Rota of Services in the 6 Parishes –March & April 2018 Badger Ryton Stockton Sutton GOOD NEWSLETTER Maddock SIX PARISHES Mar 9.30am 11.00am Badger, Beckbury, Kemberton, Ryton, Stockton, SuttonMaddock 4th Communion Communion New New ******DIARY DATES for March 2018 & April 2018****** (KH) (KH) March 2018 st th Thur 1 2.30pm Norton Over 60’s Club, Norton Village Hall 11 9.30am 10.00am 11.00am 11.00am st Communion Family Communion Family Thur 1 7.30pm Kemberton WI Kemberton Village Hall Trad Sevice New Sevice Fri 2nd 2.00pm World Women’s Day of Prayer, St. Andrew’s Church Shifnal (KH) (LT) (KH) (TD/LT) Sat 3rd 10.30am –12.30pm Kemberton Craft Club Kemberton Village Hall th TH Wed 7 12noon Lent Lunch, Trinty Methodist Church, Shifnal 18 9.30am 11.00am th Communion Morning Thur 8 2.30pm Norton Over 60’s Club, Norton Village Hall New Worship Thur 8th 7.30pm Sutton Maddock Parish Council, Norton Village Hall (KH) th (KH) Sat 10 10.00am sayYES AGM, Trinity Methodist Church, Shifnal th 25th 9.30am 11.00pm Tues 13 2.00pm Six Parishes Friendship Club, Beckbury Vilage Hall PALM Morning Morning Wed 14th 12noon Lent Lunch, Trinity Methodist Church, Shifnal SUNDAY Worship Worship th (KH) (KH) Wed 14 8.00pm Norton Village Hall AGM th Thur 15 2.30pm Norton Over 60’s Club Norton Village Hall 30th 1.00pm 7.00pm Wed 21st 12noon Lent Lunch, Trinity Methodist Church, Shifnal Devotional Devotional GOOD FRIDAY Wed 28th 12noon Lent Lunch, Trinity Methodist Church, Shifnal April 9.30am 9.30am 10.00am 11.00am 11.30am 11.00am Thur 29h 2.30pm Norton Over 60’s Club Norton Village Hall 1st Communion Communion Communion Communion Communion Communion Fri 30h 1.00pm & 7.00pm Devotionals Badger & Beckbury churches (KH) (CM) (KH) (KH) (TD/KH) (CM) EASTER April 2018 st th 9.30am 11.00am Sun 1 (see Service Rota) Easter Services 8 th Matins Memorial Thur 5 7.30pm Kemberton WI Kemberton Village Hall (KH) Service Sat 7th 10.30am –12.30pm Kemberton Craft Club Kemberton Village Hall (KH) th th Sun 8 11.00am Memorial Service, Sutton Maddock Church 15 9.30am 9.30am 11.00am 6.30pm th Matins Morning Communion Evensong Tues 10 ?????? Six Parishes Friendship Club, Venue TBA th (KH) Worship New 1662 Thur 12 2.30pm Norton Over 60’s Club Norton Village Hall th (TD) (KH) (KH) Thur 26 2.30pm Norton Over 60’s Club Norton Village Hall 22nd 9.30am 6.30pm 11.00am Communion Evensong Morning ST.MARY’S SUTTON MADDOCK CHURCH LOTTERY Trad 1662 Worship The two lucky winners of cash prizes in February were: (KH) (KH) (KH) 1st Prize of £25 – Number 25 and 2nd Prize of £15 – Number 44 th 29 9.30am 11.00pm 11.00am th nd Communion Morning Rogation The next draws are on Sunday 18 March & 22 new Worship Service in church (KH) (LT) (KH) Contacts: Angela Chatham 01952581857 or Chris Walker 01952730666 SHROPDOC - 03332226655 Abbreviations: KH=Rev Keith Hodson; TD=Tina Dalton; CM=Nene Mason; LT=Local Team Note: If you have anything to put in the next Newsletter, please let Angela Chatham have it in writing by the 14th FLOWERS FOR THE LORD’S TABLE of this month-Oak Tree Cottage, Mill Lane, Kemberton, Shifnal, TF11 9LU – 01952581857, st th th th nd April 1 & 8 & 29 Mrs Sandra Jones; April 15 & 22 Mrs Shiona Ferriday email [email protected] - The Rev’d Keith Hodson: 01952750774 - email: [email protected] CHURCH NEWS BECKBURY CHURCH ….Donations to the Children's Society totalled £120 Our thanks to those We are looking for an organist or pianist who could play our who gave. brand new digital organ to accompany the congregation during ….Lent lunches (proceeds to Christian Aid) continue at Trinity Methodist Church Shifnal on Wednesdays from 12 noon services once or twice a month. ….The Mothering Sunday services Please contact the following for further details: on March 11th start at 10am at Beckbury and 11am at Sutton Maddock Revd Keith Hodson - 01952 750744 ….The Good Friday devotional services are at 1pm Badger and 7pm John Wood - 01952 750388 Beckbury David Tooth - 01952 750324 st ….There will be Easter communion services at all six churches on 1 April. ….Sutton Maddock Church was full for the funeral service of Bob SIX PARISHES FRIENDSHIP CLUB Hodgins on 21st February. Revd David Chantrey gave a moving tribute to Our February meeting was our weather delayed Christmas Party which Bob, who had worked closely with David when he was a reader, leading started with the news that two of our former members, Muriel Nott and Bob services in all our six churches and he also helped to set up the Six Hodgins had recently passed away. Both had been popular members and Parishes Friendship Club. Later he helped start the Six Parishes church prayers were said for them. choir with our organist Rock Battye. As usual members had brought along a variety of food and desserts to Bob had also been an area officer for the Children’s Society and had share, so we all sat down to a super feast and, sad to say, despite our best worked for Age Concern. efforts we could not finish everything. After lunch pupils from Beckbury He had a lovely sense of humour and was a good friend and pastor to many Primary School arrived to entertain us with some lovely singing and the people. Something not as well-known, a love of watching clouds go by. children were a credit to their school. The Friendship Club members joined in, with the sheer joy of the moment when it was decided that both old and CONDOLENCES young should sing one song together, a wonderful end to a lovely afternoon. Our condolences to the family of the late Agnes Lyth age 96 formerly of st Albrighton, whose service was held on 1 February at Badger Church Our next meetings are on Tuesday 13th March

