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ST. FRANCIS CHURCHFENISCLIFFE

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The Presentation ofChrist at the Temple

2nd February

The Presentation ofChrist at the Temple

2nd February

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June 2017

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Dear FriendsAs the year hurtles by already and, as I write, there arestill Christmas decorations to be seen in some places, welook forward to February and with it, another set oftraditions to be celebrated. One such, ignored at mymortal peril in our house, occurs on February 14th,Valentine’s Day. Even as the Christmas decorationscome down, I was intrigued to learn a few things I, and possibly you, maynever have known about Valentine’s Day, until now……….

One story of the origins of Valentines Day comes from the time of theRoman Empire, under the rule of Emperor Claudius the Second (Not theone of ‘I Claudius’ fame), . Rome was involved in many bloody andunpopular military campaigns. Claudius the Cruel, as he was known at thetime, was having a difficult time getting soldiers to join his militaryleagues. He believed that Roman men did not want to leave their loversor families. As a result, he cancelled all marriages and engagements inRome.

During this time a Christian priest named Valentine came to defend lovein the empire. Valentine began to secretly marry couples despite theemperor’s orders. When Emperor Claudius was informed of theseceremonies, Valentine was sent to prison where he remained until hisdeath on February 14 in the year 270.

The festival is like Christmas a combination of both pagan ritual and aChristian tradition and is also linked to the pagan festival of Lupercalia,which was celebrated on February 15 by young Romans centuries beforeChrist. The celebration was held in honour of the goddess Februata Juno,and concerned all young people of marriageable age. The names ortokens representing all the young girls in the district were placed in a loveurn and the young lads each drew a token and the couples paired off. Thiswas a kind of mating lottery game. During the Roman occupation ofBritain, the idea was brought to this country and adopted by the ancientBritons. When people were converted to Christianity the pagan andChristian festivals were merged; the festival of Lupercalia was put back aday and celebrated on St. Valentine's day, February 14. The old pagancustoms still continued and in Britain up to the beginning of the presentcentury it was customary for local lads and lasses to draw lots forpartners. In Lincolnshire, on St. Valentine's eve, the names of eligibleyoung people were written on separate slips of paper and divided intotwo groups, male and female. The boys drew a slip from the girls'

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pile and vice versa. Thus each person received two sweethearts andthen had to work out for themselves the most satisfactory arrange-ment. After the final selection had been made the boys treated theirmaidens to all sorts of outings and surprises including dances andgifts.

The censorship of strict Victorian fathers and the element of mysteryand surprise experienced by those who in former times played thelottery pairing game has undoubtedly contributed to the reason whyValentine cards are, by tradition, anonymous.

Gifts have always been a traditional aspect of the lovers' holiday. As atradition in Wales, wooden love spoons are carved and given as gifts.Hearts, keys and keyholes are favourite decorations on the spoons,meaning "You unlock my heart."

Today Valentine's cards are sent anonymously by a 'secret admirer',a common practice is to put a personal message in the local ornational newspapers.

Several Valentine's Day superstitions have even made their way intoour modern-day vocabularies. For example, in the Middle Ages, youngmen and women drew names from a bowl to see who their valentineswould be. They would wear these names on their sleeves for oneweek, and "to wear your heart on your sleeve" now means that it iseasy for other people to know how you are feeling.

Other Valentine's Day superstitions revolve around predicting whoyou're going to marry. Some people used to believe that the first birda single woman saw on Valentine's Day would give her an indication ofthe kind of man she'd marry. If a woman saw a robin flying overheadon Valentine's Day, it meant she would marry a sailor. If she saw asparrow, she would marry a poor man and be very happy. And if shewitnessed a goldfinch flying above, she would marry a millionaire. Idread to think what it would mean if you saw a vulture, luckily they'renot common round these parts. These superstitions probably comefrom the belief that birds, particularly lovebirds, began to mate onFebruary 14th.

