March and April 2017 Church outlook
Easter Edition
East Ardsley
St. Michael’s & St. Gabriel’s Churches 2 31
Who, What & When at St. Michael’s (with St.Gabriel’s, Fall Lane) St. Michael’s Church Who’s Who Children and Young People Smarties 9:15 -11:00am during term time. Wed. in the Church Hall, ages 0 - 3 yrs Vicar - Revd Glenn Coggins Contact: Barbara Vaughan 01924 823357 The Vicarage, 1 Church Lane, Sunday School 10:00 - 11:00am during term time in the Church Hall, age 3 upwards East Ardsley, Wakefield. Contact: Glennis Haigh 01924 822029 Tel: 01924 822184 Seekers 7:30 - 9:00pm Alternate Sundays in the Church hall, ages 11 - 18 E-mail: [email protected] Contact: Craig Bardy 01924 458583 Assistant Priest (Non Stipendary) - Revd Graham Green. All Age Groups Licensed Reader - Carolyn Walmsley Choir 10:00am service at St. Michael’s plus weddings, Church Wardens - Mavis Roberts. Tel: 01924 823952 Thursday choir practice 7:00 - 8:00 pm. Ages from 10 upwards, - Kath Barker Tel: 01924 823164 Contact: Mavis Roberts 01924 823952 Warden Emeritus - Irene Broadhead. Bell Ringers 9:30am Sundays. Monday practice 7:15 - 8:45pm Deputy Wardens - John Brayshaw. Doug Brown. Contact: Gordon Haigh 01924 822029
Treasurer - John Brayshaw Tel: 0113 2532796 Men’s Group 7.30pm - as and when arranged - at the Conservative Club. Gift Aid Recorder - Malcolm Rennison. Tel: 0113 2535107 (unless an ‘out visit’ is arranged). P.C.C. Secretary - Glennis Haigh. Tel: 01924 822029 A social evening with a guest speaker/visit to a place of interest Contact: Philip Joel Tel: 0113 2525973 or Email: [email protected] Parish Hall Bookings - Val Hargreaves Tel: 0113 2535892 Ladies Group ‘Girls Night Out’ meet second Fri. in month 7:30pm at Church Hall Organist - Ken Sharp E-mail: [email protected] Contact: Chris Swift. Email: [email protected] ‘Church Outlook’ Editor - Malcolm Rennison Tel: 0113 2535107 East Ardsley Art Club 7:00pm - 9:00pm Wednesdays during term time E-mail: [email protected] Contact: Val Hargreaves 0113 2535892 Advertisements - Richard & Kath Barker Tel: 01924 823164 East Ardsley Flower Club 7:15pm on third Monday in month (except January) Email: [email protected] in the Church Hall.Floral Art by Area,National and International demonstrators. Distribution Co-ordinator - Mavis Roberts Tel: 01924 823952 Contact: Marion Waldock 01924 828760 Kntting for the Needy 2:00 - 4:00pm 2nd Tuesday in the Church Hall. ‘Web Master’ - Graham Green. E-mail: [email protected] A group who knit, sew, & crochet blankets & clothes for African Orphanages. St. Michael’s Church WEB site : www.stmichaelspc.co.uk Contact: Hazel Rennison 0113 2535107 Prayer and Praise 7:00 - 9:00pm Thursdays - Rotating House Group. St. Michael’s An inter-denominational group which includes study courses, Annual Church Meeting informal worship and music. A chance to learn new songs. Contact: John Brayshaw 0113 2532796 Friday, 24th March 7:00pm Bible Study Group 7:30pm Tuesdays. An informal ecumenical House Group. in Church Hall Contact: Val Hargreaves 0113 2535892 Pastoral Carers - Visits to home communicants, the sick and bereaved, In addition to reporting on matters constitutional and and general visiting in the Parish. financial, we celebrate and reflect upon another year in the Contact - Kath Barker 01924 823164 life of the Parish, as well as upon some of the perceived
challenges and plans for 2017. Items, articles and reports for inclusion in the next edition of ‘Church Outlook’ should reach the Editor preferably by email: [email protected] Come along and play your part. (otherwise clearly written.) by the 2nd April please.
