The Lantern June/ July 2022
The Queen’s Platinum Jubilee 2022
Queen Elizabeth is the head of the United Kingdom and the Commonwealth, but she also is the Supreme Governor and Defender of the Faith of the Church of England, the state church of England that broke with Roman Catholicism in the 16th century. Although her authority is largely ceremonial, the position is still very relevant to the church. As the supreme governor, she formally appoints high-ranking members of the church on the advice of the prime minister and church leaders.
Gracious God, we give you thanks for the reign of your servant Elizabeth our Queen, and for the example of loving and faithful service which she has shown among us. Help us to follow her example of dedication and to commit our lives to you and to one another, through Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen.
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From the Vicarage
At Pentecost we rejoice in the coming of the Spirit that Jesus sent to equip us to serve in his name. Whether we are crowned, ordained, confirmed or baptized, we live in the power of the Holy Spirit and we are given that Spirit to proclaim in word and deed the good news of the gospel. We are given the Holy Spirit to guide us in prayer and in action and to encourage us always in our fellowship and in our witness, and we are called to trust in that power.
Happy Pentecost! Only that’s not really a saying. Nor is Happy Jubilee, though we celebrate both together. I don’t know who made the final decision on when exactly the bank holidays would be, but I wonder if the Queen had a say in it. Because it is not only a joy – and a unique privilege – for us to celebrate a platinum jubilee, but it is also a powerful reminder that when the young Queen Elizabeth promised to serve her country to the best of her ability for her entire life, whether that be long or short, she did so ‘with the help of God’ and was anointed in the most precious part of her coronation for that role – for that mission and ministry. Even at the tender age of 25, she cannot perhaps have foreseen how that vow would still be holding true 70 years later, seeing so much change on the way.
The power of the Holy Spirit is not a worldly power, and whilst Queen Elizabeth II is one of the world’s richest and in some ways most powerful rulers, the power she really embodies is the humble power of someone who vowed in the sight of God to serve him and his people for her entire life. There can perhaps be no better way of celebrating Pentecost, than to celebrate such an example to us. May we live in the truth and power of the Holy Spirit as people who make our own vows to serve God and his people to the best of our ability, our whole life long. As people who are unafraid to witness to the power of prayer and to share our own walk of faith. For 70 years, Elzabeth R has been the supreme governor of the Church, and for that as well as her reign itself, we give grateful thanks this month.
It has been abundantly clear over the years – and she usually explicitly articulates this in her Christmas broadcasts – that the Queen’s faith underpins her service. We are celebrating the service of our Queen, but as Christians we celebrate too, her service of our King, and the example she sets us in that.
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For the past few years, the Church of England has been promoting the ‘Thy Kingdom Come’ initiative, which is described as,‘a global wave of prayer calling all Christians to pray between Ascension and Pentecost for more people to come to know Jesus Christ’ This year ‘Thy Kingdom Come’ begins on 26th May with the Feast of the Ascension and ends on 5th June on the Feast of Pentecost. The Archbishop of Canterbury, Justin Welby, hopes this will be a time for Christians to deepen their relationship with Jesus, to pray for God’s Spirit to work in the lives of those around them and come to recognise that the whole of life can be the focus for prayer. At the heart of this initiative is a prayerful waiting on the coming of God’s Holy Spirit, a coming which we celebrate on the Feast of Pentecost. Historically, within the Western Christian tradition, the Holy Spirit has often faded into the background in contrast to God the Father and His Son, Jesus Christ. Yet, our Scriptures are full of powerful and beautiful descriptions of God’s Spirit, which offer us much food for thought. I wanted just to consider two such descriptions of God’s Holy Spirit, offered to us in the second chapter of the Book of Acts as it recounts Pentecost. God’s Spirit is described as being like a mighty wind. This connection to wind seeks to remind us that God’s spirit is the very breath of God, Ruah Adonai in the Hebrew. As the baptised children