The Parish Church of
HOLY TRINITY, TARLETON
Parish "Webzine" April 2007

HOLY WEEK & EASTER

From the Rectory April 2007

Dear Friends,
Holy Week is upon us and the Church throughout the world prepares to celebrate once again the mystery of redemption in her liturgy. Every day of the year a different set of proper prayers and readings establishes an ever changing theme at each service by which Christ in one liturgical year lives again his thirty three. Following the prayers day by day through a year, we relive the life of Christ: thirty years obeying, three years teaching, three hours redeeming. Of all that Christ did and taught during his earthly ministry, the events recalled in Holy Week are central to our faith.

If you normally don’t come to church during the week then of all the weeks in the year, this is the one when you should make an exception. We wouldn’t dream of turning down an invitation to our closest friends’ wedding. We would move heaven and earth to be at a brother’s funeral. Yet many stay away from the Last Supper on Maundy Thursday, and, like many of his first disciples, we are noticeable by our absence on Good Friday. Unlike them, we have no reason to be. We know the joy of Easter. It’s all a matter of priorities. Some may feel uncomfortable that I might be suggesting our first priority this week should be worship, but that is exactly what I am saying. Jesus agonised in the garden of Gethsemane for a reason not to go to the Cross, but his resolve was ‘thy will, not mine, be done’. It was he who asked his disciples to stay and watch with him, and he asks the same of us.

I hope and pray that we have a wonderful Easter, full of the joy of the Resurrection, and that our joy is all the more complete because we have as a community relived once again the events of Christ’s saving Cross and Passion.

This Easter I will also be celebrating with the people of St Mary’s, Rufford, as I assume pastoral responsibility for our neighbouring parish. Please pray for the people of Rufford, for Canon Jim as he prepares to move on, and for me as I begin to minister in both parishes. May God bless you all this Easter.

With love and prayers,
Fr Nicholas

PARISH NOTICE BOARD
FROM THE PARISH REGISTERS 2007
Funerals “Rest eternal grant unto them, O Lord”
23 February Edna Johnson
23 March Gwen Burns
26 March Les Dickinson

Children’s Holy Week Project
Come and have fun!
Craft Workshops for children aged 7-11 in the church
9.30-12.30 Monday 2nd and Wednesday 4th April 2007
£2.50 per session. Please bring a packed lunch.

PCC Short meeting after the 10.30 am Eucharist on Sunday 15th April to consider and accept the accounts for last year

Two important Sunday dates later in April: -
The April Church Family Eucharist will be on Sunday 22nd This will be followed by a Family Lunch in honour of St George, with food for all and games for the children (outside, weather permitting). Tickets £6 including a welcoming glass of wine (£3 for children year 6 and under, pre-school children free.)

On Sunday 29th April, the Annual Parochial Church Meetings will be held after the 10.30 am Parish Eucharist, from around 11.45 am.

Mothers’ Union April
Our monthly Prayer Meeting will be held on Monday 2nd April (Monday in Holy Week) at 2.00 pm in the Blessed Sacrament Chapel.

As our Evening Meting falls on the 11th April, the Wednesday in Easter Week, we will hold a DIY Meting at 7.30 pm in the Parish Room.

On Wednesday 25th April, Fr. Nicholas will tell us about his visit to Romania at 2.00 pm in the Parish Room.

May Easter be a time of Joy to you all.
Pat Heap

Rose Queen Coffee Evening
The Rose Queen Coffee Evening will be held on Friday 20th April at Tarleton Holy Trinity CE School starting at 6.30pm. There will be entertainment from Mere Brow and Holy Trinity Primary schools as well as all the usual 'not to
be missed' stalls including a fabulous 100 prize tombola, home made cake stall, fresh fruit and veg stall and a variety of quality raffle prizes.

Tickets can be purchased in advance from any committee member or admission paid on the door priced £1.00 for adults, children free. Your support is greatly appreciated.

Karen Rimmer 01772 813693

90th Birthday
Canon and Mrs Finney invite you all to share in the celebration of Fred’s 90th Birthday by coming to 1 Howard Drive on Tuesday 1 May. They will be “At Home” between 2.30 and 5.30, or between 7.00 and 10.00, for “drinks, nibbles and cake”. Please, no presents – just come!

