New Lund Special Edition April 2020

St John the Evangelist - Lund Parish Magazine Proclaiming Christ and Serving the Community Special Edition - April 2020

IN THE DIOCESE OF BLACKBURN & THE DEANERY OF KIRKHAM A MEMBER OF CHURCHES TOGETHER IN KIRKHAM & DISTRICT WEEKLY WORSHIP The Eucharist Morning Prayer Sunday 8am and 10.30am Morning Prayer is said in Church Tuesday 9.30am in church at 8.30am Monday, Tuesday and Wednesday of each week Please see the weekly newsletter Baptisms & Weddings in church for confirmation of times Please speak to Fr. John ... KEEP IN TOUCH! Please let Fr. John or the church Contact details for Fr. John, the wardens know of all cases of churchwardens, and other officers illness. of our church can be found online: If you’re new to St John’s, please www.lundparish.org.uk introduce yourself to a member of the congregation. The Reverend John L. Bannister Lund Vicarage, Church Lane, Clifton, PR4 0ZE 01772 683617 E-mail [email protected]

Looking at the empty shelves in the We are in dark and challenging times supermarkets over recent days, I and we need to look out for each other have been reminded of a statement as well as having a particular concern made back in 1987 by the then Prime for the vulnerable members of our Minister, Margaret Thatcher, who community. was reported as having said in an interview “There is no such thing as In the days ahead, I ask you all to Society”. show care and concern for your neighbours as well as yourselves. The I cannot remember in what context she responsibility for the good management made the statement but seeing the of this pandemic is down to all of us evidence of the selfish behaviour of and, not just those in local and national some people who clearly are unable to government. think beyond their own needs, brought this quotation back to my mind. As a church, the Parish of Lund is here to serve the community, regardless of Times of national crisis such as we are whether or not you attend church, in presently experiencing, glaringly, show whatever ways we can. Please, let me both the strengths and weaknesses know if you think we can offer you any of the society to which we belong. kind of help or support, especially, if The selfish behaviour of those who you live alone. With God’s help, we will store up supplies and deprive others try to do all we can to live out our motto who cannot afford to is, thankfully, of “Proclaiming Christ and Serving the weakened by the self-giving generosity Community.” of so many others who, whilst being responsible about their own needs are God bless and protect you in these also able to show concern about the challenging times. needs of others, especially, those more vulnerable member of society. Yours, as ever, Fr John April 2020 | St John the Evangelist, Lund | 3

For Your Information Lund Parish now have a YouTube channel for Father John’s regular broadcasts. It can be watched with subtitles if required. www.youtube.com (search for Lund Parish) Also on the Parish website, in addition to the Weekly Newsletter, there are readings, prayers and reflections for that week. There is a LATEST NEWS section to keep us informed. www.lundparish.org.uk 4 | St John the Evangelist, Lund | April 2020

CORONAVIRUS PRAYER Loving Lord, We pray for your love and compassion to abound as we walk through this challenging season. We ask for wisdom for those who bear the load of making decisions with widespread consequences. We pray for those who are suffering with sickness and for all who are caring for them. We ask protection for the elderly and vulnerable to not succumb to the risks of the virus. We pray for misinformation to be curbed that fear may take no hold in hearts and minds. As we exercise the good sense that you in your mercy provide may we also approach each day in faith and peace, trusting in the truth of your goodness towards us. Amen. April 2020 | St John the Evangelist, Lund | 5

Spirituality and Dementia Care: A Gospel Message of Hope. In early March we were delighted to welcome Sister Siobhan O’Keeffe to Lund for a day of reflection. Sister Siobhan is an RGN; she has a degree in Applied Theology as well as a Diploma in Person-Centered Dementia Care. She has worked in Outreach Dementia Support Services and Nursing Home Management. She currently works in Community Palliative Care. Today an increasing number of people are living with dementia and the purpose of the day was to help us respond to the social and pastoral issues this raises. During the morning sessions we were given a comprehensive overview of the clinical aspects of dementia. This factual part of the day was peppered with many examples and lively anecdotes from Sister Siobhan’s own experiences. During the lunch break a number of the participants enjoyed a leg- stretch around our grounds whilst some visited the church. 6 | St John the Evangelist, Lund | April 2020