of God, we are given the gift of God’s Spirit to enliven us and inspire us. This is a Spirit which offers us life, akin to the very air which we breathe. Just like the wind, the Holy Spirit can come as a gentle breeze or a gale force storm. As any teacher knows, the weather which most excite children is that of a really windy day. It is almost as if the very energy of the strong wind energizes the children, causing them to be excitable and overly enthusiastic. Sometimes this is just how the Holy Spirit comes to the church, as a force to excite and enthuse those who may have become apathetic and disheartened. God’s Spirit is also described as being like tongues of fire, dancing flames full of movement and energy. Within our Scriptures, fire is often viewed as a having a purifying and transformative role. Fire is there to burn away what is not needed and 4
to stir up within our hearts the love of God. Like wind, a fire can be the smallest spark or a mighty firestorm. But nothing goes away from fire without being changed. As we look towards the Feast of Pentecost, may the following prayer invite God’s Holy Spirit to fill us and free us. Holy Spirit, Lord and Giver of Life: At the beginning of time you moved over the face of the waters; you breathe into every living being, the breath of life. Come, Creator Spirit, and renew the whole creation. Holy Spirit, voice of the prophets: You enflame men and women with a passion for your truth, and through them call your people to the ways of justice and compassion. Come, Spirit of Righteousness, and burn in our hearts. Holy Spirit, Spirit of Jesus: By your power Jesus came to bring good news to the poor and release to those held captive. Come, Liberating Spirit, and free us from the powers of sin and death. Holy Spirit, Advocate, Teacher: You speak to us of our Lord, and show us the depth of his love. Come, Spirit of Truth, abide in us and lead us in the way of Jesus Christ. Holy Spirit, wind and flame: You filled disciples with joy and courage, empowering them to preach your word and to share your good news. Come, Spirit of Power, make us bold witnesses of your redeeming love. Holy Spirit, Spirit of Peace: You break down barriers of language, race, and culture, and heal the divisions that separate us. Come, Reconciling Spirit, and unite us all in the love of Christ. Amen. 5
We asked Ernie Russell if he could give us some of his memories from being a choir boy at St Jude’s Church. He came up with the following article and this amazing photograph of himself, his father John and his younger brother Paul, singing beside the altar in St Jude’s.
SING UP AT THE BACK!! I expect many of us have heard that exhortation from school music teachers during assembly when the Headmaster was present, as the teacher tried to encourage their pupils to display some sort of musical talent. Becoming the head choirboy by the age of 14 at St.Jude’s Church I was encouraged to do just that, singing solo during the entry of the procession at the back of the church on Palm Sunday, trying not to mess up “All Glory Laud and Honour to Thee Redeemer King” with no assistance from the organ played by Mr.Walter Yarrow at the other end of the Church. 6
Being born in the parish to church-going parents John and Rita Russell, and living just around the corner in Egglesfield Road, it was natural that I attended that church from an early age, in fact my Baptism was the first public Baptism ( i.e. performed during Holy Communion on a Sunday) for many years, receiving my Christian name in memory of my Grandfather Ernest who was killed in the Battle of the Somme in the Great War. I joined the church choir at the age of 7, and carried on for 7 or 8 years until becoming an Altar Server, changing my black cassock for a red one and not having to wear a starched throat-cutting ruff, designed to keep your chin up while singing so that the sound came out clearer. The Church choir consisted of varying amounts of boys and men, sometimes 8 or 10 boys in the front choir pews, with 4 to 6 men behind, a mixture of treble voices from the boys and tenor or bass from the “wheezers” behind, producing a reasonable noise to lead the hymn singing during services. We also learned Anthems for special occasions and I can still remember the words and tune to “I Know that My Redeemer Liveth” often played by Jean Roberts before Sunday Worship at St.Peter’s. During my time as Head Choirboy I was asked by the organist if I had a suggestion I wished to sing and boldly said the “Halleluia Chorus” from Handel’s “Messiah” which got a distinct look of derision from Mr Yarrow and a definite no to my request, although I did get to sing it with the Choir formed by Mr. Ernest Hedley in South Shields many years later. I also won a Boy’s High School singing competition for my school house (Kirwan) with “O For the Wings of a Dove”. My singing achievements lay dormant for many years until I was persuaded to join South Shields Gilbert & Sullivan Operatic Society in 1987 and South Shields Amateur Operatic Society as a member of the tenor chorus, playing in many
