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Readings Jeremiah 31.31-34; Hebrews 5.5-10;  John 12.20-33
 
Notices for the week
Sunday 29 March - Lent 5 - Passion Sunday
10.30a.m. United Holy Communion - Dalbury
Please note this will be the only service in the benefice on this day
Tuesday
8.00p.m. Annual Parochial Church Meeting - Trusley
Wednesday
United Lenten StudyEvery Wednesday in Lent in the Vicarage at 7.30p.m. commencing 4th March.“Faith, Hope and Love” - a York Course
Thursday
9.20a.m. “Good Friday” Procession from Church Broughton School to Church
7.00p.m. Concert by the United Benefice Choir & Long Lane School - Long Lane
Friday
9.05a.m. School Service - Longford
Next Sunday - Palm Sunday
8.00a.m. Holy Communion - Church Broughton
9.30a.m. Mattins - Boylestone
10.00a.m. Family Service - Church Broughton
11.00a.m. Holy Communion - Sutton
11.00a.m. Mattins - Trusley
11.15a.m. Holy Communion - Longford
3.00p.m. Evensong - Dalbury
7.00p.m. Evensong - Long Lane
Annual Parochial Church Meetings
Wednesday 22 April 7.30p.m. Radbourne
Tuesday 28 April - 7.30p.m. Church Broughton
Meeting at Dalbury to be fixed

The Gardeners' Hymn
All things bright and beautiful,
All creatures great and small,
All things wise and wonderful,
The Lord God made them all.

But what we never mention, though gardeners know it's true,
Is when He made the goodies, He made the baddies too.
All things spray and swattable,
Disasters great and small,
All things paraquatable,
The Lord God made them all.

The green fly on the roses, the maggots in the peas,
Manure that fills our noses, He also gave us these.
All things spray and swattable, etc.

The fungus on the goose-gogs,the club root on the greens,
The slugs that eat the lettuce and chew the aubergines.
All things spray and swattable, etc.

The drought that kills the fuchsiasthe frost that nips the buds,
The rain that drowns the seedlings,the blight that hits the spuds.
All things spray and swattable, etc.

The midges and mosquitoes, the nettles and the weeds,
The pigeons in the green stuff, the sparrows on the seeds.
All things spray and swattable, etc.

The fly that gets the carrots, the wasp that eats the plums,
How black the gardener's outlook, though green may be his thumbs.
All things spray and swattable, etc.

But still we gardeners labour midst vegetables and flowers,
And pray what hits our neighbours' will somehow bypass ours.
All things spray and swattable, etc.
© Barbara Robinson
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Prayer

If a prayer can move a mountain
If a prayer can stop a war,
If a prayer can foster love and peace
............Where hatred ruled before,
If a prayer can conquer hunger
If a prayer has power to heal,
If a prayer can mend division
............Why are we so slow to kneel?
Offering prayers up to our maker,
Throughout each brand new day
To change things for the better,
............In every kind of way.
            Colin Hammacott

The Parish Pump & the Benefice entry in the South Derbyshire Churchman can be found on the internet at:-
http://churchbroughtonchurch.blog.co.uk

