Keep Smiling. Free. Smiling is infectious, you catch it like the flu, When someone smiled at me today, I started smiling too.

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1 Free Published by the Pocklington Group of Parishes April-May 2016 Smiling is infectious, you catch it like the flu, When someone smiled at me today, I started smiling too. I passed around the corner and someone saw my grin. When he smiled I realized May the Lord I'd passed it on to him. bless you and I thought about that smile, protect you. then I realized its worth. May the Lord A single smile, just like mine SMILE on you could travel round the earth. and be So, if you feel a smile begin, gracious to don't leave it undetected. you. May the Let's start an epidemic quick, Lord show you and get the world infected! his favour and give you his peace. Keep Smiling Numbers 6:24-26

2 Index Keep on Smiling 1 Index 2 The Group of Churches personnel 3 Regular Group Events 4 Hello from the Vicarage 5 News from Burnby Pocklington School Swing Band 6 Londesborough News 7 9 things about Smiling 8 Fogglesyke 9 April Services 10 May Services 11 News from Nunburnholme 12 Events in Nunburnholme 13 News and events in Shiptonthorpe 14 Christian Aid week and a special even 15 A holiday highly recommended 16 Smiling is good for you 17 Samara s Aid Appeal 18 News from Warter 19 Archbishop s Walkabout 20 Large print versions of The Link are available on request Articles to be sent to Freda Bailey Rose Villa, Town Street, Shiptonthorpe, YO43 3PE f4freda@ymail.com Deadline for next issue is Friday 13 May 2016 Pentecost 50 days after Easter is sometimes said to be the Birthday of the Church. So this year we can say, Happy Birthday Church on 15th May 2

3 The Pocklington Group of Parishes Combined Benefices of Londesborough Wold and Pocklington Wold Church Office T: E: Vicar Rev G Hollingsworth Asst Curate House for Duty Vacant Ministry Team AJB Tony Burdon DVR David Rumbelow MB Mike Bailey AH Annie Harris ECS Elizabeth Stott PMB Pam Burdon BB Bronnie Broadhurst FB Freda Bailey PT Paul Taylor BJ Brian James GH Geoff Hollingsworth RN Rodney Nicholson BS Brian Snelson LJS Les Slow SJ Shelagh Jones Pastoral Coordinator Bronnie Broadhurst Home Visits The Vicar and the Pastoral Team are always pleased to visit at home and if desired to bring Home Communion. If you would welcome a visit or if someone you know would, then please do let us know, as we regard it as an important part of our ministry. Initially please contact the Pastoral Team Coordinator who will then make the arrangements. Contact Mrs Bronnie Broadhurst tel or bronie.broadhurst@btinternet.com Thank You. St Giles, Burnby Mr Christopher Soukup Mr John Hewitt Church Wardens St Ethelburga, Great Givendale Mr Joe Goodhart Michelle Stephenson St Martin, Hayton Mrs Elizabeth Thackeray St Mary, Huggate Mrs Ruth Braithwaite Mrs S Dale All Saints, Londesborugh Mrs Joan Fletcher St Margaret, Millington Mrs S Sheard St James, Nunburnholme Dr Brian James Dr Andrew Henworth All Saints, Shiptonthorpe Mrs Freda Bailey Mr Steve Jones All Saints, Pocklington Mr Bryan Myerscough We shall never know all the good that a simple SMILE can do 3 Mother Teresa

4 Fellowship Praise Gathering Prayer Songs Hymns Readings Refreshments At Barmby Moor Methodist Church No charge 29 April 27 May start at 7.30pm All Welcome superb supper Prayers for Healing At All Saints Pocklington In the Lady Chapel Every Monday 12 noon For about half an hour Please feel free to ask for prayer, and/ or join us. Contact Paddy Palmer All Saints Church, Shiptonthorpe Every Friday morning at am Morning Prayers Come and join with us for: 20 minutes of prayer for the parish, in the parish Coffee Mornings Tuesdays at All Saints Church Pocklington Proceeds to Mission Natterbox Thursdays Midday Village Hall Shiptonthorpe Home Group is held Wednesdays, in Shiptonthorpe or Huggate for tea/coffee, cake and chat. At 7pm we get started. We would love to have you come along. Call to check venue Everyone is welcome at any or all of the meetings that are in The Link. 4

