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

From the Rectory

Dear Friends,

I, like many of you I suspect, have been away for part of the summer and although it was by no means a ‘bus man’s’ holiday, I can’t walk past a church without stopping to have a look in. I was pleasantly surprised to find so many churches still unlocked in Cornwall, and if the visitor’s books and prayer request boards are to be believed, I was by no means the only one calling in. It made me reflect again on how sad it is that so many churches, including Holy Trinity in the heart of our village, are locked for most of the week. And it makes me wonder if there is anything we can do to change this.

In this day and age when we all have to be careful about securing our houses I can well understand why so many church buildings are locked. But crime statistics show that locked churches are more likely to be vandalised or stolen from than open churches. Just a few miles away in Bretherton and in Longton the churches are often left unlocked during the day, and people do call in to have a few quiet moments to reflect and pray.

Parish churches are holy places. They are sacred spaces where God and his people meet. They are visible reminders in stone and glass and wood of the presence of God in the midst of our world. What sort of message does a locked church give to the wider community?

I wonder how many people in their search for God have tried the locked doors of the churches in our land. How many of them have turned around presuming that the answers to their questions must lay somewhere else, that perhaps the Christian God is for paid up Sunday members only, and they are not yet ready for that.

I would like to see more use being made of our parish church during the week – particularly for worship and private prayer. I am trying to discern how this might happen – if you have any thoughts, please share them with me.

With love and prayers,
Fr Nicholas

OUT AND ABOUT – FROM THE EDITOR’S DESK
FROM THE PARISH REGISTERS 2005

Baptisms - “Inheritors with us of the Kingdom of God”
17th July Georgia Drew
14th August Jessica Harriet Wood

Holy Matrimony - “Those whom God has joined together”
23rd July
Sarah Louise Cameron & Bernard Henry Tague
30th July
Ivan Pierre Hargrave & Stephanie Anne Poole

Funerals - “Rest eternal grant unto them, O Lord”
29th July Ronald Michael Yates

Bible Study groups will resume in October

Sunday School resumes Sunday 11th September

Parish Visiting Team
If you know of anybody who would welcome a visit, either because they are in hospital, or because they are confined to the home for whatever reason, or because they are new to the parish, would you please fill in one of the slips at the back of the church and place it in the box or contact Fr Nicholas on 812614 or Pat Heap on 812991.

What’s On at St Mary’s
Thursday 8th September - 7.00 pm EUCHARIST

St Mary’s Old Church
Heritage Open Days
Saturday 10th & Sunday 11th September 2005
10 till 5 both days
We hope to display some records from the later period of the parish, including copies of some Christenings, Marriages and Deaths. At this time of special Remembrance of the end of the Second World War, we are intending to show copies of the letters which Father Forse sent to all the people of Tarleton who were serving with the forces in that conflict. There may also be music.
Volunteers for ‘church sitting’ please add your name to the list at the back of Holy Trinity church.
Volunteer musicians – please see Rev Tom Taylor

St Mary’s and Rector Forse on the web!
We now have a permanent page with details of St Mary’s as part of the Tarleton Village Website. Look for the churches page in the index.

And all of Rector Forse’s wartime letters can be seen at:-
http://www.tarletonvillage.com/history/rectorsweekly/index.html

MOTHERS’ UNION: September
The Summer break is rapidly coming to an end and our Autumn programme begins on Monday September 5th with a Prayer Group meeting in the Blessed Sacrament Chapel.

Our evening meeting will be on Wednesday September 14th at 7.30 pm in the Parish Room and our speaker will be Rev. Tom Taylor talking to us about “Vestments.”

Our afternoon meeting on Wednesday 28th September will begin with lunch at 1.00 pm in the parish room followed at 2.00 pm by a talk by Jennifer Blythe.

We look forward to meeting all our Members and extend a warm invitation to anybody who would like to join us on any of these occasions.
Pat Heap

SOCIAL TEAM

FAMILY TREASURE HUNT
Sunday 18th September
Start from Holy Trinity School Hall at 1.30 pm
Refreshments on return
Tickets in advance, available NOW: adults £2, accompanied children: school age £1, pre-school: free
How well do you know the village?
Come along and find out!

HARVEST QUIZ NIGHT:
Friday 30th September at the Bowling Club
7.30 pm doors open for Quiz start at 8 pm
Teams of up to eight.
Tickets in advance available NOW: £6 including hotpot
Donations of Raffle Prizes appreciated.

