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Easter Weekend @ Pott Shrigley Good Friday (March 25th) Service at St Christopher's (10am) Service of reflection to remember Jesus' death on the cross. The service starts at 10am with hot cross buns served afterwards.
Good Friday Walk (after the service) Join us for a walk and a picnic after the morning service. Bring your own bite to eat and we'll enjoy it together in the beautiful Pott Shrigley countryside.
Curry at The Viceroy (5.30pm meet, 6pm eat) Come for a delicious curry at the Viceroy in Bollington (22 Ingersley Road). Everyone welcome! Booking essential – please contact Anne Murphy (01625 575768) for reservations. Prices Adult £11.95 Child £4.95.
Easter Day (March 27th) Holy Communion (8.30am) Early service to celebrate the resurrection of Jesus Christ
Family Communion (10.45am) Family Service with Holy Communion to celebrate Jesus rising from the dead. Page 2
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Happy New Year! Well Happy New Year to you!
The Christingle Family Service at the beginning of December was As we write this article for the well attended, and it was beautiful February issue of the Hot Pott magazine, we’re just putting away to have the church lit by the Christingles kindly made by John the Christmas decorations, and Liz Arrowsmith and the Pott reflecting on the Christmas services and starting to think about Shrigley After School Club (thanks Jenny Lofthouse and team!). Ted the year ahead. did an excellent job of being Back in the summer before Rev dressed as a Roman Soldier by the John Buckley retired little did we Pott Shrigley School Ethos Group imagine that we would have found and everyone seemed to enjoy ourselves helping to lead some of singing ‘Let Your Light Shine – the services here at Whoa’ St Christopher’s professionally led church. It’s certainly by Frances, with been a huge privilege Mary on the and an exciting time. piano, as we So many people have come looked at the passage in Ephesians together to offer help and support (chapter 6, verses 10 -18) on the for all the services, but especially Armour of God and reminded our monthly family services and ourselves of the need to have the the well-established ‘Carols by light of Christ in our hearts. Candlelight’ ones. Later in December, our three We must confess that when we Carols by Candlelight services were were first approached by our packed (one service alone saw a churchwardens to see if we could congregation of over 200!) and we help lead the family services it was thought the Singing Group were all a bit daunting. But having got the best ever this year. Well done over our initial nerves, whilst it’s Sheila and David and the rest of been a great challenge it’s also the team for doing such a fantastic good fun and very rewarding. We job. As a family we enjoyed do feel very blessed to be part of preparing for the services, and it such a warm and welcoming was fun to watch the Star Wars church and to be able to trailer in church! We hope that it contribute to the active and multi- helped us all to remember that we talented ‘lay team’ who put so don’t need to fight our own private much effort and energy into star war and that we just need to keeping Pott Shrigley a thriving open up and let Jesus in. church, especially during this interregnum period. continued →
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Happy New Year!
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Five Helps for the New Year
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A Christmas Thank you
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From the Chalk Face
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Community Cinema
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11 Guild Goings On 12 Murder in Adlington!! 13 Cricket Club News 14 Peal Board 15 Shrigley Singers 16 New Year at the PCC 19 Coffee Break 20 Letter from the Rectory 22 Missionary Matters 25 Lent preparation 28 The Persecuted Church 31 Recipe of the Month 32 From the Register 32 Sidespeople 33 Chores and Chains 34 This Month’s Services 35 Regular Activities
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Boasting About Tomorrow. “13 Now listen, you who say, “Today or tomorrow we will go to this or that city, spend a year there, carry on business and make money.” 14 Why, you do not even know what will happen tomorrow. What is your life? You are a mist that appears for a little while and then vanishes. 15 Instead, you ought to say, “If it is the Lord’s will, we will live and do this or that.” 16 As it is, you boast in your arrogant schemes. All such boasting is evil.” James 4:13-16 (New International Version) God does not intend us to know the future but He does intend us to trust Him step by step, day by day, as He leads, guides and guards us, and as the hymn writer put it . “I know who holds the future; and He’ll guide me with His hand. With God things don’t just happen: everything by Him is planned. So as I face tomorrow, with its problems great and small,
Christmas Tree 2016 Steve Murphy On Christmas morning it was a delight to share in the joy of the children when they brought their presents to show the rest of the congregation. And we were also grateful to have Rev David Harrison preside over communion for us all as we joined together to celebrate the coming of Jesus into the world. And now we look forward to 2016, a time that often provokes the question, “What will it hold for me?” We do not really know what the future may hold. As Christians it’s good to be reminded that we can put our trust in God for the future!
I’ll trust the God of miracles, and give to Him my all.” What is certain is that whatever this year brings there will be challenges and opportunities. We hope that as the year unfolds we can go forward confident that our God is indeed a God of miracles. We pray that in 2016 God’s good purposes will be worked out and experienced by us all, and that our church will continue to grow and be a place of fellowship and welcome to all. God bless, Steve and Anne
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Five Helps for the New Year We were very struck by ‘Five Helps for the New Year’ given one year by Archbishop Michael Ramsey. We think there are messages here for us all.
Archbishop Michael Ramsey with thanks to Anne and Steve Murphy 1. Thank God. Often and always. Thank him carefully and wonderingly for your continuing privileges and for every experience of his goodness. Thankfulness is a soil in which pride does not easily grow. 2. Take care about confession of your sins. As time passes the habit of being critical about people and things grows more than each of us realise. 3. Be ready to accept humiliations. They can hurt terribly but they can help to keep you humble. [Whether trivial or big, accept them he says.] All these can be so many chances to be a little nearer to our Lord. There is nothing to fear, if you are near to the Lord and in his hands.
Pray that through the year God will work through you and that people will thank God for you. And let the reason for their thankfulness be not just that you were a person whom they liked or loved but because you made God real to them.
Do you want to be a guest author? During the interregnum the PCC will ask guest authors to reflect on church life in place of John’s usual Jottings. If you would like to volunteer to do this for a future edition please email magazine@pottshrigleychurch.org.uk or speak to a member of the PCC.
