ALDWINCLE : CLOPTON : PILTON :  STOKE DOYLE :

  THORPE ACHURCH :  WADENHOE : TITCHMARSH

CHURCH WARDENS

Aldwincle, Hilary Gerard-Pearse 720456 and John Pawlyn, 720038  

Clopton Stephen Brandon 720346 and Jane Wood 720282

Pilton, Carew Treffgarne, 720448 and Sue Thomas 720188

Stoke Doyle Harry Faure Walker 273543 & Christopher Capron 274956

   Achurch, Carolyn Brawn, 720790, and Tricia Farnsworth, 720076

Titchmarsh, Julia Powell 732283 and Stephen Barber 734435  

Wadenhoe,  Rodney Sinclair 720218

www.oundledeanery.org.uk

From the Rectory      

Making our church buildings increasingly ‘user-friendly’

On February 24^th our services are combined so that we can all join in the Titchmarsh dedication by the Archdeacon of Oakham of their new facilities. With their kitchen-type equipment and toilets (one for the disabled) we now have a resource for all sorts of occasions both for Titchmarsh residents and for all of us in the vicinity. Its first use was by the school at Christmas. One of its recent uses was to host the monthly gathering of Clergy and Lay ministers from the 30 parishes nearby.

Such developments are happening all over the place – including in the villages covered by this Pink Sheet. It stems from the twin recognition that Jesus worked for more than a narrow religious agenda, and that we have a wonderful resource in these ancient buildings in our churches. My hope is that increasingly we who live in these villages will take advantage of all they can offer.

With all good wishes

Jim Mynors 720613    Jim@Mynors.me.uk

Some Church Concert dates - more details to follow

May 2^nd  Stoke Doyle/May 3^rd  Titchmarsh Jazz Orchestra

May 24^th  Music in Quiet Places – Titchmarsh

June 23^rd  Pilton BBQ & music

July 6^th Stoke Doyle        St John’s Singers

Lent series 

Wednesdays 7.45-9pm at Aldwincle Rectory 60 Main St

All welcome! No prior knowledge necessary & no need to attend the whole series.

To some the Old Testament seems to be full of apparently very unedifying, chaotic – even immoral - behaviour which does not immediately seem to make sense – or square with the New Testament. So here is a way or reading these ancient and international best-sellers which may be of help

• Like all good books, those in the Old Testament need to be understood as complete wholes. Isolated sections need to be read in context
• Some Bible books are long – too long for normal group discussion
• The ending of books often holds the key to grasping its meaning
• So we’ll focus on these illuminating passages as keys to whole books

Feb 20 Genesis 50 Happy families? & Deuteronomy 34 The promised land

Feb 27 Judges 21:25, Ruth 4:7-end  2 Sam 24:18-end Order out of chaos

March 6^th 2 Chronicles 36:15-end Hope at the end of the tunnel

March 13^th  Esther 9:20-10:3 Beauty queen turns the tables

March 20^th Job 42  Proverbs 31 and Ecclesiastes 12       3 wise endings

Church Electoral Roll revision – this happens every 6 years and is due before the 2013 AGMs. Existing Electoral Roll Members will be asked to renew and more details are on church noticeboards

AGMs

Aldwincle March 5^th Village Hall 7.30pm

Clopton April 26^th Westlands 8pm

Pilton April 16 Pilton Manor 7.30pm

Stoke Doyle February 26^th in Church 7pm

Thorpe Achurch April 21^st  in Church 6.30pm

Titchmarsh April 25^th in Church 7.30pm

Wadenhoe April 28^th in Church 6.30pm

ALDWINCLE

Aldwincle Village Hall Coffee

 Some residents have expressed interest but are not free on Wednesdays. Let’s try Saturday 10.30-12

On Saturdays February 16^th   and March 16^th

Helen Mynors

Aldwincle Safari Supper - Saturday 2nd February 2013

You are invited, once again, to take part in this popular annual event.  For last minute bookings please contact, Grace Chung (720730), Helen Grout (720199) or any Committee member.

Aldwincle W.I.

Meets in the Village Hall at 7.30pm for 7.45

Aldwincle floodlighting

St. Peter's Church is very grateful to Mrs. J. Winnett for sponsoring 

the floodlighting during the week beginning March 17th.

This is in loving memory of her husband Michael John Winnett and to 

remember their wedding anniversary on March 21st. "God Bless".

Aldwincle Village Hall

June 2^nd –Coronation Day (60 years on) – keep the morning and lunch time free for an event – and look out your Coronation memorablia! – Ideas to Helen Grout or Bernard Lowe

Film Night 22 March ‘Quartet’

See noticeboards for more details

Diocesan Dates for your 2013 Diary– see last issue or leaflets in churches

On 9^th March the Bishop of Peterborough is to lead another ‘Bible Day’ in Northampton – this year with the theme ‘Faith at Work’

May 11^th Bungoma Day. A chance to leartn about our Kenyan link.

to Hilary Gerard-Pearse 27 Main Street, Aldwincle Tel 720456 or pinksheet@mynors.me.uk