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Cyprian

The Magazine of St Cyprian’s Church, Lenzie July & August 2017

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VestryRector@ Revd. Les IrelandLay Representative@ Paul Hindle40 Garngaber Avenue, Lenzie G66 4LL✆ 776 3237Secretary@ Mary Boyd, 9 Northbank Road,Kirkintilloch, G66 1EZ ✆ 776 2812Treasurer@ Jacqui Stother,11 Fern Avenue, Lenzie G66 4LE✆ 776 5330Property Convenor@ Adrian Clark,Solsgirth Lodge, Langmuir Road, KirkintillochG66 3XN✆ 776 2160Elected Members Judith Beastall,Gavin Boyd, Avril Critchlow, Eileen Ferry,Janet Faughey, Aileen Mundy (co-opted),Paulene Scarlett, Jill Taylor, Kevin Wilbraham

Contacts

Altar Guild@ Anne Carswell 776 3354Alt. Lay Rep Adrian Clark 776 2160Bible Reading Fellowship Glennis Tavener 775 2895Fair Trade@ Glennis Tavener 775 2895Gift Aid@ Aileen Mundy 578 9449Hall Bookings@ Gavin Boyd 776 2812Link@ Rector 776 3866Magazine@ Paul Hindle 776 3237MU@ Maxine Gow 01360 310420Pastoral Visiting@ Rector 776 3866Protection Officer@

Aileen Mundy 578 9449Rotas@ Gavin Boyd 776 2812Scottish Bible Society@ Glennis Tavener 775 2895Sunday Coffee@ Avril Critchlow 776 1404

@ These people can be contacted throughemail @stcyprianslenzie.com by using thejob/group name before the @ without anyspaces, e.g., link@stcyprianslenzie.com.

The News Magazine ofSt. Cyprian’s Scottish Episcopal Church,Beech Road, Lenzie, Glasgow. G66 4HN

Scottish Charity No. SC003826

The Scottish Episcopal Church is in fullcommunion with the Church of England and

all other churches of the AnglicanCommunion throughout the world

RectorRevd. Les Ireland

58 Waverley Park, Kirkintilloch, G66 2BP✆ 0141-776 3866

email: rector@stcyprianslenzie.comDay off: Friday

Pastoral AssistantGlennis Tavener ✆ 775 2895(also Regional Council Rep.)

Music Teamemail: music@stcyprianslenzie.com

Church Office✆ 776 0880

Facebook—search: St Cyprian Lenzie

Scottish Episcopal ChurchDiocese of Glasgow & Galloway

Bishop:The Right Revd. Dr. Gregor Duncan

Bishop’s Office, Diocesan Centre5 St Vincent Pl., Glasgow G1 2DH✆ 0141-221 6911 fax 0141-221 6490

email: bishop@glasgow.anglican.org

Cyprian

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Things seem to have changed in terms ofatmosphere of elections, perhaps to someextent because of the influence of socialmedia, and the opportunities so many have tomake their voice heard anonymously, theopportunity for people to say whatever theywant, be it true or fake, combined with thedesperation for people to get their side elected.I know elections have always been stridenttimes, but somehow this feels a lot worse, andthe bombardment of our senses more constant.

Two things particularly left me feelingvery sad. Firstly the projection of lies ontoother people. Secondly the lack of self-awareness that, at times, seemed totallyremarkable.

Firstly, the projection of lies onto others.All parties seemed to be doing it. Telling theworld, or at least the electors, what the otherside believed when they clearly donʼt,projecting motives onto others that at best are

unsubstantiated, but at worst, and too often atworst, an attempt to destroy peopleʼsreputation and integrity. I actually believe thatmost politicians are in it for good. Both sides.I may not agree with them, and may disagreestrongly with what they propose and what theysay, but that gives me no right to say “I knowwhat their motives are” and absolutely no rightto say things about the other side that are nottrue.

Secondly, there is the lack of awareness.The supporters of every party were at it.Moaning bitterly about the other side beingnasty, lying, threatening, when the peoplemoaning were just as bad, but seeminglytotally unaware of how nasty they were being!

It left me feeling very sad. The sense ofbitterness and hatred towards others and thelack of awareness of that bitterness, of our ownbitterness, left me feeling in despair at times.

That despair was made even worse at timeswhen, through the election, I saw Christiansjoining in. Projecting lies and false and wrongmotives onto others in an attempt to ruin theiropportunities. Christians who seemed totallyunaware of how nasty they were sounding,how un-loving; unaware of how they soundedin supporting threatening and abusive

From the Rector

Dear Friends,

Continued overleaf

We are just recovering from one of theworst election campaigns I canremember. I say that, but am writingthis letter before the actual vote hastaken place! Thought it might be betterto write it now, rather than in theemotion of who won and who lost!

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Magazine &DNS Deadline

Please pass notes, articles, photographs andanything else that may be of interest to othermembers of the congregation to me by thedeadline in order to give time for typesettingand printing. Electronic format is preferredsince this is usually quicker and more accurate.

