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ST. WINEFRIDE’S VOICE

SUMMER 2014 NUMBER 94

St. Winefride’s Church

Shepshed

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ST. WINEFRIDE’S CATHOLIC CHURCH

Charnwood Road, Shepshed, Leics. LE12 9QF.

PARISH PRIEST: Father Michael Eastwood. Tel: 502313

PARISH DEACON: Rev. Bill Hutchinson. Tel: 505260

PARISH ASSISTANT: Mrs. Breda Kavanagh

EXTRAORDINARY MINISTERS OF HOLY COMMUNION

Rosemary Baker, Trevor Bazen, John Bennett, Chris Bonam,

Nigel Griffin, Mary Hunt, Cathy Lawe, Jim Lawson,

Nora Lawson, James Lester, Rowena Lester, Gerald Monk,

Teresa Norris, Jerry O’Connor MBE, Dennis Shiels.

TIMES OF SERVICES AT ST. WINEFRIDE’S. HOLY MASS:

Saturday Vigil: 6.00pm

Sunday; Sung Mass: 10.00am

Holydays of Obligation: 9am, & 7.30pm

Weekdays: Mon. Tues. Wed. & Thurs. 9.15am

Friday: 12.30pm

Please check in weekly newsletter in case of time changes.

ADORATION OF THE BLESSED SACRAMENT

Monday, Tuesday & Wednesday after morning Mass until

6.00pm in Narthex

Thursday: 3.00 — 7.00pm

Followed by Novena to Our Lady at: 7.00pm

Friday: 12.00—12.30pm

ROSARY GROUP: Each Monday afternoon—2.15 in ‘The Annex’

SACRAMENT OF RECONCILIATION:

Friday; 12—12.25 pm

Sat: 10.30—11.30am & 5.15—5.50pm

Weekdays after Mass (by request)

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ST. WINEFRIDE’S VOICE

SUMMER 2014

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ONE EVENT - FOUR POPES

You may have witnessed on television the wonderful occasion

when Pope John XXIII and Pope John Paul II were canonised

Saints of the Church by Pope Francis, with Emeritus Pope

Benedict XV1 in attendance.

Pope John XXIII reigned from 1958 to 1963. Notably, he it was

who called for the Second Vatican Council, which began its

work in 1962 and which has played such a very important part

in the life and work of the Church ever since.

Pope John Paul II reigned from 1978 to 2005. Notably, he it

was who presented the Catechism of the Catholic Church in

1992 to the faithful of the whole world. This Catechism, in the

words of Pope Benedict XVI, “allows believers and non -

believers alike to behold the entire panorama of the Catholic

Faith”. A number of books have been written giving a much

fuller account of the lives and ministry of these two great men,

which help us the appreciate why they have been declared

Saints of the Church today.

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Each one of us is called to be a saint. Your reaction to this

statement might be - Me, a saint? This is just not possible. I

could never match up to the lives of any of the saints. I am not

made of the “stuff” that saints are made of. Don’t

underestimate yourself! Mother Teresa said that a saint is a

person who does the ordinary things of life extraordinarily well.

Each one of us is capable of doing this.

Mother Teresa’s definition of a saint brings sainthood down to

our level. It is because so many people have done the

ordinary things of life extraordinary well that they are in

heaven now. We may have known some of them. They may

never be officially canonised saints but they are saints

nonetheless. The Feast of All Saints kept on 1st November

each year is the Feast of everyone who is in heaven. John

Wesley put how to become a saint in another way:

Do all the good you can, in all the ways you can, in all the

places you can, at all the times you can, to all the people you

can, as long as ever you can. This is all possible to do when

we keep the words of Our Lord always in our minds - “And

know that I am with you always; yes, to the end of time”. Our

Lord does mean these words for each one of us as we

continue on our earthly journey. To quote Bishop Malcolm,

now Archbishop Malcolm,” We must be carried by Christ and

we must carry Christ”.

Saint Pope John XXIII and Saint Pope John Paul II - pray for

us.