5 From The Vicarage The Great Forty Days of Easter Last month we celebrated Easter Sunday27th March and for many Easter is a one day event or perhaps 2 weeks if thinking about school holidays. However Easter is more than that, it is a season, lasting forty days. It reminds us of the forty days when Jesus appeared as the Risen Lord before His Ascension into heaven, which we remember on Thursday 5 th May. In many churches a Paschal (or Easter) Candle is lit during services for these forty days. During this period we read of the many appearances of Jesus to his disciples and others.(see Acts 1:3 and 1 Corinthians 15:4-7)..He was raised on the third day appeared to Cephas, then to the twelve. Then He appeared to more than five hundred brethren at one time. Then He appeared to James, then to all the apostles. Other references to his appearances are worth reading too.. his appearance to the women on Easter morning (Luke 24:1-12), to two disciples on the road to Emmaus (Luke 24:13-31), to ten apostles on Easter evening (John 20:19-23), to Doubting Thomas (John 20:24-29), and to seven by the Sea of Galilee (John 21:1-14). The many appearances over the 40 day period was evidence of the fact of his resurrection. As well as giving evidence of the resurrection Jesus also reminded them of all that he had taught whilst on earth and to direct them to follow his example and to go into the world. But in order to do his work they had to receive the power to do so. He told them to wait for 10 days until the day of Pentecost (50 days after Easter), Acts 1:4, when they would receive the Holy Spirit to enable them to be disciples (we celebrate this on Sunday 15 th May). He commanded them to go into the world to make disciples, baptise them and teach them. We call this The Great Commission (Matthew 28;19-20). The task is one of going out and being active, not sitting back waiting for people to come. It requires telling others about our faith, not waiting for someone to enquire. It involves teaching our faith and telling about Jesus' life and not simply waiting for someone to ask us a question. Jesus also assured his disciples that he would be with them until the end of the age and that Where two or three are gathered in my name, there am I in the midst of them (Matthew 18:20). The Church is the Body of Christ on earth (1 Corinthians 12:27). It is during the Holy Communion that many feel the presence of Christ as with the early disciples at Emmaus Be known to us in the breaking of the bread (Luke 24:35). During those 40 days on earth after His Resurrection Jesus reassured His followers that, despite their having failed Him, He still loved them. Except for John, the men ran away, Peter had even denied knowing Jesus. What must they have felt once they heard Jesus was risen? On the one hand, they were overjoyed, Jesus was alive, the Resurrection is true, He had conquered death, but on the other hand, they must have felt shame and fear. Shame, because they knew they had abandoned Jesus when He needed them most. Fear, because He might now reject them for their rejection of Him. He had said, Whoever denies me before men, I also will deny before my Father who is in heaven (Matthew 10:33) But Jesus did not reject them, he welcomed them back and this is a sign of ultimate forgiveness, restoration and love, which gives hope for us all. We know that when we fail him we will be forgiven and welcomed back. During the Great Forty Days of Easter Jesus appeared as the Risen Lord, evidence of the resurrection, he told his disciples to wait, then receive the Holy Spirit, then go out, baptise, teach and make disciples. This is our task today and as we endeavour to fulfil it we are assured that Jesus is with us. Let us be renewed in our commitment to go out into the world to proclaim the Gospel. Geoff 5

