HotPott September 2018 by Pott Shrigley Parish Magazine

£1 September 2018

Pott Shrigley’s Church & Parish Magazine

David’s Deliberations Dear friends, Jesus talked quite a lot about money; and, in case you hadn’t noticed, so does His Church! Jesus talked about it because He knew that our attitude to money is an indicator of our inner life: ‘Where your treasure is, there will your heart be also’. The Church talks about it for the same reason…but also because it relies upon the giving of its members and friends to balance its books!

can have over our lives, and He addressed it without hesitation: ‘No-one can serve two masters: you cannot serve both God and money’. So it is perhaps fortunate that, even if I wanted to, I can’t avoid speaking about it too: the church’s financial challenges make sure of that! These challenges include running at a substantial deficit (in 2017 our income was £220 per day – a shortfall of over £12,000).

David Swales

Indeed, it is quite an expensive business just to ‘be’ St. Christopher’s, Pott Shrigley (£254 per day, last year), and our work and ministry is only made possible through sacrificial and generous giving. Despite this, I know that many vicars fight shy of speaking about financial giving – whether from the pulpit or in conversation. This might be because we know these are not always words people want to hear (!) – but I think it is also because our instinct is to stress that God’s love and grace is a free gift, not something that we can pay for. This is a false fear, of course! Jesus himself spoke more about money than He did about prayer: He knew what a hold money HotPott - September 2018

I am, of course, incredibly grateful for all the ongoing generosity that £220 per day represents. But it is part and parcel of our life as a church in our community that we all face up to our financial challenges together. And it is also part and parcel of our faith, that we include the Bible’s teaching about money in our understanding of what it means to follow Christ. For that reason, I plan to speak about the subject of money and giving on two forthcoming Sundays – either side of our Harvest Festival – on 23rd September and 7th October. I hope you will come and hear what I have to say, and respond as you feel right. Your friend and vicar, David

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Content

David’s Deliberations

Remembering Derrick

John Milner

Guild Goings On

New Headteacher

St Christopher's Book Corner

'...Whom we love but see no longer'

Flix in the Stix

Mystery Cricket Team

Training as a nurse in the 1950s

Missionary Matters

Mouse Makes

Coffee Break

PCC Ponderings

Recipe: Fruit Teabread

The Sufffering Church

Chores & Chains

From the Registers

Back to School and Daily Life

Services

Sidespeople

Regular Church Activities

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Remembering Derrick Many HotPott readers will remember the sight of Derrick Brooke and his dog on the village cricket field, either busy mowing or sitting on the bank watching a match. A ceremony will be held to dedicate a weather vane on the clubhouse to Derrick’s memory

after the last match of the season on Saturday 15th September (probably around 6pm). There will be a barbeque afterwards to celebrate.

John Milner – one of nature’s gentlemen John Milner was a well-known figure in the business world of Manchester for many years: complete, on occasion, with bowler hat and rolled umbrella, and driving his soft top TR7 or his old Bentley. John took on the family business, J. Milner and Co, producers of buttons and fastenings; during his time buttons were replaced by Velcro and the firm is now part of Velcro Industries.

David’s at Harlech (where the family were obliged to take their summer holidays!) and Stockport: of this latter John was secretary, captain, president and finally life member – and then, in turn, a member of the prestigious ‘Manchester & District Golf Captains’, of which he became president. When John became a renowned after-dinner speaker his stories mainly revolved around the world of golf.

Straddling John’s business and social life was his membership of Probus in Prestbury, of two ‘businessman’s clubs’ in Manchester and of numerous golf clubs, most notably Royal St

The large numbers who came to John’s funeral were a testament to the high esteem in which he was held. There were friends from many different walks of life, including those of us who knew John primarily as a worshipping member of St Christopher’s congregation, alongside Elizabeth. He was always immaculately turned out, courteous, and even in his final months of illness, uncomplaining and positive. If he knew his days on earth were coming to an end, it was his Christian faith that enabled him to face that with confidence.

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John and Elizabeth married in 1962 and had 34 happy years in a house at Narrow Lane, Adlington, which was where children Richard and Ros grew up. At his funeral an old university friend spoke of John’s days at Keble College, Oxford: Ros followed in John’s footsteps there, while Richard followed him into the family business. The family now also includes five grandchildren.

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Guild Goings On Strawberries have been at their very best this year and our ‘Strawberry Tea’ at the ‘Coffee Tavern’ in July was a treat. We indulged in a variety of sandwiches, scones, shortbread, scotch pancakes, fruit cake and

Eileen Stratford a mouthwatering strawberry and cream sponge cake. Thank you Andrew for a lovely afternoon tea. Georgina opened the August meeting. There were apologies from Peter, Eileen, Sheena and Doreen. Madeline and Ros gave a reading and Georgina led us in prayer. Our speaker for the afternoon was Glenys Whiston who unexpectedly changed the subject of her talk. She told us of her exciting 60th birthday gift: a mug containing a pin and a helium balloon with instructions to burst the balloon with the pin. Inside she found tickets for the London Olympics, including entry to a Wimbledon tennis match where she watched her hero Andy Murray in a mixed tennis match partnering Laura Robson. What an exciting time she had! Thank you Glenys for sharing your experience. Georgina arrived at the meeting with her new cuddly friend, her dog Willow who is a medical alert assistance dog. Georgina’s consultant advised her to investigate the medical detection dog charity as an assistance dog would be of great help to her if she should suddenly lose consciousness as she has on a number of occasions. The charity advised that a poodle crossed with a King Charles spaniel (a cavapoo) or with a cocker spaniel (a cockapoo) would be the best dog to have as poodles are highly intelligent and spaniels are good sniffer HotPott - September 2018

