THE CHURCHES OF HEALEY, MASHAM, NORTH STAINLEY,

We can claim the tax back from your donation if it's given in the Gift WELL WITH SNAPE & WEST TANFIELD
Aid envelope. Please complete with your address, date and box Candlemas 8.00 a.m. Masham Holy Communion
ticked. Help us to receive this vital extra income. Thank you. February 4th 9.15 a.m. Healey Holy Communion
10.45 a.m. Masham Family Service
LOOP SYSTEMS have been installed at Masham, Healey, North 10.45 a.m. North Stainley Holy Communion
Stainley, Well and West Tanfield for the benefit of those who are hard of 10.45 a.m. Well Holy Communion
hearing. Please switch the button on your hearing aid to the 'T' 10.45 a.m. West Tanfield Holy Communion
position.
Tuesday 6th 11.00 a.m. Pop in Coffee at 10 Millgate, Masham
WEBSITE for the Masham Group of Parishes: www.mashamparishes.org 3.45 p.m. Confirmation Group meet at Masham School

Wednesday 7th 10.00 a.m. Masham Holy Communion

THE REAL EASTER EGG The egg that shares the Easter story. Out of the 80
million Ester eggs sold each year, The Real Easter egg is the only Fairtrade one with the Thursday 8th 11.00 a.m. Well Funeral of Jean Smith
Easter story in the box and which supports charitable projects. 6.00 p.m. St. Mary’s Youth Group meets in Masham
The whole range can be ordered online at www.realeasteregg.co.uk or from Traidcraft, Church
Eden.co.uk, TLM trading.com, Embrace the Middle East. Christian bookshops and some 7.30 p.m. Bible Study Group meet at 6 Westholme Road
cathedrals also have stock.
You can also buy the blue Original egg from Tesco, Waitrose, Morrisons and Asda. Sunday next 8.00 a.m. Masham Holy Communion
See the full shop list or order at www.realeasteregg.co.uk before Lent 9.30 a.m. West Tanfield Family Service
11th February 10.45 a.m. Masham Holy Communion
ST. MARY’S MASHAM – WORSHIP AND SERVICES Masham Church Council will be 10.45 a.m. Snape Holy Communion
discussing its worship and services at an open meeting on Tuesday 27 th February at 7.30 4.00 p.m. Healey Evensong
p.m. in the church anybody who would like to attend and contribute to the discussion
would be very welcome. Ash Wednesday 10.00 a.m. Masham Holy Communion
February 14th 7.30 p.m. Masham Holy Communion with the
SAVE THE DATE Friday 2nd March. 7.00 p.m. Women’s World Day of Prayer service in imposition of ashes
St. Mary’s Church, Masham.
First Sunday 9.15 a.m. Healey Holy Communion
PASTORAL VISITING TRAINING Sunday 18th March 2pm - 5pm St Cuthbert's, Pateley of Lent 10.45 a.m. Masham Holy Communion
Bridge. Booking Required Rev Darryl 01423 711414 Cost £6 per session for all of these. 18th February 10.45 a.m. North Stainley Holy Communion
10.45 a.m. Well Holy Communion
BIBLE STUDY TRAINING on 14th, 21st & 28th April and 5th May in Sharow. This will in- 4.00 p.m. West Tanfield Evensong
troduce simple and varied ways of engaging groups with Bible study. Further detauils to fol-
THE ALTAR FLOWERS at Masham this week have been given in memory of Brian
low.
Sleightholme.
CONFIRMATION PREPARATION GROUPS for adults and young people will shortly be REFLECTION Anna and Simeon are looking for the redemption of Jerusalem; the Lord’s
starting, leading to a Confirmation Service at Masham on Sunday April 29 th. Confirmation Christ spoken of by the prophet Malachi in today’s Old Testament reading; the consolation
is about becoming a committed member of the local and worldwide Christian family: it of Israel. They have seen much suffering in Israel in their long lives yet they have not
marks the point in the Christian journey at which you affirm for yourself the faith into languished in despair. They are led by the Spirit to the Temple and they see God in the face
which you have been baptized and your intention to live a life of committed discipleship.. of a child of humble parentage, quietly and unassumingly brought to be dedicated to the
Preparation sessions encourage candidates to grow in their Christian faith through prayer, Lord. In this meekness there is majesty; in this humility, there is princely strength; in this
reflection, studying the Bible and participating actively in the life of the church. If you are fragility, beauty. Not by the might of armies, nor by the power of the sword, shall Israel be
interested please contact David Cleeves on 01765 689255. delivered, but by this child.
