June 2019
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Rothersthorpe Newsletter The Newsletter for the Community of Rothersthorpe www.rothersthorpe.info
Church Calendar for June Day
Date
Time
Service
Sunday
2 June
9.30 am
Morning Worship
Sunday
9 June
9.30 am
Family friendly service of Holy Communion and Celebration for Pentecost
Tuesday
11 June
2.00 pm
PCC Meeting
Sunday
16 June
4.00 pm
Songs of Praise and Service of Thanks
Monday
17 June
6.30 pm
BCP Communion
Sunday
23 June
9.30 am
Holy Communion
Sunday
30 June
10.30 am
Benefice Service at Rothersthorpe
Please note: BCP Communion will now be held on the 3rd Monday of each month at 6.30 pm Dates and times are correct at time of going to press, however they may be subject to change
What’s happening in the village? Date
Time
Activity
Notes
Monday 3rd June
2:30pm
Thruppsters
Jackie French 7 Ardens Grove Tel: 831057
Monday 10th June
11:30-12:30am
Craft Club £2
Val Bridges 7 Church Street Tel: 832422
Monday 17th June
7:30pm
Village Hall £3
Magic of Poetry
Monday 24th June
7:30pm
Craft Club £2
Jackie French 7 Ardens Grove Tel: 831057
Want to advertise your club here? email Rothersthorpe.community@hotmail.com with your information before the next newsletter deadline.
Propeller CafĂŠ
Looking forward to Friday mornings at the cafe. 9 - 11.30 in the Church. Hope to see you there. A warm welcome awaits all who pop in for drinks and tea cakes / crumpets. We have toys for the children to play with and water bowls for dogs, too. As always, if you'd like to suggest an activity for a Friday morning, do shout - Dog Walks / Scrabble / Craft / Repair Cafe - the possibilities are endless! If you'd like to run the cafe for a charity / good cause please get in touch. Val 832422
Parish Council The date of the next parish council meeting is: Monday 24th June at 7:30pm in the Village Hall Anyone is welcome to attend the meeting and talk to the parish Council on any subject during the public open session at the beginning of the meeting. At the recent Parish Council AGM Mr Robert Boscott was re-elected as Chairman and Mrs Christy Nolan was elected as Vice Chairman. Mrs Jodie Johnson, Mr Shayne Major, Mrs Julie Botterill, Mr Paul Sage and Mr Nick Henry are the councillors who complete the Parish Council. The Northamptonshire County Councillor responsible for Bugbrooke Ward is Cllr Adam Brown who can be contacted via the following email adam.ncc.bugbrooke@gmail.com and is happy to address any concerns from residents. The SNC District Councillors responsible for Rothersthorpe are: Cllr Ann Addison a.addison@btinternet.com Cllr Karen Cooper Karen.Cooper@southnorthants.gov.uk The Parish Clerk is Mrs Sarah Murphy who can be contacted via the following parishclerk@rothersthorpe.info
May His Force be With You! For nearly sixty of my sixty-seven years I have been enthralled by almost every aspect of the 20th Century Art Form, films and cinema.
From my first experience of John Wayne, Dean Martin, Ricky Nelson and Walter Brenham in Rio Bravo I have been unnerved, frightened, shocked, amused, excited and bored alongside being entertained, moved to tears and side splitting laughter! Therefore it’s an impossible task to pick one film that I can say is my favourite! However there have been movies that have defined a genre and innovations that have changed the very method by which films are made, produced and distributed for our delight! When shooting the original, arguably the best, of the Jurassic Park franchise, Steven Spielberg changed the way in which special effects were made by ditching the time honoured method of stop-go animation which had been in use since King Kong ruled from the top of the Empire State building in 1933, for the newly emerging technology of Computer Generated Images (CGI) with which the Marvel Franchise would remain on the flat page of a comic! One of the other defining developments was when in the mid 1970’s George Lucas started filming the first of the Star Wars films that changed the way we see Science Fiction on the screen. I first saw Star Wars at Colmore Circus in Birmingham in 1978, and yes, it can be described as cowboys and Indians in Space, but as in Jurassic Park the last twenty minutes are edge of your seat, adrenaline- fuelled pure cinema magic! With all the Star Wars movies we are not only introduced to breath-taking special effects and fast moving action, but are also invited through the story to explore a spiritual dimension with ‘The Force’. This concept has continued all through the original trilogy, the tragedy that was the trilogy of prequels and the first films in the Disney reboot, and if all the speculation around the next one to be released this December is correct ‘The Force’ will be there once again!
