The Berriew Charity (Charity Number 216265)
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BERRIEW NEWSLETTER NUMBER 360 JUNE 2018 The Churches of Berriew St Beuno’s, St John’s, Fron and Pantyffridd in the Parish of the Pool Mission Area Vicar: Ven. Dr Peter J Pike 01686 640223 Curate: Revd Esther Yates 01686 625559 Reader: Mr Peter Watkin 01686 640640 Vicar’s Warden: Mr Jim Maxwell 01686 640840 People’s Warden: Mrs Iris Tombs 01686 640400 Services in St Beuno’s, Berriew Sunday 3rd. June First Sunday after Trinity 10.00am All-age Communion followed by: ‘Can our church grow?’ Sunday 10th. June Second Sunday after Trinity 10.00am Sung Eucharist 12.00 noon Baptism 3.00pm Evening Prayer Sunday 17th. June Third Sunday after Trinity 10.00am All-age Worship 12.00 noon Baptism of Lyon Sunday 24th. June Nativity of John the Baptist 10.00am Sung Eucharist 3.00pm Compline Services in St John’s, Fron Sunday 10th. June 9.00am Holy Communion Sunday 24th. June 9.00am All-age Communion Services in Pantyffridd Sunday 3rd. June 3.00pm Evening Prayer Sunday 17th. June 3.00pm Holy Communion Wednesdays at 10.30am We continue to offer 10.30am Morning Prayer in the Old School. On the third Wednesday of each month we celebrate the Eucharist together in St Beuno’s. On the fourth Wednesday of each month our Parish Prayers are offered in the context of the Mothers’ Union meeting at 2.00pm All welcome! Choir Practices: Wednesdays at 6.00pm – in the Old School New singers in particular are warmly welcome! Bellringers Practices: Wednesdays at 7.30pm – in St Beuno’s New ringers in particular are warmly welcome! Thank you for continuing to donate to our Food Bank box, the contents of which are regularly taken to the Welshpool Food Bank. There is still a pressing need for this provision. The last consignment was taken on 15th. May and was received very gratefully. Can our church grow? We Are hosting a brief presentation and discussion about this in the Old School after the All- age Communion on Sunday, 3rd. June, so please factor in some extra time to stop and share with us then. The sorts of questions we might consider are: How might what we offer by way of worship in church help us better to grow in a love and knowledge of Jesus Christ? How does our worship encourage and strengthen us in sharing our faith through service in the community? How might changes in our approach to worship help us to grow numerically? However, this time is yours, to bring your hunches and desires for growth into the mix . We look forward to seeing you then! All at St Beuno’s, St John’, Fron and Pantyffridd. Berriew Parish Church Side Person Rota for June 10am Service: Joyce Harrison and Mary Nicholson Berriew Parish Church Cleaning Rota for June Beryl Roberts and Shirley Griffiths St John’s Church. Fron 120+ Club May 2018 Winners are:- First prize £10.00 No 19 Howard Watkin-Bennett Derby Second Prize £10.00 No 84 Eleanor Gleave Fron Third Prize £5.00 No 42 David Kelly Newtown Thank you to everyone for your continued support of our 120 Club. This year we are 111 members, down slightly on last year but the prize money will remain the same! Helen B Refail Presbyterian Chapel Minister Rev. Dr. D. Stirling Services every Sunday at 10am. unless otherwise stated. June 1st Joint Communion Bettws 10.30am. 10th Minister 17th Mr. N. Evans 24th Mr. N. James July 1st Joint Communion at Brooks 10.30am 8th Mr. T. Magness Coffee is served in the assembly room after the service the 4th Sunday in the month. Bridge Club every Friday at 7.30pm. Knitting Club - Contact Jennie 01686 941813. The assembly rooms are available for hire. Contact Mrs. Hall: 01686 668085 Pentre Llifior Wesleyan Methodist Chapel Minister: Rev. Bob Thomas, NEWTOWN (01686 625690) Services: 2.30pm Sundays. June 3rd All – Age Cell Group 10th Rev. Bob Thomas Holy Communion Service 17th All – Age Cell Group 24th Eileen Jobling Remember, the chapel is OPEN on Wednesdays and Thursdays (2.00-4.30pm) for visitors, be they individuals or small groups – refreshments are always available. Talks about it's fascinating history can be arranged – please contact Andrew Mathieson (tel: 01938 555376). The 'Preachers' stable opposite is also OPEN for BACON BUDDIES on Saturday 9th June (10am – noon) and also acts as a TEA SHOP STOP on Wednesdays and Thursdays (as above) for members of the local community for a chat and refreshments – for more details contact Anthea on (01686 651079). Andrew Mathieson The Young Folks of St Beuno’s Little saints: Our date changed in May – as we felt