HotPott September 2023

Dear friends,

As some of us return from summer holidays, 2023 may be remembered as a record breaker. Here in the UK many of us have faced a very wet and unusually cold summer, whilst others have had to be careful in the extreme heat on European holidays. Some living in regions where there have been freak events have lost homes and livelihoods.

The World Meteorological Organisation has stated: ‘The extreme weather which has affected many millions of people in July and August is unfortunately the harsh reality of climate change and a foretaste of the future. The need to reduce greenhouse gas emissions is more urgent than ever before. Climate action is not a luxury but a must.’

The Bible has something to say on how we as humans were designed to live in harmony with God, each other, and the earth. The concept of shalom could give us some hope and direction as we reflect on the changes we all need to make in the face of climate stress.

Shalom can be described as a state of being where we have

right relationships with God, neighbours and creation. In Jeremiah 29:4 & 7 we read: ‘seek the peace and prosperity (shalom) of the city to which I have carried you into exile. Pray to the Lord for it, because if it prospers (shalom), you too will prosper (shalom).’

The early church sought the welfare of others in their city. They were not a withdrawn community like other minority religious groups, but actively engaged in the civic life of the towns and cities where they lived. They acted as benefactors to their cities and sought to bring credit to the gospel by leading exemplary lives in the public realm.

We know that the earthly city will never fully achieve shalom until Christ returns, but we are nonetheless called to seek the common good, to promote the welfare of our city, and to build communities that embody right and harmonious relationships between God, persons, and the non-human creation.

With this in mind, throughout September there is a series of events led by HOPE in NE Cheshire. It is called Celebrating

Lynn Caudwell

the Season of Creation 2023, ‘Let Justice and peace flow’. There is a clear timetable with a variety of activities, talks, films and worship services (see page 5). It would be wonderful if some of us could actively join in, whilst others of us may need to pray at home.

So, as we come to the end of an unusual summer, let us be motivated to get involved in prayer and action to see shalom being spread throughout our wider community.

With love, Lynn.

PCC Ponderings

The parochial church council (PCC) last met on 3rd July. As it was the first meeting since the annual church meeting, the following appointments were made:

Chairman: Duncan Matheson

Treasurer: Peter Kennedy

Secretary: Rebecca Roth-Beister Standing Committee: vicar, church wardens, David Garton & Duncan Matheson.

Chris Day was thanked for being our secretary over recent years and for all he had done for the PCC in that time.

The meeting then proceeded to discuss its usual topics, including buildings, finances, data protection and safeguarding, and to receive a report from Rev. Lynn on her first few months in role.

As the current location for cremated remains is full, a new one was proposed and agreed (see photo). Permission will be needed from the diocese before this location can be formally designated.

The locking eyes for bicycles have been fitted to the churchyard wall near the external wall to the toilet. If you are a cyclist, you can now secure your bike here.

The chancel working group, now including Rev. Lynn, met and discussed ideas, particularly to address concerns about safety on the steps while taking communion. The PCC supported the group’s proposals, one

of which was to seek advice from the church architect. The temporary removal of the choir pews and prayer desks has been extended until the end of 2023.

Details for the mortar repairs, identified as necessary in the last quinquennial inspection, have been approved. The lightning conductor repair has been completed successfully. The parking area at the vicarage has been re-stoned and the school minibus is now kept

Sheila Garton

Site of proposed cremated remains plot

Snapshot of Events

See Calendar for more details

Friday 1 September 7.00pm

Let Justice and Peace Flow

Prayer Service at Riverside Park Meet at carparkRiverside Park, SK10 2SL

Saturday 9 September 10.00am

The call is for everyone to “join the river of justice and peace, to take up climate and ecological justice, and to speak out with and for communities most impacted by climate injustice and the loss of biodiversity.”

Celebrating the Season of Creation 2023

Explore Natural History: Natural Future Working with nature in over the years. Meet at the bottom of 108 Steps, Waters Green for a 2 mile walk to Danes Moss.

Sunday 10 September 12.00 –2.00pm Family Fun Afternoon in West Park Scavenger hunt, quizzes and games. Meet at the Rangers Hut next to the Café.

Thursday 14 September 7.00pm for 7.30pm

Biodiversity is being lost at a rate not seen since the last mass extinction. The futures of young people are threatened by the cascading impacts of the loss of biodiversity and a changing climate.

“Let Justice and Peace Flow” 1 September4 October

Sustainable Shopping How to shop sustainably. At Scoop and Scales, The Old Sunday School, SK11 6UT

Sunday 17 September 2.00pm

The urgency grows and we must make visible peace with Earth and on Earth, at the same time that justice calls us to repentance and a change of attitude and actions. As we join the river of justice and peace with others then hope is created instead of despair.

Join us for this Eco Festival of Events in and around Macclesfield to raise awareness and take action in protecting our local and international environment.

Creation Walk 3 mile walk to appreciate God’s creation Redesmere Sailing Club, Siddington, SK11 9JU (format.merchant.untrained)

Wednesday 20th September Film –The letter Doors open at 7.30pm for 8.00pm start. Cinemac, The Old Sunday School, SK11 6UT Free, donations appreciated.

Saturday 23 September 6.30 — 8.00pm

Saving our Planet Workshop and Worship For young people 8+ (with an adult). The Hope Centre, Park Green, SK11 7NA Book via The Hope Centre 01625 404384.

Tuesday 3 October 7.30pm

“How to clean up a river: the Bollin and Dean” Talk St. Michael’s Church, Market Place, SK10 1DY

Wednesday 4 October at 7.30pm Celebration & Feast of St Francis of Assisi Prayer Service to close and thank God for the Season of Creation East Cheshire Hospice, Millbank Drive, SK10

You can find this calendar of reflections and events at:

CreationEvents2023.pdf (stalbanmacc.org.uk) or you can contact: Bernadette Bailey at justiceandpeacemacc@gmail.com or 07831 647 928

The Macclesfield Churches in HOPE North East Cheshire warmly invite you to join in this period of daily reflection and action. See the Calendar inside or scan the QR code for more information.

The Season of Creation in Macclesfield is coordinated by St. Alban's Justice and Peace Group

there. An automower has been installed in the garden and is busy keeping the grass under control; in case you get to meet him, his name is Leif!