ROSE QUEEN DAY 2005
We had made up our minds that this year the weather was going to be kind to us, and Father Nicholas assured me he had had a word, so we got on with setting up outside. The clouds came and went, as did the sunshine, and we were given a dry if not cool afternoon. It was a pleasure to see so many retinues along with their friends and families.

Lisa, the retiring queen and her retinue have been wonderful ambassadors for our Church and Sunday school. A substantial amount of money has been raised from Lisa’s fundraising and I know the retinue all had great fun working together. My own daughter Vicki was crowned by Mrs Janet Lynd and I hope she is able to carry out her duties with dignity and pride. I know we, as a retinue, have had a great deal of fun already!

This year as usual we were spoilt for choice in which stall to visit first. We were offered a magnificent range of locally grown produce, delicious home-made cakes and incredible bargains on the white elephant stall. Outside we were offered unusual plants, refreshing pop and crisps, ice cream and candy floss, and for the first time in many years scrumptious strawberries and cream The tombola and raffle tempted with many lovely prizes, and the bottle stall, coconut shy, pony rides, face painting, hair braiding, fairground rides, archery and greasy pole guaranteed plenty of fun. The refreshments were second to none.

We were treated to some delightful entertainment during the afternoon, the Morris dancers to a very catchy tune we have all come to know, and the maypole dancers who do incredibly well given their tender age, which is a testament to their trainers. The 'It’s a Knockout' was great fun – thank you to the teams.

Inside the school hall our two church schools, Holy Trinity and Mere Brow set Father Nicholas the impossible task in judging the Arts and Crafts competition, it seems each year the entries get better and better.

We have many people to thank for their help and support in donations of goods and help on the day. To each and every one of you we are truly grateful and we hope you will help us again next year. The committee worked very hard not only on the day but also for weeks before, without their commitment to this village tradition we would not be able to carry on before. This year we were able to raise in excess of £1,500, which will be distributed evenly between class teachers to enable them to buy something the ‘budget’ doesn’t run to.

Finally on a personal note, I would like to thank the committee for all the help and support shown to me during the early part of June when sadly my Mum died.

Thank you all,
Karen Rimmer

Mrs Eatough’s 100th birthday service
“Beautiful” sighed Muriel Eatough in the silence following the Blessing at the end of the Eucharist on Wednesday 17th August. Around forty members of the Mothers’ Union and the Choir had come together to pay tribute to her example and witness over the years, and to celebrate her commitment both to the MU and to the choir.

Fr Nicholas celebrated from the Book of Common Prayer, we sang two of her favourite hymns, and the choir gave her one of her favourite anthems: Lead Me Lord.

The service was followed by tea and refreshments in the Parish Room. Many thanks to Pat Heap and the MU committee and members for setting up this ‘beautiful’ event and organising the tea, to Fr Tom for the music, and Fr Nicholas for the service.

THE LEPROSY MISSION
I now have catalogues available with all the fascinating goods and cards: catch me at church or ring me on 813267 to see a copy.

The catalogues will be available at the coffee session after the 10 am service on Wednesday 5th October, and there will also be a display of Christmas cards to buy at once or to help you make your mind up which you would like to order.

Before then, I shall be speaking to the All Saints MU on Tuesday 20th September at 7.30 pm. I will talk about TLM generally and about the used stamps and other collectables which raise so much money both for the direct treatment of the disease and to help rehabilitate cured sufferers. Thelma says any interested Tarleton members are very welcome.

Please keep dropping in your used stamps etc and ask me for a new L-box whenever yours is full!

Thank you all very much Sue Wells

LIBYA calling!
Just a quick note to let you know what is happening over here, we got back all right but they almost did not let Stuart in. It seems he was not on my visa: we got him in, but he now has his own passport, just to be on the safe side.
Stuart passed his music exams, he got a pass in piano and merits in Theory and Singing, he is very pleased with the results.
We all enjoyed meeting the new vicar, he seems very nice and Stuart really enjoyed singing again with the choir.
MaryAnn, Peter & Stuart.

Diocesan Choir Events
Members of our choir will be singing at two events this autumn. All welcome.

RSCM AREA FESTIVAL
Saturday 8th October at the Cathedral
Evensong from 5 pm to 6pm

CHORAL EVENING SERVICE
Sunday 13th November at Broughton, St John the Baptist
Evensong from 6.30 to 7.30 pm

Our choir will also be singing Evensong here at Holy Trinity at 6.30 pm on both Harvest Festival Sunday (25th September) and All Saints Sunday (30th October)

Male voices wanted! See Fr Tom

Touch the earth lightly,
use the earth gently,
nourish the life of the world in our care:
gift of great wonder,
ours to surrender,
trust for the children tomorrow will bear.

