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Dates for your Diary Sunday 6th Sept Smethcott Ch. Holy Communion Wednesday 9th Sept Zoom Meeting Filling Station St Michael and All Angels St Michael and All Angels Thursday 10th Sept Horseshoes Seniors Lunch Club Woolstaston Smethcott Sunday 13th Sept Stapleton Ch. Holy Communion Saturday 19th Sept Smethcott Ch. Cake and Produce Sale Steeplewood Fold Magazine Sunday 20th Sept Longnor Ch. Holy Communion Sunday 27th Sept Dorrington Ch. Holy Communion and Baptism Wednesday 7th Oct Zoom Meeting Filling Station For further information on the above events see entry in Magazine Please forward any parish entries to your representative and all adverts directly to St Mary St Mary the team on [email protected]. Longnor Leebotwood All entries must be submitted no later than 14th September To organise subscription to this magazine please contact Emily Hill (07471 474924) or email [email protected] and monthly delivery can be arranged. St John the Baptist St Edward Stapleton Dorrington September 40p 40 1 We are the Benefice of To arrange a Christening (Baptism) or Useful Contacts Steeplewood Fold including: Wedding, please contact our Rector Rector Rev. Laura Hnatiuk 01743 719578 St Edward Dorrington, Rev Laura. [email protected] St Mary Leebotwood, St Mary Longnor, You may find some useful information Associate Priest Revd Caroline Wright 01743 718790 St Michael and All Angels Smethcott, here: [email protected] St John the Baptist Stapleton https:// Reader Mike James 01743 718110 [email protected] St Michael and All Angels Woolstaston. churchofenglandchristenings.org/for- Churchwardens Index parents/ Dorrington Chris Breakell 01743 718555 3 From Rev Laura Tom Williams 01743 719414 4 From Bishop Richard https:// Leebotwood Mary Wilson 01694 751266 5 Dorrington www.yourchurchwedding.org/ Jacqui Bore 01694 751336 8 Leebotwood Longnor Annabel Warburg 01743 718005 Smethcott Bridget Naylor 01694 751249 9 Longnor Geoff Jarrett 01694 751463 11 Smethcott For general information you may find Stapleton Susan James 01743 718110 13 Smethcott WI the website Christine Oakley 01743 718611 14 Stapleton Woolstaston Neil Cadman 01694 751275 https://www.achurchnearyou.com/ Henry Beaver 07976 103806 15 Woolstaton useful. 16 Benefice Worship and Activities For general enquiries please contact Schools St Edward’s C of E Primary School, Dorrington 17 Dorrington Bowling Club Rev Laura on: The Head Kerrie Lewis 01743 718462 18 Brownies Nursery School Penny Hill 07890 021734 19 Monthly Column from Dan Morris [email protected] 20 Services Rota Longnor (C of E Controlled) 01743 719578 The Head Lucy Adams 01743 718493 22 Local Business Directory 39 Useful Contacts Village Halls – Booking 40 Dates for your Diary Dorrington Michele Smout 07762 449935 [email protected] Leebotwood Mary Wilson 01694 751266 Longnor Sandra Hasted 01743 718255 Picklescott Pat Holbourn-Williams 01694 751491 Stapleton Carol Beaumont 01743 718451 [email protected] Dorrington and Leebotwood Brownies Brownie Guider Ruth Lawrence 07713 064624 Asst. Brownie Guider Jennifer Farmer 07854 731826 Magazine Articles & Advertising [email protected] Facebook: Steeplewood Fold Diocesan Website: Hereford.anglican.org 2 39 From Rev Laura St Paul was no stranger to hardship and troubles, in his letter to the church in Corinth he wrote, ‘But he said to me, “My grace is sufficient for you, for my power is made perfect in weakness.”’ 2 Corinthians 12:9 I have to admit that lockdown has been tough for many reasons, but I was recently reminded of the Japanese art of Kintsukuroi. This art repairs things which are broken using gold, thereby strengthening and beautifying the item. At times I have felt broken, but have also been reminded that God loves and upholds us, even in our weakness. Bill Kerswell Logs & firewood Seasoned Logs 10 Bags (Approx. 1 Builders Bag) £30 Delivered Free I came across an artist creating jewellery based on Also Kindling £2 Net this Japanese art and now, whenever I’m in collar, Bill Kerswell you’ll also see I’m wearing a small heart, broken yet Picklescott repaired. A reminder from me, to me, that my Tel: 01694 751287 weaknesses are no barrier to God, that He is the one who strengthens and upholds me. Rev. Laura Hnatiuk Rector 38 3 Dear Friends I hope that as you read this you will have had a good summer. For the last few months I have spent a lot of time indoors! However, I’m delighted that as lockdown restrictions have eased a bit I shall be hitting the road around the Diocese on the four Saturdays leading up to our Diocesan Gift Day on September 20th. My plan is