Actions from the fire risk assessment are in hand. Things done to improve our safety in the event of a fire include placing fire exit signs for the chancel and vestry doors, removing the curtains from the side door and testing the pew cushions for flammability (the foam doesn’t burn, the covers burn very slowly).

There is now a card payment machine available to use, located by the sidesperson’s

pew. We will also be getting a giving station from Chester Diocese in September. (They are really easy to use – I tried one out in St Mary’s, Beverley, last week!)

There have been no reports of any safeguarding incidents and more people have completed the appropriate training.

In her vicar’s report, Rev. Lynn described how in these early days as priest-in-charge at St Christopher’s, she has been trying things out and doing a lot of reflecting. She has engaged with our school, going in twice a week, with Simon, to take collective worship and to do some singing with the children. She has arranged for a preschool group, Little Doves, to start in September. Lynn has been involved with the first two church-in-the-pub events in Bollington and started to engage with HOPE in NE Cheshire. In addition, she has found herself busy with an unusually high level of pastoral activity.

The next meeting is due to take place on 13th September.

Pott Shrigley Cricket Club: the 2023 1st XI season so far…

When the great writers and thinkers of the cricketing world come to review the English season of 2023, what with the flourishing of Bazball*, two of the greatest Ashes series

Andy Matheson

ever and possibly another English World Cup triumph, the tale of plucky underdogs, Pott Shrigley, fighting against the odds to stay up in the Derbyshire and Cheshire League Division 1 might just get overlooked. Fortunately then for you, reader of HotPott, an admittedly less talented writer and thinker can take you through the inside story of the season so far.

Having been promoted last year to the top

division, Pott Shrigley started the season well, firstly by recruiting a gun (apparently means highly competent, editor) batsman from Queenstown, New Zealand, Simon Rajwer, and then by beating Newton CC in the opening game of the season, a low scoring affair in which a total of 103 runs were scored by both teams. Indeed, after we were bowled out for 53, one member of the opposition commented: ‘I’ve never seen a score that low.’ Fortunately for us we proceeded to bowl them out for 50 and won the game, prompting an immediate re-evaluation of the lowest score seen by said player.

Next up were title-chasing Dove Holes, and despite Dove’s insistence on the excellent drainage properties of the limestone plateau underlying their ground, it was difficult to

Leif the vicarage lawnmower

argue with ongoing rainfall and standing water on a good length of the wicket and the game was abandoned after our innings. Unfortunately, the month of May was not too kind to us in our league campaign, with a few losses and not much to write to HotPott about, but our T20 cup form was excellent, including a victory with just 10 men against Whaley Bridge and heroically beating a Buxworth team filled with under 15s by 137 runs.

June came around and we were back to winning ways. It may be hard to cast your mind back to the start of June (time of writing start of August and it’s been raining for four weeks) but it was beautiful, climate changesque weather which produced wickets perfect for batting on. So it was against New Mills where 500 runs were scored, 300 for us and 200 for them, including a brilliant 132 from Kiwi Simon.

After losing by nine wickets to table-topping Woodley, the game of the season followed against Tintwhistle. Chasing 196, a brilliant tail-end effort from Andy Tatton got us to within touching distance before agonisingly being all out just four runs short of our target. Win or lose, these are the games that we love to play in, and which make cricket such a good sport to play.

And with July washing most of the games out, here we are coming into the final few weeks of the season, sitting 10th of 12 with two going down. A big push is required to ensure

survival in the top division next season. The positive news is that we are in the quarter finals of the T20 cup, with a shot at finals day if we win that.

Things are looking up for Pott and it would be great to see some fresh faces. Contact me on 07446 194777 for nets times (adult nets on a Wednesday evening either at the ground or at King’s Macclesfield depending on weather), or for next season winter nets (adult and junior) which start in February with details to come on the Pott Shrigley CC Facebook page.

*For the uninitiated, Bazball is a different style of playing cricket [bat with no fear, play ambitious shots and rack up runs quickly] introduced in 2022 by England coach, Brendon (Baz) McCullum, and Captain Ben Stokes, resulting in high scores and exciting cricket, but not, unfortunately, the return of the little wooden urn! Editor.

And a quick update, review of the Derbyshire & Cheshire Cricket League website shows Pott are currently sitting eighth in the league… Go Pott!

A climate changesque day at Pott Shrigley CC

Dove Holes CC before rain stopped play

Flix in the Stix, another triumphant year

Apparently the internet phenomenon that is Barbenheimer, which began circulating on social media before the recent simultaneous release of two blockbuster films, Barbie and Oppenheimer, is encouraging audiences to dress up for the occasion!

Peter Boulton

Flix however, not only got there before them, but went a stage further for our screening of Elvis: Yours Truly made a dramatic entrance, Elvis style, to the soundtrack Also Sprach Zarathustra, the theme from the film 2001: A Space Odyssey, followed by That’s All Right, sporting no less than a bejewelled white jumpsuit, red silk scarf and quiffed black wig. You don’t get that at the Odeon!

As the new season rapidly approached, Roger and Sheila Jenkins provided tea and cake as they hosted our August 2022 committee meeting. David Garton steered us towards simplified online voting and the provision of trailers for the next screening as we prepared a short list of films through to December. Meanwhile, in the wake of slightly lower audience numbers, Anthea Wilkinson drafted a flyer for distribution around Bollington, Kerridge, Rainow and Pott Shrigley, including the new residents of Normans Hall Mews.

Another record-breaking AGM of just under two minutes’ duration was held during the interval of our September film night. We even raffled a limited edition 2022 UK Jubilee Weekend 50p Celebration Set; this included two beautifully presented uncirculated 50 pence coins commemorating the Platinum Jubilee and Paddington at the Palace. We matched funded and again donated ‘from Pott to Project Peru’, the latter being a small registered charity run entirely by volunteers

and which offers food, clothes, shelter, education, health and fun to children from extreme poverty who live in the charity’s refuge in Zapallal, a desert shanty town on the edge of Lima. They also offer practical help to others in the local community and do some advocacy work.

The popular film, Mrs Harris Goes to Paris, presented technical challenges in advance of our November screening as we thought we may need to upgrade to a multi-region DVD player. Fortunately, the Blu Ray DVD received via Amazon USA played perfectly on our existing equipment. There are just no bounds to which we will go to satisfy our audience! Roger and Sheila once more hosted the November committee meeting where we selected additional film choices for February to March. Furthermore, arrangements were made to purchase the customary complimentary mince pies for the December film night from Belfields Village Bakery in Bollington.