PANCAKE PARTY Tuesday 13th February 6.30 – 8.00 p.m. Cogden House, Market Place
Masham. In aid of The Bungokho Rural Development Project, Uganda. Please bring your
own drinks Tickets £5 Family £12.00 from Rosalind Arnold 01765 689116 or Kate Cleeves
01765 689255.
ASH WEDNESDAY, February 14th, opens Lent, a season of fasting and prayer. Ash Wed-
nesday comes from the ancient Jewish tradition of penance and fasting. The practice in-
cludes marking a cross of ash on the forehead. The ashes symbolize the dust from which
God made us. As the priest applies the ashes to a person's forehead, he speaks the words:
"Remember that you are dust, and to dust you shall return. Turn away from sin and be faith-
ful to Christ."
Ashes also symbolize grief, in this case, grief that we have sinned and caused division from
God. Priests administer ashes during Communion and all are invited to accept the ashes as
a visible symbol of penance.
There are two Communion services on Ash Wednesday 10.00 a.m. and 7.30 p.m. both at
Masham, the latter with the imposition of ashes.
FOOD FOR THOUGHT
The Sport’s Pavilion, Masham @ 7.00 p.m.
Supper, followed by a talk.
Tickets from Kate (Tel. 01765 689255 or email revdavidcleeves@gmail.com)
at £3.50 each.
Thursday 22nd February: The Reverend Robert Williamson – The Third Order of Fran-
ciscans Robert has recently become Vicar of Thornton-le-Moor after serving in Darlington.
He is married to a Vicar and one his main passions is music. He acts as Novice Guardian
and Spiritual Director for the Third Order which is a worldwide Anglican Franciscan Reli-
gious Order of men and women lay and ordained, married and single, young and old, and of
various ethnic and educational backgrounds. Members commit themselves to leading their
lives according to a Rule of Life, while living in their own homes, working in the com-
munity and caring for their families. There are about 3000 members worldwide. The Aims
of the Order are to make Jesus known and loved everywhere, to spread the spirit of love and
harmony and to live simply. They are inspired by St. Francis’ challenge to the Church to
follow closely Jesus’ earthly life, to proclaim the gospel and bring justice and peace. Fran-
ciscans seek to worship and serve God in His creation and are therefore pledged to the ser-
vice of others and to respect all life. The Third Order was founded by St. Francis of Assisi
for lay people who wished to live according to a Franciscan Rule of Life.
Thursday 1st March: Margaret Sentamu: ‘Going on Growing – Falling Upward into the
arms of God during Lent.’ Margaret’s talk will be based on the work of Richard Rohr, who
talks about the Spirituality of Two Halves – when we are young and thrusting and full of en-
ergy and when we grow older and become more reflective and life is less in black and white
but more grey. Margaret is a freelance Leadership Development consultant with a focus on
diversity. She has worked for a number of years in the private, public and third sector
which included a period as Senior Selection Secretary, overseeing the team responsible for
the recruitment of trainee clergy for the Church of England. Margaret is a Non-executive
director of the Leeds & York Mental Health Trust and Traidcraft Plc, helping to fight
poverty through fair trade. She is also a Lay Adjudicator for the Solicitors Regulatory Au-
thority and a Lay Assessor for CIPFA member accountants who breach the Code of Conduct
and bye-laws. She is President of Mildmay International (HIV/Aids), trustee and patron of
a number of charities mainly to do with education, health and poverty in the Global South
as well as UK based charities. She is married to the Archbishop of York and they have four
grown-up children, two of whom were fostered long-term. She is sought out as a public
speaker, preacher and leads retreats, quiet days and pilgrimages to Iona. Alongside the
Archbishop, she enjoys offering hospitality and supporting and encouraging our brothers
and sisters in the Anglican Communion.