A Christmas thank you!
Very many thanks to all who helped ensure the Advent and Christmas services we held at St Christopher’s were a blessing to those who attended. The weeks leading up to December 25th are always extremely busy and taking the 4. Do not worry about status. There is only time to prepare services, make Christingles, one status that Our Lord bids us be concerned buy mince pies, make mulled wine, clean, with, and that is our proximity to Him. "If a make visitors feel at home, sing, decorate a man serve me, let him follow me, and where I Christmas tree, ring bells, etc etc is not easy. It am there also shall my servant be". (John is of course vital to proclaim to the world the 12:26) That is our status; to be near our Lord message of Christmas, that Our God, Lord wherever He may ask us to go with him. Jesus Christ came to earth as a helpless baby 5. Use your sense of humour. Laugh at things, to save us from our sins and offer us eternal life, so thank you to all who contributed in any laugh at the absurdities of life, laugh at way to our mission to the community of Pott yourself. Shrigley and environs. HotPott - February 2016
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From the Chalk Face As Christmas becomes a distant memory the excited children have returned to school and eagerly await the prospect of snowy days! As a Federation we have turned our attention to the Christian value of justice, which seems more than ever an endless battle in our world today.
We as a Federation are together discussing our understanding of justice, and what it looks like in our schools, in our community and in our world. Last week we put out an appeal for goods to be donated in aid of Syrian refugees and were overwhelmed by the response we got.
As schools we are proud of the relationships we form Just reading through some of and the way in which we seek the Archbishop of to do what is right. And as Canterbury, Justin Welby's Christians we believe we are recent comments on justice called to break down barriers, he has spoken about justice to welcome the stranger and against Islamic State, justice love them as for the poor, justice ourselves for the people of (Leviticus 19:34), and Paris and of course to seek the peace justice for the Acting Headteacher and justice of our refugees whose Federation of Pott Shrigley and Bollington St God in our world plight is obvious for John's Schools today. us all to see on the
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news. From the editorial team: Many apologies to Mel Walker for unintentionally truncating her last 'From the Chalkface' report; the last sentence should have been: 'So it seems more important than ever to light our Christingle candles, and let the light of Jesus, the light of love and the light of peace into our hearts.' - this would have finished her article, which spoke about our need for God's love and light in the face of the darkness and hate which we see around us, beautifully. So sorry Mel! Page 6
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The Macclesfield Majestic Theatre Group My name is Jenny Wood and I can sometimes be seen serving out the coffee at church on a Sunday morning or busy at the photocopying machine printing off the Weekly Bulletin Sheet, but another role I have is my involvement with the Macclesfield Majestic Theatre Group. I enjoy this very much and would just like to tell you a little about how it all began and of the busy time I have with them...
So I went and coloured in, and that was 25 years ago. Since then, I have had many non performing roles within the Macclesfield Majestic Theatre Group including publicity, props, stage manager and secretary (my current role).
Jenny Wood
The society is very much like our church, a big family with many generations being involved. We put on at least two productions a year, our musical show in October and our panto in January. As soon as the final curtain goes down on the October show, we begin rehearsing for the panto which this year is Aladdin. Auditions are held and the cast chosen. The first sing through is a night full of excitement and anticipation as everyone finds out who got what part and what songs and dance numbers will be in the production. Then over the next two and a half months lines are learnt, dance routines practiced, measurements taken by the wardrobe dept. for the making of costumes and of course the scenery is painted. Since the sad closure of the Majestic Cinema, we eventually settled at The Little Theatre, Lord St which we hire from MADS. It is a small venue seating only 193 but has everything we need to put on a great show.
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The Sunday before the show week is a very long day as we have our technical and dress rehearsals. It doesn’t matter how many of these I have done; I still get nervous and I am not even performing on stage!
let it but the rewards are huge and the friendships made will last a lifetime. But one thing that will never change is that I am still only allowed to colour in!
The next day is first night and the auditorium will be full of Guides, Brownies, Scouts, Beavers and the general public. My favourite bit is when we throw the sweets out into the auditorium. The audience go wild and the atmosphere is electric. The community song at the end is always ‘There’s a Worm at the Bottom of the Garden’; we could never change it as it is now a firm tradition, as is singing ‘Thank You for the Music’ in the finale. It would not be a Majestic Panto without this. By the time you read this, it will all be over for another year and we will be putting everything away ready to start preparing for our October show. We never stop but we wouldn’t have it any other way. It can take over your life if you
Weekly Newsletter If you wish to have an item put in the newsletter, please call Jenny on 07715 408704 or email jennywood2010@live.co.uk
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Guild Goings On The first meeting of the year was held on Wednesday January 13th. There were apologies from Georgina Wray.
The next meeting will be 2.30 p.m. in church on Wednesday 10th February. The speaker has yet to be announced.
Eileen Stratford Peter Frecknall introduced our speaker, Peter Kirk. From a cold damp afternoon in Pott, we were transported to the warmth and sunshine of Nairobi and the safari parks of the Serengeti. We saw giraffe and rhino, impala and elephants, zebra and hyena, several types of monkey and a family of lions including a lovely baby rolling on its back. There was a cheetah and, best of all, a leopard high up in a tree. On the salt pans were large numbers of pink flamingos. A wonderful sight. Back to reality, we enjoyed tea and cake before facing the cold outside. Thank you Peter for a lovely afternoon.
Thinking of getting married at St Christopher’s?
Flowers in church
Anyone who would like to contribute flowers (or money towards flowers) in order to celebrate an anniversary or audrey.meecham@alexlive.com remember a special occasion, please contact 01625 575921 Gillian Mosley, Parish Assistant on 01625 829819 Please contact Audrey Meecham who will be pleased to advise.