6 News from Burnby Sunday 3 April 9.15am: Family Communion led by Rodney Nicholson, assisted by Bronnie Broadhurst. Wednesday 6 April 10.30am: Coffee morning at the home of Sara Midgley (The Little Turnip). Tuesday 12 April 7.45pm: Annual Meeting at Fairview, Burnby. Sunday 1 May 9.15am: All Age Worship led by Bronnie Broadhurst. Details of May coffee morning to be circulated by as usual. 6

7 Londesborough News Our Snowdrop Sundays rely entirely on the weather, and as it was so very cold on the second Sunday we did not do as well as usual. Also, unfortunately, a lot of people came on the Sunday before we opened officially, and went round. Thus we did not receive any donations which they might have given. As it was we made just over Next was the Easter Bank Holiday, and then the two May holidays very soon afterwards. As usual there will be food in the Reading Room; and the site of the former house and the church will be open. Our new notelets, the pictures taken in the gardens in the parish, one from a bedroom window of animals, birds etc will be on sale. Six in a pack, all different. We have a huge selection of second hand book for sale too. April 23 rd we welcome the Pocklington Swing Band to the Concert Hall at 7.30pm.. Live music and a 30 piece band. A ho roast supper (vegetarian option available), and a licensed bar. Tickets are going quickly, available from londesboroughpcc@gmail.com or ring the Heywoods Tickets are also available in the village May Bank Holiday weekends are 1st & 2nd May and 29th & 30th May June 11th the Market Weighton Waytes, a large choir of about 40 members will be entertaining us in the church at 7.30pm. Entrance 5 on the door Strawberry Tea is planned for July, details TBA Coffee Mornings April 7th at Red House Hostess Mrs E Boden May 5th at The Old School Hosts Dianne and Richard Holmes June 2nd at 2 Stable Court Hostess Mrs Marie Brice July 7th ay Church View Hosts Terry and Dianne Core 7

8 9 Things about a SMILE 1. It cost nothing, but creates much. 2. It enriches those who receive, without impoverishing those who give. 3. It happens in a flash and the memory of it lasts forever. 4. None are so rich they can get along without it and none so poor but are richer for its benefits. 5. It creates happiness in the home, fosters good will in a business, and is the countersign of friends. 6. It is rest to the weary, daylight to the discouraged, sunshine to the sad, and nature's best antidote for trouble. 7. Yet it cannot be bought, begged, borrowed, or stolen, for it is something that is no earthly good to anybody till it is given away! 8. If someone is to tired to give you a smile, leave one of yours. 9. For, nobody needs a smile so much as those who have none to give. Anonymous 8

9 FOGGLESYKE folk group Fogglesyke, recently performed at All Saints Pocklington- Church Celebration weekend, the audience kindly donated for MacMillan Cancer Care Nurses. Fogglesyke are a group of local musicians who all live in Millington, and play music together for fun, friendship, and fundraising for MacMillan Cancer Care Nurses. They are multi-instrumentalists and sing a range of songs including Irish and English Folk tunes. Fogglesyke is the name of a spring located in Millington (just in case you were wondering where the name came from). They are happy to play at local fundraising/ community events where YOU advertise and sell the tickets for your fundraising cause and THEY will play a set of popular folk music and bring along buckets to collect donations for Mac- Millan Nurses. If you would like to enquire about Fogglesyke playing at YOUR event then please contact either: Dave Forth or Mike Hadley

10 Services for April 2016 Date Time Parish Service President Preacher Assistant 8.00am Pocklington HC BCP GH 9.15am Burnby FC CW RN RN BB Hayton HC CW SJ SJ 6 th April Easter 2 Huggate AAW DVR DVR AH 10.45am Londesborough MP BCP BS BS Nunburnholme FC CW GH GH Pocklington FC CW RN RN BB Shiptonthorpe HC BCP SJ SJ 9.15am Gt Givendale MP BCP DVR DVR Huggate MP CW SJ SJ 10 th April Easter 3 Millington HC BCP RN PT PT 10.45am Londesborough HC BCP RN DVR DVR Pocklington SE CW GH Guest PT Shiptonthorpe AAW SJ SJ FB 4.00pm Pocklington Special Deanery Service - Archbishop of York 8.00am Pocklington HC BCP RN 9.15am Hayton MP CW PT PT 17 th April Easter 4 Huggate HC CW PMB PMB AH 10.45am Nunburnholme AAW RN RN Pocklington SE CW AJB AJB ECS Shiptonthorpe MP BCP PT PT 9.15am Gt Givendale HC BCP GH GH Huggate MP CW BB BB 24th April Easter 5 Millington MP CW JH 10.45am Londesborough MP CW BB BB Pocklington SE CW GH GH JH Shiptonthorpe FC CW RN RN FB 4.00pm Pocklington EP BCP ECS 10

