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Random Ramblings “With Christ in the vessel we can smile at the storm.”
He has done.
Hannah has been coming home from school singing this song over this past week, preparing for October’s family service where it will be performed with actions! Thanks to Steve Murphy and Mary Currell (and others) who have been regularly going into school to take assemblies to maintain the link that John had with Pott Shrigley school.
With Christ in the vessel we can smile at the storm.
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These verses also tie in with John Ryley’s last sermon on Genesis 1, speaking about the glory of God as shown in creation. I am grateful to live where I get to marvel at the beauty of our world every day (if The song reminds me I remember to of verses we read at look up). John our home group last talked about how we get het up week. about the when and how of “For I am the Lord your God, creation, two things the Bible is who stirs up the sea so that its not concerned about. Instead the waves roar— Bible is much more concerned the Lord Almighty is his name. about answering the question: I have put my words in your mouth “why?” and covered you with the John ended his sermon by sharing shadow of my hand— I who set the heavens in place, who laid the foundations of the earth, and who say to Zion, ‘You are my people.’”
Tess Phillips
Isaiah 51:15-16 (NIV)
11 Singing at Christmas 12 Edith Cavell 14 LEJOG Cycle 16 PCC Ponderings 17 From the Chalk Face 18 Missionaries Matter
21 Coffee Break 23 A Letter from the Rectory 26 Greetings from Down Under! 29 Thomas Beresford Lowther 30 The Suffering Church 33 Recipe of the Month 33 Praise and Play 34 From the Register 34 Sidespeople
We found it was helpful to read these verses in different translations - the language is much more dramatic in the King James Bible. Both Hannah’s song and Isaiah 51 remind us to look to God when things are tough: to remember who God is and what
35 Chores and Chains 36 This Month’s Services 38 Regular Activities
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Autumn: Our beautiful world Steve Murphy
this verse from Hebrews:
One helpful challenge we talked about was to “By faith we understand that the universe was start by making the decision to try not to hide the work of God in our lives. formed at God’s command, so that what is seen was not made out of what was visible.“ These are things that I will be trying to live by this month. Hebrews 11:3 (NIV) We need faith to see the work of God in the world and to trust Him with the things in life we find hard or overwhelming, remembering that: God set the heavens in place God covers us with the shadow of his hand John challenged us to share this faith with others. At our home group we shared how difficult we often find it to speak about our faith, yet God calls and equips us to do it: God has put words in our mouths Page 4
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.
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Collective Worship at Pott Shrigley Church School When I first heard that Rev John Buckley was retiring I was really upset. I didn’t know what was going to happen next – who would be taking all our services at Pott Shrigley? I would really miss seeing him each Sunday. And I also thought about what would happen to our Collective Worship at school. I was used to Rev John coming into school most Wednesday mornings to tell us a story, teach us about Jesus and pray with us.
rota of volunteers together. Aunty Sheila (Sheila Garton), Sue and Mike Akerman, Sandy Milsom and Dad (Steve Murphy) have now all been into school once or twice to lead our Collective Worship on a Monday morning.
Tom Murphy
Each week our Worship follows the same pattern. We have a greeting followed by a Bible reading and short story/talk. We then have some prayer time, a song and close with the final blessing.
I then realised that I wasn’t the only one worried about what would be happening after I asked if we could use the new version of the Rev John’s retirement. I heard Mum and Dad Lord’s Prayer as we often don’t know which talking about the need for the church school links to continue, and that we must all pray to help with finding a way to keep the connection between St Christopher’s Church and Pott Shrigley School. It turns out that at the same time, Mrs Walker, our new head teacher, was also anxious that the links be maintained and that a weekly visit from someone at church should continue. Mum (Anne Murphy) met with Mrs Walker just before the end of the summer term. The idea of a small number of volunteers on a rota system was suggested. The volunteers would go into school one morning a week to lead Collective Worship. Mrs Walker asked if for the first half term the theme for Worship could be on ‘caring’ and then for November and December on ‘peace’ – to reflect the themes of the Christian Values used in school. Over the summer Mum sorted a plan of Bible readings and stories for each week and got a continued →
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version to use! So far we’ve thought about caring for our
We must all pray to help with finding a way to keep the connection between St Christopher’s Church and Pott Shrigley School. world – the environment, the earth and its harvest; caring for others – friends, neighbours; caring for ourselves - keeping safe, keeping healthy, keeping prayerful; caring for those in need and charity caring. We’ve read from both the old and new testament and learnt a new song.
same as when Rev John came in on a Wednesday, but even though it’s different it’s really good. Several of my friends at school have said they enjoyed it too. We’ve laughed a lot learning our new action song ‘With Christ in the Vessel’ and I really hope that lots more children might want to come to the next Family Service to help teach it to the congregation. My teachers have said to Mum that they have appreciated and enjoyed our new style Collective Worship, so I’m hoping that the ‘team’ can keep coming into school, and that Mary can come in again and play the piano to help teach us more fun Christian action songs. A BIG thank you to Mary, Aunty Sheila, Sue, Mike, Sandy and Dad for helping out. It’s great that even though we don’t have a vicar at the moment people are able to keep our church and school links together.
Our new style Collective Worship isn’t the
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A day in the life of ....
A Working Mum 6:59 Bedside alarm goes off. In theory I listen to the 7am news headlines and then spring lightly out of bed full of energy and enthusiasm for the day ahead. In reality I fumble for the snooze button and doze off until my other (3) alarms eventually lever me out of bed. I am not a morning person. In the mornings I am more akin to a slug than a shining image of Our Lord. I hope He likes slugs more than most of us do.
their parents/grandparents (including one new family - always good to see), plus 2 babies. Today our story featured Noah and were brave (or was it foolish?) enough to try a craft activity that involved using fingerpaint. Still, baby wipes are a wonderful invention. So are biscuits. We got through nearly 3 packs today. I think half a pack ended up inside just one child....
