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Sir William Turner (1615 – 1693) was an English Sheriff, Lord Mayor and M.P. of London.
He was the third son of John Turner. In 1623 his father bought the Kirkleatham Estate and built Kirkleatham Hall.
He moved to London and became a prosperous woollen-draper. He was elected a Sheriff of London and Lord Mayor of London for 1668–69. He was knighted by Charles II in 1662 in recognition of his public work.
He devoted much of his fortune to establishing a hospital (or Almshouses) in his home village of Kirkleatham.
He died unmarried in 1693. He bequeathed a substantial amount of money to his great nephew, Cholmley Turner, M.P. for Yorkshire, to establish a Free School, which now serves as the local museum.
He cared for orphans
He was the third son of John Turner. In 1623 his father bought the Kirkleatham Estate and built Kirkleatham Hall.
He moved to London and became a prosperous woollen-draper. He was elected a Sheriff of London and Lord Mayor of London for 1668–69. He was knighted by Charles II in 1662 in recognition of his public work.
He devoted much of his fortune to establishing a hospital (or Almshouses) in his home village of Kirkleatham.
He died unmarried in 1693. He bequeathed a substantial amount of money to his great nephew, Cholmley Turner, M.P. for Yorkshire, to establish a Free School, which now serves as the local museum.
He cared for orphans
Here's How to Pray with Someone Who Is Deeply Grieving
How you pray is more important than what you say.
“Is anyone among you suffering? Let him pray…”(James 5:13).
Unfortunately, most of us struggle with not knowing how to pray with someone who is grieving. More often than not, you probably feel at a loss for what to say, or about how to pray. That’s why it is important to remember that praying authentically is more important than praying articulately.
Start by praying silently for your friend or loved one. Pray silently for God’s guidance over the situation, that you be guided in your thoughts and actions. You can also pray that God would bring relief, hope, and healing for the other person and for all affected by the tragic event.
Be sensitive to the other person’s belief system and life experiences. This doesn’t mean you need to put your faith “on the shelf.” The goal is to have your own religious and spiritual identity help without hurting the process of forming a relationship and responding to the other person’s needs.
If it seems appropriate, without pressuring the other person, you might also ask them if they would like you to pray for them. If the person you are visiting is amenable to prayer, ask him or her if you can pray together. I’ve found most people welcome prayer regardless of where they are in their faith commitment. However, if the person declines prayer, don’t force it or push it, respect their wishes.
If they say yes, inquire if there is something specific or tangible that the person wishes to have you pray about. Even if the prayer need seems obvious, resist jumping straight into prayer, give a moment of pause so the other person has time to share other potential concerns, too.
Pray what comes naturally and from your heart. It is okay to offer a simple prayer. It’s okay if you muddle your way through your prayer. If you don’t know what to say, then say so in your prayer. It’s likely the person hurting may also feel at a loss for words. God will still listen.
Don’t be tempted to turn your prayer into some mini-sermon. Turning your eyes, and ears, and voices toward God reminds the person who may be suffering that she or he is not alone. You are with them and God is with them.
If someone is concerned about a diagnosis, or a death, or finances, or relationships, or anything else, it’s possible that they are having difficulty connecting with God. If so, reassure them that this isn’t uncommon.
Others may be struggling with anger toward God or questioning their faith. “Forcing” prayer out loud with someone in crisis can actually add to the hurt. If the person you are there to help declines prayer, respect their wishes. You can still pray silently in that moment and beyond.
Thankfully God still hears our prayers and the heart of those who grieve regardless of how we pray or what we say.
Jamie Aten is the founder and executive director of the Humanitarian Disaster Institute and Blanchard Chair of Humanitarian and Disaster Leadership at Wheaton College. Kent Annan is director of Humanitarian and Disaster Leadership at Wheaton College, where he leads an M.A. program as part of the Humanitarian Disaster Institute. From Christianity Today
How you pray is more important than what you say.
“Is anyone among you suffering? Let him pray…”(James 5:13).
Unfortunately, most of us struggle with not knowing how to pray with someone who is grieving. More often than not, you probably feel at a loss for what to say, or about how to pray. That’s why it is important to remember that praying authentically is more important than praying articulately.
Start by praying silently for your friend or loved one. Pray silently for God’s guidance over the situation, that you be guided in your thoughts and actions. You can also pray that God would bring relief, hope, and healing for the other person and for all affected by the tragic event.
Be sensitive to the other person’s belief system and life experiences. This doesn’t mean you need to put your faith “on the shelf.” The goal is to have your own religious and spiritual identity help without hurting the process of forming a relationship and responding to the other person’s needs.
If it seems appropriate, without pressuring the other person, you might also ask them if they would like you to pray for them. If the person you are visiting is amenable to prayer, ask him or her if you can pray together. I’ve found most people welcome prayer regardless of where they are in their faith commitment. However, if the person declines prayer, don’t force it or push it, respect their wishes.