Please let me know about what is importantto you. It is great to be able to report familyevents and things happening in our localcommunity. Thank you.

I incorporate items from the Glasgow &Galloway Diocesan News that I hope mightinterest members of the congregation into thismagazine. The Diocese appears to havedropped using the recently introduced webdomain, church.scot, so you can now subscribeto receive the monthly news email from thediocese by going to glasgow.anglican.org, thediocesan home page, and entering your emailaddress in the box at the bottom of the page.The email newsletter takes the form of briefparagraphs with links to fuller articles on thediocesan website and, where appropriate, othersites. The diocese is also on Facebook—search‘Diocese of Glasgow & Galloway’.

We are encouraged to contribute bysending any items for the newsletter to atnews@glasgow.anglican.org. There’s nostated deadline, but they need to be in a fewdays before the email comes out (usually onthe second last Friday of the month).

The views expressed in Cyprian Life arenot necessarily those of the Editor or of theScottish Episcopal Church.

Paul Hindle

The next issue of Cyprian Life should beavailable in Church on Sunday 27th

August 2017. The deadline for materialis 20th August and the magazine willcover September and October 2017.

campaigning.It, is, however, more than that. Somehow it

seems to be creeping into the way Christiansdeal with each other, and the terrible witnessthat can be to the world. And it is the pressureof the way things are done in the secular world,influencing the way we are, and the waydebate seems to be carried out in the church.

We are different. We are the people ofGod. We are the body of Christ. We haveChrist as our example, we have Christ as ourhead. We have a man who gave his life in lovefor us, who sacrificed himself so we could behis children. And it is a demand on us – toreflect him in the way we live, the way werelate to each other, the way we disagree witheach other. It is hard work to keep our eyes andhearts focused on Christ and his example. Yetit is our calling – to be the loving, careful,joyful body of Christ which never projects lieson others, which are aware of our own place,our own calling to love one another, as Christhas loved us.

Cover PhotoThe photo is of part of a painting byRaphael of the Transfiguration ofJesus, which is when Jesus wastransfigured and becomes radiantin glory at the top of a mountain.

Jesus, with Peter, James and John,went to the Mount of Transfiguration topray. Jesus began to shine with bright raysof light and the prophets Moses and Elijahappeared next to him. Then a voice,understood to be God the Father, calledJesus ‘Son’.

We celebrate this event on Sunday, 6th

August this year.

From the Rector

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Pastoral CareOne of the important purposes ofChrist’s church is to provide thelove and care we all need.

If you, or anyone you know, wouldlike a visit from a priest or the opportunityfor a confidential chat and a prayer, pleasecontact the Revd. Les Ireland, who will behappy to help in any way he can.

St. Cyprian’s also has a number ofpeople who are authorised to visit andsimply be a trusted friend who can bethere to listen if you wish. Les can put youin touch with an appropriate person thatmay be best qualified to help. Pleasetelephone Les on 0141-776 3866.

The LinkFor the latest information aboutevents at St Cyprian’s, please checkthe Link each week in Church or onour web site:

www.stcyprianslenzie.com

The Link and the colour version of thismagazine can be downloaded in PDFformat by clicking on the links on thePublications page (older copies of theLink are in Word format).

If you would like to add an event to theLink and/or the website, please email thedetails to link@stcyprianslenzie.com orphone the Rector on 0141-776 3866.

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Bitterness perhaps has many roots, and thatbitterness can be amplified by the culture inwhich we live. But bitterness is also somethingthat we can fight within ourselves. We canfight it if we look to Christ who had thegreatest cause of all to feel bitterness. Theperfect man, who did no wrong, yet was

treated brutally by those amongst whom helived such that in the end he was killed,murdered. And yet that same man said to allthose who had treated him badly, who hadbrutalised him – of all those he said “Fatherforgive them, they donʼt know what they aredoing.” He could see he might naturally bebitter, and he was aware of that, and he turnedaway from that bitterness.

For us – do we recognise our ownbitterness, and I suspect we all have it. Andcan we then say – I will not let my bitternessmar my life, my friends, those around, rather Iwould join with Jesus and say “Father forgivethem they donʼt know what they are doing.”

Best wishes,

Les

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Key people youʼve probably never

Much about Wycliffeʼs life is unknown. Hewas born some time in the 1320ʼs and spent hisearly life in North Yorkshire. By 1345 he wasstudying at Oxford, and for the rest of his lifehe was associated with Oxford University. Hecompleted a degree in arts in 1356. He wasMaster of Baliol College around 1361 andbecame head of Canterbury College in 1865although replaced a year later. During his timeat Oxford he was also Rector of a couple ofchurches, although rarely visited them,preferring to leave ministry to curates.Wycliffe lived through two great cataclysmicevents – the great plague, when about a third ofthe population of England died (and aconsiderably higher proportion of priests) andthe St. Scholastica Day riots in 1355, whenstudents and townsfolk in Oxford clashed,leaving 65 students and perhaps 30townspeople dead. It is said that these twoevents left Wycliffe psychologically scarredand pessimistic. In 1374, Wycliffe was forcedto leave Oxford, and spent the rest of his life asRector of Lutterworth in Leicestershire, wherehe died at the end of 1384. So what wasWycliffe about?

