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Parish of St.Cuthbert, Benfieldside

Sunday Worship
8.00a.m. Holy Communion (Book of Common Prayer)
10.00a.m. SUNG EUCHARIST (Common Worship)
6.00p.m. Evening Prayer
+ Choral Evensong (BCP)
Taizé Vespers

Sunday School meets at 10.00a.m. in the Church Hall during term

Weekday Worship Please see the

Calendar &
Morning Prayer: 8.30a.m. Monday - Friday Pewsheet for
Evening Prayer: 5.00p.m. Tuesday alterations to this
Midweek Eucharist: 10.00a.m.Thursday pattern.

Parish Office
Arrangements for Baptisms, Marriages, etc. should
normally be made in the Vicar’s vestry in church on
Tuesdays at 5.30p.m. - please phone first if possible.
For Spiritual Advice & the Sacrament of Reconciliation
(Confession), please contact the Vicar.

Clergy & Readers

Vicar: The Revd Martin Jackson
St. Cuthbert’s Vicarage, Church Bank, Shotley Bridge
01207 503019
mobile phone: 0797 226 2412
e-mail: martin.jackson@durham.anglican.org
Readers: Mrs. Rosie Junemann 01207 583998
  Mr. Paul Heatherington 01207 506282

Parish web-site: www.communigate.co.uk/ne/saintcuthberts

Parish Blog: www.saintcuthberts.blogspot.com
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PARISH CALENDAR - JUNE 2009

Mon. 1 2.00p.m. Eucharist - in the Lounge, Derwentdale Court
Tues. 2 7 for 7.30p.m. Deanery Synod - Medomlsey
Thurs. 4 10.00a.m. Eucharist
Sat. 6 12noon Marriage: Paul D’Eath & Patricia Vasey
3.00p.m. Marriage: Justin Chilton & Louise Lovell
Sunday 7 TRINITY SUNDAY
(Isaiah 6.1-8; Romans 8.12-17; John 3.1-17)
8.00a.m. Eucharist
10.00a.m. SUNG EUCHARIST
& Sunday School
6.00p.m. Evening Prayer
Mon. 8 2.00p.m. Mothers’ Union Diocesan Festival - Cathedral
7.30p.m. PCC Meeting - Vicarage
Tues. 9 12.30p.m. “Second Tuesday” Lunch Club - Church Hall
Thurs. 11 CORPUS CHRISTI
10.00a.m. Eucharist

Saturday 13th - 2p.m. ST. CUTHBERT’S SUMMER FAIR

- in the Hall and around the Church Grounds!
Sunday 14 1st SUNDAY AFTER TRINITY
(Ezekiel 17.22-24; 2 Corinthians 5.6-17; Mark 4.26-34)
8.00a.m. Eucharist
10.00a.m. SUNG EUCHARIST
& Sunday School
6.00p.m. Evening Prayer (to be confirmed)
Thurs. 18 10.00a.m. Eucharist
Sat. 20 12noon Marriage: Gareth Curtiss & Rachel Stephenson
Sunday 21 THE 2nd SUNDAY AFTER TRINITY
(Job 38.1-1; 2 Corinthians 6.1-13; Mark 4.35-41)
8.00a.m. Eucharist
10.00a.m. SUNG EUCHARIST
& Sunday School
6.00p.m. Taizé Vespers
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Monday 22nd June – 7.00p.m. PARISH CONFIRMATION

Join us at Lanchester as we celebrate with our Bishop
- come and support our candidates!

Thurs. 25 10.00a.m. Eucharist

Sunday 28 THE 3rd SUNDAY AFTER TRINITY
(Wisdom 1.13-15; 2.23-24; 2 Corinthians 8.7-15; Mark 5.21-43)
8.00a.m. Eucharist
10.00a.m. SUNG EUCHARIST
& Sunday School
6.00p.m. Evening Prayer
Mon. 29 ST. PETER & ST. PAUL, Apostles
2.00p.m. Eucharist - in the Lounge, Derwentdale Court
JULY
Thurs. 2 10.00a.m. Eucharist - cancelled today
(Clergy Summer School)
Sunday 5 THE 4th SUNDAY AFTER TRINITY
(Ezekiel 2.1-5; 2 Corinthians 12.2-10; Mark 6.1-13)
8.00a.m. Eucharist
10.00a.m. SUNG EUCHARIST
& Sunday School
6.00p.m. Evening Prayer
Mon. 6 2.00p.m. Mothers’ Union Service & Strawberries - Ebchester
Thurs. 9 10.00a.m. Eucharist - cancelled today
(SCP National Conference)

