June 2012

St Mark’s

Parish News For Natland and Oxenholme 60p per copy or £6.00 per year

Priest-in-Charge

Rev Angela Whiaker

015395 60355

Assistant Priest:

Rev Mar n Jayne

015395 60942

Assistant Priest:

Rev Marion Mashiter

01539 731957

Re red Priest:

Rev Hazel Carter

015395 60429

Church Wardens:

Keith Clarkson Marion Thornton

015395 60531 015395 61253

PCC Secretary: Treasurer:

Bill Wood John Chandler

01539 739326 015395 60169

Stewardship Secretary:

Paul Singleton

015395 60016

Choir:

Gill Walkley

01539 723482

Organist: MU Families Group Sunday School Co-ordinator: PUSH Youth Group:

Clive Walkley Barbara Nelson Andrew Whiaker Keith Clarkson

01539 723482 015395 60120 015395 60355 015395 60531

Magazine Distribu on Co-ordinator:

Meg Payne

015395 61980

Magazine Subscrip on Co-ordinator

Peter Crossley

01539 734835

St Mark’s School Head Teacher:

Peter Barfoot

015395 60719

SUNDAY NOTICE SHEET Angela Whiaker

ang.whi[email protected]

Diane Letheren

diane.letheren@b nternet.com

Please send a copy to the above address ideally by noon the previous Wednesday or at the latest Friday for inclusion, in the following Sunday’s no ce sheet. MAGAZINE TEAM Angela Whiaker Marion Mashiter Diane Letheren Hilda Walker Declan Knowles

[email protected] The Vicarage, LA9 7QQ 015395 60355 5 Esthwaite Avenue, LA9 7NN 01539 731957 22 Long Meadow Lane, LA9 7QZ 015395 61103 1 Oxenholme Road, LA9 7NJ 01539 732524 Oakdene, Fell Close, LA9 7ES

Ar cles for the JULY edi on of the magazine to be handed in by June 17th If sending by hard copy please make sure your contact is not away from home. The team welcomes ar cles for future edi ons of the magazine. The maximum for one page is approximately 350 words. The Editorial Team reserves the right to decline to publish any item or to amend or shorten material. Opinions expressed in this magazine are those of the contributors, not necessarily those of the PCC, or the editorial Team.

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From the Vicarage….

Dear Friends, What makes a good king or queen? During assembly time in school, this past half term, we have been thinking about kings and queens. Beginning right back with the very first king of Israel we traced the royal line through to Jesus the Servant King and King of Kings, encountering along the way some very good kings and some who weren’t. We’ve discovered how kings and queens first came into being and what made (or makes) them successful. It has been a fascinating albeit whistle-stop ‘tour’ which will aptly conclude with a celebration of the Diamond Jubilee of Her Majesty the Queen. In school we have concluded that what makes a king or queen a ‘good’ king or queen has a lot (everything) to do with knowing whose servant he/she is and in seeking above all to govern in tune with God’s vision for his world. It is a challenging responsibility. I encourage you to make every opportunity to take part in the Jubilee Celebrations in our parish, or further afield, and to give thanks for the good, long and fruitful reign of Elizabeth our Queen who, with love and devotion, has served those entrusted to her care. There is a lot going on – and something for all ages. See you on Sunday 3rd June I hope. Angela Whittaker

A Children’s Prayer for the Diamond Jubilee (from the Church of England Website): Great God, whose Son Jesus looks after us, we thank you for our wonderful Queen. At this special time of Jubilee, please give her love, joy and peace as she does what you ask her to do and looks after us her people; through Jesus Christ who loves us all. Amen.

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The Jubilee Just a reminder that there will be a Jubilee event on Sunday 3rd June. The morning will begin with a special service at 11 o’clock in St. Mark’s Church. Following this at around 12.30pm a picnic, which is part of the Na onal Big Picnic, will be held on the Village Green.

Those

who do not wish to be part of the service may join us at this point. We hope you will bring some food which can be shared present. shared

with

others

During the picnic

the

Kendal Concert Band will play to entertain us. The occasion is one for all the family. Everyone is invited to dress for the occasion and to take part, par cularly the children, in a fancy dress compe

on. You are invited to dress regally or as a character from the

last sixty years. This will be followed by some novelty sports events for the fit and healthy, the young at heart, and the children. The event will culminate with Dave, a professional entertainer, leading 4

us in a sing-song of some popular songs from the last sixty years. We are hoping for a super fine day but should the weather be inclement then we will do as much as possible in the Village Hall which, in any case, will be open for cloakroom use. We hope you and your family will join in this celebra on.

You are invited to a teas.

with

cream

At Gill Jackson’s home (3 The Stables, High Park, Oxenholme), on Saturday 7th July from 3pm. If you are interested please put your name on the list at back of church. As there is a limited amount of car parking space please try and share liIs. Thank you.

