Corona Help & Resources
Whilst public worship has stopped, the Church has not!
This page has been created to enable us to share information and resources. It is being updated daily so check back.
This Weekend’s Worship:
Service booklet for Pentecost Sunday Sunday 31st May at 10.30am can be found here: Pentecost Sunday 2020
Service Booklet for Mass of Mary, Mother of the Church at 5.30pm on Whit Monday 1st June is here: Mass of Mary Mother of the Church
PASTORAL SUPPORT
If you are in need of help, support including assistance with shopping/prescriptions collection etc etc or just a friendly chat please telephone your designated Pastoral Team Member, or, if you are not a church member, any member of the team below who will help you. Our Pastoral Team can ask one of our Corona Friends volunteers to help with shopping or the collection of prescriptions, posting letters etc. Fr Gary is also available and you can speak to him by phoning 01908 337936.
HANSLOPE:
CASTLETHORPE:
SHOPS & LOCAL BUSINESSES contact Fr Gary fr.gary@btinternet.com to update or correct any information
TOMPKINS BUTCHERS, HANSLOPE
To make sure we can stay open as long as possible through these difficult times. As from Monday 23rd we will only be allowing 2 members of the general public in the shop at any given time and we will be encouraging the use of £30 contactless payment method.
Mondays, Wednesdays and Fridays 7.30am to 3.00pm
Tuesdays and Thursdays 7.30am to 5.00pm
Saturdays 7.30am to 1.00pm
Orders by telephone and email will be taken.
Payment can be made over the phone or by BACS securely with next day collection Call: 01908510249 or email: adriancoulton@live.co.uk
We will endeavour to fulfill your orders. Many thanks, Adrian
HANSLOPE NEWS
Monday to Friday 7.00am to 2.00pm
Saturday and Sunday 7.00am – 12noon
The Delivery service is now in full operation and takes place 7 days a week.
Orders can be placed by calling 01908 511143 between the hours of 8am and 11am.
We can deliver most items including
Newspapers and magazines,
Bread, milk and eggs,
Sandwiches and confectionary,
Alcohol and tobacco products (ID required)
We do have an egg box shortage in the shop, if you have any, please can you drop them in when passing. If I am already delivering to you, leave them by your front door and I will collect them tomorrow. Many thanks for your help.
Please keep safe everyone
Love John and Lucy
HANSLOPE SPAR
The Spar opening hours are: Monday – Saturday – 7.00am to 9.00pm
Sunday – 8.00am to 6.00pm
Spar are trying to keep the shop as stocked up as possible
but it depends on the supplies available
People can ring before going into the shop to check if some items are in stock and available, please call 01908 511984.
Spar also accepts orders by phone and can prepare boxes for collection for this service (only) phone 07476 267697. No delivery at present.
The owner is Sat Rana and he looks forward to seeing you.
CASTLETHORPE SHOP & POST OFFICE
Shop and Post Office opening hours are:
7.00am – 7.30pm Monday to Saturday
7.00am – 12 noon Sunday.
Telephone: 01908 745983.
Udi and Dina
THE WATTS ARMS
Until further notice. Takeaway food Pre orders only.
Payment by card over the phone. Call 01908337954.
Collection from side entrance to maintain social distancing at all times.
Also off sales of Ales and bottled beers etc.
Please call Julia on 01908 337954 for any queries and to place an order.
THE CRISPY DUCK
UPDATE
It’s the good news you have all been waiting for!
The Crispy Duck will be opening for business and taking HOME DELIVERY ORDERS ONLY
from THURSDAY 14th MAY with revised opening days.
TEMPORARILY going forward we will be open for 4 days out of the week and are as follows:
Thursday – Last order at 9:30 PM
Friday- Last order at 9:30 PM
Saturday – Last order at 9:30 PM
Sunday – Last order at 9 PM
We will be accepting CARD PAYMENTS ONLY and all deliveries will be CONTACTLESS to ensure safety for everyone.