dogs. There was a three year waiting list so Georgina decided to advertise for such a puppy and a young lady from Brighton called Leyla contacted her to say she had one for sale at a cost of £1685, which Georgina could not afford. Leyla went on to say that in March she had become a Christian and asked Georgina if she was a ‘real Christian’. She went on to ask Georgina several questions about her faith after which she said she would give Georgina the dog because God was asking her to do this; then Leyla travelled from Brighton to deliver the dog. We all had the pleasure of meeting Willow at the guild meeting and I can vouch for the fact that she likes cakes. SEPTEMBER MEETING: this will be held on 12th September. Please meet on the car park of the ‘Smoker’ pub in Plumley at 11.45am if you wish to have lunch there, or at 1.45pm if you do not wish to dine. The mystery tour will begin at 2pm. Names to Georgina please (615547).

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New Headteacher Dear Pott Shrigley parishioners, I am delighted to be writing to you as the new head teacher of Pott Shrigley Church School and I hope that we will meet soon if we haven’t already. As I write, I am listening to some lovely Spanish guitar music at my home in Congleton. Music is one of my passions alongside literature, theatre and swimming. I live with my partner Simon, daughter Rose and step daughter Erin. Coming originally from Liverpool, I grew up in Yorkshire and Biddulph, Staffordshire, where my parents still live. Family life is very important to me and one of the things that appeals to me most about Pott Shrigley is the ‘family feel’ of the school, something I know that I will embrace and enjoy. I started teaching in 1993 in Wilmslow, and since then have worked in Cardiff (for Welsh National opera), Ghana (Voluntary Services Overseas), London, Crewe and Congleton (teaching roles). Most recently I have been the deputy head teacher at Marton CE Primary School for the last four years. We have been on an incredible journey there and I am looking forward to beginning our journey

at Pott Shrigley with a new team and a new community. I am excited by the connections the school has with the village and the church. David Swales and I have already met to discuss ways of moving the school forward with embedding Christian values and developing a new mission statement rooted in the teachings of Jesus. One of my first priorities will be to get to know all stakeholders at school, most importantly the children, and to gather information about where we are and where we need to get to, especially in terms of teaching and learning. With the support of the governing body and working closely with my colleagues, I look forward to developing our vision together so that Pott Shrigley provides the nurturing environment which children need to thrive, make good academic progress and develop socially, morally, spiritually and emotionally into well-rounded, confident young people. I hope to see you at church on the 16th September. Yours sincerely Ms Joanne Bromley 17th August 2018

*** Military men should make ideal husbands – they’re in good health, they can cook, sew, and make beds, and they’re already accustomed to taking orders. *** A curate consistently arrived late for work until his long-suffering vicar asked him what was wrong. ‘My problem,’ explained the curate, ‘is that I sleep very slowly.’ *** Page 6

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St Christopher’s Book Corner I wonder if you have ever looked at the books hidden away in the corner of church? Had a browse for something to read, something that may make praying easier or your understanding of the Bible clearer?

This very thought provoking book truly did make us laugh, cry and most of all, think about our God and how to find Him. The second book is ‘Betrayed’ by Stan Telchin, which portrays the reaction of the author, a successful Jewish businessman, when his daughter said she had accepted Jesus as her Messiah.

Jean and Reg Ferguson

We would like to recommend two books you can find on the shelf there. The first is ‘Life with Lucas. Daily Readings throughout the year.’ by Jeff Lucas. We probably wouldn't have even opened this book had our daughter not recommended it. Pastors in America usually seem a little brash, loud or plain scary to me, but I'm so glad we took up the challenge. A page a day for a year – how hard can that be? Not hard at all.

Stan sets out to prove to his daughter how wrong she was…with astonishing results. See Jesus at work in the here and now, and learn more about the prophecies of the Old Testament that documented His life and death.

‘…Whom we love, but see no longer.’ There will be a Memorial and Thanksgiving Service in Pott Shrigley Church on Sunday 21st October at 4.00pm: a service where we remember loved ones who have died. There will be an opportunity, if you would like, to light a candle during the service in memory of your loved one(s). Many find this a very helpful and peaceful occasion.

All are welcome and no booking is needed. If you would like to know more please have a word with me. Rev David.

I believe this will be a service which will be appropriate not only for those who have had a funeral with us at St Christopher’s, but also for any who have lost a loved one, no matter how long ago they were bereaved or where the funeral took place. HotPott - September 2018

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Flix in the Stix - Another Entertaining Year In the words of Douglas Adams, ‘I love deadlines. I like the whooshing sound they make as they fly by’! Having now completed our sixth film season we’ve been enjoying the glorious summer break before normal service is resumed in September when we screen Molly’s Game. Our team toiled away behind the scenes throughout the year. Relief projectionist David Garton stood in for Roger Jenkins for the November and December screenings whilst Roger lived the dream touring Australia and New Zealand. Distance however presented no boundaries and films and licences were ordered by Roger from afar. Unfortunately, it wasn’t feasible to save any of the six dozen luxury mince pies purchased from Belfield’s Bakery in Bollington for his return!

generated considerable interest and we were very close to a full house. Our publicity officer, Anne Gregory, efficiently managed the ticket desk for the other April film. She uniquely identified those who paid on the night as, ‘murder walk ins’! You can no doubt guess the film title. As in previous years you had the benefit in the main to vote for your choice of film. We hope you enjoyed the season which started with Patriot’s Day, followed by Viceroy’s House, Their Finest, My Cousin Rachel, Dunkirk, Churchill, Victoria and Abdul, Murder on the Orient Express, Hidden Figures and Paddington 2.

