Lynn's letter
Dear friends,
When we think of the days following the blaze of autumn, it’s tempting to long for the weeks to fly by until we can start the Christmas celebrations. However, every season has its benefits if we look for them! I have thought of two words that might help us through this season of shorter days and deepening cold weather: ‘koinonia’ from the Bible and ‘hygge’ (pronounced hoo-gah) from the Danish culture.
Firstly, koinonia is from the Greek and expresses the warmth we can experience as a church family. It can be translated into words like community, participation and fellowship. Koinonia appears 19 times in the New Testament and is used to describe a gathering of believers who care for each other, spend time together and grow spiritually. We read in Acts 2:42 that the early Christians were
devoted to one another and continuously met together to listen to God’s word and to care for each other. In 2 Corinthians 9:13 koinonia is linked with the word contribution, not just to those within the growing Christian community, but to the people watching how we behave towards each other and towards those in need. The expectation is that as we share what we have freely with those around us, they too will come to praise God for themselves. This shows us that the warmth we experience as a church community is meant to be shared with others.
The second word, hygge, translates roughly to mean cosiness, but it means so much more to the Danish people. It is a way of life. In essence, hygge means creating a warm atmosphere and enjoying with people you love good things such as candlelight, warm fires, a good movie, a warm stew, sitting and talking with family and friends about the important things in life and taking time to slow down and rest together.
So as the nights draw in, November seems to be an excellent month for us to practice koinonia and hygge together. Let me draw attention to a few things that will be happening in November in the continued →
church and community calendar.
On 2nd November the annual Pott Shrigley bonfire and firework display will take place on the cricket ground, a wonderful event and a real example of pulling together as a village community. There will be hot food, mulled wine and a very ambitious (and extremely safe) bonfire and firework display. Please do come along: I think I can almost smell the smoke and feel the heat of the fire already!
On 10th November we will be joined by representatives from the parish council for our Remembrance Day service, which will start in church at 10.45am and then move outside to the lychgate where we will hold the two minutes’ silence at 11am. Wreaths will be laid and the names of those lost in both world wars will be read. Please join us for this moving community event, and for refreshments after the service.
On Nov 16th, the Tearfund Big Quiz is happening in the village hall. The atmosphere is guaranteed to be warm and lively and has the added benefit of being great fun whilst raising money for those who are in real need. Please see page 37.
Our first ever Winter Warm Up service will happen on 17th November at 10.45am. This is a new event created to epitomise the need we all have for koinonia and hygge during these winter days. Our church school will be invited to participate in the service too. There will be hot chocolate and marshmallows served after the all-age worship service, plus a chance to warm up physically by ascending into
the tower to see the bells and, if weather permits, to look out over the church's surroundings – there will be supervision but there will also be a few rules to keep everyone safe! Please do come along and bring others too.
On 24th November our annual Gift Day service will happen. In the spirit of koinonia, and just before we spend out on the luxuries of the Christmas season, we will consider what we can contribute over the coming year, both in our personal financial giving and in our time and spiritual gifts, to the ministry of the church and to the needs of the wider community.
And don’t forget our new midweek service, Not Just Sunday, on Wednesdays, starting with refreshments at 11am.
My hope and prayer is that during the winter months we all experience koinonia and hygge.
With love, Lynn.
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Introducing Melissa…
My name is Melissa Wearden. I am training for ordination at Emmanuel Theological College and my placement here at St Christopher’s for the next three years forms part of that training.
I am married to Richard, who works in quality assurance, likes football (even though we don’t support the same team) and curry. We have two children, Bella who is 13 and enjoys acting and dancing, and Michael, who is nine and enjoys running and playing video games with his friends. We live in Macclesfield, but I grew up in Bollington and still have a strong connection with the community.
Melissa & family at Keswick
I have worked as a children, youth and families minister in various churches for approximately 15 years and, more recently, have worked as an administration officer for Bollington Cross CE Primary School. I enjoy swimming, walking, jigsaws and watching movies with my family. My family and I are so looking forward to joining you all and we can’t wait to get to know you.
Congratulations and best wishes to…
Henry Fraser and Will Gem, both of whom are now ensconced at university, Henry at York reading Business of the Creative Industries and Will at Bangor reading Medical Sciences. Both are reported to be enjoying themselves; Will has been exploring the mountains of Snowdonia but doesn’t seem able to find a Welsh washing machine…
We wish them both well in their university lives, and look forward to seeing them when they come home.
Remembering Margaret Ryley...
Margaret, a much-loved member of our church family, died on Sunday 25th August. On Sundays we remember Christ’s resurrection, and we can be sure that Margaret is secure with Christ now. This tribute is taken, with thanks, from the eulogy given at Margaret’s thanksgiving service. Margaret was born in Macclesfield on 22nd November 1933, but moved six weeks later to Coppice Road, Poynton, where she lived till she married.
Kath Matheson
Her father worked in retail and her mother was a district nurse but died when Margaret was just 11 years old. Margaret attended primary school in Poynton initially, but at eight years old transferred to Macclesfield High School for Girls, journeying there from Higher Poynton train station, often getting up to mischievous pranks en route. She was very athletic, and in senior school enjoyed gymnastics, hockey and netball. She wished to be a PE teacher, but her father didn’t want her to go to college.
On leaving school Margaret embarked on a pre-nursing course but abandoned it after an altercation with the matron over a bottle of
milk. Perhaps that’s why the family were never allowed to put a bottle of milk on the table! She then got a job with ICI Pharmaceuticals at Stamford Lodge, Wilmslow, as a laboratory assistant in bacteriology. And who should she be assisting but John, researching into treatments for malaria!
John and Margaret began ‘walking out’ within a year of meeting. Their first outing took them to Ellesmere in Shropshire, but regular dates included winter Saturday afternoons with John shivering on various touch lines whilst Margaret wielded her hockey stick, and weekly visits to the Hazel Grove repertory theatre, where John always gave her a box of Black Magic chocolates – what a romantic!
The relationship survived John teaching Margaret to drive, and although John can’t remember proposing to her (not so romantic!) he thinks that as they were driving from work in his canvas-topped Morris Minor, and as he was chatting her up as usual, Margaret asked John if he was serious, to which he replied: ‘Of course I am, I want to marry you!’ She must have said yes as they went to the famous Prestons in John’s hometown of Bolton to buy a ring. She wanted an opal, but being the modest person she was, took a lot of persuading to have one that was more expensive than she thought proper, but she absolutely loved it.
