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Mungrisdale Church Bulletin May 2021
“The earth is the Lord’s, and everything in it...” Church services are now held in the church each Sunday at 11am and also on Zoom. If you would like to join via Zoom, please let Brian know - his phone number and email address are shown below. Covid-regulations apply in the church, including social distancing and wearing masks; though we are not yet allowed to sing, it’s been great to meet up in person. May services: Sunday 2nd May 11am Holy Communion led by Rev Richard Hall Sunday 9th May 11am Morning Praise led by Nancy Tweddell Sunday 16th May 11am Holy Communion led by Rev Mike Houston Sunday 23rd May 11am Morning Praise led by Dr Brian Davis Sunday 30th May 11am Morning Praise led by Peter McCall If you have any questions about the church or the Christian faith, please get in touch with the churchwardens: Brian Davis drbriandavis@btinternet.com 017687 79640 or Christine Fleming christine.fleming7@btinternet.com 017684 84217. We are now taking up a collection during the service, however the option of online giving remains available via the following links: One off giving; https://bit.ly/Mungrisdale Regular giving; https://bit.ly/Mungrisdale2 WhatsApp prayer group If you would like to be part of our church WhatsApp prayer group, please send Brian your mobile number and he will add you to the group. E news: Heather Davis has started an emailed newsletter to reach as many people in the area as possible and invites you to join - to share good times as well as when appropriate troubled times, to support each other through your thoughts and prayers as well as celebrate the good things and be thankful. Please let Heather have your email address if you would like to join heathermary@tiscali.co.uk A PARISH NEWSLETTER Progress is being made on a new parish newsletter, jointly with Greystoke and Penruddock. Trevor is leading on this and we may have the first edition out by the end of June to cover the July & August news and notices. If you would like to advertise in the planned newsletter please let us know and once it is up and running we can send you details of advertising costs, deadlines etc. Meanwhile this bulletin will be kept going, so please send any notices or articles to nancy.tweddell@outlook.com OTHER NOTICES: Lorraine’s Tea Garden at The Mill is now open. Parish Council information is available on the Parish Council tab on the Mungrisdale Village website. Cake Sale on Saturday on 29th May 2021 10am – 12 underneath the archway at The Barn, Caldbeck, by kind permission of Wendy and Robin Oatridge. Home made cakes, traybakes and jams for sale. Proceeds in aid of Caldbeck Multi Purpose Tennis Court fencing repairs. Covid rules will apply including social distancing and masks. Contact Antoinette on 016974 78220. Northern Fells Group updates and bulletins can be found on the NFG website https://www.northernfellsgroup.org.uk and from our local NFG agent |
Mungrisdale Recreation Room - A.G.M.
Notice is hereby given that the Annual General Meeting of the Mungrisdale Recreation Room will be held on Thursday, 27th May 2021 at 7.30 pm in the Main Hall of the Recreation Room. Everyone is welcome to attend. |
CALDBECK MULTI PURPOSE TENNIS COURT ASSOCIATION
Caldbeck Tennis Court is situated on the School Field and opens for play in 2021 on Saturday 3rd April. It is a village tennis court open to all, outside School hours and during the School holidays, on payment of court fees. Please book and pay before you play (booking board is on the wall outside the Parish Hall, opposite the School Field). School opening hours are blocked out on the Booking sheet as the School has sole access to the Court during those times. Please would everyone either put the following playing fees through the letter box of the Parish Hall front door, opposite the School Field: Adults: £1.50 an hour each personStudents and unwaged Adults: £1 an hour each person Children / Teenagers at school: 30p an hour each person Or buy an Annual Season Ticket – play as often as you like with no further feeAdults: £16 a year Children / Teenagers at school: £6 a year the School Field, and fees are put through the letter box of the Parish Hall front door. Antoinette Ward, Mardale, Caldbeck, CA7 8EU. Telephone: 016974 78220. aw.caldbeck@gmail.com Helpful advice about Covid compliance is printed on the notice on the Booking Board. CALDBECK MULTI PURPOSE TENNIS COURT ASSOCIATION Registered in England and Wales as a Company Limited by Guarantee, Company Number 11575198 Registered Office: MARDALE, UPTON, CALDBECK, WIGTON, CA7 8EU |
Mungrisdale Church Bulletin April 2021