Readings for Sunday Evening Worship

Please use these readings, whether or not you are able to join us at the 6p.m. service
Sunday 7 June Ps. 104.1-10 Ezekiel 1.4-10,22-28a Revelation 4.1-11
Sunday 14 June Ps. 39 Jeremiah 7.1-16 Luke 7.36 - 8.3
Sunday 21 June Ps. 49 Jeremiah 10.1-16 Luke 8.26-39
Sunday 28 June Ps. 53 Jeremiah 11.1-14 Luke 9.51-62
Sunday 5 July Ps. 63, 64 Jeremiah 20.1-11a Luke 10.1-11,16-20
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View from the Vicarage

“The strong name of the Trinity...”
In this issue of our Parish Magazine, you‟ll find some fairly substantial
articles - notably on the nature of prayer, God as Trinity, and three pages
on St. Peter and St. Paul. They‟re there in part because I had them to hand
and we haven‟t got as many home-produced articles as usual. But
nevertheless they‟re worth reading - if only to make you think!
A continuing issue for me is how as a church we can succeed in
communicating Christian teaching. Much easier to advertise what we‟re
doing next in the way of a Summer Fair or to report on another successful
Fashion Show / Coffee Morning / Book Sale / Concert! And more fun, I
guess? We like doing stuff together. One of the great things about St.
Cuthbert‟s Church is that people have a good time - and bring in other
people to have a good time. We have a good time socially, in fund-raising
and (I dare to hope) in church as we worship God. But we also need to stop
and think - what‟s it all about?
So please read the articles in this magazine that try to say something about
the content of Christian faith. They don‟t pretend to say it all. I found myself
nit-picking and altering some details of the lives of St Peter and St Paul.
The item on prayer is just about making a start - but we need to start
somewhere. And who dare address the mystery of the Trinity in just 203
words? It‟s not merely a doctrine… it‟s God and the life of God himself.
That‟s what we need to remind ourselves. That what we do as Christians is
about God and us - our relationship to him; his concern for us, however
unworthy we may be; our need to look to him who is our God. The
wonderful hymn often attributed to St. Patrick begins:
I bind unto myself today
The strong name of the Trinity
By invocation of the same,
The Three in One and One in Three.
That‟s to recognise who God is for us. And in praise we affirm:
Holy, holy, holy! Though the darkness hide thee,
though the eye of sinful man thy glory may not see,
only thou art holy; there is none beside thee,
perfect in power, in love and purity.
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It‟s worth remembering not only on Trinity Sunday, 7 June, but every day.
Let‟s make the effort to know more about God - and let him know us. MJ
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Mothers’ Union News

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Monday 1 June 2.00pm
Monthly Eucharist at Derwentdale Court
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Monday 8 June 2.00pm
Festival Service at Durham Cathedral
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Monday 29 June 2.00pm
Monthly Eucharist at Derwentdale Court
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Monday 6 July 2.00pm
Service and strawberry teas at Ebchester Church

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Christian Aid Week 2009
Sunday 10th – Saturday 16th May
Many thanks to everyone who has supported Christian Aid Week,
especially when times are not easy for many people. We are always aware
as we go around the doors that there are many claims on everyone‟s
money, not least from many other well-deserving charities. Thank you then
to the many people who continue to support us in helping the world‟s poor.
Counting and banking are almost complete with the total so far standing at
£990.50
Sheila Barnes

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100 Club - Winners

May
1st Prize £25 No.70 Joan Locke
2nd Prize £15 No.68 John Greener
3rd Prize £10 No.56 Elsie Walker

Details on how to join the 100 Club from our organiser,

Jennifer Lambert, phone 505018.
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OOH MR HORNE!

The first production of One in Seven amateur dramatic society,

Broadcasting Bonanza, consisted of a revue of sketches and music from the
glory days of TV and radio. Round the Horne, Mastermind and Bob
Newhart were brought back to life, perhaps not quite as their creators
envisaged, but sufficiently to entertain a packed house. Live music - not
the free wine - got the audience singing along and after the show everyone
availed themselves of the substantial refreshments provided by an
enthusiastic and tireless band of workers.
Thanks to all concerned, whether performers, backstage workers, or
audience. The society is meeting on Wednesday June 10th at 7.30 in the
church hall committee room to discuss the next production. Anyone
interested in joining is invited.
Jim Hollingsworth
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2nd Tuesday Lunch Club

… continues to provide food and friendship

12.30p.m. Tuesday 9th June in the Church Hall

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When Christmas comes . . .