Sister Siobhan began the afternoon by telling of a visit to Australia where she was a speaker at an International Dementia Conference. Before the conference began, she spoke to the local police to let them know that there would be people attending the conference who had dementia and who might get lost when they left the venue. In the course of this tale, Sister donned a baseball cap with the word MISSING emblazoned on the front. She wore this for the rest of the day. In considering the teachings of the gospels and how these can be applied in everyday situations, she led us in discussion, in prayer, and in periods of silence. Everyone who attended the day found it to be most worthwhile. “Powerful”, “informative”, and “thought-provoking” were typical comments overheard on the way out. Many of those who attended from outwith Lund hope to be able to arrange a similar day with Sister Siobhan in their own parishes and services. Helen Bushe THE FACTS OF LIFE This is a story about four people named Everybody, Somebody, Anybody and Nobody. There was an important job to be done and Everybody was sure that Somebody would do it. Anybody could have done it, but Nobody did it. Somebody got angry about that, because it was Everybody's job. Everybody thought Anybody could do it, but Nobody realized that Everybody wouldn't do it. It ended up that Everybody blamed Somebody when Nobody did what Anybody could have done. From Marilyn Eckton April 2020 | St John the Evangelist, Lund | 7

W.I. - FEBRUARY MEETING LANCASHIRE FEDERATION The February meeting of Lund unique examples of topiary. Some W.I. featured a talk by Steve of those have humorous features, Halliwell, who gave us a step either deliberately created or by by step guide to the gardens accident they have grown their own and grounds of Levens Hall. way to make us smile. In the hands Although it is famous for topiary of an expert the shapes took on a specimens, there are many more new meaning. features to the gardens, grounds and parkland. The evening concluded with refreshments, and a clever and Steve took us on a detailed unusual quiz set by Rosey Webster, photographic journey through who had us all puzzling, and there the individual trees, pointing out were no full marks for solving the the unique features and unusual cryptic clues. specimens. He shared his detailed knowledge and beautiful pictures The raffle results, competition with us. winners, and Birthday draw brought an enjoyable evening to a The borders and arched walkways close. New members are always were also featured, and we welcome; come as a visitor initially learned that Levens Hall grows without commitment to join us for three varieties of nuts. The final a taster of the many activities we spectacle was the collection of have on offer. photographs of the skilled and 8 | St John the Evangelist, Lund | April 2020

Newton Bluecoat School Report - March 2020 The children had fun dressing in This year we have decided to support their ‘onesies’ for the day. It was a the Jars of Change Lent Appeal great success, they did three laps 2020 along with St John`s Church of the school and had great fun. Lund. The children are going to fill The School Council raised £190 an empty jar with loose change and towards recycling bins for the return to school at the end of Lent. school grounds. Reception Class had a fantastic trip Reception have started their new to Pizza Express. They got to try lots topic all about Growth and Change. of different types of pizza toppings They are growing flowers in their and made their own pizzas which classroom. They have also had a they were allowed to take home. special delivery of 7 hen eggs which they are going to look after and The whole school celebrated World hopefully the eggs will hatch in a Book day. We were delighted to be couple of weeks` time. given 15 new books from Morrisons Kirkham and these were presented Our Swimming Team competed in to our Reading Ambassadors. We the Swimming gala at Kirkham Baths also held a book quiz in the hall and their fabulous performance followed by a cat-walk parade by the awarded them with first place. children wearing their costumes. Six children from Years 5 and 6 represented school at the Tchoukball Year Six had a fantastic day being Festival at Carr Hill high School. The Vikings and they even had a Viking formidable team scored 23 out of 24 battle. They have made some points and were the top performing impressive Viking Longboats in school of the afternoon. Design Technology and these are displayed in the school foyer. April 2020 | St John the Evangelist, Lund | 9

LUND RAMBLERS 7th March 2020 – Formby Point Reserve After what seemed like weeks and continued through the woods of nonstop rain on Tuesday until we reached open dunes, we 3rd March the sun hesitantly carried on parallel to the sea for showed itself and spring started a while until we reached a path for us around Lund and the down to the beach where we turned Fylde Coast. It was not wall south. As we walked along the to wall sunshine but a great beach in the sun was shining but improvement on February So, there was a strong breeze blowing at about 9.00am on 7th March along the beach with the outgoing 17 ramblers (and one dog) set tide gently lapping to our right. out for Formby in anticipation of a decent days walking and our Formby Point is an interesting hopes were realised when we place, partly due to the fact that arrived with the sun threatening the coast here is being eroded to come out. by the sea, the first feature to be noticed being bricks and general We headed north on a path that rubble from a car park and café started adjacent to the toilet block lost to the sea in the 1960’s, the 10 | St John the Evangelist, Lund | April 2020