Marriage meant a house was needed, and Margaret headed straight for Adlington. Their initial choice was unaffordable, but they discovered a new estate was to be built on farmland near the Legh Arms: they took the plunge and reserved the first plot. John and Margaret designed the house together, and together with family and friends they helped to build it. It was an exciting time, seeing each day how things were progressing, keeping tabs on the builder and making sure mistakes were rectified. I can only pity the builder!
Amid all this, in June 1956 John and Margaret got married. John isn’t sure, but thinks Margaret arranged everything and he just turned up at St George’s Church, Poynton on the correct day. John couldn’t get the wedding ring on Margaret’s finger,
so he tried to lick her finger to help; Margaret was having none of that! After five minutes of struggle the ring went on and the wedding proceeded. Processing down the aisle after the service the little bridesmaid’s knickers fell to the floor; John’s resourceful best man scooped them up in his top hat and the procession continued. Unfortunately, the Asti Spumanti used for the toasts disagreed with Margaret and she spent most of their wedding night being sick! Things improved as they motored across Europe for a week in John’s Morris Minor, getting as far as the Italian Lakes before turning round and coming home to their new but unfinished house. For the first six weeks they managed by camping out in a
bedroom and using cold water, a camping gas cooker, and the neighbour’s toilet.
Margaret worked at ICI until Paul arrived; she subsequently concentrated on running the home and caring for Paul, Nick and Anne. A sociable lady, Margaret made friends with other young mums on the estate, going to so many coffee and play mornings that in the Ryley family the name for coffee is ‘Ladies’! The family album suggests that life was a string of birthday parties, with Margaret accompanying games such as musical bumps on her concertina – though Nick is pretty sure she had no idea how to play it! Nick remembers her as a good storyteller too. Margaret was happiest when caring for others, especially her family, whether she was doing the school run to Bramhall or scurrying around preparing food for everyone.
When Paul left for university Margaret went back to work as school secretary at Lostock Hall, a new school. She and Kath, the headteacher, became best of friends and Margaret helped each year at the summer children’s outreach run by Kath’s church in Macclesfield.
Margaret’s natural empathy made her an excellent volunteer at a local Christian counselling service ‘You and Yours’ and she gained a certificate in counselling. At
Christmas she did telephone counselling at ITV Studios for people struggling during the festive season. Margaret was a volunteer room steward at Lyme Hall for 15 years, enjoying trips out and holidays with the other ‘Lyme-lighters’, only stopping when she became too immobile. Margaret’s Christian faith underpinned her life. In her early years she attended church in the hut in Higher Poynton (now St Martin’s) and taught in Sunday School. She was the first Higher Poynton Rose Queen; 50 years later she was invited to crown their Rose Queen. In 1962, Margaret went to a Billy Graham Crusade in Manchester and whilst there, confirmed her faith. She started to attend a weekly Bible study afterwards. Meanwhile John and a neighbour started a Crusaders class in Poynton. With the help of other Christians, the group grew and grew. John was so busy he says Margaret could have divorced him, citing Crusaders as co-respondent! But she didn’t. Instead, she helped at groups and even washed the football shirts each week. In 1967 Margaret and John joined
Poynton Baptist Church to facilitate taking interested Poynton Crusaders to church; many of their families joined too. Margaret ran the girls’ Covenanter class there. She participated in the home group John ran for many years and was quietly supportive of him in his role as lay reader, though who can forget the sight of Margaret in her pew, keeping her head low or shaking it at John if his sermon was too strident or too lengthy! Margaret and her friend Margaret Pepler reintroduced junior church to St Christopher’s, preparing material and leading the sessions most weeks for several years. One of Margaret’s other legacies is the easy access ramp by the lychgate: her fall and consequent fracture highlighted the urgent need for such a ramp. It didn’t materialise quickly, but she was very pleased to cut the opening ribbon when it was all finished.
When John retired in 1990, he and Margaret had a wonderful time together, enjoying each other’s company; they remained proud of their family, which now included grandchildren and, later,
great grandchildren. Margaret’s later years were difficult as she suffered significant ill health and a huge deterioration in her mobility, but she bore her suffering with patience, still having a smile and the concern for others she had always shown – she noticed when people were struggling and made sure she contacted them to offer support and a listening ear. She remained as elegant as ever too! Unfailingly polite, she was grateful when others showed her the kindness she always showed to others. As Nick said: ‘One of my abiding memories of her qualities is her selflessness, … A servant’s heart is a biblical concept, which by definition is motivated by love, compassion, and a willingness to put others before oneself – Mum had this in spades!’
Margaret was an example to us all. May she rest in peace and rise in glory.
Remembering Mary Elizabeth Houseman…
The St Christopher’s church family were saddened by Mary’s death, which happened at home on 12th September, with her family by her side. In recent years Mary had worshipped regularly with us, a cheerful lady who was well-known in nearby Adlington.
Mum was born in 1936 and grew up on the family smallholding, Watermeetings, in Adlington, the daughter of Daisy and Clement Barber. She attended Adlington Primary School and did so well there that she transferred to Cheadle Hulme School a year early on a scholarship. Mum played hockey for the school team and gained A Levels in art, French and English, maintaining these as interests throughout her life.
Nick Houseman
When Mum joined Adlington Women’s Institute in 1952 she was their youngest recruit, and she remained an enthusiastic member for the rest of her life, being chairperson for several years and a craft judge for the Cheshire Federation of Women’s Institutes. The WI was one of Mum’s favourite things.
After she left school, Mum worked at the District Bank, Poynton, cycling there most days. She had many hobbies, including playing tennis at the club in Poynton, where she met Roger, her husband, our dad. They married in 1961 and moved to Poynton, but when my brother Matt and I were still very young we all moved back to Watermeetings, where Mum grew fruit and vegetables and tended sheep and cattle. Mum lived there till she died.
Mum retrained as an adult education teacher, making her hobby into her job, teaching fashion, dressmaking and
tailoring. She was a skilled craftswoman, enjoying painting, needlework, knitting and embroidery. She also worked for many years as a spinning and weaving demonstrator at the National Trust working museum at Quarry Bank Mill.