We bade farewell last week to Bishop Malcolm as he took up

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his new role as the ninth Archbishop of Liverpool. We thank

him for his thirteen years of fruitful ministry amongst us in the

Diocese of Nottingham and let us continue to pray for him

and pray that God will bless his ministry in every way in the

Archdiocese of Liverpool. Let us pray also for the guidance of

the Holy Spirit, as we await the appointment of a new Bishop.

With every kind wish.

Father Michael.

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• Treat others the way you want them to treat you.

• When I am powerless, it is then that I am strong.

• Temptations will knock at your door; don’t ask them

to stay for dinner.

• A man’s heart plans his way, but the Lord directs his

steps.

• If we could earn salvation, Christ would not have

died to provide it.

• Kind hearts are the gardens; kind thoughts are the

roots; kind words are the flowers; kind deeds are the

fruits.

• God gives us all we need, so we can give others in

their need.

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CHURCH REGISTER

BAPTISMS

MARCH:

Ernie Stephen Murphy

Darcy Mary Rumble

Archie William Fardell

Lily Margaret Fardell

APRIL:

Henry Jack Clarke

Clara Frances - Lynn Wardle

NO MARRIAGES

FUNERALS

MARCH:

Philip Charles Beynon.

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A note from Russia

A few weeks ago I travelled to Russia, following in the

footsteps of my uncle – and late parishioner of St Winifred’s –

John Wallam.

Back in the day, Uncle John had visited the USSR, fascinated

by the culture and a world so different from, well,

Leicestershire.

I was off to Russia to work as part of Channel 4’s team

covering the Paralympic Games. The Paralympic Park –

where the wheelchair curling and sledge hockey competitions

were held inside icy rinks –on the shore of the Black Sea was

my wintry workplace.

It was here that the Paralympians – dealing with challenges

beyond those of their Winter Olympic peers – played their

sports intensely.

Watching any Paralympic event, the dis-ability, the point of

difference, fades into the background in the heat of the

sporting contest. The athletes are just world-class sportsmen

and women.

It was also easy to forget the political tensions bubbling away

between Russia and the Ukraine.

I’d been worried - which goes without saying - about being in

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a country that was behaving aggressively towards its

neighbour.

President Putin turned up a few times to watch the sport at

the Games. At one sledge hockey match, I’d peered over

the media seats and looked down at the top of his head,

less than 10 metres away. In a way, it seemed odd to see

him enjoying the sport when there were bigger issues.

The Russian locals did, however, make many kind

gestures during the Games.

On International Women’s Day, one of Channel 4’s local

drivers came into the office carrying bouquets of flowers for

all of the female members of the team. I’d been offered a

coat when I was shivering at a bus stop and given

chocolates.

There were conversations in broken English – and often

perfect English! – with Russians who wanted to be friendly,

to chat about Manchester United.

Weeks later, as tension and trouble continues to brew in

the Crimea, I remember a striking conversation I had with

Anna, a Russian volunteer.

She told me she had loved working at the Olympic and

Paralympic Games, it had been a once - in - lifetime

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opportunity to connect with other cultures and to make

international friends beyond politics and nationalities.

Anna had hoped the 2014 Games would show that Russians

are warmer than the global image of a cool, unfriendly nation.

Like most people, she wanted to live in a world of

understanding, a world of warmth.

Sarah Holt

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ST. Winefride’s

SUMMER FAYRE

2014

Saturday 5th July

2pm - 4pm

Stalls include

Plants, books,

toys, cakes,

bric-a - brac

And many more

Refreshments will be served in

the Annex

Do come along and join in the fun.

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3rd Shepshed Brownies

3rd Shepshed Brownies have been busy once again since last

half term when I wrote.

The Brownies finished off last term before Easter with a

Pyjama party for those leaving Brownies after 3 years.

The girls also completed their Big Brownie Birthday challenge

and all received a lovely badge for this.