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Murder in Adlington!! On 11th February 1848 James Ernhill, a corn dealer, was on his way from Marple to Macclesfield. He planned to walk to Poynton where he would then catch a train at 2.30 pm. However, he missed the train so continued his walk. Arriving around 3.30 pm at the Unicorn Inn (now the Legh Arms) in Adlington, he called in to refresh himself. He then continued his walk and was just passing Wych Wood (about 200 yards from the Legh Arms), when two men jumped
William Wyatt died the next morning at 11 a.m. and an inquest was held at the Rising Heart in Pott Shrigley. William is buried in Prestbury churchyard in a magnificent "table top" tomb with an inscription describing his bravery.
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To be concluded in the next issue of HotPott
Smile-lines Giving up for Lent At the end of the vicar’s pre-Lent sermon he suggested, as an example to the rest of the community, that the congregation should worship in an unheated church for the whole of Lent. As they made their way into the chill Sunday air the vicar addressed one member of the congregation, asking what she had decided to give up for Lent. “Church,” she replied firmly. *** Sick
Thomas Wyatt-brother of William out and attacked him. He was threatened with pistols to hand over his watch and money. Workmen in the nearby fields heard the commotion and gave chase through the woods towards the Shrigley border. They were joined by men from Styperson Quarry and as they chased through the wood, two of the pursuers, William Wyatt and his brother Thomas, confronted the two men. As the brothers were about to grab them, both pistols were discharged and William Wyatt was fatally hit. The two robbers were then quickly overpowered by the remaining pursuers and taken to Adlington Hall for formal arrest. Page 12
During a church service my young niece had to go outside, as she did not feel well. She returned a few minutes later and admitted: ‘I have been a little sick. But it doesn’t matter, there’s a box at the door marked ‘for the sick’. *** Don’t die The vicar announced: ‘I am sure that you will not wish to overwork our visiting priest while I am on holiday, and will keep funerals to a minimum.
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Cricket Club News 27th December saw the annual ‘Cricket Club Quiz Night and Festive Draw’, held once more at The Poachers – very many thanks to landlords Helen & Rob Ellwood for hosting this excellent evening’s entertainment and also for donating the first prize for the raffle. A team rejoicing in the name ‘The Pouch of Douglas’ (don’t Google, not overly tasteful!) scored a narrow victory but the competition was keen; use of mobile phones strenuously denied!! A magnificent £760 was raised for club funds; many thanks to all those who supported the event by selling/ buying raffle tickets, donating prizes, coming along on the night or helping in any way.
Looking forward to next season, practice nets will start shortly:
Graham Hackney
Where: Macclesfield Academy Sports Hall, located next to the Lifestyle fitness gym at Macclesfield College, Park Lane, Macclesfield
When: Sunday evenings, Juniors 5 to 6pm; Seniors 6 to 7pm From: 21st February 2016 New members always welcome to our friendly club; look at the website ( www.pottshrigleycc.co.uk) for contact details or just turn up!!
Mine Hosts at The Poachers Judgement This true story concerns the visit of a visiting preacher to a little village chapel… ‘ He was a few minutes into his sermon when, without warning, about twenty square feet of thick and decayed Victorian plaster fell from high on one wall and crashed into a group of empty pews below.
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As the dense fog of dust began to settle, and it became clear no one was in injured, the minister prepared to resume his sermon. Then he paused, and looked heavenward and in a slightly pained voice, asked: “Was it something I said?”’
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Peal Board Regular readers of HotPott may remember the article in the November 2015 edition entitled “Remembering Thomas Beresford Lowther”; this described why a special piece of ringing, called a peal, was rung at St Christopher’s in honour of Lieutenant Lowther of Shrigley Park who was killed in Gallipoli in 1915. A commemorative plaque known as a peal board was made to mark the event and is pictured below; I thought it may be of interest to some readers to explain some of the jargon used on the board.
way of finding new friends anywhere it is practised. Peal: this is a specific type of performance consisting of a minimum of 5000 changes, a change being one permutation of the sequence of the bells, and is rung non-stop without a rest. If rung on seven bells or more no change can be repeated. The mathematicians amongst you will realise that the maximum number of possible changes on six bells is 720; this is known as an extent and our peal consisted of seven extents, 5040 changes. Peals are often rung to commemorate or celebrate a special event and currently many bellringers are honouring their local men who fell in the First War. The first recorded peal was rung 300 years ago in 1715 at St Peter Mancroft, Norwich.
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Method: this is the music used by bell ringers. Different methods have different patterns and bell ringers learn the path that their bell makes through the sequence. This Cheshire Diocesan Guild: this describes our sounds pretty complicated but local bell ringers’ association; each diocese of like any skill, if broken down the Church of England has at least one, and into small steps, is relatively territorial societies exist wherever in the world easy to master though if a English style bellringing is practiced. ringer wishes, very complex Additionally universities have their own bell methods can be attempted. ringing clubs, as do other special interest Most of us do not aspire to groups such as clergy and police. Perhaps the such heights but any change Plain Hunt most famous is the Ancient Society of College ringing is intellectually Minimus Youths; this was established in London in 1637 stimulating. Each method has a and has a worldwide membership. Bellringers different name, and those we rang are listed enjoy spending time together improving their on the peal board - Chester, Carlisle, London, skills but principally having fun! The social etc. There are several different classes of element of bellringing is important; bellringers method - those we rang were all Surprise, are always welcomed into towers, even where others include Plain, Delight, etc. The last part they are not known and ringing is a very good of the name relates to the number of bells involved - Minor (6), Triples (7), Major (8). Page 14
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Time taken: the length of time it takes to ring a peal of 5000 changes depends principally on the weight of the bells: the heavier the bells the longer it takes. Three hours is average, but on tower bells they range from one hour 13 minutes to four and three quarter hours. The longest peal ever rung was an extent of major (40,320 changes) which took 17 hours 58 minutes; not many ringers wish to emulate this performance! Peals can be physically and mentally challenging: no break in the ringing is allowed so concentration has to be maintained for a long time and the method must be learnt as visual aids are not allowed! Treble/tenor: lightest/heaviest bell.