Roger and Sheila offered their apologies for an extended absence in anticipation of their return to Oz in search of the sun for three months from January to March, though this didn’t excuse Roger from continuing to order both film and license from ‘way down under’! In Roger and Sheila’s absence our February meeting was kindly hosted by David and Sheila Garton. Film choices were selected for April to June with the aid of our very own film critic, Ann Gregory, and an additional exit via the end classroom was arranged to accommodate the conclusions of a recent fire risk assessment. We also decided to revert to Filmbank for the license to show each film, permitting a return to freely advertising film titles, and to help with this a request was made to include an advert for Flix on the St Christopher’s pew sheets on the Sunday prior to each Wednesday screening. With Easter firmly on the horizon, a Cadbury’s Cream Egg as a welcoming gesture seemed highly appropriate. Of course, Roger’s absence resulted in David skilfully juggling bar and projection duties, so ably assisted by Sheila in the drinks department.

Except for the first film of the season, we continue to afford you, our loyal viewers, the opportunity to vote for your choice of film. We hope you enjoyed the variety of films throughout the season; these included The Duke, Operation Mincemeat, Mrs Harris Goes to Paris, Top Gun Maverick, Fisherman’s Friends One and All (with accompanying Fisherman’s

Friend Original lozenges), The Outfit, Ticket to Paradise, Living, Elvis and Amsterdam. And finally, it continues to be a privilege to provide the experience of Junior Flix for the ever-increasing numbers of children of Pott Shrigley Church School.

And thanks to all the hard-working Flix team for keeping us entertained, though the editor wasn’t too sure the fancy dress element constituted entertainment…

Here’s to the 2023/24 season – do support Flix, you really will have a great time.

Congratulations to Emily and Fred…

Our cover this month shows beautiful bride Emily Wray and handsome new husband Fred Burrow, who were married at Pott on August 12th. Emily has lived in Pott for most of her life, and has worked as a teaching assistant at our church school.

We wish them every blessing and happiness in their married life together.

Thank you to Rick Gem for the photographs.

Remembering John Arrowsmith…

As many readers will know, our lovely friend John became ill earlier this year, and despite having multiple medical interventions, remained significantly unwell. He died on 13th July, and we remember this unassuming, kind, Christian gentleman with much love…

John was born on 8th September 1945 at Waters Green, Macclesfield, in a room above the café that his mum and dad owned. John had an older sister called Barbara.

John’s Dad worked for his brother’s small haulage business and his mum ran the café, where, at the age of three, John was put to work placing the pastry tops on his mum’s famous meat and potato pies – these were sold in the café and are probably what sparked John’s love of cooking in later life. In those days, a regular market was held in Waters Green and John, ever one to keep himself occupied, used to collect the old wooden crates from the stalls and chop them up to sell as bundles of firewood. (He reprised this role in later years by leaving bundles of kindling at the vicarage for David and Kim’s log burner – though he’d given up charging by then!) John was to work with wood throughout his life: leaving school at 15 years old with very little in the way of education

and qualifications, he began a joinery apprenticeship with John Clayton & Cooper Brothers joinery business in Macclesfield. He worked six days a week and on top of that travelled to evening classes at Stockport College, studying till 9:00pm thrice weekly. In 1961, whilst still an apprentice, John met Chris Biggar; the two teamed up to do small jobs in their spare evenings and weekends to earn extra money. They became a lifelong friends and business partners.

At the age of 18 John achieved his dream to own a Morris Minor, and when he was blessed with two daughters – Jane and Kathryn – he used his craftsmanship to build a trailer for the Morris Minor and used it to carry the equipment when he took his family camping. In later years they progressed to a touring caravan for family holidays and outings; a favourite destination was Oulton Park to watch the bike and motor car racing.

John with fox

John & Chris

In 1970 John and Chris formed a formal business partnership, Arrowsmith & Biggar, providing high class joinery and specialised construction. John and Chris remarked recently that it was a bit of a mouthful and would have simply been called A & B Joinery had it been named today. In 1973 they rented a workshop on River Street in Macclesfield from where they ran their business and manufactured their own products for jobs. They fulfilled many, many contracts in the North West: Manchester Grammar School’s library extension, Tegg’s Nose Ranger & Visitor Station, work at the Christie Hospital and a care home in Alderley Edge to name but a few. John often pointed out houses and other buildings to Liz as they drove round the area: ‘I put that roof on, we did those windows.’

John was very proud that throughout the years Arrowsmith & Biggar took on three apprentices: Grant, Gary and Richard –John considered it was: ‘their way of giving something back’. Richard, now an expert craftsman himself, has many fond memories of working with John and Chris – though

perhaps not of one of the first jobs they gave him of sealing underneath their new van! Chris said that he had a great business partner in John for over 40 years but an even greater friend for over 50 years; he will miss him every day.

John was an excellent craftsman, and a very practical and versatile man; he always had a project on the go, whether for home, friends and family, or a charity. The St Christopher’s family frequently benefitted from John’s amazing skills – from fixing cupboards, to making exquisite gifts from wood – all done with love and care. John gave time to other charitable causes, including helping to raise funds to buy an old ambulance for an orphanage in Romania; when it was restored and ready to go John took a couple of weeks off work and joined three other volunteers to help drive it to Romania.

John had a few hobbies over the years. He loved his trials motor bike and joined the Macclesfield & Hyde Trials Bike Club. He also bought a classic Dellow, a fun little car that he practically rebuilt before taking Liz out for many a trip in it, including meeting up with other Dellow owners from time to time. After retiring from the business John helped set up Poynton’s Men In Sheds, where he made many new friends and spent time on projects, sometimes for individual residents of Poynton and sometimes for the continued →

John celebrating

Teggs Nose construction

community. He built his own workshop at the bottom of the garden and spent hours in there working on projects.

Soon after they married, Liz persuaded John to go skiing, which they enjoyed many times visiting Austria, Norway, Canada and the US. They also loved travelling abroad and within the UK, taking their walking boots with them so they could explore the local areas and places away from the usual tourist routes.

