Featherstone & Shareshill Parish Magazine
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St Mary and St Luke ... Featherstone & Shareshill Sunday 1st - 10.00 am Parish Communion Monday 2nd Tuesday 3rd - 10.00 -11.30am Coffee, Cake & Chat in the Saredon Suite Parish Magazine Wednesday 4th - 10.00 am Holy Communion. 10.00 am Bible Study at Woodberry House Thursday 5th Friday 6th Saturday 7th Sunday 8th - 10.00 am Parish Communion 12.00pm Baptism of Isla Rene Jones Your News For March/April 2020 Monday 9th - Luncheon Club Tuesday 10th - 10.00 -11.30 am Coffee, Cake & Chat in the Saredon Suite Wednesday 11th -10.00 am Holy Communion 10.00 am Bible Study at Woodberry House Thursday 12th Friday 13th Saturday 14th Sunday 15th - 10.00 am Parish Communion Monday 16th - 2.00 pm Solos Group in the Saredon Suite Tuesday 17th - 10.00 -11.30 am Coffee, Cake & Chat in the Saredon Suite Wednesday 18th -10.00am Holy Communion 11.45 am Lunch Bunch 10.00 am Bible Study at Woodberry House Thursday 19th - 7.30pm W.I. Friday 20th Spring Equinox Saturday 21st Sunday 22nd - Mothering Sunday Benefice Sunday at Essington. No service at Shareshill Monday 23rd Tuesday 24th - 10.00 -11.30 am Coffee, Cake & Chat in the Saredon Suite Wednesday 25th -10.00am Holy Communion 10.00 am Bible Study at Woodberry House 11.45 am Lunch Bunch Thursday 26th - 09.30 - 3pm Havergal School in Saredon Suite Friday 27th Saturday 28th Sunday 29th - British Summertime begins (clocks forward 1 hour) 10.00am Prayer & Praise Monday 30th Tuesday 31st - 10.00 am - 11.30am Coffee, Cake & Chat in the Saredon Suite Issue 381 44 1 A.JONES GARDEN CARE All aspects of ground maintenance considered including:- tree removal, lopping, hedge reduction, grass cutting, The Rev’d Norma Bellamy borders weeded, pruning, patio cleaning, etc [email protected] 01543 876809 All hedge and tree cuttings removed, if required Magazine Editor We’re not really sure! No job too small. FREE no obligation quote. [email protected] FULLY INSURED Readers Christine Shaw ~ 01922 413864 - 94a Church Road, Shareshill - Telephone : 01543 579818 [email protected] Mobile 07966 416862 Karen Peach-Robinson ~ 07827 327403 Church Wardens From whom the church keys can be obtained. Margaret Poole ~ 01922 417667 - Pinfold, Little Saredon Church Room Bookings Pat Faulkner ~ 01922 417806 Churchyard Margaret Poole ~ 01922 417667 Church Cashier Janet Kendall ~ 07926 954307 Neighbourhood Watch, Liaison Officer Vicki Singleton ~ 01785 234216 - [email protected] P.C.C. Secretary Mary-Ann Burke Captain Of Bell Tower John Vincent ~ 01922 413581 Havergal Academy Mr. Paul Mitchell ~ 01922 415342 Shareshill Website http://www.shares.force9.co.uk Penkridge Deanery Website http://churches.lichfield.anglican.org/penkridge/deanery Front cover: St Valentine 2 43 The bad news is we are without a vicar again. This period is called Interregnum. The good news is that its business as usual!! Together with our churchwarden Margaret and our dedicated church team, church life continues. We have visiting vicars to conduct our Sunday and Wednesday communion services. Baptisms, Weddings and Funerals still take place, as do our weekly clubs. Our Rural Dean Rev Greg Yerbury is ‘in charge’ until we get a new vicar. He can be contacted at St Michaels Penkridge. We are now joined as a Benefice with Essington which means when we get a vicar we have to share him/her between the two churches. Lots of meetings will now take place and together with St Johns Essington we shall work towards producing our profile and advertise and choose a new vicar. However, this process can take quite sometime. So we must be patient! Watch this space for more updates……. 42 3 Recommended Tradespeople Ned a job doing??? Wouldn’t it be great if someone 1st Sunday 10 am Holy Communion could come recommended...............?? Well they can!!! 2nd Sunday 10 am Holy Communion Those of us who have had a job done recently and are extremely satisfied with their 3rd Sunday 10 am Holy Communion tradesperson and feel that they 4th Sunday 10 am Joint service with St. John the can recommend them, will now Evangelist Essington alternating between have the opportunity to place a Shareshill and Essington card on the notice board in the 5th Sunday 10 am Prayer & Praise Saredon Suite for others to see. For more information please see Ann Legg who has kindly Every Wednesday 10 am Holy Communion offered to oversee this. Good News About the Notice Board From the Registers ….. A notice board is now under construction. March 8th Baptism. Isla Rene Jones More details will follow. April 5th