Also to the family of the late Maria Lowe age 93 formerly of Tettenhall, one of John Whitham’s fiendish quizzes, whose service was held on 14th February at Telford crematorium with questions to test the most febrile brain, with teams of 4, starting at 2 o’clock.in Beckbury Village Hall Also to the family of the late Muriel Nott age 90 formerly of Shifnal (and th Higford), whose service was held on 20th February at Stockton Church ……………………..and on Tuesday 10 April please contact David and Beryl Tooth 01952750324 for further details Also to the family of the late Bob Hodgins age 85 of Sutton Hill nearer the time whose service was held on 21st February at Sutton Maddock Church NORTON OVER 60’s CLUB Also to the family of the late George Gough age 82 formally of Sutton nd We had a good meeting. The first meeting after our winter break having Wood Farm, whose service was held on 22 February at recovered from our colds and flu. Crematorium Lynn presented Doreen with a birthday card which she had made for her Also to the family of the late Isabel Ward (nee Tomlinson) age 103 of and all the members had signed. Shrewsbury (and Norton), fad ormerly of Leighton, whose service was held Our next meetings are on rd on 23 February at Stockton Church Thursday 1st & 8th & 29th March and 12th & 26th April 2.30pm Norton Village Hall Contact Rene Davies 01952279171 KEMBERTON WI on Thursday 1st March at 7.30 Kemberton Village Hall The speaker will be Karen Court Norton Village Hall AGM How to Decorate Polystyrene Eggs.

