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February 2020 the MAGAZINE of the HORWICH & RIVINGTON February 2020 THE MAGAZINE OF THE HORWICH & RIVINGTON TEAM CHURCHES Price 60p Welcome to a new Below the Pike year! As it says above it is the magazine of the Horwich and Rivington Team Churches but we reach out to the wider community as well. We hope you enjoy reading this magazine and find it interesting, thought-provoking and informative (with a touch of humour here or there!). The magazine is available in all our Team Churches and the good news is that the price remains at 60p or if you pay an annual subscription (in advance and due this month!) it is still £6.00 for the ten editions we publish. If you would like to have the magazine delivered please speak to a churchwarden or your magazine rep - details inside the magazine. Please remember this is YOUR magazine and we welcome contributions from you—these can be articles, musings, photos, celebrations, events etc. as long as it fits with the ethos of the magazine. And we love hearing from and about our young people! Deadline date is always on the front of the magazine and contact details on Page 3. Similarly if you have any positive or negative comments about BtP please tell us! HAPPY READING AND PERHAPS WE’LL BE HEARING FROM YOU IN 2020? ASH WEDNESDAY SERVICE OF HOLY COMMUNION AT HOLY TRINITY CHURCH ON 26TH FEBRUARY 7.30pm CHURCHES TOGETHER IN HORWICH AND RIVINGTON 2020 LENT MEETINGS The Long Road to Heaven Our Lent course this year explores Christian understandings of salvation in a five- part study and discussions based on the film The Way. Starring Martin Sheen as a bereaved father, this soulful and uplifting film observes a group of pilgrims walking the Way of St James to Santiago de Compostela. As it follows their journey of inner transformation, the course examines biblical accounts and images of salvation past, present and future and addresses the questions: What are we saved from? What are we saved for? Who can be saved? What do we have to do to be saved? How are we saved? The film will be shown at St John’s Methodist Church, Victoria Road, Horwich on Monday 24th February at 11am and on Thursday 27th February at 7.30pm. Clips from the film will be shown in each of the sessions which start at 7.30pm during Lent. All welcome Monday 2nd March: St Catherine’s Church, Richmond Street, Horwich. Facilitator Eric Kent Tuesday 10th March: Bridge Horwich, Rock Street, Horwich. Facilitator Michael Behrend Wednesday 18th March: St Mary’s Church, Chorley New Road, Horwich. Facilitator Linda Gillett Thursday 26th March: Holy Trinity, Church Street, Horwich. Facilitator Chris Holmes Friday 3rd April: St John’s Church, Victoria Road, Horwich. Facilitator Stephen Fletcher NEXT EDITION: MARCH 2020 DEADLINE: February 16th PUBLICATION DATE: March 1st IN THIS ISSUE - Page 2: Directory Page 3: Monthly Musing; Alive+Free; Beer&Chat; G&T; BtP Page 4: From the Registers; Confirmations; Archbishop Visit; Dates to Remember Page 5: Dementia Corner; World Day of Prayer; Horwich ATC; Page 6: Congratulations; Horwich Community Centre Page 7: FairTrade Fortnight; Horwich Prayer House Page 8: Forthcoming Events ; Namibia Rain! CLC On The Move; Open Door Page 9: Greenbelt; Greetings 10: From the Magazine; FFF; Destitution Project Page 11: Green News ; Horwich Community Grants Page 12: YPP— Hungry for Wisdom and Knowledge; Invitations for our Young People HOLY TRINITY CHURCH, Church Street, Horwich BL6 6AA: THE MINISTERIAL TEAM SUNDAY SERVICES: Rector: Stephen Fletcher 468263 Every Week - 08.00 Holy Communion Email: [email protected] 09.15 Informal Worship (with K4C) Vicar: Michael Behrend 697162 1st, 2nd, 3rd & 5th Sundays Email: [email protected] 10.45 Choral Service (Communion) Curate: 4th Sunday: Nicola Butterworth 07706 979393 10.45 Morning Prayer Email: [email protected] Evening Services Associates: Peter Harley 694611 18.30 Said Holy Communion (2nd Sunday) Email: [email protected] 18.30 GOD[Space] (3rd Sunday) Caroline Tracey 692303 18.30 Reflective Celtic Communion (4th Sunday) Email: [email protected] Weekdays: 2nd & 4th Wednesday of the month: 09.30 Holy Communion Gill Smart 468271 Youth Groups/Organisations: Email: [email protected] Playcare: Weekdays Lisa Entwistle 01204 667606 Honorary: Parents & Toddlers: Mon. 09 -11am. Marlene Pritchard 01204 692699 Glenda Bush 691539 Jaffa Tots (3-6yrs): Sunday 09.15 Nicola Gillard 01204 227648 Brenda Craston 699972 Jaffa Juniors (7-10yrs): Sunday 09.15 John Shawcross 01204 469355 David Griffiths 469621 Jaffas (11-13yrs): Sunday 09.15 Steve Gillard 01204 227648 Readers: Irvine Delamore 696437 Beavers (Tuesday )/ Cubs (Thursday )/ Scouts (Tuesday): David Hawes 693727 [email protected] Christine Bradley 01204 410811 Youth Minister: Gemma Garcete 07450 