. . . many people enjoy listening to Carols and other Christmas music
played on handbells, either at the concert with the Leadgate Gleemen, or in
church on Christmas Eve.
Well, now is an opportunity to hear some Summer Handbell Music at a
Coffee Morning in the Church Hall on Saturday 4th July - and, what’s more,
to try your own hand, or rather hands, at ringing bells yourself. No musical
ability required!
With coffee and scones, a cake and jam stall, raffle,
and exhibition about St Cuthbert’s Handbell Ringers,
this should be an enjoyable morning - and will also
swell the funds for the for the renovation of the
basement area of the Church Hall.
Coffee Morning with bells! - Saturday 4th July
10a.m.-12 noon Tickets £1.00

RELEVANT JOKE OF THE MONTH…

Confession
A local priest was being honoured at his retirement dinner after 25 years in
the parish. A leading local politician and member of the congregation was
chosen to make the presentation and to give a little speech at the dinner.
However, he was delayed so the priest decided to say his own few words
while they waited: "I got my first impression of the parish from the first
confession I heard here. I thought I had been assigned to a terrible place.
The very first person who entered my confessional told me he had stolen a
television set and, when questioned by the police, was able to lie his way
out of it. He had also stolen money from his parents, embezzled from his
employer, had an affair with his best friend's wife, and taken illicit drugs. I
was appalled. "But as the days went on I learned that my people were not
all like that and I had, indeed, come to a fine parish full of good and loving
people."
Just as the priest finished his talk, the politician arrived full of apologies for
being late. He immediately began to make the presentation and said: "I'll
never forget the first day our parish priest arrived. In fact, I had the honour
of being the first person to go to him for confession."
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Deanery Confirmation
by the Bishop of Durham
in All Saints’ Church, Lanchester
7.00p.m. Monday 22nd June
Please join us to support our candidates for Confirmation as they
affirm their faith and seek the strengthening of God’s Holy Spirit.
Pray for members of St. Cuthbert’s to be confirmed…
Almighty and ever-living God,
Dorothy Dover
you have given your servants new birth
Frank Barnes in baptism by water and the Spirit,
The Bishop of Durham, the Rt. and have forgiven them all their sins.
Revd. Tom Wright, will be with Let your Holy Spirit rest upon them:
us to preside. Please mark it in the Spirit of wisdom and understanding;
your diaries - not least so that the Spirit of counsel and inward strength;
you can be there to support the Spirit of knowledge & true godliness;
our candidates, and to and let their delight
welcome our Bishop. be in the fear of the Lord. Amen.

GROWING TOGETHER!
St Cuthbert’s Gardening Club

Summer Fair
Saturday 13th June
Please bring plants and produce for the plant stall.
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COFFEE plus
Lots more books, plants and jams were on sale again,
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alongside a Coffee Morning on Saturday 16 May 2009. And
once more - a very successful morning, raising more than
£300 for church funds.

Thanks to Rosie Junemann who organised it, and to all who

worked together so splendidly for such an enjoyable occasion.

The Ladies Fashion Show seems to be getting

popular. This one (on 29th April) was the third and up
to now the best turn out. Everyone seemed to have a
good time, and most of enjoyed a glass of wine (or
two).Then we watched while the clothes were
modelled for us, very nice they were too! Then
while we were buying the clothes we had a buffet and
a raffle, for which I want to thank everyone for their
donations of food and raffle prizes.
Without everyone’s help it would not have been such a good night. Not
only did the clothes have labels, but Sammie even put the names on the
cakes! Dior, Monsoon, Top Shop, and M&S. Again thanks everybody for
all the help it was much appreciated. Thanks to Lew who helped with the
clearing up and putting the tables away, and Stephen who was again called
in to pick people up and drop them off (oh, she who must be… you know
the rest!)
All this help was much appreciated. Can I also take this opportunity to say
thanks for the help with donations of food for the buffet for the Comedy
Night in the church hall, which was another good night out.
Mary Mitchell
Dream come true
A group of clergy had gone on retreat, and the subject of dreams, prophecy
and fulfilment came up. “I firmly believe in it,” said one. “Why last week I
was sound asleep, dreaming I was in an important diocesan committee
meeting. The bishop had singled me out of all the room, to ask my advice
about something. Then when I woke up, sure enough, there I was.”
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St Cuthbert’s Summer Fair