Frances Arnott
7:45 I have managed to insert fruit juice into my system, coffee into DH* and staggered through the shower. Result: slightly less sluglike but not yet very human. Now I face the morning battle to get DD* and DS* up, dressed and breakfasted. They're not morning folks either. Unless it’s the weekend. But today it’s a school day. Murphy's Law reigns on a School Day Morning.
12:00 Back home. Time to tackle the dishwasher, quickly hoover the hallway and set the washing machine running. Realise that I will need to actually sort and put away at least some of the Clean Laundry Mountain if I want a box to put the newly washed load into. Hmm. 12:30 Lunch. Important.
13:00 Time to get some work done. Tomorrow I'm leading a group of Year 4 pupils in a session 8:15 We have 10 minutes to finish breakfast, I haven't run for nearly a year, plus we've brush teeth, tuck water bottles into school made a few changes to the programme. Need bags, insert correct feet into correct shoes, to go through the various notes and write up grab coats, grab bags and leave the house. This some new crib cards. used to be easy when it was just me. Has anyone else seen the Michael McIntyre sketch 15:20 Work not quite done but need to pack away to go and collect from school. Will have about "Leaving the House"?! to finish it off later. Along with that laundry 9:00 Ha! Today Murphy's Law was defeated: mountain. DS caught his 8:30 bus and DD practiced her 16:15 Home with tired, grumpy, quarrelsome spellings as we waited for the school yard to fill. She then troops off with friends and I catch kids. Grrr. Insert drink and snack. Kids morph into co-operative happy playmates again. up with plans for the next PTA event. Now Hurrah! Now, what are my chances of getting everyone's leaving the school yard and it’s them to tackle some homework? After all, time to head down to church to set up for they're fed and (relatively) co-operative. Praise and Play. WCPGW? 11:30 A slightly wild, but good, Praise and Play session. We had 11 children aged 1-4 with Page 8
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17:00 I will not speak of what happened when we tried to Do Homework.
17:15 Time to take DD to her dancing class. Then return home, make dinner, eat hot dinner with DH and DS, and dash back to collect her at 18:30. Eat remainder of cold dinner at 18:45 with DD (though I did remember to put her portion in the oven)
have until 23:46 (yes, 23:46, why?) to plan our meals for the next week, work out the list and enter the order online. But my brain is slowing down‌ 23:47 Yes! Done! Reward myself with chocolate.
23:59 Quickly make my packed lunch for tomorrow, set out breakfast things (saves 19:00 Bedtime Battle. No, that's not fair. It's precious seconds in the morning), check that not a battle. It's War. PE kits are packed and put them out ready for school tomorrow, turn off lights, head upstairs, 20:00 Actually, the last hour has pleasantly back downstairs to put out my boots for work surprised me and I'm able to make it out to (better not forget them, the forecast isn't Home Group. Sadly I've found it hard to get great), back upstairs, get ready for bed and there very often recently. But I do find that attending Home Group is rather like "Hoping in flop into bed before I turn into a pumpkin. Tomorrow's another day. The Lord" in Isaiah 40:28-31. 22:00 Home again. Time to finish that bit of work. Laundry mountain will still have to wait. 23:00 Work finished! Final task: I have a grocery delivery booked for tomorrow and
*DH = Dear Husband, DD = Dear Daughter, DS = Dear Son. WCPGW = What could possibly go wrong.
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Guild Goings On Sadly Mr David Frith, the speaker booked for our October meeting, was taken ill and unable to be present to entertain us with his slide show of the Goyt Valley. We wish him a speedy return to health.
Canon Roy was then introduced by Georgina and he gave a very informative talk about his connections to two clubs, one in Sheffield and one in Doncaster, who work with the profoundly deaf and hard of hearing people. He gave advice on how to attract their attention by speaking face to face and maintaining eye contact, speaking clearly and slowly, not hiding the mouth and not shouting. He advised that writing a note would avoid frustration.
Eileen Stratford
Canon Roy Arnold kindly agreed, at very short notice, to come along and talk to us about the many problems faced by the deaf and hard of hearing. Georgina Wray opened the meeting with prayers and then gave a moving tribute to Liz Gregson. Liz will be sadly missed. Peter Frecknall then read Psalm 20
Many thanks to Canon Roy for a very interesting afternoon.
Singing at Christmas If you enjoy singing and would like to be part of our singing group for the Carols by Candlelight services, then you would be most welcome to come and join us. All ages welcome! Carols by Candlelight services will take place on Sundays 13th and 20th December.
Thinking of getting married at St Christopher’s?
Rehearsals will be on the following Thursday evenings in church at 7.30pm: November 5th, 12th, 19th, 26th December 3rd and 10th Contact Sheila Garton (tel 07748 321 816) for further information
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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Edith Cavell Edith was mentioned briefly in last month’s HotPott as the centenary of her death by firing squad fell on October 12th; she was a shining example of Christian service, so here is more of her story.
