Month: January 2019

February 3rd is the Festival of Candlemass. Today we encourage all the Churches of the group to join with us at Kirton at 11:00am for a special Mass to celebrate the Feast of the Presentation of Jesus in the Temple.

The name “Candlemass” comes from the solemn blessing of candles for use in church and in homes during the year. We will unite our prayers and hearts with our forebears as we walk in procession around the Church on this feast, a tradition that stretches bacl to the time of Pope St Gelasius I (d 496). St Bernard of Clairvaux also said that in processing we imitate Mary and Joseph, Anna and Simeon, walking two by two with candles lighted from the blessed fire of the Church.

Please pray for Vimbai, Natalie, Sebastian and Damien who make their first Holy Communion today. A party will follow Mass, all are welcome.

John Alexander Manzi RIP It is with real sadness that we report that John died on January 22nd in Reading, Berkshire. There will be a Requiem Mass sung in SS Peter & Paul, Kirton on February 8th at 2:00pm followed by Cremation at Boston Crematorium.

Group Parish APM’s 2019

March 28th APM at Fosdyke Church 7:00pm

April 7th APM at Kirton Church after Eucharist 12-15pm

April 9th Algarkirk APM ain the Village Hall at 2:00pm

Renewal of Electoral Roll – please see forms at the back of Church for you to enrol on the new Electoral Roll for the parish of Kirton. New electoral roll forms available for completion from Sunday 17th February – Sunday 17th March

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BAND CONCERT March 16th at 7:30pm in Kirton Church. The Kirton Brass Band along with the Boston Salvation Army Band present an amazing concert in Church. Tickets on sale now at £8.

LENT, HOLY WEEK AND EASTER. Full information is now available on our web site and in the Churches of our Lent programme and Holy Week services. Please check this out and book the dates in your diary. Please sign the lists if you wish to be involved in the “God at the Movies” course on Wednesday evenings in Lent and if you are interested in the Book study group, time to be arranged.

Please pray for The Reverend Sudharshan Sarvananthan who will be installed as the new Rector of Wyberton and Vicar of Frampton on 12th February 2019 in St Leodegar’s Church, Wyberton.

January 27th – Epiphany 4, today we offer a Parish Eucharist at All Saints in Fosdyke at 9-30am.

Parish Eucharist 11:00am at SS Peter & Paul in Kirton followed by coffee.

Algarkirk PCC meet in the Village Hall on January 29th at 2:00pm

Group Parish APM’s 2019

March 28th APM at Fosdyke Church 7:00pm

April 7th APM at Kirton Church after Eucharist 12-15pm

April 9th Algarkirk APM ain the Village Hall at 2:00pm

Renewal of Electoral Roll – please see forms at the back of Church for you to enrol on the new Electoral Roll for the parish of Kirton.

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BAPTISM PREPARATION SESSION – Parents seeking a Baptism for their child in any of our Churches are invited to this informative session at 11:00am on February 2nd at The Vicarage.

Festival of Candlemass – FEBRUARY 3RD . On this Sunday all the Churches of the group are invited to join with us at Kirton at 11:00am for a special Mass to celebrate the Feast of the Presentation of Jesus in the Temple also with the reception of four young people who will make their 1st Holy Communion. These young people have been working hard for months on a course entitled “Welcome to the Lord’s Table”. Please do your best to support these young people in their life of faith.

BAND CONCERT March 16th at 7:30pm in Kirton Church. The Kirton Brass Band along with the Boston Salvation Army Band present an amazing concert in Church. Tickets on sale now at £8.

LENT, HOLY WEEK AND EASTER. Full information is now available on our web site and in the Churches of our Lent programme and Holy Week services. Please check this out and book the dates in your diary. Please sign the lists if you wish to be involved in the “God at the Movies” course on Wednesday evenings in Lent and if you are interested in the Book study group, time to be arranged.

January 20th – Epiphany 2, we share worship with our friends from Kirton Methodist Church in this Week of Prayer for Christian Unity. Today we offer a Parish Eucharist at 11:00am followed by coffee.

Today’s Gospel passage is the account of Jesus changing water into wine at the wedding at Cana. For me, this Gospel passage about the wedding is not just a description of something that happened 2,000 years ago. Rather, I see the Gospel being re-enacted in the work of the followers of Christ today. What can we learn form this Gospel today as we think about unity and greater cooperation within our two Churches?