Peter Bolton

The modular staging appears to have been successful although it did require David’s DIY skills in January to construct a sturdy wooden step. Furthermore, we recognized there were only a limited number of comfortable seats. Therefore, along with other organisations within the village, we applied for a grant through the Poynton Area Community Partnership (PACP) to fund 45 new chairs with bespoke thick seat cushions. The PACP agreed to contribute £400 whilst the shortfall has been split between the school, village hall and Flix in the Stix. Owing to our popularity we were approached by the Bollington Transition organisation in April to screen their film title ‘Tomorrow’. It was a hugely positive, affirming and inspirational film, exploring creative solutions in the fields of food, energy, transport, economics and education. It certainly Page 8

As we approached May 25th we were all very much aware of the government deadline for the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR). Thank you to all those members who responded to our treasurer Anthea Wilkinson inviting you to opt in to continue to receive emails from us. Our secretary Sue Ralston continues to host our frequent committee meetings and generously provides afternoon tea and cake. Thanks to the village hall committee for accommodating us; to Keith and Audrey Meecham for running the bar and to you the members for your continued support. Upcoming: the October Flix film is The Post. HotPott - September 2018

Mystery Cricket Team When Andy & Tess Phillips moved into their new house on Hurst Lane, Bollington they inherited two framed pictures. One was a document sealed by King George V appointing James Allen Snape as a 2nd Lieutenant in the Cheshire Regiment with effect from 15th November 1914.

of Macclesfield. Reginald died in 1914 in India and Gerald was killed in 1916 as an officer in the Cheshire Regiment.

Mike Akerman

James Snape, also serving in the Cheshire Regiment, was reported captured 10th April 1918 and subsequently repatriated 13th December 1918. Two telegrams were sent to his father: 11th May 1918 ‘Am well, leg improving, send parcels to Gefangeneulager (Detention Camp) Pforzheim, Baden’. The second was dated 13th May 1918:

The other was of a school cricket team, a member of which was James Snape. The latter photo was taken around 1903 and is of Macclesfield Grammar School 1st Eleven.

‘Am well, leg practically healed up. Instruct Spicer & Pegler, Accountancy Coaches, London send following books: - Advanced bookkeeping, Income Tax Bills, Bills of Exchange, Commercial Law’. He clearly spent his time as a prisoner of war productively given that by 1939 he is seen living at ‘The Hurst’, Hurst Lane, Bollington, described as a chartered accountant. He died 29th December 1940. *** The teacher asked her Sunday School class: ‘If I sold my house and my car, had a big car boot sale and gave all my money to the church, would I get into Heaven?’ ‘No!’ the children all answered. ‘If I cleaned the church every day, mowed the grass, and kept everything neat and tidy, would I get into Heaven?’ Again, the answer was, ‘No!’

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‘Well,’ she continued, ‘then how can I get into Heaven?’ A five-year-old boy shouted out, ‘You’ve got to be dead first!’ Page 9

Training as a Nurse in the 1950s Following on from Glen’s first article in the summer edition of HotPott, we continue along Glen’s journey as a student nurse… From our first ward and all through our training, we each owned a ‘Blue Book’ in which was printed and illustrated every procedure we needed to know, from simple bed making to far more complicated processes. Each of these had to be performed in front of sister to her standard of perfection before she would sign one up as being competent. From time to time, these books were sent to Matron’s Office for a check on our progress; Matron’s Office consisted of Matron in her inner sanctum and several Assistant Matrons and it was a terrifying experience for a student nurse to be summoned there. These luminaries would also make unexpected visits to the ward and whoever first spotted one would have to welcome and escort them to the senior nurse on duty. The same thing happened when a consultant arrived, usually with his firm of registrar, houseman and retinue of students, to do a round. We had a three months' long spell of night duty each year, working 12 hours a night for 10 nights and then having four nights off. Patients generally stayed in hospital for longer in the 1950s, so we had time to get to know them and could easily follow their progress or sometimes, sadly, their decline. There was usually more time at night to talk to and help reassure worried patients. I still remember many Page 10

of them with affection. One of the most daunting tasks on night duty was taking Night Sister round the ward. We had to know the name, diagnosis, medication and treatment and the kind of day each patient had had. If it was a surgical ward we also had to know the operation, premedication, anaesthetic, outcome, treatment and condition of each patient. Imagine the horror of running out of patients in one’s mind as one approached the last bed. At that time, the East End was full of really poor people who had been attracted to the comparative prosperity of London from other parts of Britain; there were also many Jewish refugees who had settled in the East End after escaping from a war-torn Europe. From 1740 to the advent of the NHS in 1948, our hospital had been financed entirely by private charity to serve the sick and poor of the East End. When I was there, the people of Whitechapel held the hospital in high esteem, particularly the nurses. We never felt unsafe and I remember ‘Tubby’ Isaacs, who ran the seafood stall opposite the hospital, offering us plates of cockles or whelks as a treat. Many of them had either been patients or had relatives who had and they were so grateful. Each year, we had a study-block where we had lectures for one day a week for several weeks. We were fortunate in having some of the best surgeons, physicians and pharmacists etc. to teach us. One of my favourites was a physician who was Dean and historian of the hospital; he constantly reminded us that patients were people and that we should get to know as much about each one as possible. ‘Learn from your patients with the aid of textbooks and not the other way around.’ It was sound advice as in exams I found it easier to remember Mrs. Smith in a particular ward than a case history HotPott - September 2018

