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The Messenger The Messenger Parish Magazine of St Michael and All Angels, Middlewich with St John the Evangelist, Byley July/August 2010 50p Sunday 4th July 9.15 am Middlewich Communion 11.00 am Middlewich Service & Kingdom Kids Cancelled 11.00 am Byley Morning Prayer 5.00 pm Middlewich All Age Service Sunday 11th July 9.15 am Middlewich Communion 11.00 am Middlewich All Age World Cup Special 11.00 am Byley Communion 2.30pm Middlewich Baptism 6.30 pm Middlewich Evensong cancelled Sunday 18th July 9.15 am Middlewich Communion 11.00am Middlewich Morning Praise 11.00am Byley Morning Praise 6.30 pm Middlewich Evening Praise Sunday 25th July 9.15 am Middlewich Communion 11.00 am Middlewich Morning Praise incl. children 11.00 am Byley Communion 2.30 pm Middlewich Baptism 6.30pm Middlewich No Service Café Church night Please note that there is always an 8.00 am Communion on a Sunday morning and a 9.30 am Communion on a Thursday at St Michael’s Please turn the lights off! Please note it costs more than £2000 per week to run St Michael’s!!! Energy is a huge part of that cost so please - Don’t waste it. 2 Sunday 1st August 9.15 am Middlewich Communion 11.00 am Middlewich All Age Communion 11.00 am Byley Morning Prayer 6.30 pm Middlewich Evening service cancelled Sunday 8th August 9.15 am Middlewich Communion 11.00 am Middlewich Morning Praise & Kingdom Kids 11.00 am Byley Communion 2.30pm Middlewich Baptism 6.30 pm Middlewich Evensong cancelled Sunday 15th August 9.15 am Middlewich Communion 11.00am Middlewich All Age Service 11.00am Byley Morning Praise 6.30 pm Middlewich Evening Praise cancelled Sunday 22nd August 9.15 am Middlewich Communion 11.00 am Middlewich Morning Praise & Kingdom Kids 11.00 am Byley Communion 2.30 pm Middlewich Baptism 6.30pm Middlewich No Service Café Church night Sunday 29th August 9.15 am Middlewich Communion 10.30 am MCC Holiday Club Service 11.00 am Middlewich Service Cancelled 1100 am Byley Communion 7.30 pm Middlewich Café Church at Chokolat St Michael’s is a properly registered charity, number 1127335 There is coffee served in No28 every Tuesday morning from 10.30 am after the weekly healing service. Come and chat and if you need prayer just ask. 3 A letter from Ian The Church of England General Synod meets in early July to talk about Women Bishops again. Jeffery John a chap who is in a civil partnership with his former gay lover and now the Dean of St Albans has apparently been short listed for the Bishops job in Southwark Dio- cese. And the CofE is once again in turmoil. As someone who loves the Church of England my heart sinks every time I read the “Church in Crisis!” headlines. Doesn’t it make you just a bit weary? For my part I think that having ordained women to the priesthood, there is no logic in not ordaining them Bishop. For me that argument was over 10 years ago. As for the gay priest issue, the Church has again and again upheld the tradi- tional position that homosexuality is contrary to the ideal of relationship set forth in scripture and I don’t know why we continue to be confronted with the same is- sues when there is clarity over the Church’s doctrinal position. I do want to be a broad Church but when the Church makes its position clear why oh why can’t people simply say OK? Perhaps we need a moratorium, a breather of say fifty years before anyone can raise the same old issues. For those of us who want to get on with mission without these distractions, you do feel that we are hostage to a group of people who consider if they keep shouting eventually the rest of us, wearied and beaten by the bombarding, will simply say “Oh all right then have it your way!” It was great to see Thia Hughes and Gill Stanning ordained at Chester Cathedral this week and there was much rejoicing. Both will make fine priests and we should pray that they settle well into their new roles. However I couldn’t help but wonder how many of those being ordained would hold to their ordination promises especially the one that went, “Will you accept the discipline of this Church and give due respect to those in authority?” It is easy to go along with the Church when we agree with what it is saying but much harder to accept when we disagree. I was reminded of the Synod of Whitby in 664 AD (not just because we’re off on holiday to Whitby this year) at which the Celtic Christians who had taken the Gospel to northern England conceded to the Roman Church on a number of is- sues. Whilst I’m sure they saw theological justification in what they did, you can’t help feeling that they were simply worn down by the Roman Church and 4 above all wanted to see the unity of the Church maintained. Consequently much of the missional energy left the early English Church and some argue we still suffer the consequences. Perhaps they should have said, the English Church has a clear position, why should we change? How do you accept the discipline of the Church when we disagree with the Church? That’s a hard one. Interestingly the Bible’s emphasis is not on the quiet acceptance of authority but on the conduct of the overseers. What I mean is that the Bible places great emphasis on the conduct and behav- iour of Church leaders. “Now the overseer must be above reproach!” says Paul to Timothy. Those of us called to leadership in the Church should note that well. Perhaps the mark of a leader is that they can listen to, value and affirm those who think differently but not necessarily agree with them. The people I have often admired most in leadership are those who seem to be able to take people with them even when they come from totally different places. Richard Bewes, who for years was the Rector of All Souls Langham Place in London was just such a man. I used to sit on a committee that he chaired and was constantly amazed at the way he drew out opposing positions, valued the argument and then managed to hold the committee together. Somehow people left the committee having got nothing that they wanted but pleased. What a gift! There is a generation of clergy emerging however who will not accept authority and who are not content until they have got their way. They should take care, because they create a congregation who will be equally militant. I say strongly that this is not the way for any Church. In the end it simply breeds splits and divisions, the prospect of which is very close in the Anglican communion. We will never all agree on everything and we sometimes need to learn to say, “OK I accept the authority of the Church in this !” (even if it is sometimes through gritted teeth!) I am very excited by the prospect of a new group of curates to enrich the life of the Diocese. Lets pray for them that they would become excellent role models for the life of faith in Chester Diocese. For completeness let me give you the rest of Paul’s instructions in 1 Timothy. “Now the overseer must be above reproach, the husband of but one wife, tem- perate, self controlled, respectable, hospitable, able to teach, not given to drunkenness, not violent but gentle, not quarrelsome, not a lover of money. And so on!” As Paul said “If anyone sets his heart on being an overseer, he desires a noble task.” But it should be taken with the greatest care and respect of those in au- thority. 5 Macmillan Cancer Support We will be holding a Coffee & Cake Morning at Number 28 on Friday 3rd September between 10am and 2pm, to raise money for this charity. In order to make this event a success we need your help. We are looking for donations of home- made cakes, tray bakes & scones to be delivered to No 28 ei- ther on Thursday 2nd September or before 9.30am on the 3rd. Tickets for this event will be on sale nearer the time , costing £2.00 in advance or £2.50 on the day and will allow you to have a cup of tea or coffee and some deli- cious homebaked cake and the knowledge that you are helping to raise money for this very good cause. Thank you in anticipation of your support! World War 2 Festival September 18th and 19th We are joining the town in a festival looking back on war time life in Middlewich. There will be all sorts of exhibitions, fly pasts, demonstrations and concerts throughout the weekend. We have been talking about how we can respond. We felt we would like to put something on in Church to reflect the themes of peace, hope and justice. We believe in the words of Jesus “Blessed are the peacemak- ers” and to try and give a reflective and peaceful space to help people engage with the universal hope for peace. It is a sad fact that since the end of the Second World War there has not been a single day free of conflict in our world and so we hope to make people think about why we fought, what we hoped for and why it continues to be such an important thing to search for.
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