Worship is . . . glimpsing the beauty of God, and stopping to gaze in wonder. Tom Wright ‘Church Outlook’ Printed by John Ord Print Service, Belle View, Wakefield. 30 3
In this Edition
INDEPENDENT HOMECARE SERVICES The Vicar Writes. 4 DO YOU NEED HELP WITH…..???????? CAP Course. 5 Excursions, Trips & Social Outings Looking Forward to Lent. Alpha Course. 6 March & April Church Services. 7 Hospital & Doctor Appointments Mothering Sunday. What is a Mother? Mothers Day. 9 From the Parish Registers. Easter Flowers. 11 Daily & Weekly Shopping Miss Me, But Let Me Go. 11 Treasurer’s report and comments. Adopted Charity. 13
Cleaning The Beginning of Lent. Count Your Blessings. 15 Saturday: Rag Mountain. Good as New & Household Items Sale. 16 Laundry Sunday School Pantomime - Aladdin. 17 4th March
Film Night. Development of Church Fields. 19 Experienced local friendly mature lady with own transport, Proposed Residential Development. 19 PLEASE NOTE Currently has vacancies in & around Morley, Tingley & Ardsley Areas. Art Club Exhibition. Pass it on. The cup that Cheers. 21 20+ Year’s experience with Leeds Social Services, Recipe of the Month. 23 1st April Supporting people to live independently in the Community. Women’s World day of Prayer. 25 Coffee Morning Competitive Hourly & Mileage Rate. DBS Checked. The Light of Hope. Friends. 25 Please contact Elaine for further details Tel: 01132520798. Mbl: 07824648249 Another St. Michael’s Church. 27 will be in the Re-Cycle your Tin Foil. Clocks go forward. 27 Church Hall Notable Dates. Christian Aid items. 29 LOCAL HANDYMAN SERVICES Who, What & When at St. Michael’s Church. 31 (due to a wedding) Do you need a LOCAL HANDYMAN to do those Jobs Around The House or do you have any Small Property Repairs that need to be done? Men’s Group Meetings usually held at East Ardsley Conservative Club (unless an ‘out visit’ is arranged) by kind permission of the Club Committee.
March 15th ‘On Yer Bike’ - Lee Thompson from Sustrans. 7:30pm
April 19th Visit to - Leeds CC UTC Control Room, Middleton. (TBC) Secretary/Organiser Philip Joel who can be contacted by ‘phone - 0113 2525973 or by email - [email protected] ‘Girls night out’ Meetings are usually held in St. Michael’s Church Hall, Cherry Tree Walk 7:30pm
. . . to which all ladies are invited No Job Too Small Fri. 3rd March Women’s World Day of Prayer. (car share) Competitive Hourly Or Day Rate For a prompt & friendly service, call Ronnie - Fri. 7th April Sunday School Pantomime - ‘Aladdin’ Tel: 0113 2520798 or Mbl: 07443830732 to discuss any of your needs. For further information - contact: Chris Swift. Email: [email protected]
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Dear friends, NOTABLE DATES . . . . Yet again this year we find Easter Sunday falling in the middle of April, the 16th. March 1st - Cap Course 3rd - Women’s World Day of Prayer. Tingley Methodist Church. Let’s hope and pray for a good spring and fine weather for Easter – especially 4th - Coffee morning 10.00am to 11.30am in the Church for those folks who are keen to dust off their walking boots, take the caravan for 5th - St. Gabriel’s Annual Church Meeting. (after 4:00pm Service) its first outing or spend the night under canvas. The winter months do take their 8th - Cap Course toll and it’s lovely when the longer days return, the spring flowers show us their 15th - Cap Course beauty and herald that spring is here. 24th - St. Michael’s Annual Church Meeting 7:00pm 31st - Film Night Before Easter we shall have our season of Lent which this year begins on Ash Wednesday, 1st March, with a joint service at 7:30 pm in the evening at April 1st - Coffee morning 10.00am to 11.30am in the Church Hall St. Mary’s, Woodkirk. We then enter into the 40 day period of Lent where we 6th to 8th - Sunday School Pantomime 21st - Good as New and Household Items Sale are challenged to reconsider our priorities in life. During this time we reflect 22nd - Rag Mountain upon Jesus’ 40 days in the wilderness and what it teaches us about our own 29th - Art Club Exhibition, Sale and Meal - supporting Zikomo Trust journey of life and its wilderness periods and temptations. After Lent we enter into the events of Holy week starting with Palm
Sunday and Jesus’ entry on a donkey into Jerusalem and the crowds cheering
‘Blessed is the king who comes in the name of the Lord’ (Luke 19 verse 38).
