EASINGWOLD and RASKELF PARISH NEWS. January 2016

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1 EASINGWOLD and RASKELF PARISH NEWS January P

2 PARISH OF EASINGWOLD WITH RASKELF Vicar: Reverend Margaret Young Deacon: Catherine Toase Churchwardens Diane Gallon Ian Peel Re,red Clergy assis,ng in the parish: Deacon Chris Peel Revd Beryl Bowes Revd Dr Peter Bowes Revd Robin Davill Revd Steve Jarra2 Revd Canon Barbara Wilkinson Contacts: PCC Secretary Sue Thorn PCC Treasurer Alfred Boddison Raskelf Secretary Julie2e Jennings Flowers -Easingwold Geraldine Boast /Pat Brooks Raskelf Julie2e Jennings Mothers Union Margaret Summerscales Bible Reading Fellowship Joan Green Children s Society Boxes Gill Wansborough Choir & Organist Co-ordinator Alfred Boddison Bell Ringing Dr Peter Coomer Half Yearly Boxes Janet Boddison Parish Rooms Bookings Doreen Hayes Parish Rooms Caretaker Lizzie Stewart Magazine Editor Barbara Twigg barbaratwigg361@b,nternet.com Magazine Distribu,on Margaret Summerscales h2p:// byland media

3 Mothers Union Sunday January 10th: Sunday Lunch at the George Hotel for start. Menu on the MU table in church Thursday January 28th: Communion and Coffee in Parish Church - All welcome From the Registers Bap$sms None Marriages None Funerals December 8th David Woodall December 11th Anthony Taylor December 16th Violet Hodgson December 17th Alfred Brown Interment of Ashes Tony Grimwood JANUARY From the Vicar I hope that you have all had a good Christmas, Happy New year to you too. January brings us to Epiphany, a,me when the wise men came to visit Jesus bringing their gies of gold frankincense and myrrh. What were the wise men thinking about when they gave these presents to Jesus? We could look to the carols for help, We three Kings of Orient are! Probably not the best idea, as Ma2hew doesn t tell us this at all and the King James Version of the Bible interprets the Greek word magi as wise men. Magi is the root of the word magician and these men were seen as pagan and not Jewish. These visitors tell us that Jesus wasn t just there for the Jewish people who were expec,ng him but he was sent to earth for all people. Do we know that there were three of them? No, it doesn t say in Ma2hew how many, only that there were three different types of gies. Were they from the Orient? Yes, so in that first line only one fact out of three is correct. Perhaps it is be2er not to believe every word that we sing as there is a lot of poe,c license around. These three gies are important though. All three gis are ordinary offerings and gis given to a king. Myrrh being commonly used as an anoinng oil, frankincense as a perfume, and gold as a valuable. The three gis had a spiritual meaning: gold as a symbol of kingship on earth, frankincense (an incense) as a symbol of deity, and myrrh (an embalming oil) as a symbol of death. 3rd Isaiah Ch.60 Vv. 1-6 EPIPHANY Ephesians Ch.3 Vv Ma2hew Ch.2 Vv Isaiah Ch.60 Vv. 1-9 John Ch.2 Vv th Shared Covenant Service at Methodist Church BAPTISM OF CHRIST Evening Service at Methodist Church 17th Isaiah Ch.62 Vv. 1-5 EPIPHANY 2 1 Corinthians Ch.12 Vv John Ch.2 Vv Samuel Ch.3 Vv Ephesians Ch.4 Vv th Nehemiah Ch.8 Vv. 1-3,5-6,8-10 EPIPHANY 3 1 Corinthians Ch.12 Vv a Luke Ch.4 Vv Prayer for Chris,an Unity Ecumenical Service at St John s R.C 31st Malachi Ch.3 Vv. 1-5 PRESENTATION OF CHRIST IN TEMPLE Hebrews Ch.2 Vv Luke Ch.2 Vv No Evening Service Very occasionally a reading may be changed 9 2 Why is this story important to us as Chris$ans? It shows us that Christ is there for everyone and not just the Jewish people. Jesus is God here on earth. He was a baby and now a young child, he was helpless and now he will be beginning to have his personality shine through. God s visit to earth. We don t hear much about Christ as a child aeer this, apart from when he leaves his parents to go to talk to the Rabbis. This helpless child is God incarnate here on earth as described by the Prophets. The wise men recognised him as a king but perhaps not the King of Kings. That is why they went to the main city of Jerusalem to find him and not directly to Bethlehem. They would think that a king should be born in a palace and not in a stable. Jesus was there for them, he was s,ll a child and by the,me the wise men con,nued on their journey, they would have an idea of quite how special he was as they would be warned in a dream not to tell Herod of his loca,on. The wise men saw the light of the star, they also saw the spiritual light of Christ. That was their gie. The wise men brought their gies, but they in turn took a gie home with them. They took the gie of the knowledge of the light of Christ home with them. We have had the darkness of Advent and now we have the light. Christ is for all of us. We, like the wise men have received the gie of Christ and it is for us like them to go to our family and friends and tell them and pass the good news about Christ, our extra gie at Epiphany for them too. Every blessing for the month of January, Margaret