11 Services for Mayy 2016 Date Time Parish Service President Preacher Assistant 8.00am Pocklington HC BCP RN 9.15am Burnby FS CW BB BB Hayton HC CW GH GH 1 st May Easter 6 Huggate AAW RN RN AH 10.45am Londesborough MP BCP BS BS Pocklington FC CW PMB PMB BB Shiptonthorpe HC BCP GH GH 6.00pm Nunburnholme Special BJ 8.00am Pocklington HC BCP GH 9.15am Huggate MP CW ECS 8 th May Easter 7 Millington HC CW RN BB BB 9.30am Pocklington Special LJS LJS 10.45am Londesborough HC CW RN BB BB Shiptonthorpe AAW MB MB FB 6.00pm Gt Givendale EP BCP DVR DVR 8.00am Pocklington HC BCP SJ 15 th May Pentecost 9.15am Hayton MP CW RN RN Huggate HC CW GH GH AH 10.45am Nunburnholme FC CW RN RN Pocklington SE CW GH GH JH Shiptonthorpe FC CW SJ SJ 9.15am Gt Givendale HC BCP GH GH Huggate MP CW DVR DVR 22 nd May Trinity Sunday Millington MP CW JH 10.45am Londesborough MP CW DVR DVR Pocklington SE CW AJB PMB PMB Shiptonthorpe MP BCP ECS 4.00pm Pocklington EP BCP BS BS 29 th May Trinity 1 Group Service 10.45am Pocklington HC CW GH RN RN 11

12 News from Nunburnholme Bell Ringers Annual Dinner This year's dinner was held in January at The Plough Inn Allerthorpe, with twenty seven people dining; the meal was delicious and the company excellent, so a good night was had by all! Heritage Exhibition An exhibition was organised recently in our church to celebrate the achievements of a four year heritage project funded by the Heritage Lottery Fund. It was wonderful to see the results of dedication and hard work come to fruition, and with almost eighty visitors it was deemed the 'pop up' exhibition was a resounding success! People kindly compared it to a professional exhibition: it contained information about archaeological digs uncovering an Iron Age settlement on Nunburnnholme Wold, Medieval Nunburnholme with very interesting artist's impressions of these settlements drawn by two residents artists, Amanda Roseveare and Emma Jane Whelan. 12 As part of the project three houses in the village: The Old School House, White Cottage and Hessey Farm, were chosen for research into their history and a living history video featuring our very own Peter Wilkinson was produced by John Hill. We now have a 'pop up' exhibition to share with other interested parties visiting the church or the exhibition can be taken to other venues, contact Ann Hill if you would like further information.

13 Heritage Lottery application for church restoration work The PCC have submitted an application to the Heritage Lottery Fund for a grant to carry out urgent repair work to the building, they await a response in May. Mothering Sunday Service Canon Rodney conducted a delightful service on Mother's Day encouraging the large congregation to fully participate by singing a range of songs, thinking about the loving role of a mother and deliberating phobias. Afterwards, during fellowship, several people made paper heart mobiles to give to their loved ones. Remembering Barbara Vine Barbara, a dear friend of the church and to many in our community, sadly passed away in February. Barbara will be sorely missed and remembered fondly, for her dedication and generous support to our church, by the people she befriended; she was always happy to help. 100 Club Dates for Diary Songs of Praise on Sunday 1st May, 6pm: everyone is very welcome to this family service. Please come along and join us to celebrate the Queen's 90 years. Our celebration of the Queen's 90th Birthday will be a party on Sunday 15th May, 3pm in the Donkey Paddock: there will be live music, a bar, activities for children and a large celebration cake, please bring along a plate of party Children hear everything you say And they mimic everything you do Give them a good example 13