During the early part of the week Jesus travels in and out of Jerusalem from Bethany until the events of the Last Supper on the Thursday night. At the Last Carol Singing at the White Rose Centre on December 15th 2016 Supper Jesus washes his disciple’s feet and sets an example about how we raised £310.93. are all called to be of service to each other. Jesus also takes the bread and Thanks to staff, generous customers and singers, wine at the meal and relates them to his life, death and resurrection. who made this possible. The Church has particularly remembered this last meal of Jesus with his “SPRING INTO LIFE” disciples as Holy Communion. with Graham Porter (Radio Leeds Gardener) We are then taken on a journey where we listen in on Jesus’ pain at Judas’ St. Andrew’s Community Hall, Bruntcliffe, Morley betrayal of him to the Romans, the trial and then of course the horror of the crucifixion. Then on that very first Easter Saturday the disciples have hidden Friday 24th March at 7.30 pm themselves behind closed doors in case they are the next to be rounded up by Ticket £5.00 - from Hazel R. the Romans. By now all looks so bleak and helpless for the disciples until we Light Refreshments. Raffle. reach the events of Easter Day when at dawn Mary Magdalene and other CHRISTIAN AID WEEK May 14th to 20th. women find the tomb empty. There’s initially lots of confusion as the disciples Please offer to help ‘House to House’ collecting, wonder what’s happened until Jesus meets with them later on the day and they even if only in the street where you live. “Many hands make light work.” grasp the amazing news that Jesus has risen in the way he said he would. Contact Angela Coggins Quite a story of God’s love in action - you are most welcome to join us at any of the services during this Lent and Easter period as we journey together SPONSORED 5 MILE WALK MAY 13th. through this amazing periods. Details from Hazel R. May the God of Hope With best regards, fill you with joy and peace this Easter When you give to the poor, it is like lending to the Lord and the Lord will pay you back. Proverbs Glenn 28 5
There will be a CAP Course on 1st, 8th and 15th March 2017, starting at 7:00pm - with a meal on the first night.- Venue: West Ardsley Methodist Church
Haigh Moor Road. Tingley. WF3 1EJ Is the CAP Money Course for me? Whether you feel pretty organised or whether it's like a lucky dip every time you try to withdraw cash from your account, the CAP Money Course will help you take complete control of your finances. There are extra resources for those on low incomes, self-employed people, couples, families and those preparing for retirement - whoever you are, the CAP Money Course will be relevant to you. If you find that you can’t afford your essential living costs or meet your contractual repayments on your debts, then CAP Money Plus is for you. CAP Money Plus will negotiate with your secondary creditors (things like bank loans, credit cards or store cards) and give advice about any priority debts (mortgage, rent, council tax, etc.) to help you achieve a debt free future. Building a workable budget is vital in taking control of your money. It will help you see exactly what you are spending, how you could save money and prioritise your spending to include the things you really need or want to do. The Course will teach you budgeting skills and a simple, cash-based system that works. In just a few weeks, you will get to grips with your finances so you can budget, save and prevent debt. Does it cost anything? The CAP Money Course is a totally free course because CAP is a charity and receives donations from churches and individuals who want to help people. Want to know more?