Conductor (C): this is the person who calls variations to the method being rung and tells us when to change the method. He (or she!) also puts us right when we go wrong! If you would like to see the peal board, which has joined nine others in the ringing chamber, we would be delighted to show you. Please speak to Duncan or any of the bellringers, or join us on a Sunday (10.15 - 10.45am) or at practice on Thursday (7.30 9.0pm); bellringing is a fun, sociable activity which exercises the muscles (mainly on the climb up to the ringing room!) and brain and most important, is an excellent way of praising God and letting the community know that the church is open for business.
Shrigley Singers On Christmas Eve our Singing Group, together with relatives and friends made their annual visit to Shrigley Hall Hotel to sing carols for their guests. It was a very enjoyable evening and we had a good audience with lots of requests for their favourite carols. As usual, the younger members of our Group were the stars of the show. Philip Curtis sang a solo beautifully during the singing of the carol “Once in royal David’s city”, later joined by Edward and Matilda Lofthouse and Lily to sing “Away in a manger”. The adult members of our Group, not wishing to be outdone, later had their chance to ‘shine’ as they sang “Glorious Light”, one of the special carols sung at our Candlelight Services. Many thanks to Sheila Garton who conducted the choir and kept us in perfect
time, also to David Garton who accompanied the singing on his keyboard and to all the Singing Group for giving of their time. We would like to say a special thank you to Shrigley Hall Hotel for their kind hospitality, for their generous donation to our Church Building Fund and for the delicious refreshments which we all enjoyed before leaving for home.
Mary Currell
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New Year at the PCC At the time of writing it is mid January and before the first parochial church council (PCC) meeting of the new year so it seems a good
Ros Johnson opportunity to reflect on the function of the PCC. When you read the regular updates in the magazine you may well be wondering what the PCC is, who can be a member, and what we actually do! What is a PCC? The parochial church council is a corporate body made up of clergy and lay members whose principal function is to ‘promote in the parish the whole mission of That you should not have been the church’. Legally the council is responsible disqualified as a charity trustee. for the financial affairs of the church and the maintenance of its assets. Hopefully we will have all ticked the boxes for the above – especially the one about being Who can be a member? Some members of the PCC are automatically part of the group as over 16! a result of the office they hold i.e. the priest in charge, church wardens, lay readers, deanery synod representatives. (The deanery synod is a group made up of representatives from all churches in the deanery who meet to discuss diocesan and local church issues.) In addition to the office holders, there are ordinary PCC members and the number of these is governed by the number of people on the electoral roll. With an electoral roll of just under 300, we are currently entitled to 15. The qualifications are: To have been on the electoral roll for at least 6 months
To be over 16
To be a communicant (i.e. to have received communion a minimum of three times in the preceding 12 months.)
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What do we actually do? The main function of the PCC is to work with the clergy to help the church grow and ensure that the pastoral, evangelistic and social needs of the congregation are met. One of the main responsibilities is to look after the church’s financial affairs; this involves producing accounts, arranging insurance, handling Gift Aid and ensuring there is enough money for both diocesan and parish expenses. Another major task involves looking after the church buildings, including day to day repairs, work arising from the regular five yearly inspections (quinquennial inspection) we are obliged to have and major works involving new installations (e.g. the heating system) and new projects (e.g. the church room). In the absence of a priest, the PCC handles the search for their replacement, as well as the running of the
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church during the interregnum. We have sub committees for charitable giving, fund raising, buildings and health & safety. Additionally we discuss any queries or matters of religious or public interest. If all of this sounds a bit dry, the meetings are anything but boring and a random dip in the minutes produces topics as varied as drones, swine flu, what to do with the old door, and the mouse under the floor boards (now happily extinct!)
Annual Church Meeting: This takes place on Sunday, 13th March and is held in church after a shortened 10.45 am service. It is an opportunity to review the previous year and to elect new officers. Churchwardens are elected every year and serve a maximum of six consecutive years; individual PCC members are elected for three years but can be re-elected an indefinite number of times. I encourage you to come along to the annual meeting to have PCC Meetings: The PCC meets six times a year; your say and hear about what’s been happening over the past year and if you wish, dates for 2016 are: to become more involved in the running of 26th January your church though no-one will be dragooned 1st March into a job! 10th May Agenda Reports: In advance of the annual 5th July meeting I need to collect reports from the 20th September leaders of all the church groups for inclusion in 8th November the agenda. Giving something up this Lent? – Give this a go A LENTEN REFLECTION GIVE UP complaining — focus on gratitude. GIVE UP pessimism — become an optimist. GIVE UP harsh judgments — think kindly thoughts. GIVE UP worry — trust Divine Providence. GIVE UP discouragement — be full of hope. GIVE UP bitterness — turn to forgiveness. GIVE UP hatred — return good for evil. GIVE UP negativism — be positive. GIVE UP anger — be more patient. GIVE UP pettiness — become mature. GIVE UP gloom — enjoy the beauty all around you. GIVE UP jealousy — pray for trust. GIVE UP gossiping — control your tongue. GIVE UP sin — turn to virtue. GIVE UP giving up — hang in there!