Wycliffe had a brilliant mind, and wasparticularly inspired by the writing of ThomasBradwardene, Archbishop of Canterbury, whowrote about Paul and St. Augustine. In thosetwo writings, he began to discover what mightbe called “protestant, reformation” ideas. This

was compounded by the poor quality of manyleaders within the church – corrupt, greedy andself-aggrandising at the top, little more thangrasping thugs in the common priesthood. Hewrote against the pope and church authorities.He wrote against high church practices. Hewas angered by indulgences, and the use of themass as a way of making money rather than anencounter with God. He was angered by thehierarchy who seemed to use the church as avery effective money-making machine fortheir own pockets.

In Oxford, among academia, Wycliffeʼsideas were enjoyed and accepted by many inthe knock-about world of education.Unfortunately the wider church took adifferent view.

Wycliffeʼs views, particularly oncommunion, were a huge threat to the pockets

In this series of articles, Iʼm writingabout people who have played a hugepart in the history of the Christian faith,yet are today barely known. You mayhave heard of John Wycliffe, yet knowlittle about him and have little sense ofthe impact he made . . . .

John Wycliffe . . . .

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Key people youʼve probably neverof the senior members of the church. Ifcommunion wasnʼt so special, then the tax oncommunion, the saying of masses for souls,the donations that rolled in from people feelingforgiven, would all have been under threat.The church objected. The objections wereenhanced by his demands that there should beno tax paid to the pope, that clergy and bishopsshould stay out of politics, and that clergyshould live in poverty to show their true faith.Because of the Church objections – from theArchbishop of Canterbury right through to thepope – Wycliffe was condemned by churchand pope, and it was then he moved toLutterworth where he was “out of the way.”

So that was the end? No! Firstly, there wasalways a small group of disciples aroundWycliffe who continued to propagate histeaching, such that his teaching continued,often in secret, right up to the reformation.These disciples were called “The Lollards” -not an organisation, rather a movement oftenof semi-educated preachers, whose onlyeducation had been in English. Lollard was a

general term for heretics at the time, perhapsfrom a dutch word meaning “mumbler.”Secondly, one of Wycliffeʼs projects was totranslate the bible into English, the first to doso, although it is questionable how muchinfluence his translation made – much later inthe 16th century William Tindaleʼs translationbecame much more influential, particularlydue to the newly invented printing press.Thirdly, Wycliffe wrote a huge amount, andhis writings lasted and had great influence.Many were taken to Germany by traders andrefugees, where their influence on the Germanchurch was huge, right down to Martin Luther200 years later.

We are children of the reformation. Thereformation completely transformed churchstructures, theology, church practices, politicsof the known world. The new order almostcompletely reflected the teaching, theologyand thought of Wycliffe. He predated thereformation by 200 years, yet it was histhought, theology and practice which framedthe reformation, a legacy we all inherit today.

heard of . . . .

We are repeating this again this year. If youwould like to choose hymns – we will needfive for the service – we start with a rousingone, have two quieter ones in the middle of theservice, and a rousing one at the end. There isalso a quiet hymn for communion.

Please write your choices on a bit of paper

and give them to the Rector. Please feel free totake a hymn book home with you forinspiration. The Rector will do his best to usehymns as chosen, but reserves the right tochange one or two, and, if needed, to changethe order.

Please note – we need your choices by themiddle of July.

Go on, have a go!

Choose a Hymn or Five!Last Autumn, we asked members of thecongregation to choose the hymns wewould sing at our services. It was agreat success – people enjoyed choosing,and the rest of us enjoyed singing bothold and new, known and unknownhymns that had been chosen.

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I had an elderly friend called Barbara, aformer formidable maths and physics teacher.She became godmother to our son. I rememberher for many things, but two in particular, bothhumorous. The first was a small brass plaqueon she had on her wall, which said “In 1840 onthis spot, nothing happened!” The second washer favourite joke which she would tell everytime you saw her. Itʼs not a great joke. “Whatdo you get if you pour boiling water down arabbit hole? Hot cross bunnies!”

Sadly Barbara died several years ago, butshe knew something very important – neverstop laughing. Leaven life with humour.

Humour changes with time, so that 2000years “changes” what is funny. Jesus wassomeone who used jokes. There is a lot ofhumour in the bible. We donʼt get thembecause humour has changed. The book ofJonah is a book of humour. The story of therich man and Lazarus. Comments about“taking the beam out of your own eye beforeyou take the speck out of someone elseʼs,” or

about a “camel passing through an eye of aneedle” were Jewish humour. Sadly in time,and in translation we donʼt get the pun, or thelaughs.

Another friend of mine called Jean whohad lived a tough life, who fostered difficultteenagers, once said “I have laughed moresince Iʼve become a Christian than I everlaughed before.”

