The Parish Church of
HOLY TRINITY, TARLETON
Parish "Webzine" February 2005

A letter from The Church Wardens February 2005

Dear Friends,
We were delighted to be able to announce at the 10.30 a.m. service on the 2nd January 2005 that the new incumbent at Holy Trinity will be the Revd. Nicholas Davis who is currently Curate at Darwen St Cuthbert's.
During his period of over four years as Curate at St Cuthbert’s, he has run the Parish for a two year interregnum and although the parishioners made representation to the Bishop for him to be appointed in charge of their Parish, the Bishop was not able to do this as he had not at that time served four years as curate. In conversation with our fellow Church Wardens from Darwen, it is more than evident they are very sorry to loose him due to the good work he has done throughout the Parish. Having met him on several occasions, we feel that he is the right person to carry our parish forward and we are confident he will maintain the traditions of our Church here in Tarleton. We do not as yet have a date for his official start but it is hoped that it will be prior to Easter.
As the festive season comes to an end we would like to thank everyone who has worked tirelessly to ensure Holy Trinity has maintained the high level of services and appearance to which we have become accustomed at this very busy and holy time. It would not be possible to single any person or group out, but the wonderful enthusiasm and co-operation from everyone has warmed and inspired us. We are heartened by the atmosphere of commitment and sharing of responsibility, particularly behind the scenes, which has become so noticeable as time goes on and we look forward to this continuing not only in the immediate future, but also when our new Rector takes up his appointment.
Thank you for your help, prayers and understanding as we continue to organise the day to day life of the Parish.
Brian and Keith

ROUND AND ABOUT – FROM THE EDITOR’S DESK

FROM THE PARISH REGISTERS 2004
Baptisms “Inheritors with us of the Kingdom of God”
31st October 2004: Mollie Jayne McKEAN
Jake Louis GODDEN
21st November: Katelyn STREETER
Susanna May SERGISON
Emma Katie BITCLIFFE
Liam Peter John KEENAN
28th November: Ben Harvey BENSON
5th December: Jessica Danielle WEBSTER

“Walking into Life”
A Lent – and after – course for those who don’t like to go out at night. This will follow the 10 am Eucharist on Wednesdays, starting on February 16th. The course has the theme of Peace and Reconciliation and all are welcome.

Rolling Bible study: St Mark’s Gospel
This relaxed session runs on Thursdays, 7.45 for 8, at both of two houses. Choose between 8 Willow Hey (host Joan Wynne, leader Rod Bretherton) or 14 The Chimes (host and leader, Beryl Baldwin)
You can start at any time, as each week’s section is independent of the previous one. If you would like a copy of the study guide either to attend, or for personal use, ring Ian on 813267 or get one on the night.

Taking care of the Sunday services
Visiting celebrants and preachers at 10.30 am
January 30th World Leprosy Day
Celebrant: Rev David Woodhouse; Speaker, Marilyn Gregory from TLM
February 6th Rev Peter Taylor
February 13th Rev Robert Moore
February 27th Rev Robert Clapp
Thank you to the wardens for arranging for these clergy to visit, both the active retired and the diocesan post holders.
And thank you to Rev Tom Taylor for all the 8 am Sunday services, and the Church Family Services.

Children’s Society Box Collection
At the Family Service at 10.30 am on 20th February

EVENTS and HAPPENINGS

Tarleton Ecumenical Walk of Witness - Saturday 11th June 2005
Our Walk of Witness this year will be a combined event with all the Churches both in Tarleton and Hesketh Bank as organised at the Millennium.

Further details will be available later, but please support our annual fund raising event which will take the form of a Quiz Night and Supper on Friday 4th February 2005 at 7.30 pm in Our Lady’s Church Hall. Tickets are available now from Jean Greaves.

Sunday School News

Our annual Christmas presentation and party were the usual resounding success and the trip to Jesus Christ Superstar at Liverpool was a greatly appreciated by everyone who went. From this, please would anyone interested in repeating a theatre trip please get in touch with Jean Greaves with a view to possibly going to see Miss Saigon in March.