Readings Exodus 2.1-10; Numbers 21.4-9; 2 Corinthians 1.3-7; Luke 2.33-35; John 3.14-21
We remember in our prayers
Sunday 22nd March Mumbai - (North India) The Rt Revd Prakash Dinkar Patole
Chandigarh: Archbishop Joel V. Mal
Monday Mumias - (Kenya) The Rt Revd Beneas Salalah Okumu
Alvaston
Tuesday  Mundri - (Sudan) The Rt Revd Bismark Monday
Clergy: Christopher Frith
Wednesday  Muyinga - (Burundi) The Rt Revd Eraste Bigirimana
Chellaston
Thursday  Mytikyina - (Myanmar) The Rt Revd David Than Lwin
Assistant Bishop of Mytikyina - (Myanmar) The Rt Revd Wagyit Kamdi
Clergy: Peter Swales, Rowland Worrall (associate priest emeritus)
Friday  Nagpur - (North India) The Rt Revd Paul Dupare
Single Parish MMA: Boulton
Saturday    Nairobi - (Kenya) The Rt Revd Peter Njoka
Clergy: Tim Wright
Notices for the week
Sunday 22nd March  - Lent 4 - Mothering Sunday
9.30a.m. Family Service - Boylestone
9.30a.m. Holy Communion - Longford
Church Broughton unite with Sutton for Family Service
11.00a.m. Holy Communion - Long Lane
11.00a.m. Family Service - Sutton
6.45p.m. Evensong - Trusley
Monday
.00p.m. Annual Parochial Church Meeting - Longford
7.30p.m. Annual Parochial Church Meeting - Sutton
Wednesday
United Lenten Study Every Wednesday in Lent in the Vicarage at 7.30p.m. commencing 4th March.“Faith, Hope and Love” - a York Course
Thursday
7.30p.m. Quiz - Boylestone
Saturday
Barn Dance in Dalbury Lees Village Hall in aid of St Andrew’s, Radbourne
Tickets £7-50 - ring 01332 824742
Next Sunday - Lent 5
10.30a.m. United Holy Communion - Dalbury
Please note this will be the only service in the benefice on this day
Annual Parochial Church Meetings
Tuesday 31 March 8.00p.m. TrusleyWednesday 22 April 7.30p.m. Radbourne
Tuesday 28 April - 7.30p.m. Church Broughton
Meeting at Dalbury to be fixed
Sunday Groaner
Wise Thoughts?
Hlade's Law: If you have a difficult task, give it to a lazy person. They will find an easier way to do it.
There are three ways to get something done:
1. Do it yourself.
2. Hire someone to do it for you.
3. Forbid your children to do it.
A budget is just a method of worrying before you spend money, as well as afterward.

"Whoever said you can't buy happiness forgot about puppies." Gene Hill

If the grass is greener on the other side of the fence, you can bet the water bill is higher.

The Parish Pump & the Benefice entry in the South Derbyshire Churchman can be found on the internet at:-
http://churchbroughtonchurch.blog.co.uk