musicals and some famous venues. But my claim to fame is to have sung on stage at the Royal Albert Hall with S.S.G & S at a celebration of “A Night of a Thousand Voices “ in 1999 singing “You’ll Never Walk Alone” from the musical “ Carousel”, a truly uplifting experience in my long singing career. Ernie Russell 7
St Jude’s Church and Church Hall
Photograph from South Tyneside Images, taken by Ken Lubi in 1981
The following extract is taken from George Hodgson’s History of the Borough of South Shields, 1901, page 262, where he explains the establishment of St Jude’s Parish. ‘The Ecclesiastical District of St Jude’s was formed in August 1883 from the Parish of Holy Trinity, it boundaries being exceedingly irregular. The Rev W J Wingate, senior curate of St Mary’s Gateshead was appointed the the charge of the district by the Crown in January 1884. A room in Palmerston Street, formerly used as a co-operative store, was hired, and in it the first services and Sunday-School were held on February 3, 1884. The mission room soon became too small for its purposes, and in September 1884 the present site in Walpole Street was granted for the erection of a Church, Parish Hall and Vicarage. The Parish Hall, seating 750, was erected first at a cost of £1,577. It was opened by the late Canon Chester in June 1885, and was used for Divine service until the Parish Church was built. The latter edifice was constructed to seat 617 persons, at a cost of £3,219. The Church was consecrated by Dr Lightfoot, Bishop of Durham, on Saturday, March 20, 1886. The building is of red brick with stone dressings the late Perpendicular style and consists of chancel, nave of four bays, aisles, two western porches, and a turret over the chancel arch, containing two bells. The Vicarage was completed early spring of 1888, at a cost of £1,500, provided by the Ecclesiastical Commissioners. 8
In March 1892 the Rev W J Wingate was presented to the living of Marley Hill and s in the following June the Bishop appointed the Rev R C Page, senior curate of St Mary’s Gateshead, the the vacant living of St Jude’s. The living is a vicarage in the patronage of the Crown and Bishop alternatively, and is of the net value of £300. The Parish in 1891 contained 827 inhabited houses and 8,192 people. In 1901 the Parish contains 1,407 in habited houses and a population of 13,025.’ (An average of 9.25 persons per household and many of these, as are still visible, would have been small Tyneside flats.)
The parish of Rekendyke today covers an area formerly known as High Shields, its name recalling the Wreken Dyke, the old Roman road, which stretched from the Camp on the Lawe. Rekendyke extended along the banks of the Tyne from the Mill Dam to Jarrow Slake, and what is now known as Tyne Dock. The parish of Rekendyke originally contained five churches: Holy Trinity, High Shields; St Mary’s Church, Tyne Dock; St Mark’s Church; St Francis’ Church; and St Jude’s. The first move towards the unification of the parish came with the uniting of St Mark’s with St Jude’s. An Order in Council at the Court of St James’ in 1961 created the United Benefice of St Jude, South Shields. During the 1970s the whole face of the area changed. It was just the beginning of the recession, and also the demolition and clearance of old property, which together would have a dramatic effect on the area. It soon became clear that, with the rehousing and much smaller population planned for the area, it could not continue to be served by four churches. In about 1976 it was proposed, therefore, that the parishes of Holy Trinity, St Mary’s, St Francis’ and St Jude’s would become one new parish: all buildings and sites would be disposed of, and a new complex built. A completely new start for a new Parish. As plans proceeded, Holy Trinity was closed and demolished, rapidly followed by the closure of St Francis’ and St Mary’s. However, soon it became obvious that the costs were going to be far too great. Reluctantly, the scheme had to be modified, and as a result St Jude’s became the Parish Church for the new Parish of Rekendyke. Five parishes had become one. 9
A note for your diary
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Paul Child’s Farewell
Frank Sinatra knew how to make a tune memorable, didn’t he! And as I enter my final month as priest in charge of St Lawrence’s I’ve found myself humming this particular one on occasion – I reckon you probably are now as you read this. Sorry!