Please note the availability of certain dishes on our menu may be limited during these challenging times, so don’t be disheartened if you may not be able to order some of your favourites. Many thanks in advance for your understanding!
Other than that we are very excited to be serving our beloved customers once again! 
Until then stay safe and see you all very soon!
Crispy Duck Team x
FOOD DELIVERY SOLUTIONS http://www.fooddeliverysolutions.org
Hi we are Adam and Daniel Brundle. After realising that people have been encountering trouble in getting products from supermarkets to your home, we posted on Facebook to see if we could help. We are chefs by trade and can get the produce from our suppliers to the hospitality industry. We have been overwhelmed by the response and we are enjoying providing a service to our local community. If you would like to place a order with us we can deliver Monday, Wednesday and Friday.
We are happy to publish our new website with full details, all goods and prices:
http://www.fooddeliverysolutions.org
and we will no longer be taking orders through the Facebook page. This will give you a simple way to order your groceries. We look forward to seeing you all next week and thankyou for all of your lovely feedback. Many thanks. FDS team 😊
We look forward to meeting you all (from a safe distance) Many thanks Adam and Daniel Food Delivery Solutions
THE GREYHOUND PUB SHOP HAVERSHAM
The Greyhound Village Shop is now open 9am until 5pm daily. We have lots of fresh fruit and veg produce including fresh strawberries, bananas, grapes, potatoes, tomatoes etc. We have a selection of other products including milk, butter, eggs, pasta, bread, tinned items, fresh free range chicken breasts, bottles of wine and beer and soft drinks.
Please feel free to bring your own containers to fill with beer to takeaway! We also have 500ml plastic bottles available for you to …fill and takeaway!
We are adhering to ‘one’ shopper at a time, to ensure safe distancing for everyone! We kindly ask everyone to only touch items that you intend to purchase, to limit cross contamination.
Many thanks for all your support.
Heather and Paul
MARKET HILL GREENGROCERS NEWPORT PAGNELL
Fresh fruit & Veg delivered to your door, payment over the phone so social distancing can be adhered to.
Just call Market Hill Greengrocers – Newport Pagnell on 01908 610774 to place your order over the phone. Indicative current price list below (subject to seasonal fluctuation)
Opening hours:
Mon – Fri open 8.00am – 4.00pm
Saturday open 8.00am – 2.30pm
LLOYDS BANK
Lloyds in Stony Stratford and at Lloyds Court CMK are open from 10.00am to 2.00pm Monday to Friday. They are policing strict social distancing in queues and at the tills, but able to offer a full service.
BANDIT STREET FOOD (based at Haversham)
Bandit is delivering Thursday, Friday and Saturday this week from 17.30 – 20.30! We have extended our menu so get your pre orders in!
Place your order by calling or texting 07394 856767. We would prefer pre-orders if possible and you can place your orders now!
Please note there is a minimum delivery order of £15.00 or a £5 delivery fee for the areas specified below.
Please include your name, your full order and your desired delivery day and time, and your address if texting.
Once you’ve sent us your order we’ll get straight back to you with a delivery or collection time and address and how to make payment.
We are based in Haversham and will be taking BACs, card and contactless for both deliveries and collections.
If you don’t receive confirmation in a timely fashion, please do get in touch.
We’re delivering to the following areas
Haversham, Castlethorpe, Hanslope, Wolverton, Stantonbury, Woolstone, Fishermead, Oakridge Park, Oldbrook, Blakelands, Bradwell, Bradwell Common, Bradville, New Bradwell, Great Linford, Lindford Wood, Stony Stratford, Newport Pagnell, Monkston, Greenleys, Conniburrow
HARTWELL SHOP & POST OFFICE
The Shop is open 8am to 6pm Monday to Saturday and 8am until 1pm on Sunday.