Readings Exodus 20.1-17; 1 Corinthians 1.18-25; John 2.13-22
We remember in our prayers
Sunday 15th March Mount Kilimanjaro - (Tanzania) The Rt Revd Simon Elilekia MakundiChandigarh: Archbishop Joel V. Mal
Monday Mpumalanga - (South Africa) The Rt Revd Leslie WalkerAlvaston
Tuesday Mpwapwa - (Tanzania) The Rt Revd Jacob Erasto ChimeledyaClergy: Christopher Frith
Wednesday Mthatha (formerly St John's) - (South Africa) The Rt Revd Dr Sitembele Tobela MzamaneChellaston
Thursday Muhabura - (Uganda) Vacant    Clergy: Peter Swales, Rowland Worrall (associate priest emeritus)
Friday Mukono - (Uganda) The Rt Revd Elia Paul Luzinda Kizito
Single Parish MMA: Boulton
Saturday    Multan - (Pakistan) Vacant
Clergy: Tim Wright
Notices for the week
Sunday 15 March - Lent 38.00a.m. Holy Communion - Sutton
9.30a.m. Mattins - Boylestone
9.30a.m. Holy Communion - Church Broughton
10.00a.m. “Toy” Family Service - Longford
11.00a.m. Holy Communion Dalbury
11.00a.m. Mattins - Sutton
12noon Holy Communion - Trusley
2.30p.m. Evensong - Long Lane
Monday 7.30p.m. Annual Parochial Church Meeting - Boylestone
Tuesday 8.00p.m. Children’s Day Planning
Wednesday
NO Holy Communion at Long Lane
12.30p.m. Lenten Lunch - Laurel Farm Burnaston (Ring 01332-514314 to book)Proceeds in aid of Dalbury Church (every Wednesday in Lent)
United Lenten Study
Every Wednesday in Lent in the Vicarage at 7.30p.m. commencing 4th March.“Faith, Hope and Love” - a York Course
Saturday
10.30a.m. Coffee Morning - The Old Forge, Long Lane in aid of Flower Festival
Next Sunday 22nd March - Lent 4 - Mothering Sunday
9.30a.m. Family Service - Boylestone9.30a.m. Holy Communion - Longford
Church Broughton unite with Sutton for Family Service
11.00a.m. Holy Communion - Long Lane
11.00a.m. Family Service - Sutton
6.45p.m. Evensong - Trusley
Annual Parochial Church Meetings
Monday 23 March 2.00p.m. Longford
    7.30p.m. Sutton
Tuesday 31 March 8.00p.m. Trusley
Wednesday 22 April 7.30p.m. Radbourne
Tuesday 28 April - 7.30p.m. Church Broughton
Meeting at Dalbury to be fixed
Advance Notice
Barn Dance Saturday 28th March
In Dalbury Lees Village Hall in aid of St Andrew’s, Radbourne
Tickets £7-50 - ring 01332 824742
Sunday 29th March
10.30a.m. United Holy Communion - DalburyPlease note this will be the only service in the benefice on this day
Sunday Groaner
When you mix children and religion...
You get some unexpected gems. The following are extracts from religious exam papers...
In the first book of the Bible, Guinesses, God got tired of creating the world so he took the Sabbath off.
Adam and Eve were created from an apple tree. Noah's wife was Joan of Ark because Noah built an ark. The animals came on in pears.
The Jews are a proud people and throughout history they've had trouble with unsympathetic genitals.
Moses led the Jews to the Red Sea where they made unleavened bread which is bread without any ingredients.
The Seventh Commandment is: Thou shalt not admit adultery.
Moses died before he ever reached Canada.
Solomon, one of David's sons, had 300 wives and 700 porcupines.
Jesus enunciated the golden rule, which says do unto others before they do one to you. He also explained a man doth not live by sweat alone.
It was a miracle when Jesus rose from the dead and managed to get the tombstone off the entrance.
The people who followed the Lord were called the twelve decibels.
St Paul cavorted to Christianity down the Damascus Road. There he preached holy acrimony, which is another name for marriage.
Toy
A young mother was looking over a toy for her small child. "Isn't this awfully complicated for him?" she said to the salesman.
"That madam, is an educational toy, designed to prepare a child for life in today's world. It is very expensive, half of it the government wants sent to them, and any way your son puts it together is wrong."
The Parish Pump & the Benefice entry in the South Derbyshire Churchman can be found on the internet at:-
http://churchbroughtonchurch.blog.co.uk