MOTHERS’ UNION: February
This month’s programme begins with the monthly meeting of the Prayer Group in the Parish Room on Monday 7th February at 2.00 pm.
Our evening meeting is on Wednesday 9th February at 7.30 pm, and as it is Ash Wednesday we will met in Church for the service, followed by refreshment in the Parish Room to which all members of the congregation are invited.
We will observe the Wave of Prayer on Monday 14th February at 10.30 am at 13 Ruskin Close by kind invitation of Lilian.
Our speaker on Wednesday 23rd February at 2.00 pm in the Parish Room will be Betty Scott, who will tell us about Rwanda and her visits there to help the survivors of the civil war.
The Prayer and Spirituality Unit at Mary Sumner House has produced a Lenten Course entitled “Walking into Life”, which we propose to follow. It consists of eight sessions, and we intend to hold these in the parish Room on Wednesday mornings after the 10 am communion throughout Lent, starting on Wednesday 16th February. We extend a very warm invitation to any member of the congregation who would like to make this journey with us and enjoy a cup of coffee on the way.
Pat Heap.

The Children’s Society Safe in the City, Manchester
In the month when we hand in our donations to The Children’s Society, here are some highlights of their major regional project:
Begun 15 years ago, Safe in the City was set up as part of a number of projects nationally to deal with runaways. Aimed at children from 9–17 years of age, it helps 2050 children every year.
The project puts workers on the street to work with the young runaways and tries to re-engage them. We're involved with research & practice involved in prostitution among runaways.
Five years ago we expanded to explore the needs of black and Asian children and young people. The project recognised the need to develop our work with children and young people before they ran away and lead to closer working relationship with social services.
A Missing From Home scheme – when children and young people run away we are faxed the details of them so we can look out for them. On their return we do an independent interview with them to look at why they did it and try to stop them doing it again.
We have developed leaflets along with children and young people, looking at the pros and cons of running away, with a list of services they can go to for support if they have or are going to run away.

Other aspects include: Advocacy; Child Protection/Child abuse; Ethnic Minorities; Exclusion (social); Exclusion (schools); Homelessness; Prostitution; Refugees; Runaways; Youth Justice; Unaccompanied children asylum seekers

How the project delivers its services:
Drop-in centre; Visits homes & schools; Works with local authorities and other partners; Researches problems and solutions.

A reflection from Sri Lanka
Ramani Leathard, Christian Aid regional communications manager for Asia, was on sabbatical in Sri Lanka when the tsunami struck. She is now working with Christian Aid partners in the country.
'God is our refuge and strength, a very presents help in trouble.' (Psalm 46:1)
In a mere 15 minutes on Sunday 26 December 2004 a calamity beyond imagination crashed into the lives of the island’s coastal communities. Villagers, fishermen, tourists and local holidaymakers alike experienced the terrifying strength of the tsunami which had its source off the north west coast of Sumatra.
In the midst of shock and fear Christian Aid’s partner organisation, the National Christian Council of Sri Lanka (NCCSL), bids us focus on the words of the psalm – 'God is our refuge and strength.'
Communities divided on the grounds of ethnicity and religion are working together to bring immediate relief to those in need throughout the country. Local churches are working with Buddhist temples, mosques and Hindu temples to co-ordinate the collection and distribution of relief items. The NCCSL, is sending volunteer medical teams to the north, east and southern provinces. It has identified a need for trained counsellors to assist the many survivors who are coming to terms with their loss.
One young woman I met watched her two young sons, aged 5 and 7 years, her husband and her parents being sucked away by the wave before her eyes. She is numb with shock and is one of thousands who has suffered a similar fate.
The work of our partner organisations, countless individuals and groups is a sign of the very present help in trouble of which the psalm speaks

THANK YOU

I would like to take this opportunity of thanking everyone for all their good wishes, kind thoughts and prayers, which have helped me so much during my recovery from an unexpected heart attack.
Raymond Golifer

The Informal walking group Midwinter walk

The sky cleared after rain as nine of us assembled to walk on Tuesday 28th of December. Four came from Trinity, two from All Saints, and three from further away who had seen the local newspaper coverage.
Because of the heavy over night rain, we made two variations to the walk to avoid deep mud. On the way out, we stayed on the main road to the start of Doctors Lane before finding good walking in our zigzag across the mosslands to Hunters Lane, in the teeth of a strong, cold wind. (Those who have previously walked this route may be interested to hear that the first floor french-window of the apartment in the Rufford New Hall Home Farm conversion does now have a mini-balcony and no longer opens straight out onto thin air.)
Lunch at the Rufford Arms was relaxed and excellent, before we returned down the canal as far as the bridge at Sollom. One look at the mud and standing water alongside the canal in the field beyond and we switched the route to walk up through Sollom and back down the main road. Our re-entry into the village was greeted by cold rain and we were glad it left it this late in the day to produce another of the forecast showers.
Ian

From R4’s Beyond Belief, while discussing religious attitudes to the end of the world:
“I was in a very Millennial Church in the US and the notices literally went like this:
‘On Monday, if the Lord forfend his return, there will be a Bible Study at 7.30 pm.
On Thursday, the Finance Committee will meet.’”

