St. John the Baptist, Hey April 2016

Receiving and Sharing the Love of God Everyday

There are some in the Christian faith

who regard the season of Easter to be one

long 50 day extension of Easter day itself.

Practically though this is hard to achieve. At some point the

Alleluias lose something due to their repeated use and certainly

the Easter lilies start to wilt after just a week or so. So how can

we keep this season with all the passion and vigour we feel on

each Easter morning?

It’s all Greek to me! Well quite literally it is, at least that is

to say the answer lies in two Greek words, ‘neophyte’ and

‘mystagogy’. The former refers to those newly initiated through

baptism. You may recall making a renewal of vows during Holy

week. So in a way we are all neophytes at this time as we have

come to Christ afresh, washed and made clean by his perfect

sacrifice.

The latter describes a period in which the mysteries of a

new life in Christ are laid out before us. It is a period

traditionally explored between Easter day and Pentecost and it

is a time to really get to grips with the Holy sacraments given

to us by Jesus Christ. As such I would commend the two Holy

Sacraments to you for greater reflection this Easter season,

those of Baptism and Holy Communion.

With regard to Baptism, why not take the time to go online

and look up the baptismal vows you took. Perhaps take each

vow in turn and as you sit or kneel each evening to pray,

meditate on one of those vows. Ask of yourself what did it

mean to you when you took the vow for the first time? What

does it mean to you now? How has your faith grown or

matured? I truly believe the answer to those questions will lead

you to God.

And as you meet God in the form of Holy Communion each

week ask of yourself again, what did it mean to you to first

receive Holy Communion? What does it mean now? How has

your faith changed?

Knowing ourselves a little better is a key component of

understanding our own true relationship with God a little

better. Surely this is worthy of our time. So I pray these 50

days, as we journey together to Pentecost, for a deepening of

our faith, a stretching of our minds, and above all an

opportunity to Love God more than we have every done before.

With every Blessing!

Contacts at St John Team Rector Revd Canon Richard Hawkins 626 3630 stjohnhey@gmail.com Associate Priest Capt the Revd Paul Robinson 628 9019 paul@nomoreproblems.co.uk Assistant Curate Revd Stephen Nolan 284 8975 stephennolan1@live.co.uk Wardens David Slater 620 2979 Eddie Baines 633 2864 Editor David Green 652 1278 david@demgreen.co.uk

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Recent Entries in our registers

Day by Day Scheme Thank you to all those who are helping to ensure the future fabric of our

church by supporting the Day by Day Scheme.

4 April - Mum’s birthday

11 April - Jean & Tom Needham’s wedding anniversary

12 April - Remembering with love Ronnie & Flora Giles

13 April - Loving memories of my Darling Barrie

19 April - Norma & Bill’s Wedding anniversary

21 April - In loving memory of Barbara Hawkins

9 May - In memory of Annie Bennett - her birthday

The Faithful Departed The under named who died on the date shown were laid to rest

13 February 16 Irene Highton aged 89

17 February 16 Ron Mills aged 94

20 February 16 Vera Miller aged 83

29 February 16 Bill Cullen aged 66

7 March 16 Evelyn Winterbotham aged 84

“Rest eternal grant unto them, O Lord

and let light perpetual shine upon them”

Holy Matrimony Please pray for those planning a wedding at Hey in 2016

Sat 19 March - Rebecca Brierley & Andrew Birch

Sat 21 May - Neil Hartley & Helen Williams

Sat 18 June - Andrew Reilly & Patricia Tattersall

Sat 6 August - Michael Bearpark & Natasha Birchenough

Sat 13 August - Bradley Parry & Hannah Garside-Coneron

5 November - Leighton Toms & Carla Loftus

Holy Baptism We welcomed into our worshipping community

13 March 16 George Jacob Kennedy-Lord

Son of Jayne Michelle Kennedy

Flowers If you would like to donate towards the provision of flowers in church,

please speak to Margaret Harrison.

Street Prayers

Please join us if you can especially if you live

in the street being prayed for.

Check the pewsheet for details of where / when to meet.

Week Street

3 April Larch Grove

10 April Willow Bank

17 April Ashes Lane

24 April Heywood Lane

1 May Den Hill Drive & Fern Close

Any requests for specific prayers please speak to the clergy

Let us witness to our faith publicly and make the church real for

everyone.