in a textbook. It was a cardinal sin for us to refer to any patient as a case; we always had to use a surname and title. We were never allowed to use first names as it was felt that a patient might experience a loss of dignity on coming into hospital so we should give them as much respect as possible. Most of us really loved our training and would have worked all hours for nothing but twice during mine I hated it. Once was when I was sent to work in the Diet Kitchen and spent hours making fortified milk. Only one nurse worked there at a time and the dieticians weren’t particularly friendly, finding constantly changing student nurses a bit of a nuisance, I suppose. The only bright spot in the day was being allowed to accompany the porter taking the meals to the wards where I could meet patients again. Theatres was the other place I hated, not because of the surgery but because I was assigned to a theatre with an extremely bad tempered sister. We knew she hadn’t been trained at The London but were not prepared to excuse her on those grounds. She surpassed herself one day by shouting at us junior nurses with an unusually blasphemous curse. The surgeon whom we knew to be a Christian spoke quietly: ‘Sister, if you are unable to restrain your language, please leave the theatre’. Fortunately, our facemasks covered our jubilant grins. At that time, a work-study technician was also in theatres trying to ascertain the quickest way to do various things, a fairly new science then. He was doomed to failure as far as we were concerned because he was trying to teach us short cuts to and from the theatre as we were sent on errands just as we were trying to spend as much time out of Sister’s reach as possible. At the start of each day in the wards, sister would kneel on a hassock and we would kneel on the floor around her. She’d ring a small silver bell and pray The London HotPott - September 2018

Hospital prayer: ‘Almighty and Ever-loving God Who didst send Thine only Son, Jesus Christ to be the Saviour of men, we pray Thee as earnestly as we can to bless the work done at The London Hospital. Bless all those whether rich or poor, who have denied themselves to help the hospital. Help all those who are nurses to have always present to their minds the example of our Blessed Saviour’s love and sympathy for the poor and suffering. Give them grace and patience faithfully to fulfil their holy calling, doing all as unto Thee, and we pray Thee to crown their work with success and happiness. We commend O God the patients to Thy loving care. Soothe their pain, relieve their anxiety; lead them to a knowledge and love of Thee; give them patience under their sufferings, and a happy ending to all their trouble. We pray Thee also to remember the husbands (or wives) and children of the women (or men) here, and to help them in their trouble and distress. Grant this, we humbly beseech Thee, O God, for Thy Son Jesus Christ’s sake. Amen’ On so many grounds this would be unimaginable in today’s NHS but to those of us with eyes to see and ears to hear, we knew that God answered us each day. When we finally qualified after three years, gaining our state registration and our London Hospital badge, about a third of our set became staff nurses as I did, a third went on to do midwifery and a third married soon after qualifying. Page 11

Missionary Matters

Megumi and Helen Fazakerley joined the rest of the Malawi Service in Mission (SIM) team at the annual Spiritual Life conference, held this year in the foothills of Mount Mulanje overlooking the tea plantations on the plains below. The speaker was the International Director of SIM, Joshua Bogunjoko. He and his wife are both doctors; they served in a number of missionary hospitals before taking up their present post in 2013. Helen has recently taken up the violin again after many years and played in the music group accompanying worship at the conference.

the Lord is working in Thailand, though lots of challenges remain.

The Evangelical Bible College of Malawi (EBCoM), where Megumi teaches, is on holiday at the moment but Megumi is spending an awful lot of time on the challenging task of updating the database of students’ personal information and grades. Also, the college has just undertaken a second admission interview day for about 20 new candidates as the majority of the potential students interviewed in May are unable to take up their places as the expected sponsorship has not materialised, which will reduce the number of students significantly and is likely to have a noticeable impact on the college’s finance in the coming year. At the EBCoM graduation in July, not only did the graduates hire gowns they kitted out their children too who were graduating from the nursery class!

The McCleans are also supporting Sompon, a lady who with her husband belongs to a church without a pastor, as she prepares a weekly sermon for their group; prayers were requested for a pastor to be found. We were also asked to pray for a Christian Afghan refugee couple, Sarah and Maya and their new baby Assafthat, they may get a new safe home, and also for another Afghan asylum seeker, Kaliel, that he may be given refugee status too.

Johnny told us about Lek, a single mother with two daughters who was virtually destitute when the church came to her aid by renovating her leaking roof; they showed her such unexpected love that she came to church and in due course became a believer. The McCleans now employ Lek to help in the house as a means of giving her some income. We were asked to pray that Lek’s two daughters might come to faith and that Lek might be a great witness for Jesus in the slum Mahathai community where she lives.