714711 Rainbows & Monday Brownies: Angela Alcroft [email protected] Email: [email protected] Wednesday Brownies: Katie Webster [email protected] Friday Guides: Kathryn Tomkinson [email protected] THE TEAM CHURCHES: Holy Trinity Parish Hall booking enquiries to: Susan Preston 01204 693722 or email [email protected] Holy Trinity Church Wardens: Chris Knowles 07833 290498 RIVINGTON PARISH CHURCH, Sheephouse Lane, Rivington, BL6 7SE: Grenville Hartley 279365 Treasurer: Lesley Greenhalgh 693973 SUNDAY SERVICES: Secretary: Susan Kerr 692760 10.45 Holy Communion 1662 st Rivington 10.45 Family Communion (1 Sunday) Church Wardens: Peter Holden 01257 482451 Weekdays: Last Saturday of the month 10.30 a.m. Matins Dawn Cunningham 07733 104560 Youth Groups/Organisations: Treasurer: David Hawkins 07710 563678 J.A.M. (1-14yrs) [Jesus & Me] 3rd Sunday 10.30 Susan Firth 01257 480084 Secretary: Brenda Craston 699972 St. Catherine’s ST. CATHERINE’S CHURCH, Richmond Street, Horwich, BL6 5QT: Church Wardens: Ian Winnard 694005 SUNDAY SERVICES: Kath Jackson 770598 Treasurer: Andrea Shore 694613 Every Week: 08.45 Holy Communion 1662 Secretary: Pam Smith (c/oTeam Office) 692252 1st, 3rd & 4th Sundays: 10.30 Holy Communion St. Elizabeth’s 2nd Sunday: 10.30 All Age Worship Church Wardens: 5th Sunday: 10.30 Morning Worship Graham Smith 699875 Weekdays: 4th Thursday of each month: 10.30 Holy Communion Treasurer: Richard Skidmore 693415 Youth Groups/Organisations: Secretary: vacant post Children’s Club Sunday 10.30 Michael Behrend 01204 697162 Tiny Tots Wed 09.15-11.15 Michael Behrend 01204 697162 BAPTISMS: Initial enquiries for baptisms to Emma Shawcross: [email protected] ST. ELIZABETH’S CHURCH, Cedar Avenue, Horwich, BL6 6EU: WEDDINGS: Initial enquiries for weddings to SUNDAY SERVICES: Alice Fletcher: [email protected] or 1st Sunday: 08.45 Holy Communion 1662 ; 10.00 PULSE! 7.00pm ALIVE + 07753 599595 FREE! 2nd Sunday: 10.00 Communion4All - includes our children PASTORAL CARE TEAM: any concerns email: 3rd Sunday: 10.00 Word4You [email protected] 4th Sunday: 10.00 Communion4You—includes our children THE TEAM OFFICE is situated in the crypt below Weekdays: 1st & 3rd Wednesday of the month: 09.30 Holy Communion Youth Groups/Organisations: St. Catherine’s Church. Open Tues, Thurs & Fri: Children’s Group : 2nd, 3rd and 4th Sundays (going in to Communion on 10.00 am to 12pm Tel: 01204 692252 2nd and 4th Sundays) Graham Smith 01204 699875 email: [email protected] nd 42 Bolton Beavers, Cubs & Scout Derek English 01204 469972 Web Site: (all churches) : Brownies (Monday): Beverley Gowen 01204 468581 Rainbows (Tuesday) : [email protected] https://www.achurchnearyou.com Churches together in Horwich and Rivington: Church Hall Bookings: Sharon McGovern: 07854 430010 or [email protected] https://churchestogether.org/horwich-rivington 2 OUR MONTHLY MUSING FOR TIME FLIES? FEBRUARY By NICOLA BUTTERWORTH For many years I have sat and reflected on the past year, if at no other time then definitely on New Year’s Eve. As 2019 reached its close, I was sad to see it end; for me it was a truly remarkable year. I left a job I loved, to do something I love even more and the reasons to smile far outweighed those to make me cry. The blessings of 2019 I would never have imagined 10 years ago. There are two well-known phrases which spring to mind as I sit and write: “Time flies when you’re having fun” and “Home is where the heart is”. I am undeniably having fun, because the past six months since ordination have gone so fast. I could write a whole book on the times I have smiled and laughed. There have also been times when I have shed tears but that is part of life, we experience sorrow as well as joy but to know that God is there in every single moment makes the tough ones so much easier to face. As I began my curacy, I asked to be part of all four churches, to get to know each place and the people there. I knew that getting to know individuals in four churches and to grow relationships would have its own challenges, but now, as I walk into each building, I can honestly say I feel at home and I thank God for this every day. Horwich and Rivington you have a special place in my heart because I have come to know and love people in all four churches. While each building is very different and the services in each one vary, I am reminded that God made us all unique and yet we are called to live as part of a community. While I continue to travel back ‘home’ to Leigh each day, I now have a new family who live in Horwich and Rivington and my home church now is here, but it is not limited to one building and not solely in a church building. My heart is to see God transforming lives here in this community and for people to know Jesus personally.
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