On a more practical note, medieval literature can be of assistance ifyou’re yet to find a gift for a special someone this Valentine’s day. Forget

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about flashy jewellery; here are some love tokens suitable for every budget:

Well, whether you receive a valentine’s card, anonymous or otherwise,this year, or any other gift, which will hopefully not be in the form of anactual human heart, we can take comfort from the fact that there is onegift of love that we can never doubt, never be separated from and willnever come to an end – of course, the best Valentine of all, and you don’tneed me to tell you what it is. Of course, the love of God, unconditional,often unrequited and un-earned, unsought for and often popping throughthe letterbox of our lives, as it is, doesn’t only last for one day, and canbe experienced in many ways. Like many other kinds of love.

But let me leave you with one last thought, that although we have seenthat in many different times, places and cultures, Valentine’s Day tradi-tions, like our perception of love in its purest form, that of God, takesmany different forms and looks very different, perhaps there is one wayin which it might manifest itself here in Lancashire

Roses are bred She's not pickyIn every hue She's not being crassBut for my wife It's just that she'sOnly red will do. A Lancashire lass

Your Friend and vicar

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Junior Confirmation Classes will begin on Wednesday13th in Immanuel Lower Hall at 6:30pm to 7:30pmand will run weekly in term time thereafter until theConfirmation Service.

If you would like your child to be Confirmed this year please have aword with David or just bring them to the first Confirmation Classwhere registration forms will be available.

will also be held weekly at the Vicarage -please would any adult wishing to be Confirmed this year contact mefor further details.

If you wish to discuss any aspect of Confirmation with me pleasedon’t hesitate to speak to David

for both St Francis and Immanuelwill run every Monday in Lent at 7pm at the vicaragebeginning Monday 11th March, all are welcome toattend any session, each stands alone and it is not

necessary to attend each one to enjoy the course.

Feniscliffe, St. FrancisWe began the New Year with anenjoyable evening out on Tuesday 8th

January when we had a meal atMezzo Restaurant attended by 12 members.

We now continue with a programme of meetings on the firstTuesday of each month, starting with the Tribute Supper and A.G.M.on 5th February. Subscriptions to be paid by this date, please put themoney in an envelope with your name on it. This meeting starts at7.00pm with the A.G.M. Followed by Holy Communion at 8.00pmand then supper.Hope to see you there.

St Francis Church Hall,St Francis Road, Feniscliffe,

Blackburn. BB2 2TZ

Each Tuesday and Thursday afternoon from 1pm to 3pm through to end of MarchAll are welcome to join these friendly folk.For more information phone: 01254 202 930 or 07729 630 391

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The Presentation of Christ in the Temple/ CandlemasCandlemas, 2 February, comes exactly 40 days after Christmas. In New Testa-ment times 40 days old was an important age for a baby boy: it was when theymade their first ‘public appearance’. Mary, like all good Jewish mothers, went tothe Temple with Jesus, herfirst male child - to ‘presentHim to the Lord’. Thus, wehave the Festival of thePresentation of Christ inthe Temple. (Luke 2: 22-40) So where does theCandlemas bit come in?Jesus is described in theNew Testament as theLight of the World, and ear-ly Christians developed thetradition of lighting manycandles in celebration ofthis day.

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These book cases contain the hymn books and service booklets and aresituated against the partition near the west entrance.

Mature English oak trees, grown in the Lake District, lay sawn andkiln dried in the timber merchant’s shed at Higher Walton. Eachplank was selected with great care so as to obtain the best charac-teristics, grain and economy.

Using the Scouts’ bus and trailer, the timber was transported fromthe timber yard to the Church Hall. There, under the stage, a moredetailed assessment for cutting was made and the pieces markedout. The timber was then delivered to Blackburn College.

Eight Carpentry and Joinery students, as part of their courseworkfor the Advanced Craft City and Guilds of London Institute certificate,enthusiastically set about machining the timber and skilfully makingthe book cases to the design drawn by their tutor Roy Parker. Aparticular feature of the work is that the handles are shaped out ofthe solid ends. The excellent surface finish was achieved arduouslyand skilfully by hand!