Pictures by children from Hey with Zion School following their visit to St John’s

Diary Dates

For the next 5 years major events during World War I will be shown

on their centenary date

Sun 3 Apr The Second Sunday of Easter

8am Holy Communion – Book of Common Prayer 9.30am Parish Communion

WW1 - The Battle of Kut. The third and final Allied attempt to relieve Kut flounders

in the mud along the Tigris, with 23,000 Allied casualties.

Wed 6 Apr 10am Holy Communion - BCP 11am Holy Communion at Oakdene Thu 7 Apr 7pm Come & Praise!

Sun 10 Apr The Third Sunday of Easter

8am Holy Communion 9.30am Parish Communion Mon 11 Apr Hey with Zion term starts Wed 13 Apr 10am Holy Communion Thu 14 Apr 7pm Come & Praise! with Holy Communion Sat 16 Apr 6pm St Thomas Leesfield using St JB hall for their own party Sun 17 Apr The Fourth Sunday of Easter

8am Holy Communion 9.30am Come & Praise! 11am APCM Tue 19 Apr 5-6pm Young people’s Confirmation preparation Wed 20 Apr 10am Holy Communion 11am Holy Communion at Millfield Thu 21 Apr 7pm Come & Praise! Sun 24 Apr The Fifth Sunday of Easter

8am Holy Communion 9.30am Parish Communion with Holy Baptism Tue 26 Apr 5-6pm Young people’s Confirmation preparation Wed 27 Apr 10am Holy Communion Thu 28 Apr 7pm Come & Praise!

WW1 - Besieged garrison at Kut in Mesopotamia surrenders after 143 days and

3,000 British and 6,000 Indian troops go into captivity. The majority of these die of

disease and starvation in prison camps.

Sun 1 May The Sixth Sunday of Easter

8am Holy Communion - BCP 9.30am Parish Communion Mon 2 May Bank holiday Tue 3 May 5-6pm Young people’s Confirmation preparation Wed 4 May 10am Holy Communion - BCP 11am Holy Communion at Oakdene Thu 5 May Ascension

7pm Come & Praise! Holy Communion

Future dates Confirmation at St John’s Friday 27 May 2016

Principal Festivals 2016 2017 2018 2019 Ash Wednesday 10 Feb 1 Mar 14 Feb 6 Mar Easter Day 27 Mar 16 Apr 1 Apr 21 Apr Pentecost 15 May 4 Jun 20 May 9 Jun Advent 27 Nov 3 Dec 2 Dec 1 Dec

Rotas

If you have not received a copy of a rota that you may be on, a copy of

all the rotas is on the notice board at the back of church

Easter Lilies

Thank you to all those who have contributed to the Easter Lilies. At the time of printing the monies are still coming in so a full list of those being remembered will be published in the next copy of the Newsletter

Bible Readings

27 Mar Easter Day

Acts 10.34-43

John 20.1-18 or Luke 24.1-12

3 Apr Second Sunday of Easter

Acts 5.27-32

John 20.19-31

10 Apr Third Sunday of Easter

Acts 9.1-20

John 21.1-19

17 Apr Fourth Sunday of Easter

Acts 9.36-43

John 10.22-30

Word Service

24 Apr Fifth Sunday of Easter

Acts 11.1-18

John 13.31-35

1 May Sixth Sunday of Easter

Acts 16.9-15

John 5,1-9 or John 14.23-29

APRIL CROSSWORD

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CLUES

ACROSS

1. Sturdy (6)

4. Medieval punishment device (6)

9. Sixties group (7,6)

10. Plant with three leaflets (7)

11. Depart (5)

12. Last game (5)

14. Short and to the point (5)

18. Small part of a dying fire (5)

19. Calm and uncomplaining (7)

21. Horse race (5,8)

22. Kept out of sight (6)

23. Cash in (6)

DOWN

1. Few about (6)

2. Notice display (8,5)

3. County in Ireland (5)

5. In charge with no authority (7)

6. Rest after illness (13)

7. Nurse in charge (6)

8. Nimble (5)

13. Shorten (7)

15. Span (6)

16. Composition (5)

17. Skiing race (6)

20. Popeye’s girlfriend (5)

Solution to March crossword. Across: 1.Pebble, 4.Defeat, 7.Careless, 8.Imps, 9.Iris, 11.Troy,

12.Tablets, 13.Sat, 15.Has, 17.Canasta, 19.Acre, 20.Note, 21.Meet, 22.North End, 24.Attend, 25.

Timber. Down: 1.Picnics, 2.Breast, 3.Eye, 4.Displease, 5.Feints, 6.Amphora, 10.Abandoned, 14.

Ancient, 16.Slender, 17.Centre, 18.Anthem, 23.Rot.

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