The Post Office Counter is open:
GREEN BINS
EMERGENCY BUS TIMETABLE
WORSHIP
Just because we cannot meet together formally to worship and pray there doesn’t mean that worship and prayer stops, there are lots of other ways of praying:
IN CHURCH
The pattern of daily prayer will be maintained and Fr Gary will be praying for you and on your behalf. Likewise wherever possible Fr Gary will celebrate Mass each evening. These services will be private and not open to the public, but be assure he will be praying for you and many of these services will be live streamed (see the online section below) at http://www.facebook.com/StJamesHanslopeLiveStream/.
TV
Songs of Praise is on Sunday lunchtimes on BBC 1
EWTN Fr Robert recommends this channel 588 on Sky it normally broadcasts Masses on late Sunday mornings/lunchtimes
RADIO
Choral Evensong is on Wednesdays at 3.30pm on BBC Radio 3 and repeated on Sunday at 3.00pm
The Daily Service is on weekdays BBC Radio 4 Long Wave at 9.45am
to find it online: go to bbc.co.uk, click on Sounds, click on Radio 4, click on Radio 4 Schedule, in the top right hand corner of the white background click “View LW”, then scroll down to find 9.45am or click here: http://www.bbc.co.uk/sounds/play/m000gbly
Sunday Worship Is on Sundays on BBC Radio 4 at 8.10am
ONLINE
I will be adding to this frequently as I find good things to share, so do keep checking back to see what’s new.
I can recommend these resources in particular.
- Join Hanslope’s Masses here: www.facebook.com/StJamesHanslopeLiveStream/ you do not need to be a member of Facebook to access this. This is very much a trial, do not expect BBC outside broadcast quality!
- Fr Gary & Maria are also broadcasting regularly from home via Facebook Live on Hanslope’s Church Facebook page. Search for St James the Great Hanslope (this is not the dedicated Live Stream page)
- Join Shrine Prayers at Walsingham every evening at 6.00pm live on Facebook here: www.facebook.com/ShrineOLW/
- The website Pray As you Go offers a short meditation in words and music for each day click here to find out more www.pray-as-you-go.org/ie.ph there’s an app for your iPad or smartphone too. This is free of charge.
- You can find the text we use in church for Morning & Evening Prayer, and much else besides, by downloading Universalis. The code you will be sent allows you to add the app to your phone or iPad too, there’s a charge for this but it is really well worth it. You can download service sheets for Morning & Evening Prayer for weekdays below
PRAYERS FOR USE AT HOME:
HOW TO PRAY THE ROSARY You can download the words as we use them in our two churches here: How To Pray The Rosary and if the Rosary is new to you here’s a brand new video released this Lent by Bishop Jonathan Baker (our previous bishop) introducing you to it:
http://www.facebook.com/BishopOfFulham/videos/526452398266398/?t=95
PARISH CYCLE OF PRAYER
can be downloaded here: A Monthly Cycle of Prayer (updated March 2020)
MORNING AND EVENING PRAYER LEAFLETS
A simple service for use on any morning can be downloaded here: An Order for Morning Prayer
Services from the Breviary as used in church each day can de downloaded from Universalis.