Although the best available sliding door gear was purchased, it wasobserved that the pulleys were running eccentrically so, to overcomethis problem, the engineering skills of Brian Jones, a past Churchwardenof St. Francis Church, re-engineered the bearings to work perfectly.

Further expert help was gratefully accepted when several coats ofvarnish were applied by the College Painting and Decorating tutorBrian Luker. Thus achieving a beautiful finish.

In all, a total of twelve peoplewere involved in making thetwo book cases which areunique to St. Francis Church.

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Articles for Outreach to: roy_a_parker@hotmail.comThe deadline for articles and information for Outreach is thesecond Sunday of the month. Your contribution will be wel-come, either hand written or preferably by email Thank you.Hilda Parker, Editor.

fromthe St Francis units were asked by

Blackburn Rotary International to help them manage the Car Parkingfor the Bonfire in Witton Park.

The pictures show Blackburn Rotary President, Don Fraser-Clark,presenting leaders Andrea Cottam and Ian Fletcher each with acheque for £500, in recognition of their valuable contribution ofoffering adventure, learning skills for life and FUN, to young peopleof Blackburn and district.

The Bonfire is a big occasion, many thousands of people come fromfar and wide to see a huge bonfire and a spectacular fireworkdisplay, plus a fair, sideshows and live radio.

The event is organised by the Blackburn members of the Internationalorganisations of Lions, Round Table and Rotary.

On Friday, 11th January 2019, theGroup signed up to adopt an area ofthe canal with Emma Fielding fromthe Canal & River Trust.

We have lots of exciting plans for 2019.

Group Leader.

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Opened by the Rose Queen and her Retinue

Story telling, Punch and Judy, FacePainting, cakes, sweets, toiletries, cards.

Books, tombola, plants & bric-a-brac,Easter and Mothering Sunday gifts.

Refreshments will be available.Games to play and prizes to be won

On Saturday 30th March 7pm till late.Join us for an Evening of Family Entertainment;

In St. Francis Church HallSt. Francis Road,Blackburn,BB2 2TZ

Tickets and or Performing: Adult £5. Children £3 All ages welcome!Bring your own nibbles, drinks and glass

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‘We need to think about what this means forchildren’s lives now, and how it may impact ontheir future lives as adults. We simply don’tknow what the consequences of all this infor-mation about our children will be.’

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Happy New Year!

Thank you to everyone for supporting the shop in 2018. Yourcommitment and hard work is very much appreciated and providesa valuable source of income for our Church.

I am delighted to inform you that our friends from St Aidan’s haveconfirmed that the “Uninvited Guests” have now been removed fromthe shop. Furthermore, the water ingress has also been sorted.

This means that we are back in business from Tuesday 8th January.Please work to the existing rota.

We are still understaffed and would love to hear from anyone whocan spare 2½ hours per month to enable us to maximise our daysin the shop. Anyone wishing to join our wonderful team, pleasecontact me on 07832 260362.

Finally, we must thank our friends from St Aidan’s for their continuedsupport in letting us benefit from using their shop. We appreciatetheir generosity and friendship.

Thanks,

of the lessons are required, on a rotabasis, to read at the 10 am. Service, usually one per month. If youwould like to join our team of Readers please speak to a Churchwarden.Thank you.

I would like to thank all those who contributed towardsthe church flowers during 2018. Donations arealways welcome, large or small.

If you would like flowers for something special on thealtar or a stand, I will be only too pleased to do it for you. I am hereto help.

. Tel. 209387.