How can ducks provide a flood barrier?
When a devastating flood hit Sunita’s village in Bangladesh in 2004, she was left with no way of providing for herself and her family. The whole village was underwater and all her livestock gone. But hope came in an unusual form: Sunita was helped to set up a duck hatchery. Ducks produce eggs, which provide nutrition and can be sold for extra income - and ducklings, which can be sold at market.
With this money, Sunita protected herself from future floods by strengthening her house with bamboo poles, and building a sturdy fence round it. She also made a high, secure platform for her ducks, so that they and their ducklings don’t swim off when the floods come again.
Sunita and her family are used to coping with annual flooding - it’s happened there for thousands of years. But Sunita worries that things are changing: “The floods have been getting worse bit by bit since I was a child. Each year the temperature seems to be increasing, too. But I can’t tell why.”
CHRISTIAN AID’s local partners helped Sunita by training her and starting her off with ducks. Just £12 will train someone else like Sunita to make a living from duck rearing. £24 will buy sixteen egg-laying ducks to start off another family. £60 will pay towards a duck hatchery to help more families. £100 can pay for enough corrugated tin to repair a house after flood damage.
Our Mayday Bank Holiday Monday Walk will be a sponsored one specifically for this project. See below

A William Temple lecture at Blackburn Cathedral
A faith forever new Fresh perspectives for a 21st century world
Archbishop Ian Ernest, Archbishop of the Indian Ocean
Sunday 22 April at 2.00 pm [Bring & share lunch from 12.45 pm] Admission Free All welcome

Bishop Invites Diocese to Seaside ‘Big Day Out’ June 9
Bishop Nicholas is inviting Lancashire's Anglicans to meet him at the seaside for a 'Big Day Out', to encourage church growth. Thousands of people from parishes across the county are being invited to King Edward Vll and Queen Mary School in Lytham St Annes, on June 9, for “a service with a difference".

The celebration Eucharist will be spread through the day, using marquees and open spaces, and including 'flexi-time' for creative activities and discussion.

"It promises to be a joyful day, when we will welcome one of our Church's most inspiring mission leaders, Bishop Stephen Cottrell, to stimulate our thinking and share our worship," Bishop Nicholas said.

Opening worship and an address by Bishop Stephen will be followed by "time to use as you wish". Possibilities will include workshops, discussion with Bishop Stephen and a possible 'prayer walk' when people stroll through the local area, praying both for that area and for the Church across Lancashire.

"This period of enrichment and experience will lead into the Great Eucharistic Prayer and administration of Holy Communion, and the renewal of our commitment to Christ and His Church," the Bishop said in a letter to all authorised clergy, lay workers and Readers. "Individuals, families and church families will be welcomed equally."

Special programmes will cater for children and young people "and their commitment and contributions will be celebrated in our concluding community Eucharist," the Bishop added.
The timing of the day is: overall, 10 am to 3.30 pm. The service starts at 11.00 am: Lunch break with discussion groups 12.30 pm: The service resumes with the Offertory and commitment to ministry at 2.00 pm.

Yes, we know it clashes with our Ecumenical Walk of Witness. I’ve volunteered to represent the parish and will welcome anyone else who wishes to come: if you are interested let me know so I can let them know!
Ian Wells (813267)

News from Holy Trinity School
First and foremost we want to congratulate Ian Cookson on becoming the next head-teacher at our sister school at Mere Brow. It was lovely to share the page with him in the February magazine and hear all his news.

We are at present in Lent and have used the Blackburn Diocesan Board of Education materials for our collective worship and have found them most stimulating and enlightening. We also have the Wednesday Worship in church with Father Nicholas. The children begin to understand, through these visits, the importance of the season of Lent, the close links we have we the church and the privilege of being able to worship in God's house which has just recently been marvellously restored.

We close for the end of the Spring term on 30th March so when you read this we will be enjoying not only a well-earned break but the wonderful season of Easter.

Our blessings to you all.
Sue

From the York Lent Course
Archbishop John Sentamu on Prayer:
God longs to have our dialogue with him and in any two-way dialogue it actually means that sometimes I need to be more listening and more still. So my view to most people, ‘come, because God longs to meet with you and listen more and talk less.’
As my mother used to say, ‘John, remember God gave you two eyes, two ears, one mouth - use them in proportion.’