Saturday 13 June
from 2.00pm
Come and join in the fun…
Cakes, Plants, Preserves
Crafts & Gifts, Books
Tombola & Games
Afternoon Teas
Jane Robson School of Dance Theatre Club
…and more!
Join us in and around
St. Cuthbert’s Church & Hall

Summer Fair 2009 - how you can help…

All the usual stalls will be there - cakes - books - plants - tombola…
Crafts and bits of pieces - raffles and a quiz. And refreshments of
course. + watch out for new attractions…
We need people to help with these events, and with setting up in the
morning - and clearing up afterwards.
Look out for lists in church or the hall - it would be appreciated if you
could add your name if you wish to help.
Contributions for the tombola, and any other stalls, may be left in the
box at the back of Church or in the Church Hall.
Contact the coordinators for more information or to offer your help.
Mary Mitchell Sammie Hewlett
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Saints of the Month

June 29 Feast of Saint Peter & Saint Paul
The two most famous apostles are remembered this month, and they
share a feast day….

St Peter (died c. AD 64), originally called Simon, was a married fisherman

from Bethsaida, near the Sea of Galilee. He met Jesus through his brother,
Andrew. Jesus gave him the name of Cephas (Peter) which means rock.
Peter is always named first in the list of apostles. He was one of the three
apostles who were privileged to witness the Transfiguration, the raising of
the daughter of Jairus, and the Agony in the Garden.
When Peter made his famous confession of faith, that Jesus was the
Christ, Jesus recognised it as being the result of a revelation from the
Father. He in turn told Peter that he would be the rock on which his Church
would be built, that the „gates of hell‟ would never prevail against it. Peter
and the apostles would have the power of „binding and loosing‟, but Peter
would be personally given „the keys of the kingdom of heaven‟. Jesus also
forewarned Peter of his betrayal and subsequent strengthening of the other
apostles. After his Resurrection, Jesus appeared to Peter before the other
apostles, and later entrusted him with the mission to feed both the lambs
and the sheep of Christ‟s flock.
Peter played a big part in the early Church, and is mentioned many times in
the Book of Acts, where in the early chapters he organised the choice of
Judas‟ successor, preached with stirring authority at Pentecost; and was
the very first apostle to work a miracle. Peter went on to defend the
apostles‟ right to teach at the Sanhedrim, and to condemn Ananias and
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Sapphira. It was Peter who first realised that Christianity was also for the
gentiles, after his meeting with Cornelius. Later he took a prominent part in
the council at Jerusalem, and went on to clash with St Paul at Antioch for
hesitating about eating with gentiles.
Early tradition links Peter with an apostolate and martyrdom at Rome. The
New Testament does not tell us either way, but Peter being in Rome would
make sense, especially as Peter‟s first epistle refers to „Babylon‟, which
was usually identified with Rome. Peter‟s presence in Rome is mentioned
by early church fathers such as Clement of Rome and Irenaeus. Tradition
also tells us that Peter suffered under Nero and was crucified head-
downwards. People may argue whether Peter‟s tomb lies under the altar of
St. Pater‟s Basilica in the Vatican City, but it is significant that Rome is the
only city that ever claimed to be Peter‟s place of death.
St Peter was a major influence on Mark when writing his gospel, and the
First Epistle of Peter was very probably his. (Many scholars believe that
the Second Epistle was written at a later date.)
From very early times Peter was invoked by Christians as a universal saint.
He was the heavenly door-keeper, the patron of the Church and the
papacy, a saint both powerful and accessible.
In England there were important dedications to Peter from early times:
monasteries such as Canterbury, Glastonbury, Malmesbury, Peterborough,
Lindisfarne, Whitby, Wearmouth, and especially Westminster. Cathedrals
were named after him, too: York, Lichfield, Worcester and Selsey. In all, it
has been calculated that 1,129 pre-Reformation churches were dedicated
to St Peter, and another 283 to SS Peter and Paul together.
Images of Peter are innumerable, but his portraiture remains curiously the
same: a man with a square face, a bald or tonsured head, and a short
square, curly beard. Not surprisingly, his chief emblem is a set of keys,
sometimes along with a ship or fish.