coastline has moved inland by After lunch most of us returned to 240 yards since then. Continuing the beach as we hoped to find the we noticed a metre thick layer of footprints but although we found a brown substance in the dunes some the quality was not as good to our left, this is tobacco waste as hoped and expected – we later from a cigarette factory in Liverpool heard that the tide had not retreated and it is said that 22,000 tonnes of sufficiently to expose the footprints. waste was tipped each year over On leaving the beach we walked and 18 year period and that this through more woods moving is exacerbating the rate of coastal towards Squirrel Wood where erosion. The tide was however too we hoped to see the resident red high to allow us to see the footprints squirrels, unfortunately squirrel pox of animals and man, made in mud has affected the local population between 4,000 and 7,000 years and reduced the numbers and the ago that are exposed as the tide feeding of the squirrels is forbidden retreats. to reduce transmission of the virus, and we did not see any of these We now left the beach and headed iconic animals. We carried on a inland passing fields of asparagus, little way before returning to the some sculptures and information cars after a walk of 5 ½ miles on a boards relevant to the area pleasant March day and enjoyed a before arriving at a picnic area for pleasant journey home. lunch. The area was famed for its asparagus production in Victorian Jeff Penman times as “night soil” brought out of Liverpool was delivered to the site by the new Southport railway and used to fertilise the ground. New Pilgrim Path Website of the Week. Saint Patrick really existed. Two Latin works, still surviving, can definitely be attributed to Patrick’s own authorship. Composed in Latin, in the fifth century, and preserved in manuscripts dating from the 800's onwards, these are the oldest extant texts written in Ireland. One of these documents is his Confessio or “Confession”, which is a testimony to Patrick’s personal faith and trust in God, to whom he attributes the entire success of his mission in Ireland. This short document, in a very accessible and accurate English translation by Pádraig McCarthy, can be read at www.newpilgrimpath.ie April 2020 | St John the Evangelist, Lund | 11

Our March meeting began with a ended with a prayer of thanks for the corporate communion service in benefits we had received. Father John church. This quiet and reflective encouraged us all to try to develop a service was good preparation for period of meditation in our prayer time the meeting which followed in the each day. He also issued an invitation community hall. for members to come along to the weekly Christian meditation group that Father John and Helen Bushe offered meets in the Community Hall. us an introduction to the practice of Christian meditation. In the busy and Norma gave the vote of thanks, stressful world in which we live, this commenting on how powerful the practice encourages us to still our period of meditation had been. She minds, so that in silence we bring also pointed out that something had ourselves to rest in the God’s presence. occurred that has never happened We learnt about the origins of Christian before- Father John had managed to meditation and its relevance as a form keep the whole group in silence for 10 of prayer in the modern world. Father minutes! John spoke about the importance of using a mantra or, prayer word, The meeting closed with notices and to help settle fidgety minds. He then prayer. led us through a relaxation exercise which prepared us for the 10 minute of With the introduction of British Summer meditation that followed. I can honestly time, meetings from April – October, say that during this period you could return to Tuesday evening at 7.30pm in have heard a pin drop in the hall. the Lund Community Church Hall Members found the experience very prayerful and powerful. The session Anne Bannister 12 | St John the Evangelist, Lund | April 2020

January Eucharist Congregation/Communicants  2nd February 81 78  4th February   8   8  9th February 71 69 11th February 19 19 16th February 69 65 23rd February 65 64 26th February 35 34 Fylde Foodbank. Fylde CAN YOU HELP? There is a box at the back of church for food donations which will be collected regularly and taken to a distribution centre. Items needed are:- Milk (UHT or powdered) Instant mashed potato Sugar (500g) Rice/Pasta Fruit juice (long life carton) Tinned meat/fish Soup, Cereals Tinned vegetables Pasta sauces Tinned fruit Sponge pudding (tinned) Jam Tomatoes (tinned) Biscuits / Snack bars Rice pudding (tinned) also soap, toothpaste & toilet rolls Tea bags/Instant coffee Contact Jane Robertson on 01772 671157 or 07508 644291 April 2020 | St John the Evangelist, Lund | 13