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Coffee Break Across 1 Success or wealth (Deuteronomy 28:11) (10) 7 Forbidden fruit for Nazirites (Numbers 6:3) (7) 8 Concede (Job 27:5) (5) 10 Look at (Psalm 48:13) (4) 11 Much in evidence after weddings (8) 13 Condense (Job 36:27) (6) 15 Breakwater (6) 17 Give a tan (anag.) (8) 18 More usually now called Pentecost, — Sunday (4) 21 After living for 365 years, it was said of him that ‘he walked with God’ (Genesis 5:23–24) (5) 22 Trampled (Judges 9:27) (7) 23 For example, Miriam, Deborah (Exodus 15:20; Judges 4:4) (10)
12 ‘The Lord... has given the — of Israel to David and his descendants for ever’ ( 2 Chronicles 13:5) (8) 14 ‘My soul glorifies the Lord and my spirit rejoices in God my — ’ (Luke 1:46–47) (7) Down 16 The central element in Nebuchadnezzar’s 1 Arrogance (Proverbs 8:13) (5) dream, identified and interpreted by Daniel 2 Roman poet from first century BC (4) (Daniel 2:31) (6) 3 So rapt (anag.) (6) 19 ‘On this rock I will build my church, and the 4 Declare again (2 Corinthians 2:8) (8) gates of — will not overcome it’ (Matthew 5 Paul’s ‘fellow worker’, to whom he sent two 16:18) (5) epistles (Romans 16:21) (7) 20 City where Paul was under house arrest for 6 God’s foreseeing care and protection (Job two years (Acts 28:16) (4) 10:12) (10) 9 Traditional form of Roman Catholic Mass For answers see page 31. (10) HotPott - February 2016
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“On the art of drinking well...” Historically, the Church of England has had its share of eccentric clergy. Even nowadays, hiding away in remote parishes, there are still some colourful clergy about. Clergy such as the elderly, AngloCatholic Uncle Eustace, who is incumbent in the small parish of St James-the-Least-of All, somewhere in Very Rural England. Eustace despairs of his nephew, Darren, who has become an Evangelical curate in a busy urban parish… and so he writes letters, to try and properly ‘educate’ Darren in parish life. by Rev Dr Gary Bowness The Rectory, St. James the Least of All My dear Nephew Darren You closed your last letter with the remark that it was time to retire to bed with a cup of cocoa. That may be all very well for the pious intensity of a theological college - although a stiff whisky was always acceptable in my day but it is not a style to continue once in the parish. I do feel obliged to give you a few hints about what should and should not be drunk in public as a parish priest. Morning visits are to be discouraged, but if one is unavoidable, and you are invited to have a drink, then it has to be coffee. It is the only time of day when a mug is acceptable provided, of course, that it is china. In the afternoons one changes to tea, but only from cups. Blended varieties may be all very well for Curates in their first year, but it should be Darjeeling for an incumbent. Fruit teas are for Quakers only. If an inappropriate vessel is offered, then the drink should be accepted, but left untouched. Since the visit will be discussed in the finest detail throughout the parish the moment you have left, your host will soon learn why and not make the same error a second time. It is for the same reason that if you ever want to circulate a piece of news round the parish as Page 20
quickly as possible, never put it in the parish magazine, just mention it casually during one of your visits. Everyone will know by tea time. Alcoholic drinks must be carefully judged. A sherry - dry, naturally - is probably best if you are invited to lunch. In the early evening a gin and tonic would be the drink of choice. To ask for whisky would indicate that you are about to go over to Rome, and a mineral water that you have your roots in non-conformity. Beer is never drunk in someone’s house unless you suffer from some personal tragedy, such as being the diocesan youth chaplain. However an occasional beer in the pub with the bell-ringers (who will be real ale fanatics to a man) or after choir practice - which seems to be the real purpose of holding practices anyway - or as a treat for the sacristan, will show you are a man of the people. It is some years since I visited the pub. Understanding wine should be taught at every theological college as an essential part of the ministry. Develop a taste for claret, dear boy, and you will be starting your journey towards high office. And perhaps you should give that tin of cocoa to the verger. Your loving uncle, Eustace
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Missionaries Matter So what is Tha Prachan? I investigated further. One of the universities Johnny and Ruth work in is Thammasat; this is apparently the second I’ve not had a recent prayer letter from Johnny oldest institute of higher education in Thailand and Ann McClean, so news is limited. As I write and is recognised as the national university. It Ann is at the beach leading a Year 7 residential was founded as the University of Moral and week with 41 children and nine adults! Not Political Sciences, and most political leaders in much chance for relaxing! I’m praying that she the country as well as bankers, lawyers etc are will have many opportunities of witnessing alumni. Currently they have over 25,000 about Jesus to the children and undergraduate and nearly the adults! In the absence of a 8,000 graduate students - so letter, I occasionally click on hopefully you can see the bangkokmosaic.wordpress.com strategic importance of which among other things gives a one Christian ministry in this university. Although sentence prayer request for the day. it only ranks 447 in the world league table it Yesterday it asked us to pray that student attracts many international students, the leaders at Tha Prachan would build strong particular target of Johnny’s ministry. The relationships with group members. original campus is Tha Pra Chan - illustrated below - while there is a bigger and newer campus at Rangsit for science, medicine and engineering - where Johnny also works - and several regional campuses.
McClean family - Thailand
Dr John Ryley
@johnnyandann
So pray for their work - and look up the website daily for an up-to-date prayer request!
Fazakerley family - Malawi Megumi and Helen Fazakerley got through the Christmas season without their children, entertaining four single missionaries instead on the 25th. However they managed to keep in
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counselling; the husband is co-operative but Helen is finding the wife hard going! Please pray. A number of missionaries are returning after home assignment; Helen has to prepare for them by cleaning their houses and buying in groceries! Megumi enjoys teaching his Chichewa students; he’s just completed a unit on the exile and restoration from the OT. He thinks the students are making progress in understanding, but are underperforming in written tests and assignments. There has been quite a response at three Pastors’ Book Set conferences (a scheme whereby a set of 65 free books are distributed to Pastors at a five touch with them and with Megumi’s family in day conference to help them in their ministry); at three such conferences there has been quite Japan via Facetime etc; Joshua, Elizabeth and a response to a challenge to go cross-culturally Mary spent a couple of weeks together in Hatfield and on the Wirral. No news yet about in mission to other countries and SIM Malawi is in discussions with EBCoM, where Megumi whether Megumi and Helen have a house of their own yet in Malawi or if they are still living works, about starting a 1 year course for potential missionaries from Malawi; Megumi is out of suitcases. Someone got details of their new UK credit card and proceeded to spend; it keen to be involved teaching on this new has taken quite a few expensive phone calls to programme. the UK to get it sorted and a new card issued. For the latest news on our missionaries: Helen has been involved with the Field Council bangkokmosaic.wordpress.com and is now doing part of the personnel cowww.fazakerley.org.uk ordinator job. She is also working with a nonChristian couple in need of marriage
Just to say ‘thank you’ to everyone who made contributions in the Christingle collection boxes, following which a total of £200.00 was sent to the Children’s Society. Liz and John Arrowsmith
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Lent preparation “A cloud as small as a man’s hand is rising from the sea” (1 Kings 18:44) In all history was there ever a more colourful prophet than Elijah? In the power of God, he halted the deadly drift to Baal-worship in a single day. Earlier he had pronounced upon the land a divine judgement of three and a half years of drought. Now that dry period was about to end.
