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ST CHADS PARISH CENTRE ROAD,FAR HEADINGLEY, LS16 5JT TEL. 0113 2307665 To find out more about Parish events please visit www.stchads.co.uk or www.st-michaels-headingley.org.uk

Headingley Team Ministry Team Rector and Vicar of St Michael’s Vacant Team Vicar and Vicar of St Chad’s Revd. Hannah Lievesley - 0113 2103497

St Chads Who’s Who

Vicar of St Chad’s Revd. Hannah Lievesley—0113 2103497 Churchwardens Simon Futers – 0113 230 0186 Helen Cruickshank – 0113 274 1430 Parish Administrator—Christine Khullar 07434 660785 Email: [email protected] Opening Times: 9am – 12 noon, Mon, Tues, Thurs & Fri Secretary to the Parochial Church Council Helen Steele – 0113 216 7530 Organist and Choirmaster—Richard Wilson – 0113 266 2823 Parish Centre Caretaker—John Bremner—07835 096428

St Michaels Who’s Who Vicar of St Michael’s Vacant Assistant Curate Revd. Dr Angela Birkin - 0750 605 6185 Churchwardens Ann Dudzinski – 07763 305866 Rebecca Crowson – 0113 226 4431 Secretary to the Parochial Church Council This Month’s Editorial Team Alan Parker – 0113 268 5764 Editor Andy Freeth, supported by Hannah Lievesley Honorary Treasurer—Janet Lewis – 0113 275 1939 Director of Music—TBC and Angela Birkin

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Living in Love and Faith: Identity, relationships, sex, and life together

All around us we see changing Worship Times understandings of human identity, changing patterns in relationships After the government announced the current lockdown St Michael’s and families, changing sexual PCC took the difficult decision to close our church buildings and we attitudes and activity. As Christians, asked for and received dispensation from Bishop Nick. we look to the bible, to the person of Jesus, to our church tradition Services in church are unlikely to be restarted before the end of and teachings, to our own experi- February. Our recorded services continue and can be accessed via our ences and feelings and those of website, Facebook page and YouTube channel. friends and loved ones, as we try to discern a faithful way of loving and www.st-michaels-headingley.org.uk living in these changing times.

www.facebook.com/headinlgeychurch On Ash Wednesday, (17th February), Lent begins. This season’s characteristic We look forward to welcoming you back to notes are self-examination, penitence, and study, in preparation for Holy St Michael’s in the early spring Week and the brighter notes of Easter. Self-examination is critical to faithful discipleship. We must be ready to recognise where we may have got things wrong in the past and to challenge ourselves afresh in the light of new February 8 - 07:00 pm - 08:00 pm understanding. We must be ready to bring our faith into conversation with our lived experience, because where the two meet is where discipleship Join us to launch the Leeds Lent Prayer Diary 2021 at an event themed around HOPE. actually happens. And we must learn to welcome and listen to the It’s been a tough year, but our hope remains in God through Jesus Christ and we can be perspective of people different from ourselves so we can help each other confident that God’s promises will be fulfilled. To help us explore this in more depth we are delighted that our speakers will be Revd Dr Thomas Oord joining us virtually from grow in understanding and faithfulness. the USA, and local pastor and writer Revd Dr Carol Tomlin. This event has been developed in partnership with Leeds Christian Community Trust. We Christians are not always great at doing this! Our lent course this year Our speakers will help us.

Thomas Jay Oord is a theologian, photographer and educator known for his work which centres on God’s love and our response. His most recent books are God Can’t and God’s The Living in Love and Faith course is hot off the press. It’s been developed Uncontrolling Love; and much of his teaching is now based online. Tom last visited Leeds in 2018. by the Church of in response to the growing need for open Revd Dr Carol Tomlin is Senior Pastor of Restoration Fellowship Ministries (RFM) in discussion and understanding. Through its five sessions we’ll be exploring Leeds and Birmingham, a researcher and writer. LCI held a launch for Carol’s most recent Christian teaching and learning about identity, sexuality, relationships, and book, Preach It about African Caribbean preaching. marriage. The first session will help us to create a safe, respectful space The zoom link will be sent out nearer the time. For more information and how to register visit www.lcileeds.org where we can be open with one another and learn to disagree well. The remaining sessions will help us understand issues of identity, relationship, sex, and life together. The course will run every Wednesday 7.30-9.00pm from 24th February to 24th March and it’s open to anyone. 30 3

