THE CHURCHES OF HEALEY, MASHAM, NORTH STAINLEY,

We can claim the tax back from your donation if it's given in the Gift WELL WITH SNAPE & WEST TANFIELD
Aid envelope. Please complete with your address, date and box Third Sunday 9.15 a.m. Healey Holy Communion
ticked. Help us to receive this vital extra income. Thank you. of Epiphany 10.45 a.m. Masham Holy Communion
January 21st 10.45 a.m. North Stainley Holy Communion
LOOP SYSTEMS have been installed at Masham, Healey, North Stainley, 10.45 a.m. Well Holy Communion
Well and West Tanfield for the benefit of those who are hard of hearing. 4.00 p.m. West Tanfield Evensong
Please switch the button on your hearing aid to the 'T' position. 6.30 p.m. Masham Plough Service

WEBSITE for the Masham Group of Parishes: Monday 22nd 10.00 a.m. Prayer Group meet at Stanhope, Market Place,
www.mashamparishes.org Masham

SERVICE OF WELCOME AND INSTALLATION OF THE RIGHT REVEREND Tuesday 23rd 11.00 a.m. Masham Funeral of Gwen MacKenzie
HELEN-ANN HARTLEY AS BISHOP OF RIPON. The Bishop of Leeds and The Dean & 7.30 p.m. Masham Parochial Church Council meeting
Chapter of Ripon Cathedral have pleasure in inviting you to a Service of Welcome and in the church.
Installation of The Right Reverend Helen-Ann Hartley as Bishop of Ripon on Sunday 4th
February at 3.30pm at Ripon Cathedral. RSVP by 26th January to The Cathedral Office, Wednesday 24th 10.00 a.m. Masham Holy Communion
Liberty Courthouse,Minster Road, Ripon, HG4 1QS 7.00 p.m. Masham Four and Twenty Meeting
e mail: judithbustard@riponcathedral.org.uk in the church
Tel: 01765 603462
Thursday 25th 6.00 p.m. St. Mary’s Youth Group meets in Masham
CONFIRMATION PREPARATION GROUPS for adults and young people will shortly be Town Hall
starting, leading to a Confirmation Service at Masham on Sunday April 29 th. Confirmation 7.30 p.m. Study Group meets at 9 Swinburn Court.
is about becoming a committed member of the local and worldwide Christian family: it
marks the point in the Christian journey at which you affirm for yourself the faith into Fourth Sunday 8.00 a.m. Masham Holy Communion
which you have been baptized and your intention to live a life of committed discipleship. of Epiphany 10.30 a.m. Snape Covenant Service at the
This affirmation is confirmed through prayer and the laying on of hands by the confirming January 28th Methodist Church
bishop. The Church also asks God to give you power through the Holy Spirit to enable you 10.45 a.m. Masham Holy Communion
to live in the way of Jesus. The purpose of confirmation preparation is to ensure that those 10.45 a.m. West Tanfield Holy Communion
who are confirmed have a proper understanding of what it means to live as a disciple of 4.00 p.m. Healey Evensong
Christ within the life of the Church of England. Preparation sessions encourage candidates 4.00 p.m. North Stainley Revive
to grow in their Christian faith through prayer, reflection, studying the Bible and
participating actively in the life of the church. If you are interested please contact David Second Sunday 8.00 a.m. Masham Holy Communion
Cleeves on 01765 689255. before Lent 9.15 a.m. Healey Holy Communion
4th February 10.45 a.m. Masham Family Service
THE REAL EASTER EGG The egg that shares the Easter story. Out of the 80 million 10.45 a.m. North Stainley Holy Communion
Ester eggs sold each year, The Real Easter egg is the only Fairtrade one with the Easter 10.45 a.m. Well Holy Communion
story in the box and which supports charitable projects. 10.45 a.m. West Tanfield Holy Communion
The whole range can be ordered online at www.realeasteregg.co.uk or from Traidcraft,
Eden.co.uk, TLM trading.com, Embrace the Middle East. Christian bookshops and some THE ALTAR FLOWERS at Masham this week have been given in memory of Audrey
cathedrals also have stock. Allen.
You can also buy the blue Original egg from Tesco, Waitrose, Morrisons and Asda. PLOUGH SERVICE SUNDAY JANUARY 21ST AT 6.30 P.M.
See the full shop list or order at www.realeasteregg.co.uk We will pray for God’s blessing on the ploughing and sowing and all involved in the
agricultural industry. The Highside Longsword will perform after the service and then
mulled wine and sausages will be served.
REFLECTION In this, his first miracle, Jesus makes wine not out of nothing, but from
water, drawn from the well and carried through the heat of the day by the servants whose
offering God richly blesses. Here, we see nature and grace held together, as Christ’s
humanity and divinity are revealed and celebrated. Our working life is not a negation of
who we are, but rather a blessing and fulfilment of our ultimate purpose and identity in
God.
FOOD FOR THOUGHT
The Sport’s Pavilion, Masham @ 7.00 p.m.
Supper, followed by a talk.
Tickets from Kate (Tel. 01765 689255 or email revdavidcleeves@gmail.com) at £3.50 each.
Thursday 22nd February: The Reverend Robert Williamson – The Third Order of Fran-
ciscans Robert has recently become Vicar of Thornton-le-Moor after serving in Darlington.
He is married to a Vicar and one his main passions is music. He acts as Novice Guardian
and Spiritual Director for the Third Order which is a worldwide Anglican Franciscan Reli-
gious Order of men and women lay and ordained, married and single, young and old, and of
various ethnic and educational backgrounds. Members commit themselves to leading their
lives according to a Rule of Life, while living in their own homes, working in the com-
munity and caring for their families. There are about 3000 members worldwide. The Aims