For those who haven’t heard, I am moving on from my current role to take over as the Giving Advisor for Durham Diocese. This is an exciting challenge, and while it is sad to be leaving South Shields (and not just those in Horsley Hill but also yourselves at St Peter’s and St Mark and St Cuthbert’s), I hope the memories you have of my time here will be positive ones. I have always received a warm welcome when I have had the opportunity to come and serve alongside you, and enjoyed the conversation, the coffee and (occasional) chaos we have shared! I guess some may see this as a slightly different kind of move – switching from a parish to a Diocesan role. But as I have said a few times in my sermons, our role as disciples is to offer ourselves in God’s service and then respond to his call. This can be scary and challenging – especially when you’re the one who keeps banging on about it, as it means when that call comes your way there’s no excuses for ignoring it! And I speak about this as someone who has had to trust God in this way for many years.
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As some of you will know, I came to faith through a football team run by the local Baptist church and, after a period of preparation, was given a full-emersion baptism. Two things happened during that act. The first was I realised how much I relied on the people supporting me in the water to make sure the whole thing ran smoothly – how quickly I would hit the water, how long I was under, how I would climb in and out. The second was how dangerous it is to offer yourself to God in service. I think the problem I’ve always had with Ol’ Blue Eyes hit song is it’s extolling of doing things “My Way.” Because if we want to be the very best people we can be - if we want our Church to be the very best she be – then the focus has to be on doing things God’s way, allowing Jesus to be The Way, The Truth and The Life for us and with us and in us at all times and in all places. That’s how I ended up here in the first place. You see, as I was pulled back to a standing position from beneath the waters of that Baptismal pool I said to God something like “Here I am. I can stay working in the bank, or you can let me know what you want me to do and I’ll do it.” Less than a year later I had raised over £3000, quit my job and was going over to North Brazil to work as a volunteer missionary for 6 months. From there I moved to the North East to marry the amazing woman I had met overseas, to start a family and to presumably settle down – until God called us again, this time to leave my job with a different branch of the same bank to head off and train as a Priest. He called us to minister in Sunderland, then in South Shields. And now he is challenging me to take the gifts and skills he has blessed me with over all those periods of time and use them to serve the whole of the Diocese as we seek to share the love of Jesus across this part of his creation. So I’ll state my case, of which I’m certain. I really do believe we are called to live our lives as an act of worship, to reflect the great love and
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generosity God has shown us through the life, death and resurrection of Jesus and his gift to us of the Holy Spirit. We do this, in essence, by loving God with all we are and have, and loving our neighbours as ourselves. This is a massive challenge, one that a couple of pages can’t really do justice to, and requires a bit of a mental leap – one that goes against the way “the world” does things. When we think about our time, our gifts and, yes, our money, we need to move from “how much of what is mine do I give away,” to “how much of what has blessed me with do I keep”? Obviously this feels even harder right now, especially as the cost of living crisis escalates and we, as individuals and as churches, feel the burden of that. So we can’t do this alone – it takes a deepening of our relationship with God through prayer, reading the Bible and worship, and a deepening of our relationship with each other and our community. My new role will be to help join up the dots between our discipleship and our donations. As you can see, this is not going to be an easy calling. So, as I head off to begin this new phase of God’s plan for myself and my family, could I please ask three things of you? Please spend time in prayer for yourself and your church, asking God how you can live a life that reflects his love and generosity. Please take a few moments to reflect on your giving to the church and ask the Holy Spirit to help you decide what you are genuinely able to offer. And as I travel “each and every byway” of our Diocese, please keep me and my family in your prayers, as I keep you in mine. And now, the end is near, and so I face, the final curtain… Frank Sinatra knew how to make a tune memorable, didn’t he! And as I enter my final month as priest in charge of St Lawrence’s I’ve found myself humming this particular one on occasion – I reckon you probably are now as you read this. Sorry!