Reading Genesis 17.1-7,15-16; Romans 4.13-25; Mark 8.31-38
We remember in our prayers
Today    Montreal - (Canada, Canada) The Rt Revd Barry B Clarke
Melbourne Deanery: Rural Dean: Tony Luke; Lay Chair: Evadne Robbins  
Monday   Moosonee - (Ontario, Canada) The Most Revd Caleb James Lawrence
MMA 54a - Elvaston, Aston-on-Trent, Weston on Trent, Shardlow, Barrow-upon-Trent, Twyford, Swarkestone
Tuesday    Moray, Ross & Caithness - (Scotland) The Rt Revd Mark Strange
Clergy: Tony Luke, Joanna Ingram. Retired clergy: Michael Rogers, John Lear
Wednesday    Morogoro - (Tanzania) The Rt Revd Dudley Mageni
MMA 54b - Melbourne, Smisby, Stanton-by-Bridge, Ticknall
Thursday    Mount Kenya Central - (Kenya) The Rt Revd Isaac Nganga
Suffragan Bishop of Mount Kenya Central - (Kenya) The Rt Revd Allen Macharia Waithaka
Clergy: John Davies, David Railton; Associate Clergy: Alan Flintham, David Thomas
The Rev’d Terry Williams to be licensed at Codnor as Priest-in-Charge of Codnor and Discipleship Development Coordinator in MMA 46
Friday    Mount Kenya South - (Kenya) The Rt Revd Timothy Ranje
MMA 55 – Church @ Derby South. Allenton and Shelton Lock, and Derby St Andrew with St Osmund (Wilmorton)
Saturday   Mount Kenya West - (Kenya) The Rt Revd Joseph M Kagunda
Clergy: Donald Macdonald, Valerie Hart
Notices for the week
Today - Lent 2
8.30a.m. Holy Communion - Long Lane
9.30a.m. Holy Communion - Church Broughton
11.00a.m. Holy Communion - Radbourne
11.00a.m. Mattins - Sutton
11.00a.m. Holy Communion - Trusley
3.00p.m. Evensong - Longford
5.00p.m. Holy Communion - Boylestone
Tuesday
7.30p.m. Annual Parochial Church Meeting - Long Lane
Wednesday
12.30p.m. Lenten Lunch - Laurel Farm Burnaston (Ring 01332-514314 to book)Proceeds in aid of Dalbury Church (every Wednesday in Lent)
United Lenten StudyEvery Wednesday in Lent in the Vicarage at 7.30p.m. commencing 4th March.“Faith, Hope and Love” - a York Course
Next Sunday - Lent 3
8.00a.m. Holy Communion - Sutton
9.30a.m. Mattins - Boylestone
9.30a.m. Holy Communion - Church Broughton
10.00a.m. “Toy” Family Service - Longford
11.00a.m. Holy Communion Dalbury
11.00a.m. Mattins - Sutton
12noon Holy Communion - Trusley
2.30p.m. Evensong - Long Lane
Annual Parochial Church Meetings
Monday 23 March 2.00p.m. Longford
    7.30p.m. Sutton Tuesday 31 March 8.00p.m. Trusley
Tuesday 28 April - 7.30p.m. Church Broughton
Meetings at Radbourne and Dalbury to be fixed
Advance Notice
Barn Dance Saturday 28th March
In Dalbury Lees Village Hall in aid of St Andrew’s, Radbourne
Tickets £7-50 - ring 01332 824742
Sunday Groaner
It adds up
The debt expert was helping a worried householder. "Let's begin with how you spend your present income."
"Well, about 30 per cent is for the mortgage, 10 per cent on household bills, 20 per cent on food and clothes, 20 per cent on our children's education, 10 per cent on holidays, 20 percent on credit card payments.... "
"But that adds up to 110 per cent...."
"Yes, that's right. So what do we do?"
Egg
Farmer: "Isn't it wonderful how the little chicks get out of their shells?"
Visitor from city: "Indeed. But what gets me is how they get in there, in the first place."
The Parish Pump & the Benefice entry in the South Derbyshire Churchman can be found on the internet at:-
http://churchbroughtonchurch.blog.co.uk

SEE ALSO PART ONE

BOYLESTONE St. John the Baptist
Annual Parochial Church Meeting
Monday 16^th March at 7.00p.m. in the Village Hall
Ladies' Group
holds its dinner at the Castle Hotel, Hatton on Tuesday, 3^rd March at 7.30p.m..
Big Breakfast
on Saturday 7^th March in aid of Cancer Research
Quiz on Thursday 26^th March at 7.30p.m. in the Village Hall. £2-50 per head
Duck Race on Monday May 25^th at 4.00p.m.
From the Parish Registers
Baptised on 22^nd February
Joseph Douglas Hemmings

CHURCH BROUGHTON, St. Michael & All Angels
Thank you to the Boylestone Singers for leading the Carol Service.
Sunday Sizzle – Sunday 1^st March
The Family Service at 10.00a.m. on 1st March will be followed by a fun family fry-up in the Chapel Schoolroom. All welcome to share bacon, eggs and more. Suggested donation £1 per head to cover costs. Finish around 12.30p.m.
Annual Parochial Church Meeting
Tuesday April 28^th at 7.30p.m. in the Vicarage
Teddy Parachuting
Saturday 13^th June

Mothering Sunday - 22^nd March 2009

At 11.00a.m. there will be a United Service for Mothering Sunday at St Michael's, Sutton-on-the-Hill Please note that on this day there will be no service in Church Broughton

DALBURY All Saints
Services: March 1^st 3.00p.m. Evensong; 15^th 11a.m. Holy Communion; 29^th 10.30a.m. United Holy Communion