John’s faith was an integral part of his life; he and Liz have attended Pott Shrigley Church for just over 30 years and were married here in June 1997. While I know family and friends will surely miss John greatly, I can testify that his passing will leave a huge hole here in the church family, where John was universally loved and admired.

The above words were taken, largely, from the eulogy Rev. David Swales gave at John’s funeral; St Christopher’s was packed, a testimony to how well John was loved. During his sermon, David spoke about John’s genuine and tangible faith, his clear belief in a forgiving God who loved him just as he was. John (and Liz) experienced some extremely tough times during his last few months, and whilst he sometimes felt very low, John never lost hope in knowing that Jesus was walking the difficult path with them both, which led ultimately to peace and calm. David referred to John’s faith as a diamond: tough, unassuming, genuine, pure, clear and of infinite value. Rest in peace John, and rise in glory.

St Christopher’s Pastoral Ministry

For pastoral support, a listening ear, a home visit, Holy Communion at home, prayer support or if you have a baptism enquiry please contact the pastoral ministry care team via Anne Murphy.

email:

pastoralteam@pottshrigleychurch.org.uk

telephone: 07891 953919

The cross made by John for Steve's ordination

The Dellow

Remembering Mary Pleeth…

The St Christopher’s church family was saddened when Mary died on 10th July 2023 after a long illness, but in many ways relieved as she is now with her heavenly Father. Daughters Anne and Rachel remember their Mum…

Mary, the only child of Winifred Dorothy and Edmund Thomas Challoner, was born just south of Liverpool in the (then) Cheshire village of Bebington, on January 23rd, 1941 –coinciding nicely with the intensive bombing of the Liverpool Docks! Edmund worked in the offices of the Cammell Laird shipbuilding company; he was too old to be called up for military service, but Mary remembered him doing fire watching duties. Mary told us stories of banging her head on the rusting roof of the Morrison air raid shelter that lived in their sitting room – I guess the room was a touch damp! Despite the privations of war and its aftermath, Mary enjoyed her childhood on the Wirral; she loved visiting her grandparents in nearby Port Sunlight and her cousin, Peter, also has happy memories of Christmases spent in Bebington with Mary and her parents during WW2.

Anne Murphy

Shortly after Mary started school in September 1945, she developed pneumonia associated with whooping cough. In common with Winston Churchill, Mary was an early beneficiary of M&B, the chemical antibiotic whose rapid deployment against bacterial infections was precipitated by the needs of the troops.

Mary attended Birkenhead High School where one of her many school achievements was the awarding of a certificate of merit in the ‘Art of Speaking Verse’, which explains why

she was always very particular about speech and pronunciation of words! Mary excelled at school, gaining A-levels in chemistry, biology and physics; she graduated from Birmingham University in 1961 with a BSc in biochemistry, making her parents very proud. Mary followed this up with a University Certificate in Education from Liverpool in 1962. Mary became a well-respected chemistry and biology secondary school teacher; she made some super friends through teaching over the years – many of whom she remained in touch with.

Whilst at Birmingham, Mary met Dad, John, who was an apprentice at the Austin car company at Longbridge. They married in July 1964 and enjoyed many happy years together. Their love and respect for each other was very evident, especially through the tough times of Mary's illnesses & Dad's sad journey with Alzheimer’s.

Mary Pleeth

After their wedding, Dad got a job in Blackley, North Manchester, and Mary taught science at Macclesfield High School for Girls. Initially they lived in Macclesfield, subsequently moving to Tytherington where they lived close to John’s parents and his sister Barbara and family. Mary enjoyed spending time with this extended family, especially Barbara's children Lisa, Jonathan and David.

Daughters Anne (me!) and Rachel were born in 1968 and 1970 respectively. Mum was very supportive of our hobbies and dreams, although strangely(!) she never agreed to Rachel’s regular request for a horse or, as a second choice, a dog; she was the only one, however, brave enough to handle Rachel's ferrets - Dad and I weren’t keen on them as they nipped. Mum provided lots of encouragement and helped celebrate our successes: when Rachel graduated in pharmacology, a subject close to her own field of expertise, Mum was delighted. She was also thrilled by Rachel’s many successes in cross-country running and horse riding. Mum encouraged me to gain my private pilot’s license, but never wanted to go for a flight – she left that excitement to Dad!

As a family, we valued Mum's thoroughness and planning skills. Long before Google existed Mum conducted extensive research before our trips, picking out the best places to visit, interesting museums, and beautiful – if sometimes windswept – beaches. When Dad retired, they both relished their travels abroad until Dad's declining health prevented overseas adventures. Although driving wasn't Mum's forte, she taught me how to parallel park (a great skill to have!) and excelled as a navigator: armed with a trusty map, she guided us to remote holiday destinations while Dad drove. Mum had a good singing voice, honed during her days in the choir at Port Sunlight, and our parents serenaded us during long car journeys with such favourites as My Old Man’s a Dustman, Clementine, Sweet Molly Malone and She’ll be Coming Round the Mountain! When Dad could no longer drive, Mum’s determination overcame her lack of confidence: she gritted her teeth and chauffeured them both on short breaks, Bodelwyddan Castle being a favourite destination.

Mum was a sociable lady and forged lasting friendships by participating in Ladies Circle and later Tangent and Probus. She also cherished her involvement in the Verona Home Group hosted by Sheila and David. She was a proficient letter writer too, maintaining connections with numerous acquaintances.

Mary & John

Mary graduating

Mum took early retirement from teaching in the mid 1980s due to ill health but didn’t stay home for long, initially finding temporary employment conducting market research surveys before securing a part-time role in the microbiology labs at Zeneca, which she enjoyed, making some firm friends.

Mary had a great passion for books, devouring them eagerly. When she and Dad settled in Bollington in 2006, she delighted in joining the Bollington Library book club. Mum enjoyed quizzes, loved playing Scrabble and had a keen interest in current affairs, often engaging us in spirited and occasionally fiery debates on various topics. She had an eye for detail and excelled as a proofreader – in fact she proofread the service booklet we currently use at St Christopher’s when it was redesigned 16 years ago.