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SNIPPETS, STORIES AND SOUNDBITES Even those of us with very little knowledge of Information Technology (IT) will be aware of such names as Gates, Zuckerberg and Musk, IT Giants, and to be fair, some of the incredibly noble things they have achieved with their consequential wealth (Third World and Covid vaccine funding etc). However, two names came to my attention recently, which aroused my interest. Ed Beccle, a 22 year old who, since missing school as a child through ill-health, has spent his time developing computer apps in Oxford, where he lived, “pursuing his Zuckerberg-ish ambitions”. The other is Henry Costa, by contrast at the age of 34, a balancing influence with business and financial experience. And the subject of their enterprise, launched two years ago, which they have given the title ‘Glorify’ is a bit like a wellbeing app for Christians. Strictly nondenominational, it can be downloaded , an account created, and bite-sized Bible passages, meditations, prayers and soothing music accessed. These items can be a cause of concern, (eg extremists etc) but this enterprise has the backing of such luminaries as James Corden and Michael Bublé and encouraging comments from people ranging from Archbishop Justin to the Kardashians, who believe ‘Glorify’ is filling a gap in the market. I would not necessarily imagine our readers would have need to facilitate this website as we have adequate provision through our own churches, and additional online (and landline) provision with Durham Cathedral and other C of E sites, for which we are grateful, but it is good to know that IT is reaching out to those folk with no church. It is always good to know that this form of communication is for the good, and not as some of the less appropriate, and downright unacceptable websites. It might even attract children who have no other way of knowing the Bible, or the help of prayers, or knowledge of God’s love for them! ‘Glorify’ has already attracted 2.5 million users worldwide (lockdown helped!) and it is proving to be very cost-effective, attracting some quite influencial financial backers. It was recently valued at £188 million. Hopefully they too, like their big brothers, will put their wealth to good use in the Christian ethos! ooooOOOoooo The comedian Milton Jones , having been brought up in the Christian faith, quipped recently that it was a bit like being given the antidote before you have the illness (keeping it on hand to cope with life'
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Activities at St Peter’s Church Hall Weekly Social Activities & Uniformed Organisations Monday
Tuesday
• Twinkle Tots
• 9.30 am to 11.30 am
• U3A Art
• 1.30 am to 3.30 am
• Brownies
• 6.00pm to 7.15pm
• Guides
• 7.30pm to 8.45pm
• Pilates (Judith Briggs)
• 9.30 to 10.50
• Yoga (Pat Uttridge)
• 3.00pm to 4.30pm
• Yoga (Jill Glozier)
• 7.30pm to 8.45pm