We have just had an election, and seehorrors in our wider world, both of whichseemed to remove humour from our country. Itwas an election of vitriol, terrorism by peoplewho have forgotten to laugh in their doctrine.

Humour brings people together. Humour ispart of what makes us human. Humour is abackbone of the Christian faith – or should be.Perhaps we should all make the attempt tobring humour back into our culture . . . . .

He who sows courtesy reaps friendship,and he who plants kindness gathers love.

Saint Basil

I was asked to write the “View from the pulpit” for the Kirkintilloch Herald forthe end of June. I thought I would add it here as well:

Both local Gala Days wereaffected by heavy rain attimes. The Churches tent atLenzie (above) proved apopular refuge while Praisein the Park the followingweekend became Hallelujahin the Hall (left)!

Craft & ChatWe come together in the ChoirVestry from 1 - 3pm to chat overa cup of tea or coffee while someof us do our favourite crafts andothers just chat!

The July and August meetingswill be on the usual day, the lastMonday of the month, which arethe 31st and 28th respectively.

Glennis

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I saw this poem on Facebook shortly after the two terrorist bombings through theelection campaign, and thought it worth putting here:

This is our world...........Enough, desist, stop right now.We need to end this horror, but how?Innocent lives cruelly destroyedEmergency services routinely deployed.Panic, confusion, a life of fear?We have shed far too many a tear.This world belongs to all of us -The time has come to make a fuss.I donʼt have answers Iʼm sad to sayBut I can tell right from wrong, like night from day.Gender, religion, race or belief -Each is a gift, not a cause for grief.Together weʼll stand, united as oneTo bring back love, laughter and fun.

Lynne A Somerville, June 2017

Lord comfort the grievingAnd bless the hurting,Reassure the homelessAnd commend the helpers.

Lord strengthen the fearfulAnd soothe the sleeplessLift up the brokenAnd empower the just.

And be with usLord be with usJust be with us.

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We also hosted theDiocesan Festival Serviceon the 13th May. It was sonice to see so many MUmembers from otherBranches. The banners werewell displayed and theservice, as always, was ablyled by Lucy, followed byafternoon tea in the hall.Included in the service wasthe admission of two newmembers – our very ownRuth and Iain Hart (right -between Lucy (left) and JillCameron, Diocesan President), which was justthe icing on the cake. Welcome to both of youto our Branch.

In the end we didn’t go to Nardini’s for oursummer outing – a more local venue waseventually chosen and eleven of us enjoyed adelicious meal at Maraina’s in Kirkintilloch. Avery pleasant evening was enjoyed by all asyou can see in the photo above.

We have a short break over the summerand our first meeting of the next season will beon Wednesday 13th September when we hopeto invite our sister Branches in Cumbernauldand Bishopbriggs for our opening service. Thecoming season will be special for our Branchhere at St Cyprian’s as we will be 10 years old!

I hope you will be able to celebrate with us –all are welcome.

Have a great summer everyone – hope thesun shines and you manage to getaway to somewhere relaxing

Maxine GowBranch Leader

Our ‘crafty’ evening in May was greatfun – lots of chat and not a lot of craft!We did however attempt to teach somemembers how to crochet – with limitedsuccess, and a number of fiddleblankets were started.

Lenzie Branch

We’re still collecting: new ladies’ pantssize 8 – 16; new children’s pants age 3 –15; and new or ‘gently-worn’ bras atthe collection point in church.

They really are appreciated by those whoreceive them.

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In the Light Factory, the children will learnabout a very special light, the Light of theWorld. With practical fun activities based onstories from the gospels they will hear thatJesus is the light of the world. They will alsobe given the opportunity to build meaningfulrelationships with each other and moreimportantly with God.

The club will explore what is meant byJesus’ statement “I am the light of the world”.This will primarily be done by looking at anumber of people whose lives Jesus touched,showing how those who belong to Jesus reflectHis light – John the Baptist, a Samaritanwoman, Martha and Mary at Lazarus tomb,and last but not least, Peter.

We want everyone to share in greatexperiences, new ventures, and above all lotsof fun, laughter and fellowship throughout theweek. The Holiday Club is sponsored by thethree local churches: Lenzie Old, LenzieUnion and St Cyprian’s. Members of thechurches have responded in previous yearswhen we have asked for helpers. This is whereI am personally asking for your help and yourprayers to make the club safe, secure andenjoyable. I hope you will want to join thisspecial fellowship, serving the children, theleaders, the parents, the grandparents, thefriends and neighbours and indeed all in thecommunity. We always need people who are

willing to take part in the club, whether everyday and every hour or just whatever time theycan spare. For example, registration and someof the preparatory work like cutting up fruitand laying out crafts only takes around half ahour each day. Even if you are not very able,you, can make the children and leaders feelwelcome and safe by just being there! We allhave unique and individual talents from Godthat all help to make the Holiday Club what itis.