Allow your Lent to be a time of watchful expectation! By Preb. Richard Bewes
Disturb us, Lord
Disturb us, Lord, when we are too well pleased with ourselves, 1. Confidence in God’s power. Praying people When our dreams have come true need to know that they are called and sent, no Because we have dreamed too little, matter the set-backs. Elijah tells King Ahab, When we arrived safely “Rain is coming!” But the skies looked like Because we sailed too close to the shore. brass. That’s real confidence! 2. Watchfulness for God’s signals. The prophet Disturb us, Lord, when With the abundance of things we possess now prays – for the promised rain. He sends We have lost our thirst for his weather-watching aide: “How is it looking, now?” The report comes back - “It’s a For the waters of life; Having fallen in love with life, beautiful sunny day out there!” Elijah prays on. Christian colleagues – can we do the same, We have ceased to dream of eternity And in our efforts to build a new earth, when the work – or future prospects- looks We have allowed our vision limited and unpromising? To pray is to stay Of the new Heaven to dim. alert to what GOD may do! 3. Involvement in God’s actions. A seventh time the aide returns. The weather? “Er, blazing sun actually…. well, except for one tiny cloud!” But that’s enough for Elijah. “Into your chariot!” he orders Ahab, “and ride before the rain stops you!”
Disturb us, Lord, to dare more boldly, To venture on wider seas Where storms will show your mastery; Where losing sight of land, We shall find the stars. We ask You to push back The horizons of our hopes; And to push into the future In strength, courage, hope, and love.
The skies go black, the wind rises…. and the drought is over. See Elijah, caught up in the excitement as he runs ahead of Ahab – on a seventeen mile stretch to Jezreel - in the drenching, refreshing rain of God. Did he have Attributed to Sir Francis Drake, 16th Century to do that? No, but he wanted to be involved up to the last! Read James 5:17,18; Elijah was no super-hero. He was like any one of us. HotPott - February 2016
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The Persecuted Church An editorial in a recent Barnabas Fund e-mail struck me forcibly; herewith an edited extract:
have re-established the caliphate (an Islamic state whose leader has absolute power and is considered a successor to Muhammad). Then, ‘In his book The Lion, The Witch and the in 2015 IS reintroduced the dhimmi contract Wardrobe CS Lewis described a world where truth and values had been usurped by another requiring Christians in areas under its control to agree to eleven points including payment of ideology which in certain respects could jizya, not showing the sign of the cross or any appear plausible, but which at best created a joyless world where it was “always winter and Christian books on the streets, holding only completely private Christian never Christmas” and any worship and being forbidden who opposed it faced from criticising Islam. suffering and persecution.
Dr John Ryley
Threats to freedom of religion still face us today: in much of the world where Barnabas supports persecuted Christians, political Islam presents the greatest threat through its attempts to enforce shari’a through either the political process or violence. Each year the number of countries introducing shari’a as part of their legal system is increasing, as is the extent of shari’a based violence as aggressive Islamists seek to spread shari’a enforcement.
Last year Aceh province in Indonesia began enforcing a strict shari’a code and in Tanzania the government has attempted to introduce shari’a courts in areas where Muslims are a minority. A significant trend in shari’a enforcement during 2015 was attempts to ban the public celebration of Christian festivals such as Easter and Christmas.
In December the government of Brunei, where nine percent of the population are Christians, In 2015 IS’s merciless regime has spread to had recently introduced shari’a and banned new areas of Syria and Northern Iraq and groups swearing allegiance to IS have emerged any public celebration of Christmas with the threat of five years’ imprisonment for any elsewhere. For example, Boko Haram have violation; a few days later Somalia followed attacked Christians in Niger and Chad as well as Nigeria, while in Libya 21 Egyptian Christians suit. In Bethlehem, the birthplace of Christ, the Palestinian authority instructed Christians were executed by an IS linked group in February with a further 30 Ethiopian Christians there that there should be a “certain similarly murdered in April. IS justified this by decrease” in public celebration of Christmas. saying that those who refused to either convert to Islam or pay jizya (shari’a tax on non Muslims) should be killed. In addition to the increasing geographical spread of shari’a enforcement, we are witnessing a progressive increase in the intensity of shari’a enforcement: in 2014 Boko Haram and IS reintroduced aspects of shari’a relating to slavery, with IS also claiming to Page 28
...always winter and never Christmas...
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religion. Christian moral standards are a particular focus of these campaigns with Humanists attempting to enforce their own secular version of morality on society; they have also campaigned against Christian schools, wanting children to be compelled to attend entirely secular schools that reflect Humanists’ own belief system. They have also tried to “de-Christianise” western society by seeking to rename Christian festivals such as Christmas with terms such as ‘Winterval’.
Political Islam, an increasingly intolerant Humanism and the development of the new ‘civic religion’ are likely to be the major battlegrounds in 2016 for the future of religious freedom.’ And don’t forget the havoc being wrought in the Church by nationalistic Hinduism and Buddhism in India and Sri Lanka, and the persecution by totalitarian governments worldwide!.
Recently the Freedom from Religion foundation, based in the US, sought to prevent schools having any Christian aspect to their Christmas celebrations, including removing the baby Jesus from school nativity plays. They wish to create a situation, where, as CS Lewis put it, “it is always winter and never Christmas”.