Mum welcomed Jamie and Steve wholeheartedly as her sons-in-law and displayed genuine interest in their pursuits. She took pride in Jamie Robins, Master Craftsman, and was supportive when Steve pursued ordination training, kindly giving Steve his alb as an ordination gift. In 2006, Mary's first grandson, Matthew, was born, followed later that year by Tom. Then in 2009, Lewis arrived. The boys were a source of joy to Mum – she was proud of them and liked hearing about their sporting & musical

interests. When they were younger, she read to them, helped them assemble jigsaw puzzles and joined trips to the zoo, local National Trust sites and visits to dear friends Claire and Gray in Scotland.

Sadly, Mum's health declined significantly over the last few years. Bollington Care Services did a remarkable job of enabling Mum to remain in her own home, although life became increasingly challenging. Despite this, Mum maintained a keen interest in the world outside her flat, even if she couldn't actively participate.

Stan, Ed and many others helped by giving Mum lifts to events such as Church Guild and to Sunday services. Zoom coffee during lockdown and the ongoing streaming of our church services made a huge difference in keeping Mum connected.

There’s so much more we could say about Mum – she was multifaceted, a beautiful person – inside and out. We’ll miss her quick wit, keen sense of humour, generosity, insightfulness, and wisdom.

Rachel & I know we are the people we are today in part because of her love, example and encouragement.

Mum displayed tremendous courage and bravery, particularly during her final years. She never sought the spotlight but found contentment in playing a supportive yet invaluable role in Dad's and the family's activities.

We thank you all for your prayers and support at this difficult and sad time.

We are grateful that Mum has found peace, restoration, and the presence of the Lord.

Mary’s funeral was held at St Christopher’s Church, Pott Shrigley on 21 July.

The service was conducted by Mary’s son-inlaw, Reverend Steve Murphy.

Rachel, Lewis, Jamie, Mary, Matthew, John, Steve, Tom, Anne

The Journey of a Pastoral Worker Trainee

What is it, and why me?

Many of you will know that I've just completed a three-year pastoral worker training course run by Chester Diocese with the University of Chester. Since people often ask me what a pastoral worker is, and what I’ve been studying, I thought I’d share a bit about it…

Chester Diocese describes pastoral workers as: ‘lay people who are licensed to work in pastoral ministry in a voluntary capacity. They are called to draw alongside people in their parish who need pastoral support. This is a ministry of presence and attentiveness which is worked out in a wide variety of ways. As well as witnessing to Christ in their workplaces and communities, pastoral workers work primarily within the context of a congregation and with those who make contact with the church at significant moments in their lives. This often means offering support around baptism, weddings, bereavement and illness, and in enabling and encouraging others to work in these areas. It may also include taking Holy Communion to the sick or housebound.’

A number of years ago I undertook a Churches Certificate in Children’s Ministry, which I greatly enjoyed, and I think put to good use while working with our children and young people at St Christopher’s. Understanding that all Christians are called to be a part of the mission of the church – living out our faith where we are, serving God in the world and the church – I felt that God was prompting me to look at doing something different, but didn't have a clue what. To explore what that ‘something else’ might look like,

I spent time talking with family, friends and church members and this eventually led to conversations with some qualified pastoral workers.

The next step…

… began in September 2020 when, supported by the PCC, I embarked on a one-year Foundations for Ministry (FfM) course. Covid restrictions meant the FfM course was run virtually for both the weekly evening sessions and the Saturday training days, ideal for me as it meant I could Zoom from home instead of travelling to Church House, Daresbury at the end of a working day.

FfM looks at applying the Bible and Christian thinking to ministry in the church and the world. Over the academic year we looked at the following areas:

• God’s kingdom and what it means to be the church

• How we apply our faith to the difficult issues we face in daily life and in the church

• What ministry is and how we can find and develop our own ministry

• What are our own gifts and skills and how we can use them with others

• How the Bible, prayer and working with others can support our ministry

Anne Murphy

Anne with fellow pastoral worker trainees

• Ways of working together that can enrich the ministry of the whole church

• Everyday faith and the consequences of discipleship in the whole of life

• How small groups can help the church grow

• The challenge of mission and how we can share our faith as churches and as individuals. Our training sessions took the form of worship followed by some formal teaching time and opportunity for discussion, reflection, practical exercises, personal sharing and prayer. All students were expected to participate in discussions, as well as taking a turn at leading worship and prayers. We were set homework each week which fed into the group discussion; I discovered it was definitely helpful to do additional reading around each subject! Doing the course assessments meant getting to grips with technical tools like Moodle and the APC referencing system, as well as accessing resources available both at the teaching sessions and online. I completed the four pieces of written work required to be awarded a Church Universities’ Certificate in Ministry, a nationally recognised qualification and a requirement for those intending to go forward for licensed ministry such as becoming ordained, or a licensed lay minister (reader) or a pastoral worker.

FfM was a great course, and I would highly recommend it to others, even if you weren’t wanting to complete the assessment part. It provided an opportunity for much food for thought and made my brain ache with theological reflection, but if that doesn’t sound attractive enough, I met some super people from across Chester Diocese, some of whom I am still in touch with.

Moving forwards…

After completing FfM my vocational advisor

took me through a discernment process to make sure that pastoral worker training was still the right thing for me to be doing… it was, and at the beginning of September 2021 I enrolled with the University of Chester to complete a Certificate of Higher Education in Ministry. So it was back to weekly Zoom evening sessions, though with the occasional foray to Church House. Saturday training sessions were in person at Foxhill, which provided some great opportunities to get to grips with practical skills and to enjoy fellowship with other trainee pastoral workers whilst sampling the delicious food provided there! An additional bonus this last year was seeing Rev. Lynne Bowden who led and taught some of the Stages module (see below).

Over a two-year period, we were taught six modules:

• Presence; listening to God and others

• Endings; pastoral care in bereavement

• Toolkit; developing skills in pastoral care and supporting safe, ethical working

• Awareness; listening to self, listening to others

• Beginnings; pastoral care for families

– reflecting on the place of children and families within the church and considering

Foundations for Ministry - Anne with candidates going forward for Reader training

different models of care around baptism • Stages; pastoral care and the human life cycle – including considering marriage, and other relationships, in a Christian context. Each module provided us with practical skills and, in addition, required us to reflect theologically on the different aspects covered and understand the links between prayer and the support of others. Written assignments, reflections, and a presentation had to be completed for all modules. Most presentations were done solo, but two were prepared and presented in small groups –which was both stressful and a lot of fun! Towards the end of the course all trainees were required to submit a project in a learning portfolio format.