John Ryley

As you will see from the photographs on the inside back cover, we had a great time with Johnny and Ann McClean, our missionary partners in Thailand, when they visited us at the vicarage in July during their whistle stop tour of family and supporters in the UK during Ann’s summer break. It was wonderful to hear some very encouraging news of how Page 12

Now back in Thailand (which will please the McClean children Matt, Beth and Josh!), Ann asks us to pray for a group of mums and grannies from the slum community who were in church recently; their children come to Sunday School. There is a video clip of a Bible study at Lek’s house on Facebook. Matt has just had a really good set of IGCSE results and will study for the International Baccalaureate in the sixth form. Johnny is currently with eight others at a Gospel coaching course for church planters; he’s finding the course very practical and challenging. Please hold our missionary partners in your prayers. HotPott - September 2018

BIG

THE QUIZ NIGHT: Saturday 17 November Pott Shrigley Church is taking part in the BIG QUIZ NIGHT being organised by Tearfund on Saturday 17 November. For one night only – churches and other groups up and down the country are being asked to take part in the biggest multi-venue, nationwide quiz ever. We’d love you to join in! Our quiz is to be held in Pott Shrigley Village Hall. Tearfund ask that we start the quiz at 7.45pm, but of course the village hall bar will be open before then! Recommended team size is between four and six, but we can be flexible. We will be asking for a donation for the event (suggested minimum £5) – all of which will be going to Tearfund. Please put the date in your diaries; tickets can be reserved from mid-October. For more information, or to reserve tickets, please contact Anne Murphy. Tel: 07891 953919

Rescue required! Hello, I hope you like my photograph, Duncan has taken it for me because although I have enjoyed my stay at St Christopher’s in Pott Shrigley I really would like to go home now and I think that my owner has forgotten what I look like. I am a very smart cake container with fold down, clip sides. I keep big cakes airtight and am a lovely blue colour and my care-takers think I am an aristocrat amongst cake containers. I was brought to an event in the springtime, everybody ate what was inside me but somehow I was left behind. They drink quite a lot of coffee here and sing and play musical instruments and have lots of chats, then there are little people who have water sprinkled on them and at other times ladies in big white frocks, hold hands with handsome men and they make promises to each other. Sometimes all is quiet and my carers listen to wise words and think about helping other people. It has all been very interesting but I would like to go home, so please do you recognise me? Or do you think a friend of yours might do? I do hope so, then I can go back to my job of keeping cakes delicious and moist and carrying them to places where they are all enjoyed. HotPott - September 2018

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Coffee Break ACROSS 1 Tertullus, who presented the high priest’s case against Paul in his trial before Felix, was one (Acts 24:1) (6) 4 As balm (anag.) (6) 8 Having explored Canaan, he and Joshua urged the Israelites to take possession of it (Numbers 13:30) (5) 9 On becoming king of Judah, he had all six of his brothers killed (2 Chronicles 21:4) (7) 10 ‘Even the — has found a home, and the swallow a nest for herself’ (Psalm 84:3) (7) 11 Banishment (Jeremiah 29:1) (5) 12 ‘And now I will show you the most — way’ (1 Corinthians 12:31) (9) 17 ‘Titus did not exploit you, did he? Did we not —— the same spirit and follow the same course?’ (2 Corinthians 12:18) (3,2) 19 Mice den (anag.)(7) 21 How Egypt is often described in the Old Testament: ‘the land of — ’ (Exodus 13:3) (7) 22 One of the first Levites to resettle in Jerusalem after the exile in Babylon (1 Chronicles 9:15) (5) 23 ‘As a sheep before her shearers is —,so he did not open his mouth’ (Isaiah 53:7) (6) 24 Paul’s birthplace (Acts 22:3)(6) DOWN 1 Ravenous insect inflicted on Egypt in vast numbers as the eighth plague (Exodus 10:14) (6) 2 Well-being (Philippians 2:20) (7) 3 Small piece of live coal or wood in a dying fire (Psalm 102:3) (5) HotPott - September 2018

5 Sportsman or woman (2 Timothy 2:5) (7) 6 The original name of Abraham’s wife (Genesis 17:15) (5) 7 ‘So in Christ we who are many form one body, and each — belongs to all the others’ (Romans 12:5) (6) 9 According to Peter, a wife’s beauty should not come from wearing this (1 Peter 3:3) (9) 13 ‘For God did not send his Son into the world to — the world’ (John 3:17) (7) 14 ‘The Lord of heaven and earth...does not live in — built by hands’ (Acts 17:24) (7) 15 ‘If your hand — you to sin,cut it off’(Mark 9:43)(6) 16 Something like these fell from Saul’s eyes as soon as Ananias placed his hands on him (Acts 9:18) (6) 18 Track (Job 41:30)(5) 20 Religious doctrine (5) Page 15

PCC Ponderings ‘Don’t mention the football!’ was the cry when 17 members of the PCC gathered on 3rd July. The meeting clashed with one of England’s World Cup matches and we wanted to keep the hope alive till we got home rather than have any spoilers about how play might be going. David Garton and Gill Mosley had recently been to a diocesan training day on opening church buildings to the public. David had already circulated PCC members with background information from the training and proposed that a small group be appointed to look into this question further. Six people, including Mike Akerman as chairman, will consider issues such as the timing of opening, security and the need for literature or other information to be available for visitors. It is proposed that the group should look initially at the question of whether the church should be open or not and, if it is going to be open, the details of how to implement this.

under the chairmanship of David Gem should give careful consideration to the questions of whether the project should go ahead, whether the design should be altered to address current needs, or whether the needs (especially those of youth and junior church and a safe refreshment area) can be met in another way. The group will report back to the PCC. It is some years since the church room was first proposed and in that time our financial situation has changed; it is recognised that affordability must form an important element of any discussions.