Zimbabwe
On an entirely different note, the Church in Zimbabwe has faced great difficulties under Robert Mugabe’s regime and this is now compounded by the worst drought in living memory; 1.5 million people are facing hunger as crops across the country wilt under scorching temperatures and low rainfall. Maize For the last two to three generations the West supplies are diminishing rapidly and are currently estimated to last just eight weeks; under the influence of Humanism and other importing from neighbours is impossible secular ideologies has increasingly discarded the Judaeo-Christian heritage that for centuries because they too are affected by drought caused by the El Niño weather pattern. has underpinned its public life, morality and freedoms. At the same time a new form of The 15 previous years of low productivity have ‘civic religion’ is emerging that is humanistic left no surpluses for storage. Hopes of a good and intolerant of key parts of Judaeo-Christian yield this year have been utterly crushed as belief and practice. This assumes that there is less than three-quarters of the expected no God and consequently no moral absolutes; rainfall occurred in November and December, one of the results of the enforcement of ‘civic the first two months of the agricultural season religion’ in the West is that it can be difficult to and it is too late to replant now. In Zimbabwe, hold public office as a teacher, social worker, 70% of the population live off their own crops. judge or politician without at least nominally Barnabas Fund has worked for many years in subscribing to a particular set of beliefs. Zimbabwe, training people to farm efficiently Freedom of speech is being similarly and providing seeds and fertiliser. An initiative undermined as we saw recently when an funded by Barnabas produces yields that are attempt was made in Northern Ireland to five to ten times greater than those of prosecute a pastor for comments he made conventional farming methods. Not only that, from the pulpit which were deemed offensive but the methods improve the soil structure, to Muslims. This is a major reversal of the allowing it to retain more water and to give a centuries’ long progress that most western year on year improvement in fertility. They are countries have made towards full freedom of helping in the current crisis. Pray! religion. HotPott - February 2016
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Recipe Of The Month Dalmation-style chicken with Croatian salad Sunshine flavours like oregano and sage star in 3. Put all the salad ingredients in a bowl, this seared chicken dish. season and toss to combine. Chill for at least 30 minutes Ready in about 25 minutes, plus 2½ hours chilling and marinating time.
4. When ready to cook, heat a large griddle or frying pan to hot and, in batches, cook the chicken for 4-5 minutes on each side, or until cooked through. Divide the chicken and salad between 4 plates. Finish with a twist of black pepper to serve.
Serves 4
Chris Bowes Ingredients 4 skinless chicken breast fillets Juice of 2 lemons and finely grated zest of 1 unwaxed lemon 3 garlic cloves, crushed 1 tbsp each of finely chopped fresh rosemary and sage leaves 4 tbsp finely chopped fresh oregano leaves ¼ tsp grated nutmeg Salt and freshly ground black pepper For the salad 1 cucumber, halved lengthways, deseeded and sliced 1 green and 1 red pepper, deseeded and very thinly sliced 1 onion, halved and thinly sliced 8 tomatoes, thinly sliced 4 tbsp finely chopped fresh flat-leaf parsley 4 tbsp cider vinegar A pinch of sweetener Method 1. Make a few slashes with a sharp knife in the top of each chicken breast. Place in a nonmetallic dish to fit snugly in a single layer. 2. Mix the lemon juice and zest, garlic, herbs and nutmeg and season. Spoon over the chicken and marinate in the fridge for 2 hours or overnight if you can. HotPott - February 2016
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From The Register Baptisms We welcome into our church family: Dec 6th Ariella Hindle Jan 10th Mia Murphy Weddings Congratulations to: Nov 28th Kieren Hall & Estelle McCoy Dec 12th Tom Boardman & Lucy Barton Dec 22nd Luke Redfearn & Lucy O’Connor Funerals Our thoughts and prayers are with the family and friends of: Dec 16th David Milsom We were very sorry to hear of Dave Milsom’s death in November. Dave was an unassuming man who, when well, worked tirelessly behind the scenes; his considerable practical skills were put to particularly good use in the school but he could also be seen loading his trailer with all manner of things whenever heavy moving was required or fulfilling some other, unnoticed task. Dave had a dry sense of humour; he contributed to the entertainment extravaganzas put on for the delight of the village at the ‘Old People’s’ parties and those of us who were privileged to hear him sing Ar Hyd y Nos (All through the Night) will not forget it. Professionally, he was a biochemist and a talented teacher; he was always delighted to help those who followed in his footsteps, being generous with his time and expertise. Our thoughts and prayers are with Sandy and her family at this sad time.
This Month’s Sidespeople February 7th. 8:30am Holy Communion 10:45am Family Service
(readers in bold)
Extra Readers
Mr. K. Ardern Mr. S. Heathcote + Mr. I. Currell + Mr. I. Malyan
14th. 8:30am Holy Communion 10:45am Morning Worship
Miss G. Mosley Mr. & Mrs. S. Potts
Mr. & Mrs. K. Meecham
Mr. & Mrs. R. Stratford Mr. D. Davie + Mr. C. Potter
Mr. R. Gem
21st. 8:30am Holy Communion 10:45am Morning Worship
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5th Feb 12th Feb 19th Feb
Mrs. Harper, Mrs. Plant 26th Feb Mr. & Mrs. Akerman Ms. Bunting, Mr. & Mrs. Stratford 4th Mar Mr. & Mrs. Ferguson Mrs. Meecham, Mrs. Winstanley
Flowers Gill 01625 829819
14th Feb
Gill Mosely - for her mother Elaine’s birthday
There are currently no further offers of anyone to arrange or pay for flowers in February or March. Gill does a sterling job of arranging, and often providing flowers; if anyone has a family or other event to commemorate or just wants to pay for some flowers, please contact Gill to discuss.