the youngsters [and their Mums!!] would like to be free to watch the royal wedding - so now we look forward to getting together on Saturday June 9th – 10.00 until 12.15 - in the Old School – our topic is still story time – when we shall also include looking at Jesus special stories – the parables. There will of course be crafts and games too. If you are primary school aged and have never been with us – come along – we always have lots of fun! At the time of writing – we are looking forward to going to support two of our past Little saints at the Cathedral in St Asaph on Pentecost Sunday[ 20th May] - where they are to be confirmed by the Bishop – we wish Millie- Grace and Louise every blessing as they continue their Christian journey. St Beuno’s Choir and Organists/pianists We were all saddened to hear of the passing of Megan Rowlands – Megan was very much at the centre of our worship and for some time we have missed her accompaniment – a very fine organist – how wonderful it was to pop into church and here her practising – without fuss – for she hated to be pushed to the front! But we all have happy memories of practice times and services when we were able to worship together. Thanks Megan for all you gave us – may you rest in peace. We continue to encourage folks to come and sing with us – or play the keyboards – if you want some fun – come and join us at practice on Wednesdays in the Old School – 6.00- 7.15pm If you would like further information on any of the above – please contact the Vicar, Esther or our wardens. We want to keep our music lively and alive! Can you help? Berriew Mothers’ Union April Meeting. We were all welcomed to the April Meeting by Iris, the MU. Leader, who conducted a short devotional service. We have an invitation to join Welshpool Mothers’ Union on Tuesday 5th June at 2p.m when the speaker will be Peter Barton whose subject will be ‘Welshpool women in the Middle Ages’. Anyone who would like to attend this meeting and needs transport please ring Iris (640400) The summer outing is on Wednesday 27th June and we hope to visit Tregynon Church with tea afterwards at Gregynog Hall and a stroll in the beautiful gardens of the Hall. We hope to leave Berriew at 1.30p.m. Unfortunately the speaker for the afternoon was unable to come so Margaret Hall, a member, bravely stepped in. Her subject was the life of her Grandfather,Tom Lambie, and what an interesting life he had! An American who qualified as a doctor but decided in 1918 to become a missionary in Ethiopia. He became a physician to Emperor Haile Selassie and his family but when the Italians took over Ethiopia Tom and his family returned to America in 1937. After the 2nd World War he travelled to Jerusalem to build a T.B.hospital and he died there in 1954 after a remarkable life. Margaret brought along many photographs and mementoes including a cloak which had been given to her Grandfather by Emperor Haile Selassie and is now a treasured possession of the family. Ann thanked Margaret for such an interesting family story which we all enjoyed. Next month we look forward to Helen Saxon-Jones who is the speaker. The meeting is on Wednesday 30th May at 2p.m. in The Old School. We welcome anyone who would like to come along. Tea is served at every meeting! Ann Dixon THANK YOU Betty Parker and her daughters Sue (Creaven) and Alison would like to say a huge thank you to all our kind hearted friends in Berriew for all the sympathy shown following the death of George Parker. It is truly heart warming that so many people took the time to express their condolences by way of cards, flowers, gifts to our chosen charities or simply by calling by. A special thank you also to Peter, Esther and the Berriew church community. Once again a huge thank you to you all. Betty Parker and Family. Berriew Knitting Club. We meet informally where we help each other with knitting and crochet projects. We also support various charities. If you have never knitted or purled a row before or held a crochet hook and would like to learn, or if you are an experienced knitter and would like to help others learn, or need help with a pattern or just want to knit and chat please come along and join our friendly group. On-going projects include knitting mice for the Children's ward at Birmingham hospital and teddy bears for Berriew Church. All patterns available from the club. Thank you to everyone who has donated wool for these projects and for the knitted squares. We are currently knitting pairs of 5 inch squares for a neo natal unit.