Thursday 15th March: Sister Rita Lee - to locals in Collyhurst, a run-down part of inner
city Manchester, Sister Rita Lee is known as “Attila the Nun”. It’s actually meant as a com-
pliment, for it neatly captures two essential things about the 70-year-old livewire from
Cork. She is a nun of more than 50 years’ standing and she is also a fighter par excellence,
waging crusade after crusade on behalf of the people of Collyhurst. And somehow, against
the odds, she always comes out on top. As, for example, on a trip to London to tell Iain
Duncan Smith, the then Work and Pensions Secretary, to stop docking the benefits of regu-
lars at the Lally Centre, the food bank-come-advice centre she runs from the basement of a
Victorian school building. “I told him sanctions were cruel,” she says. Collyhurst is one of
the 10 most economically deprived areas in the country. “We must help one another in this
life” says Sister Rita.” “It’s the commandment. We can’t just go on our own. ‘Take the shirt
off your back and give it to somebody.’ That’s where I come from.” Sister Rita and her work
have been the subject of a BBC documentary (another one is being made) and a recent play
in Masham!
Thursday 22nd March: The Reverend Alison Askew - 'O little town of Bethlehem and oth -
er stories from Palestine' Alison was a teacher of Religious Education in Kent for ten
years. She was ordained in July 1995. Initially working as Chaplaincy Team Leader and
Head of Bereavement Services for North Hampshire Hospitals; from September 2010 she
has been Priest in charge of Kirby on the Moor, Skelton and Cundall. Alison frequently
leads trips to Palestine/Israel and will have just returned from one she gives her talk.
STUDY GROUP Meets to read the Bible, discuss the issues it highlights and to learn from
each other. All are welcome; those who are curious about Christianity and want to find out
more or those who have been exploring Christianity for a long time. Our meetings are on
Thursday evenings starting at 7.30 p.m. and finishing about 9.00 p.m. The next
meeting is on Thursday 6th February at 6 Westholme Road, Masham. We are looking
at Paul’s letter to the Galatians. Further details contact Jim Heaton on 01765 688093 or
email jamesheaton17@gmail.com or see the notice sheet.
POP-IN COFFEE Tuesday 6th February 11.00 a.m. at 10 Millgate, Masham. All are
welcome to call in for coffee and a chat.
SINGING FOR FUN AND BRING AND SHARE LUNCH
Tuesday 13th February. 12.15 p.m. in St. Mary’s, Masham. Men or women of any age or
ability who enjoy singing. Please bring a plate of food to share. All are welcome.
 We can claim the tax back from your donation if it's given in the Gift THE CHURCHES OF HEALEY, MASHAM, NORTH STAINLEY,
Aid envelope. Please complete with your address, date and box WELL WITH SNAPE & WEST TANFIELD
ticked. Help us to receive this vital extra income. Thank you. Second Sunday 8.00 a.m. Masham Holy Communion
before Lent 9.15 a.m. Healey Holy Communion
LOOP SYSTEMS have been installed at Masham, Healey, North 4th February 10.45 a.m. Masham Family Service
Stainley, Well and West Tanfield for the benefit of those who are hard of 10.45 a.m. North Stainley Holy Communion
hearing. Please switch the button on your hearing aid to the 'T' 10.45 a.m. Well Holy Communion
position. 10.45 a.m. West Tanfield Holy Communion

WEBSITE for the Masham Group of Parishes: www.mashamparishes.org Tuesday 6th 11.00 a.m. Pop in Coffee at 10 Millgate, Masham
3.45 p.m. Confirmation Group meet at Masham School

THE REAL EASTER EGG The egg that shares the Easter story. Out of the 80 Wednesday 7th 10.00 a.m. Masham Holy Communion
million Ester eggs sold each year, The Real Easter egg is the only Fairtrade one with the
Easter story in the box and which supports charitable projects. Thursday 8th 11.00 a.m. Well Funeral of Jean Smith
The whole range can be ordered online at www.realeasteregg.co.uk or from Traidcraft, 6.00 p.m. St. Mary’s Youth Group meets in Masham
Eden.co.uk, TLM trading.com, Embrace the Middle East. Christian bookshops and some Church
cathedrals also have stock. 7.30 p.m. West Tanfield Parochial Church Council meet
You can also buy the blue Original egg from Tesco, Waitrose, Morrisons and Asda. at Park Cottage, Sleningford Park,
See the full shop list or order at www.realeasteregg.co.uk 7.30 p.m. Bible Study Group meet at 6 Westholme Road

ST. MARY’S MASHAM – WORSHIP AND SERVICES Masham Church Council will be Sunday next 8.00 a.m. Masham Holy Communion
discussing its worship and services at an open meeting on Tuesday 27 th February at 7.30 before Lent 9.30 a.m. West Tanfield Family Service
p.m. in the church anybody who would like to attend and contribute to the discussion 11th February 10.45 a.m. Masham Holy Communion
would be very welcome. 10.45 a.m. Snape Holy Communion
4.00 p.m. Healey Evensong
SAVE THE DATE Friday 2nd March. 7.00 p.m. Women’s World Day of Prayer service in
St. Mary’s Church, Masham. Ash Wednesday 10.00 a.m. Masham Holy Communion
February 14th 7.30 p.m. Masham Holy Communion with the
PASTORAL VISITING TRAINING Sunday 18th March 2pm - 5pm St Cuthbert's, Pateley imposition of ashes
Bridge. Booking Required Rev Darryl 01423 711414 Cost £6.