St Paul (died c. AD 65),

Like Peter, Paul also started life with another name: Saul. This great
apostle to the Gentiles was a Jew born in Tarsus, and brought up by
Gamaliel as a Pharisee. So keen was he to defend the god of his fathers
that he became a persecutor of Christianity, and even took part in the
stoning of Stephen. He hunted Christians down and imprisoned them, and
it was while on his way to persecute more Christians in Damascus that he
was suddenly given his vision of Christ. It was the decisive moment of
Paul‟s life – Paul suddenly realised that Jesus was truly the Messiah, and
the Son of God, and that He was calling Paul to bring the Christian faith to
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the Gentiles. Paul was then healed of his temporary blindness, baptised,
and retired to Arabia for about three years of prayer and solitude, before
returning to Damascus.
From then on Paul seems to have lived a life full of hazard and hardship.
He made many Jewish enemies, who stoned him, and wanted to kill him.
Nevertheless, Paul made three great missionary journeys, first to Cyprus,
then to Asia Minor and eastern Greece, and lastly to Ephesus, where he
wrote 1 Corinthians, then to Macedonia and Achaia, where he wrote
Romans, before returning to Jerusalem. After stonings, beatings and
imprisonment in Jerusalem he was sent to Rome for trial as a Roman
citizen. On the way he was shipwrecked at Malta; when he finally reached
Rome he was put under house-arrest for two years, during which time he
wrote the four „captivity‟ epistles. Later Paul may have revisited Ephesus
and even have reached Spain. Tradition tells he was eventually martyred
at Rome during the persecution of Nero, being beheaded (as a Roman
citizen) at Tre Fontane and buried where the basilica of S Paul „outside the
walls‟ now stands.
The belief that Peter and Paul died on the same day was caused by their
sharing the same feast day.
Paul was not only a tireless missionary, but a great thinker. His epistles
played a major part in the later development of Christian theology. Paul‟s
key ideas include that Redemption is only through faith in Christ, who
abrogated the old Law and began the era of the Spirit; that Christ is not just
the Messiah, but the eternal, pre-existent Son of God, exalted after the
Resurrection to God‟s right-hand; that the Church is the (mystical) body of
Christ; that the believers live in Christ and will eventually be transformed by
the final resurrection. It is difficult to overemphasise the influence of Paul
on Christian thought and history: he had a major effect on Augustine,
Thomas Aquinas, Luther, Calvin and others.
In art, Paul is depicted as small in stature, bald and bandy-legged, with a
long face, long nose and eyebrows meeting over deep-set eyes. His usual
emblems are a sword and a book. In England he was never as popular as
St Peter, and ancient English churches dedicated to him alone number only
43.
The history of the relics of Peter and Paul is not very clear. Tradition says
that Peter was buried where the Vatican now stands and Paul on the
Ostian Way - under the Basilica of St. Paul outside the Walls. Certainly
both apostles were venerated from very early times both in the Liturgy and
in private prayers, as testified by Greek and Latin graffiti in the catacombs
of the early 3rd century.
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Art at
St. Cuthbert’s
An Exhibition by Local Artists
Saturday 12th September
& Sunday 13th September
in St. Cuthbert’s Church Hall

More information - or to offer help - contact Lew Parker 505156

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Trinity Sunday falls this month (7 June) - how do we make sense of it?...
God the three in one (God the Holy Trinity)
This month we celebrate Trinity Sunday. The doctrine
of the trinity is one of the most important of the
Christian faith, for it goes to the very heart of what God
is like. The Bible is quite clear: there is one God, but
he is revealed in three ‘persons’ – the Father, the Son,
and the Holy Spirit.
Have you ever wondered at what point in the Bible God is revealed as
being more than one person? Well, you don’t have to read very far: only
to Genesis 1:26, where God (Elohim – a plural noun) says: Let US make
man in OUR image. (Gen. 1:26)
The Bible reveals a pattern: God the Father lives in heaven and has never
been seen. God the Son became the incarnate Jesus Christ, who made
known to us the Father, and God the Holy Spirit, who is unseen, has been
sent to live within and to equip his people, the Church.
The Trinity is basic to our salvation – for these three persons in the one
Godhead have combined to save us from our sins: it is the WILL of the
Father, the saving WORK of the Son, and the indwelling WITNESS of the
Holy Spirit. (John 14:16, 23-26).
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Signs and symbols:

alpha, omega and other Greek letters

This month we‟ll look at a few more symbols to help us think about God
using abbreviations from ancient Greek words. The most common and
often the most misunderstood is this one - IHC.
People sometimes think they come from the Latin‟
„Iesus Hominum Salvator‟ meaning, „Jesus, saviour of
the world‟, or even „In His Service‟. But really they
originate in the first three letters of the Greek for
JESUS - which in Greek was IHCOYC ( ΙΗΣΟΥΣ ).
Just to confuse you, Greek has two ways of writing the
sound „s‟ as in the middle of Jesus. It can be either a
„C‟ (σ) or what looks like a rather stylised „E‟ (ς).
To confuse you more, when you translate the Greek letters IHC into Latin
they come out as „IHS‟. So you can see both spellings that mean the same
thing. In many churches this abbreviation has been repeated and used to
decorate the whole length of the white cloth covering the altar.