installed at Edith’s clinic and the British evacuated though Edith and her assistant stayed. Edith continued to nurse soldiers of all nationalities, including Germans, but when two British soldiers were unable to find safe shelter she refused to ‘pass by on the Edith was born in December other side’ so treated their 1865, the daughter of a Norfolk clergyman who set an Christian nurse and First wounds and hid them for two So began an example of Christian living by World War heroine. weeks. extraordinary nine months: sharing his meagre resources she was instrumental in with poor villagers; he conveying about 60 British and 15 French encouraged Edith to run mercy errands for soldiers and about 100 French and Belgian them too. She raised money for a church room civilians to the frontier, sheltering most of to be built to house the growing Sunday them in her house and doing most of the work school; she also taught there. At an early age herself to avoid others becoming implicated in Edith vowed “Someday I am going to do this dangerous work. She was arrested for something useful. It must be something for treason, imprisoned and sentenced to death; people. They are, most of them, so helpless, so hurt and so unhappy.” Edith’s life fulfilled this she used the time to pray and study and before her death said “ I am thankful to have these 10 weeks of quiet to get ready. Life was so full and I had no rest and no quiet - now I have it”. She received communion the night pledge. before she was shot; she told Rev Gahan, “I am Aged 25 she moved to Belgium as a governess, glad to give my life, rather than any of my returning five years later to help nurse her father. She subsequently trained as a nurse in Whitechapel and worked in many deprived areas; she prayed at the bedsides of the seriously ill and often paid for their care. Edith worked at Poor Law institutions and as a district nurse in Manchester assisted at mine and factory accidents and cared for the victims of industrial disease. In 1907 she was invited to become matron of a newly established nurse training school in Brussels. By 1912 she was a training nurse for three hospitals, 24 schools and 13 kindergartens in Belgium. At the outbreak of war Edith was still teaching but also caring for a sick family and a runaway girl. When Brussels fell German nurses were
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soldiers should have fallen into the hands of the Germans.” and in reply to his reassurance that she would be remembered as a martyr and a heroine she replied "Don’t think of me like that, think of me as a nurse who tried to do her duty.” Her final words to the German prison chaplain were "Ask Father Gahan to tell my loved ones later on that my soul, as I believe, is safe, and that I am glad to die for my country.” Edith Cavell’s death resulted from her sacrificial love of others; she continued to help others to live, knowing that this put her own life in danger. She told Rev Gahan “I have no fear or shrinking. I have seen death so often that it is not strange or fearful for me. This is what I would say, standing as I do in view of God and eternity, I realise that patriotism is not enough. I must have no hatred or bitterness towards anyone." Edith’s life is a shining example of Christian generosity, service and selflessness.
Words to Remember: John 16:33
Edith's remains were returned to Britain after the war; a state funeral was held at Westminster Abbey and her body reburied at Norwich Cathedral. Memorials to her can be found in St Martin’s Place, London, in Norwich and in many other places around the world. A £5 coin commemorating Edith was issued earlier this year by the Royal Mint. Millions owed their lives to the dedication, self-sacrifice and hard work of nurses in the First World War. In 1917 an appeal for nurses "shattered mentally and physically, who have sought the health of others at the expense of their own.” was launched. The resulting ‘Nation’s Fund for Nurses’ is now the Cavell Nurses’ Trust; this still provides support to nurses who are in personal or financial hardship. Sources: ‘Good News for Norwich & Norfolk, Harvest 2015; cavellnursestrust.org; Wikipedia; History’s Heroes? website
The years of remembering go by, Accumulating name after name As wars and conflicts continue In a world, deaf to the lessons of history. But through the negativity of November A different remembering brings hope and meaning. Words of the world’s creator, Words to make sense of chaos And bring order and peace in the end. “In this world you will have trouble, But take heart! I have overcome the world.” Words of Jesus. We will remember them.
“We will remember them” By Daphne Kitching
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LEJOG Cycle: A Q&A Q: What were you doing?
Q: Where did you stay?
A: During the first 2 weeks of August this year, I cycled the length of mainland Britain, from Lands End in Cornwall to John O’Groats in Caithness.
Chris Day
A: I was staying at Youth Hostels for most of the way, though I did arrange for one night back at home!
Q: Did you have any punctures?
Q: Why were you doing this ride?
A: As a keen cyclist, this is a challenge that I have wanted to do for a while and after a few drinks on New Year’s Eve I decided that this was the year to do it. I have also used this as a good fundraising opportunity, raising money for East Cheshire Hospice. Q: How long did it take you? A: It took me 12 days, but to be more exact, 73hrs 30mns cycling time, and I covered a distance of 1085 miles.
A: I was extremely fortunate and clearly had God’s blessings on me, as not only did I have no punctures throughout, but I also had fantastic weather with only getting wet on one day. Q: What was the hardest part? A: As I expected, the first two days were really difficult. The terrain in Cornwall and Devon is particularly challenging and at this point I was not used to the heavy load I was carrying. But on the other hand – the scenery in this part of the country is spectacular, which really kept me going, along with looking forward to a nice pint each evening! Q: What was the nicest moment? A: Other than the relief of finishing at John O’Groats, I really enjoyed the friendliness of people throughout and the whole trip reminded me of the beauty and variety of the countryside that we have in this country. Q: How much money have you raised? A: I’ve not calculated exactly, but somewhere in the region of £1600. If you’d still like to sponsor me, my justgiving page is still open at https://www.justgiving.com/ChristopherDay2/ Q: So what’s next?
A: Nothing. I’ve enjoyed a nice rest since completing this, I am still out on my bike a fair bit locally, but no plans for any more silly rides.
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I guess my next biggest challenge will be I’d finally like to say thank you to everyone becoming a father for the first time, Rosie and I who supported me by both sponsorship and are expecting in December! prayers throughout my ride.
*** The trouble with referees is that they just don’t care which side wins. - T Canterbury He brings to the fierce struggle of politics the tepid enthusiasm of a lazy summer afternoon at a cricket pitch. – Aneurin Bevin on another politician A congregation which can’t afford to pay a clergyman enough want a missionary more than they do a clergyman. - Josh Billings Blessed be agriculture – if one does not have too much of it. - C Warner Smile: something that adds to your face value. - Anon HotPott - November 2015
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PCC Ponderings Eighteen members of the PCC were present at our first meeting after the summer break which was held on 22nd September.
