PARISH NEWS JANUARY 2021 the Villages of MARTON, SIDDINGTON, EATON, HULME WALFIELD, SWETTENHAM, CAPESTHORNE
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PARISH NEWS JANUARY 2021 the villages of MARTON, SIDDINGTON, EATON, HULME WALFIELD, SWETTENHAM, CAPESTHORNE Carrie aims to learn about churches’ tradition Carrie Yuen-Stenton, is settling in well into her role as Benefice Administrator. Turn to page 9 to read more about her role, and what she hopes to learn about the character and tradition of our churches. CONTACTS Vicar: The Revd Ian Arch 01260 224447 <[email protected]> Church Office: [email protected] Readers: Doug Wisener 01260 274062 Diane Wisener 01260 274062 Howard Lawton 07798 828740 Reader Emeritus: Raymond Rush Churchwardens, Marton Barrie Nolan 01260 224076 Becky Barrow 01260 280170 Churchwardens, Siddington: Janet Billington 01260 224283 Kate Hipkins 01625 618889 Churchwardens, Eaton: Helen Boxford 01260 224037 Lynn McHugh 07881 935306 Deputy Churchwardens: Rebecca Ellston 01260 278952 (Hulme Walfield) David Morris 01260 273154 Churchwardens, Swettenham: Geoff Leech 01477 571889 John Gregory 01260 224902 Treasurers: Marton: David Worth 01260 224 466 Siddington: John Smith 01260 224790 Eaton with Hulme Walfield: Paul Hibbert 01260 278850 Swettenham: Geoff Leech 01477 571889 Magazine: Editors: Annabelle Birtles-Brown <[email protected]> Jennifer Morris <[email protected]> Jen Urquhart <[email protected]> Swettenham Copy: Hilary Andow <[email protected]> m Hard copy may be posted to the Vicarage. Copy for the February magazine should be received by Friday 15th January 2 3 Dear Friends, As the year draws to a close, I wonder what you will remember of it? I know, that sounds like a daft question. It is a year we will never forget. But, are there particular moments that, despite everything, we will treasure? After all, just as the faint candle shines bright at the dead of night, so also the quality of our struggles to love become evident when the trials of life put us to the test. Looking back I recall all those who banded together to ensure neighbours were fed and their errands run. I think too of the care workers, nurses and doctors who we cheered on for a while – and who are still at it today. I remember see- ing the hard work to reinvent businesses and make it possible to open schools, and the novelty of seeing each other on Zoom. And, lights shining in the dark- ened sky, my mind recalls those we have lost to this dreadful disease. One light among them I would like to share is a woman I only came to meet after she had died. Such is the peculiar habit of us clergy! We meet the de- ceased in their loved ones, as we help them to prepare for the funeral. If we listen aright, in the stories they tell, and more importantly in the way the sto- ries are told, we feel that we have come to know the deceased. So it was that I came to ‘meet’ a woman who had died of cancer. I asked about her ‘fight’ with the cancer, but I was corrected. She herself had insisted that it was not a fight. She worked with her body, which the cancer was a part of. Yes, there was dif- ficult treatment, and undesired effects, but it was with peace that she came to each day. She had a deep, though not religious, spirituality which enabled her to live that life right through to her death. If she could do that with cancer, we can do it with coronavirus. When we sing, or perhaps just hear, Silent Night, it is for me the carol which epitomises the peace and holiness of the Christmas night. But of course, the holy night is a scene in a pungent barn, far from home, without a bed and dis- tant from family. In the midst of that apparent difficulty and darkness the light of Christ shone. So this Christmas, as we sing out in the cold, as we are devoid of parties and as we miss family, we too can hear the strain of the angels song. We can live in peace and patience as we work with this virus, as we work with our fragile humanity. And as we do so, let us all nurture our spirituality from which the rest of the quality of our living will grow. Wishing you all a peaceful Christmas, and a better New Year! Ian. 4 KEEPING IN TOUCH The quickest way to find out what’s going on locally is to install the Rural Daneside Churches app on your smart phone, if you have one. Go to your phone’s app store and search for “School Jotter”. When you’ve downloaded it, you can search for Rural Daneside Churches and choose which church(es) you want to hear from. We have a YouTube channel – Rural Daneside TV, where you can see our ministers talking to you. Go to YouTube and search for Rural Daneside