Mum was a keen bird watcher from her teens and apparently was often seen with her head in a hedge and her bottom sticking out as she counted birds’ eggs in nests to make reports for the British Trust for Ornithology surveys. She had also belonged to the RSPB Macclesfield local
Quarry Bank Mill; National Trust
group for many years and went all over the country and the world birding.
Mum was always active. She played badminton for many years and, later on, joined the WI table tennis sessions at Adlington WI. She loved being outdoors in nature and did lots of hiking with us, her family, and the Quarry Bank Walkers. She was knowledgeable about nature conservation, natural history and geology; she contributed to nature conservation by giving talks about Britain’s national parks as a fundraiser for the Friends of the National Parks. Mum’s botanical expertise and love of gardening enabled her and Dad to create a lovely garden – helped, or probably hindered at times, by my brother and me!
Mum contributed to the Adlington community as a long serving parish councillor, also serving as chairman. She knew much local history and cocreated the Adlington Field names map, a hedgerow survey, and a Wells, Pumps and Water Spouts book.
Indoors, she liked to cook and bake and was an avid reader. She kept her brain active by playing bridge and Mah Jong, both of which she was probably addicted to!
Mum’s faith was important to her. She attended St John’s Church, Adlington from childhood and was in St Peter’s Prestbury choir in her teens. Singing became a lifelong passion, with the Sacred Harmony Singers and the Oriana Choir being two of the choirs she joined. Mum attended worship at St Christopher’s, St John’s and occasionally St Peter’s until her very last days. She valued the fellowship she had in these places and at the New Hey home group. Her commitment to helping others was evident through the fundraising she did through the church: Action Aid, WaterAid and Crisis charities all benefitted
from her selling fruit and fruit juice, sometimes using apples grown in the orchard at St John’s.
Mum was an active, determined, independent, talkative, gregarious, humorous, enthusiast for life. She was a very loving and caring and loyal wife to dad and mum to Matthew and me and will be missed very much by all her family.
Mary will also be missed by her church family. May she rest in peace and rise in glory.
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Christingle… looking forward to the Light of the World
How lovely it will be to start our seasonal services with Christingle on Sunday, 8th December at 10.45am! The sight of candles lighting up the darkness is such a powerful symbol of Jesus coming to bring His everlasting light to a world which so needs His guidance and hope.
As usual, we will be collecting for The Children’s Society, a Christian charity that does such amazing work with the most vulnerable and disadvantaged children in the UK. Unfortunately, the need for The Children’s Society’s work has increased exponentially over the last few years, but their income has not – so please give generously.
So – please pick up a Christingle candle collecting box from the back of church (available from mid-November) and fill it with whatever cash you can. The boxes will be collected at the Christingle service, or
if you can’t come to that (though we hope you can join us then!), they could be left at other services too. Donations can also be made online via the Children’s Society website: https://www.childrenssociety.org. uk/
Christmas is getting closer…
and it’s not too late to join the singing group for our Carols by Candlelight services at 4pm on Sunday 15th December, at 6.30pm on Thursday 19th December, and at 10.45am and again at 6.30pm on Sunday 22nd December. If you enjoy singing, come along – no previous experience needed and a lot of fun to be had.
The rehearsals will be in church at 8pm on the following Tuesdays, with the last rehearsal on a Thursday:
Tuesday 29th October
Tuesday 5th November
Tuesday 12th November
Tuesday 19th November
Tuesday 26th November
Tuesday 3rd December
Thursday 12th December.
Come and join the fun!
St Barnabas Macclesfield, a church’s journey
We have been delighted to have Cliff and Sarah Mills join our 10.45am worship services over the past couple of years. They also attend, and are on the PCC of, St Barnabas Macclesfield, a church, like many, which has faced declining congregations and consequent financial difficulties in recent years. Here Cliff outlines the challenges and the paths taken to address them.
Background
St Barnabas Church is on Lyme Avenue, which is just off the London Road before Macclesfield football ground. Built in 1938 to serve the new Moss Estate, it became a parish church in 2009 when the Macclesfield Team Parish was reorganised and its four churches became independent parishes. The four churches continued to work closely together as the Macclesfield Team Ministry, particularly in relation to finance with St Michael’s significantly subsidising St Barnabas’s parish share.
Cliff Mills
With declining electoral rolls and increasing costs, these arrangements became unsustainable. Agreement was reached with Chester Diocese on a substantial reduction in its parish share during 2021 – 2024, on the basis that during that period St Barnabas would explore alternative options for its future. A new vision has been developed and is now being taken forwards.
New Vision
St Barnabas Church is the only community facility on the Moss Estate. Although the Sunday morning congregation is small, the building is greatly used during the week by many organisations including:
• Cre8 Macclesfield, a youth and community project which is an independent charity running a range of activities for young people and families, including club nights, education, music, a social enterprise and a grocery distributing surplus food
• Lydia’s Place, a creative and fellowship group
• Community Café, community garden and allotment
• Brownies and dance classes
• Regular bookings for birthday and family parties and community events
• Cheshire East Council for elections, Peaks and Plains Housing, local police, local primary schools
Many hundreds of people pass through St Barnabas Church every week, and many folk with no church connection regard it as ‘their church’. It is an unthreatening building with a community feeling about it, with a small chancel at the east end clearly indicating that it is a place of worship.
There is a small but loyal Sunday morning congregation which numbers between 10 and 25, with 36 people on the electoral roll. This congregation is unable to bear the cost of parish share, even when the vicar is shared with another Macclesfield church.
The worshipping congregation wants to remain within the Church of England, but the Anglican parish model doesn’t work for St Barnabas.
The use of the building generates sufficient income to cover the running costs. With further investment, the building could be improved and potentially generate further income. More importantly, the many daily
human interactions that take place within the church premises provide the basis for building a community of faith to meet the needs of a diverse range of people.
Conversations over several months highlighted the strengths of St Barnabas: its place within the geographical community; the facility which the space offers as a church; the range of activities taking place there; and the opportunities for connections between people and organisations which can have an impact on people’s lives.