Ros Johnson Since we last met in July, David Garton, Duncan and Anne have had an informal meeting with Bishop Libby and David gave an update on what had been discussed. The Bishop reinforced the point that there were no plans to amalgamate Pott Shrigley with another parish, which was a relief to hear! She recognises St Christopher’s is a thriving church and expects us to advertise and find the person whom we think is suited to fill the vacancy. At present we pay a parish share to the Diocese based on a proportion of 0.6 of full time hours. The Bishop made it clear that the Parish Share is non-negotiable – any increase in vicar’s hours would come with an automatic increase in annual payments to the Diocese.
It is hoped that the advert for the vicar might suggest a range of hours so that the applicants are aware that the position has the potential to grow.
It is important that the functions of the church continue during the interregnum. Duncan was congratulated for arranging clergy for nearly This discussion focussed the mind on whether all the services between now and Christmas. it was going to be possible to increase the new He has also been co-ordinating requests for vicar’s hours and David showed us some slides baptisms and asked for offers of help where the baptisms are not combined with Sunday to illustrate various scenarios. We are morning services. Someone needs to be extremely conscious of the fact that John routinely worked in excess of the 0.6 hours and present to give out and collect books and tidy up at the end of the service. A list will be the parish also benefitted greatly from what placed at the back of church. Christine did. A strict 0.6 schedule would amount to a 3 day week and it is likely that the We were pleased to have a visit from Jean new postholder may want to stick more closely Bennett who came to the meeting to give an to their official hours, with the consequent update on the Pastoral Care Team. Jean is need to curtail some duties. Peter told us that anxious her team hears of anyone who might every point the hours were increased would be in need of support. It was suggested that if mean an extra £8400 per year being due to the the congregation were divided into small Diocese. This has huge implications for groups, each could have its own pastoral personal giving, fund raising and the use of leader. Volunteers will be needed to head up existing funds. the groups – once more keep an eye at the Page 16
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back of church to put your name down. By doing this it is hoped that all members of the congregation will realise they are cared for and valued. On the buildings side, Ian Malyan told us that all is now in place for the church room to go in for planning approval. This has come at the end of a long period of work by Ian, Colin Taylor and the diocesan architect to put the designs together and discuss the queries and concerns of the Heritage bodies. Well done, Ian – you can award yourself a well-deserved rest!
We need also to thank all the other people who are working hard in all sorts of ways: the new magazine team – Kath, Andy, Mary, Mike Akerman, Tess, Sandy and Madeline; the new Electoral Roll Officer – Kath; and the new Safeguarding Officer – also Kath! We are also grateful to Anne and her team of volunteers – Sheila, Sandy, Steve and Sue Akerman, who are forming a rota to go into school for weekly assemblies.
From the Chalk Face Already the Autumn term is nearly half over and the wonderful sight of the change of seasons is fully upon us. Bollington is glorious as the trees turn red and orange and manifest God's glory in an abundant display. Clocks will soon go back and before the winter starts I always think this is a perfect time to stop, reflect and ponder on what we have achieved so far this term. The children have already accomplished so much this term. Work is proudly on display in classrooms, the Ethos group and the School Council have met and the Reception children visited The Random Apple Company in Rainow, where they turned the schools apples into fresh juice.
once spoken by St Francis of Assisi. He wisely declared, 'Start by doing what's necessary; then do what's possible; and suddenly you are doing the impossible.' What a great mission statement I myself could have adopted. I started in my new role by addressing what was necessary and possible. Then with God's guidance, the support of all the staff and the wondrous talents of the children, together we can move towards achieving the impossible.
Melanie Walker Acting Headteacher Federation of Pott Shrigley and Bollington St John's Schools
As we move towards the joyous season of Christmas, we turn to consider the Christian value of Peace to remind us of all we are capable of doing, in the name of He who was the almighty Prince of Peace.
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Missionaries Matter Our church directly supports two overseas missionary families. Here is our regular update on their work.
Fazakerley family - Malawi Megumi and Helen Fazakerley are now back in Malawi - without the children. Helen says it seems very strange with less washing to do and less food to buy and cook. They are living in the house of a missionary on home assignment till after Christmas at least - which means their personal belongings remain in storage and this makes things somewhat difficult. They have regular water and power cuts but are enjoying the warmth of Malawi in the high 30s!
students, two of whom are from Mozambique. A colleague on leave has left a well thought out teaching plan and a set of excellent prepared workbooks for the students. Megumi and Steven Wheatley have been following up the lay leadership training campaign they worked on; the set of 12 training booklets they produced have been well received. Some churches have been sluggish in implementing the training but in one or two other churches lay leaders have been mistaken for trained pastors as the quality of their ministry has improved so much!
Dr John Ryley
@johnnyandann They were somewhat encouraged when another missionary couple said how glad they were to have Helen back for her member care work and a couple of new teachers at EBCoM (Evangelical Bible College of Malawi) are now teaching what Megumi taught them several years ago! Megumi is teaching Old Testament review in Chichewa to a group of nine
Joshua has started his final year at the University of Hertfordshire studying human geography and is doing a project on London Transport (with a job in view??); he is very involved with his local church. Elizabeth is more than halfway through her nursing course and is currently working on the surgical ward at Clatterbridge hospital. Her recent written assignment has been graded ‘high’ and she has become the student quality ambassador monitoring quality care. Pray especially for Mary. Her A level exam grades were not what she expected and she is hoping to retake some modules to improve them. Meanwhile she is on a work experience placement at a pub/ restaurant as a waitress and kitchen assistant but still trying to find a more fulfilling job.