For too long we’ve avoided discussing these important issues, perhaps for fear of offending or upsetting one Chorus produces Purcell lockdown video another, perhaps because we feel on uncertain ground, or perhaps because we worry we may feel rejected or accused ourselves. But silence itself can be hurtful. This is Leeds Festival Chorus has produced a video a great opportunity to explore and learn together and to performance of Purcell's Come, Ye Sons of ‘end the awkward’! Art. The video was produced by chorus

Our three churches, All Hallows, St Chad’s, and St accompanist Rebecca Taylor, who also played Michael’s, will be joining together for the course. We’ll start with the the organ for the piece. She was joined by John Wallace and whole group, and then break into smaller groups for discussion. There are Adam Wright on the trumpet. You can also watch the choir's story films to watch during the course to help us understand different lockdown performance of Rachmaninoff and a video covering the perspectives, and lots of other additional material online for those who many different activities they 've managed to get up to. Go to wish to delve deeper. Each session will include times of hearing stories, YouTube and search “Leeds teaching and discussion, studying the bible together, and prayer and reflection. Festival Chorus” and you can find all the videos on To register your interest contact Katherine-Alice Grasham [email protected] their channel.

Rev Hannah Lievesley, Team Vicar, St Chad’s.

Revision of St Chad’s Electoral Roll The annual revision of the church electoral roll will take place from 21st March for 4 weeks. If you are not on the roll, but are a regular worshipper at St Chad’s please consider filling in a form. Forms are available at the back of church or from the Parish Office. If you are already on the roll, there is no need to re-apply, but please let the parish office know if your entry needs updating. Being on the roll entitles you to Revision of St Chad’s vote at the Annual Church Meeting, which is taking place Electoral Roll Sunday 9 May

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Love came down at Christmas

Many people were facing a lonely Christmas this year, but some Some members in the Leeds area have been busy knitting hearts in the St Chad’s church family had an unexpected guest to share to be given to hospital patients and their families also knitting their celebrations with. In the run up to Christmas, knitting prayer squares to give to people so needles were clicking to produce an angelic host of Christmas they know we are praying for them companions for those who couldn’t be with their families on some have also been knitting or sewing Christmas day. Elizabeth Johnson, who leads the St Chad’s Knit pairs of kidneys and livers to go inside a and Natter group, knitted so many at such rapid speed that I bear that’s used on the children’s think she must have ended up with friction burns. transplant ward at St James’ hospital. Before the transplant a brown ‘poorly’ It was Anita Shaw who had the fabulous idea organ is placed inside the bear and to get the St Chad’s community knitting and replaced with a red ‘healthy’ one after the operation. The child delivering these precious Christmas packag- then keeps the bear and takes it home es. Each envelope included a knitted angel, a card with Christina Rossetti’s ‘Love Came Some members also made face masks these Down at Christmas’ poem on the front, and were sent to Mary Sumner house to sold on Anita and Bob Shaw a note inside to say, the website any profit was returned to the Diocese this money was used to be used on a “This Angel has been knitted with love by a member of the St project with in the diocese. The trustees Chad’s Church family. decided to use it to improve the lives of It brings a message of Good News and Hope for all the world: Emmanuel - God with us.” young people several games and activities were bought and donated to Neil Obbard a A booklet of reflections on favourite Church-army Evangelist employed in partnership with Church carols was added to the envelope for Army and Bishop Young academy with the goal of developing an extra dose of Comfort and Joy. Christian based youth ministry in the parish. The gift will Many thanks to Anita and to all be used in the out reach to over 100 teenagers who he is currently those who made it possible through working with; their knitting, sorting, and delivering For more information please contact Elizabeth Johnson branch of over fifty packages. I hear there was even a bonus doorstep leader 01132787990 [email protected] blessing from Canon Bob Shaw for some lucky recipients!