Please try to pray this prayer everyday:

God, One in Three Persons, in Christ you have made us one with you and with one another. Be with us now and by the power and consolation of the Holy Spirit, free us from the self-centredness, arrogance and fear that prevent us from striving towards the full visible unity of your Church.

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Fr Paul and Churchwarden Margaret Ormston and the PCC extend our thanks to the entire congregation for this year’s Christmas Gift envelope response. Including Tax recovered for Gift Aid your gifts to Kirton Church exceeded £1,134.

Kirton PCC meet on January 22nd in The Vicarage at 7:00PM.

BAPTISM PREPARATION SESSION – Parents seeking a Baptism for their child in any of our Churches are invited to this informative session at 11:00am on February 2nd at The Vicarage.

Festival of Candlemass – FEBRUARY 3RD . On this Sunday all the Churches of the group are invited to join with us at Kirton at 11:00am for a special Mass to celebrate the Feast of the Presentation of Jesus in the Temple also with the reception of four young people who will make their 1st Holy Communion. These young people have been working hard for months on a course entitled “Welcome to the Lord’s Table”. Please do your best to support these young people in their life of faith.

Next Sunday: Sung Eucharist at Fosdyke at 9:30am

11:00am Parish Eucharist at Kirton.

January 13th is the Feast of the Baptism of Jesus. Today we offer a Parish Eucharist at 11:00am followed by coffee. At 2:30pm we welcome into the family of the Church Logan Baines, through Holy Baptism.

The Baptism of Jesus marks the beginning of His public ministry. John, the forerunner, was preparing the way for Jesus by preaching repentance and baptizing people in the Jordan as they acknowledged their sins. John also proclaimed that one greater than he would come and “baptize you with the Holy Spirit” (Mark 1:8). With these things in mind, it is not surprising that John resisted when Jesus asked to be baptized by him. Why did Jesus need to be baptized? Why would he submit to John in this way? There are a number of reasons worthy of exploration. First, Jesus certainly was not baptized for forgiveness of sins, since He was sinless. There was no need for Him to repent. Still, in this act, He showed His solidarity with sinful humanity and gave indication of His role as Saviour. Second, as indicated in the second reading, this event expresses Christ’s anointing as the Messiah. It also reveals His identity as the Son of God through the voice coming from Heaven and brings to light the Trinity through the action of Father, Son, and Holy Spirit seen at the baptism. Finally, Jesus’ baptism prefigures the Sacrament of Baptism that He would institute, in which we receive the Holy Spirit and are adopted as children of God, while also being cleansed of our sins.

Since most of us were baptized as infants, we do not remember the event. Yet, no matter what age you were baptized, it still has the same effects: cleansing of sin, imparting of grace, giving of the Holy Spirit, adoption as a child of God, and incorporation into the Church. Take time today to thank God for the gift of baptism and reflect on the importance of your baptism.

Fr Paul and Churchwarden Margaret Ormston and the PCC extend our thanks to the entire congregation for this year’s Christmas Gift envelope response. Including Tax recovered for Gift Aid your gifts to Kirton Church exceeded £1,100.

Joint Churchwardens Meeting at The Vicarage on January 16th at 2-30pm.

Sunday January 20th is the beginning of the Week of Prayer for Christian Unity. Our friends from Kirton Methodist Church will be joining with us on this day at 11:00am. Please try to pray this prayer everyday:

God, One in Three Persons, in Christ you have made us one with you and with one another. Be with us now and by the power and consolation of the Holy Spirit, free us from the self-centredness, arrogance and fear that prevent us from striving towards the full visible unity of your Church.

Kirton PCC meet on January 22nd in The Vicarage at 7:00PM.

February 3rd is the Festival of Candlemass. On this Sunday all the Churches of the group are invited to join with us at Kirton at 11:00am for a special Mass to celebrate the Feast of the Presentation of Jesus in the Temple also with the reception of four young people who will make their 1st Holy Communion. These young people have been working hard for months on a course entitled “Welcome to the Lord’s Table”. Please do your best to support these young people in their life of faith.