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Over the last few months there have been discussions on the proposed church room and views are divided about whether to proceed. A planning application earlier this year was unsuccessful; modifications have now been made to the plans to address the points raised by the planners. Some PCC members see great benefits in the facilities the new room will bring, whilst others feel the money could be better spent on something else. In summarising the situation, Duncan praised the tremendous amount of work done on this project by Ian Malyan – initially in partnership with the late Colin Taylor – and latterly single-handed. The next stage would be to re-submit the plans, but before doing this it was agreed that a working group Page 16

David Garton has been co-ordinating some work to the church building. Water was leaking around the skylight over the Lowther pew; the lead flashing has now been repaired to put this right so the area of plaster damaged by this leak can now be replaced. The quinquennial report highlighted areas of damaged and eroded stonework, the need for new stonework and a replacement access door at the top of the tower roof and areas where the pointing needs to be replaced. These repairs, including architects’ fees, will cost £23,350 plus VAT (to be reclaimed at a later date). The contractor, Malletts, has been given the go-ahead. Vicar David has been looking ahead to the Christmas services and how best to arrange things in view of how the dates fall this year, Christmas Day being on a Tuesday. An extra carol service is proposed this year, so there will be two on Sunday, 23rd December, one on Thursday, 20th December and one on Sunday, 16th December; more details will be published nearer the time. Other dates for our diaries are Sundays 23rd September and 7th October which have been set aside to focus HotPott - September 2018

on the subject of ‘giving’. On the fund-raising side, Mary confirmed that a choir concert will take place in church on Saturday, 27th October. Keith Yearsley, who is a regular speaker at Church Guild, organist and choirmaster at Gawsworth and director of two local choirs, including the Oriana Choir in Macclesfield, has offered to visit with his choir on what promises to be a thoroughly enjoyable evening.

Recipe of the Month Fruit teabread

As some HotPott readers will know the Matheson family spend lots of their time ringing church bells (and the rest of their time trying to persuade others to join them at St Christopher’s).

Cindy Maude We particularly enjoy visiting different churches in all parts of the UK to ring bells, an activity that has taken us to many remote and beautiful villages and fascinating churches. This hobby rejoices in the name of ‘tower grabbing’, and can be quite energetic. The sight of our friend Cindy cutting cake for us to eat with our afternoon cup of tea on a recent trip to Devon was therefore very welcome, particularly after ringing at nine different towers already that day with several more to go. The recipe comes from the ‘Stork Cook Book’, which Cindy was introduced to in school cookery lessons and this moist teabread is a firm family favourite. 4oz (100g) Stork table margarine (other margarines are available!) ½ pint (300ml) tea HotPott - September 2018

6oz (175g) mixed dried fruit 4oz (100g) castor sugar 9oz (250g) self raising flour 1 level teaspoon bicarbonate of soda ½ level teaspoon salt ½ level teaspoon ground mixed spice Preheat oven to 230ᵒC/Gas mark 8/350ᵒF Grease and bottom line a 2lb loaf tin Place margarine, tea, fruit and sugar in a saucepan. Stir continuously over a low heat, bring to boil and simmer for 4 minutes. Allow to cool. Sieve together the flour, bicarbonate of soda, salt and mixed spice; mix thoroughly with all other ingredients and place in prepared tin. Place in middle of pre-heated oven and cook for 1 – 1¼hours. Leave in tin for 10 minutes, turn out and cool on wire tray. Serve sliced and spread with Stork (or butter). Variation: Orange and sultana: use 6oz (175g) sultanas instead of mixed dried fruit and grated rind of orange instead of mixed ground spice.

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The Suffering Church Although we are conscious of the maltreatment many Christians across the world receive because of their faith, we are less aware that the persecution and discrimination does not always end when they leave their homelands. Many fleeing anti-Christian violence escape with nothing but their lives. Boko Haram attacks have caused hundreds of thousands of Christians to flee to IDP (internally displaced people) camps in Nigeria where the spectre of violence and discrimination in aid distribution follows them. South Sudanese Christian refugees who cannot reach Uganda end up in (North) Sudan where the government refuses them food aid unless they convert to Islam; they also forbid churches to help them. Eritrean Christian refugees in Israel find it almost impossible to make a living due to the government’s restrictive policies designed, the Eritreans believe, to break their spirits and force them from the country. Syrian and Iraqi Christians escaping genocidal violence at the hands of Islamist militant groups such as Islamic State dare not seek refuge in ‘normal’ displaced persons’ camps for fear of further persecution by some of the Muslims living there. Western governments and the UN do not usually recognise the particular suffering of Christians or grant them asylum on that basis. In 2016, the UK accepted only 27 Christians out of 7,499 Syrian refugees, despite them comprising 10% of the Syrian population and being persistent targets of jihadist organisations. Barnabas’ Refugees Fund gives practical help to thousands of Christian IDPs and refugees, and Operation Safe Havens, launched in 2015, has so far rescued 2,550 Christians from Syria and Iraq, safely resettling them in several different countries. Page 18

Syrian family helped by Barnabas Fund to resettle

In July many church services were shut down in Sri Lanka by mobs threatening violence. In one incident a number of Buddhist monks and local villagers arrived at a church and demanded the pastor stopped all services; they were verbally abusive, threatening to assault and kill the Christians unless they complied. Elsewhere in Sri Lanka around 55 people, including a number of public officials, surrounded a church one Sunday and threatened to attack with sticks and bars if the worship service was not stopped within 15 minutes; the pastor complied after which the mob dispersed. In a similar incident on the same day, a member of a Christian congregation was assaulted and Bibles removed from his church by a crowd of Buddhist monks and villagers. Although Christians make up a not inconsiderable eight percent of the population of Sri Lanka, they face frequent persecution and local opposition, often led by Buddhist monks