14 Shiptonthorpe News There are many regular events in the village. Nattabox coffee morning is moving! It will now be held in the Village Hall, still A Ladies Group meets at 7.30pm in the Methodist Chapel on the First Tuesday of the month. New members welcome Chatty Gardeners meet at 7.30pm on the second Monday of the month in the Village Hall. Mel.sparke@llgc.biz Regular events at the Village Hall are Monday Art Class 1-3pm andybutlin@aol.com Tuesday Zumba Laura dancerwoody@gmail.com MW YFC 7.30pm rmkendall@hotmail.co.uk Friday Keep Fit am gillianbotting@gmail.com Saturday Exercise Class 9-10 Matt Hyde To book the village hall, contact swilkins.shiptonthorpe@gmail.com or James on james.ducker@llgc.biz Inn at the Hall Friday April 8th and May 6th 7.30pm Open Gardens weekend will start on Friday, 1st July with a flower festival in the Church followed by open gardens on Saturday, 2nd and Sunday, 3rd July. More details to follow. 14

15 CHRISTIAN AID WEEK May 2016 This is the week we love every neighbour. Jesus calls us to love our neighbour as ourselves, and not just the ones next door or at the end of the street. Morsheda s story I feel very scared of the river. When I look at it I keep thinking it is coming. In Bangladesh, Morsheda lives in fear of the river. No matter how hard she works, every year the floods damage her home, leaving her and her children struggling to cope. Please join us and together, we can lift our global neighbours like Morsheda to safety this Christian Aid Week. Find out more about her story. Join us at Shiptonthorpe Methodist Church on Tuesday 19th April at 7pm and hear more about the work of Christian Aid. Cake and coffee after. Morsheda and her four children during seasonal flooding. 15

16 La Grande Connais St. Georges de Reintembault 35420, FRANCE Enjoy a Peaceful Family Holiday in the French Countryside La Grande Connais has been lovingly converted into comfortable accommodation. The house is divided into two parts, The Farmhouse and The Stables. The Farmhouse is our home and The Stables is a well equipped self catered attached cottage that sleeps four people in two bedrooms (it is possible to add an extra bed to accommodate 2 adults and three children). La Grande Connais sits in an acre and a half of peaceful garden and is surrounded by fields. It is easy to find God in the peace and beauty that surrounds us here. There are plenty of places for families to visit locally. So whether you are a couple or a family looking for a break, we invite you to join us for a while. We are situated in the beautiful French countryside on the border of Normandy and Brittany. We are easily reached via the ports of St Malo, Caen Cherbourg and Le Harve or Rennes and Dinard airports. The Stables costs 445 per week in high season to rent with 15% reduction for clergy and Christian workers. For more details or to contact us please visit our website at or telephone us on (highly recommended by Mike and Freda Bailey) 16

17 When you re smiling, when you're smiling, the whole world smiles with you so sang Frank Sinatra. There is much evidence from the medical profession that smiling is good for you The Bible reflects that too; did you know that God likes to smile on you? Here are just a few Bible verses that mention smiling, and a little story about the Hoiday Inn staff selection process that will make you smile: Psalm 4:6 Many people say, Who will show us better times? Let your face smile on us, Lord. Psalm 85:11 Truth springs up from the earth, and righteousness smiles down from heaven. Song of Solomon 4:2 Your teeth are as white as sheep, recently shorn and freshly washed. Your smile is flawless, each tooth matched with its twin. Holiday Inn, when looking for 500 people to hire for new positions in a new facility, interviewed 5000 applicants. The hotel managers who were interviewing excluded all applicants who smiled less than four times during the interview. This applied to people competing for jobs in all categories 17