If they say yes, inquire if there is something specific or tangible that the person wishes to have you pray about. Even if the prayer need seems obvious, resist jumping straight into prayer, give a moment of pause so the other person has time to share other potential concerns, too.
Pray what comes naturally and from your heart. It is okay to offer a simple prayer. It’s okay if you muddle your way through your prayer. If you don’t know what to say, then say so in your prayer. It’s likely the person hurting may also feel at a loss for words. God will still listen.
Don’t be tempted to turn your prayer into some mini-sermon. Turning your eyes, and ears, and voices toward God reminds the person who may be suffering that she or he is not alone. You are with them and God is with them.
If someone is concerned about a diagnosis, or a death, or finances, or relationships, or anything else, it’s possible that they are having difficulty connecting with God. If so, reassure them that this isn’t uncommon.
Others may be struggling with anger toward God or questioning their faith. “Forcing” prayer out loud with someone in crisis can actually add to the hurt. If the person you are there to help declines prayer, respect their wishes. You can still pray silently in that moment and beyond.
Thankfully God still hears our prayers and the heart of those who grieve regardless of how we pray or what we say.
Jamie Aten is the founder and executive director of the Humanitarian Disaster Institute and Blanchard Chair of Humanitarian and Disaster Leadership at Wheaton College. Kent Annan is director of Humanitarian and Disaster Leadership at Wheaton College, where he leads an M.A. program as part of the Humanitarian Disaster Institute. From Christianity Today
August 27
BlueCare Bundaberg
My paternal grandfather was on the committee to build the Barolin Street Methodist Church in Bundaberg and my father was a Junior and a Senior Circuit Steward before Church Union. I remember attending that Church from childhood and being an organist from 17 until my marriage, so our family had a long relationship with that church.
My father was on the committee to establish Aged Care in Bundaberg
Millbank at the Pioneer Home in the late 50s. The committee converted a lovely doctor’s home into accommodation for single males and females, and over the years there were small cottages added to this property.
I remember having to recite poetry at the Christmas parties for the residents for many years – other committee members’ children were expected to play the piano or sing etc. The facility originally provided care for the “aged” which in those days was people in their 60s and grew to provide hostel accommodation, independent living, light nursing and a hospital, with properties around Bundaberg. In the early 2000s the original property was pulled down, the hospital was closed and a new type of accommodation was built. My mother was one of the first residents in this facility now under the control of Uniting Care. As there was no place of worship in this complex we provided funds to convert a space in the Activities Centre, with a beautiful stained glass window, that would be used by all religions.
As an aside Neil and I met at an Easter Camp at Bargara when we were 19 and were the first couple to be married in the original Hospital Chapel a couple of years later – I had been playing the small organ in the chapel for services for the patients and staff for some time and loved the size of this for our wedding instead of the much larger Barolin Street Church. Jenny Summerson
When Blue Care, formerly the Blue Nursing Service, was inducted into the Queensland Business Leaders Hall of Fame in 2015, it recognised the vital role Blue Care plays in caring for Queenslanders in their homes. As well, the Business Leaders Hall of Fame recognised some who had been influential in the creation and ongoing development of the Blue Nursing Service. In particular, Rev Arthur Preston from the West End Methodist Church (founder), Olive Crombie (first domiciliary nurse) and Frank Godfrey (Graham’s father) who for decades played a leading role in the growth and stability of the Blue Nursing service.
Here is what I wrote to accompany the digital story on the Queensland Business Leaders Hall of Fame website. You can view this and other stories via this link: Queensland Business Leaders Hall of Fame | Inductees (slq.qld.gov.au). You will also see Neil Summerson appearing in the Bank of Queensland story. Peter Little
Under the pioneering leadership of the Rev. Arthur Preston, the fledgling Blue Nursing service, now Blue Care, began in 1953 as an outreach of the West End Methodist Mission in Brisbane.
Arthur Preston’s vision was inspired by his and his family’s harsh experience of the depression, his deep Christian faith and commitment to serving the community, especially the poor and disadvantaged. Thus, the Blue Nursing Service was established as an expression of these deeply-held beliefs as a means of caring for the aged, especially the most needy, in the post-war era when public health services were rudimentary.
Remarkably, there was only sufficient funding to guarantee employment for three weeks for the Service’s first nurse, Olive Crombie, who initially travelled to patients by tram and borrowed cars. Such was the demand for its services, the Blue Nursing Service grew strongly, attracting sufficient funding from government, business and the community to facilitate its impressive growth. The foundations laid under the visionary leadership of Rev. Arthur Preston were aided by other major contributors such as Revs. Lutton, Udy, Whitlock, Howe and businessman Frank Godfrey.