Further details from Revd Glenn Coggins. Tel: 01924 822184 [email protected]
Please mention ‘Church Outlook’ when responding to advertisements You are only poor when you want more than you have. Author unknown 6 27 ANOTHER ST. MICHAEL’S CHURCH Looking forward to Lent
Following requests from some readers ‘Another St. Michael’s’ will continue his year we shall begin our Lenten observance on Ash Wednesday T 1st March, with a joint service at St. Mary’s, Woodkirk - 7:30pm . St. Michael’s church, Greenhill, Lichfield has the distinction Please do consider joining us for the ideal way to start Lent. of having a burial ground which is considerably older than the church; it covers nine acres and for many centuries has Then as in previous years there will be meetings in Church on Tuesday been the principle burial place for the citizens of Lichfield nights during Lent in St. Michael’s Church and several neighbouring villages.
This year the five sessions will give a ‘bird’s eye view’ of the Bible and will There is a reference to a building on the site in the Magnum Album Registrum, be led by Glenn, Graham, and Carolyn. a 14th century work now in the library of Lichfield Cathedral. The document is The evening starts at 7:00pm with tea/coffee and then sessions begins dated 1273-1279, but there is evidence that the church was established by the at 7:30pm to conclude by 8:30pm with Compline or Evening Prayer. 12th century, if not earlier. Today’s churchyard is an oasis of beauty and peace overlooking a modern landscape. Tuesday 7th March – Beginnings in the Bible. The first known permanent building on the site was a chapel which then Tuesday 14th March – Covenants in the Bible. expanded into a church; the spire was added in the 14th century. Considerable Tuesday 21st March – Prophecy in the Bible. repairs took place in 1593 after the spire suffered damage after “an exceedingly great tempest of winde”. th Tuesday 28 March – The Messiah revealed in the Bible – the life and ministry of Jesus in the four Gospels. Inside the church are several memorials: in the centre aisle is the tombstone covering the bodies of Samuel Johnson’s father, mother, and brother (Michael, Tuesday 4th April – The Church of the Bible – picking up on Sarah and Nathaniel). Dr Johnson’s house in the centre of Lichfield is open to Acts, the letters and the Book of Revelation. the public and is well worth a visit, as is Lichfield itself, an attractive city with
many pedestrianised walkways and shopping precincts, parks and gardens. Glenn St. Michael’s was very welcoming when we were there on Christmas Eve for Christingle. We sensed a good friendly atmosphere with family praise and Alpha Course messy church activities and events on a regular basis. What is Alpha ? Received from Janet and Stephen Sampson, whose daughter and family live in Lichfield. and whose Alpha is an 11 week course for anyone who's curious, or looking to grandson attends St. Michael’s C of E primary school, alongside the church . become more grounded and committed as a Christian.
The evening begins with food together, then there is video input on that Don’t forget . . . . To put clocks forward 1 hour before retiring night’s particular theme followed by time for discussion and questions in on 25th March an informal and friendly way. Otherwise you will be late for church on Sunday 26th March! No question is out of bounds and you are there to discuss as much or as little as you wish. If you would like to join us on Tuesday 25th April then please place Re-cycle your Tin Foil your name on the list at the back of church. This will help with catering n outlet for washed tin foil for re-cycling has been numbers. In the meantime if you would like to know more about the course A found. Please wash clean and save your tin foil then please speak to the Vicar. then contact - Malcolm & Hazel Rennison Tel: 0113 2535107 Try Alpha for Free ! who will arrange to collect from you. Thanks. 26 7 CHURCH SERVICES
Rachilles Heal 8.30 am Every Tuesday - Morning Prayer (said) 9.30 am Every Thursday - Holy Communion
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MARCH Treatment Of Muscular & Joint Problems Lenten Observance - Joint Service at 1st WEDNESDAY Speed Muscle Recovery With Sports Massage 7:30pm St. Mary’s Church, Woodkirk Ash Wednesday
5th SUNDAY 1st Sunday of Lent 10:00am Morning Worship. 4:00pm Holy Communion at St. Gabriel’s. Rachel Frost
12th SUNDAY 2nd Sunday of Lent E: [email protected] 10:00am Holy Communion.
19th SUNDAY T: 0783 7735578 3rd Sunday of Lent
10:00am Holy Communion.