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hoping to take some Christian students along with their non-Christian friends to Lopburi (where they used to work in central Thailand) this weekend. Johnny is doing a weekly study in Romans with an exchange student from Germany and asks for prayer that he might be strengthened in his faith while in Bangkok. A Vietnamese student at Rangsit is asking lots of questions about Christianity and Ruth is hoping to meet with her to supply the answers! The group in this university have some really committed leaders who are seeking to publicise their group more effectively in the university. Johnny continues to preach regularly at New City Fellowship Church (a small Thai church) while Ann is in charge of the Sunday School work there and takes a Sunday afternoon Bible study for the ladies. Pramote (whose wife Tang died of cancer in 2012, leaving their little baby Peace) is the pastor there and needs our prayers. There are so many universities in Bangkok and the workers are few. Pray that God will send out more workers, both short-term and career. For the latest news on our missionaries: bangkokmosaic.wordpress.com www.fazakerley.org.uk HotPott - November 2015
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Coffee Break Across 1 ‘The Lord Jesus... took bread, and when he had given — , he broke it’ (1 Corinthians 11:24) (6) 4 ‘He has taken me to the banquet hall, and his — over me is love’ (Song of Songs 2:4) (6) 8 Surrey town that hosts the National Christian Resources Exhibition (5) 9 Also known as Abednego (Daniel 1:7) (7) 10 Liken (Isaiah 40:18) (7) 11 A son of Etam, descendant of Judah (1 Chronicles 4:3) (5) 12 A part of the temple where the blood of a young bull was to be smeared (Ezekiel 45:19) (9) 17 ‘They make many promises, take false — and make agreements’ (Hosea 10:4) (5) 19 Roman province to which Paul returned after evangelizing it on his first missionary journey (Acts 16:6) (7) 21 Material used to make baby Moses’ basket (Exodus 2:3) (7) 22 ‘And feeble as — , in thee do we trust, nor find thee to fail’ (5) 23 ‘The watchman opens the gate for him, and the sheep — to his voice’ (John10:3) (6) 24 Stalk carrying the sponge of wine vinegar given to Christ on the cross (John 19:29) (6) Down 1 Elijah dug one round the altar he built on Mount Carmel and filled it with water (1 Kings 18:32) (6) 2 ‘I am not — of the gospel, because it is the HotPott - November 2015
power of God for the salvation of everyone who believes’ (Romans 1:16) (7) 3 Buddhist term relating to belief in reincarnation (5) 5 Damascus disciple who, at God’s command, restored the sight of the blinded Saul of Tarsus (Acts 9:12) (7) 6 and 16 Horses: their sound (Jeremiah 50:11) (5) and their gait (Joel 2:4) (6) 7 A three (anag.) (6) 9 Athenian council addressed memorably by Paul (Acts 17:22) (9) 13 Abide by (Galatians 3:5) (7) 14 Persian princes (Daniel 3:2) (7) 15 Force (Galatians 6:12) (6) 16 See 6 Down (6) 18 Paste (anag.) (5) 20 How the cedars of Lebanon are described (Isaiah 2:13) (5)
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A Letter from the Rectory On what it takes to be an ordinand The Rectory St. James the Least My dear Nephew Darren I was intrigued that you have been nurturing someone called Dave who is considering ordination. Since Dave had never travelled outside the city, your decision to send him to me was understandable. Sadly, I don’t think he is cut out for the ministry. We did our best. In a fit of hospitality the Colonel invited this Dave to stay at the Lodge, and to join his Saturday pheasant shoot as a beater. But Dave said firmly that he was against beating any kind of bird, and abhors all kinds of murder. It seems young Dave is a vegetarian! You might have warned us. The Colonel is now concerned that Dave is connected in some way with the Green Party. You cannot be too careful these days. Then Miss Saxby and Miss Tarby stepped in. They enjoy mushrooming, and kindly took young Dave off to the woods. It is not their fault that they are a bit deaf, and did not hear his cries of distress when he lost them among all the trees. They just assumed he had gone back to the Colonel’s, and so of course they did not organize a search party until much later. Fortunately, the church warden’s spaniel has a keen nose and found Dave before midnight. During all that time, Dave seemed to have had nothing better to do than slide about on fallen leaves and trip over hidden logs in the dark. He was even HotPott - November 2015
babbling about having heard a crying ghost. We feared he might be delirious, but then realized he meant the local owl. He also seemed surprised by the darkness, and asked how we manage without any streetlights at all in the parish. We explained the obvious – we simply follow the example of the wellrefreshed when leaving the pub - and feel our way along the walls. On Sunday morning Dave rushed into the church to warn me that there were several loose sheep in the churchyard. I decided then that he should return to the safety of the city. There was no point in letting him near most of our church ladies, who would have savaged him on sight. The visit only proves the obvious: potential ordinands should be carnivorous, cricketing fly-fishers, most at home in well-worn tweeds and preferably accompanied by a muddy dog. How else will they get along with normal folk? Your loving uncle,
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Greetings from Down Under! I've been over in New Zealand for almost 2 years now and I just thought I would give you all an insight into what I've been up to although I'm sure a lot of you will have heard most of it from my parents. I'm working in Invercargill, which is nicknamed "the city of the south"; it is right at the bottom of New Zealand so the climate is similar to Pott - Spring has just sprung with lots of little lambs around - and I got sunburnt yesterday for the first time this year (probably not something I should be proud of!). But I am not sure Invercargill lives up to the 'city' part of the nickname - it has a population of around 50 000 which is similar to Macclesfield!