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though attacks on Christians by Hindus is common in some areas. In Egypt security guards stopped a suicide bomber attacking a church north of Cairo in mid August; the bomber then detonated his explosive vest 250m from the church, killing himself and a passer-by and injuring a policeman. Egyptian security services subsequently arrested seven in relation to the attack but at the time of writing no organisation has claimed responsibility. Islamic State terrorists have attacked a number of Egyptian churches in the last two years. In December 2017, nine Christians were killed when gunmen targeted a church south of Cairo, while nearly 50 Christians were killed in bombings at multiple churches on Palm Sunday 2017. In Iran 12 Christian converts, originally arrested in 2015 then bailed while the case against them was processed, have each been sentenced to one year in prison after being found guilty of ‘propaganda activities against the Islamic Republic of Iran’ and of being ‘in favour of Zionist Christianity by holding house churches, inviting people to Christianity, and inclination to the land of Christianity’. One convert, Pavam, described how interrogators seemed to be wanting the Christians to confess to communication abroad, specifically with America, Britain and Israel; this accusation appears to be behind the allegation of ‘inclination to the land of Christianity’. Payam had been harassed for several years before he was arrested: ‘The pressure and harassment of the security forces on me began in early 2012, and I was repeatedly summoned [by police] … and interrogated about evangelism and communication with abroad … because I had a boutique shop in Bushehr, a number of officers’ family members in the office knew me and informed … against me’.

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Christian convert Payam

Remember the poor when you look out on fields you own, on your plump cows grazing. Remember the poor when you look into your barn at the abundance of your harvest. Remember the poor when the wind howls and the rain falls, as you sit warm in your dry house…. The poor have no food except what you feed them No shelter except your house when you welcome them, No warmth except your glowing fire. Ancient Celtic Poem

Protect me, dear Lord; My boat is so small, And Your sea is so big. A Breton fisherman’s prayer Page 19

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Please contact Yvette 0161 485 6135 7th Sept 14th Sept 21st Sept 28th Sept 5th Oct

Mrs Meecham; Mrs Winstanley Mr & Mrs Akerman (Wedding Sat 15th, 14.00) Mr & Mrs Ferguson (Wedding Sat 22nd , 13.00) Mr & Mrs Currell Dr Angie Davies

Tea & Coffee

Contact Carole on 01625 820533 9th Sept 16th Sept 23rd Sept 30th Sept 7th Oct

Madeline & Pam Jean Ferguson & Christina Helen & Kim Ros & Sheila Peter & Eileen

Flowers

Contact Gill: 01625 829819 9th Sept 16th Sept 23rd Sept 30th Sept 7th Oct

Dorothy Sharpley, in memory of Peter Gill Mosley, in memory of her father (13/9) Wedding Mike & Sue in memory of Mike’s parents Vacant

Forthcoming weddings Contact - Pam: 01625 575010

15th September 2pm Kim Wainwright & Rebecca Hampson 22nd September 1pm Charles Workman & Hannah Riley We wish them joy in their preparations. *** A little boy opened the big family Bible. He was fascinated as he fingered through the old pages. Suddenly something fell out of the Bible. He picked up the object and looked at it. What he saw was an old leaf that had been pressed in between the pages. ‘Mum, look what I found!’ the boy called out with astonishment in his voice. He turned the leaf over and over. ‘I think it’s Adam’s underwear.’ Page 26

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From the Registers Baptism

We welcome: August 5th Samuel Thomas Allaby

Funerals & Interment of Ashes our thoughts and prayers are with the family and friends of: July 19th Grace Parrott August 3rd John Milner

Weddings Congratulations to: July 28th Lee Waterman & Victoria Wild August 4th Michael Williams & Emma Stafford August 11th Richard Powell & Danielle Mallas August 18th Nicholas Savage & Jessica Green

Back to School - and Daily Life Most Christians don’t really believe that the ordinary things they do every day have anything much to do with God’s purposes in time and eternity. But the reality is that God can and does work through His people… among the people they naturally meet, doing the things they normally do.’ (Mark Greene). September is the time when we get back to our normal routines after the summer break. It’s a good opportunity to ask how God wants us to make a difference in our workplace, school, family or with friends. Paul writes: ‘And whatever you do, whether in word or deed, do it all in the name of the Lord Jesus, giving thanks to God the Father through him.’ Colossians 3:17. As disciples, we are called to do the ordinary things in the name of Jesus, i.e. act in the way Jesus would in our situation. ‘WHATEVER you do’: God is at work in every aspect of our lives. He can use whatever we HotPott - September 2018

do to make a difference to those around. Do we believe this? Our lives shouldn’t be like an orange, segmented into the sacred and secular, but more like an apple, in which the whole is available to God. ‘Whatever YOU do’: God wants to use us to make a difference to the people and places where we spend time. We can trust Him for the resources we need hour by hour, day by day, year by year. What do we need from Him? Whatever you DO’: Our work is for God alone, out of gratitude for God’s love for us. How does this perspective make a difference when what we do seems hard, unrewarding, or unappreciated by others? ‘Work doesn’t take us away from God; it continues the work of God.’ Eugene Peterson. Page 27