Wednesday • Art & Craft Club (Carol White) • 9.30 am to 12 noon • Line Dancing - Beginner (Ethel • 1.00 pm to 2.00 pm Ramsey) • Line Dancing - Improver (Ethel • 2.30 pm to 3.30 pm Ramsey)
Thursday
Friday
Saturday
• T’ai Chi (Martin Thorogood)
• 5.15pm to 6.15pm
• Yoga (Carrie Kirston)
• 6.30 pm to 8.00 pm
• Yoga
• 6.30am to 7.30am
• 50+ Exercise to music (Ethel Ramsey)
• 12.30 to 1.30
• Cubs
• 5.45pm to 7.15pm
• Scouts
• 7.15 pm to 9.00 pm
• Exercise (Caroline Maidment) • 10.00am to 11.00am • Craft Quilting
1.00pm to 4.00pm
• Beavers
5.00pm to 6.30pm Helpers needed
• Irish Dance (Stokes & Collins Dance)
• 9.30 am to 1.00 pm
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Activities at St Mark & St Cuthbert’s Church Hall Monday
• Your Voice Counts Cooking • 9am to 3pm • Karate • 6pm to 7pm
Tuesday
• Bertie’s Toddler Group • ‘Crafternoon’
• 9.15 am to 11.15 am (not held in August) • 2.00 to 3.30pm
• Brownies
• 5.30 pm to 7.00 pm
• Flower Arranging Class • Friends Together (1st and 3rd Wed every month in church) • Rainbows
• 10.30 am to 12 noon • 1.30 pm to 4.00 pm
Thursday
• Bertie’s Toddler Group • Line Dancing
• 12.45 pm to 2.45 pm • 4.30 am to 7.00 pm
Friday
• Line Dancing
• 7.30 to 9.30 pm
Sunday
• Coffee
• after 9.30 am Parish Eucharist
Wednesday
• 5.30pm to 6.30pm
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Daily Readings Wed June 1
Acts 20.28–end; Psalm 68.27–28, 32–end; John 17.11–19
Thurs June 2
Acts 22.30, 23.6–11; Psalm 16.1, 5–end; John 17.20–end
Fri June 3
Acts 25.13–21; Psalm 103.1–2, 11–12, 19–20; John 21.15–19
Sat June 4
Acts 28.16–20, 30–end; Psalm 11.4–end; John 21.20–25
Sun June 5 27]
Acts 2.1–21; Psalm 104.26–36,37; Romans 8.14–17; John 14.8–17[25–
Mon June 6
1 Kings 17.1–6; Psalm 121; Matthew 5.1–12
Tues June 7
1 Kings 17.7–16; Psalm 4; Matthew 5.13–16
Wed June 8
Jeremiah 9.23–24; Psalm 15; 2 Corinthians 4.1–10; Matthew 24.42–46
Thurs June 9
Isaiah 61.1–3; Psalm 34.1–8; 1 Thessalonians 2.2–12; Luke 12.32–37
Fri June 10
1 Kings 19.9, 11–16; Psalm 27.8–16 Matthew 5.27–32
Sat June 11
Job 29.11–16; Psalm 112; Acts 11.19–30; John 15.12–17
Sun June 12
Proverbs 8.1–4,22–31; Psalm 8; Romans 5.1–5; John 16.12–15
Mon June 13
1 Kings 21.1–16; Psalm 5.1–5; Matthew 5.38–42
Tues June 14
1 Kings 21.17–end; Psalm 51.1–9; Matthew 5.43–end
Wed June 15
2 Kings 2.1, 6–14; Psalm 31.21–end; Matthew 6.1–6, 16–18
Thurs June 16 Job 23.8–14; Psalm 82.1–4, 6–8; Philippians 4.10–13; John 21.15–19 Fri June 17
2 Kings 11.1–4, 9–18, 20; Psalm 132.1–5, 11–13; Matthew 6.19–23
Sat June 18
2 Chronicles 24.17–25; Psalm 89.25–33; Matthew 6.24–end
Sun June 19
Isaiah 65.1–9; Psalm 22.19–28; Galatians 3.23–29; Luke 8.26–39
Mon June 20
2 Kings 17.5–8, 13–15, 18; Psalm 60.1–5, 11–end; Matthew 7.1–5
Tues June 21 12–14
2 Kings 19.9b–11, 14–21, 31–36; Psalm 48.1–2, 8–end; Matthew 7.6,
Wed June 22
Wisdom 3.1–3 [4]; Psalm 68.3–8; 2 Timothy 2.3–13; John 12.24–26
Thurs June 23 Song of Songs 8.6, 7; Psalm 34.1–8; Acts 4.32–35; Matthew 25.1–13 Fri June 24
Isaiah 40.1–11; Psalm 85.7–13; Galatians 3.23–29; Luke 1.57–66,80 19
Sat June 25