almost back to normal now (I would be even closer to baseline if I was better at doing my physio - doctors make the worst patients). Aotearoa (the Moari name for NZ; literal meaning is 'land of the long white cloud') is a beautiful place; the South Island especially is full of postcard-esque scenery, snow capped mountains, glacier lakes, dramatic fiords. I would definitely recommend a visit for anyone who has not been here (and a return for those who have!). The people are very friendly too; I have always felt very welcome here and because so many Kiwis have close friends or relatives in the UK, it somehow
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The job is great; I am working as a medical registrar - good fun but a little stressful at times; I'm often the most senior doctor in the hospital after 4pm. It's a small hospital though with about half the number of beds as Macclesfield DGH and my bosses/colleagues/ patients are completely lovely which helps! Invercargill itself is a quiet little town; there are 4-5 nice restaurants and a couple of good bars, but (unfortunately for me) there isn't really a pub scene in NZ. The local wine from Central Otago is delicious which makes up for it though! So my evenings tend to consist of going out to dinner or going round to friends' houses/having people over. Outdoor stuff seems to dominate Kiwis' lives too; I rowed last summer with the hospital's rowing team, I cycle to and from work (weather-permitting!) and I'm just 2 hours from the ski fields in the winter. Unfortunately I broke 3 fingers in January so that has hindered things somewhat. Thank you so much to those who have been praying for me and my fingers; God was listening and it has definitely worked - I'm Page 26
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makes me feel closer to home. There is also the fact that South Islanders have an opinion of the North Islanders which closely reflects Northerns' opinion of Southerners in the UK! South Islanders are of course superior just like Northerners in the UK (sorry dad)! All good banter though of course! New Zealand is a Christian country; sadly numbers are dwindling as they are in a lot of Western nations. There are increasing numbers following other religions, tying in with the increasing migrants I presume. But that trend hasn't reached little old Invercargill! There are plenty of churches of all denominations down here. I go to one of the Baptist churches; there is a great youth church on Sunday evenings which I get to whenever I am not working. The pastors there do a lot of work at the hospital; it's great to see them around and have that connection. Anyway, just wanted to say hello, and I'll see you when I come home at Christmas! Lots of love and God bless Laura xxx
The vicar was preaching a powerful sermon concerning death and judgment. In the course of the sermon, he said: “Just think – all of you living in this parish will one day die.” At this, a man in the front pew began to laugh quietly. After the service the vicar demanded sternly why he had found such a serious subject so funny? The man explained: “I was just happy, because I don’t live in this parish.” *** Preacher: Can everyone hear me at the back? Voice from the back: Yes, but I wouldn’t mind changing seats with someone who can’t! *** A vicar took his old car to the garage for an oil change. After the mechanic had briefly inspected under the bonnet he turned to the vicar: “If I were you vicar, I’d keep the oil and change the car.” *** Why did God create man before woman? He didn’t want any advice.
Why did God create man before woman? Because it’s always good to have a rough draft before you create your masterpiece. Why did Moses wander through the desert for 40 years? Because even back then men wouldn’t stop and ask for directions. *** Notice in a farmer's field: The farmer allows walkers to cross this field for free. But the bull charges. HotPott - November 2015
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Remembering
Thomas Beresford Lowther Twenty five years ago I was sitting in church with our baby daughter Alexandra when the memorial to Lieutenant Thomas Beresford Lowther, 2nd Battalion, Lancashire Fusiliers, caught my eye. Alex was born exactly 100 years after Lieutenant Lowther, on 9th April 1990. Since that time I have felt an interest in Lieutenant Lowther and his family and sadness that by the time Thomas Lowther died on the Gallipoli Peninsula, two of his brothers – William and Edward – had already died (in1898 and 1907 respectively) in the service of their country. Both are commemorated on monuments in church; William in the chancel and Edward in the porch.
Memorial in Ypres (C.W.G.C. Ref: Panel 33). It is thought that confusion regarding which regiment Thomas was serving with at the time of his death may have led to an official assumption that he died on the Western Front rather than on Gallipoli.
Thomas was born to Harriett Agnes and Colonel William Gorges Lowther at Southendon-Sea, Essex, possibly because his father was stationed in the area at the time; the family seat was Shrigley Park, the present day Shrigley Hall Hotel. Thomas was educated at Cheltenham College. He was in the Special Reserve when war broke out and gazetted 2nd Lieutenant to the 2nd Battalion, Lancashire Fusiliers in the regular army on 14th August 1914; he went to France on 2nd November 1914 where he was attached to the 1st Battalion, Northumberland Fusiliers. Thomas was invalided back to England in December 1914 and promoted to Lieutenant on 17th February 1915.
With thanks to Mike Akerman for his generosity in sharing all his research about Lieutenant Lowther.
Kath Matheson
The Central Council of Church Bellringers encourage special ringing to mark the anniversaries of the deaths of local servicemen so on 4th July 2015 a peal lasting 2 hours 47 minutes was rung by Duncan and I plus four of our friends to mark the centenary of Thomas Beresford Lowther’s passing. The peal and an article giving details of Thomas Lowther and his army service was published in “The Ringing World’ in August 2015.
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The Suffering Church I was somewhat surprised and upset recently when I heard that one of my Godsons had become a Muslim and had married a Muslim lady with four children! His devout Christian parents were also distressed, but remain supportive of their adopted son. Compare this with the experience of an Asian family in Bradford who converted to Christianity and claim they are being driven out of their home again by Muslim persecutors.
UK Nissar Hussain, his wife Kubra and their six children said that over the last 10 years they have suffered an appalling ordeal at the hands of neighbours who regard them as blasphemers. They claim they are effectively prisoners in their own home after being attacked in the street, having their windscreens repeatedly smashed and eggs thrown at their windows. Mr Hussain has given up his career as a nurse due to the effect on his health. The family were denounced as 'apostates' – someone who renounces one religion for another – which in some hardline Islamic countries is punishable by death. Police have been called numerous times but are said to be reluctant to treat the problem as a religious hate crime. Mr Hussain has lodged a complaint with the Independent Police Complaints Commission as he feels so let down by police. He also criticised the Anglican Church for failing to provide any meaningful support. The family are likely to move from their home city to a 'white English' area to escape the hate campaign. “Our lives have been sabotaged and this shouldn't happen in the United Kingdom,”
said Mr Hussain. “We live in a free democratic society and what they are doing to us is abhorrent.”