th A plea from Norton Village Hall Committee and on Thursday 5 April at 7.30pm Kemberton Village Hall Norton Village Hall needs YOU to volunteer!! the speaker will be Malcolm Whittall – a Cartoonist Residents of Stockton, Norton and beyond…… could that be YOU? who guarantees we will be drawing our own cartoon by the end of the evening so please bring a pencil or pen *****PLEASE HELP KEEP THIS VILLAGE HALL OPEN*****

KEMBERTON CRAFT GROUP The AGM is upon us and there are seats to be filled! We have lost a few off is on Saturday 3rd March 10.30am to 12.30pm the committee due to retirement and family commitments and need these and more spaces filling. DO NOT PRESSUME that others will come if you and on Saturday 7th April 10.30am to 12.30pm don’t! Craft Coffee and Chat at Kemberton Village hall. LOOKING TO THE FUTURE Bring along your current project or a desire to learn a new skill or just catch The finances are good and there are bookings in the diary for the year up with friends over a coffee and cake. Small charge of £2.50. ahead. The focus will be on promoting the hiring of the venue and putting on KEMBERTON VILLAGE HALL the famous Car Boot Sales………………………..BUT if we cannot form a is hosting a Quiz Night to welcome in the Summer committee at the AGM, on 14th March the keys will have to be returned on Saturday 24th March at 7.30pm. to Apley Estate and there are no guarantees that they will keep it open! To book your tickets please contact [email protected]. You do not need to live in Norton to be on the committee – all are welcome to come – £7.50 per person to include a Ploughman's lunch. 8pm on Wednesday 14th March 2018 in the Village Hall. Come and help raise funds to support your Village Hall Any enquiries call Kathryn on 01952 730823.

***Enquiries please contact Jackie Chambers on 07941126839*** An opportunity to support OPERATION CHRISTMAS CHILD SHOEBOX APPEAL 2018

OPERATION CHRISTMAS CHILD SHOEBOX APPEAL 2017 Sponsored Walk : Saturday 24 March On 1 December, a container lorry filled with 7,280 shoeboxes full of toys, How do you fancy joining us for a sponsored 5 mile stroll & natter along the sweets, cuddly toys and all sorts of lovely treasures set off from , Silkin Way, finishing off with a pub lunch? We’re meeting at the Information on its’ long journey to reach needy girls and boys in Central Asia. Thanks to Centre at Telford Town Park at 10.30am and walking to the Brewery Inn at your generosity, we know that 7,280 children will have had a gift of their Coalport. very own. On behalf of the Telford Team, thank you to everyone who joined Fashion Show : Monday 23 April in the appeal and all being well, we’ll be calling on your support again in a The Cosy Hall in Newport is the place to be for a Spring Fashion Show with few months’ time ready for the 2018 appeal. Edinburgh Woollen Mills, 9.30 – 11.30am – tickets £3. You may like to know about the fundraising events we hold throughout the Concert with Much Wenlock Male Voice Choir : Saturday 14 July year to purchase lots of the ‘fillers’ we use to ‘top-up’ some of the This promises to be a very enjoyable evening, 7.30pm at Oakengates shoeboxes. The many skipping ropes, yoyos, dolls, cars, kaleidoscopes, United Church, tickets cost £5. harmonicas, recorders, sweets etc. we use – ensures every child receives a lovely fun filled box. Coffee and Cake Morning: Saturday 14th October For further information, or for tickets, please contact Shiona, 01952 730313 Come and join us at a coffee morning and cake stall. Delicious bacon [email protected] butties will be on sale too at Oakengates United Church, 10.00am -12 noon.