From a new hymn by Shirley Erena Murray

The Mission Action Plan Prayer
God of new beginnings, we pray that you will transform your church as you renew us by your love.
Give us vision for the journey that we may travel light, and live increasingly by faith.
Inspire, enliven and empower us, so that along the Way we may be sustained by the life of Christ in ourselves, in one another, and in the world. Amen

Diocesan MAP
Eucharist
7:30 p.m. Wed. 21st September
at St. Aidan’s Bamber Bridge
The Festival of St. Matthew, Apostle & Evangelist
Celebrant & Preacher - Bishop John

PARISH DIARY for September
NORMAL SUNDAY SERVICES
8.00 am Holy Communion, 10.15 am Sunday School and Crèche
10.30 am SUNG EUCHARIST
(3rd Sunday, FAMILY PARISH COMMUNION)
DAILY OFFICE Monday to Friday, Daily Offices in Church.
Morning Prayer 8.30 am (Wednesday 9.30 am)
Evening Prayer - see notice on board at rear of church
Please feel free to join the Rector at any of these services
Sunday 28th August Fourteenth Sunday after Trinity
OLD CHURCH SUNDAY all services at St Mary’s
8.00 am Holy Communion
10.30 am PARISH EUCHARIST followed by wine & shortbread
6.30 pm Sung Evensong
Monday 29th Bank Holiday Monday
10. 30 am Informal Walking Group leave St Mary’s, Eccleston
Tuesday 30th 6.30 pm Choir Practice (adults 6.50)
Wednesday 31st 10.00 am Holy Communion: (BCP)
SEPTEMBER
Sunday 4th Fifteenth Sunday after Trinity
8.00 am Holy Communion
10.30 am PARISH EUCHARIST
Monday 5th 2.00 pm MU Prayer Group,
Blessed Sacrament Chapel
Tuesday 6th 6.30 pm Choir Practice (adults 6.50)
10.00 am Eucharist: Oakgate Close
Wednesday 7th 10.00 am Holy Communion: (BCP)
followed by coffee and a chat
Thursday 8th Birth of the Blessed Virgin Mary
10.00 am Cleaning St Mary’s
7.00 pm Eucharist at St Mary’s
Saturday/ Sunday 10th/11th Hidden Heritage Weekend
St Mary’s open 10-5
Sunday 11th Sixteenth Sunday after Trinity
8.00 am Holy Communion
10.15 am Sunday School
10.30 am PARISH EUCHARIST
Tuesday 13th 6.30 pm Choir Practice (adults 6.50)
Wednesday 14th 10.00 am Holy Communion: (BCP)
7.30 pm MU: Parish Room
Rev. Tom Taylor: “Vestments.”
Sunday 18th Seventeenth Sunday after Trinity
8.00 am Holy Communion
10.15 am Sunday School
10.30 am PARISH EUCHARIST
1.30 pm Family Treasure Hunt see above
Tuesday 20th 6.30 pm Choir Practice (adults 6.50)
Wednesday 21st St Matthew
10.00 am Holy Communion: (BCP)
7.30 pm MAP Eucharist: Bishop John
St Aidan’s Bamber Bridge see above
Friday 23rd 2.15 pm School Harvest Festival

Sunday 25th HARVEST FESTIVAL SUNDAY
8.00 am Holy Communion
10.30 am CHURCH FAMILY EUCHARIST
6.30 pm Sung Festival Evensong
Monday 26th 7.30 pm PCC: Parish Room
Tuesday 27th 6.30 pm Choir Practice (adults 6.50)
Wednesday 28th 10.00 am Holy Communion: (BCP)
1.00 pm MU Lunch: Parish Room
2.00 pm MU Talk: Jennifer Blythe
Thursday 29th St Michael and All Angels
7.30 pm Eucharist
Friday 30th 8.00 pm Harvest Supper and Quiz Night see above

Looking forward
OCTOBER
Sunday 2nd Nineteenth Sunday after Trinity
8.00 am Holy Communion
10.15 am Sunday School
10.30 am PARISH EUCHARIST
Tuesday 4th 6.30 pm Choir Practice (adults 6.50)
10.00 am Eucharist: Oakgate Close
Wednesday 5th 10.00 am Holy Communion: (BCP)
Followed by coffee and TLM Display, cards and catalogues.
Saturday 8th RSCM Area Festival at the Cathedral: Holy Trinity Choir taking part
Evensong from 5 to 6 pm