At present, the many different activities
that can sustain St Barnabas link into it from the outside, but they are not part of it. In other words, the present structure of the church creates a dividing line. (See diagrams)
The vision is to remove that dividing line and establish a community (a church) which can embrace all those people as far as they want, and their activities as far as is appropriate. The line defining the community would be porous, allowing people to move in and out of the community as is appropriate for them at different times.
In summary, this involves:
• Setting up a new organisation, St Barnabas Community, as a memberbased organisation (a community benefit society) with charitable status, to take responsibility for the church. Membership will be open to everybody and to organisations. It is voluntary, with no faith commitment required, simply agreement to support the organisation’s purpose
• Keeping St Barnabas as a licensed place of worship but closing it as a parish church. The parish will be merged with the parish of St Michael’s, at which point the church premises become the property of
St Michael’s, which will grant a long lease of the church to St Barnabas Community. St Michael’s will retain some oversight, through the rector sitting on the board of trustees, and commitments to Anglican teaching in the rules of St Barnabas Community.
Much still remains to be done, but it is hoped that this will all proceed during the course of 2024. In the meantime, the congregation, community and PCC of St Barnabas would appreciate your prayer support. We would be very happy to share more information about our journey if that would be of interest.
Introducing Class 2
Hello everybody. We are Brandon, Eden and Sophie from Class 3. This month we have interviewed Mrs Slater and some of the pupils from Class 2 to find out more about them.
We have a new teacher called Mrs Slater and there are 8 children in years 2 and 3. We interviewed Mrs Slater and a few Class 2 pupils to find out about what it’s like in their class...
Interview with Mrs Slater
Q: Tell us a bit about yourself
A: I’ve been a teacher for 14 years, I’ve got two kids of my own who are called Max and Amelie, and we have a pet cat called Marla. I love going on walks.
Q: How are you finding being at Pott Shrigley?
A: I love teaching here. I felt welcomed immediately.
Q: What skills will you bring to our school?
A: I provide fun lessons
Ieva, Year 3, age 7
Q: What do you like about being in Class 2?
A: The people in my class and their kindness.
Q: What do you like about Mrs Slater?
A: I like her humour and her stories.
Q: What are you learning about this half term?
A: We’re learning about Planes and the first flight by The Wright Brothers
Interview with some Class 2 children
Clark, Year 3, age 7
Q: What do you like about being in Class 2?
A: My friends and that the work is fun.
Q: What do you like about Mrs Slater?
A: She is lovely
Q: What are you learning about this half term?
A: Planes
Reece, Year 2, age 6
Q: What do you like about being in Class 2?
A: I like how the teacher is lovely and nice
Q: What do you like about Mrs Slater?
A: She makes the lessons fun and is kind.
Q: What are you learning about this half term?
A: Planes
An ACE result
Ace! Who’d have thought it? Gold! Ho†Pott has just won the top award in the competition for the best church magazine in the country! Or, at least, the top award out of the 50 church magazines that entered the competition. But, even so!
Duncan Matheson
ACE (The Association for Church Editors) was founded 25 years ago to start a national church magazine competition for all denominations throughout the United Kingdom with the aim of supporting church magazine teams to improve their product and to encourage the effective communication of the Christian message. Kath joined when she became editor of Ho†Pott nine years ago, and being a teenyweeny bit competitive, has entered our magazine into the competition whenever the eligibility criteria allowed. In this, the 25th anniversary year of ACE’s founding, any A5 or A4 magazine printed in colour could be entered.
So, in late September approximately 50 eager people assembled in Westminster Central Hall for the annual meeting of ACE. Many of those present had been advised to attend by one of the ACE committee members, a subtle hint that there may be an award in the offing for your magazine. It is always a good meeting, even if you don’t win something – the talks are informative and the networking opportunities invaluable. This year Neil Pugmire, Director of Communications for the Diocese of Portsmouth, gave practical advice about how to use a church magazine to promote the Gospel, and Tim Bullamore, obituary writer for The Times and The Telegraph, offered useful tips on writing tributes.
Then it was lunchtime and an opportunity to look at the copies of magazines all participants had been asked to bring for everyone to peruse and learn from – an impressive array was available. There was lots of chat, with hints and tips being shared between editors, and some of us strolled in the sunshine of Westminster.
Then came the annual general meeting, and finally what everyone had been
John King Trophy; Tim Cooke, ACE
The HotPott team
anticipating eagerly all day – the awards!
The time-honoured method of reading them in reverse order to maximise the suspense was employed – we weren’t sure if the shaking in the room was caused by the rolling stock of the District Line of the London Underground, which runs very close to the surface in the area, or by the percussion section of the Saudi National Youth Orchestra who were rehearsing for a concert in the main body of the hall, or by the nervous twitchings of the would-be winners of the ACE competition.
Two achievement awards were given out first, awarded to magazines that were good all-rounders. Then came the six awards for individual categories. Ho†Pott has previously won the award for cover design and the one for graphics, but we have always thought the award for the clarity of Christian content was the most important of the category awards – 2024 was not our year for that, and we felt a bit disappointed when this went to Fownhope, Herefordshire. Eventually we got to the three top awards; the suspense was killing us! The Bronze award went to Otley, West Yorkshire. Were we there under false pretences? Silver went to Richmond, North Yorkshire. We must be there under false pretences! And Gold to a church that has won two category awards before, for cover design and graphics…..! We couldn’t
believe it! The Gold award went to the editorial team of Ho†Pott, together with a framed certificate, a wooden plaque, and the John King Trophy, an antique silver baptismal shell which was presented to ACE in 1999 when the association was set up and which we can keep and use for a year.
One area the judges were looking for particularly this year was some meaningful Christian content, so we were pleased that Ho†Pott fulfilled that. All the judges thought Ho†Pott was an outstanding magazine and a worthy winner. And then we tucked into the anniversary tea, surrounded by congratulations and cakes (not necessarily in that order) before wending our way back to Euston.
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Anniversary tea at ACE
Tom & friends pay tribute to unsung healthcare heroes
Pott Shrigley’s own Tom Murphy has helped put together a heartwarming musical tribute to those who’ve been called the ‘unsung heroes of healthcare’. Tom is one of three talented teens from our area who have come together to sing out and release a heartwarming and poignant music video and cover of the Bill Withers classic, Lean on Me.