Today Blue Care is one of Australia’s largest aged care service providers and Queensland’s largest non-profit aged care provider operating in 260 sites throughout the state and increasingly assisting indigenous communities. Within Queensland, one in two or three person’s lives are said to be touched by Blue Care.
From one nurse in 1953, Blue Care employs over 8500 staff and 2500 volunteers managing three million community contacts each year while its fleet of 1500 vehicles travels 32 million kilometres annually. Its annual operating budget now exceeds $600 million.
Despite its staggering growth, Blue Care remains strongly wedded to its original mission and its values of Christian service continuing to reach out into areas where others don’t and for which there is no sound business reason for doing so. It is one of the finest examples of Christian entrepreneurship which continues to find new forms of expression under the dedicated leadership of Uniting Care CEO Anne Cross and Blue Care Executive Director Robyn Batten.
BlueCare Bundaberg
My paternal grandfather was on the committee to build the Barolin Street Methodist Church in Bundaberg and my father was a Junior and a Senior Circuit Steward before Church Union. I remember attending that Church from childhood and being an organist from 17 until my marriage, so our family had a long relationship with that church.
My father was on the committee to establish Aged Care in Bundaberg
Millbank at the Pioneer Home in the late 50s. The committee converted a lovely doctor’s home into accommodation for single males and females, and over the years there were small cottages added to this property.
I remember having to recite poetry at the Christmas parties for the residents for many years – other committee members’ children were expected to play the piano or sing etc. The facility originally provided care for the “aged” which in those days was people in their 60s and grew to provide hostel accommodation, independent living, light nursing and a hospital, with properties around Bundaberg. In the early 2000s the original property was pulled down, the hospital was closed and a new type of accommodation was built. My mother was one of the first residents in this facility now under the control of Uniting Care. As there was no place of worship in this complex we provided funds to convert a space in the Activities Centre, with a beautiful stained glass window, that would be used by all religions.
As an aside Neil and I met at an Easter Camp at Bargara when we were 19 and were the first couple to be married in the original Hospital Chapel a couple of years later – I had been playing the small organ in the chapel for services for the patients and staff for some time and loved the size of this for our wedding instead of the much larger Barolin Street Church. Jenny Summerson
When Blue Care, formerly the Blue Nursing Service, was inducted into the Queensland Business Leaders Hall of Fame in 2015, it recognised the vital role Blue Care plays in caring for Queenslanders in their homes. As well, the Business Leaders Hall of Fame recognised some who had been influential in the creation and ongoing development of the Blue Nursing Service. In particular, Rev Arthur Preston from the West End Methodist Church (founder), Olive Crombie (first domiciliary nurse) and Frank Godfrey (Graham’s father) who for decades played a leading role in the growth and stability of the Blue Nursing service.
Here is what I wrote to accompany the digital story on the Queensland Business Leaders Hall of Fame website. You can view this and other stories via this link: Queensland Business Leaders Hall of Fame | Inductees (slq.qld.gov.au). You will also see Neil Summerson appearing in the Bank of Queensland story. Peter Little
Under the pioneering leadership of the Rev. Arthur Preston, the fledgling Blue Nursing service, now Blue Care, began in 1953 as an outreach of the West End Methodist Mission in Brisbane.
Arthur Preston’s vision was inspired by his and his family’s harsh experience of the depression, his deep Christian faith and commitment to serving the community, especially the poor and disadvantaged. Thus, the Blue Nursing Service was established as an expression of these deeply-held beliefs as a means of caring for the aged, especially the most needy, in the post-war era when public health services were rudimentary.
Remarkably, there was only sufficient funding to guarantee employment for three weeks for the Service’s first nurse, Olive Crombie, who initially travelled to patients by tram and borrowed cars. Such was the demand for its services, the Blue Nursing Service grew strongly, attracting sufficient funding from government, business and the community to facilitate its impressive growth. The foundations laid under the visionary leadership of Rev. Arthur Preston were aided by other major contributors such as Revs. Lutton, Udy, Whitlock, Howe and businessman Frank Godfrey.
Today Blue Care is one of Australia’s largest aged care service providers and Queensland’s largest non-profit aged care provider operating in 260 sites throughout the state and increasingly assisting indigenous communities. Within Queensland, one in two or three person’s lives are said to be touched by Blue Care.
From one nurse in 1953, Blue Care employs over 8500 staff and 2500 volunteers managing three million community contacts each year while its fleet of 1500 vehicles travels 32 million kilometres annually. Its annual operating budget now exceeds $600 million.
Despite its staggering growth, Blue Care remains strongly wedded to its original mission and its values of Christian service continuing to reach out into areas where others don’t and for which there is no sound business reason for doing so. It is one of the finest examples of Christian entrepreneurship which continues to find new forms of expression under the dedicated leadership of Uniting Care CEO Anne Cross and Blue Care Executive Director Robyn Batten.