September 2nd. 8.30am 10.45am

Services

Holy Communion Holy Communion

James 1:17-27; Mark 7:1-8,14-15,21-23 David Swales

Holy Communion Morning Worship

James 2:1-10,14-17; Mark 7:24-37

Holy Communion Family Service & Baptism

Matthew 14:22-33

Holy Communion Morning Worship

2 Corinthians 9:6-15; Mark 12:41-44

David Swales

John 15:1-17

David Swales

Romans 12:1-13; Matthew 6:1-4,19-21

David Swales

9th. 8.30am 10.45am

Lynne Bowden

16th. 8.30am 10.45am

David Swales David Swales & Steve Murphy

23rd. 8.30am 10.45am

30th. Harvest 8.30am 10.45am

Holy Communion All Age Worship

October 7th. 8.30am 10.45am

Holy Communion Holy Communion

All readings will be the same at 8.30 and 10.45 unless otherwise indicated.

A summer holiday visiting old ruins was just the thing to put the vicar's leaky roof problems into perspective.

Front and inside cover photos â&#x20AC;&#x201C; Praise & Play Summer Visit to Blaze Farm As can be seen from the photos, a good time was had by both adults and children. Photographs taken by Kim Swales. Page 28

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Sidespeople and Prayers September 2nd. 8.30am 10.45am

Prayers

Mr. K. Ardern Mrs. E. Harper + Mr. I. Malyan + Mrs. E. Buffey Extra Readers: Mrs. A. Meecham

Gartons

9th. 8.30am 10.45am

Miss G. Mosley Mr. R. Gem & Mr. D. Gem

Murphys

Mr. K. Ardern Mr. S. Heathcote + Mr. I. Currell + Mr. I. Malyan

Children

16th. 8.30am 10.45am

23rd. 8.30am 10.45am

Miss G. Mosley Mrs. C. Taylor + Mr. C. Potter Extra Readers: Mr. K. Meecham

Pam Cooke

30th. Harvest 8.30am 10.45am

Mr. & Mrs. R. Stratford Mr. & Mrs. S. Potts Extra Readers: Mr. D. Davie

Sandy Milsom

October 7th. 8.30am 10.45am

Mr. K. Ardern Mrs. E. Harper + Mr. & Mrs. R. Ferguson

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Weekly:

Regular Church Activities

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. YOUTH CHURCH - (Year 6 and above) - generally 2nd and 4th Sunday of each month. CRECHE - Held during the 10:45am service in the tower vestry. HOME GROUPS - Five groups offering fellowship, worship and Bible study: Daytime - Monday 10.30am, The Vicarage; David Swales, 575846 Rainow - Monday 8:00 - 9:30pm, New Hey Farm, Rainow; 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 7:00 - 7.45pm in the tower vestry; Yvonne Foster, 576419 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 The list above was last revised on 24th March, 2018. All telephone numbers are prefixed with 01625. Please give corrections and additions to magazine@pottshrigleychurch.org.uk.

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After inspection, Callum was allowed into the Animals' Service.

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Directory Priest-in-charge:

Rev. David Swales, The Vicarage, Spuley Lane, SK10 5RS

575846

vicar@pottshrigleychurch.org.uk 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, New Hey Farm, Macclesfield Road, Rainow, SK10 5UU

573492

veronagartons@btinternet.com David Gem, Ridge Hall Farm, Ridge Hill, Sutton, Macclesfield, SK11 0LU

01260 252287

davidgem@gmail.com 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, kennedyp@tuckerssolicitors.com

Gift Aid & Planned Giving:

Sally Winstanley, 3 Green Close Cottages, Pott Shrigley, SK10 5SG

07850 740335

Organists:

Mary Currell, 61 Crossfield Road, Bollington, SK10 5EA

574545

sjwinstanley.ps@gmail.com 573735

marycurrell61@btinternet.com David Garton, as above

573492

Andy Phillips, 26 Hurst Lane, Bollington, SK10 5LP

07881 358976

andyphillips@totalise.co.uk Weekly Bulletin:

David Gem, as above

Electoral Roll and Safeguarding officer:

Kath Matheson, Church View Cottage, Pott Shrigley, SK10 5SA

01260 252287

Tower Captain:

Duncan Matheson, Church View Cottage, Pott Shrigley, SK10 5SA

Pastoral Care Team:

Kim Swales, The Vicarage, Spuley Lane, SK10 5RS

575846

Church Guild:

Georgina Wray, 14 Paladin Place, Bank Close, Macclesfield, SK11 7HE

615547

574983

kmmpott@yahoo.co.uk 574983

dmmpott@yahoo.co.uk

georginawray@btinternet.com Childrenâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Ministry:

Anne Murphy, 14 Silver Street, Bollington, SK10 5QL

575768

annemurphy1214@gmail.com 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:

Pam Cooke, weddings@pottshrigleychurch.org.uk

Head Teacher:

Joanne Bromley, Pott Shrigley Church School SK10 5RT

573260

head@pottshrigley.cheshire sch.uk Website:

Tess Phillips, 26 Hurst Lane, Bollington, SK10 5LP info@pottshrigleychurch.org.uk

PCC Members:

574768 (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, Mike Akerman, Sheila Garton, Ian Malyan, David Garton, Sandy Milsom, Gill Mosley, Anne Murphy, Kath Matheson, Chris Day.

This directory was updated on 12th August 2018. Please give corrections and additions to magazine@pottshrigleychurch.org.uk