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For all of you who played a part in making this At St Chad’s we’re encouraging paper or telephone applications now and happen, here are just a few of the many will be publicising the scheme again at the end of April during our ‘thankyous’: Generosity Week for those who wish to join online. At St Michael’s we’re currently discussing entry to the scheme and more information from the treasurer will follow in future months. “Thank you for keeping in touch and the booklet St Chad’s members, can we please encourage you to sign up now: and knitted angel a church member has made. Using a paper 'Gift Form' I cherish them.” This is available from Helen Cruickshank, 0113 2741430,

Elizabeth Johnson “We just love the package from St Chads! [email protected] . Helen is happy to talk you through this and explain more about the scheme if you have questions. The angel is wonderful!” Using the dedicated PGS telephone service: 0333 002 1260 “I have just opened my package from St Chads to find the Monday-Friday 9-5pm. This takes about 15 minutes and you will need to quote our St Chad’s PGS code: 460646223. delightful little knitted angel and the Reflections booklet. I do thank you and everyone who has been responsible for putting Please wait until you have received confirmation from the PGS Team that them together, particularly the knitter of the angel.” the direct debit has been set up before you cancel any existing Standing Orders. “Thank you so much for sending the cute little Angel and to the God bless you in your generosity. St. Chad’s member who knitted it, and also for the ‘Comfort and Joy’ booklet. What a lovely surprise and all very Other Ways to Give much appreciated.” By Cheques - Anyone wishing to send a cheque to their church office can still do so, made payable to the relevant church, in our case “St Chad’s PCC”. Well done all Instant Transfer - Use of bank transfer or “faster payment” on internet banking Rev’d Hannah Lievesley would make the funds arrive within 24 hours. For St Chad’s the details are: Account Name: St Chads PCC Sort code: 60 – 12 – 39 Acc number: 8675 8799 Online - Please go to www.stchads.co.uk and look for the “Golden Giving Donate Now” button at the bottom www.st-michaels-headingley.org.uk and click on the JustGiving link By Text - Text STCHAD 5 to 70490 to donate £5 – If you wish to donate more replace 5 with any whole number between 1 and 20

If you wish to donate specifically for the Parish Centre - Please put a message in the box saying Parish Centre. The text cost will be the value donated plus a standard text fee Thank you in advance for you generosity

6 27 Poet’s Corner Parish Giving Scheme Remember that you are dust and to dust you shall return. Genesis 3:19 St Chad’s and St Michael’s are pleased to be launching a new way of giving to church. The Parish Giving Scheme is tried and tested and This November the United Nations climate change talks (COP26) will take being used by churches across the country. It enables a regular Direct place in Glasgow. It will be biggest summit the UK has ever hosted and is Debit payment to be made from your bank and removes the need for being described as the most significant climate event since the 2015 Paris Agreement. Presidents and Prime Ministers from around the world will be carrying cash or filling in giving envelopes. The Diocese of Leeds is reviewing their progress in slowing climate change. paying the set-up costs for us, so our churches are benefitting for free. How are you doing with your own climate change commitments? Is your • It’s a simple way to give and helps the church plan for the future recycling bin full to bursting? Are you treading pavements more than knowing the gifts are regular and reliable. cruising in the car? Have you managed to stick to that Meat-Free-Monday? • It saves hours of time and reduces admin and risk for the church Let’s use Ash Wednesday this year as a day to review our commitments to wardens as they will handle less money. caring for God creation. Here’s a poem to help. • It improves cash flow for church because Gift Aid can be claimed promptly. Ash Wednesday by Malcolm Guite • The PGS team will sum up, inform you, and thank you for what Receive this cross of ash upon your brow, you give each year. Brought from the burning of Palm Sunday’s cross. • You can remain anonymous if you wish, whilst still allowing us to The forests of the world are burning now collect Gift Aid. And you make late repentance for the loss. • You can review your giving annually and can opt to increase it by But all the trees of God would clap their hands inflation each year. The very stones themselves would shout and sing • It is flexible. You can reduce or suspend payments at any time by If you could covenant to love these lands phone or email (up to 10 days before the next payment is due). And recognise in Christ their Lord and king. • It is easy to join the scheme, by phone or paper form (and online He sees the slow destruction of those trees, from March). He weeps to see the ancient places burn, And still you make what purchases you please, For all these fabulous reasons we are keen for as many people as pos- And still to dust and ashes you return. sible at St Chad’s and St Michael’s to sign up. But Hope could rise from ashes even now Beginning with this sign upon your brow.