PARISH DIRECTORY VICAR The Reverend John L. Bannister Lund Vicarage, Church Lane, Clifton, PR4 0ZE E-mail [email protected] 01772 683617 Assisting Clergy The Reverend Canon Brian Mayne 01253 720986 Reader Dr Peter Gittins 01772 686571 Churchwardens Margaret Collinge, The Dingle, Vicarage Lane Newton, PR4 3RX 01772 684442 Rosemary Cartwright, 10 Dixon’s Farm Mews Clifton, PR4 0PA 01772 681547 Pastoral Assistant Annette York, 7 Oakwood Drive Wesham, PR4 3EW 01772 914473 Newton Bluecoat (C of E) Primary School www.newton.lancsngfl.ac.uk Head Teacher Mr Jim Bird 01772 684415 01772 684415 [email protected] School Business June Seed Manager [email protected] Friends of Newton School Secretary Fran Tomlinson 01772 690377 Parochial Church Council Treasurer Jeff Penman, Sudels Farm, 56 Darkinson Lane Lea Town, PR4 0RJ 01772 729727 Secretary Frances Tomlinson, Gracemire Farm, Treales Rd Salwick PR4 0SA 01772 690377 Deanery Synod Jeff Penman, Jacqueline Stapleton Council Members Rebecca Armer, Helen Bushe, Caroline Byrne, Tim Walker, Ginny Needham, Barbara Pickervance, Karen Whelan Planned Giving Chris Robertson, 58 Langton Lane, Wrea Green, Preston PR4 2FD. 01772 671157 Electoral Roll Peter Hayhurst, 21 Clifton Green, Clifton 01772 685526 14 | St John the Evangelist, Lund | April 2020

Parish Safeguarding Ginny Needham 01772 683779 Officer Parish Data Roger Eckton 01772 686462 Protection Officer E-mail: [email protected] Organist and Canon Brian Mayne 01253 720986 Choirmaster Magazine Editor The Reverend John L. Bannister Please send copy to E-mail: [email protected] Altar Flowers Margaret Collinge, The Dingle, Vicarage Lane Newton, PR4 3RX 01772 684442 Mothers’ Union Branch Leader Anne Bannister, Lund Vicarage, Church Lane Clifton, PR4 0ZE 01772 683617 Treasurer Beryl Penman, Sudels Farm, 56 Darkinson Lane Lea Town, PR4 0RJ 01772 729727 Meetings 2nd Tuesday in the month 7:30pm in Church Community Hall Lund Women’s Institute President Anne Armstrong Secretary Ann Miller - Email: [email protected] Neighbourhood Policing Fylde Citizens Advice 101 for Non Emergencies Moor Street, Kirkham 07812 521806 Newton, Clifton & Salwick Field Day Committee Chairman Laura Smedley, 6 Yew Tree Close 01772 687656 Secretary Frances Tomlinson, Gracemire Farm 01772 690377 Newton with Clifton Village Hall Committee Available to hire for children’s parties etc. Hall Bookings 07930 837026 Lund Pre-School - Newton Village Hall Manager - Wendy Wyper, 57 Orders Lane, Kirkham PR4 2TP 07904 947907 April 2020 | St John the Evangelist, Lund | 15

Uniformed Organisations 1st Clifton Rainbows Mondays 5:45pm to 6:45pm Lund Community Hall Leader Melissa Hart Ass. Leader Jessica Manton 1st Clifton Guides Wednesdays 7:00pm to 8:30pm Lund Community Hall Leaders Sarah Collins, Ann Miller, Pam Noblet For any contact with the above units, please email [email protected] 1st Clifton Beavers Tuesdays 5:45pm to 6:45pm Newton with Clifton Village Hall Leader Darren Clayton 1st Clifton Cubs Wednesdays 6:30pm to 7:45pm Newton with Clifton Village Hall Leader Carol Dryden 07800 888718 1st Clifton Scouts Tuesdays 7:00pm to 9:00pm Newton with Clifton Village Hall Leader Andrew Penman 01772 461474 For any contact with the above units (Beavers, Cubs and Scouts), please email [email protected] The Parish of Lund Community Hall Bookings - Frances Tomlinson 01772 690377 Our New Website - www.lundparish.org.uk We now have a Facebook page @lundsaintjohns Samaritans - 116 123 Free Call from Mobile or Landline 16 | St John the Evangelist, Lund | April 2020