Introducing Myoskeletal Alignment Techniques 26th SUNDAY 4th Sunday of Lent
Mothering Sunday 10:00am Holy Communion. (with Sunday School Children) PRIVATE DENTURE CLINIC WHERE QUALITY AND SERVICE COUNT
APRIL 5th Sunday of Easter
2nd SUNDAY 10:00am Morning Worship. 4:00pm Holy Communion at St. Gabriel’s 9th SUNDAY 10:00am Holy Communion Palm Sunday Re-creating your lost
Clinical Dental Technician Dip CDT RCS Eng 13th THURSDAY 9:30am Holy Communion. GENERAL DENTAL COUNCIL REGISTRATION NUMBER Maundy Thursday 7:00pm Agape - Simple Supper in the Church Hall, The Importance of a smile . . . followed by a Service in Church. It takes but a moment, but the memory of it can last a lifetime. It creates happi-
ness in the home, fosters goodwill, brings rest to the weary, cheer to the dis- 14th FRIDAY couraged and sunshine to all who are sad. 10 - 11am Children’s Service. Good Friday 2pm-3pm Service of Reflection. At Dentures by Dominic we don’t just make
15th SATURDAY dentures, we create smiles 7:45pm Assemble in the Church Yard, Just as you are unique so are your denture requirements, all our dentures are designed Easter Eve followed by Easter Vigil in the Church.
and crafted to suit your individual needs, working together as a team, you and your clinician using the finest materials and natural looking teeth, can create a functional and 16th SUNDAY comfortable denture that is uniquely yours. 10:00am EASTER DAY Holy Communion At Dentures by Dominic we pride ourselves on the relaxed and friendly environment that we provide.
23rd SUNDAY 2nd Sunday of Easter 10:00am Holy Communion
30th SUNDAY 3rd Sunday of Easter
Please mention ‘Church Outlook’ when responding to advertisements 10:00am Holy Communion 8 25 Women’s World Day of Prayer
The World Day of Prayer is an international ecumenical Christian SHALES BROS. laywomen’s initiative. It is run under the motto “Informed Prayer Building & Roofing Contractor and Prayerful Action,” and is celebrated annually in over 170 countries on the first Friday in March.
The movement aims to bring together women of various races, cultures and traditions in a yearly common Day of Prayer, as well as in closer fellowship, under- standing and action throughout the year.
The World Day of Prayer 2017 host country will be the Philippines and the theme, prepared by the women, is “Am I Being Unfair to You?” The scripture reading for the service is Matthew 20:1-16.
The Philippines is a sovereign island country in Southeast Asia situated in the western Pacific Ocean consisting of about 7,641 islands. The Philippines is an officially secular state, although Christianity is the dominant faith. Catholic Church data from 2015 found that about 82.9% of the population professed Catholicism. Protestants are estimated to be less than 5% of the total population. Source: Wold Wide Web
Women’s World Day of Prayer local Service will be on Friday 3rd March. See Church ‘Pew Sheet’ for details of time and place.
The light of hope Friends Nothing’s gained without an effort, If you should need an Angel, No battles won without a fight, Don’t sigh and search the skies. Never let your heart be heavy In truth, they’re all about you, Dawn will always follow night. Though often in disguise.