“He is risen, just as He said. Come, see…” EASTER DAY SERVICE 11am in the church Easter is the season of new life and we are so glad to be holding the Easter morning service in the church building. Covid-regulations apply including social distancing and wearing of masks and, although we can’t sing, it will be good to see everyone. April Services: Sunday 4 th April 11am. EASTER Holy Communion led by Rev Richard Hall Sunday 11 th April 11am Morning Praise led by Nancy Tweddell Sunday 18 th April 11am Holy Communion led by Rev Mike Houston Sunday 25 th April 11am Morning Praise led by Dr Brian Davis you would like to join via Zoom, please let Brian know - his phone number and email address are shown below. touch with the churchwardens: Brian Davis drbriandavis@btinternet.com 017687 79640 or Christine Fleming christine.fleming7@btinternet.com 017684 84217. church service, the option of online giving is available via the following links: One off giving; https://bit.ly/Mungrisdale Regular giving; https://bit.ly/Mungrisdale2 WhatsApp prayer group If you would like to be part of a church WhatsApp prayer group, please send Brian yourmobile number and he will add you to the group. area as possible and invites you to join - to share good times as well as when appropriate troubled times, to support each other through your thoughts and prayers as well as celebrate the good things and be thankful. Please let Heather have your email address if you would like to join heathermary@tiscali.co.uk OTHER NOTICES: Lorraine’s Tea Garden at The Mill will open from the April 12th weather permitting. The Mill Inn will also be serving outside from the April 12th. paint in the main hall. Please contact Anne for up to date information on bookings either by email - anne.manger@btinternet.com or phone 017684 84435 is www.justgiving.com/fundraising/Penny-Sutton2 if you would like to support a Dementia UK Admiral nurse. Please contact Andy Rose on andrew.rose@loganrose.co.uk or Christine Fleming on christine.fleming7@btinternet.com Parish Council information is available on the Parish Council tab on the Mungrisdale Village website. A future Parish Newsletter In view of the changes in church groupings within the new Mission Community, the PCC are investigating together with Greystoke and Penruddock a new parish newsletter (paper) which would replace the now defunct Together. nancy.tweddell@outlook.com |
Mungrisdale Church Bulletin March 2021
For God so loved the world that he gave his one and only Son, that whoever believes in him shall not perish but have eternal life. Mungrisdale Church Annual Meeting The annual parish church meeting APCM will be held via Zoom on the 25 th March at 7pm, when anyone on the Mungrisdale church electoral roll can take part. Please contact Brian Davis if you would like a Zoom invitation; his contact details are shown below. Church services in March Services will continue to be held via Zoom only. If you would like to join in, please let Brianknow - his phone number and email address are shown below. Service listing: Sunday 7 th March 11am. Holy Communion led by Rev Richard Hall Sunday 14 th March 11am Morning Praise led by Peter McCall Sunday 21 st March 11am Holy Communion led by Rev Mike Houston Sunday 28 th March 11am Morning Praise led by Dr Brian Davis If you have any questions about the church or about the Christian faith, please get in touch with the churchwardens: Brian Davis drbriandavis@btinternet.com 017687 79640 orChristine Fleming christine.fleming7@btinternet.com 017684 84217. WhatsApp prayer group If you would like to be part of a church WhatsApp prayer group, please send Brian yourmobile number and he will add you to the group. E-news: Heather has started an emailed newsletter to reach as many people in the parish as possible and invites you to join - to share good times as well as when appropriatetroubled times, to support each other through your thoughts and prayers as well as celebrate the good things and be thankful. Please let Heather Davis have your email address if you would like to join heathermary@tiscali.co.uk Giving to the church: The option of online giving is available via the following links: One off giving; https://bit.ly/Mungrisdale Regular giving; https://bit.ly/Mungrisdale2 Please send any notices or articles for the April bulletin to nancy.tweddell@outlook.com WI It has been decided to suspend Mungrisdale WI for 3 years. During that time anyone may re-start a WI here, but if not, then at the end of 3 years it will be closed by the County Federation. Any items relating to the WI will be stored in the village hall. Please get in touch with Pat Green if you would like to know more patriciagreen852@btinternet.com Update on ‘The Fibre to Property Broadband Group in the valley’: Firstly, thanks you for the fantastic response from neighbours and friends to the letter fromthe Parish Council before Christmas. An ‘overarching’ independent group has been formed led by Andy Rose with representatives from all areas running the four separate sub-groups in respect of the four exchanges which service our area - Threlkeld, Greystoke, Caldbeck and Skelton. We have had several ‘Online’ meetings and have progressed to the point of:- Threlkeld - no firm revised quote from OpenreachGreystoke and Skelton - no quote Caldbeck - no Portal yet open. We are chasing BT Openreach for a response. anticipated to replace it so, meanwhile, the group have asked the Parish Council to contact ‘interested parties’ to ‘lobby’ and raise the profile of our case. This will be discussed at the ‘online’ Parish Council on 8th March. The meeting is open to all parishioners, if you wish to have an invite then please let me know. We are also in discussions with B4RN, who along with Openreach are a company installing fibre broadband - you may have seen their stories in the local paper the C &W Herald. In fact there are broadband ‘stories’ or letters most weeks. Our contact with B4RN is Chris Eakin from Mosedale. The next meeting of the Fibre Broadband Group is on 12th April. If you need any further information then please let me know. Meanwhile, keep safe Christine Fleming Parish Council information is available on the Parish Council tab on the Mungrisdale Village website.Mungrisdale Village Hall: Please contact Anne for up to date information on bookings either by email - anne.manger@btinternet.com or phone - 01768 484435.Caldbeck Surgery www.caldbecksurgery.co.uk Tel 016974 78254 We have some Protected Learning Times.(PLT)when the surgery closes at 1 pm The next date is Thursday 18 th March. |
Steve and Jill retire from Near Howe Cottages, Mungrisdale
After 15 wonderful years it’s time for us to retire from Near Howe. We’ll be moving to a bungalow near Cockermouth which is ideal for Steve's health condition. It’s an exciting new chapter in our lives, and we’re looking forward to a long and happy retirement. We would like to thank all the locals very much for making us so welcome over the years, along with all our guests who have supported the local community. We thank them for their custom and hope they will be happy to return to enjoy this Oasis of Peace and Tranquillity many times in the future. We’ve now handed over the reins to Fiona and Mark Shore, and they intend to continue running Near Howe in very much the same way as we have over the years. So it’s thank you and goodbye from us, keep safe and well, and all the very best for the future. Steve Woolley and Jill Woolley |
Mungrisdale Church Bulletin February 2021
An old bedtime prayer Now I lay me down to sleep, I pray thee, Lord, my soul to keep; If I should die before I wake, I pray thee, Lord, my soul to take. If I should live for other days, I pray thee, Lord, to guide my ways. Amen. Church services Services will be held via Zoom only. If you would like to join in, please let Brian know - his phone number and email address are shown below. Service listing: Sunday 7th February 11am. Holy Communion led by Rev Richard Hall Sunday 14th February 11am Morning Praise led by Nancy Tweddell Sunday 21st February 11am Holy Communion led by Rev Mike Houston Sunday 28th February 11am Morning Praise led by Dr Brian Davis Prayer A confidential prayer group continues to meet on Zoom through these very difficult times, so please get in touch if you need prayer. If you have any questions about the church or about the Christian faith, please get in touch with the churchwardens: Brian Davis drbriandavis@btinternet.com 017687 79640 or Christine Fleming christine.fleming7@btinternet.com 017684 84217. PRAY24PENRITH 9 am on (Ash) Wednesday 17 February to 9 am on Thursday 18 February 2021 An opportunity for us individually and collectively, across the Penrith Mission Area, to pray for those people and situations which are on our hearts during these Covid times. At this stage you’re asked to sign up for PRAY24PENRITH via the link and to ‘spread the word’ to those who may not have internet access and would like to be involved. To take part please either sign up at: http://bit.ly/Pray24Feb21 or contact Gary Cregeen (01768 868786 or Email: Gary@GandJCregeen.co.uk), and let him know when you’re able to pray and he will sign up for you! Please send any notices or articles for the next bulletin to nancy.tweddell@outlook.com Giving to the church: The option of online giving is available via the following links: One off giving; https://bit.ly/Mungrisdale Regular giving; https://bit.ly/Mungrisdale2 A news update on “the Gathering” Youth Café The Gathering Youth Café in Penrith cannot open at present because of the lockdown and large number of cases of Covid virus infection but we are using the time to submit grants through our charity Ignite Penrith to support the activities and learning experiences for the young people and to employ a Youth Worker to allow the Café to be open more than the current 3 days per week. Futurekraft, a grant preparation company helping the Charity to submit grants, has made applications to several charities that support youth work. We are delighted that one of those, The Joseph Rank foundation has recently awarded us a grant spread over 3 years; £15,000 in year 1, £10,000 in year 2 and £10,000 in year 3. This grant means we have reached 1/3 of our target needed to employ a Youth Worker. We are also incredibly grateful for the support of several churches in the Penrith area, including Mungrisdale Church, who have given us generous gifts this Christmas. Brian Davis OTHER LOCAL NEWS & NOTICES Fibre Broadband: As you may already know, we have a Fibre Broadband initiative in our area. It is a community initiative led by Andy Rose. All the exchanges which service the parish have representatives who help make up the group working on this; these exchanges are Skelton, Threlkeld, Caldbeck and Greystoke. The ‘expressions of interest’ have been gathered up and put into the Open Reach ‘portal’. The next part of the process is that they look at our area and the costs and the method of installing fibre, and then get back to us, which should happen in February. We are also looking at B4RN, an alternative company who specialise in installing Fibre Broadband into rural areas. If you wish to know about B4RN or Open Reach, they have a lot of information on their websites. Discussions with both companies are at the early stages but we will keep you informed of progress. Don’t worry if you have not registered your interest and wish to do so; please contact me Christine Fleming Parish Council information is available on the Parish Council tab on the Mungrisdale Village website. Mungrisdale Village Hall: Please contact Anne for up to date information on bookings either by email - anne.manger@btinternet.com or phone - 01768 484435. Caldbeck Surgery: www.caldbecksurgery.co.uk Tel 016974 78254 We have some Protected Learning Times.(PLT) when the surgery closes at 1 pm The next date is Wednesday 10th February , followed by Thursday 18th March. |
Mungrisdale Church Bulletin January 2021
Carol
Service When we held an ‘outdoor’ Carol Service before Christmas, I was reminded how momentous an event the birth of Jesus was - so momentous that the measurement of time as we know it became BC (before Christ) and AD (Anno domini, the year of our Lord). God broke into our world and sent his son Jesus to rescue the whole of mankind - that includes me and it includes you. Jesus started with 12 disciples and two thousand years later here we all are, measured in billions. When I’m in our tiny church with our small congregation, I remind myself that I am part of the world wide Christian church which came about because of the birth of a baby, Jesus. Amazing. Thanks to all who joined us for our outdoor carol singing; I found it very special. Christine (Note: Thank you to all who managed to find the collection box in the dark that evening - £204.38 has been sent to the Salvation Army) Star reflection: When we invite Jesus into our hearts, we carry the star of Bethlehem with us. There will be many times when it is cloudy and we don’t see it, but that “star of wonder, star of light, star of Royal beauty bright” promises He will never leave us. We can have inner peace even through the darkest hours, as He is the perfect light, the Saviour of the world. Adam
Church services Services will be held via Zoom only. If you would like to join in, please let Brian know - his phone number and email address are shown below.
Service listing: Sunday 3rd January 11am. Holy Communion led by Rev Richard Hall Sunday 10th January 11am Morning Praise led by Nancy Tweddell Sunday 17th January 11am Holy Communion led by Rev Mike Houston Sunday 24th January 11am Morning Praise led by Dr Brian Davis Sunday 31st January 11am Morning Praise Sunday 7th February 11am Holy Communion led by Rev Richard Hall
Prayer: A confidential prayer group continues to meet on Zoom through these very difficult times, so please get in touch if you need prayer. If you have any questions about the church or about the Christian faith, you are welcome to get in touch with the churchwardens: Brian Davis drbriandavis@btinternet.com 017687 79640 or Christine Fleming christine.fleming7@btinternet.com 017684 84217.
Please send any notices or articles for the next bulletin to nancy.tweddell@outlook.com
Giving to the church: The option of online giving is available via the following links: One off giving; https://bit.ly/Mungrisdale Regular giving; https://bit.ly/Mungrisdale2 Charity Support: Ignite is one of the local charities supported by Mungrisdale Church. The following is a summary of its work in The Gathering in Penrith during the past year: Activities of the Gathering Youth Café in 2020 The Ignite Penrith Charity supports the activities of the young people of Penrith who are part of the Gathering Youth Café which provides a safe place for them to meet together under a Christian ethos and helps them through leisure time activities to develop their capabilities and to grow to full maturity as individuals and members of society. As part of this, the charity supported learning activities during the school summer break that are continuing through the Autumn term.