Can you help us bring the light back to ourcommunity at the Holiday Club—showingthrough action, communication, the grace andlove of our Lord? If so, please contact me assoon as you can to ensure we completeformalities for over 18 leaders, who arerequired to join the Protection of VulnerableGroups Scheme. The club will meet from 2pmto 4pm each day from Monday 7th August toFriday 11th August 2017. Thank you.

Aileen MundyLeader & Chairman

Lenzie Churches’ Holiday Club

Back by popular demand, LenzieChurches Holiday Club leaders havedecided to do Light Factory this year(last time we used it was 22 years ago,though its song never went away!).Lenzie Union Parish church halls willbe decorated to look as much like afactory as possible, but much brighterthan many, I’m sure!

Lenzie ChurchesHoliday Club

A FunHOLIDAY

CLUBfor P1-P7 children

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Nancy was a very sociable lady who lovedcompany and loved a good “blether.”However, behind that friendly cheerful chattylady was someone who had lived aremarkable, and at times very difficult life.

Nancy was a family lady, although life hadbeen made very hard by the early death of herhusband when she was in her mid thirties, withthree young children to care for. She was a

local “figure,” working for many years asreceptionist at the Peel View Surgery. She wasa lady who travelled, visiting family inAustralia a number of times. She also spentsome months working in a childrenʼs home inBangladesh after she retired, and spent hugeefforts supporting the work of the home.

Through all that time she was a greatmember of St. Cyprianʼs.

Over recent months Nancy had struggled,and we may say that God has called an end atthe right time. And we miss her terribly.

Nancy Hogg

We held the funeral of Nancy Hogg atSt. Cyprian’s on Wednesday 14th June.Nancy had died on Sunday 4th June,following struggles with health since thebeginning of February – four monthsshe spent mainly in hospital. We willmiss a great member of our church formany years. We will all have ourmemories of Nancy. Perhaps the one Iremember most of her was fromChristmas Fairs. I can picture her,Glennis and my wife allegedly manningthe craft stall, sitting on the pew inchurch behind the stall. There wasnʼtmuch selling going on, but there was alot of talking and chattering going on,both between themselves and anypassing customers . . . .

Family News

25th January 1928-

4th June 2017

June has seen the passing of two notable long-time members of ourchurch. Here the Rector gives an appreciation of each of them . . .

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People remember Gill for many things. Sheran the nursery in Lenzie for many years. Sheplayed a huge part in the life of the Tennisclub, both playing and raising money to buildfacilities there. She loved other sport –particularly rugby and curling. She played herpart at St. Cyprianʼs, running the book stall atthe Christmas Fair for many years (the pictureis from the one at the end of November in2008), as well as supporting many of theactivities and life of the church. Gill organisedthe poppy collection for many many years, andreceived a “Golden Poppy” from the BritishLegion for the service she gave.

Gill was a formidable lady, a traditionalist,someone of traditional values and standards.She was also someone who gave to local lifeand causes. Sometimes she gave above the call

of duty and her own well-being.Gill has struggled for some years and her

life particularly over recent months has fadedaway – in many ways I never reallyexperienced the force that was Gill Inglis.However, she will be hugely missed in ourcommunity, and probably will never bereplaced.

More Family News overleaf…

Gill Inglis

Gill died on Saturday 10th June, and weheld her funeral at St. Cyprianʼs onMonday 19th June. Gill had struggledfor a long time with age and healthfollowing a stroke, and had spent thelast 18 months in Greenfield care home.It was a difficult time for both her andher family as the weeks turned intomonths and years. The sad thing wasthat as you saw her in the home, it wasdifficult to imagine the force that wasGill Inglis, and the huge part she playedin the life of Lenzie over the years.

13th June 1930 -

10th June 2017

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Congratulations to Ruthand Ruairi Campbell, whomany of us will know–particularly the folk whoattend the early service on aSunday, on the birth oftheir baby, HarrisonAndrew. Harrison wasborn on born on 24th Mayat 1.06am weighing 7lb 7oz.We are very much lookingforward to Harrison’sbaptism which will be on30th July at St. Cyprian’s.

Family News Continued

Congratulations also toCanon Audrey Stewart andher husband Chris. HazelClaire Stewart was born at6.04pm on Tuesday, 16th

May. She was a healthy 8lb9oz and is a very happy baby!Audrey was with us for ourMAP launch just before shewent on maternity leave. Welook forward to seeing Hazelsoon as she and her parentslive within the boundary ofour charge.

Births

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We will be very sad to leave Lenzie andespecially St Cyprian’s. We have been at thechurch since 1995 when we first moved intoLenzie. Over the years we have been activelyinvolved in the Vestry and other activities ofthe church. We have seen a number of ourrectors come and go and we have enjoyedLes’s incumbency.

We wanted to write this message especiallyto say thank you to the many friends we havemade amongst you, for your kindnesses andsupport. Barbara is especially appreciative ofthe prayers and support of St Cyps when shewas working on the projects in Tajikistan andBangladesh. She hopes that she will be able tokeep in touch with you as she develops theproject in Pakistan.