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Mothering Sunday ( Mother’s Day)
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Please mention ‘Church Outlook’ when responding to advertisements The greatest thing a man can do for his children is to love their mother. Michael Cassidy 10 23
Recipe of the Month
Quick Cheese Pizza Ingredients - 150g self-raising flour ½ level teaspoon salt 50g margarine 1 egg mixed with 2 tablespoons milk 1 tin tomatoes or 250g fresh tomatoes Salt, pepper, pinch of mixed herbs or oregano 100g cheese 50g mushrooms (optional) 1 onion Tin of sardines or pilchards (optional) or one rasher of bacon Method - 1. Light oven, Gas 5, 200°C. Place the shelf near top of oven. Grease a baking sheet. 2. Put flour and salt in a bowl, rub in half of margarine, add egg and milk, mix to a soft dough. Roll out a large circle, about 22cm in diameter, or two smaller circles. 3. Drain the tomatoes (or slice if fresh). Grate the cheese. Peel and slice the onion and mushrooms, chop the bacon (if used). Fry in the other half of margarine till soft 4. Spread the tomatoes, cheese, salt, pepper, herbs, onion, mushrooms, and bacon over the base. Arrange the fish on top (if used). 5. Bake for about 20 - 25 minutes until the base is cooked. Cool on a wire tray. Serve warm or cold with a salad. You can change the topping on a pizza as you like, using for example chopped cooked meat or chicken, olives, or peppers. For thin crispy individual pizzas press the dough into 2 x 4 Yorkshire Pudding tins. Pasta or pizza sauce is good instead of tomatoes - NOT puree, because it burns. Happy Baking. Val
A recipe for making your own sunshine Ingredients - Take equal parts of: Kindness, thoughtfulness, unselfishness. Method - Mix with love and scatter with helpful words, add a smile or two. Throw in a spice of cheerfulness. Stir with a hearty laugh. Share with everyone. Visit St. Michael’s Church WEB site : www.stmichaelspc.co.uk 22 11
From the Parish Registers
Welcome to our recent baptism candidate: Florence Brayshaw, Madison Davis, Rosie Kitson, Leo Briggs-Haggas
Congratulations to: Chris Wilby/Danielle Garnett. Richard Coldwell/Bethany Vowles who have recently married. Our thoughts and prayers are with the family and friends of those who have died recently: Gary Morgan aged 64 yrs Duncan Mills aged 84 yrs Barry Phillips aged 66 yrs Frank Broadhead aged 85 yrs Trevor Mitchell aged 78 yrs Dennis Morgan aged 80 yrs Borgan Fenton aged 2 yrs Stan Nichols aged 87 yrs Baby Tunstall John Melvyn Bedford aged 76 yrs
Lilies in church for Easter If you would like to give a donation in memory of a loved one, see Mave Roberts. If you are able, please Gift Aid your donation by marking envelope - ‘Easter Flowers.’
Miss Me, But Let Me Go
When I come to the end of the road, This is a journey we all must take And the sun has set for me, And each must take alone; I want no tears in a gloom-filled room, It’s all a part of God’s perfect plan, Why cry for a soul set free? A step on the road to home.
Miss me a little, but not too much, When you are lonely and sick of heart, And not with your head bowed low. Go to the friends that we know. Remember the love that once we shared, Bury your sorrows in doing good, Miss me, but let me go. Miss me, but let me go.
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East Ardsley Art Club Exhibition
Saturday 29th April 10:30am to 3:00pm * Entry Free * Sale of Paintings Craft Stalls Tea/Coffee & Biscuits In support of the Zikomo Trust and East Ardsley Art Club ------Plus - by Ticket only, 3 Course Meal with Potato & Veg Pie. £6.00 Further details and Tickets from: Val 0113 2535892 or Janet 01924 824619
PASS IT ON! THE CUP THAT CHEERS hen someone does you kindness busy day with things to do W As you pass along life’s way, A And people I must see, And it’s not within your power And yet somehow I find the time To return it straight away, For one more cup of tea. Then don’t just shrug your shoulders And if the day’s a dreary one And consign it to the past, No bright or cherry news, But hang on to your feelings A biscuit and a pot of tea Full & Partial Rewires, Fuse Board Upgrades, Fault Finding & Rectification, Sockets, Lighting, Showers, Aerials, And keep the memory fast. Will chase away the blues. CCTV, Intruder & Fire Alarms, New Build, Extensions, Alterations, Garage & Garden Supply. Then when you meet another No Job Too Small & Fully Insured Through happy times & trouble times, Who needs some help from you, Tel: 0845 25 70809 In laughter and in tears, Then pass it on, that kindness, Mobile: 07908 608 001 We put the kettle on once more Email: [email protected] Website: www.ajobelectrical.com It’s what you’re meant to do! And share the cup that cheers. Margaret Ingall Iris Hesselden