The video (put together by Manchester filmmaker Josh Woods) celebrates the vital work of all ambulance staff across the country.
Steve Murphy
Tom was joined in this endeavour by school friends Marco Dennis and Ava Walsh, all A Level students at Macclesfield’s Fallibroome Academy. Tom says that together they wanted to shine a light on the incredible work done by ambulance crews and emergency responders. ‘I know from my own experience how hard ambulance staff work, especially so during recent times, and so we wanted to do something to show our appreciation,’ says Tom. ‘Ambulance staff care for us every day, but they don’t always get the recognition they deserve.’
It’s estimated that nationally the ambulance service deal with around 27,000 calls for help every day. People are being encouraged to show their support for our ambulance services and all emergency
responders by watching the video. Just visit YouTube or Google and search: Lean on Me – Tribute to the Ambulance Service.
https://www.youtube.com/ watch?v=nfOfXs_oTX8
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A little girl was watching her daddy repair his tractor. She asked her mother, “What happens to old tractors when they finally stop working?”
Sighing, her mother answered: “Someone sells them to your father, dear.”
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A trip to the Palace
In early May I took a day off revision to go down to London to celebrate completing my gold Duke of Edinburgh award. It was a lovely warm day with sun and blue skies, and we were constantly bumping into others who were en route to the palace! After an early morning train, we stopped for a quick bite to eat before heading over to the event.
Will Gem
It was a surreal experience to be walking through the gates rather than being on the outside looking in! The gardens behind the palace were opened for us to wander around and they were stunning, it was a shock to see so much greenery amongst all the concrete of London. We had the opportunity to attend lots of talks by celebrity speakers aimed at the challenges young people may face as they transition into adult life. It was lovely to listen and learn and take in the beauty of the palace, as well as all the history surrounding it.
After an hour or two listening to talks and catching up with friends Prince Edward came out to do his speech, he talked of the history of the award and just how
much of an achievement getting a D of E Gold Award is. This was when it really hit me that I had finished the award, and everything had paid off! If I am honest my feet hurt more after that day in London than after five days in Snowdonia.
Once the Duke had finished his talk we began to move back round to the front of the palace and said goodbye to friends. As we walked out of the gates there were tourists filming us. Mum and I felt like we were famous!
Well done to Will, what an accomplishment. Paddington was obviously otherwise engaged, but it must have been fun meeting the Duke at Buckingham Palace.
Across
1 In David’s battle with the Arameans, 700 of these were killed (2 Samuel 10:18) (11)
Coffee Break
9 ‘No — , impure or greedy person has any inheritance in the kingdom of God’ (Ephesians 5:5) (7)
10 City on the banks of the River Nile (5)
11 Stamped addressed envelope (1,1,1)
13 Taverns (4)
16 ‘Be on your guard; stand — in the faith’ (1 Corinthians 16:13) (4)
17 ‘He will not always — , nor will he harbour his anger for ever’ (Psalm 103:9) (6)
18 and 27 Down Where the magi came from and what guided them (Matthew 2:1–2) (4,4)
20 Ancient Celtic alphabet of 20 characters (4)
21 She married Esau when he was 40 years old (Genesis 26:34) (6)
22 A great-grandson of Noah (Genesis 10:7) (4)
23 Title accorded to certain Roman Catholic clerics (abbrev.) (4)
25 ‘My house will be a house of prayer; but you have made it a — of robbers’ (Luke 19:46) (3)
28 Annie (anag.) (5)
29 Plead with (Zechariah 7:2) (7)
30 Tenth foundation of the new Jerusalem (Revelation 21:20) (11)
Down
2 ‘We have a building from God, an eternal house in heaven, not built by — hands’ (2 Corinthians 5:1) (5)
3 Uncommon excellence (Proverbs 20:15) (4)
4 ‘You have exalted my horn like that of a wild ox; fine — have been poured upon me’ (Psalm 92:10) (4)
5 — Homo (‘Behold the Man’) (4)
6 ‘He has given proof of this to all men by — him from the dead’ (Acts 17:31) (7)
7 ‘Our — is in heaven’ (Philippians 3:20) (11)
8 ‘This is a day you are to — ’ (Exodus 12:14) (11)
12 Assault (Psalm 17:9) (6)
14 ‘Jesus found a young donkey and — upon it’ (John 12:14) (3)
15 Liverpool dialect (6)
19 ‘Remember the — day by keeping it holy’ (Exodus 20:8) (7)
20 Nineteenth-century German physicist after whom the unit of electrical resistance is named (3)
24 Nazirites were not allowed to eat this part of a grape (Numbers 6:4) (5)
25 ‘If anyone would come after me, he must — himself and take up his cross and follow me’ (Mark 8:34) (4)
26 Evil Roman emperor from AD54 to 68, responsible for condemning hundreds of Christians to cruel deaths (4)
27 See 18 Across
Your Vote Your Council
Highways
• Thanks are due to Cllr Basford, David Garton, and Peter Atkinson, from Public Rights of Way, for reinstating the footpath marker posts on Moorside Lane, Simpson Lane and on the track above Berristall Hall
Joyce Burton
• The footpath reported as sinking on Shrigley Road, north of Fern Cottage, is now repaired but the cause of the sinking, probably a blocked drain, has not been investigated
• The modifications to the pavement outside school are still pending. Cllr Whitaker made enquiries about this, but the council has not received a date for the work to start even though the funding is in place
• A large pothole under the aqueduct on Shrigley Road has been repaired
• Improvements to the bend at Brookbank: the council has not responded to Cllr Lancaster’s enquiries, but she remains in touch with the manager
• A request to have the pavements swept has been deferred until all the leaves have fallen
• A large articulated lorry, which was stuck at Norman’s Hall bend and had to be manoeuvred to freedom with the help of the police, has caused significant damage to the verges
As usual there are many other highways issues pending, mainly because they require significant capital expenditure. Lychgate
The full repair of the lychgate, which is our village war memorial, has been agreed at a cost of £5,350. The church council has promised £1,000 towards the total cost of this. The clerk previously registered the lychgate on the War Memorials Trust website when she sent pictures and a description of the deterioration, but she will now start the grant application process.