to visit every benefice around the diocesan land boundary over those four days and lead whoever joins me in prayer for the life of our diocesan family. The times and venues can be found on the diocesan website or from your parish priest. All that we do as Christians is based in prayer. However, the focus of this praying is particularly towards our gift day. Churches throughout the Diocese have faced unprecedented financial challenges due to COVID-19. Fundraising events have ground to a halt and fee income has dried up. Yet ministry still needs to be funded. In all of our churches what is given is received back in the form of clergy ministry and support. For most churches this doesn’t cover the actual cost, so the gap is funded either through the generosity of other parishes giving over and above their own provision, or through our historic reserves. I hope our Gift Day will be an opportunity to give thanks to God for His love and generosity towards us. I hope that it will enable us to contribute over and above our normal giving to the life changing ministry that is transforming lives all across our Diocese. The importance of the four days of prayer leading up to September 20 is to reinforce that giving is part of our discipleship. Even if you can’t join us at one of the venues, I hope you would be able to join us in prayer at home or in your parish. As someone once said, “prayer moves the hand that moves the world.” As we face the effects of this crisis together, it can also move our hearts to sacrificial generosity and love. I so look forward to meeting many of you in the coming weeks. With every blessing +Richard 4 37 Locksmiths Do you have a let property? LOCAL AND INDEPENDENT St Edward’s Dorrington NO CALL OUT CHARGES FREE SECURITY ADVICE We’re a multi-disciplined independent firm WOODEN,UPVC DOOR LOCKS,WINDOW LOCKS of letting agents and Chartered ANTIQUE LOCKS and RURAL SECURITY Surveyors, based in Hook-a-Gate, IDP LOCKSMITHS (IAN) operating throughout Shropshire, BASED IN WHITCHURCH COVERING SHROPSHIRE September dates offering residential lettings Tel. 01948 666116 Mobile 07918 617744 services including: Email. [email protected] Services during September will all be Group services at the four churches that are open for Website. www.idp-locksmiths.co.uk worship, please look at the centre pages for times and venues of each service. Please do your Fully Managed best to attend the service on the 27th September at St. Edwards as this is a Baptismal service 10% of annual rent + VAT for our own Gabriel and I am sure he would love to have as much support as possible. Tea and Letting only Coffee will not be served at the conclusion of our services due to Covid regulations. £499 inc. VAT Unfortunately due to Covid 19 it is not possible to hold meetings of Filling Station, Messy Letting only (without viewings) Church, Ted’s Mixing Bowl and Home group. At present it is not possible to say when these £399 inc. VAT meetings will restart so keep your ears to the ground for information. In September we will T: 01743 404925 Zoom the Home group meeting so look for details. W: howiekentandco.com Welbatch Farm, Because of Covid we are way down on income and it has been proposed by the Diocese that Hook-a-Gate we hold a Gift Day. When each of us is asked to prayerfully consider making a generous gift to the work of the church. Gifts are made anonymously if desired. If you have thoughts about this E:[email protected] please speak to Chris Breakell Church Warden. A Sunday in September has been earmarked for this event if we decide to take part. I heard a sermon recently and we were encouraged to wait, which is good Psalm 37:7, but it made me think that if all we do is wait then nothing will happen, so what should we do while we are waiting. Read Joshua 3. 1. Prepare. Make sure that your relationship with God is right. Joshua tells the people to consecrate themselves to the Lord. Read God’s word, study it, pray and listen. Then when it’s time we can move on. 2. Promises. Hold on to the promises God has made in his word. I will never leave you or forsake you and many others. Our God does not want us just to wait, he calls us to go. Matthew 28 v 19– 20. 3. Presence. Remember that our God is always with us, the Israelites in Joshua’s time had the Ark to remind them of God’s presence. We have the Holy Spirit, God’s presence in our lives. Go forward assured of this. 4. Procession. If you read Joshua you will see that when the people had prepared, held on the his promises and were assured of God’s presence they moved. We move forward as we reach out to others with the message.