The deadline for our March Magazine is Monday 15th Feb. Please send your article to [email protected]

26 7 Diary of a church Dog Mark uses other literary techniques to emphasise his message Well! We’ve got to 2021 and to be honest I quite such as mirroring – the daughter is 12, the women has bled for 12 enjoyed lock down it meant I had mummy’s attention years. Jesus calls the woman ‘daughter’ and is also dealing with all day every day and I loved it. It was a year where a Jairus’ daughter. Both woman and child were considered unclean; lot happened and nothing happened. Yet looking the girl for being nothing more than a corpse, the woman for back there were things that happened that mark the issuing menstrual blood. Jesus physically touched them both when year as memorable. We stood and clapped, well I barked! For our NHS every week noting without any doubt that the frontline workers of our NHS are He ought to have avoided anything unclean. wonders any year but especially a year like the last when their resilience has That’s the obvious message of these stories, but the deeper been tested to the limit. Along with the NHS other key workers such as meaning is that no longer is death itself unclean, untouchable nor those in care homes, police, education staff and those in the food chain are irredeemable when in Jesus’ hands – they bring not only also worthy recipients of our gratitude we would not have got through without them we are eternally grateful. restoration to full health, but can transform that which is dead back to life again. This particular sandwich is like an echo chamber At St Michaels we kept things going through all eventualities. We managed ensuring the principle is carried through to the nth degree. The to start work on the kitchen and toilet and re-laid parts of the damaged floor (what a mess builders make they are very messy boys creating dust same power that can heal an ailment can bring someone back clouds everywhere!) The work continues! from the dead. One of the things that St Michaels did last year, that I really love and enjoy Mark also uses the process of interpolation to point to Jesus as the looking at, is the mural they commissioned for the Parish Youth Centre. If Messiah but makes this final sandwich an open one – the topping you’ve not yet seen it then next time you go for fish and chips look across to is there, piled high with passion, seasoned with grief, but there is the Youth Centre and there, you’ll see St Michael with his arms and wings no final lid on it. Why? Mark did not just forget to ‘bookend’ his outstretched protecting Headingley. He is set in a rainbow emulating a gospel sandwich, it was left deliberately open – so that we could stained-glass window and all around the base are the names of Leeds, Headingley and parish notables. If you get the chance go and have a read enter into that story and let it continue on in our own lives as it see who you recognise. has through the lives of those who have gone before and will through those who are yet to come. Mark’s gospel does not end… 2021 will be a rebuilding year in the words of the Leeds United song which are incorporated in the because that open sandwich invites us to taste and see that the mural (“As one we march on together”) Lord is just as good, and nourishing, and life-giving, and tasty, as He ever was. “Marching On Together! We're gonna see you win. We are so proud. We shout it out loud we love you Rev’d Dr Hayley Matthews Leeds! Leeds! Leeds! These words resonate and although specific to Leeds they can be applied to the whole nation. #MOT.

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The Gospel of Mark God with us in Headingley We’re a big fan of decent sandwiches in and Hyde Park our house. The Lil’ B’s love nothing more than an open egg sandwich (ooh the excitement!) I prefer smashed avocado Our January and February Thoughts for the Day have been themed: God with us in with some lemon juice, chilli flakes, Headingley and Hyde Park. Writers have been submitting reflections on where they By sea-salt and black pepper on half a recognise God at work in the places, Rev’d Dr Hayley organisations and people of our locality. toasted bagel. I know, right? It’s been a fascinating and enlightening Matthews season so far, with reflections on the local parks, buildings, and events, that have I’m also a huge fan of brought glimpses of heaven into our community life. You can enjoy the back Markan sandwiches, those tasty treats that run catalogue of Thoughts for the Day at the St Chad’s webpage www.stchads.co.uk or through the gospel of Mark, packed with St Michael’s Facebook page. If you’d like to sign up to receive the “Thought for the unexpected fillings, sometimes layered up to Day” by email contact become triple deckered. Nothing to do with the [email protected] Enjoy! feeding of the five thousand, these sandwiches put paid to the idea that Mark’s gospel is the working class, bold as brass, plain Jane of the gospels.