First Sunday 9.15 a.m. Healey Holy Communion
of Lent 10.45 a.m. Masham Holy Communion
BIBLE STUDY TRAINING on 14th, 21st & 28th April and 5th May in Sharow. This will in-
18th February 10.45 a.m. North Stainley Holy Communion
troduce simple and varied ways of engaging groups with Bible study. Further details to fol- 10.45 a.m. Well Holy Communion
low. 4.00 p.m. West Tanfield Evensong

CONFIRMATION PREPARATION GROUPS for adults and young people will shortly be
starting, leading to a Confirmation Service at Masham on Sunday April 29 th. Confirmation
is about becoming a committed member of the local and worldwide Christian family: it
marks the point in the Christian journey at which you affirm for yourself the faith into
which you have been baptized and your intention to live a life of committed discipleship..
Preparation sessions encourage candidates to grow in their Christian faith through prayer,
reflection, studying the Bible and participating actively in the life of the church. If you are
interested please contact David Cleeves on 01765 689255.
THE ALTAR FLOWERS at Masham this week have been given in memory of Brian
Sleightholme.
REFLECTION John’s prologue is the crowning glory of the retelling of God’s purpose to
human history, yet it takes us back to before the start of everything, as does the epistle
reading today. As we struggle to express time and eternity, we can instead grasp the reality
that ‘in him all things hold together’ – the capstone locks the precarious archway into place
and makes everything else possible.
PANCAKE PARTY Tuesday 13th February 6.30 – 8.00 p.m. Cogden House, Market Place,
Masham. In aid of The Bungokho Rural Development Project, Uganda. Please bring your
own drinks Tickets £5 Family £12.00 from Rosalind Arnold 01765 689116 or Kate Cleeves
01765 689255.
ASH WEDNESDAY, February 14th, opens Lent, a season of fasting and prayer. Ash Wed-
nesday comes from the ancient Jewish tradition of penance and fasting. The practice in-
cludes marking a cross of ash on the forehead. The ashes symbolize the dust from which
God made us. As the priest applies the ashes to a person's forehead, he speaks the words:
"Remember that you are dust, and to dust you shall return. Turn away from sin and be faith-
ful to Christ."
Ashes also symbolize grief, in this case, grief that we have sinned and caused division from
God. Priests administer ashes during Communion and all are invited to accept the ashes as
a visible symbol of penance.
There are two Communion services on Ash Wednesday 10.00 a.m. and 7.30 p.m. both at
Masham, the latter with the imposition of ashes.
FOOD FOR THOUGHT
The Sport’s Pavilion, Masham @ 7.00 p.m.
Supper, followed by a talk.
Tickets from Kate (Tel. 01765 689255 or email revdavidcleeves@gmail.com)
at £3.50 each.
Thursday 22nd February: The Reverend Robert Williamson – The Third Order of Fran-
ciscans Robert has recently become Vicar of Thornton-le-Moor after serving in Darlington.
He is married to a Vicar and one his main passions is music. He acts as Novice Guardian
and Spiritual Director for the Third Order which is a worldwide Anglican Franciscan Reli-
gious Order of men and women lay and ordained, married and single, young and old, and of
various ethnic and educational backgrounds. Members commit themselves to leading their
lives according to a Rule of Life, while living in their own homes, working in the com-
munity and caring for their families. There are about 3000 members worldwide. The Aims
of the Order are to make Jesus known and loved everywhere, to spread the spirit of love and
harmony and to live simply. They are inspired by St. Francis’ challenge to the Church to
follow closely Jesus’ earthly life, to proclaim the gospel and bring justice and peace. Fran-
ciscans seek to worship and serve God in His creation and are therefore pledged to the ser-
vice of others and to respect all life. The Third Order was founded by St. Francis of Assisi
for lay people who wished to live according to a Franciscan Rule of Life.