Just before the end of the term 15 Brownies went to the Oaks

Campsite in Shepshed for a Pack Holiday. The theme was

Charlie and the Chocolate Factory which proved to be a hit

with the girls – especially the chocolate fountain!! The

Brownies collected Golden Tickets throughout the weekend to

earn an extra prize for their group. Cakes were decorated, sun

catchers coloured and challenge folders completed. The

weather stayed good as well which helps when you’re out and

about playing in the woods.

This term has started well with 3 new Brownies and a

fundraising challenge. The Brownies are collecting biscuit

wrappers for a challenge set up to raise money for Rainbows

Children’s Hospice in Loughborough. The wrappers which

normally can’t be recycled are being recycled through a

company and turned into cash for Rainbows. The girls have

started collecting really well so hopefully we’ll have a good

amount to send through at the end of term.

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The Brownies this term have started to learn to sign the

Brownie Promise for an activity our Young Leader Erin is

leading for her warrant. Erin is completing her Adult

Leadership Qualification to become a Guider when she turns

18. The Brownies are doing really well with the challenge and

will sign the whole promise when our new Brownies make their

promise after half term.

The rest of the term is planned with many activities for the

Brownies to take part in, at the meeting place and out and

about celebrating specifically the Brownies’ 100th Birthday.

Finally I would just like to say congratulations to the Brownies,

for the number of interest badges they are receiving lately.

The Brownies have 57 badges to choose from, to work

towards during their 3 years at Brownies and recently I have

given out a lot more than normal and am really pleased with

the work they are doing to complete them. Keep it up girls!

Nicola Lomax

Brown Owl

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SUMMER

Summer is coming,

The birds are humming

Perched high among the trees.

Out come the bees

To bring life to the flowers.

And the sun remains for a few more hours

Lighting the sky with its beautiful colours.

A summer sunset has the power

To bring life to anybody.

However down they may be.

This was written by:

Thomas William Roberts.

A 12 year old pupil from De lisle Science Academy.

Thank you Thomas for sharing this lovely ‘Summer’

poem with us.

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One Hundred Years Ago - 1914. No. 9

April, May, June.

Mr. Timothy Lyons, who was always known as ‘Daddy’ Lyons,

retired from his position as Head Master at St. Winefride’s

Schools on March 28th 1914.

Mr. Lyons started his career at Shepshed in 1875 at the old

Church Street School, and in his time there oversaw the move

to the new Britannia Street Schools. First to the new Infants

School in 1896 and again in 1904 when the school was

enlarged to accommodate children of all ages.

Mr. Lyons arrived at a time when money was to become

extremely short, the parish having lost the generous support of

Squire Ambrose de Lisle with his death in March 1878. Canon

Martens desperately sort and was granted permission from

Bishop Bagshawe to collect ‘door money’ on Sundays. But

even with this, times were still very difficult, and had not

significantly improved much over Father Gentili’s time here

some 34 years before!

With the above we can appreciate that the Canon would need a

‘solid’ Head Teacher at the Schools, that teacher, with the

staunch support of Miss. Fogerty, [Infants] turned out to be Mr.

Lyons, who despite personal problems, served the schools for

over 38years. At this distance in time it is difficult to judge Mr.

Lyons temperament, as this was the time when children were

‘seen but not heard’, and teaching was generally stricter than

we are accustomed to today. With this in mind it might put into

perspective some of the family stories that have been handed

down in the parish that he was a disciplinarian. But whatever

the truth he was known as ‘Daddy Lyons’ - surely it was a term

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of endearment? We may never know. But there is no doubt he

was a very respected member of the parish and the wider

community so we can see his retirement was always going to

be something special, and special it was.

A printed flyer announced that on Easter Monday, April 12th

there would be ‘A Tea and Concert’ held in St. Winefride’s

Schools for the purpose of making a presentation to Mr. T.

Lyons on the occasion of his retirement in the presence of the

Rt. Rev. Dr. Brindle, D.S.O. Bishop of Nottingham. Admission:-

Adults:8d. Children attending Day School, 6d, Concert &

Presentation only, 6d.