Everyone doing pastoral worker training was expected to ensure their safeguarding training was up to date to the required level, and to establish a pattern of prayer and worship as well as joining regularly with their own church community for corporate worship. For me, Lectio365 is an excellent daily resource, but I also try to find time for the Church of England's Morning or Evening Prayer on a regular basis.

As part of our learning, we were put in ‘listening mentor triads’, each comprised of a trainee pastoral worker, a trainee reader and an experienced licenced reader. The

triads were designed to provide both a safe space for us to reflect with, listen to and learn from one another and a supportive environment for listening skills practice, a key skill in ministry. A request that we meet up approximately every six weeks felt like yet another call on valuable time, and I must confess to some initial reluctance to participate – but how wrong was I?! The sessions were really useful as well as enjoyable, and I discovered that I was always looking forward to the next one – so although the triads have officially ended, the three of us will keep in contact as we’ve found it to be such a helpful forum.

Final thoughts…

Despite not having much spare time over the last three years I have met some wonderful people from a variety of backgrounds and experienced several different church styles and services. I feel very blessed and privileged to have been able to take part in and complete the pastoral worker training.

Steve and Tom have been massively supportive over the last few years. Rev. David Swales played a huge part in encouraging and supporting me when I began my training, and when he retired in July 2022, Rev. Nancy Goodrich from St Oswald’s kindly agreed to be my supervisor, which was helpful and inspiring. Following the appointment of Rev. Lynn Caudwell as priest-in-charge at St Christopher’s I am excited about working with her and our wonderful Pott Shrigley Pastoral Care Team in my pastoral worker ministry going forward.

What next…

Having finished all my assessments and submitted a raft of final reports and reflections (thanks to those who kindly wrote reports!), Bishop Sam has given the go-ahead to my licensing to Rev. Lynn/St Christopher’s – see below.

However, my training isn’t at its end! All

Anne with year 2 and year 3 pastoral workers at Foxhill for Disability Awareness training

pastoral workers should continue to develop and deepen their skills and knowledge, and an area I’d really like to explore is bereavement and funeral ministry. So, despite asking Steve and Tom to remind me that I have no intention of completing any more assignments requiring the dreaded APC referencing, I will be liaising with Rev. Lynn and Chester Diocese to see what suitable courses are available in the next year to help further share the good news of Jesus and the hope He brings with those around us…

I'd encourage everyone to explore the wide range of courses put on by Chester Diocese on a variety of topics and skills. If anyone wants to find out more about pastoral work - I'd welcome the opportunity to further share my experiences with you.

Congratulations and well done to Anne for completing these demanding courses whilst

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doing a whole host of other stuff – wife, mum, teaching support worker, home group host, youth church leader etc etc. We hope and pray for continued blessings in the next phase of your ministry.

Anne will be licensed as a pastoral worker at Chester Cathedral on the afternoon of Saturday 7th October 2023. All church family members are very welcome to attend the service, and details of how to book seats will be available in midSeptember and shared via the SPICE

WhatsApp & the pew sheet. Some lifts will be available, and Rev Lynn hopes to interview Anne about her training and future pastoral ministry in the 10.45 service on 8th October. There are rumours of cakes after that service too…

Tearfund Big Quiz is back…

Regular TBQs (Tearfund Big Quizzers) don’t have as long to contain their excitement this year… instead of the usual November extravaganza, Tearfund have brought their annual quiz forward to October. As the St Christopher’s church family has something very important happening* on the official date, the Pott TBQs will be meeting at 7.30pm on Friday 13th October in the village hall – an excellent addition to the usual entertainment of the village hall bar opening evening.

Last year, we raised nearly £700 here in Pott Shrigley; 38 of us quizzed, and many more gave to this great Christian charity – Tearfund, working through local churches, use donations to enable communities in countries such as Burkino Faso to farm in sustainable ways adapted to the changing climate; this makes a tremendous, positive difference to their daily lives.

If you are very bad at quizzes, this does not excuse you from attending – you can’t be as bad as us at the music round. We really do intend to answer ‘Taylor Swift’ to each music question – it will probably earn us more points than we got last year…

Book 13th October into your diary now; more details next month.

*See previous article "The Journey of a Pastoral Worker Trainee"

Coffee Break

Across

8 Where the Ark of the Covenant was kept for 20 years (1 Samuel 7:1) (7,6)

9 One of the parts of the body on which blood and oil were put in the ritual cleansing from infectious skin diseases (Leviticus 14:14–17) (3)

10 Uncomfortable (3,2,4) 11 ‘Yet I have loved Jacob, but Esau I have — ’ (Malachi 1:3) (5)

13 Where Paul said farewell to the elders of the church in Ephesus (Acts 20:17) (7)

16 ‘Jesus bent down and — to write on the ground with his finger’ (John 8:6) (7)

19 Prophet from Moresheth (Jeremiah 26:18) (5)

22 Comes between Exodus and Numbers (9)

24 and 2 Down ‘Then Elkanah went home to Ramah, but the boy ministered before the Lord under — the — ’ (1 Samuel 2:11) (3,6)

25 There was no room for them in the inn (Luke 2:7) (4,3,6)

Down

1 Rough drawing (2 Kings 16:10) (6)

2 See 24 Across

3 Underground literature (including Christian books) circulated in the Soviet Union (8)

4 Lo, mash (anag.) (6)

5 The Bible’s shortest verse: ‘Jesus — ’ (John 11:35) (4)

6 ‘Can a mother forget the baby at her — and have no compassion on the child she has borne?’ (Isaiah 49:15) (6)

7 Can be seen in a dying fire (Psalm 102:3) (6)

12 ‘Send me, therefore, a man... experienced in the — of engraving, to work in Judah and Jerusalem’ (2 Chronicles 2:7) (3)

14 Second city of Cyprus (8)

15 United Nations Association (1,1,1)

16 One of the women who first heard that Jesus had risen from the dead (Mark 16:1) (6)

17 Braved (anag.) (6)

18 — of Evangelism, outreach initiative in the 1990s (6)

20 ‘Woe to those who are wise in their own eyes and — in their own sight’ (Isaiah 5:21) (6)

21 ‘Neither — nor depth... will be able to separate us from the love of God’ (Romans 8:39) (6)

23 What Jesus shed in 5 Down (4)

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The Suffering Church

A military coup in Niger has displaced the democratically elected government and it is possible that neighbouring African states may try to intervene. Please pray for peace and for safety for the Christian minority in Niger, and for the hospital at Galmi run by SIM (Serving in Mission).