In response to the disruption of school and loss of learning opportunities caused by the Covid-19 pandemic we employed a company Futurekraft to help us submit a grant proposal to the Community Fund, of the National Lottery. The fund was set up to help alleviate the effect of the pandemic in communities around the country. With the help of Futurekraft we obtained a grant of nearly £10,000 that allowed us to hire tutors to help the young people develop new skills and catch up with missed schoolwork. The sessions covered GCSE subjects of English and Maths, music, cookery and outdoor activities as well as a personal development programme (ASDAN). These sessions are continuing through the Autumn Term. The numbers attending had to be limited so that the Gathering building complied with the Government guidelines to keep those attending safe. Music and cookery sessions were very popular but the whole programme helped the young people deal with the isolation from friends and the loss of their normal community. The young people gave the following feedback on the impact of the sessions: • “It was really fun, it made me happy to be able to see my friends” • “I have learned more in 2 lessons than I have in 7 years of primary school” • “I've really enjoyed taking part as it has got me out of the house and socialising” • “It has been really good being able to get out of the house and always know I have something to do” • “Happy to be here” • “I have learned more than I would at School. I have found guitar playing helpful in dealing with pressure and stress” • “It was good it gave me the chance to do other things” • “I have really enjoyed doing music lessons” • “It has been really good I've really enjoyed cooking”
Futurekraft is helping the Ignite Penrith Charity apply for further grants to continue these learning experiences and pay tutors to provide them. However the grant money doesn’t completely cover the costs of providing the teaching sessions so we will continue to depend on your support to sustain these activities that help the young people keep up with their education and deal with the stress of isolation. If you would like to learn more about the activities or support the young people you can follow us at https://www.ignitepenrith.co.uk/home
On behalf of the Young People who are part of the ‘Gathering’ thank you for all your support and input to this important part of the lives of the young people of Penrith. Brian |
Covid vaccination update – those vaccinated in the week of 21 Dec 20
Our local GP surgeries started working together to deliver cove vaccinations from the week before Christmas, and this work is continuing to run from Wigton Hospital. By the end of this week we will have given ~ 2,200 people at- risk and over 80, care home and healthcare staff their first vaccination. Unfortunately, due to circumstances beyond our control, we have been informed 6th January 2021 that the scheduled delivery of our second dose vaccination, week commencing 11th January 2021, has been postponed. It is with much regret that we now have to cancel all planned appointments that patients have to attend the Wigton Covid Vaccination Site next week. The new medical advice from the UK Chief Medical Officers is that the second dose of the vaccine remains effective when given up to 12 weeks after the first dose, and should be given towards the end of this 12 week period. While you will need two doses of the vaccine to get the best long-term protection from the virus, you will still have a significant level of protection at 22 days after you received the first dose. The new guidance will also help ensure that as many people as possible benefit from the first dose of the vaccine as soon as possible. Please be reassured that there are no safety concerns in the new guidance, and it will not impact on how effective the vaccination is in protecting you from Covid-19 once the course is complete. Patients do not need to call their GP practices. They have already rescheduled your second vaccine appointment and this will be the week commencing 8th March 2021 on the same day of the week and at the same time of day as your original appointment was for the week commencing 11th January. We can only apologise on behalf of NHSE and the Government for any inconvenience or distress this may cause those patients affected, and if you have any concerns or questions regarding this matter please do not contact the practices as we need to keep our telephone lines available for patients seeking medical attention, and to make vaccination appointments for others. For questions and answers on these changes please visit www.nhs.uk/covid-vaccination On Behalf of Aspatria Medical Group/ Caldbeck Surgery/ Castlehead Medical Centre/ Dalston Medical Group/ Wigton Medical Practice |
Tier 4 Restrictions - 31/12/20
As we are now in tier 4 and have no indication as to when we will come out as yet, at the moment we are sad to say that we shall not be taking any bookings through to the end of the second week in January, and will review this situation once things become clearer.
The government has not yet announced an end date to these tier allocations, but have previously stated that they will review the tier allocations every two weeks. |
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