Writing this on the 5th June our house is

still up for sale and we anticipate having toreturn to Lenzie to complete any sale in thefuture and we may have chance to catch upwith some of you then.

Meanwhile we thank you for yourfriendship and fellowship over the last 22 yrs.

Warmest wishes to you all,Barbara and Dave (Parfitt)

Departure

Dear Friends of St Cyprians, our lastworship at St Cyprians was on the 4th

June Sunday morning. As many of youknow we have our house up for sale andwe are planning to move to East Sussex.We are doing this for a number ofreasons. Many of our family memberslive in that area and we have easy accessto France where we have a summerhome and where our son works andlives.

Wedding

Barbara (aboveright) and Dave(standing in themain picture) say

goodbye.

Mark Fenton and Jackie Barker wouldlike to invite St Cyprian’s members toour wedding ceremony on 5th August2017, which will be held at St Cyprian’sChurch at 3pm.

It will be followed by wine in the churchhall and evening celebrations at the GarfieldHouse Hotel,CumbernauldRoad, SteppsG33 6HW at7.30pm.

Thank youJackie and

Mark

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The actual vote on that day was about atechnical alteration to Canon 31 of the ScottishEpiscopal Church. This canon concerns howwe conduct weddings. It was originally a verypractical motion on the mechanics andlegalities of the ceremony. However, many

years ago it had been amended to include somedoctrine, doctrine which said that a weddinghad to be “between a man and a woman.”

What happened on the 8th of June was thedoctrinal bit was removed from the Canon.Now the Canon has reverted to what it wasbefore – rules about how weddings areconducted. The actual change was nothingmore than that.

Of course, the change of the Canon hasconsequences, particularly that it no longerdefines marriage as between a man and awoman. It means there is the possibility that amarriage does NOT have to be between a manand a woman, it allows for the possibility ofsame sex marriage.

With the decision being made, the ScottishEpiscopal Church will negotiate with theScottish government the process andconditions by which same sex marriages cantake place in our churches. It is possible that

The Big VoteOn the 8th of June, we had the generalelection. It was also a day when therewas a vote that may have far moreimmediate significance for us at St.Cyprianʼs. On that day the GeneralSynod of the Scottish Episcopal Churchvoted to “allow the marriage of gaypeople.” I thought I should write this,because in these transformingmoments, people say a lot of extreme ormisguided things. I want us at St.Cyprianʼs to be clear about whathappened.

CAR BOOT SALE

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the first same sex marriages could take place inan Episcopal Church by the autumn of thisyear.

The change in the Canon was guarded bysignificant conscience clauses, such that thosewho do not believe in same sex marriages willnot have to preside at one. However, I have tohonest, that will not be an issue while I am atSt. Cyprianʼs. If we do get a request for a samesex marriage, and all the legalities are correctand guidelines are adhered to, then I will behappy to do it.

I realise this is an upsetting period for somepeople, and I will keep everyone up to datewith where we are in the process. I suspect wemay never get a request for a same sexmarriage! However, I am convinced thatdespite the depth of disagreement there may beon this issue, the desire we have to love eachother in the circle of the love of God will be fargreater than the pressure to break any bonds of

love in our church.Finally, we may think that this is an issue

for the Episcopal Church. It is. It is also anissue which may have a significant impact onour relationship with other churches, andChristians from other denominations. We mayface hostility, but my prayer is that we at St.Cyprianʼs will never stop loving.

Saturday 1st July 2017

10.30am - 2.30pm

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Anglican & Diocesan Cycle of PrayerJULY 2017 1st An end to slavery and human

trafficking across the world

Sunday 2nd July Third Sunday after TrinityANGLICANOgori-Magongo (Lokoja, Nigeria): The RtRevd Festus Davies; Ohaji/Egbema (Owerri,Nigeria): The Rt Revd Chidi CollinsOparaojiakuDIOCESANSt Mary the Virgin, Port Glasgow (DavidGifford, Heller Gonzalez, Robert Chambers,Gerard McKeown); St Margaret’s, Renfrew;St John’s, Johnstone (Vacancy, Pat Smith)Daily Prayers 3rd The protection of human rights 4th Safety for all travelling by air, land or

sea 5th Those struggling with the isolation of

mental illness 6th Chaplaincy teams in the armed forces 7th Those affected by extreme poverty 8th An end to homelessness in Scotland

Sunday 9th July Fourth Sunday after TrinityANGLICANOkinawa (Japan): The Rt Revd David EishoUeharaDIOCESANSt John the Evangelist, Greenock (WilhelminaNesbitt); St Bartholomew’s, Gourock (DavidStoter)Daily Prayers 10th The work of the Glasgow City Mission 11th Support and understanding for released

prisoners 12th Those in the grip of depression

13th The work of Cancer Research UK 14th Stobhill Hospital 15th Our stewardship of the creation