Churches. Subscribe, so that you get notice of new videos. We have Facebook pages: @eatonandhulmewalfield @martonvillagecommunity @SwettenhamChurch @RuralDanesideChurches @wackyworship. Instagram, a way to share images rather than news: @ruraldanesidechurches. Don’t forget the basics – our webpages: The up-to-date websites are hosted by A Church Near You, the Church of England’s facility. To see the list of all our churches and find your way from one to the other: www.achurchnearyou.com/church/12764/benefice/ If you don’t have a smart phone and don’t have a Face- book account, are you happy for us to use email? Please send your email address to ru- [email protected] If you don’t have access to the internet at all, please let us know if we can phone you with news. Phone 01260 224447 to give us your name and number. 5 CHURCH SERVICES IN JANUARY At the time of writing the services planned are as follows MARTON 3rd January: 11am Parish Communion 10th January: 9am Holy Communion 17th January: 11am Morning Prayer 24th January: 9am Holy Communion SIDDINGTON 3rd January: 8.45am BCP Communion 10th January: 10am Parish Communion 17th January: 8.45am BCP Communion 24th January: 10am Morning Prayer EATON 3rd January: 9.45am All Age Worship 10th January: 9.45am Morning Prayer 17th January: 9.45am Parish Communion 24th January: 9.45am Communion HULME WALFIELD 24th January: 11.30am Family Communion 31st January: 10.30am Festival Eucharist SWETTENHAM 3rd January: 4pm Evensong 10th January: 11.30am Parish Communion 17th January: 4pm Communion 24th January: 11.30am Morning Prayer 6 REQUIREMENTS WHEN ATTENDING SUNDAY WORSHIP • If you have the following symptoms, please do not attend services: Coughs, dry throat, high temperature, loss of taste or smell, or gener- ally feeling unwell. • It is mandatory to keep face covering on at all time during the ser- vice. • On entering the church and before leaving the church, please use the hand sanitiser provided by the Door Person. • On entering the church, please go directly to the available designated pew and only share the pew with people from the same household or bubble. • Please chat to your friends from your pew and not in the aisle. At the end of the service please leave directly from your pew and do not lin- ger in the aisle or inside the church. • Please do download the Service booklet onto your smartphone or tab- let and bring with you to the service. If you do not have the facility to download the Service booklet, there will be some re-usable Service booklets at the church for you to keep and bring back each time when you attend service. • For the time being, until further notice, there will only be 2 Orders of Service which will be in your Service booklet. • There will not be a collection during the service, but a collection ves- sel will be placed at the entrance for you to deposit your money or gift aids envelope in. For those who used to contribute weekly on a Sunday, please contact your Treasurer and arrange for a standing or- der to be put in place, if you wish to do so. ZOOM SERVICES – MIDWEEK Tuesday at 5pm: Evening Prayer Thursday at 10am: Holy Communion The service will follow the order in the Covid Season Prayer Book or Home Prayer Book in our Newsletters section of the app. You will need either a landline or a zoom account to join us, but the number or link will be the same every time. Meeting ID: 856 4816 0763 Call 0203 051 2874 and enter Meeting ID when prompted https://us02web.zoom.us/j/85648160763 7 Is your child starting primary school in September 2021? If so, please come and visit our small and beautiful family school. At Marton, we pride ourselves on knowing all the children as individuals, having positive relationships with our families and having a happy and hard working team. All visits adhere to Covid 19 guidelines. Please contact us through [email protected] or by phone on 01260 224482 8 Carrie’s journey from Hong Kong to rural Cheshire Carrie Yuen-Stenton is settling in well in her part-time role supporting our vicar as Benefice Administrator. “My brief is to facilitate the ministry of the clergy and laity of the par- ishes within the benefice by ensuring that the communication between clergy, readers, and key members of the parish teams is clear and effec- tive. I see my role as part of the church’s ministry and not just an office job. “I am learning about the running of each parish, the people involved, and the different individual characteristics of each parish. Hopefully after lockdown is over I can visit the other churches in the benefice and get to know people, to put faces to names.