Thursday 1st March: Margaret Sentamu: ‘Going on Growing – Falling Upward into the
arms of God during Lent.’ Margaret’s talk will be based on the work of Richard Rohr, who
talks about the Spirituality of Two Halves – when we are young and thrusting and full of en-
ergy and when we grow older and become more reflective and life is less in black and white
but more grey. Margaret is a freelance Leadership Development consultant with a focus on
diversity. She has worked for a number of years in the private, public and third sector
which included a period as Senior Selection Secretary, overseeing the team responsible for
the recruitment of trainee clergy for the Church of England. Margaret is a Non-executive
director of the Leeds & York Mental Health Trust and Traidcraft Plc, helping to fight
poverty through fair trade. She is also a Lay Adjudicator for the Solicitors Regulatory Au-
thority and a Lay Assessor for CIPFA member accountants who breach the Code of Conduct
and bye-laws. She is President of Mildmay International (HIV/Aids), trustee and patron of
a number of charities mainly to do with education, health and poverty in the Global South
as well as UK based charities. She is married to the Archbishop of York and they have four
grown-up children, two of whom were fostered long-term. She is sought out as a public
speaker, preacher and leads retreats, quiet days and pilgrimages to Iona. Alongside the
Archbishop, she enjoys offering hospitality and supporting and encouraging our brothers
and sisters in the Anglican Communion.
Thursday 15th March: Sister Rita Lee - to locals in Collyhurst, a run-down part of inner
city Manchester, Sister Rita Lee is known as “Attila the Nun”. It’s actually meant as a com-
pliment, for it neatly captures two essential things about the 70-year-old livewire from
Cork. She is a nun of more than 50 years’ standing and she is also a fighter par excellence,
waging crusade after crusade on behalf of the people of Collyhurst. And somehow, against
the odds, she always comes out on top. As, for example, on a trip to London to tell Iain
Duncan Smith, the then Work and Pensions Secretary, to stop docking the benefits of regu-
lars at the Lally Centre, the food bank-come-advice centre she runs from the basement of a
Victorian school building. “I told him sanctions were cruel,” she says. Collyhurst is one of
the 10 most economically deprived areas in the country. “We must help one another in this
life” says Sister Rita.” “It’s the commandment. We can’t just go on our own. ‘Take the shirt
off your back and give it to somebody.’ That’s where I come from.” Sister Rita and her work
have been the subject of a BBC documentary (another one is being made) and a recent play
in Masham!
Thursday 22nd March: The Reverend Alison Askew - 'O little town of Bethlehem and oth -
er stories from Palestine' Alison was a teacher of Religious Education in Kent for ten
years. She was ordained in July 1995. Initially working as Chaplaincy Team Leader and
Head of Bereavement Services for North Hampshire Hospitals; from September 2010 she
has been Priest in charge of Kirby on the Moor, Skelton and Cundall. Alison frequently
leads trips to Palestine/Israel and will have just returned from one she gives her talk.
STUDY GROUP Meets to read the Bible, discuss the issues it highlights and to learn from
each other. All are welcome; those who are curious about Christianity and want to find out
more or those who have been exploring Christianity for a long time. Our meetings are on
Thursday evenings starting at 7.30 p.m. and finishing about 9.00 p.m. The next
meeting is on Thursday 6th February at 6 Westholme Road, Masham. We are looking
at Paul’s letter to the Galatians. Further details contact Jim Heaton on 01765 688093 or
email jamesheaton17@gmail.com or see the notice sheet.
POP-IN COFFEE Tuesday 6th February 11.00 a.m. at 10 Millgate, Masham. All are
welcome to call in for coffee and a chat.
SINGING FOR FUN AND BRING AND SHARE LUNCH Tuesday 13th February. 12.15
p.m. in St. Mary’s, Masham. Men or women of any age or ability who enjoy singing.
Please bring a plate of food to share. All are welcome.