Sunday 16th July Fifth Sunday after TrinityANGLICANOntario (Ontario, Canada): The Rt RevdGeorge Lindsey Russell Bruce; CoadjutorBishop (Ontario, Canada): The Rt RevdMichael OultonDIOCESANNorth Ayrshire Team: St Andrew’s,Ardrossan; St Peter’s, Dalry; St Andrew’s,Irvine (Sandy Montgomerie, Linda Whitby,Margaret Williams)Daily Prayers 17th Iraq, Syria and Afghanistan 18th All those on our weekly prayer list in

the Link 19th Grace, to be attentive to the Holy Spirit 20th Devotion to our Lord, Jesus Christ 21st All who work in Kirkintilloch Health

and Care Centre 22nd All the GP services in Kirkintilloch

and surrounding area

Sunday 23rd July Sixth Sunday after TrinityANGLICANOsun North East (Ibadan, Nigeria): The RtRevd Humphery OlumakaiyeDIOCESANSouth Ayrshire Team: Holy Trinity, Ayr; StOswald’s, Maybole (Andrew Baldock)Daily Prayers 24th Abbeyfield, Lillyburn and Birdston 25th The Evangelical Lutheran Church of

Iceland 26th Our companion dioceses of Byumba,

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Rwanda and Kentucky, USA 27th The agricultural community 28th All those acting as care attendants to

the old and infirm 29th Effective support for victims of

alcohol addiction

Sunday 30th JulySeventh Sunday after Trinity

ANGLICANPennsylvania (Province III, USA): The RtRevd Daniel Gutierrez; Pittsburgh (ProvinceIII, USA): The Rt Revd Dorsey W MMcConnellDIOCESANHoly Trinity, Kilmarnock (Mary Jepp); StColumba’s, Largs (Gordon Fyfe)Daily Prayers 31st Vestry members and office-bearers in

our congregationsAUGUST 2017 1st SEC Youth Groups across Scotland 2nd The Methodist Church in Scotland 3rd Strength to proclaim our Christian

convictions 4th Christian Stewardship 5th Those experiencing major changes in

their life

Sunday 6th AugustThe Transfiguration of the Lord

(Eighth Sunday after Trinity)ANGLICANPuerto Rico (Province XI, USA): The Rt RevdWilfrido Ramos OrenchDIOCESANSt Ninian’s, Troon (Tom Montgomery); StNinian’s, Prestwick (Jane Ross)Daily Prayers 7th Lenzie Churches Holiday Club

8th Relief from famine and hunger inAfrica

9th The work of the “Mothers’ Union” 10th The Evangelical Lutheran Church in

Denmark 11th Our twin church of St Mark’s in

Cheyenne, Wyoming 12th All new mothers and their firstborn

child

Sunday 13th August Ninth Sunday after TrinityANGLICANRemo (Lagos, Nigeria): The Rt Revd MichaelFapeDIOCESANAnnandale Group: St John the Evangelist,Annan; St John the Evangelist, Eastriggs; AllSaints’, Gretna; All Saints’, Lockerbie; St Johnthe Evangelist, Moffat (Martin Callaghan,John Macleod, John Stevenson, MelvynRedgers)Daily Prayers 14th Children acting as head of the family 15th Teachers and pupils returning to

school this week 16th Pastoral and Eucharistic Assistants in

the Diocese 17th The sanctity of marriage 18th Protection of children and vulnerable

adults 19th Working families trying to make ends

meet

Sunday 20th August Tenth Sunday after TrinityANGLICANRochester (Province II, USA): The Rt RevdPrince Singh; Rochester (Canterbury,England): The Rt Revd James Langstaff

& Daily Intentions

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DIOCESANSt Ninian’s, Castle Douglas (David Bayne,Douglas Allison, Alan Rumble); St Margaretof Scotland, New Galloway (John Repath)Daily Prayers 21st The Balmore Trust and the new

venture at Gavin’s Mill, Milngavie. 22nd Christian homes and family life 23rd The Mothers’ Union and Jill Cameron 24th The Diocesan Learning and

Discipleship Development Team 25th The Prince and Princess of Wales

Hospice 26th All those affected by Alzheimer

disease and dementia

Sunday 27th AugustEleventh Sunday after Trinity

ANGLICANRuvuma(Tanzania): The Rt Revd MaternusKapingaDIOCESANAll Saints’, Challoch, with the WhithornFellowship; St John the Evangelist, Stranraer;St Ninian’s, Portpatrick (Michael Hills)Daily Prayers 28th Boldness in speaking of God’s love for

all people 29th Victims of domestic violence and

abuse 30th The Diocesan Missional Leadership

Development Team 31st Strength in faith and commitment to

our LordSEPTEMBER 2017 1st All those living with, and in remission

from cancer

2nd Diocesan Development Team forWorship and Liturgy and John Davies

Sunday 3rd September Twelfth Sunday after TrinityANGLICANSan Diego (Province VIII, USA): The Rt RevdJames Mathes; San Joaquin (Province VIII,USA): The Rt Revd Chester Talton; SanJoaquin (Province VIII, USA): The Rt RevdDavid RiceDIOCESANSt Francis of Assisi (Greyfriars),Kirkcudbright; St Mary’s, Gatehouse of Fleet(Stephen Hazlett)