A much easier abbreviation is the next one which is the first

and last letters of the Greek capital alphabet - Alpha (A) and
Omega (Ω - a funny-looking O or Q). In English it would be
„AZ‟. Alpha / Omega is used to mean the infinity of God, that
he is eternal; from the beginning to the end.
You‟ll sometimes also see what looks like aw, because this
was the lower case Greek (αω)

Another Greek word used is NIKA which means „Victor‟. So sometimes

you‟ll see a cross with the four corners having two letters in each: IC
meaning Jesus; XC meaning Christ; NI being the first two letters; and KA
the last two letters of NIKA. So you get: „Jesus Christ, the Victor‟.

Sometimes the alpha and omega will be placed either side of another letter
or letters. One example is with the letter „M‟ which is sometimes used to
mean „found blameless‟. So AMQ (ΑΜΩ) comes from Philippians 2:15.
„So that you may be innocent and pure as God‟s perfect children ... „

If you could only write a few words or short sentence about God and
what he means, what would it be? How would you abbreviate it?
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Prayer: a beginner’s guide

The good thing about prayer is that there’s only one
way to go wrong, and that’s not to do it. The best
way to do it is just to get on and do it. If prayer at its
simplest level is listening to God and talking to him,
you don’t need long books to tell you how to do it,
you just need a conviction that prayer is a good
thing to do, that you’re someone God wants to hear
from and that he’s worth talking to.

Is prayer a good thing to do? Never mind for the moment about whether
prayer ‘works’ or not: Jesus prayed and he encouraged his disciples to
pray too, so if we’re following him, we need to be praying. Full stop.

Are you someone God wants to hear from? The message of the Bible is
that however unworthy, sinful and useless we may feel as human beings,
God can’t wait to hear from us and is sitting on the edge of his seat like a
love-struck teenager, hand poised ready to pick up the phone the second
it rings.

Is he worth talking to? He’s the one person who knows us inside out, the
one person with infinite power at his fingertips, the one who has the true
perspective on an entire world’s story. Not a slot machine to pay into in
the hope of one day getting ‘an answer to prayer’, but a person. Who likes
us.

How might you begin to pray? What sort of a person are you? Do you like
a good gossip? Then gossip to God. Are you the strong silent type? Then
be silent in his presence. Say hello... say the Lord’s Prayer ... say ‘Oh God’
and mean it... deliberately be silent and still for one minute ... read a story
from a Gospel and imagine what you would say to Jesus if you were
there... tell him about what is worrying you or thrilling you ... copy the
great prayers of the Bible and of the Church... write a letter to him ... listen
and look for a few moments in a place you consider holy... You can’t go
wrong. Prayer is good. God longs to hear from you. He’s worth it.
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From the Parish Registers

Holy Baptism
3 May Eilish MacPherson Maddison
18 Lady Place, Livingston, West Lothian
3 May Aaron David Curtiss
14 The Elms, Shotley Bridge
17 May Reese Parkin
52 Ritsons Road, Blackhill
May they continue to follow Christ

Funerals
13 May George Ainsley aged 87 years
John Street, Blackhill
20 May Bob Ternent aged 76 years
Benfieldside Road, Shotley Bridge
May the souls of the faithful departed rest in peace

Useful Church Contacts:

Churchwardens: Linda Short, 9 Sherwood Close   503750
Carol O’Malley, 13 Spring Close, Ebchester 561884
PCC Lay Chair: Peter Thompson, Wheldon House, Ebchester 560454
PCC Treasurer: Irvine Macnair, 10 Kempton Close. 505828
PCC Secretary: Jill Barron, 141 Benfieldside Road 504352
Sunday School: Carol O’Malley, 13 Spring Close, Ebchester 561884
Church Hall: Linda Short, 9 Sherwood Close  503750