Tea & Coffee
Collective Worship
Jenny 07715 408704
7th Feb 14th Feb 21st Feb 28th Feb 6th Mar
1st Feb 8th Feb 15th Feb 22nd Feb
Ros & Sheila Rita & Carol Margaret & Doreen Jenny & Pauline Peter & Eileen
29th Feb
Weddings Audrey 01625 575921
Next scheduled wedding is on Sunday 1st May at 2pm
Proof Reading
Mar 2016
Vicki Shelley (23rd February)
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This Month’s Services Prayers
February 7th. 8:30am
Holy Communion
10:45am Family Service
Colossians 3:12-17; Matthew 13:24-30 Revd David Harrison Mrs Anne Murphy
Children
14th 8:30am
Holy Communion
10:45am Morning Worship
Romans 10:8b-13; Luke 4:1-13 Revd Pamela Hardman Acts 1:1-11; 1 Corinthians 15:12-22 Dr John Ryley
Sandy Milsom
21st 8:30am
Holy Communion
10:45am Morning Worship
1 Thess. 4:1-8; Matthew 15:21-28 Revd Andy Livingston Philippians 3:17-4:1; Luke 13:22-35 Ms Margaret Tate
David and Sheila Garton
28th 8:30am
Holy Communion
10:45am Holy Communion
Ephesians 5:1-14; Luke 11:14-28 Revd David Harrison 1 Cor. 10:1-13; Luke 13:1-9 Revd David Harrison
Steve Murphy
It is possible that the services and lessons above may change
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Regular Church Activities Weekly: JUNIOR CHURCH - Children of three years and older - held during the 10:45am service. Meets in church for the first part of the service and then goes over to the Village Hall for bible stories, songs, craft activities, prayers and fun. CRECHE - Held during the 10:45am service in the tower vestry. HOME GROUPS - Five groups offering fellowship, worship and bible study: Rainow - Monday 8:00 - 9:30pm, Verona House, Spuley Lane; Sheila Garton, 573492 Adlington - Monday 8:00 - 10:00pm, 2 Wych Lane, Adlington; John Ryley, 829595 Pott Shrigley (North) - Tuesday 8:00 - 9:30pm, 3 Green Close; Sally Winstanley, 574545 Bollington - Wednesday 8:00 - 9:30pm, 14 Silver St, Bollington; Anne Murphy, 575768 PRAY TOGETHER - Tuesday 7:15 - 8:00pm in the tower vestry; David Garton, 573492 PRAISE AND PLAY - Children up to school age. Thursday 09:30 - 11:30am in church for stories and activities; Celia Fraser, 665054 BELL RINGING - Thursday 7:30 - 9:00pm, meet in the bell tower; Duncan Matheson, 574983
Monthly: CHURCH GUILD - Fellowship, speakers, outings and tea. Meets the second Wednesday in the month 2:30 - 4:00pm in church; Georgina Wray, 615547 HOME GROUPS Day Lighters - Contact Ian Clarke, Hill View, Shrigley Rd; 574131 The list above was last revised on 23rd January, 2016. All telephone numbers are prefixed with 01625. Please give corrections and additions to magazine@pottshrigleychurch.org.uk.
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Directory Priest-in-charge:
Vacant – Contact Churchwardens if necessary
Readers:
Dr John Ryley (Reader Emeritus), 2 Wych Lane, Adlington, SK10 4NB
829595
Parish Assistant:
Gillian Mosley, 129 St Austell Avenue, Macclesfield, SK10 3NY
829819
Churchwardens:
David Garton, Verona House, Spuley Lane, Pott Shrigley, SK10 5RR
573492
david.garton@astrazeneca.com Duncan Matheson, Church View Cottage, Pott Shrigley, SK10 5SA
574983
dmmpott@yahoo.co.uk Verger:
Stan Heathcote, Lilac Cottage, Spuley Lane, Pott Shrigley, SK10 5RR
PCC Secretary:
Ros Johnson, 54 Shrigley Road South, Poynton, SK12 1TF
875902
rosalindjohnson44@hotmail.com PCC Treasurer:
Peter Kennedy, helenandpeter@ntlworld.com
576378
Gift Aid & Planned Giving:
Sally Winstanley, 3 Green Close Cottages, Pott Shrigley, SK10 5SG
574545
Organists:
Mary Currell, 61 Crossfield Road, Bollington, SK10 5EA
sally.gareth@virgin.net 573735
maryandivan@btinternet.com David Garton, as above Weekly Bulletin:
573492
Jenny Wood, 9 Pool Street, Macclesfield, SK11 7NX
07715 408704
jennywood2010@live.co.uk Electoral Roll and Safeguarding officer:
Kath Matheson, Church View Cottage, Pott Shrigley, SK10 5SA
574983
Tower Captain:
Duncan Matheson, as above
574983
Pastoral Care Team:
Jean Bennett, 33 Dyers Court, Bollington, SK10 5GG j.bennett486@btinternet.com
576546
Church Guild:
Georgina Wray, 14 Paladin Place, Bank Close, Macclesfield, SK11 7HE
615547
kmmpott@yahoo.co.uk
georginawray@btinternet.com Children’s Ministry:
Anne Murphy, 14 Silver Street, Bollington, SK10 5QL
575768
amurphy@fsmail.net Praise and Play:
Celia Fraser, Rose Cottage, Bull Hill Lane, Rainow, SK10 5TQ
665054
celiaxfraser@gmail.com Parish Council Clerk:
Joyce Burton, pottclerk@btinternet.com
Wedding Coordinator:
Audrey Meecham, Simpson Lane, Pott Shrigley, SK10 5SF
575921
audrey.meecham@alexlive.com Head Teacher:
573260
Mrs Mel Walker Pott Shrigley Church School SK10 5RT head@pottshrigley.cheshire sch.uk
Website:
Tess Phillips, 26 Hurst Lane, Bollington, SK10 5LP www.pottshrigleychurch.org.uk info@pottshrigleychurch.org.uk
PCC Members:
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(please prefix numbers with 01625)
Dr John Ryley, Duncan Matheson, Sally Winstanley, Peter Kennedy, Ros Johnson, Andy Phillips, Pam Cooke, Eileen Buffey, Ian Clarke, Mary Currell, Celia Fraser, Sheila Garton, Ian Malyan, David Garton, Vicky Smith, Sandy Milsom, Gill Mosley, Ivy Mosley, Anne Murphy, Kath Matheson.
This directory was updated on 23rd January 2016. Please give corrections and additions to magazine@pottshrigleychurch.org.uk
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