Weekly News
MASHAM GROUP OF CHURCHES
EASTER DAY – APRIL 4th
Maundy Thursday 7.00 p.m. Masham Holy Communion
7.00 p.m. Well Holy Communion
April 2nd 2.00 p.m. Masham Devotion at the foot of the cross
Good Friday 2.00 p.m. West Tanfield Devotion at the foot of the cross
7.00 p.m. Healey Tenebrae *
April 4th 6.00 a.m. Masham Service of Light and Holy Communion
Easter Day 8.00 a.m. Masham Holy Communion
9.15 a.m. Healey Holy Communion *
9.15 a.m. North Stainley Holy Communion
10.45 a.m. Masham Holy Communion * also on Zoom
10.45 a.m. Well Holy Communion
10.45 a.m. West Tanfield Holy Communion *
4.00 p.m. Telephone Service
* BOOKING FOR GOOD FRIDAY AND EASTER DAY
Due to strict social distancing requirements the number of places available for services in the church buildings will be limited; therefore everybody wishing to attend one of the following services is asked to reserve a place:
7.00 p.m. Good Friday Tenebrae at Healey
9.15 a.m. Easter Day at Healey
10.45 a.m. Easter Day at Masham
10.45 a.m. Easter Day at West Tanfield
Please contact:
Healey: Robert McKenzie Johnston on 07833 324258 or email ramckj@gmail.com
Masham: Sian Lawton on 01765 530715 or 07583874203 or email revsianlawton@gmail.com
West Tanfield: Henry King on 01677 470457 or email pennyandhenryking@gmail.com
Unfortunately if you just turn up on the day it may not be possible to accommodate you - you can chance this if you wish, but please be understanding if there are no spare places.
HOLY COMMUNION ON YOUTUBE – ‘Masham Parishes’ - available from Sunday at 10.45 a.m.
TENEBRAE on Good Friday in St. Paul’s, Healey at 7.00 p.m. The word ‘tenebrae’ is Latin for shadows. The purpose of the Tenebrae service is to recreate the emotional aspects of the passion story. The service starts out with the church in candlelight and the candles are gradually extinguished as the story of Good Friday is told, finishing with the church in darkness. People leave in silence. (The lights are turned up but remain dim so that people can see their way out). The purpose of the service is to recreate the betrayal, abandonment, and agony of the events, and it is left unfinished, because the story isn’t over until Easter Day.
SERVICE OF LIGHT on Easter Day in St. Mary’s, Masham at 6.00 a.m. A dramatic service that starts in the dark and marks the beginning of Easter. The service begins outside the church. A new fire is lit and blessed. A Paschal Candle is blessed and lit and carried into the dark church; everyone lights their individual candles from the Paschal candle and continue in procession until the whole church is alight. The Paschal candle symbolizes Christ, the Light of the World. As the candle proceeds through the church, the small candles held by those present are gradually lit from the Paschal candle. As this symbolic “Light of Christ” spreads, darkness is decreased.
WEDNESDAY APRIL 7th
10.00 a.m. Morning Prayer Telephone Conference Service. A copy of the order of service is attached to this email and will also be available on the website; please go to ‘Worship Online- and then there is a dropdown menu for Wednesday morning.
HOW TO JOIN IN
Orders of service for the Zoom and YouTube services on Sunday and the telephone service on Sunday afternoon are attached to this email and will also be on the website – mashamparishes.org - go to the bar at the top ‘Worship: online with us’ or see the FaceBook page for the relevant church.
MORNING WORSHIP ON ZOOM – SUNDAY 28th AT 10.45 A.M.
https://us02web.zoom.us/j/83737354887?pwd=cWZnYzEwZFNJU2hud0dlT0FQMCt2Zz09
Meeting ID: 837 3735 4887
Passcode: 668340
To set up a Zoom account use the link below:
https://zoom.us/signup
TELEPHONE CONFERENCE CALL FOR SERVICES
Dial: 03300 945 940
You will then be asked for your ‘Room number’: 48544544#
You will then be asked for your ‘Guest PIN’: 3843#
This will cost the same as any other call to a 01 or 02 number in the UK and most people will have their calls bundled into a package either on their landlines or on their mobiles.
SEE THE WEBSITE mashamparishes.org for further details
or
SEE THE FACEBOOK BOOK for your church.