Refugee Crisis In Europe, Western governments are realising that Christian refugees fleeing Middle East violence are being targeted solely because of their faith. Thus even when they are out of the geographical danger zone, they remain at risk because of their Christian identity. In Germany a police union official, Jörg Radek, urged authorities to provide separate housing for Christian and Muslim refugees after two clashes left 14 people wounded. In a separate incident at the Kassel-Calden migrant shelter, almost 400 refugees were involved. “The police have reached their absolute breaking point,” said Mr Radek. “Our officials are increasingly being called to confrontations in refugee homes.”. Minor arguments can escalate rapidly under such tense, packed conditions but religion is the unspoken undercurrent. Similarly, two Syrian Christian families seeking asylum in Sweden were forced to move after Syrian Muslims living in the same shelter persecuted them by refusing to allow the Christians to use communal areas in the house and saying they had to hide their crosses.
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In April, 12 Christians drowned when they were thrown from their boat into the Mediterranean by Muslim aggressors. Other Christians on board reported: “To protect ourselves we formed a sort of human chain, linking arms to resist being pushed overboard”.
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Barnabas has been alerting governments and the Western public to this for months. Christians escaping Islamic State jihadists in Iraq and Syria shelter in schools, churches, and apartments or with relatives where possible; they seldom go to the main Muslim majority refugee camps in neighbouring countries because they are marginalised and at serious risk of violence. Western countries receiving Middle Eastern refugees must understand that vulnerable Christians are being overlooked in rescue programmes that take only those in the camps to safety.
Further afield At least 42 people were killed and a further 80 injured in clashes after Muslims attacked a predominantly Christian neighbourhood of Bangui, Central African Republic on 26th September. Thousands fled their homes to other parts of the city. Exactly a week after three churches were burned in Tanzania's north-western Kagera region, a fourth church was set ablaze on 29th September. Four converts to Christianity from Islam were brutally beaten by a group of Islamists on their way home from door-to-door outreach in Uganda recently. Two had their shoulders dislocated.
after Mrs Chan, a lady who with her eight adult children had come to faith in Christ and who had requested the local church to pray for her healing, died. The believers who had prayed for Mrs Chan were handcuffed and put in wooden stocks but in August 2014, Barnabas reported that all five Christians were found not guilty of Mrs Chan’s murder. In February 2015, however, they were found guilty of “performance of the medical profession without a license”, fined and sentenced to nine months in prison. According to Human Rights Watcher for Lao Religious Freedom, whilst in prison Mr Tiang was refused treatment for his diabetes. He and the other believers were released on 20 March but as a consequence of his lack of treatment the 61-year-old father of six died. Religious freedoms are tightly controlled by Lao authorities. Converts to Christianity have been particularly targeted as local authorities attempt to crack down on the spread of Christianity. Pastor Wongkongpheng was stabbed to death after five men broke into his family home in northern Laos on 8th September and a week earlier, police in central Laos stormed the home of a Christian family and arrested two believers who were visiting a family of five, accusing them of “spreading the Christian faith” by encouraging them to pray. PRAY!
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Recipe Of The Month Northern Oatmeal Parkin How about trying this for your Bonfire Night celebrations – it’s yummy! If kept in an airtight tin it matures to a lovely chewy consistency. One week’s keeping Is enough, but two weeks is even better!
Rosemary Clarke
Method First weigh a saucepan on the scales, then weigh the syrup and treacle into it. Then add the margarine and sugar to the saucepan and place it over a gentle heat until the margarine has melted down – don’t go away and leave it unattended because for this one you do not want it to boil.
Meanwhile measure the oatmeal, flour and ginger into a mixing bowl, add a pinch of salt, 6 oz medium oatmeal (175 g) then gradually stir in the warmed syrup 3 oz self-raising flour, sifted (75 g) mixture until everything is thoroughly blended. A pinch of salt Next add the beaten egg and lastly the milk. 4 oz golden syrup (110 g) Now pour the mixture into the prepared tin 1 oz black treacle (25 g) and bake in the centre of the oven for about 3 oz margarine (75 g) 1½ hours or until the centre feels springy to 3 oz soft brown sugar (75 g) the touch. Then cool the parkin in the tin for 1½ teaspoons ground ginger. 30 minutes before turning out. Don’t worry 1 small egg, beaten too much if the parkin sinks slightly in the 1 dessertspoon milk middle – it sometimes happens in Yorkshire Pre-heat the oven to gas mark 1, 275°F (140°C) too, I’m told. Ingredients
One 6 inch (15 cm) square cake tin, lightly greased
Praise and Play Frances Arnott & Celia Fraser For the last 10 years Praise and Play has been meeting in church on a Wednesday morning, offering a chance for children aged 0-4 (with their parents/carers) to get together for stories, crafts, playtime and laughs. And biscuits. Lots of biscuits.
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We'd like to announce a slight change to our weekly sessions: from November we will now be meeting on THURSDAY mornings (same time, 9:30-11:30) instead. We'd love to see any new families who can join us on our new day.