Lenten Lunches

By invitation of Mr & Mrs R Goodall there will be a lunch on each Wednesday in Lent commencing Wednesday 25^th February there will be a lunch at Laurel Farm, Burnaston (the home of Mr & Mrs R. Goodall) in aid of Church Funds. Tickets £10 available from Mrs M Tipping (01283-732360),

Mrs A Frederick (01332-824478) or Mrs J Goodall (01332-514314).
United Service – Sunday 29^th March
On Sunday 29^th March there will be a United Service of Holy Communion in All Saints', Dalbury for all parishes of the benefice together with our Methodist Friends. The preacher will be Rev John Adams,

Methodist Minister.

From the Parish Registers
Buried on 20^th February
Mary Elizabeth Georgina Slack aged 81 years

LONG LANE, Christchurch
This is a very special year for Christchurch, Long Lane as we celebrate the 150^th anniversary of the consecration of the church. There will be various events through the year to mark this:- the first one will be a Flower Festival on 29^th - 31^st May.
Saturday, 21^st March: Coffee Morning at The Old Forge, Long Lane from 10a.m. In aid of flowers for the Flower Festival
Concert by the United Benefice Choir and Long Lane School on Thursday 2^nd April
From the Parish Registers
Funeral on 16^th February at Markeaton Crematorium
Shirley Beryl Miles aged 83 years

LONGFORD, St Chad
Annual Parochial Church Meeting on Monday 23^rd March at 2.00p.m. in the Pump House
Sunday 15^th March
The Family Service at 10.00a.m. will be a “Toy Service”. You are invited to give, [instead of “giving up”], an unwanted, “grown out of”, or unused, toy at our toy service for Lent. All toys, crayons, pencils, books and games will be very welcome.
During the service, children will be asked to bring their donated toys to the Altar. All toys will be given to “Schools for Gambia”, a local charity which regularly ships toys, games books. pencils, paper and bicycles, [for those children who walk many miles to school], to schools in the Gambia, built by the charity.
From the Parish Registers
Buried on 27^th January
Harold Millward aged 97 years

RADBOURNE, St. Andrew
Services: March 8^th 11a.m. Holy Communion; 22^nd 3.00p.m. Evensong
Barn Dance: Saturday 28^th March in Dalbury Lees Village Hall in aid of St Andrew's, Radbourne
Ticket £7-50 – ring 01332-824742
Baptised on 25^th January
Isobel Emily Cygan

SUTTON-ON-THE-HILL, St. Michael
Annual Parochial Church Meeting & meeting to plan the Fete will be held on Monday 23^rd March at 7.30p.m. in the Village Hall

Mothering Sunday - 22nd

At 11.00a.m. there will be a United Service for Mothering Sunday at St Michael's, Sutton-on-the-Hill

Please note that on this day there will be no service in Church Broughton
Sidesmen: March 1^st Mr P. Savage; 8^th Mrs M Warner 15^th Mrs M Bosworth;
22^nd Mrs T Chamberlain
Church Cleaning: Mrs B Hall & Mrs I Bailey

Church Flowers: No flowers during Lent

From the Parish Registers
Buried on 31^st January
Brian Goodall aged 58 years

TRUSLEY, ALL SAINTS

Services: March 1st 11am Mattins; 8th 11am Holy Communion; 15th 12 noon Holy Communion;

22nd 6.45p.m. Evensong

Sidesmen: March 1st Mr R Innes-Smith; 8th Mr D Coke Steel; 15th Canon MAB Mallender;

22nd Mrs A Spall

Annual Parish Meeting This will take place on Tuesday 31st March at 8pm in Trusley Old Hall

Electoral Roll The roll which was prepared last year will be revised on 16th March.

Anyone not already on the roll whowishes to be included should apply on or before that date.

Forms are available from Canon Mallender

Brian Goodall Our sympathies go to Brian's family and especially to his brother Robin

who for so many years was our churchwarden . Brian's funeral and burial took place at

Sutton-on-the-Hill