Say thank you to Her Majesty for 60 years of service The Big Thank You project is giving people an opportunity to add personal well wishes to Her Majesty the Queen to the special thank you letters that are being displayed in many cathedrals and churches around the country. Containing an introductory paragraph by diocesan bishops, the letters give the public a chance to say a few words in appreciation of 60 years of loyal service. Once compiled into one Big Thank You letter later in the year, the letters will be delivered to Buckingham Palace. Please add your signature and message to the pages in church – no later than Sunday 17th June please. Thank you 5

Aftern oon Te a Thank y ou to a ll who br aved th e e le m e n ts to come along t o the ‘A fternoo n Tea’ in church on 10 th Despite May. the wea ther it su per w as a event w it h opportu th e nity t o top reading up o n books, to add to th c olour e g ar d en a tantalis n d e th e t to as t e b u add to ds (or the wa ist line well as !) – as enjoy g ood co and co mpany nversat ion. thanks Special too; to all who involved were in the organis of this ation event.

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Vacancy We require someone to volunteer to clean the brasses in Church, for more informa on please speak to Marion Thornton

Good News for Christian Aid. On 30th June 2011 the Department for International Development (DFID) launched a fund called UK Aid Match. This fund will match, pound for pound, public donations to appeals made by not-forprofit organisations for development activities focused on poverty reduction in developing countries. Christian Aid applied to this fund and was successful in receiving matched funding for a proportion of the Christian Aid Week 2012 income. The first £5 million donated to Christian Aid Week 2012 will be matched by the Government pound for pound, so more people will be helped to work their way out of poverty. The donations which will be matched are those which come in and are processed first. In previous years the £5 million mark has been reached by the first week of July. Gift Aid will still provide a valuable addition to the collection even though the government will not be doubling it. The £5 million will be used to support the work of our partners around the world as they help some the world’s poorest communities to find their own solutions to poverty. The seven country programmes that will receive the additional funding are in Burma, DRC, Ghana, Sierra Leone, South Africa, Sudan and Zambia. Soliciting funds from the British Government in no way influences Christian Aid’s ability to speak out if and when we disagree with the policies and actions of this government. So, many thanks to all those who contributed in the house-to-house collection this year. The overall result will be posted on the church notice board and in Oxenholme Post Office shortly. Elspeth Jayne.

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Families @ 4 SUNDAY 10th JUNE at 4pm

EVERYONE WELCOME

PLEASE WEAR SOMETHING COLOURFUL Wedding Exhibition At the end of April St Mark’s Church hosted a Wedding Exhibition. It was a great event and very well attended and supported. Next month we will run some articles based on this event, including some of the collected wisdom of our community on ‘What makes a perfect marriage?’

Natland Families Group will not meet in June this year but will have their Summer Meal at the Crooklands Inn on Thursday, 12th July. Please could you contact Barbara on 015395 60120 before then to say if you would like to come and also if you will need transport.

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Please can you help?

Over the coming weeks we will be collec ng items for the Summer Fete. We would appreciate any dona ons of prizes for the raffle or tombola, as well as books, toys, bric a brac, cakes etc. Please leave at the back of church from Sunday 10th June onwards (or bring them along on the day in the case of perishable items). Thank you.

Cartoon Caption Contest Winner Bar Magazine hp://www.bib-arch.org

And the Winner Is... I saw it at Macy’s for half the price Runners-up “Next, he’ll be telling us he dreamed his life story was made into a musical.” “And we didn’t even get a lousy T-shirt!” Honourable Mention “Dreamcoat? That’s a fashion nightmare! “He’s gonna be wearing black and blue next.” “Looks like somebody added a little too much starch to the laundry! “You should have seen the sheep that coat came from” “Pretty soon the one that got away will be as big as Jonah’s whale!” “If he doesn’t stop saying, ‘Look, I’m a rainbow!’ I swear I’ll find a hole and drop him in it.” “I hate to admit it, but the vertical stripes DO make him look thinner!” “Now do you believe that Dad’s colour blind?” 9

Spring Cleaning at St. Mark’s We’ve never helped with the Church “Spring Clean” before because we have always been away when it happened, but this me- we were around. So we went to St. Mark’s on the Sunday aIernoon of the “Spring Clean” armed with some rubber gloves, a couple of dusters and some disinfectant wipes …… and we could not believe our eyes; this is some SPRING CLEAN!! It all starts with the raIers; very, very long poles with soI brushes on the end frighten the spiders and get rid of their magnificent dusty webs. Down just a bit, using long ladders, the windows and window sills are cleaned and dusted. Vacuum cleaners, polish and dusters, clear and clean the pews; you would be surprised by the number of swee e papers and biscuit crumbs that emerge from under the pews! The wooden flooring is smartened up with varnish; nothing is missed. Cupboards are sorted and died, even the spider poo is tackled! (We didn’t realise that was what those white dots at the base of the pillars and pews were. Did you?) The Church looks so much brighter and smells clean too! This is a terrific job well done. It is hard work, but done with such good will and humour, ( with short breaks for tea and home made biscuits) a testament to the Love and Faith of those who help each year. Thank you all. From:

Two whose eyes were opened when they saw what went on. To a vacuum

We wanted a cleaner to suck up the dust, We had a nice Hoover but then it had bust, We went to the shop to look at a DYSON, The man said “I’ve lots more, so why don’t you try some?” He showed us a SEBO. It’s from Scandinavia, He said “you’ll be pleased with it’s unique behaviour”, And so we decided and we were enthralled, But we s ll do the “Hoovering”, Co’s that’s what it’s called. ANON March 2009 10

CONFIRMATION It’s the me of year again when we ask if anyone would like to be confirmed this year. What is Confirma.on? Confirma on is an important stepping stone in the journey of life. It’s a bit like an echo too - an echo of some promises made at our bap sm if we’ve already been bap sed or christened. For a lot of people bap sm happens to us when we are too young to say ‘Yes’ to following God for ourselves, and so parents and godparents make promises on our behalf. Confirma on is a moment when we can decide and say for ourselves, ‘I want to follow God and I’m ready to make that promise.’ For other people bap sm and confirma on might be closer together, and even on the same day. How old do I have to be to be confirmed? Anyone wishing to be confirmed in the parishes of Crosscrake, Old Huon, New Huon & Natland should be at least secondary school age. However please note that no one is ever too old to be confirmed. What do I have to do to get ready for Confirma.on? Just let one of the clergy from the Helm Group know that you are interested in being confirmed. Will I be the only one being confirmed? Definitely not! A few people have already asked about confirma on for this year. What if I’m not so sure whether I would like to be confirmed? Come along anyway and have fun discovering more about confirma on, and what it means to want to follow God. If, at the end of the course, you decide not to be confirmed that’s fine. When will the Confirma.on sessions take place? For the young people the sessions will start on Sunday 16th September and run un l the end of November (term me only) from 5.30pm - 6.30pm. The adult sessions will take place at a mutually convenient me. When will the Confirma.on Service take place and where? The Confirma on Service will take place on the morning of Sunday 2nd December 2012 at Holy Trinity Church Kendal. So please if you’re thinking about being confirmed, or want to find out more, let one of the clergy know. Thank you. Angela 11

Flower Rota June

July

3rd

Wedding

10th

Wedding

17th

B Nelson

24th

M Moffa

1st

Elizabeth Chandler

From the Registers Bap.sm 6th May 2012 13th May 2012

Summer Rose Ogilvie-Booth Rosie Leroux Mahew James Leroux Charlie George Eardley

‘God has called you by name and made you his own’

Marriage 28th April 2012 7th May 2012

Daniel Neil & Leanne Ridgewell Claire English & Christopher Park

‘God is love, and those who live in love live in God, and God lives in them.’ CHURCH CLEANING June

2nd 9th 16th 23rd 30th

Jean Dobson and Dorothy Goddard (sweeping) Di Outhwaite and Marly Hunter (dus ng) Mar n and Elspeth Jayne (sweeping) Rhian Peters and Elizabeth Chandler (sweeping) Joyce Watkinson and Kirsten Cannon (dus ng)

July

7th

David and June Aris (sweeping)

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PUSH PUSH has been busy con nuing to raise money for ‘Send A Cow’ – and we are extremely grateful to all who have helped us. A dona on of almost £400 from Crosscrake Church’s Lent Lunches has really boosted our fundraising efforts – and we should by now be much closer to purchasing a farm never mind a cow! Thank you. We have also taken part in a sponsored swim to raise money towards Marie Curie Cancer Care. Thank you to all swimmers, length counters, spectators and sponsors. No final total for this as yet but we’ll let you know.

During June and July we will be quite busy with Jubilee Celebra ons, running the tombola at Natland Fete, a weekend away at Rydal Hall and our annual BBQ. If you’re already at secondary school why not come along and join us? And, if you don’t like the thought of coming along alone please bring a friend. PUSH in JUNE Sunday 3rd

12.30pm onwards Diamond Jubilee Celebra ons on Natland Village Green (or the Village Hall if wet). Bring family, friends and picnic food to share. Come in fancy dress, and wear trainers for sports.

Sunday 10th th

Fri 15 – Sun 17

HALF TERM th

HAVE A REST!

Weekend Away at Rydal Hall (camping!!)

