St. John the Baptist, Hey April 2016 Receiving and Sharing the Love of God Everyday

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1 St. John the Baptist, Hey April 2016 Receiving and Sharing the Love of God Everyday There are some in the Christian faith who regard the season of Easter to be one long 50 day extension of Easter day itself. Practically though this is hard to achieve. At some point the Alleluias lose something due to their repeated use and certainly the Easter lilies start to wilt after just a week or so. So how can we keep this season with all the passion and vigour we feel on each Easter morning? It s all Greek to me! Well quite literally it is, at least that is to say the answer lies in two Greek words, neophyte and mystagogy. The former refers to those newly initiated through baptism. You may recall making a renewal of vows during Holy week. So in a way we are all neophytes at this time as we have come to Christ afresh, washed and made clean by his perfect sacrifice. The latter describes a period in which the mysteries of a new life in Christ are laid out before us. It is a period traditionally explored between Easter day and Pentecost and it is a time to really get to grips with the Holy sacraments given to us by Jesus Christ. As such I would commend the two Holy Sacraments to you for greater reflection this Easter season, those of Baptism and Holy Communion. With regard to Baptism, why not take the time to go online and look up the baptismal vows you took. Perhaps take each vow in turn and as you sit or kneel each evening to pray, meditate on one of those vows. Ask of yourself what did it mean to you when you took the vow for the first time? What

2 does it mean to you now? How has your faith grown or matured? I truly believe the answer to those questions will lead you to God. And as you meet God in the form of Holy Communion each week ask of yourself again, what did it mean to you to first receive Holy Communion? What does it mean now? How has your faith changed? Knowing ourselves a little better is a key component of understanding our own true relationship with God a little better. Surely this is worthy of our time. So I pray these 50 days, as we journey together to Pentecost, for a deepening of our faith, a stretching of our minds, and above all an opportunity to Love God more than we have every done before. With every Blessing! Contacts at St John Team Rector Revd Canon Richard Hawkins stjohnhey@gmail.com Associate Priest Capt the Revd Paul Robinson paul@nomoreproblems.co.uk Assistant Curate Revd Stephen Nolan stephennolan1@live.co.uk Wardens David Slater Eddie Baines Editor David Green david@demgreen.co.uk Facebook StJohn s now has it s own facebook page which can be found at:

3 Recent Entries in our registers Day by Day Scheme Thank you to all those who are helping to ensure the future fabric of our church by supporting the Day by Day Scheme. 4 April - Mum s birthday 11 April - Jean & Tom Needham s wedding anniversary 12 April - Remembering with love Ronnie & Flora Giles 13 April - Loving memories of my Darling Barrie 19 April - Norma & Bill s Wedding anniversary 21 April - In loving memory of Barbara Hawkins 9 May - In memory of Annie Bennett - her birthday The Faithful Departed The under named who died on the date shown were laid to rest 13 February 16 Irene Highton aged February 16 Ron Mills aged February 16 Vera Miller aged February 16 Bill Cullen aged 66 7 March 16 Evelyn Winterbotham aged 84 Rest eternal grant unto them, O Lord and let light perpetual shine upon them Holy Matrimony Please pray for those planning a wedding at Hey in 2016 Sat 19 March - Rebecca Brierley & Andrew Birch Sat 21 May - Neil Hartley & Helen Williams Sat 18 June - Andrew Reilly & Patricia Tattersall Sat 6 August - Michael Bearpark & Natasha Birchenough Sat 13 August - Bradley Parry & Hannah Garside-Coneron 5 November - Leighton Toms & Carla Loftus

4 Holy Baptism We welcomed into our worshipping community 13 March 16 George Jacob Kennedy-Lord Son of Jayne Michelle Kennedy Flowers If you would like to donate towards the provision of flowers in church, please speak to Margaret Harrison. Street Prayers Please join us if you can especially if you live in the street being prayed for. Check the pewsheet for details of where / when to meet. Week Street 3 April Larch Grove 10 April Willow Bank 17 April Ashes Lane 24 April Heywood Lane 1 May Den Hill Drive & Fern Close Any requests for specific prayers please speak to the clergy Let us witness to our faith publicly and make the church real for everyone.