There is no space in these few words to discuss the whys and wherefores of ‘The Force’ however, in the original ‘Star Wars’ film, now renamed ‘Star Wars A New Hope’, there is a defining light sabre duel between Obi-Wan Kenobi and Darth Vader. Obi-Wan engages in the duel to distract the Storm Troopers giving our heroes the opportunity to make their way safely onto the Millennium Falcon. When Obi-Wan knows his task is complete, he lowers and switches his light sabre off saying to Darth Vader “If you strike me down I shall become more powerful than you could ever imagine”! The subsequent story line (and continuing storyline) has Obi-Wan offering help and support in a way he was not able to do while alive! When hearing this dialogue, it reminds me of Jesus on the cross and you could quite literally put the words into Jesus’ mouth “If you strike me down I shall become more powerful than you could ever imagine”. Jesus’ death, resurrection and gift of the Holy Spirit has made him more powerful than anyone in all of human history could ever have imagined! The force ‘The Holy Spirit’ is not restricted to a few as in the Star Wars Saga who tune in! The power of the Holy Spirit enables all to live life in all its fullness with all its ups and downs!
May the Force of The Holy Spirit be with you today, tomorrow and for all eternity. Stephen French
Rector of Bugbrooke, Harpole, Kislingbury and Rothersthorpe
Rothersthorpe Day Nursery 22* hours funded places for 3-4 year olds (for eligible families) over 52 weeks. We are taking admissions for nursery and pre-school children.
Funding for eligible 2 year olds is now available. We are open Monday to Friday between 8am - 6pm 52 weeks of the year (excluding bank holidays) We offer excellent pre-school facilities, a breakfast and after school club and holiday clubs are available from age 4-11 years. Employers vouchers are accepted - offering savings on childcare costs.
Ring on 01604 831263 or email Rothersthorpenursery@yahoo.co.uk to arrange a visit we’d love to hear from you!
Rothersthorpe Day Nursery Summer Fayre
Saturday 29th June 2019 12pm till 2pm BBQ, raffle, cake stall, tombola, face painting and many more fun activities.
We are going all poetical at our next meeting. Not so much Wordsworth, more like Pam Ayres. Our speaker is Jayne Osborn and her subject is “The Magic of Poetry and the Poetry of Magic” Interested? Then please come along. The meeting is held in the Village Hall on Monday 17th June at 7.30 pm. The cost to visitors is £3 which includes a buffet supper. We are off to Stratford upon Avon this month for a River Cruise and a three course lunch. Can’t wait!! For more information about our activities please visit our website. Jenny Dellar
Thruppsters Our next meeting will be on Monday 3rd June, at Jackie French’s house in Ardens Grove at 2:30pm. Members new and old are welcome. Shirley 830721 and Lindsey 830857
NEIGHBOURHOOD WATCH All seems to have been quiet in our village, although there is still a large volume of activities being reported in areas around us. There is an update on the Travellers, Roadchef have applied to the courts for an eviction order, we have no idea how long this will take, but will update as soon as we receive the information. Stay safe and secure. Christy
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**Your Local Class** Rothersthorpe Village Hall The next six week course starts on Thursday 16th May 6.15pm - 7.15pm
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Sunday 9th June Pentecost Service at Church All welcome, family service 9:30am
Thursday 20th June Sports Day at School 9:15am - 1:15pm Don’t forget in September… Saturday 14th September Dog & Produce Show
This newsletter is produced and distributed on behalf of the Church of St. Peter & St. Paul, Rothersthorpe. Items for possible inclusion in the July/August Double Edition should be submitted to Samantha Walker, by email to rothersthorpe.community@hotmail.com by phone 07799887947 by the morning of 21st June 2019 at the very latest, articles received after this date will not be included. Advertising costs : Full page £15 ~ Half Page £8 ~ Quarter page £5 Payment for advertising should be paid in advance. Cheques should be made payable to Rothersthorpe PCC & passed to Val Bridges @ 7 Church Street Produced by Samantha Walker