Anglican & Diocesan Cycle of Prayer& Daily Intentions Continued

Altar Guild2nd & 9th July Jacqui Stother

16th July Anne Carswell

23rd July Wedding on 22nd

30th July Anne Carswell

6th August Wedding on 5th

13th August Anne Carswell

20th & 27th August Sheila Todd

3rd September To be advised

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Trinity 32nd July 2017Genesis 22.1-14Psalm 13Romans 6.12-23Matthew 10.40-42

Trinity 49th July 2017Genesis 24.34-38,42-49,58-67Psalm 45.11-18Romans 7.15-25aMatthew 11.16-19,25-30

Trinity 516th July 2017Genesis 25.19-34Psalm 119.105-112Romans 8.1-11Matthew 13.1-9,18-23

Trinity 623rd July 2017Genesis 28.10-19aPsalm 139.1-11,22-23Romans 8.12-25Matthew 13.24-30,36-43

Trinity 730th July 2017Genesis 29.15-28Psalm 128Romans 8.26-39Matthew 13.31-33,44-52

Trinity 86th August 2017Genesis 32.22-31Psalm 17.1-7,16Romans 9.1-5Matthew 14.13-21

Trinity 913th August 2017Genesis 37.1-4,12-28Psalm 105.1-6,16-22,(45b)Romans 10.5-15Matthew 14.22-33

Trinity 1020th August 2017Genesis 45.1-15Psalm 133Romans 11.1-2a,29-32Matthew 15.(10-20)21-28

Trinity 1127th August 2017Exodus 1.8-2.10Psalm 124Romans 12.1-8Matthew 16.13-20

Trinity 123rd September 2017Exodus 3.1-15Psalm 105.1-6,23-26, (45b)Romans 12.9-21Matthew 16.21-28

Sunday Readings

Fair TradeSt Cyprian’s is a Fair TradeChurch and is thereforecommitted to using FairTrade products whereverpractical.We also run a fair tradestall, but because so muchFair Trade produce can be

purchased in our local shops andsupermarkets, we have now reduced thefrequency.The next stall will be held at Harvest Time.

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Please see the Link for changes to the Kalendar. If you missed getting a copyat Church, it can be downloaded from: link.stcyprianslenzie.com.

JULY 2017Sat 1st 10.30am Craft Time for All the Family - see page 17

Sun 2nd Third Sunday after Trinity 9.15am Holy Communion (said) 10.30am Sung Eucharist 3pm Service at LillyburnMon 3rd Thomas, ApostleThu 6th 10am Holy Communion in the VestrySat 8th 10am-1pm Car Boot Sale

Sun 9th Fourth Sunday after Trinity 9.15am Holy Communion (said) 10.30am Sung EucharistThu 13th 10am Holy Communion in the Vestry

Sun 16th Fifth Sunday after Trinity 9.15am Holy Communion (said) 10.30am Sung Eucharist 3pm Afternoon ServiceThu 20th 10am Holy Communion in the VestrySat 22nd Mary Magdalene

Sun 23rd Sixth Sunday after Trinity 9.15am Holy Communion (said) 10.30am Sung EucharistTue 25th James, ApostleThu 27th 10am Holy Communion in the Vestry

Sun 30th Seventh Sunday after Trinity 9.15am Holy Communion (said) 10.30am Sung Eucharist 12.30pm Baptism of Harrison CampbellMon 31st 1-3pm Craft and Chat with Glennis in Vestry

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AUGUST 2017Thu 3rd 10am Holy Communion in the VestrySat 5th 3pm Wedding of Jackie Barker and Mark Fenton

Sun 6th The Transfiguration of the Lord (Eighth Sunday after Trinity) 9.15am Holy Communion (said) 10.30am Sung Eucharist 3pm Service at LillyburnThu 10th 10am Holy Communion in the VestrySat 12th 10am-1pm Car Boot Sale

Sun 13th Ninth Sunday after Trinity 9.15am Holy Communion (said) 10.30am Sung EucharistTue 15th Mary the VirginThu 17th 10am Holy Communion in the Vestry

Sun 20th Tenth Sunday after Trinity 9.15am Holy Communion (said) 10.30am Sung Eucharist 3pm Afternoon ServiceThu 24th Bartholomew, Apostle 10am Holy Communion in the Vestry

Sun 27th Eleventh Sunday after Trinity 9.15am Holy Communion (said) 10.30am Sung EucharistMon 28th 1-3pm Craft and Chat with Glennis in VestryTue 29th The Beheading of John the BaptistThu 31st 10am Holy Communion in the Vestry

SEPTEMBER 2017

Sun 3rd Twelfth Sunday after Trinity 9.15am Holy Communion (said) 10.30am Sung Eucharist 3pm Service at Lillyburn

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