Chai Kay, Hon Chway and Hon Kay, deacons from a church in Chin State, Myanmar, are feared dead after being arrested by the Tatmadaw (Myanmar military) in mid-July; they are believed to have been tortured to death. Their pastor, Htang Kay On, was also arrested and tortured but managed to escape and is now receiving treatment. Pray that if these three men are still alive, they will be released, and that if not, their families and friends will be comforted by knowing that they are with the Lord. Ask that Pastor Htang will recover from his ordeal.

The problems in Myanmar come from extremists in the Buddhist majority, so too in Sri Lanka. Three Christians from the same church in Thamankaduwa were beaten and threatened in separate attacks by extremists in June. One, a trainee pastor and church volunteer, suffered scratches after being beaten by two men who also threatened to attack the church building. Three days later, two other believers on their way home after a Bible study suffered head and hand injuries when they were attacked by three or four men armed with iron bars. Pray for the recovery of the injured, and the safety of the church.

Pastor Zulfiqar Gill from Peshawar, Pakistan, suffered head and eye wounds when several young men entered his church during a service in early August, dragged him out and began beating him with the butts of their rifles. They also fired several shots inside the church, causing some damage but thankfully no fatalities. Police intervened to arrest the

Chay Kay, Hon Chway & Hon Kay, deacons in Myanmar; Barnabas

SIM hospital, Galmi, Niger; Yoshie Hoda

Pastor Zulfiqar Gill, Peshawar, Pakistan; British Asian Christian Association

gunmen and prevent any further incident and the attack was condemned by the Peshawarbased National Commission for Human Rights and a spokesman for the Muslim League. Give thanks for this swift intervention and condemnation. Pray for the recovery of Pastor Zulfiqar and ask that there will be no further attacks.

Although Islamist extremists are to blame for many atrocities in Pakistan and elsewhere, other Moslem citizens are antagonistic towards the Christian minority and can cause trouble. A Christian community in Punjab, Pakistan, is fearful of their safety after they were accused, without evidence, for producing posters with content offensive to Muslims. The resident who discovered the posters in mid-July made a blasphemy complaint to the police and later the same day extremists gathered to protest against the pamphlet, blaming Christians for producing it. Many believers have fled their homes in Sarghoda, a Christian community of 3,500 to 4,000 people, after the extremists threatened to burn down their homes. Give thanks that police prevented the mob from carrying out their threats. Pray for the safety of Christians in Sarghoda, and across Pakistan, who are vulnerable to mob violence following such baseless accusations.

Give thanks to God for answering prayers

for the swift and safe release in Nigeria of church minister Joseph Azubike and his three travelling companions, all of whom were kidnapped in July as they returned home in Ebonyi State after a pastoral engagement. However, the problem persists: two other church ministers were later abducted from their homes in Niger State. Paul Sanogo and his colleague, Melchior, were taken by gunmen on 3rd August. 'We pray the Lord hears our prayers and brings them back in peace,’ said a senior church leader in Niger State. Join with our Nigerian brothers and sisters in praying for the safe release of the two men.

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From the Registers

Weddings

Congratulations to:

5th August Jack Maddock & Nicole Capper

12th August Frederick Burrow & Emily Wray

Forthcoming Weddings

We wish them joy in their preparations:

15th September (12 noon, Friday) Mark David Egerton & Sarah Elizabeth Blair

Baptisms

We welcome into our church family:

25th June Austin Freya Burgess

Funerals

Our thoughts and prayers are with the family and friends of:

21st July Mary Pleeth

9th August John Arrowsmith

15th August Stephen Garner

Flooding after Kakhova dam collapse, Ukraine; Barnabas

Halia making baskets, SE Asia; Barnabas

Missionary Matters

Johnny and Ann McClean had a summer sojourn in the UK, and both were able to attend the Keswick Conference. They had a short holiday in Northern Ireland with their children Matthew, Beth and Joshua, and attended Matthew’s graduation in Belfast, where he had had a wretched time at Queen’s University secondary to Covid: he had very little face-to-face tuition and spent two terms in Bangkok tuning in to the lectures from there! These adverse experiences led Matt to refuse a scholarship to do a PhD in politics, preferring to move to London to look for work. Beth has done brilliantly with her creative writing studies at the University of East Anglia in Norwich; Johnny was able to move her into new digs before returning to Thailand… and I had a lovely surprise one Monday morning when Johnny visited us after seeing supporters in Wilmslow; he was able to meet Rev. Lynn for the first time too, before moving on to the United for Mission

John Ryley

conference in Swanwick. Joshua and Ann returned to Bangkok before Johnny to start the new academic year at the International Community School (ICS), an American Christian school in Bangkok. Ann was required to complete two weeks’ orientation and preparation before teaching started; she is now an English Language Arts teacher to year 6! Ann has been surprised and delighted to discover that she knew some of the Thai teaching staff as students when she and Johnny were working in Chang Mai 20+ years ago. Darwin was in a Bible study group they led 10 years ago, has been a youth pastor, and now teaches at ICS. (Another of their proteges in this work, Padipat Ong, became general secretary of Thai Christian Students, and is now deputy speaker in the Thai Parliament!)

Ann at the ICS

Ann & Darwin at the ICS

Johnny visiting John continued →

Pott Shrigley Village Hall Bar

Pray for Johnny and Pastor Pramote as they preach at the New City Fellowship Church on alternate weeks, for Johnny as he prepares to teach at Langham Training Conferences in north Thailand in October and November, and as he does weekly Bible study with the Afghan refugees A and S – who are still waiting for the Australian authorities to take them. And please pray for Ann too as she meets 100 new students and gets to grips with a new curriculum and a new subject. And for Josh starting his final year at school and thinking about university options for 2024.