Often described as all action with little Lukan historicity or Johannine reflection, It is a complex, creative and clever way for the narratives to not only speak for themselves but to produce overarching themes with deeper meaning. For example, Mark begins the story of Jairus’ sick daughter but interrupts it (technically, called an interpolation) with another story, that of the women with the haemorrhage. This woman has suffered for many years - all she wants is to be healed. Mark finishes this second story of a full healing, then goes back to the first story and finishes that with a quiet resurrection, hushing people out of the way so that he can do His thing.

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Rev Hannah Lievesley PCC Members St Chad’s Michael Clark (Treasurer) 2020/2021 Churchwardens Julia Baxter Raise Funds for St Chad’s at no extra cost to yourself. Anne Emerton Simon Futers (Lay Chair) Parochial Alan Futers Are you buying online for Christmas, your weekly shop, holidays, or insurance? Helen Cruickshank Alison Gallant These purchases can raise money St Chad’s. Simply register with Church Nigel Greenwood www.easyfundraising.org.uk or download the app. And choose ‘St Chad's Deanery Synod Reps Council Mary Henderson Church Headingley’ as the charity you wish to support. Beverly Leech Askey Susan Milestone Catherine Harper How does it work? Helen Steele (Secretary) Just start online shopping first at easyfundraising, then shop as normal. The Tim Ward shops you buy from then make a small donation to say “thank you”. If you are Mike Willison already registered, check you’ve set up the Donation Reminder Tool which Amy Graham, automatically provides a prompt on the search engine listing of a retailer. Nicky Bagnall Katharine Salmon Shopping at Amazon? They have a similar scheme. You can register with St Michael’s charity of the season for February and Amazon Smile to raise money for St Chad’s too. Go to March is the Motor Neurone Disease (MND) https://smile.amazon.co.uk set up an account and Association. choose to support ‘The Parochial Church Council Of The Ecclesiastical Parish Of Ian Sharp, a much-loved member of St Michael’s Choir, suffered from this serious and progressive St Chad, Far Headingley, Leeds’ . Then in future you can shop on Amazon whilst disease for which currently there is no cure, and earning donations for St Chad’s by always logging in via smile.amazon.co.uk Rob Burrow, who played with distinction for Leeds Rhinos, is currently suffering from MND. In my former career as a GP I saw the devastating effect Just a few of the 4,000+ EasyFundraising on-line retailers: Supermarkets - of this disease on the person affected and on their Sainsbury’s Waitrose Iceland - Online delivery only High Street Retailers on-line St Michael & family. - John Lewis Argos Wilko Curry’s etc … Electrical goods - AO.com Appliances Please support the MND Association by donating at Direct Mobile Phone network installations/supplier changes Broadband All Angels’ St Michael’s when we reopen, or by donating direct to the charity via their website. installations and supplier changes including USwitch Holidays and travel - Jet2 Charity of https://www.mndassociation.org/get- TravelZoo Haven Best Western LBA Carparking Fred Olsen Car Hire Hotel chains involved/donations/rob-burrow/ Airlines etc … Home and Motor Insurance renewals and changes the Season Many thanks, Revd Dr Angela Birkin Note that retailers are added or removed from the list so check when ordering. Many thanks Revd Angela Birkin

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Building Surveys

Wedding RICS Homebuyers 16 December James Ludlow and Gloria Mudukuti (St Michael’s) Valuations Funerals Defect Reports 3 December Susan Milburn (at Crematorium) 8 December Rosemary Barnes aged 92 (St Chad’s) 11 December Ian Simpson (St Michael’s and Rawdon Crematorium) 14 January Ian (Jude) McKenzie aged 60 (St Chad’s)

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