Risk management & cloud storage
The risk management document is now on the website. Parish Online, a company providing support to councils with their online presence, can provide cloud storage as part of a software and communication package at a cost of £36 ex VAT per year. The clerk will ask whether the company will provide cloud storage on its own but if not, it was decided that two memory sticks would be used to back up parish council
information with the sticks being kept, in rotation, by a councillor.
Mersey Forest tree planting scheme for the village green
A date for a meeting between the advisor from the scheme, the parish council and the owner of the fields adjacent to the village green, is yet to be set. Cllr Chong will keep the council informed.
Shrigley,
County Down
In response to an enquiry from Shrigley, County Down, information about the window John Martin sponsored in St Christopher’s was found in the inventory of church furnishings completed by the Arts Society of Macclesfield. John Martin moved from Pott Shrigley to County Down in the 1800s, and founded a village called Shrigley, where there have recently been bicentenary anniversary celebrations. The clerk will forward the information about the window and ask what the residents of Shrigley, County Down would like to do about further association between Pott and them.
A more detailed account of this connection with Shrigley, County Down will appear in a future edition of Ho†Pott.
Parking outside Autotech
Walkers in Bakestonedale Road asked whether some of the land on which Autotech parks its cars was a footpath but from the clerk’s research, it would appear that there is no designated footway, and the land is almost certainly Autotech's.
North East Cheshire Community Partnership (NECCP) Meeting
This meeting was attended by Cllr Boulton, who reported that a new group, different from the NECCP, is to be created. Its focus will be on helping the community and it will comprise representatives of all the organisations in the community or
anybody who is interested. A volunteer, not necessarily a councillor, is needed to represent Pott Shrigley so if you have any interest at all please contact Cllr Boulton at peter.boulton@pottshrigley-pc.gov.uk
Community right to bid
This is a scheme where local councils unite and apply to Cheshire East Council (CEC) to take over the running of its services, more specifically, the running of the tip. Pott Shrigley Parish Council has given its general support but has reservations about this leading to double taxation and a lack of CEC’s provision of services in the future.
Planning applications
NP/CEC/0924/0993 Dingleside, SK10 5RT Variation to condition 2 on Decision Notice.
The council had no further comments on this application.
East window continued →
24/3155M 1, Normans Hall Mews, SK10 5SE
Proposal: Demolition of garage and the construction of a new garage with workshop and storage areas on the ground floor and a first-floor home office above.
The council had no objection to this application.
24/1173M Lyme View, SK12 1TF
Proposal: Two storey rear extension and internal remodel, new front porch, canopy roof structure to the rear, existing front bay window to be modified and external building fabric to be upgraded and insulated. Revised plans submitted 04/09/2024.
The council had no further comments on this application.
All other applications are still pending.
Next meeting
The next council meeting will take place at 8pm on Monday 4th November 2024 in the village hall.
* * *
Little Alex was staring up at the large brass plaque that hung on the side wall of the church. The plaque was covered with names, and seemed to fascinate the sevenyear-old. “All those names,” he said to the minister. “Who are they?”
“Well, they were people who used to go to this church,” explained the minister. “This is a memorial to all the young men and women who died in the services.”
Soberly, they stood together, staring at the large plaque. Little Alex’s voice was barely audible when he finally asked, “Which service, the 8.30 or the 10.45?”
* * *
Wild swimming anyone? The October prayer walk
First, we gathered at the Coffee Tavern to meet everyone and to pray, so then we set off onto the muddy pathway into the huge field, the grass had been mowed this time – the last time you could barely see us in all the grass.
Brandon Price
We went a different way this time and we got to a little stream that Ruby (Sally's dog) loved, I think she would have been very happy to stay there. We ended up passing Sally's house so Ruby could go home as she was tired. Right next to Sally's house was a Chapel that we stopped at to pray. It was Green Close Pott Shrigley Methodist Church, it felt quite sad here as the church was closed down but while we were there I looked up to the sky and I saw a cloud which at first I thought was a backward S, but Clark said it's a 2, maybe it was a sign that we were 2 do something for the church. The walk got harder – it was tiring getting up the hilly bits but when we got to the top, we could see all of Manchester, it was fantastic. On the way back we saw a pool with a small waterfall that Clark wanted to stand in. Rev. Lynn wanted to swim in the pool which I think is a great idea, I’d love that too. The weather was lovely, and I had a great time.
I think we all had a great time – it was a glorious autumnal day and such a privilege to share time and prayers with friends in the fields and hills of Pott Shrigley. The text used at our starting point, The Coffee Tavern, is: ‘Jesus said: “I am among you as one who serves.”’ (Luke 22:27) Yvonne reminded us that although this text acts as a prompt for us to pray for those who serve at the café, praying for others is also a form of service – I found this an encouragement to me to keep praying. I’m not considering swimming in the pond by Birchencliffe however. And, by the way, nor is anyone else.
Do consider joining a prayer walk – more details from Yvonne on 07842 428 496.
Life as a Christian in Afghanistan
We hear a lot on the news about how difficult it is for the majority of Afghans to meet their basic needs for food, shelter, health care and education. These challenges affect women particularly, but Christians of both sexes suffer tremendous discrimination and persecution. Afghanistan was rated the tenth most dangerous place to be a Christian in the OpenDoors World Watch List 2024. It is estimated that, out of a population of 41 million, approximately 84,000 are Christian, with most others being Muslim.
Kath Matheson
Despite reassurances to the contrary, since the Taliban returned to power in 2021 religious freedoms have disappeared again. If an Afghan’s Christian faith is discovered it can mean death, or at the least detention and torture as the authorities seek information on fellow believers. Countless Christians left the country in 2021. Others stayed, either through choice or because they were unable to leave. Many keep their faith secret, forced to live, work and identify as Muslims. Of those who fled, many live in refugee camps in neighbouring countries, though some may soon be deported back from Pakistan following a government decision there.
What’s life like for Christians in Afghanistan?