Attended by some 500 people, the programme was quite

impressive with Shepshed Town Band leading off with a

rousing march. Followed by Master Reginald Onions singing,

'The lesson learned on Mother’s knee’ and Mrs. Fred Bennett

singing ‘The song that will live forever’ [whatever that was].

Other acts were Miss Kidger with a Cello solo, and Madam

Justina Keightley [a Loughborough music teacher] singing

‘Annie Laurie’.

The interval saw the Bishop make the presentation of an

address and a purse of money, which Mr. Lyons duly

acknowledged.

Shepshed Town Band introduced the second half of the

concert with a Waltz , followed by Miss. Gertrude Elliot singing

‘Sing us a song of Bonnie Scotland’. Various other artists

followed including Mr. Arthur Brown, Miss. A. Charleworth, Mr.

G. Perkins and Mr. Bernard Kidger with a Violin solo. Madam

Justina Keightley again gave a rendering of ‘Dream of Home';

the band then played a rousing march followed by ’God save

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the King’. Incidentally , the Bandmaster Private Albert Thorpe

of the 1st Leicestershire Battalion, was the first Shepshed

soldier to be killed on Sunday 26th October 1914.

Mr. Lyons, his wife Mary Jane and family lived in numerous

houses in Shepshed, first just below the old school, then in the

lovely half timbered and thatched cottage opposite old St.

Winefride’s Church on Belton Street. Their next move was up

to Factory Street and finally to Leicester Road!

Mr. Timothy Lyons 1890 Mr. Timothy Lyons 1905

As can be seen by the two photographs Mr. Lyons life was not

an easy one, in 1898 their four year old daughter, Dorothy

was abducted by a man and woman who abandoned her at

Woodhouse. She was taken to a police station and reunited

with her parents. Their retirement, which should have brought

peace and contentment was shattered when , in 1917 their

two sons Leo and John, were killed within eighteen days of

one another in the ‘Great’ War.

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Mr. Lyons died on 27th May 1930, and his wife less than a

year later on 31st March 1931, they are both buried in

Shepshed Charnwood Road, Cemetery.

May They Rest in Peace.

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On 6th. April 1914. The Very Rev. Canon Martens wrote to

all the secular priests of the Nottingham Diocese:- I bought

this house [the White House on Forest Street, Shepshed] and

Grounds at a cost of £1000, with the intention that it might

serve as a retreat for the old and disabled Priests of the

Diocese of Nottingham. They have borne “The burden of the

day and the heats”. In their declining years they have none of

the comforts the state of their health requires.

The Trustees of the property will be the Bishop of

the Diocese, the Trustees of the Johnson Fund, and the

Priest - in - charge of St. Winifrid’s [note 1914 spelling]

Shepshed.

A large room in the house will serve as a Chapel.

I appeal with confidence to the generosity of the secular

Priests of the Diocese to help me to provide all the necessary

furniture. At present there are only the bare walls of the room.

I, myself, have provided the Chalice.

His Lordship the Bishop [The Rt. Rev. Dr. Brindle,

D.S.O.] has been over and inspected the place. He expressed

his entire satisfaction, both as to the building and the grounds,

as being well suited to the object for which it was purchased.

A Community of Sisters will be in charge of the

establishment. Trusting to an early and favorable reply, to

enable me to push on without delay this most desirable

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work.

I am etc. etc.

So at last, after much negotiation, Canon Martens was finally

moving foreword with his plans for The White House, but not

without the considerable help of his fellow countryman, Father

John Janssens who arrived in Shepshed in c1890. Over a

period of 23 years Fr. Janssens affectively became Canon

Martens ’good fairy’ paying for many of the parish’s major

acquisitions to the tune of £4,840, or in today's values nearly

half a million! How different St. Winefride’s would look today

without his generosity. It is little wonder that Canon Martens

wrote, “I hope the congregation of St. Winifred’s will ever pray

for the spiritual and temporal welfare of this benefactor”.

We shall be returning to Fr. Janssens in the coming months.