Megumi and Helen Fazakerley enjoyed the Serving in Mission (Malawi) annual Spiritual Life Conference; the spiritual input was really excellent, with a presenter who spoke fluently, knowledgeably, in-depth, interestingly, captivatingly, and spiritually. The event was doubly attractive as it was held in a beautiful game park with semi-wild animals, good walks and cycle paths, decent accommodation and three buffet meals a day; Megumi and Helen appreciated being looked after! They also enjoyed watching daughter Mary get her first class degree certificate at her graduation ceremony in Liverpool live on YouTube – as did daughter Elizabeth and her husband Joshua in Australia and friends in Malawi and the UK. Brother Joshua and Nadine organised the accompanying celebrations. Helen and Megumi arrive for their 6 months’ home assignment in September, which will start with Mary and Trevor’s wedding on October 6th. Elizabeth and Josh will be coming from Australia for the ceremony. Meanwhile Helen and Megumi continue to work with the little Japanese diaspora living near them in Blantyre; it is a joy to see Yuki, a young believer, walking with the Lord, and they are trying to lead Hira to faith. We hope to see Helen and Megumi at St Christopher’s sometime during their time in the UK.

Padipat Ong

Mary graduating Talk at Spiritual Life Conference

Pott Shrigley Community Cinema

We show recent screen releases On the first Wednesday of each month:

6th September: The Unbearable Weight of Massive Talent

Christmas

We will be holding our Carols by Candlelight services at 4pm and 6.30pm on Sunday

17th December, at 6.30pm on Thursday 21st December and at 10.45am on Christmas Eve. If you enjoy singing, you are most welcome to join the singing group to help lead the carols – no previous experience needed.

The rehearsals will be in church at 8pm on the following Tuesdays and Thursdays:

Tuesday 24th October

Thursday 2nd November

Tuesday 7th November

Thursday 16th November

Tuesday 21st November

Thursday 30th November

Tuesday 5th December

Thursday 14th December. Come and join us to have some fun!

Your Vote Your Council

Highways

New information

• Grass at Unwin Pool has been cut.

• Cllr Basford has cut the hedge at the junction of Spuley Lane and Shrigley Road to improve visibility for vehicles exiting Spuley Lane.

Alison Greenwood

Pending

• Extension to kerb by village hall: meeting to be arranged with the highways officer in the new financial year.

• Culvert repair under Shrigley Road outside Pott Hall.

• Remedial resurfacing of Shrigley Road from Green Close to the aqueduct.

• Modifications to the chevron bend by Shrigley Hall.

• Collapsed wall Bakestonedale Road.

• Damaged fencing at back of layby near West Park Gate.

Defibrillator/phone box

BT has been informed of the installation. No further information about training in the use of the defibrillator has been received.

Pott Shrigley website

A new village website is to be created by the company Parish Online Websites, who seem to offer a good service and value for money. Cllr Lancaster will continue to liaise with them.

Lych gate

The main feedback from the diocese was that lesser repairs (i.e. splicing in new timber to replace only the badly decayed parts of the bottom bearer timbers) may be possible;

this would conserve the historic fabric and prevent future problems of differential movement between old and new structure. The diocese also suggested consulting the diocesan architect; this may prove expensive so Cllr Basford will try to discover if an architect lives in the village and the clerk will use Pottwatch to try to achieve the same aim.

Bench at Unwin Pool

The bench has been power washed, rubbed down and treated with appropriate furniture oil.

Thank you to Roger Jenkins and his neighbour at Hurst Cottage for their hard work and time in maintaining the village furniture. The parish council really appreciate their efforts, the bench looks great!

Village green

The clerk and Cllr Lancaster have reviewed the ‘Use of Village Green’ guidelines. Their modifications will be studied and a final version agreed.

Election of moorlands area representative on the Peak District National Park Authority.

Andrew Gregory was elected.

Bench at Unwin Pool

Police

Cllr Boulton attended the July meeting between Cheshire Police and the local borough and parish council representatives. He will raise concerns about a perceived increase in traffic on Bakestonedale Road since the opening of the Poynton Relief Road at the September meeting and ask for the local police community support officer and their speed gun to be employed at the peak time of 07.30 to 09.00.

Planning Decisions

22/2879M (28.10.22) Quietstone Nab Works

Replacement company office. Approved with conditions.

NP/CEC/0222/0213 (15.02.22) Keepers Cottage

New agricultural barn.

Approved with conditions about materials, current and future use of the barn and not encroaching on the public path.

NP/CEC/0123/0103 and 0104

Sherrow Booth Farm (Manor)

Erection of summer room. Refused.

Pending

23/1419M Nab Works, (MRI Polytech)

Full application (retrospective) for a storage building and additional car parking, including associated engineering works, with a proposed comprehensive landscaping scheme and biodiversity enhancements.

NP/CEC/0323/0337 Lyme Park

Relocation of car park, restoration of swine ground, visitor access improvements and new hall and garden entrance.

Next meeting

The next council meeting will take place at 8pm on Monday 11th September 2023 in the village hall.

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Recipe of the Month

Mushroom & Leek Risotto

Another of Chris’s quick and delicious contributions, this vegetarian recipe takes about 45 minutes from start to sitting down to eat. The mushrooms can be replaced, or added to, by small vine tomatoes, fried till soft.

Serves four.

Chris Bowes

Ingredients:

55g butter

1 tablespoon olive oil

2 leeks, washed and thinly sliced

1 garlic clove, peeled and crushed

225g risotto rice

900ml hot vegetable stock

175g button mushrooms, wiped

2 – 3 tablespoons freshly grated Parmesan cheese, plus extra to serve

Salt and freshly ground black pepper

1 tablespoon chopped fresh parsley

Method:

1. Heat half the butter & the oil in a large, deep, frying pan. Add the leeks & garlic and fry over a medium-high heat until softened but not brown. Stir in the rice and cook for one minute.

2. Add a ladleful of the hot stock to the pan and simmer gently, stirring constantly. When all the liquid has been absorbed by the rice, add another ladleful of stock and stir as before. Continue adding the stock in this way until the rice is tender and has a creamy texture. This takes about 20 minutes.

3. Heat the rest of the butter in a separate frying pan and fry the mushrooms over a high heat for 2 – 3 minutes until golden brown. Stir the Parmesan cheese into the risotto and season to taste with salt and black pepper.

4. Serve the risotto in warmed bowls, top

with the fried mushrooms, chopped parsley and extra Parmesan cheese if desired.

Serve with a green salad and warm garlic bread or ciabatta.

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