Yasaman grew up in the Islamic faith, married and had five children before her husband converted to Christianity. ‘He always tried to share his faith with me, but I was initially uninterested and often argued with him,’ Yasaman recalls. ‘Our relationship grew strained, and I even
Afgfhan bibles in four languages
contemplated divorce, taking our children to my father’s house.’ Women usually have few rights in Afghanistan, but her husband’s conversion meant Yasaman’s became even more seriously curtailed. Then, Yasaman had a dream about reading the Bible. ‘This dream deeply affected me, prompting me to ask my husband for a Bible – after reading it, I experienced a profound change within me, feeling a new energy and embracing faith.’ Even before the Taliban takeover, converting from Islam to Christianity (apostasy) was extremely dangerous in Afghanistan so the couple attempted to keep their faith secret from most people. However, some who wanted to do Christians harm worked it out and, as Yasaman’s husband was shopping one morning, he was attacked and killed near their home. Yasaman said: ‘I was devastated and felt alone and weak.’ But Yasaman is determined:
‘A fellow believer and his family came to visit, providing spiritual support and encouraging me to continue my husband’s work in God’s path,’ she says. ‘I found solace in their support, and my faith grew stronger. I started sharing the gospel with others.’
Medina’s life experiences share similarities with Yasaman’s. Medina was born in a poor, remote village, though was still able to attend school and graduate. Her father arranged her marriage to a wealthy close relative; initially this was not easy as her husband was not always kind to her, particularly disliking her rural background and often expressing his dissatisfaction. However, this changed two years later when he began to meet with an old schoolfriend again. Initially Medina resented the attention her husband gave to his friend, but then she realised the friendship was changing her husband. Medina says: ‘ … he began sharing stories of Abraham and Moses and I listened with enthusiasm and love.’ Shortly afterwards, Medina’s husband became a Christian, and the first person he shared his faith with was her. ‘I embraced Christianity,’ she says. ‘This newfound faith brought happiness to my life, and my husband and I became content together.’ As their faith grew, the couple made the risky decision to share it with others. ‘We later began
teaching disciples, with my husband having nine and myself having four,’ she says. ‘Despite the challenges, our work continued.’ By the time Medina had given birth to their second child she received a strange visit from two people who claimed to work for her husband. ‘They left without conveying any specific message. I was very concerned, but my husband reassured me there was nothing to worry about.’ Soon afterwards, Medina’s husband disappeared and she never saw him again.
Medina was comforted by other believers and found solace in reading the Bible and praying for her husband and fellow Christians. She says: ‘I did not lose my faith and continued following the path of Jesus.’ Medina knows that with the Taliban in power the risks involved in sharing her faith have increased further, and the restrictions preventing women from travelling alone makes evangelism harder. But with the prayerful and financial support she has received from OpenDoors Medina is determined to continue the work she believes God has called her to do. ‘I express my gratitude to all our believing brothers and sisters who have supported us with study materials, food and fuel,’ she says. ‘May God bless them abundantly. We remain happy in our lives because we have Jesus with us, who continues to bless and strengthen us.’
Medina continues to follow Jesus; OpenDoors
How we can help
Please pray for God’s protection and strength for Medina, Yasaman, their families and all Christians in Afghanistan, that they may remain steadfast in their faith, that there would be spiritual growth, and that God would bless every effort to share the Gospel. Please pray too for the economic situation, as many believers are unemployed, and for the discrimination against women to cease. Lastly, please pray that the hearts and minds of the Taliban would be turned to Christ.
Names have been changed to protect identities. The above information was taken from the OpenDoors website, acknowledged with thanks. https://www.opendoorsuk.org/news/ latest-news/
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We were celebrating the 100th anniversary of our church, and several former pastors and the bishop were in attendance. At one point, our minister had the children gather at the altar for a talk about the importance of the day. He began by asking, “Does anyone know what the bishop does?”
There was silence. Finally, one little boy ventured: “He’s the one you can move diagonally.”
News from the McCleans
Johnny McClean spent much of September in the UK with the children and wider family. Unfortunately he was unable to make it to me in Adlington: his scheduled visit was cancelled at the last minute.
John Ryley
Son Matthew is enjoying a new temporary job in Belfast; please pray that he settles well and has meaningful contact with Christians there. Ann’s father was taken ill, but her brother came to the rescue, and Johnny was able to visit him whilst in the UK. Daughter Bethan is in her last year at the University of East Anglia in Norwich, and after some accommodation struggles Johnny was finally able to get her belongings out of storage and move her into her new home. Please pray for Bethan as she decides on her next steps after university. Johnny settled son Joshua - complete with saxophone and clarinet - into hall at Liverpool Hope University where he is studying Music Education. Johnny visited some local clergy whom he hopes will have contact with Joshua during his time in Liverpool. Pray for all three of the children; none of them are yet believers. During his sojourn in the UK, Johnny was able to preach in Manchester and at their home church of Borras Park in Wrexham; he also attended a conference with friends in Leeds. Ann meanwhile
was busy teaching. She has a group of six 11-year-old students for weekly Bible study this year, all of whom are the children of school staff or missionary kids and have grown up in loving Christian families. Pray that this group would provide a precious opportunity for them to learn to grow in their own faith and love for the Lord. Johnny is now back in Thailand, which has the distinction of being in the top 10 most dangerous countries in the world for road safety, as exemplified by the recent school bus accident. Please pray for safety for Johnny as he travels extensively in Thailand, but also for the government to address underlying issues hampering safe road travel in Thailand.
From the Registers
Funerals
Our thoughts and prayers are with the family and friends of: 2nd October Margaret Ryley, aged 90 years 3rd October Loretta (Ann) Rowe, aged 91 years
Johnny and Ann McClean
The Tearfund Big Quiz is on…
Enthusiastic TBQers (Tearfund Big Quizzers) may have been wondering if they were going to miss out this year on their annual night of fun (and in the Rev Lynn’s case, fierce competitiveness) and getting the answers to questions wrong whilst incidentally raising money for Tearfund.
Kath Matheson
Wonder no more – David Garton has stepped forward to be the maestro this year, so make sure you have Saturday 16th November in your diaries. The excitement will begin at 7.30pm in the village hall. There is no charge for the evening, but we do ask that, if possible, you donate to Tearfund, a great Christian charity. Last year, we raised £800 here in Pott Shrigley; it was a great night of laughter and fellowship. Tearfund’s mission is ‘to follow Jesus where the need is greatest, responding to crises and partnering with local churches and organisations to help
people lift themselves out of poverty’. Tearfund’s work really does enable the poorest of the world to be able to feed themselves, have clean water and access education and health care.
