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There will be no public gatherings at The Magdalene Centre for the duration of the corona virus emergency but you may wish to keep a note of our advertisers’ contact details. Mottram Parish Magazine Parish Hall... Worship and Concert Space... School Room... Function Room... Meeting Place... Community Resource… ...all rolled into one! Inside front cover Page 5 Page 9 Page 14 Hire Prices: Discounts available for Church Contacts More Notices Fraud Warning Harvest Festival Hall and Chancel - £12 per hour community organisations, Page 1 Page 6 Page 10 Page 15 Chapman Room - £9 per hour charity fundraisers and The Vicar Writes Church News Mottram’s Bells Registers The Whole Centre - £20 per hour regular bookings Page 2 Rev Cait’s Page 11 & Records The Vicar Writes (2) Induction The Bells (cont.) Page 3 Page 7 Page 16 Community Church News (cont.) Page 12 Let’s Pray Notice Board Page 8 Cartoons Page 17 Page 4 Chester Diocesan Page 13 Community Notices (continued) News Church Services Contacts Magdalene Centre, Broadbottom, SK14 6BB We aim to be Friday 6.30 - 8.30pm ~ a growing fellowship of believers ~ Ages 12-16 |£15 warm in welcome ~ reverent in worship ~ gracious in witness Saturdays 10.00 - 1.00pm and joyfully serving God and our community ~ Ages 6-11 | £20 Contact Adam on 07984446074 Email [email protected] Thank you to all our generous page sponsors October 2020 Printed: 55p monthly Printed on 100% recycled paper. or download from the website Vicar: Revd Cait Walker COMMUNITY CONTACTS IN MOTTRAM PARISH Mottram The Vicarage, 30a Broadbottom Rd. Mottram, Hyde, Cheshire 01457 762268 Mottram Primary School Longdendale Neighbourhood Police Parish 01457 763368 0161 856 9484 [email protected] [email protected] Tameside Police (non emergency) Broadbottom Primary School 0161 872 5050 www.mottramparish.org.uk 01457 762382 Tameside Council [email protected] the Church of England in Mottram Parish, serving the communities of www.tameside.gov.uk Arundale Primary School Mottram, Broadbottom and Hattersley East Councillor Janet Cooper 01457 762328 together “seeking to know Christ and to make Christ known” 01457 763319 [email protected] OUR MAIN SUNDAY WORSHIP IS AT 10.30am (Important - see P 13) Longdendale Town Council 0161 342 2346 St. Michael & All Angels, Warhill, via Church Brow, Mottram, SK14 6JL Longdendale Pre-school in Mottram Member of Parliament 07594 640487 Jonathan Reynolds MP, 0161 367 8077 Broadbottom Pre-school USEFUL CHURCH CONTACTS IN MOTTRAM PARISH [email protected] 01457 764423 Churchwardens Weddings Tameside Local Studies & Archives David Russell 01457 765165 Margaret Taylor 0161 494 8071 0161 342 4242 Mottram Brownies Dejan Melovic 07763962477 Pastoral Visiting Coordinators 07928 575865 Hattersley Library, in the Hub Readers Mottram Guides & Rainbows Christine Brandreth 01457 238268 0161 342 2552 John Walker (Emeritus) 01457 763292 07884 183129, 07921266168 Kath Higgins 01457 765690 Allen Standeven (Emeritus) Broadbottom Brownies Christine Kershaw 01457 765350 01457 857331 07884 006484 Friends of Mottram Parish Church email [email protected] Broadbottom & Mottram Ian Roebuck 01457 763179 PCC Secretary Safeguarding Coordinator Beavers, Cubs and Scouts Kate Best 01457 857248 07912 387358 The Magdalene Centre Claire Bibby 01457 763758 PCC Treasurer secure email: Broadbottom - see back cover. Brian Seaborn 0161 336 8089 [email protected] Longdendale Women’s Institute 01457 763319, 01457 766517 Parish Administrator Funeral coordinator Juliet Edwards 07935 498208 Kate Best 01457 857248 ETHEROW CENTRE Still open Prayer Contact Organists during the Allen Standeven 01457 857331 John Brandreth 01457 238268 BROADBOTTOM Coronavrus email [email protected] Nigel Crookall 0161 338 6790 Providing sport and leisure activities crisis. Children’s Work Coordinator for people with disabilities. Friends of Mottram Parish Church See page 4 Pat Hall 01457 861827 Hire our large indoor arena. Ian Roebuck 01457 763179 of this magazine for more Baptism Coordinator Contact Claire Bibby information and contact details. Bellringers Captain 01457 763758 Cathy Laycock 07971 479903 Christine Broadley 07810 560796 email: use the person’s name - eg: [email protected] MOTTRAM COMMUNITY CENTRE BROADBOTTOM COMMUNITY CENTRE Church Brow, Mottram Community Groups & Charities - advertise free on our notice boards Need to find a venue for an Email: [email protected] • Two large halls and stage • kitchen event, a party or a regular • soft outdoor play area group activity? children’s parties, MAGAZINE CONTACTS Contact Mandy Pluck on 07967567420 meetings, etc. Email [email protected] Editor: Polly Brown 01457 865278 [email protected] or Contact Janis Bond on Website: www.broadbottomvillage.com [email protected] 01457 763504 Distribution: Adrian Davis 01457 764727 Advertising: Chris Poyser 0161 3660931 Subscriptions Mottram Parish Magazine October 2020 page 17 [email protected] [email protected] www.mottramparish.org.uk Let’s Pray The Vicar Writes Hope With acknowledgements to In ancient times, people feared what they did not Christian Aid understand. Today, we tend to believe in the power of A prayer for times of isolation science to explain the unexplained and if it can’t, we stake our faith that it will do in the near future. Ancient peoples ‘For I am convinced that neither particularly feared what hid or lurked in the gaps between solid realities, death, nor life, nor angels, nor rulers, but, are we so much advanced from our ancestors? Do we really protect nor things present, nor things to ourselves from the between with our reason? How many of us really close come… will be able to separate us gaps in curtains or cupboard doors because it looks tidy? Or is that just from the love of God in Christ Jesus what we tell ourselves? Parish Prayer Rota our Lord.’ (Romans 8:38-39) Presently, we are caught in between times. When Covid 19 hit the front Month by month, we invite God of heaven and earth, in these pages in this country, we found ourselves in an era of ‘emergency re- you to pray with us for all the times of isolation, apart from loved sponse’, there were strict rules and the majority believed and trusted in residents of the parish, asking ones, distant from friends, away them. Ahead of us, is an ‘emerging normal’, some talk of ‘getting back to normal’, others feel there will be a ‘new normal’, but we are not there for God’s blessing or healing from neighbours, thank you that yet. We live in the unknown, our scientists and governments have not touch wherever it is needed. there is nothing in all of creation, been able to offer us the solid reasoning, we have so long used to protect October 2020 not even coronavirus, that is able to ourselves form fear. This is uncharted territory. This fear is on such a separate us from your love. great scale; not just affecting our church, our community or even our Ashworth Lane country, but the world and there seems to be such uncertainty as to the Gray Close duration of this threat. A Prayer for Pearl Way Bible Sunday How does this affect our church community? Anxiety rises, motivation Clough End Road 25 October 2020 declines and old weaknesses and conflicts reemerge. It all sounds so dismal, but perhaps this is a time to reevaluate; to ask what it is that we Broadbent Grove “Lord, for the word, the word hold as the certainty in our lives; the solid reality in a time where Ball Walk everything feels so insecure. As Christians, we have certainty – Jesus’ Deerwood Vale of life which fires us, promise that he will never leave us. He sent the Holy Spirit to dwell with speaks to our hearts, and Webb Walk us at all times and we must remember that he stands with us, in body, in sets our souls ablaze, the hands, hearts and minds of those who love him. Webb Grove teaches and trains, rebukes Bunkers Hill Road So, when anxiety rises, when we cannot see a way forward, when all us and inspires us: feels so impossible, look to God. Look to the hands and feet, the scars Bretland Gardens Lord of the word, receive visible and invisible in the body of Christ besides us and know that he Bowden Close stands amongst us. We may not be able physically hold one another your people’s praise.” when fear is so close, but we can strengthen and encourage one another. “Love your neighbour From Timothy Dudley-Smith’s hymn Allow yourself to be held in the arms of the Spirit. ‘Lord for the Years’ as yourself” God promises never to leave us. Therefore, if you cannot look forward with confidence, look up with certainty, but don’t just take my word for it. If you are looking for the solid proof that offers great hope and protection from these in between times, look to the scriptures. Overleaf are a few to start you off, but let me know others that give you strength. Mottram Parish Magazine October 2020 page 1 October 2020 page 16 Mottram Parish Magazine www.mottramparish.org.uk sponsored by The Friends of Mottram Church Sponsored by Alf & Sue Wilkinson www.mottramparish.org.uk Deuteronomy 31:8 It is the Lord who goes before you. He will be with you; he will not leave you or for- Registers and Records sake you. Do not fear or be dismayed.” Deuteronomy 31:6 Contacts for arranging Flying Be strong and courageous. Do not fear or be in dread of them, for it is the Lord your God who goes with you. He will not leave you or forsake you.” baptisms, thanksgivings, The weddings, wedding blessings Joshua 1:5 Flag No man shall be able to stand before you all the days of your life.