Our Advertisers support us: Please support them if you are able. One of the most difficult things to give away is kindness - it is usually returned. Anon 20 13 Treasurer’s Report and Comments s the year progresses we need to raise more funds to enable us to A benefit from having a Church here in East Ardsley. One of the main items we need to pay is the Parish Share. Following the re-organizing of the new Diocese of Leeds we received Weddings our request for payment. This amounts to £43,063!! These monies are Full Venue Service used for a variety of purposes and a booklet is available for anyone to Table Designs read explaining how the money is used. Please contact me if you would Arches like a copy. In the meantime we need to find an extra £1,500 over what Chair Covers we paid last year. This amounts to £30 a week extra. Please look at any Funeral Tributes giving you make to St Michael's and, if possible, increase this so we can Bespoke design meet our commitment. So far this year we have had one Coffee Morning which raised £150. Corporate This was in aid of the "Zikomo Trust" which helps orphans in Malawi. Plants, Flowers and The Christmas Charity, which was" Caring For Life", raised £500 which Full maintenance service they were very grateful to receive. www.bloomingfantastic.co.uk Special Occasions CHURCHYARD REPORT Common Lane, East Ardsley, WF3 2EP Birthdays We will soon be cutting the grass again !! In order to do this in a safe Thank You Gifts Tel: 0113 253 3094 manner all Christmas wreaths will have to be removed by us at the end of February. If you wish to retain any that you have put in the Church- Keith Frobisher yard please ensure they are removed before the end of February. As always we would welcome any practical help and financial donations Joinery Contractor towards the task of grass cutting. Our regular "sponsors" will receive the usual letter in due course. All Standard or Non-Standard Joinery Work Undertaken ANNUAL GENERAL MEETINGS Established 44 Years Reliable Service The annual meetings will be held as follows:- Tel: 0113 2529273 St Gabriel's Church after the 4pm service on March 5th St Michael's Church in the Parish Hall at 7pm on March 24th. Mbl: 07504261242 Attendance at these meetings enables you to know all that has happened during 2016 and what is proposed for 2017 at either or both of these Churches. Please endeavour to attend. John Brayshaw.
St. Michael’s Adopted Charity for March/April The United Society has reverted to its former title - USPG. Today, USPG is a leading faith based development charity, which is having a positive impact in some of the world’s poorest areas. USPG supports local people in realising their own potential to influence and improve their communities’ health, education and economic wellbeing. As a result, lives are being transformed. Please mention ‘Church Outlook’ when responding to advertisements Source: Us Website 14 19
Film Night 0113 MAK-A-HOME 0113 ere you there at the Film Night on 24th Feb. when 2539493 D.I.Y. 2539493 Home and Building Centre W ’Miss Potter’ was shown in the Church hall? 215A Bradford Road—East Ardsley A second Film Night will take place on Friday 31st March Everything for the Home and Garden when ‘The Mission’ will be screened. If we do not stock it, we get it! Please ask The Mission, starring Robert DeNiro, relates one of the lesser known chapters of Latin Timber Cut to size Daily Delivery Service Power tools and hand tools America. Jesuit missionaries converted the Guarani Indians in the region where Brazil, Decorating Gardening and Fencing Argentina, and Paraguay come together. The Jesuits and their converts built about 30 Decorative Aggregates Established 1960 Building materials missions with a total population of 100,000 peaceful inhabitants. This, however, was Plumbing and Electrical Bottled Gas—Cabinet Heaters D.I.Y. + Housewares Patio flags—Block paving more than the colonial authorities could accept, since those peaceful Guarani Indians represented potential slaves for the fields and mines. The Jesuits were accused of being too powerful - of even trying to establish their own empire - and King Charles III of Spain expelled them from Spanish territories in 1767. With the Jesuits gone, their peaceful converts quickly became slaves. The Mission tells of the founding and subsequent destruction of one such mission. The story is riveting, but takes a second place to the scenery. Much of the movie was filmed at the Iguazu Falls on the Argentine/Brazilian border, and the panoramas are just short of being there. This film won an Oscar for Best Cinematography. You will recognise the background music - ‘Gabriel’s Oboe’, often played on Classic FM. Do join us on the 31st March, at 7:00pm you’ll be glad you did! No charge, but you are invited to make a donation. BYO Supper, or optional Fish & Chips Supper - to order.