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From The Register Baptisms We welcome into our church family: Sept 27th Albie Thomas Gaskell Sept 27th Emily Jane Scott Weddings Congratulations to: Sept 26th
Barry Felton & Laura Howard
Funerals Our thoughts and prayers are with the family and friends of: Sept 23rd Edward Heathcote
This Month’s Sidespeople (readers in bold)
November 1th. 8:30am Holy Communion 10:45am Holy Communion
Extra Readers
Mr. K. Ardern Mrs. E. Harper + Mr. & Mrs. P. Frecknall
8th. Remembrance 8:30am Holy Communion 10:45am Morning Worship
Miss G. Mosley Mr. C. Potter + Mrs. C. Taylor
Mr.K. Meecham
15th. 8:30am Morning Worship 10:45am Family Service
Mr. R. Stratford Mr. S. Heathcote + Mr. I. Currell + Mr. I. Malyan
22nd. 8:30am Holy Communion 10:45am Morning Worship
Miss G. Mosley Mr. & Mrs. R. Gem
29th. 8:30am Holy Communion 10:45am Morning Worship
Mr. R. Stratford Mr. M. Akerman & Mrs. J. Doyle
Mrs. A. Meecham
Thank you! For harvest collection we raised £52.26 for Tearfund and £60.05 for Save the Family
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Chores and Chains Cleaning Evette 0161 439 9979
6th Nov 13th Nov 20th Nov
Ms. Bunting Mr. & Mrs. Stratford 27th Nov (Wedding 7th Nov 1.00pm) Mrs. Meecham & Mrs. Winstanley 4th Dec Mr. & Mrs. Akerman 11th Dec
Mr. & Mrs. Ferguson (Wedding 28th Nov 1.00pm) Mr. & Mrs. Currell Mrs. Bennett & Mrs. Ward (Wedding 12th Dec 2.30pm)
Flowers Gill 01625 829819
1st Nov
John & Sheila Rose, in memory of Irene Rose
8th Nov
Mike & Sue Akerman, in memory of Christine
15th Nov
Vacant
22nd Nov
Gill Mosley in memory of her mummy
29th Nov
Mary & Ivan Currell in memory of Mum
Tea & Coffee
Collective Worship
Jenny 07715 408704
1st Nov 8th Nov 15th Nov 22nd Nov 29th Nov 6th Dec
Ros & Sheila Rita & Carol Margaret & Doreen Jenny & Pauline Peter & Eileen Ros & Sheila
2nd Nov 9th Nov 16th Nov 23rd Nov
Steve Steve Sandy Sue & Mike
Weddings Audrey 01625 575921
Proof Reading
Sat 7th Nov
Chris Surfleet OO Laura Kavanagh (1:00pm)
Sat 28th Nov
Kieren Hall OO Estelle McCoy (1.00pm)
Dec 2015
Jacky Malyan (24th November)
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This Month’s Services Prayers
November 1st. 8:30am
Holy Communion
10:45am Holy Communion
Philippians 1:3-11; Matthew 18:21-35 Revd Dr Gary Bowness Revelation 21:1-6a; John 11:32-44 Revd David Harrison
Duncan and Kath Matheson
8th. Remembrance 8:30am
Holy Communion
10:45am Morning Worship
Philippians 3:17-21; Matt. 22:15-22 Revd David Harrison Exodus 3:1-15; John 14:1-11 Dr John Ryley
Ivy Mosley
15th. 8:30am
Morning Worship
10:45am Family Service
Psalm 19:1-6; Genesis 1:1-2:3 Dr John Ryley Psalm 20 Mrs. Anne Murphy
Children
22nd. 8:30am
Holy Communion
Revelation 1:4b-8; John 18:33-37 Revd Sue Hawkins
10:45am Morning Worship
Revelation 1:4b-8; John 18:33-37 Ms Margaret Tate
Sandy Milson
29th. 8:30am
Holy Communion
10:45am Morning Worship
Jer.33:14-16; 1 Thess. 3:9-13; Luke 21:25-36 Revd Pamela Hardman John 1:1-14; Philippians 2:5-11 Dr John Ryley
David and Sheila Garton
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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 Day Lighters - Wednesday 2:00 - 4:00pm, Hill View, Shrigley Rd; Ian Clarke, 574131 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. Wednesday (Thursday from November) 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 The list above was last revised on 16th September, 2015. All telephone numbers are prefixed with 01625. Please give corrections and additions to magazine@pottshrigleychurch.org.uk.
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And finally .... The new minister was visiting in the homes of his parishioners. At one house it seemed obvious that someone was at home, but no answer came to his repeated knocks at the door. Finally he took out a card, wrote ‘Revelation 3:20’ on the back and stuck it in the door. When the offering was processed the following Sunday, he found that his card had been returned. Added to it was this cryptic message, ‘Genesis 3:10’. Reaching for his Bible to check out the citation, he broke up in gales of laughter. Revelation 3:20 begins "Behold, I stand at the door and knock." Genesis 3:10 reads, "I heard your voice in the garden and I was afraid for I was Cover pictures : Verdun by Kath Matheson naked." “Soldier with poppy wreath” by Steve Murphy Page 38
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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 :
Eileen Frecknall, 27 Southwest Avenue, Bollington, SK10 5DX
573635
eileen.frecknall@ntlworld.com Tower Captain:
Duncan Matheson, as above
574983
Pastoral Care Team:
Jean Bennett, 22 Dyers Court, Bollington, SK10 5GG
576546
j.bennett486@btinternet.com Church Guild:
Georgina Wray, 14 Paladin Place, Bank Close, Macclesfield, SK11 7HE
615547
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 Safeguarding Officer:
Kath Matheson, Church View Cottage, Pott Shrigley, SK10 5SA
574983
kmmpott@yahoo.co.uk Wedding Coordinator:
Audrey Meecham, Simpson Lane, Pott Shrigley, SK10 5SF
575921
audrey.meecham@alexlive.com Head Teacher:
Mrs Mel Walker Pott Shrigley Church School SK10 5RT
573260
head@pottshrigley.cheshire sch.uk Website:
Tess Phillips, 3 Cumberland Drive, Bollington, SK10 5BR
574768
www.pottshrigleychurch.org.uk info@pottshrigleychurch.org.uk PCC Members:
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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.
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