5 Pictures by children from Hey with Zion School following their visit to St John s

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9 Diary Dates For the next 5 years major events during World War I will be shown on their centenary date Sun 3 Apr The Second Sunday of Easter 8am Holy Communion Book of Common Prayer 9.30am Parish Communion WW1 - The Battle of Kut. The third and final Allied attempt to relieve Kut flounders in the mud along the Tigris, with 23,000 Allied casualties. Wed 6 Apr 10am Holy Communion - BCP 11am Holy Communion at Oakdene Thu 7 Apr 7pm Come & Praise! Sun 10 Apr The Third Sunday of Easter 8am Holy Communion 9.30am Parish Communion Mon 11 Apr Hey with Zion term starts Wed 13 Apr 10am Holy Communion Thu 14 Apr 7pm Come & Praise! with Holy Communion Sat 16 Apr 6pm St Thomas Leesfield using St JB hall for their own party Sun 17 Apr The Fourth Sunday of Easter 8am Holy Communion 9.30am Come & Praise! 11am APCM Tue 19 Apr 5-6pm Young people s Confirmation preparation Wed 20 Apr 10am Holy Communion 11am Holy Communion at Millfield Thu 21 Apr 7pm Come & Praise! Sun 24 Apr The Fifth Sunday of Easter 8am Holy Communion 9.30am Parish Communion with Holy Baptism Tue 26 Apr 5-6pm Young people s Confirmation preparation Wed 27 Apr 10am Holy Communion Thu 28 Apr 7pm Come & Praise! WW1 - Besieged garrison at Kut in Mesopotamia surrenders after 143 days and 3,000 British and 6,000 Indian troops go into captivity. The majority of these die of disease and starvation in prison camps.

10 Sun 1 May The Sixth Sunday of Easter 8am Holy Communion - BCP 9.30am Parish Communion Mon 2 May Bank holiday Tue 3 May 5-6pm Young people s Confirmation preparation Wed 4 May 10am Holy Communion - BCP 11am Holy Communion at Oakdene Thu 5 May Ascension 7pm Come & Praise! Holy Communion Future dates Confirmation at St John s Friday 27 May 2016 Principal Festivals Ash Wednesday 10 Feb 1 Mar 14 Feb 6 Mar Easter Day 27 Mar 16 Apr 1 Apr 21 Apr Pentecost 15 May 4 Jun 20 May 9 Jun Advent 27 Nov 3 Dec 2 Dec 1 Dec Rotas If you have not received a copy of a rota that you may be on, a copy of all the rotas is on the notice board at the back of church Easter Lilies Thank you to all those who have contributed to the Easter Lilies. At the time of printing the monies are still coming in so a full list of those being remembered will be published in the next copy of the Newsletter

11 Bible Readings 27 Mar Easter Day Acts John or Luke Apr Second Sunday of Easter Acts John Apr Third Sunday of Easter Acts John Apr Fourth Sunday of Easter Acts John Word Service 24 Apr Fifth Sunday of Easter Acts John May Sixth Sunday of Easter Acts John 5,1-9 or John

12 APRIL CROSSWORD ACROSS 1. Sturdy (6) 4. Medieval punishment device (6) 9. Sixties group (7,6) 10. Plant with three leaflets (7) 11. Depart (5) 12. Last game (5) 14. Short and to the point (5) 18. Small part of a dying fire (5) 19. Calm and uncomplaining (7) 21. Horse race (5,8) 22. Kept out of sight (6) 23. Cash in (6) CLUES DOWN 1. Few about (6) 2. Notice display (8,5) 3. County in Ireland (5) 5. In charge with no authority (7) 6. Rest after illness (13) 7. Nurse in charge (6) 8. Nimble (5) 13. Shorten (7) 15. Span (6) 16. Composition (5) 17. Skiing race (6) 20. Popeye s girlfriend (5) Solution to March crossword. Across: 1.Pebble, 4.Defeat, 7.Careless, 8.Imps, 9.Iris, 11.Troy, 12.Tablets, 13.Sat, 15.Has, 17.Canasta, 19.Acre, 20.Note, 21.Meet, 22.North End, 24.Attend, 25. Timber. Down: 1.Picnics, 2.Breast, 3.Eye, 4.Displease, 5.Feints, 6.Amphora, 10.Abandoned, 14. Ancient, 16.Slender, 17.Centre, 18.Anthem, 23.Rot. st-john-hey.blogspot.co.uk