Development of Church Fields
espite Leeds City Council’s decision to refuse planning permission, D Secretary of State for Communities Sajid Javid, has overturned the decision and given outline planning permission for 299 homes to be built on Church Fields, together with land to be reserved for the development of a primary school and public open space. Our Local Councillors have issued a letter informing affected residents of the situation.
Proposed Residential Development
planning application is being prepared for the development of 26 A dwellings on land at Cherry Tree Walk. An information leaflet is available at St. Michael’s Church and at the Library, with details of how to comment on the proposals. Further information from Cllr Karen Renshaw when plans are submitted. Please mention ‘Church Outlook’ when responding to advertisements 18 15 The Beginning Of Lent
RMT TV + Satellite Services ent begins on Ash Wednesday, which falls on March 1st this year. L The Monday before Ash Wednesday is called Collop Monday. CCTV - home + business Collops are lumps of meat - often pork or bacon. People would eat all Aerials their meat up ready for Lent, and it would also be a way of getting lots of fat TV distribution systems to fry up the pancakes in on Shrove Tuesday! Traditionally, the collops were served with eggs, so it would be an ideal breakfast. Freesat / Sky Shrove Tuesday used to be the day when people TV / Home cinema set up cleared all the rich food out of their houses before TV wall mounting the fast of Lent began. All the odds and ends that Cat 5 / Home networks were left were mixed together, heated up and put inside pancakes so they could be eaten. Today more Repairs and problem solving and more of us buy pancake mix, or even ready made Building extension pre-wires pancakes. It seems we prefer the certainty of ending up with pancakes to
the risk of having made nothing but a mess in the kitchen! Richard Thompson. Based in Tingley. The word ‘shrove’ comes from the old word ‘shrive’ which means to Telephone: 0113 2536064. Mobile: 07846 029745. confess. In medieval times people used to go to church and confess their Website - rmtdigital.co.uk sins on Shrove Tuesday so that they were forgiven before Lent began. Email: [email protected] Often there are pancake races on Shrove Tuesday. At Olney, Bucks, they have held a pancake race almost East Ardsley United Cricket Club every year since 1445. (off Bradford Road, East Ardsley, WF3 2HB) Sources: www.familiesfirstmagazine.com
(St. John’s Church, Wakefield magazine) Function Room For Hire Did you know? The world’s biggest pancake was cooked in Rochdale, Greater Manchester, in 1994. Suitable for all types of occasion: It was an amazing 15 metres in diameter, weighed 3 tonnes and had an estimated 2 million calories! Birthdays, Christenings, Engagement Parties, Anniversaries etc. Source: ‘This, that and the Other.’
Holds up to 100 people ‘Count Your Blessings’ Fully licensed bar Kitchen facilities available This popular fund raising scheme will take place throughout March. Very reasonable rates Itemized sheets available from John Brayshaw. For bookings or enquiries, Tel: 07963177696 (See weekly ‘pew sheet’ for details.)
Email: [email protected] An advert seen for a cordless hedge cutter -
“A built-in safety switch prevents accidental starting and blades will stop Please mention ‘Church Outlook’ when responding to advertisements when you take one hand off.” 16 17
ST. MICHAEL’S RAG MOUNTAIN
AND COFFEE 22nd MORNING 10:00am to 11:30 am April IN CHURCH HALL
RAG MOUNTAIN
Having a clear out? Bring your unwanted items to St. Michael’s Church Hall
* Clothes/Handbags/Belts/Shoes *
Accepted Weds. 10am to 11am & 7pm to 9pm
also Suns. 10.00am to 11.30am at the Church Hall
Good as New and Household Items Sale Friday, 21st April. 6:00pm to 7:30pm Have you any suitable CLEAN, DRY saleable items of clothing, bedding household items? Items accepted at Church Hall - Weds. 10am to 11am & 7pm to 9pm
also Sundays 10am to 11.30am Designed by Jonathan Chapman