18 Churches Together in Shiptonthorpe: All Saints Church and Methodist Church In support of Samara s Aid Appeal You ve seen the pictures of refugee camps in Syria and Iraq. Those 2 countries have almost 10milion displaced persons. Summer is approaching. It will be hot there. Have you started looking at your wardrobes and sifting out those summer clothes you don t intend wearing again? As long as it s clean and undamaged, imagine the difference that piece of clothing could make to the life and self-esteem of a refugee in Syria or Iraq. Would you let us have the summer clothes you no longer want? Long trousers/skirts/dresses, shirts, shoes/sandals/flipflops/crocs pyjamas, T-shirts, blouses, headscarves, bedding. We are collecting up to Friday 22 April, but the sooner we receive, the sooner we can start packing. Ring us and we ll collect, or you can bring them to us. If we fill too many boxes to put in a car, we d be very grateful if anyone has a van and would be prepared to take the boxes to Leeds... (you won t be out of pocket!) Revd Shelagh Jones: Red Gables, Town Street Mike & Freda Bailey: Rose Villa Town Street Rev Japhet Kabilu:

19 Warter Church Of England Primary School The spring term has whizzed by at Warter with the children continuing to enjoy and achieve highly on their learning journey. This term we have welcomed Rev.Japhet Kaberia Kabilu from the Methodist Church in Market Weighton to share his experiences of living and working in Kenya with us. This has led to a shared worship and the development of a link with a school. The school is the Nija Primary School in Maua which is the town Japhet and his wife Rachel come from. This is a state school but all the children and their parents have to finance their own books and stationary. To begin our relationship with the school each class in school will write a class letter together about their class and donate a favourite book or activity they would like to share. Japhet and Rachel will then deliver our books and information to the school when they visit Maua. Pictured right: Rev. Japhet and his wife Rachel. The children and parents have also kindly donated a number of paperback books alongside a range of stationary items for Japhet and Rachel to deliver when they visit the school later this month. The righteous considers the needs of the poor. Proverbs 29:7 God sends children to enlarge our hearts and make us unselfish and full of kindly sympathies and affections. 19

20 20 A Message from AB Sentamu Between Advent 2015 and Trinity 2016 I will be engaging in a Diocesan Pilgrimage of Prayer, Witness and Blessing. The vision for this Pilgrimage lies in the roots of our Christian Heritage. As I have prayed and waited on God, I have been inspired by the great Northern Saints, such as Aidan, Cuthbert, and Hilda who took to the road to proclaim the Good News of Jesus Christ. To those of you who will be providing hospitality of sanctuary and refectory, I want to say a huge thank you. As we meet and pray together, I pray that we may be a mutual blessing one to another. But the sanctuary and the refectory are only part of the story. We must also get out on the road! We are a Church on the road in mission ready to make Christ known in word and deed. Come and join me, in prayer and in person, so that together we may be part of God's transforming work in this Diocese. Itinerary for our area Tuesday 5th April 9:30 Walk from Burnby Hall around Pocklington and its Market Place to All Saints Pocklington for coffee morning. 11:30 Pilgrimage Prayers at All Saints Pocklington 12:15 Brief Pause for Prayer at the Sotheby Cross in the churchyard 13:20 Walk from the Station Hotel to Wold Haven 15:30 Walk from Wold Haven to St Catherine s Barmby Moor (2.1m) 17:00 Pilgrimage Prayers at St Catherine s Barmby Moor As Archbishop John has said, he would love to have your company, so if you are able, please do join him for all, or part of the day SUNDAY 10 th APRIL 4.00pm Deanery Celebration Service at All Saints Pocklington with Confirmations, led by the Archbishop. All welcome