4 Week of Prayer for Christian Unity: January 18th 24th There are daily services in different churches at 12 noon except the main service on Sunday 24th, which is at Monday 18 th Prayer for Christian Unity at the Methodist Church, Tuesday 19 th Prayer for Christian Unity at the Parish Church, Wednesday 20 th Prayer for Christian Unity at the Parish Church, Thursday 21st Prayer for Christian Unity at the R.C. Church, Friday 22nd Prayer for Christian Unity; Community Church at the Methodist Church, Saturday 23rd Prayer for Christian Unity at the Methodist Church On Sunday January 24th the main Christian Unity Ecumenical Service is at the R.C. Church at Archdeaconry of York Prayer Generous God, you look upon us with love and mercy. Build up your people in this Archdeaconry of York, we pray, and make your churches places of generosity and welcome, that we might nurture disciples of your Son. May we seek to work as partners in mission, desiring the guidance and strength of the Holy Spirit, as we live out your Gospel in our parishes. This we ask in the name of your Son, Jesus Christ our Lord. Order of the Holy Paraclete, Whitby Archbishop Sentamu has installed Sr. Carole as the new Prioress of the Order. She will be the 8th Prioress of the Order. Please pray for Sr. Carole as she begins her new ministry You are invited to our new Sunday School which con,nues at on Sundays 17th & 31st January 2016 for ages 3 11 Many Acvies: Learning through the Bible - in term me but you are also very welcome on any Sunday Easingwold Parish Church St John & All Saints, Church Hill ST MARY S CHURCH, RASKELF WEDNESDAY JANUARY 6th LITE BITE LUNCH, Old Black Bull, Raskelf SUNDAYS JANUARY 3rd & 17th COMMUNION 9.10am SUNDAY JANUARY 10th FAMILY SERVICE PRAYER CORNER Prayer is at the heart of what the church is about and the prayer corner in St John s con,nues to be used regularly. Please write the names of people you would like to be remembered in the book there. We also have a prayer chain, where a number of people pray for those in special need. If you would like prayers for yourself or another, in church or on our confiden,al Prayer Circle, please contact Deacon Chris Peel on Please include in your prayers this month: All who live and work East of Crabmill Lane, York Road and along the S,llington Road Those who use and those who work at the Golf and Football clubs All who maintain essen,al services - including gas, electricity, street cleaners, refuse collectors and post office workers Those who live on Easingwold Road in Raskelf; all those who use and those who work at the Village Hall - their func,ons and outreach 3 8