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NEWS Christians in the Middle East face 'imminent extinction'Christians have been in the Middle East for nearly 2000 years, but

they now face the threat of ‘imminent extinction’, the Archbishop ofCanterbury has warned.In a recent letter to The Sunday Telegraph, Archbishop Justin Welby told of avisit he had made about 15 years ago to the home of an elderly PalestinianChristian man in Galilee. ‘Foolishly, I asked, “How long has your family beenChristian?” The man gave me a look and replied, “Since about the time of St Paul".’Yet, now Christians in the region are facing ‘the worst situation since the Mongolinvasions of the 13th. Century’, Archbishop Justin said. It is vital that theseChristians in the Middle East know ‘they are not forgotten by the world, ortreated as an irrelevant minority, a societal optional extra, or even a threat’.Archbishop Justin called on the Government to take in more refugees.According to the Barnabas Fund, following a freedom of information request,the Home Office has not admitted a single Christian among the 1,112 Syrianrefugees resettled in the UK in the first three months of last year.The four Christians out of 1,358 Syrian refugees recommended by the UN HighCommissioner for Refugees (UNHCR), for resettlement in the UK were rejected.Only Muslim refugees were granted permission to resettle.

The inventor of the QWERTY keyboard – now almost universallyadopted in English-speaking countries – was born 200 years ago, on14th February 1819, in Pennsylvania. Christopher Latham Scholeswas an Episcopalian who could trace his ancestry back to two of theoriginal Mayflower pilgrims, John and Priscilla Alden.Although he did not invent the typewriter from scratch, Scholes wasinstrumental in developing a successful working model. Vital to thiswas his changing the keyboard, which was originally in alphabeticalorder but had a tendency to jam. Scholes rearranged the levers sothat frequently used keys would not interfere with each other.Scholes started out as a printer and then, after moving to Wiscon-sin, became a newspaper publisher. He served two terms as aSenator for Wisconsin, one as a Democrat and one as a Republican.His typewriter was not a commercial success until he joined forceswith the Remington company, selling them half his rights for$12,000. In 1878 he added a shift key so that the writer couldswitch easily between capitals and lower-case letters. He died in1890, probably of tuberculosis.

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IN REMEMBRANCE OF LOVED ONES(Taken from the book of Remembrance for past years)

FROM THE FAMILY REGISTERWe welcome into the family of the Church;

WEDDINGS : we wish every happiness to:

FEBRUARY

3 Kathleen Russell 20034 Mary Bailey5 Hildreth Herbert Fulham Hebberd 20026 Dennis Bear 19867 Victoria Jane Earnshaw8 Frederick Harcombe Robert Smith 20029 Kathleen Patterson Marie Cooper 200010 Raymond Whalley 199311 Lily Houghton 2007 Ellen (Nellie) Archer 199913 Elizabeth Whiteside14 Florence Fowler 201015 Marion Dewhurst16 Ronald James Chadwick Joseph Dobson17 Clara Owen 1961 Samuel Smith

18 Rev. John O’Connor 2017 Harry Rogerson 197719 Harold Martin Wilson Doris Foulds 1992 Elizabeth Kennedy 198720 Hephzibah Oldham 197022 Peter Dexter 1988 Sarah Louise Gornall 201323 Richard Omerod Sharrat26 Alfred Cross May Markham 199927 Joan Pattison Fred Jopson Brenda Mackereth 198728 Ada Hadfield Elizabeth Ritson Richard Southworth 199929 Bertha Huggins 1988

FUNERAL: We offer our sympathy to the families of those who haverecently died:

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If you cannot do your turn please arrange for someone else to do your duty

8.30am 10.00am

3 B. Blundell S. Kelsall J. Walsh J. Hughes

10 A. Hunt O. Hunt M. Stevenson S. Stevenson

17 M. Hanson R. Maginn D. Bethell J. Lobb

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8.30am 10.00am

3 B. Blundell S. Kelsall J. Walsh B. Taylor

10 A. Hunt O. Hunt E. Hayes S. Stevenson

17 M. Hanson R. Maginn D. Bethell J. Lobb

24 P. Mercer J. Hughes E. Hayes A. Hunt

31 Mothers’ Union

3 A. Peers M. Stevenson

10 Young Leader

17 L. Ashworth A. Hunt

24 D. Ratcliffe B. Taylor

3 A. Peers M. Stevenson

10 Young Leader

17 D. Ratcliffe A. Hunt

24 L. Ashworth M. Stevenson

31 D. Ratcliffe B. Taylor

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SERVICES IN FEBRUARY 3 Sunday 8.30am HOLY COMMUNION (Said) 10.00am HOLY COMMUNION