of the Order are to make Jesus known and loved everywhere, to spread the spirit of love and
harmony and to live simply. They are inspired by St. Francis’ challenge to the Church to
follow closely Jesus’ earthly life, to proclaim the gospel and bring justice and peace. Fran-
ciscans seek to worship and serve God in His creation and are therefore pledged to the ser-
vice of others and to respect all life. The Third Order was founded by St. Francis of Assisi
for lay people who wished to live according to a Franciscan Rule of Life.
Thursday 1st March: Margaret Sentamu: ‘Going on Growing – Falling Upward into the
arms of God during Lent.’ Margaret’s talk will be based on the work of Richard Rohr, who
talks about the Spirituality of Two Halves – when we are young and thrusting and full of en-
ergy and when we grow older and become more reflective and life is less in black and white
but more grey. Margaret is a freelance Leadership Development consultant with a focus on
diversity. She has worked for a number of years in the private, public and third sector
which included a period as Senior Selection Secretary, overseeing the team responsible for
the recruitment of trainee clergy for the Church of England. Margaret is a Non-executive
director of the Leeds & York Mental Health Trust and Traidcraft Plc, helping to fight
poverty through fair trade. She is also a Lay Adjudicator for the Solicitors Regulatory Au-
thority and a Lay Assessor for CIPFA member accountants who breach the Code of Conduct
and bye-laws. She is President of Mildmay International (HIV/Aids), trustee and patron of
a number of charities mainly to do with education, health and poverty in the Global South
as well as UK based charities. She is married to the Archbishop of York and they have four
grown-up children, two of whom were fostered long-term. She is sought out as a public
speaker, preacher and leads retreats, quiet days and pilgrimages to Iona. Alongside the
Archbishop, she enjoys offering hospitality and supporting and encouraging our brothers
and sisters in the Anglican Communion.
Thursday 15th March: Sister Rita Lee - to locals in Collyhurst, a run-down part of inner
city Manchester, Sister Rita Lee is known as “Attila the Nun”. It’s actually meant as a com-
pliment, for it neatly captures two essential things about the 70-year-old livewire from
Cork. She is a nun of more than 50 years’ standing and she is also a fighter par excellence,
waging crusade after crusade on behalf of the people of Collyhurst. And somehow, against
the odds, she always comes out on top. As, for example, on a trip to London to tell Iain
Duncan Smith, the then Work and Pensions Secretary, to stop docking the benefits of regu-
lars at the Lally Centre, the food bank-come-advice centre she runs from the basement of a
Victorian school building. “I told him sanctions were cruel,” she says. Collyhurst is one of
the 10 most economically deprived areas in the country. “We must help one another in this
life” says Sister Rita.” “It’s the commandment. We can’t just go on our own. ‘Take the shirt
off your back and give it to somebody.’ That’s where I come from.” Sister Rita and her work
have been the subject of a BBC documentary (another one is being made) and a recent play
in Masham!
Thursday 22nd March: The Reverend Alison Askew - 'O little town of Bethlehem and oth -
er stories from Palestine' Alison was a teacher of Religious Education in Kent for ten
years. She was ordained in July 1995. Initially working as Chaplaincy Team Leader and
Head of Bereavement Services for North Hampshire Hospitals; from September 2010 she
has been Priest in charge of Kirby on the Moor, Skelton and Cundall. Alison frequently
leads trips to Palestine/Israel and will have just returned from one she gives her talk.
PASTORAL SCHEME
The Church Commissioners have now published a Pastoral Scheme for the union of the
benefices of Masham and Healey with West Tanfield, North Stainley and Well with Snape.
A full copy of the scheme is available on the notice board of each church.
These draft proposals provide for:
 the union of the benefice of Masham and Healey and the benefice of West Tanfield and
Well with Snape and North Stainley (their constituent parishes to remain distinct);
 the appointment of the Reverend David John Cleeves as first incumbent of the new
benefice;
 his parsonage house to be that of the benefice of Masham and Healey;
 the disposal of the parsonage house of the benefice of West Tanfield and Well with
Snape and North Stainley;
 and the future patronage arrangements for the new benefice
Anyone may make representations to Church Commissioners for or against all or any part
or parts of the Scheme (please include the reasons for your views) in writing or by email by
1st February 2018. Please send your representation marked for the attention of Katie Lowe,
Pastoral Division, Church Commissioners, Church House, Great Smith St., London SW1P
3AZ. Email: katie.lowe@churchofengland.org).
STUDY GROUP Meets to read the Bible, discuss the issues it highlights and to learn from
each other. All are welcome; those who are curious about Christianity and want to find out
more or those who have been exploring Christianity for a long time. Our meetings are on
Thursday evenings starting at 7.30 p.m. and finishing about 9.00 p.m. The next
meeting is on Thursday 25th January at 9 Swinburn Court, Masham. We will be
looking at Paul’s letter to the Galatians. Further details contact Jim Heaton on 01765
688093 or email jamesheaton17@gmail.com or see the notice sheet.