Births in St. Winefride’s Parish 100 years ago.

Clarence Thurman. Born 3rd May 1914

Millicent Savage. Born 22nd May 1914

Albert Lester. Born 11th June 1914

Agnes Roffe. Born 16th June 1914

Parish Deaths.

There were no Parish deaths for the months April, May & June 1914.

I am indebted to the Nottingham Diocesan Archives for the White House Letter. I also acknowledge the 1915 edition of Henry Freeman’s Shepshed Almanac, and the ever -helpful Mrs. Brenda Snape. Clark to Shepshed Town Council for information on Mr. & Mr. Lyons burial place. Also to Mrs. Marjorie Schulz for the information on the Lyons missing child.

Michael Wortley

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Many Congratulations and Best Wishes to

Bernard and Janet Wale who will be

celebrating their ‘Golden Wedding’

anniversary on 25th. July 2014.

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I would like to thank everyone, especially Father Michael

and Breda for their kindness to me. Also thank you to all

who sent cards and flowers on my 90th

Birthday.

May God Bless you all

Alma Bonam.

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Many thanks to all who supported ‘The Voice Easter

Bingo’ in April. Our sincere thanks to all who came or

donated in anyway. It is very much appreciated and we

look forward to organising the next one. A total of £259

was raised for ‘Church Funds’.

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I would like to say a big thank you to Father Michael and

Breda for saying Masses and prayers to help me feel

better.

A special thanks to all the people in my class at school

from all those years ago.

God bless you all

Philip Brown. (AUSTRALIA)

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We are looking for photographs of the men who sadly lost their

lives during the First World War and who are listed on the

plague situated on the Sacred Heart side of our church.

These men will be remembered and included in ‘The Voice’

magazine on the anniversary of their deaths and we would like

to include photographs of each one where it is possible. If

anyone has a photograph of any of these men would you

please get in touch with Michael Wortley or any member of

‘The Voice’ team.

Many thanks.

Margaret

On visiting the lovely church of St. James in Sutton

Cheney, I came across this poem. It is believed that King

Richard III heard his last Mass in this church before he was

killed at the Battle of Bosworth in 1485.

There’s a task that only you can do,

Some but you can sing,

Some soul to cheer, some load to lift,

Some hope but you can bring,

Then do not shirk your task, your song,

Fail not to tend, to do,

For these must each remain undone,

If left undone by you.

Alfred Noyes.

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General Knowledge. Quiz compiled by: Diane Woolley

1. The leader of an orchestra plays

which instrument?

2. ‘The Last Supper’ was painted by

whom?

3. What is the more common name

of the antirrhinum?

4. In which area of the UK is the

mountain Helvellyn?

5. Which birds are linked with the Tower of London?

6. How many eyes does an earthworm have?

7. Which royal castle was badly damaged by fire in 1992?

8. Before decimalisation, how many pennies were in a £1?

9. What are you doing if you are sniggling?

10. Copra is the name given to the dried kernel of which

fruit?

Answers:

1. Violin 2. Leonardo da Vinci 3. Snapdragon

4. Lake District 5. Ravens 6. None

7. Windsor 8. 240 9. Fishing for eels

10 Coconut.

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Lemon Drizzle Loaf.

Ingredients:

175g [ 6oz.] SR flour

1 teaspoon baking powder

175g [ 6oz] Margarine

175g [6oz] Caster sugar

3 med. Eggs.

2 tablespoons milk

Finely grated rind of 2 lemons.

Lemon Syrup:

Juice of 2 lemons, strained.

115g [ 4oz] Caster sugar

Method:

Preheat oven to 180C/ 350F/ Gas Mark 4

Sieve the flour and baking powder into a large mixing bowl,

add the remaining cake ingredients and beat together until

smooth.

Grease and line the base of a 1kg loaf tin and spoon in the

mixture.

Bake for an hour or until cooked.

Turn the cake out .

Warm the lemon juice and sugar together.

And now for the main event, drizzle the lemon syrup all over

the cake and watch it soak in.

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