ministry greatly valued

by staff and residents alike, some of whom have also been

coming to our monthly Tea Service as a result.

We are looking for new volunteers to join our small visiting teams. Perhaps by way of a “taster” you might like to think about helping with carol singing in these homes. In the De-

cember issue of Parish Life we will provide a list of venues, dates and times when we will be singing; we will also adver-

tise these on the weekly handout in the lead up to Christmas and put the obligatory sign-up sheet on the Wardens table for you to indicate your interest (whatever would we do

without sign-up sheets!?)

Meantime if you are interested and would like to know a bit

more please have a word with Ashley in the first instance.

Dates of some future special services

Please make a note in your diaries –

Sunday 2nd December at 4pm – Christingle ser-

vice, to which all our youth organisations in par-

ticular are warmly invited

Sunday 2nd December at 6pm – our annual Ad-

vent service “From Darkness to Light”, a moving

service of hymns and readings as we begin to

look forward to Christmas

Sunday 16th December at 6pm – Nine Lessons

and Carols

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Dear Friends,

Now that the internet is up at the Stephenson Centre

(Manna House’s new home) this is to let you know that we

are in and back up to speed (albeit still unpacking and

settling in). You are very welcome to come and visit for a

tour whenever you are in the area (we’re off Ann Street, at

the County Hotel end).

Arrangements for the Winter Shelter are also in full flow and recruitment closes

soon and so I would very much appreciate your help.

Kendal Winter Shelter

Volunteer recruitment for the Winter Shelter closes at the end of this month,

with training taking place in early November, so if you or anyone else you know

could help, please contact Lois at Manna House (725534 or lois@manna-

house.org.uk) for an application form. We really need more people, especially

overnight, particularly as we are opening for 16 weeks for the first time this year.

We are also looking for churches or other organisations to support our Shelter

teams with supplies. Supermarket vouchers are an excellent way to make sure

our chefs have what they need to share a truly nutritious meal with our guests.

Finally, please join us for the Shelter Eve Service at 7pm on Sunday 18 November

at Sandylands Church, to celebrate and bless this year’s Shelter and everyone

involved in it.

Thank you so much

Lois Sparling

Winter Shelter & Volunteer Coordinator

Manna House , The Stephenson Centre, Ann Street, Kendal LA9 6AA

Tel: 01539 725534

Email: [email protected]

Web site: www.manna-house.org.uk

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Sunday 2nd December

4.00pm Christingle 6.00pm Darkness to Light

Sunday 16th December

6.00pm Nine Lessons and Carols

Christmas Eve

4.00pm Crib Service 11.15pm Midnight Communion

Christmas Day

Wine and Juice Tasting Quiz and Supper

- to raise funds for the Leakes

Saturday 17th November at 7.00 in the Parish Hall

Tickets £10.00

Good food and great fun guaranteed !!!!

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Dear Friends

The North West Air Ambulance is looking for volunteers to help us in our

Kendal at Home charity shop but we have opportunities all over the North

West region. It’s a highly rewarding role and can easily fit around other

commitments.

As well as the roles in our retail shops, we have a variety of fundraising

and speaker volunteer roles available, all of which would help develop

valuable life skills. Due to the nature of these roles they are only suitable

for age 16+.

Since 1999, your North West Air Ambulance Charity has provided the rap-

id pre-hospital care needed to make a life changing difference. We oper-

ate three helicopters, flying 365 days a year with doctors and paramedics

on board providing emergency medical treatment when time is critical.

Last year the North West Ambulance Charity flew over 2,000 rescue

missions throughout the region and we rely on the work of volunteers

to ensure we can continue saving lives every day.

We don’t receive government or NHS funding and so are reliant on

our volunteers and supporters to help keep our lifesaving helicopters

in the sky. So far we have flown 1358 missions since April 2018.

Any help you can provide us in promoting these opportunities and our

work will be greatly appreciated.

Kind Regards

Lisa Rawcliffe

Volunteer Coordinator

[email protected] Mobile:

07394855588

Tel: 0151 547 7830

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Sunday Services - November 2018

Sunday November 4th Fourth Sunday before Advent (All Saints) 8.00am Holy Communion (BCP) 9.30am Choral Communion (BCP) 11.00am The Gathering, Café church 4.00pm Deanery Confirmation Service, with Holy Communion

Sunday November 11th Third Sunday before Advent (Remembrance) 8.00am Holy Communion (BCP) 9.30am Parish Communion (Common Worship) 11.00am The Gathering 6.15pm Civic Remembrance Service

Sunday November 18th Second Sunday before Advent 8.00am Holy Communion (BCP) 9.30am Parish Communion (Common Worship) 11.00am The Gathering 6.00pm Evensong (BCP)

Sunday November 25th Sunday next Before Advent (Christ the King) 8.00am Holy Communion (BCP) 9.30am Parish Communion (Common Worship) 11.00am The Gathering, with Communion 6.00pm Evensong

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From the Registers

Baptisms

7th October Sophie Ansell

21st October Stephen James Parkin

George Evans

Funerals

23rd October Malcolm Lancaster

Thanksgiving Service

22nd October Irene Watson

The following names have been inscribed in the Book of Remembrance

Margaret Denney

Christine Dowker

Peter Fallon

Ilene Holloway

Hugh Mant

© Holy Trinity Kendal Parish Church 2018

Any views expressed in this magazine are not necessarily those of the

editors or the Anglican Parish Church

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Worship Sundays

Holy Communion (BCP) 8.00am

Parish Communion (Common Worship) 9.30am

(most 1st Sunday in the Month BCP)

The Gathering 11.00am

(Café Church 1st Sundays; with Communion most 2nd & 4th Sundays)

Evensong 6.00pm

Mid Week

Morning Prayer Tuesday, Thursday 9.00am

Morning Prayer Wednesday 10.00am

Meditation Tuesday 10.00am

Holy Communion (BCP) Thursday 10.30am

Kendal Tea Service (Dementia Friendly) 2.30pm

3rd Thursday

(Saints Days and Holy Days as announced)