…………………………………...... FROM the RECTORY PRAYER OF THE MONTH Dear Friends Lord God DATES & DIARIES as we rejoice in the faith of the saints March 17th is St Patrick's Day, so an auspicious date for the last round of inspire us to follow their example with boldness and joy rugger matches in the Six Nations Championship, when meet Ireland at for the sake of Jesus Christ AMEN Twickenham. Last year this match was played in Dublin and Ireland denied England Ministry Team; Rector – Six Parishes, The Rev’d Keith Hodson: 01952750774 the chance of the ''grand slam'' when one of the four home nations beats the other Email: [email protected] three. England were still the tournament champions, but will want to avenge last Church wardens: Allan Chatham 01952581857, John Webb 01952750870 in Sutton Maddock year's defeat, and playing at home should give them an advantage. Wales have already played England but St David (his day on March 1st) did I’m only joking! them no favours, with England winning 12-6 at Twickenham. There was controversy This bulletin appeared in church notices or was announced in over a disallowed try for Wales. The video replays seemed to show the welsh player church services somewhere … just getting his hand on the ball to score 5 points, but the video referee did not see it the same way as many others….. and it's his decision that counts ! One BBC pundit The Fasting & Prayer Conference includes meals. did point out in a studio debate in Wales (brave man) that the video replays did show Watch this space for more bloomers! that the welsh player had ''knocked the ball on with his hand '' just before scoring, so Mutton Saddock it should not have been a try on those grounds. By the time we get to St George's Day on 23rd April the international rugger BECKBURY COMMUNITY SHOP will have been decided, and we may have a clearer picture of how our favourite We’re busy making final preparations for opening the shop to our first customers soccer teams are doing at the top or bottom of their FA leagues. Will Wolves and th West Brom swap places ? on Saturday 24 March. And way off to November 30th St Andrew's Day we will know how the 2018 The ramp up to the shop door is being constructed and the shelves are filling with Formula 1 season went, and whether Lewis Hamilton won a 5th world championship. stock. We would like to offer daily newspapers to our customers too, you can use Saints Days were an important part of the calendar and community life the enclosed slip to tell us what newspapers you would like to order from us. centuries ago. Now it's probably only the national patron saints and St Valentine who feature in our lives, but more because of nationalism and commerce than any Heather Thomas is doing a great job of organising our volunteer rota. If you old notion of ''following their good example''. Even some of the major church festivals would like to get involved, either serving in the shop or offering a hand behind do not get a mention in diaries and calendars : Epiphany, Ascension Day, the scenes, we’d love to hear from you. Please email Whitsunday and Trinity Sunday are often omitted, though I see that strangely [email protected] St Swithun's Day is noted, presumable for weather watchers. Our modern lives revolve around different events and dates, compared with Opening hours will be: previous centuries. I suspect that nowadays 'Black Friday' is better known than 'Good Monday-Friday Weekends Friday', and maybe some people confuse the two very different occasions. 7.30am – 11am Sat 9am-12noon This year we have the odd co-incidence of Easter Sunday and All Fools Day on 1st 12noon – 2pm Sun 9am-11am April which has not happened since 1956……. But more of that next month 3pm – 7pm

With best wishes Thank you for supporting your community shop! Keith Hodson

BECKBURY COMMUNITY SHOP BECKBURY COMMUNITY SHOP Our first volunteer training session will be held on Saturday 10th March, 10.30-12 Our first volunteer training session will be held on Saturday 10th March, 10.30-12 noon and we will continue to offer lots of support to volunteers until everyone is noon and we will continue to offer lots of support to volunteers until everyone is comfortable with how things work. comfortable with how things work. Thank you for supporting your community shop! Thank you for supporting your community shop!

------Beckbury Community Shop newspaper and magazine requests. Beckbury Community Shop newspaper and magazine requests.

Name: Address and contact tel: Name: Address and contact tel: Title Daily Saturday Sunday Daily Mail Title Daily Saturday Sunday Express Daily Mail Guardian/Observer Express Mirror Guardian/Observer Shropshire Star Mirror Star Shropshire Star Sun Star Telegraph Sun Times Telegraph The I newspaper Times Any other newspaper The I newspaper requests: Any other newspaper Magazine requests requests: Magazine requests Please complete and return this slip to Sam Spickernell at 14 Caynton Road, Please complete and return this slip to Sam Spickernell at 14 Caynton Road, Beckbury or email your requests to [email protected] Beckbury or email your requests to [email protected] Thank you for supporting your community shop! Thank you for supporting your community shop!