Informal Walking Group Easter Monday April 9th
Assemble at Sollom Canal Bridge (foot of Lock Lane) to leave at 10.30 pm. This is a very small car park, so please double up wherever possible, or you may have to park up in Sollom itself and walk an extra quarter mile!
We cross the Douglas at Red Bridge (which is now painted green) turn up the Yarrow, then up the Lostock and along Wymott Brook before turning back into Bretherton for lunch at the Blue Anchor.
The food here is excellent and unstinted: you may wish to order the smaller optional sizes for some main courses. They also serve well kept real ales and good house wine.
We will return through Bretherton on back lanes and footpaths, the exact route back to Red Bridge depending on whether the footpaths have been re-instated across the autumn sown cereal crop.
Ian 07767 638996

Sponsored Walk for Christian Aid “Anti-flood ducks” appeal (see above) with the Informal Walking Group May Day Bank Holiday Monday May 7th
We start the walk at 10.30 am. Meet at the car park for St Mary the Virgin, Eccleston (by kind permission of the Rector) which is opposite the church lych-gate in Towngate, Eccleston (B5250), just over the river bridge.
We will walk upstream alongside the river Yarrow along part of Eccleston’s Millennium Walk, swinging back to the Original Farmers Arms for lunch (say, 12.30). The food, the real ales, and the wines here are all excellent - and tea and coffee also available. Feel free to meet us for lunch, or to use this as the start or end of the walk, as it is only a few minutes walk back down Towngate to the cars.
After lunch we follow field paths to Syd Brook Lane, the lane to the Mill at Croston and then alongside the Yarrow again all the way back to the cars. This section passes a point where sand martins nest and butterflies are often seen. Sponsorship forms available in advance - but come whether sponsored or not.
Ian 07767 638996

Co-op Fair Trade wines from Chile
The Co-op Chilean wines are made at the Los Robles Co-operative in the Curico Valley Chile. This was originally set up in 1939 after a devastating earthquake killed over 10,000 people. Fairtrade accreditation was gained in 2004 and the community has focussed its funds primarily on three areas:-
EDUCATION English courses and higher education grants for children and workers at Los Robles.
HOUSING Urgent repairs and extensions are needed for many of the basic adobe homes which are often too small for the large families who live in them
SUSTAINABILITY Helping individual farmers to buy vines for new vineyards, and viticulturalists to advise them on their first harvest - which will one day go into the wines we buy.

Worship in Holy Week and Easter

Sunday, April 1st PALM SUNDAY
8.00 am Eucharist
10.30 am meet in school for the BLESSING OF PALMS then PROCESSION into church for the DRAMATIC READING OF THE PASSION GOSPEL and PARISH EUCHARIST
6.30 pm The Cross of Christ: A meditation in words and music on our Lord’s Passion for Choir and Congregation

Monday 2nd 7.30 pm Eucharist

Tuesday 3rd 10.00 am Eucharist: Oakgate Close
7.30 pm Eucharist

Wednesday 4th 10.00 am Eucharist (BCP)
7.30 pm Stations of the Cross

Thursday 5th MAUNDY THURSDAY
8.00 pm Commemoration of the Lord’s Supper and Watch to midnight

Friday 6th GOOD FRIDAY
10.00 am Devotional Addresses
St Mary’s
2.00 pm The Good Friday Liturgy
Holy Trinity

Saturday 7th 8.00 pm Easter Vigil

Sunday 8th EASTER DAY
7.00 am Dawn Eucharist at St Mary’s
8.00 am Eucharist
10.30 am Festival Eucharist of Easter
12.30 pm Holy Baptism

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

From previous magazines
Parish Jottings Archdeacon Fletcher April 1905
The satisfactory attendances at our Lenten Services, to which reference was made in last month’s magazine, was maintained to the end; the nightly meetings during Holy Week, and the morning and evening services on Good Friday, all being attended by congregations both numerous and devout; and when the nature of those services and addresses is remembered and the close attention given to them by those present, one cannot but hope that real good was done.
… and April 1906
Our Lenten Services this year have been on the whole well-attended, considerably more than 100 persons being present at several of the Wednesday evening services; …

Erm … Antisocial Behaviour Co-ordinator
You will already be established as a specialist in areas of anti-social behaviour, including drug related issues.
Eastern Daily Press, Nov 05

PARISH DIARY for April
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)

March
Saturday 31st 7.30 pm Listen to the ‘Come & Sing Stainer’s
Crucifixion’ at Blackburn Cathedral & support TLM £5 on the door.