Saturday 23rd

1.45pm – 4pm We are in charge of the TOMBOLA STALL at Natland Fete. Please start collec ng prizes.

Sunday 24th

6pm

PuYng & Chips at Kendal PuYng green. Don’t forget to bring some money (£5 max)

Age UK Activity Afternoon

Tuesday 19th June - Come along and meet your new Village Agent, have a go at Tai Chi followed by a game of curling. 2.00pm – 3.30pm at Natland Village Hall. Cost £1.50 including refreshments. Contact Ruth Taylor for more information. Tel: 01539 728180 13

Diary 3rd June 12:30pm Jubilee picnic on Village Green 3rd June 4pm Songs of Praise outside Kendal Parish Church weather permiYng followed by tea and cake. 16th June 7:30 pm Pro Nobis Concert at St Thomas’s Church Kendal 19th June 2-3:30pm Age UK ac vity aIernoon Village Hall 23rd June 2-4pm Summer Fete Vicarage Gardens 28th June 8pm Mid Summer evening Concert Crosscrake Somerville College Choir Oxford. Advanced no.ce 7th July 3pm Treasure Hunt 12th July Natland Families Group Summer Meal at the Crooklands Inn 15th July Open Gardens 11.30 - 4pm 15th July Songs of Praise 4.30 Village Green Advance no ce ……….. Three (more) Sopranos! Benefit Concert - Music for a Summer’s Evening Sunday July 22nd, 7.30pm St. Mark’s Church, Natland Tickets: £6 in advance/ £7 OTD/ Under 16s £2 (refreshments included) Roseanna Skikun, Lucy Crispin and Jane Maycock are members of Pro Nobis Choir and will be performing a miscellany of vocal music including madrigals, arias and lieder – a concert not to be missed! Accompanist: Clive Walkley. ‘Three (more) Sopranos!’ is a fundraising concert: all proceeds will go towards enabling Roseanna to take up her place on the Ar st Masters Programme in Performance at the Guildhall School of Music, London, in September.

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PRAYER PAGE Diamond Jubilee Prayer The following Prayer, wri)en at The Queen's direc,on by the Chapter of St Paul's Cathedral for Her Majesty's Diamond Jubilee, will be used in the Jubilee Thanksgiving Service in St Paul's Cathedral on Tuesday, 5 June. We are encouraged to use it in this Jubilee Year. God of me and eternity, whose Son reigns as servant, not master; we give you thanks and praise that you have blessed this Na on, the Realms and Territories with Elizabeth our beloved and glorious Queen. In this year of Jubilee, grant her your giIs of love and joy and peace as she con nues in faithful obedience to you, her Lord and God and in devoted service to her lands and peoples, and those of the Commonwealth, now and all the days of her life; through Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen.

Please pray for Dorothy Ashworth, Olive Armstrong, Shirley Tolson, Connie Dickinson, David Howe, Eileen Hall, Tony, Chris ne and Suzie, Pat Rimmer, Ann Packam, Lucy Parkinson, Audrey Raine, Peter Mashiter, Langdale Hall and all those who would like to but are unable to do so due to ill health or infirmity. those geYng married this month: Sarah Wood and Andrew Cross on the 4th and Lucyann Featherstone and Colin Rimmer on the 9th.

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24th June - Trinity 3 10am Parish Communion

17th June -Trinity 2 8am Holy Communion 10am Morning Service

10th June - Trinity 1 10am Parish Communion 4pm Families @ 4

3rd June - Trinity 8am Holy Communion 11am Diamond Jubilee Celebration

Services

P Mansfield N Mitchell

E Lawton G Walkley

Rhian Peters C Dixon

G Cartwright D Outhwaite

Clergy B Nelson J Chandler

Readers

2 Corinthians 8.7-15 Mark 5.21-43

2 Corinthians 6.1-13 Mark 4.35-41

2 Corinthians 5.6-10,14-17 Mark 4.26-34

2 Corinthians 4.13-5.1 Mark 3.20-35

John 3.1-17 Proverbs 8.1-16 Luke 22. 24-30

Readings

Marly Hunter, Paul Singleton Marlene Williamson

Diana Outhwaite Rhian Peters, Meg Payne

David Walker Stanley O'Connor Hazel & George Procter

Marion Studholme Jean Dobson, Collin Mansfield

Audrey Ireland Dorothy Goddard Derek Ashworth, Ben Blight

Sides people

ST. MARK'S CHURCH NATLAND & OXENHOLME

1st July - Trinity 4 10am Parish Communion

Every Thursday there is a said Holy Communion Service at 10am. 5th Sunday is a joint service for the Helm Team. Tuesday to Friday, Morning Prayer is usually said at 8.15am Sunday School, for Primary School aged children, meets every Sunday at 10am in the Vestry during term time