5 7 Megan Broadwith, a regular worshipper with her family at Easingwold Church has had her hair cut to raise money for Myeloma Uk. So far this has amounted to over All Saints, Brandsby has received a grant for 33,000 from the Lo2ery Heritage Fund towards the repair and reconstruc,on of its dis,nc,ve cupola, designed by the dis,nguished architect Thomas Atkinson ( ), who had a prac,ce in St Andrewgate, York. He also designed the Bar Convent Chapel in York, remodelled the façade of Bishopthorpe Palace and is thought to have built Su2on Park. The pupils of Crayke CofE Primary School have taken a keen interest in the project & helped to produce a,me capsule, which is placed in the bell chamber below the cupola not to be opened un,l 2065 with recordings of what some of the children hope they will be doing then. Picture: The Rural Dean of Easingwold, the Revd. Liz Hassall, also vicar of Crayke with Brandsby & Yearsley, Husthwaite with Carlton Husthwaite, Coxwold and Wass looking at the cupola & where the money is to be spent. YORK MYSTERY PLAYS Tickets for the Mystery Plays the biggest event York Minster has ever staged - will go on sale on Wednesday January 13th. The Minster s cavernous Nave will be transformed into a 1,000 seater auditorium for the produc,on of the famous Plays, which return to the cathedral for the first,me in 16 years and only the second,me in their history. They will run for five weeks. In keeping with tradi,on, a community cast will form the heart of the produc,on with just one professional actor. The cast will be supported by an army of backstage volunteers, the York Mystery Makers. The scale of the produc,on and an,cipated high demand for,ckets has prompted the producer to ask the Theatre Royal to provide the Box Office facili,es. Over 40,000 people are expected to see the Plays over the course of their run. Tickets are available to purchase from 9.30am on January 13th via the York Minster Mystery Plays website at or by calling Alterna,vely in person,,ckets will also be available at the Theatre Royal s Box Office at the de Grey Rooms in St Leonard s Place and from York Minster s visitor admission desks. Magazine Distribu$on...thanks to all of the people who deliver the magazine every month. A reminder that the annual subscrip,ons are now due. The price remains the same; 4 per year (20p per month). Lent Lunches Lent is early again this year - Ash Wednesday is on February 10th - and the first one will be on Friday February 19th. They run for five weeks being hosted by our two churches, as well as the Mothers Union and the Roman Catholic and Methodist churches. The sequence will be outlined in next month s magazine. Fundraising...the Christmas Bazaar raised 903 in total (Easingwold 836 & Raskelf 67). The 5 course dinner at the Purple Partridge on Friday November 20th raised 310 for Raskelf Church. Freewill Offering...March is the,me for preparing the issue of Freewill Offering envelopes. Anyone who does not have these packs and would like to use them, should please contact Mary Galloway (821714) or Alfred Boddison (821668). If you feel able to disclose that you are paying income tax, please apply GiE Aid when the Government will add 25p to every 1 you subscribe. The scheme covers contributors who are tax payers and non-taxpayers. Please make use of this facility that avoids having to use the `casual` envelopes in church, which are mainly for visitors. Calling all Golfers...the Revd Chris Wingfield from Sand Hu2on is keen to start up a York Diocesan Golf Society. If you belong to a golf club or just enjoy playing whenever you can then please do contact him below. This is an open invita,on to anyone who has an associa,on with the Diocese. Please contact him on chris.wingfield@b,nternet.com or Ebor Lectures...The theme of this year s series, which started last September is Global Security and the United Naons and aims to examine the contribu-,ons of the United Na,ons to global security. The first speaker this year is Colonel Bob Stewart DSO, MP who will speak at York St John University on Wednesday 17th February He led his ba2alion into Bosnia as the first Bri,sh United Na,ons Commander during He was first elected as an M.P. in 2010 & leads the All Party Parliamentary Group for the Army. Hambleton Foodshare...the number to ring is The telephone is open 24 hours a day 7 days a week - calls will not be answered but you can leave a message and someone will always call you back to discuss your needs. 4

6 SERVICES AND EVENTS January 2016 To contact the Revd Margaret Young Tel: or The Vicar s day off is Monday Children are welcome at all our services January Sunday 3rd The Epiphany Mon 4th Wed 6th Thurs 7th 9.10am 7.15pm Raskelf Eucharist Joint Methodist Church Evensong Lite Bite Old Black Bull, Raskelf Sunday 10th Bap$sm of Christ Mon 11th Tues 12th Wed 13th Thurs 14th for 7.15pm 3.00pm Sunday 17th Epiphany am Epiphany: Joint Service with Methodists Raskelf Family Service 12.30pm start: Mothers Union Sunday The George Evening Methodist Church Bible Conversa,ons, 11 Whiteoak Ave. All welcome Springhill Court Open the Primary School Raskelf Eucharist PARISH EUCHARIST & Church Mice Evensong 5 Mon 18th Tues 19th Wed 20th Thurs 21st Fri 22nd Sat 23rd Week of Prayer for Chris$an Unity: Monday 18th - Sunday 24th 7.15pm Sunday 24th Epiphany 3 Mon 25th Wed 27th Thurs 28th Prayer for Chris,an Methodist Church Prayer for Chris,an Parish Church Prayer for Chris,an Parish Church PCC Parish Rooms Prayer for Chris,an St John the Evangelist R.C Prayer for Chris,an Unity : Community Methodist Church Prayer for Chris,an Methodist Church PARISH EUCHARIST Prayer For Chris$an Unity Ecumenical St John the Evangelist R.C Open the Primary School Mothers Union Communion & Coffee - All welcome Sunday 31st Presenta$on of Christ February Mon 1st Wed 3rd Thurs 4th PARISH EUCHARIST & Church Mice Lite Bite Old Black Bull, Raskelf 6