APRIL Start of Holy Week
Sunday 1st PALM SUNDAY
8.00 am Eucharist
10.15 am Sunday School
10.30 am meet in school for the BLESSING OF PALMS, then PROCESSION into church for the DRAMATIC READING OF THE PASSION GOSPEL and PARISH EUCHARIST
6.30 pm The Cross of Christ: A meditation in words and music on our Lord’s Passion for Choir and Congregation
Monday 2nd
9.30 -12.30 Young people’s Holy Week Craft project
2.00 pm MU Prayer Group: Blessed Sacrament Chapel
7.30 pm Eucharist
Tuesday 3rd 10.00 am Eucharist: Oakgate Close
6.30 pm Choir practice
7.30 pm Eucharist
Wednesday 4th
9.30 -12.30 Young people’s Holy Week Craft project
10.00 am Eucharist (BCP)
7.30 pm Stations of the Cross
Thursday 5th MAUNDY THURSDAY
8.00 pm Commemoration of the Lord’s Supper and Watch to midnight

Friday 6th GOOD FRIDAY
10.00 am Devotional Addresses
St Mary’s
2.00 pm The Good Friday Liturgy
Holy Trinity
Saturday 7th 8.00 pm Easter Vigil
Sunday 8th EASTER DAY
7.00 am Dawn Eucharist at St Mary’s
8.00 am Eucharist
10.30 am Festival Eucharist of Easter
12.30 pm Holy Baptism

Monday 9th Easter Bank Holiday Monday
10.30 am Informal Walking Group leaves Sollom Canal Bridge see above
Wednesday 11th 10.00 am Holy Communion (BCP)
7.30 pm MU Parish Room: DIY Meeting
Sunday 15th Second Sunday of Easter
8.00 am Eucharist
10.15 am Sunday School
10.30 am PARISH EUCHARIST
Short PCC meeting after the service
Tuesday 17th 6.50 pm Choir practice
Wednesday 18th 10.00 am Holy Communion (BCP)
Thursday 19th 7.30 pm Eucharist
Friday 20th 12.15 pm Eucharist
6.30 pm Rose Queen Coffee Evening in School see above
Sunday 22nd Third Sunday of Easter
8.00 am Eucharist
10.30 am CHURCH FAMILY EUCHARIST
then Family Lunch for St George’s Day see above
7.00 pm Young people’s confirmation class, The Rectory
Tuesday 24th 6.50 pm Choir practice
Wednesday 25th 10.00 am Holy Communion (BCP)
2.00 pm MU Parish Room: Fr Nicholas: Visit to Romania
Thursday 26th 7.30 pm Eucharist
Friday 27th 12.15 pm Eucharist
Sunday 29th Fourth Sunday of Easter
8.00 am Eucharist
10.15 am Sunday School
10.30 am PARISH EUCHARIST
11.45ish Annual Parochial Meetings in School
7.00 pm Young people’s confirmation class, The Rectory

May
Tuesday 1st St Philip & St James, Apostles
10.00 am Eucharist, Oakgate Close
6.50 pm Choir practice
Wednesday 2nd 10.00 am Eucharist (Book of Common Prayer)
then tea/coffee in the Parish Room
Thursday 3rd 7.30 pm Eucharist
Friday 4th 12.15 pm Eucharist
Sunday 6th Fifth Sunday of Easter
8.00 am Eucharist
10.15 am Sunday School
10.30 am PARISH EUCHARIST
7.00 pm Young people’s confirmation class, The Rectory
Monday 7th BANK HOLIDAY MONDAY
10.30 am Informal Walking Group Christian Aid Sponsored Walk
leaves Eccleston St Mary the Virgin Church car park see above