The quiz will have questions suitable for all ages and teams, large or small, so 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 find that answering ‘Taylor Swift’ to each music question is a good policy though doesn’t necessarily get us many points. But just think – with David asking the questions rather than answering them, the rest of us have a chance to win!!
Please book your seats with Pam Cooke (0773 0976 876). And even if you really can’t come and join the fun, please donate via the JustGiving link below. Contributions welcome on the night.
https://www.justgiving.com/page/ christopher-pott-1729095102926
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December
Recipe of the Month
John's Flapjack
This month’s recipe is quick and easy, and was given to me by Sue, one of our bellringing friends.
Sue Buckingham
The recipe came from John, Sue’s brother, and as I have sampled it on one of our bellringing tours, I can vouch for this flapjack being delicious.
Ingredients:
250g (9oz) block margarine or butter
150g (7oz) golden syrup
250g (9oz) granulated sugar
125g (5oz) plain flour
285g(10oz) porridge oats
110g (4oz) flaked almonds
80g (3oz) mixed fruit with peel
50gms (2oz) glace cherries
Method:
Combine the margarine (or butter) and syrup in a pan and melt together, stirring until dissolved.
Mix all the other ingredients together, add to the margarine (or butter)/syrup mixture and mix thoroughly.
Place in an 28x18x2.5cm (11x7x1in)
greased baking tin and bake at 200°C (180°C fan), gas mark 5 for 20 minutes.
Church Cleaning Rota
1st Nov Victoria & Sharon
8th Nov Ivan & Mary
15th Nov David & Joy
22nd Nov Shirley & Christine
29th Nov Sally & Yvonne
6th Dec Caroline & Jean
Mark into desired sizes but leave to cool in the tin for about an hour. It helps to get it out of the tin if you warm the bottom of it over the hob for a couple of minutes.
Enjoy.
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Revelation 7:9-17
Matthew 5:1-12 Lynne Bowden
8.30am 10.45am Holy Communion Morning Worship‡
17th.
8.30am 10.45am
24th.
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Holy Communion All Age Worship
Holy Communion Morning Worship**
8.30am 10.45am Holy Communion Holy Communion‡
Hebrews 9:24-28
Mark 1:14-20 Lynne Bowden
Hebrews 10:11-14 & 19-25
Mark 13:1-8
Revelation 1:4-8
John 18:33-37
1 Thessalonians 3:9-13
Luke 21:25-36
Lynn Caudwell
Lynn Caudwell
Hassan John
• All services underlined in blue will be streamed live on our Facebook Page & YouTube channel.
• A recording of each live-streamed service will be available from the services page of the church website: ‡ Junior Church * Youth Church (at 6pm) **Youth Church (at 10.45am)
3rd Nov Paul Bowden & Jean Ferguson
10th Nov
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1st Dec
Mike Akerman & Paige Price
David Gem & Rebecca Roth-Biester
Tom Murphy & John Ryley
Reg Ferguson & Matt Bird
Audrey Bomford
David Garton
Anne Murphy
David Garton
Sally Winstanley
Clare Chasty
Annie Palace
Jim Curtis
Clare Chasty
Reg & Jean Ferguson
Mike & Sue Akerman
Joy & David Whitehead
Tony & Rachel Witkowski
Gill Mosley Simon & Lydia Potts
Caroline & Steve
Ros & Madeline
Yvonne & Annie
Malyan family
Frances & Meg
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Priest-in-charge: Rev. Lynn Caudwell vicar@pottshrigleychurch.org.uk
Assistant Priest Rev. Lynne Bowden a.curate@btinternet.com
Readers: Dr John Ryley (Reader Emeritus), 2 Wych Lane, Adlington, SK10 4NB
Licensed Pastoral Worker Anne Murphy, 14 Silver Street, Bollington, SK10 5QL
Parish Assistant: Gillian Mosley, 129 St Austell Avenue, Macclesfield, SK10 3NY
Churchwardens: Andy Phillips, 26 Hurst Lane, Bollington, SK10 5LP
andyphillips@totalise.co.uk
Jean Ferguson , 17, Poplar Grove, Bollington, Macclesfield, SK10 5LS
jeanfergusonuk@msn.com
Verger: Situation Vacant
PCC Secretary: Rebecca Roth-Biester pccsecretary@pottshrigleychurch.org.uk
PCC Treasurer: Peter Kennedy, kennedyp@tuckerssolicitors.com
Gift Aid & Planned Giving: Sally Winstanley, 3 Green Close Cottages, Pott Shrigley, SK10 5SG
sjwinstanley.ps@gmail.com
Organists: Mary Currell, 61 Crossfield Road, Bollington, SK10 5EA
marycurrell61@btinternet.com David Garton, davidgarton2020@gmail.com
Electoral Roll
Kath Matheson, Church View Cottage, Pott Shrigley, SK10 5SA
kmmpott@yahoo.co.uk
Safeguarding officer: Kath Matheson, safeguarding@pottshrigleychurch.org.uk
Tower Captain: Duncan Matheson, Church View Cottage, Pott Shrigley, SK10 5SA
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Pastoral Ministry: Anne Murphy, pastoralteam@pottshrigleychurch.org.uk
Ministry Situation Vacant
Anne Murphy, annemurphy1214@gmail.com
Doves: Victoria Price
Parish Council Clerk: Joyce Burton, pottclerk@btinternet.com
Wedding Coordinator: Pam Cooke, weddings@pottshrigleychurch.org.uk
Head Teacher: Mrs Anne-Marie Willis , Pott Shrigley Church School, SK10 5RT
head@pottshrigley.cheshire.sch.uk
Website: Tess Phillips, 26 Hurst Lane, Bollington, SK10 5LP info@pottshrigleychurch.org.uk
PCC Members:
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Duncan Matheson, Sally Winstanley, Peter Kennedy, Jean Ferguson, Andy Phillips, Pam Cooke, Mary Currell, Mike Akerman, Ang Davies, Simon Caudwell Rebecca Roth-Biester, Sheila Garton, David Garton, David Gem, Annie Palace, Kath Matheson, Reg Ferguson, Anne Murphy. This directory was updated on 25th August 2024. Please give corrections and additions to magazine@pottshrigleychurch.org.uk