Our New Rector
Some more information about our new Rector.
The Rev Nicholas Davies is close to 30, and unmarried. Born and brought up in West Yorkshire (Rawdon, near Leeds), he says "but I do have a Lancashire grandfather."
After reading theology at the University of Bangor, he took a post as a lay pastoral assistant at St Mary, Tottenham. He then worked in London for Bishop's - an organ builder - before training for the priesthood at Mirfield.
While in training, he had an attachment in Darwen and that led to him being offered the post of curate at St Cuthbert with St Stephen in 2000. Ordained deacon in 2000 and priest in 2001, he looked after the parish during a clerical vacancy which ended in 2004.
A musician, with considerable experience of piano and organ, he also sings with choirs, and is a bell ringer. He enjoys fell walking and caving/ potholing, among many other interests.
He says: "I'm very excited about coming to Tarleton. I'm impressed by what I have seen of the parish so far and am looking forward to meeting more people and working with them to build up God's kingdom in this part of Lancashire."

PARISH DIARY for FEBRUARY
Sunday 30th January Fourth Sunday of Epiphany World Leprosy Day
8.00 am Holy Communion
10.15 am Sunday School
10.30 am PARISH EUCHARIST
Celebrant: Rev Dave Woodhouse:
Speaker: Marilyn Gregory from TLM
FEBRUARY
Tuesday 1st 10.00 am Eucharist, Oakgate Close
6.30 pm Choir Practice (adults 6.50)
Wednesday 2nd CANDLEMAS
10.00 am Holy Communion: (BCP)
Thursday 3rd 7.45 for 8.00 pm Rolling Bible Study – see above
Friday 4th 7.30 pm Ecumenical Walk of Witness Quiz
Our Lady’s Church Hall see page above
Sunday 6th Sunday next before Lent
8.00 am Holy Communion
10.15 am Sunday School
10.30 am PARISH EUCHARIST
Celebrant & preacher: Rev Peter Taylor
Pre-Lenten Get-Together after the service with Lunch and the drawing of the Beat the Bills Raffle
Monday 7th 2.00 pm MU Prayer Group, Parish Room
Tuesday 8th 6.30 pm Choir Practice (adults 6.50)
Wednesday 9th Ash Wednesday
10.00 am Holy Communion: (BCP)
7.30 pm Sung Eucharist
followed by MU hospitality in the Parish Room
Thursday 10th 7.45 for 8.00 pm Rolling Bible Study – see above
Sunday 13th First Sunday of Lent
8.00 am Holy Communion
10.15 am Sunday School
10.30 am PARISH EUCHARIST
Celebrant & Preacher, Rev Robert Moore
Monday 14th 10.30 am MU Wave of Prayer at 13 Ruskin Close
7.30 pm PCC: Parish Room
Tuesday 15th 6.30 pm Choir Practice (adults 6.50)
Wednesday 16th 10.00 am Holy Communion: (BCP)
then Walking into Life, Parish Room: see above
Thursday 17th 7.45 for 8.00 pm Rolling Bible Study – above
Sunday 20th Second Sunday of Lent
8.00 am Holy Communion
10.30 am CHURCH FAMILY EUCHARIST
with the Presentation of the Children’s Society boxes
Tuesday 22nd 6.30 pm Choir Practice (adults 6.50)
Wednesday 23rd 10.00 am Holy Communion: (BCP)
then Walking into Life, Parish Room: see above
2.00 pm MU: Parish Room:
Speaker, Betty Scott, on helping in Rwanda after the civil war.
Thursday 24th 7.45 for 8.00 pm Rolling Bible Study – see above
Sunday 27th Third Sunday of Lent
8.00 am Holy Communion
10.15 am Sunday School
10.30 am PARISH EUCHARIST
Celebrant & Preacher, Rev Nicholas Clapp
MARCH
Tuesday 1st 10.00 am Eucharist, Oakgate Close
6.30 pm Choir Practice (6.50)
Wednesday 2nd 10.00 am Holy Communion: (BCP)
then Walking into Life, Parish Room: see above
Thursday 3rd 7.45 for 8.00 pm Rolling Bible Study – see above
Sunday 6th Fourth Sunday of Lent
MOTHERING SUNDAY
8.00 am Holy Communion
10.30 am CHURCH FAMILY EUCHARIST