COMPLINE (NIGHT PRAYER) a service sheet for Compline can be downloaded here: AN ORDER FOR COMPLINE
SUNDAY WORSHIP FOR WHEN YOU CANNOT BE AT MASS
The Service Sheet is intended for Sundays or weekdays when you cannot get to Mass and it be downloaded here: Act of Sunday Worship at Home
HOLY WEDNESDAY: HOLY WEEK IN POETRY
The poems selected can be read here: Holy Week in Poetry
SUNDAY READINGS AND SERMON
Sunday 22nd March Lent 4
Hanslope & Castlethorpe: Lent 4 Sunday 22 March 2020
Bishop Jonathan: Lent 4 2020 Bishop Jonathan
Sunday 29th March Lent 5:
2020 Lent 52020 March 29th Passion Sunday
Sunday 5th April Lent 6:
Pew Sheet: 2020 Palm Sunday
Children’s Sheet: 2020 Palm Sunday Children
Sermon: Palm Sunday 2020
Easter Day Sermon: Easter Day Year A 2020 handout
Easter 2 April 19th; Easter 2 Year A 2020 handout
Easter 3 April 26th: Easter 3 Year A 2020 handout
Easter 4 May 3rd: Easter 4 Year A 2020 handout
Easter 5 May 10th: Easter 5 Year A 2020 handout
HOLY WEEK & EASTER HOME PRAYER RESOURCES
The covering letter and some Easter prayer resources: Holy Week Mailing Letter
An Holy Week and Eastertide Prayer Leaflet: Personal Prayers at Home HOLY WEEK and EASTER
Stations of the Cross Order of Service: Stations of the Cross (Plymouth)
PARENTS, CHILDREN & YOUNG PEOPLE including HOME SCHOOLING
- Explaining Covid19 to children: http://www.nosycrowcoronavirus.s3-eu-west-1.amazonaws.com/Coronavirus-ABookForChildren.pdf
- The lovely Clare Williams at Walsingham is offering weekly emails to support parents with activities for Faith at home during the next few weeks #covid19UK – links to resources, specific and seasonal resources all coming your way. Please sign up by emailing clarewilliamsyouthwork@gmail.com
Clare is married to Fr Harri the Vicar of Walsingham and works full time in Youth and children’s ministry. - Our friends at Eden Books have lots of RE related materials in stock have a look at their website http://www.eden.co.uk/coronavirus/resources-for-children-at-home/
- If you are teaching RE at home or supporting learning as part of having a child at home at either Primary or Secondary level this might well help you: http://www.reonline.org.uk/supporting-re/ or this: https://www.natre.org.uk/www.barnabasinschools.org.uk/topics/re-home? Or this: utm_source=BRF+E-News&utm_campaign=27b164c4c3-EMAIL_CAMPAIGN_2020_03_26_10_47&utm_medium=email&utm_term=0_01f315e404-27b164c4c3-314680665&mc_cid=27b164c4c3&mc_eid=f54369d6f9
- Some very good material here on issue relating to the internet: http://www.cybersmile.org/education
- Some very good general subject teaching resources here: http://www.bbc.co.uk/teach and here: https://www.twinkl.co.uk/resources/home-education and here: http://www.structuredhomelearning.com/hometeachingindex.php and here: https://www.home-education.org.uk/resources-educational.htm
- SEND parents may find this document helpful:
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- BBC Bitesize: Plan your homeschooling with Bitesize Daily https://www.bbc.co.uk/bitesize?xtor=ES-211-%5B32002_PANUK_SOT_WK19_SNO_Send4Openers_RET%5D-20200512-%5Bbbcbitesize_dailylessonsonbbcbitesizeparents_education%5D
7. Many educational websites are currently offering their resources for free while schools are closed. They cover a wide range of subjects and often have resources for bible stories, crafts, word searches, mental health and many other useful activities.
Twinkl http://www.twinkl.co.uk/resources/covid19-school-closures
Teachit Primary http://www.teachitprimary.co.uk/coronavirus
Teacher’s Pet http://www.tpet.co.uk/
CHILDREN’S MENTAL HEALTH
Young Minds- A wealth of information and support for young people and their carers:
Family Lives- Helping parents and carers with changes in family life:
http://www.familylives.org.uk/
Place 2 Be- A website dedicated to improving children’s mental health:
http://www.place2be.org.uk/coronavirus
More on the BBC’s Your Mindful Garden here:
CORONA VIRUS & YOUR PETS
DAILY BIBLE READING SCHEME Monday 23rd March – Saturday 27th April
FUNERALS
There are currently strict rules around funerals and many people are unable to attend the funeral of family or friends.
You might like to use the following at home on the day of a funeral. If you need to chat phone a Pastoral Team member (numbers at the top of this page) or phone Fr Gary on 01908 337936.