THE COLLECT FOR SUNDAY
Lord of all life and power, who through the mighty resurrection of your Son overcame the old order of sin and death to make all things new in him: grant that we, being dead to sin and alive to you in Jesus Christ, may reign with him in glory; to whom with you and the Holy Spirit be praise and honour, glory and might, now and in all eternity.
REFLECTION FOR SUNDAY
In John’s Gospel Mary Magdalene is the first to see the resurrected Jesus. Her witness forms her as the apostle to the apostles. Mary’s recognition of Jesus is not immediate. Grief and confusion, which cloud the truth in front of her have to be worked through. Only when Jesus says her name: ‘Mary’, does she realise that it is Jesus standing before her. ‘I have seen the Lord’, she tells the disciples. What does it take for us to recognise and witness to the risen Jesus, both personally and corporately?
EASTER TRAIL AROUND MASHAM The children of Masham School have created around Masham an Easter Trail taking people through the events of Holy Week and Easter. The trail begins at the Methodist Chapel and finishes at St. Mary’s. There is a notice at each station directing people to the next part of the trail and a leaflet available at the back of St. Mary’s Church with more details.
THANK YOU to those of you who have continued to support the Church financially while there is no public worship. Unfortunately the bulk of our expenses (Diocesan Share, Insurance, caring for the fabric of the buildings etc.) continued even while we were not using the building for worship.
CHURCHES OPEN FOR PRIVATE PRAYER
Healey Sundays & Wednesdays 10.00 a.m. – 4.00 p.m.
Masham Thursday 10.00 a.m. – 12 noon
North Stainley Sunday & Wednesday 10.00 a.m. – 4.00 p.m.
West Tanfield Open every day
Please wear a face mask, use the hand sanitiser on entry and when leaving and respect social distancing
Thank you to all who have and are helping to make this possible with cleaning and stewarding.
ADMINISTRATOR
For the Masham Group of Churches
A vacancy has arisen for a part-time Administrator for the Masham Group of Churches, preferably on a self-employed basis.
Flexible hours contract – 4 to 10 hours a week – normal expectation 8 hours over 2 days.
£10 an hour
For further information and an application form please contact:
Canon David Cleeves, The Vicarage, Rodney Terrace, Masham, Ripon, HG4 4JA.
Telephone 01765 689255.
Email revdavidcleeves@gmail.com
Closing date for applications Monday 19th April 2021.
YOREDALE NEWS The parish magazine will resume publication for the May edition. April 10th is the deadline for material. Please send items to christine.greensit@gmail.com
CHURCH ANNUAL MEETINGS
There will be elections of Churchwardens and to the Parochial Church Councils.
Nomination forms will be available in each church and from the Vicar/Priest in Charge
Healey Wednesday 21st April at 7.00 p.m.
Three vacancies on the Parochial Church Council – each for 3 years
Masham Thursday 29th April at 7.00 p.m.
One vacancy on the Deanery Synod for 2 years
Two vacancies on the Parochial Church Council – each for 3 years
North Stainley Wednesday 28th April at 7.00 p.m.
One vacancy on the Deanery Synod for 2 years
Four vacancies on the Parochial Church Council – each for 1 year
Well with Snape Monday 26th April at 7.00 p.m.
Two vacancies on the Deanery Synod for 2 years
Six vacancies on the Parochial Church Council – each for 1 year
West Tanfield Thursday 22nd April at 7.00 p.m.
Two vacancies on the Parochial Church Council – each for 3 years
REVISION OF THE CHURCH ELECTORAL ROLL
In preparation for the Annual Meetings each church’s Electoral Roll has to be revised.
Healey Forms back to Keith Marshall, Black Horse House, Healey, HG4 4LH by April 5th
Masham Forms back to Christine Greensit, 5 Chapman Lane, Masham, HG4 4EE by April 13th
North Stainley Forms back to Kathleen Stockil, 2 Nosterfield Rd, West Tanfield, HG4 5JZ by April 12th
Well with Snape Forms back to Stuart Bravender, Pear Tree Cottage, Church St, Well, DL8 2QA by April 10th
West Tanfield Forms back to Daphne Bourne-Arton, Tanfield Lodge, West Tanfield, HG4 5LE by April 6th
Forms are available from the above or in the individual churches.
Do not hesitate to contact us if we can be of any help in any way.
David Cleeves 01765 689255
Siân Lawton 01765 530715/07583874203