Baptism. Ethan Dyke April 12th Baptism. Evelyn Rose Abnett 4 41 Looking for a Church school? Havergal Church of England© Primary Academy is You may find him in the Churchyard, located in the village of Shareshill and we are a But he's far from dead and gone. small, successful primary school which values strong You might glimpse him on his bicycle links between school, home and church. One of his many names is John. All children are supported and encouraged to fulfil He regales us with stories, of the journeys that he makes. their potential within an environment which From historic homes to “Horn dance" promotes care, courtesy and consideration. Each mile enriched with cakes If you would like your child educated in a church school we’d be delighted to hear from you and you Many Churches he will visit, are welcome to visit – simply telephone 01922 with smile upon his face. 415342 or visit our website www.havergal.org.uk Reminding all there gathered, they meet in an "assemblage of Grace". Head-teacher Paul Mitchell In "Cottage gardens" he finds pleasure, In nature he finds joy. Making memories to treasure, for our cycling country boy He pedals with determination, On each adventure that he makes. Especially when he recalls We follow the Early Years Foundation Stage curriculum, it ends with smiling ladies, tea and cakes and were judged to be Good When the weather turns inclement, in our latest report. He's been known to go by car, Funded places for 2*, 3 and 4 year olds. But feel assured, from bike clips, Pump or puncture outfit, he will not be very far. For more information about your local pre-school provision for 2 to 4 year olds phone ODE TO "JOHN THE BIKE" Karen on: 0773 996 0663. *criteria apply for 2 year olds Dee Cowell Dec: 2019 5 40 5 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Here are sweet peas on tiptoe for a flight With wings of gentle flush o’er delicate 11 12 13 white And taper fingers catching at all things 14 15 16 17 18 To bind them all about with tiny rings 19 20 John Keats 21 HATHERTON AQUATICS & NURSERIES Clues across Clues down Quality Ornamental Fish, Shrubs and Plants seasonal confections Open 7 days a week 1 (9,4) 1 merciful (13) Watling Street, Hatherton Cannock, Staffs. 8 legal wig-wearer (5) 2 appoint, consecrate (6) Tel. (Aquatics) 01543 466423 (Nurseries) 01543 503627 9 put, position (5) 3 abhorrent, offensive (13) 10 intestinal pain (5) 11 male offspring (3) 4 junkie (6) We are looking for a new magazine editor and printer 12 personal teacher (5) death by electric shock and so for the foreseeable future and until we get a re- employers' organisation 5 (13) placement, the magazine will only be issued every 2 13 (1,1,1) 6 bulb used in cooking (6) months; Jan/Feb; Mar/Apr; May/June; July/Aug; Sept/ 14 get better (7) 7 self-righteous, smug (13) Oct; Nov/Dec. 17 freight (5) Obviously if we get a new editor then the magazine 19 tell the story (7) 15 dangers (6) 20 bones in the ankle (5) can resume to monthly printing. If you are that person 16 sword (4) 21 seasonal hats (6,7) or know someone who may be interested please uncommon, exceptional contact Karen on 07827-327403 18 (4) 6 39 News of the Shoeboxes I recently received an email from Samaritan’s What a lovely way to start off the New Year. All of our members Purse, maybe some of you have too. If you met at the Dog and Partridge at Calf Heath for our Annual download a barcode from their website and Luncheon. We all received a warm welcome by very obliging include it in your box, they will track your gift and let you know its final staff. Solo group of fifteen members enjoyed a super lunch and destination. My email told me that my shoebox went to a child in lovely atmosphere with everyone enjoying spending time with Belarus. It is quite likely therefore that all 97 boxes that were sent from Shareshill and Featherstone went there too. friends formed in the group. Margaret Beddard thanked the or- ganisers for their hard work behind scenes. Organisers Chris Stella Belarus is located in Eastern Europe to the east of Poland. It has a and Anne find no shortage of helpers within the group, John the population of 9,527,543, with 16% under the age of 15 (source – CIA Bike taking on manual work, Pam as extra chauffeur, Mary and The World Factbook). Thank you for bringing great joy to a child living others help wash up after meetings. in Belarus. Your shoebox gift was one of 56,265 sent to Belarus from Solo are holding an Afternoon Tea event at the Church Saturday 15th February 2-4pm. All of our members will help by providing the UK in 2019.