Lamentation 2.2, 10–14, 18–19; Psalm 74.1–3, 21–end; Matthew 8.5–17
Sun June 26
1 Kings 19.15–16,19–21; Psalm 16; Galatians 5.1,13–25; Luke 9.51–62
Mon June 27
Amos 2.6–10, 13–end; Psalm 50.16–23; Matthew 8.18–22
Tues June 28
Wisdom 7.7–10, 15, 16; Psalm 34.11–17; 2 Peter 1.16–end; Luke 11.33–36
Wed June 29
Zechariah 4.1–6a,10b–14; Psalm 125; Acts 12.1–11; Matthew 16.13–19
Thurs June 30 Amos 7.10–end; Psalm 19.7–10; Matthew 9.1–8 Fri July 1
Amos 8.4–6, 9–12; Psalm 119.1–8; Matthew 9.9–13
Sat July 2
Amos 9.11–end; Psalm 85.8–end; Matthew 9.14–17
Sun July 3
Isaiah 66.10–14; Psalm 66.1–8; Galatians 6.[1–6]7–16; Luke 10.1–11,16–20
Mon July 4
Habakkuk 2.1–4; Psalm 31.1–6; Ephesians 2.19–end; John 20.24–29
Tues July 5
Hosea 8.4–7, 11–13; Psalm 103.8–12; Matthew 9.32–end
Wed July 6
Hosea 10.1–3, 7–8, 12; Psalm 115.3–10; Matthew 10.1–7
Thurs July 7
Hosea 11.1, 3–4, 8–9; Psalm 105.1–7; Matthew 10.7–15
Fri July 8
Hosea 14.2–end; Psalm 80.1–7; Matthew 10.16–23
Sat July 9
Isaiah 6.1–8; Psalm 51.1–7; Matthew 10.24–33
Sun July 10
Deuteronomy 30.9–14; Psalm 25.1–10; Colossians 1.1–14; Luke 10.25–37
Mon July 11
Proverbs 2.1–6; Psalm 119.57–64; 1 Corinthians 3.10–11; Luke 18.18–22
Tues July 12
Isaiah 7.1–9; Psalm 48.1–7; Matthew 11.20–24
Wed July 13
Isaiah 10.5–7, 13–16; Psalm 94.5–11; Matthew 11.25–27
Thurs July 14
Lamentations 3.19–26; Psalm 26.1–8; Romans 15.1–6; Matthew 5.1–8
Fri July 15 5.43–end
Proverbs 3.1–8; Psalm 20.1–5a, 6, 7, 9; James 5.7–11, 13–18; Matthew
Sat July 16
Micah 2.1–5; Psalm 10.1–5a, 12; Matthew 12.14–21
Sun July 17
Genesis 18.1–10a; Psalm 15; Colossians 1.15–28; Luke 10.38–42
Mon July 18
Micah 6.1–4, 6–8; Psalm 50.3–7, 14; Matthew 12.38–42
Tues July 19
Wisdom 9.13–17; Psalm 27; 1 Corinthians 2.9–13; John 17.6, 18–24
Wed July 20
Jeremiah 1.1, 4–10; Psalm 70; Matthew 13.1–9 20
Thurs July 21
Jeremiah 2.1–3, 7–8, 12–13; Psalm 36.5–10; Matthew 13.10–17
Fri July 22 Song of Solomon 3.1–4; Psalm 42.1–10; 2 Corinthians 5.14–17; John 20.1–2,11–18 Sat July 23
Jeremiah 7.1–11; Psalm 84.1–6; Matthew 13.24–30
Sun July 24
Genesis 18.20–32; Psalm 138; Colossians 2.6–15[16–19]; Luke 11.1–13
Mon July 25
Jeremiah 45.1–5; Psalm 126 Acts 11.27 – 12.2; Matthew 20.20–28
Tues July 26
Zephaniah 3.14–18a; Psalm 127; Romans 8.28–30; Matthew 13.16–17
Wed July 27
Jeremiah 15.10, 16–end; Psalm 59.1–4, 18–end; Matthew 13.44–46
Thurs July 28
Jeremiah 18.1–6; Psalm 146.1–5; Matthew 13.47–53
Fri July 29
Isaiah 25.6–9; Psalm 49.5–10, 16; Hebrews 2.10–15; John 12.1–8
Sat July 30 4.16–21
Job 31.16–23; Psalm 22.23, 24, 26–28; Galatians 3.26–end; 4.6, 7; Luke
Sun July 31 12.13–21
Ecclesiastes 1.2,12–14; 2.18–23; Psalm 49.1–12; Colossians 3.1–11; Luke
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Mar 2nd Prize
£20 14
Marjorie Holmes
Mar 3rd Prize £10 119 Angus Winfield April 1st Prize £50 187 Brenda Johnson April 2nd Prize £20 20
Eleanor Mulley
April 3rd Prize £10 14
Marjorie Holmes
May 1st Prize
Corinne Heslop
£50 31
May 2nd Prize £20 69 May 3rd Prize
10
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