6 Wednesday 10.00am Holy Communion (said) BCP 6.45pm Family Praise Service

10 Sunday 8.30am HOLY COMMUNION (said) 10.00am Family Praise and Church Parade 12.00 noon Baptism

13 Wednesday 10.00am Holy Communion (said) BCP 6.45pm Family Praise Service

17 Sunday 8.30am HOLY COMMUNION (said) 10.00am HOLY COMMUNION

20 Wednesday 10.00am Holy Communion (said) BCP 6.45pm Family Praise Service

24 Sunday 8.30am HOLY COMMUNION (said) 10.00am HOLY COMMUNION (Mothers’ Union)

12.00 noon Baptism

27 Wednesday 10.00am Holy Communion (said) BCP 6.45pm Family Praise Service

You are invited to join us for a cup of coffeein the vestry after the service.

Messy Church is for children with an adult.We meet every fourth Tuesday in the month at 3.30pm in St.Francis Primary School hall, term time only. We start with asnack and learn about Bible stories through craft and games.Messy Church finishes with Prayers and songs at 5pm.

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VICAR Revnd. David Roscoe 732 Preston Old RoadHon. ASSISTANT PRIEST Revnd. Peter HallettSACRISTAN Mr. L. Ashworth 36 Franklin RoadSUNDAY SCHOOL Mrs. P. Rushton 90 The CrescentCHURCH WARDENS: Mr. A. R. Duckworth 33 Gib Lane

Mr. R. A. Parker 21 St. Francis RoadPCC SECRETARY Mrs. A. Cottam 16 Risedale GrovePCC TREASURER Mrs. C. Duckworth 33 Gib LaneSTEWARDSHIP REC. Mr. K. Thompson 17 Hollin Hall DriveSAFEGUARDING OFFICER. Mrs. Ruth Maginn 18 Arnside CrescentELECTORAL ROLL Mrs. L. Baron 10 Lomond GardensMAGAZINE EDITOR Mrs. H. Parker 21 St. Francis RoadADVERTISEMENTS Mrs. S. Stevenson 7 Ryburn AvenueORGANIST Mrs. H. Parker 21 St. Francis Road.FLOWERS Mrs. J. Hughes 80 PinewoodHALL BOOKINGS Mr. R. Parker 21 St. Francis RoadSYNOD REPS. Mrs G. Slater 350 Preston Old Road Mrs P Rushton 90 The CrescentPRIMARY SCHOOL HEAD Mrs. S. Thomas Cherry Tree LaneTODDLER GROUP Mrs. M. Rogerson …….………………...….…ViaMOTHER’S UNION Mrs. G. Slater …….………….…….….… ViaGROUP SCOUT LEADER Mr. Ian Fletcher 7 Aldernay CloseSCOUT LEADER Mr. S. Cooke 87 Dalby CrescentCUB SCOUTS Mr. I. Fletcher 7 Aldernay CloseBEAVERS Mrs. C. NewmanGUIDES Mrs. A. Cottam 16 Risedale CloseRAINBOWS Mrs. C. Duckworth 33 Gib LaneBROWNIE GUIDES Mrs. J. Bradley 1 Bracken CloseRANGER GUIDES Mrs. L. HuntINDOOR BOWLING Mrs. M. Walsh .……………….………… Via

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MEMBERS OF THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL. Revnd. David Roscoe (Chair) Andrea Cottam (Secretary) Pat Rushton (Vice Chair) Christine Duckworth (Treasurer) Tony Duckworth (Warden) Susan Stevenson. Roy Parker (Warden) Debbie Ratcliffe. Andy Hunt. Ruth Maginn. Gayle Slater. Joyce Lobb.

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9.50am IN THE CHURCH HALLCRECHE FOR MOTHERS AND

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10.00am HOLY COMMUNION6.45pm FAMILY PRAISE

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