60p News from St Giles Parish Church of Bramhope
ReviewJune 2013 10am-11am Confirmation Wednesday 5th June Service
led by Rt. Revd. John Packer, Bishop of Ripon and Leeds Sunday 16th June Sunday 23rd June 9.30am 3pm
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Also this month: The Coronation St Columba A Communion Service Father’s Day for Father’s Day with News and events Messy Church followed Samaritans by Breakfast Brunch. Pause for Thought 9.30am Service details Sunday 16th June 2013 …..and much more
Priest in Charge: Rev Janice Smith Tel: 0113 203 7523 email: [email protected] St Giles Directory Hon Assistants: Canon John Clayton & Rev David Kirby Churchwardens: Mrs Mary Mumby Tel 284 2708 email: [email protected] Mrs Gill Pinches Tel 2842063 email:[email protected] Reader: Mr Jonathan Slater Tel: 258 2225 : Mrs Mary Mumby Tel 284 2708 email: [email protected]
Alpha Administrator Rev Janice Smith 203 7523 [email protected] Baptisms Administrator Mrs Mary Mumby 284 2708 Bible Study ‘The Word’ Ms Krystyna Novak 267 0311 Bible Reading Notes Mrs Liz Johnson 284 2523 [email protected] Brass Cleaning Rota Mrs Jean Snowball 284 2349 Brownies (Fridays) Mrs Julie Marshall 203 7520 Brownies (Tuesdays) Mrs Deborah Mitchell 07729 317336 Care Coordinator Mrs Ann Ridsdale 267 3293 Child Protection Coordinator Mr Fred Archenhold 267 6744 & Safe Church Coordinator [email protected] Childrens Society Contact Mrs Anne Marshall 267 3092 Christian Aid Mrs Sue Osborne 267 8755 [email protected] Church Hall Management Comm. Chairman Prof Tony North 284 2143 Secretary Mrs Linda Jones 261 0875 Booking Secretary Mrs Julie Tomkins 284 2187 [email protected] Church Linen Mrs Mary Mumby 284 2708 Circle Dancing Mrs Joan Peart 284 2549 [email protected] Coffee Rota Mrs Karen Giles 267 1785 Cradle Roll Mrs Jill Perkin 267 4082 Deputy Wardens Mrs Hazel Lee (284 2573), Mrs Jean Weatherill (267 2421), Mrs Joanne Dawdry (203 7182), Mrs June Pickles (284 2109), Mrs Marion Skirrow (261 4156) Electoral Roll Mrs Jean Weatherill 267 2421 Fabric Committee Convenor Mr Nick Pinches 284 2063 Flower Rota Mrs Margaret North & 284 2143 Mrs Sara Leefe 267 4188 Grounds Rota Mr Alan Tomkins 284 2187 [email protected] Librarian and Archivist Mrs Sue Grahame 267 3807 Luncheon Club Mrs Mary Burnell 267 1742 Men’s Supper Club: Convenor Mr Fred Archenhold 267 6744 [email protected]
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www.stgilesbramhope.org.ukReview 2013/4 PCC Members: Rev Janice Smith* hat were you doing Giles is going to say a big Mrs Mary Mumby* 60 years ago on the ‘thank you’ to Fathers and Mrs Gill Pinches* W 2nd June? (p17). celebrate all they do for us Mr Fred Archenhold on 16th June (p13). There Some I’m sure, won’t be able Mrs Joanne Dawdry will be a Communion to remember, if indeed you Mrs Karen Giles Service with Messy Church were born, but others will. Mr Stephen Giles in the hall and all followed Apparently one member of Mr Matthew Laird by Breakfast Brunch. The our congregation took her Mrs Hazel Lee Bishop is then coming in the Mr Kevin McIntosh first steps on that day. What afternoon to confirm a Mrs Suzanne Mills did you do? Please let us goodly number of Mrs Sue Osborne* know. Mrs June Pickles candidates. What a lively Mr David Shay Father’s Day is not part of and vibrant church we have! the church calendar and it Mr Neil Simpson Gill Pinches Mr Peter Smith was invented, possibly, as a Mrs Julie Tomkins marketing ploy to sell more Mrs Miranda Reynard cards. However this year, St Mrs Pamela Walton Mr Bernard Williams Mr Jonathan Slater* (ex officio) Contents Deanery Synod Reps: The Vicar writes 5 Children’s page 21 Dr John Grahame Parish Registers 7 Group news 23 Dr Sue Ball Diary 7 Social Entrepeneurs 31 Ministry Leadership St Columba 9 Happy or Sad? 31 Team Ordination 11 30 Years Ago 33 All indicated by * Open Farm Sunday 12 Warden’s Blog 33 Mr Bryan Bundey Responses of the heart 13 Rotas 34 Father’s Day 13 Services 36 Pause for thought 15 Samaritans 15 Coronation 17
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Dear Friends Hill less hazardous for all road users. This month Remember that the we welcome village has a council Bishop John car park next to the Packer for a tennis courts. Car confirmation sharing would also ease the pressure on the car service at St park and leave room for perhaps the more Giles. Confirmation is that point on our needy. It's also a chance to get to know each spiritual journey where we make the decision other much better! Are you able to walk to to follow Jesus Christ; to affirm the promises church? I do try not to use my car and walk we made at baptism either for ourselves or those that were made for us by our parents. We have heard Jesus calling to us, looked at the when I don’t have heavy bags or equipment to Christian faith and decided that it is for us and carry. I’m sure, with some thought, we can we have decided to follow Him with fellow communally improve the situation. travellers in the Church of England. The service is on Sunday 16 June at 3pm. That Sunday is also Father’s Day and we will be celebrating dads and our heavenly Father whom Jesus called Abba Father at our 9.30 service. We are inviting our Messy Church families to this special service with Messy Church activities in the hall and participation of children and adults in the service. It’s going to be a great time of worship together. The service will be I look forward to seeing you at any or all of followed by our services in June. breakfast brunch. May God Bless you and all those being It’s always a confirmed and brought into our church family popular event so here at St Giles. come along and join in on that morning whether you are on your own or part of a family group. ALL the church family is welcome.
Can I make a plea to all who come to St Giles to remember our neighbours? Please avoid parking in the places marked with cones on Church Hill. This would help make Church Janice Please support our advertisers and mention St Giles Review 5 6 Please support our advertisers and mention St Giles Review (including Parish Register) Parish Registers Baptism 12th May Diary for June 2013 Mia Olivia McColl 2 Sun Rock Solid 5.00 - 6.00 pm at St Giles ‘Congratulations’ 4 Tues Circle Dancing 7.45 pm Funeral 5 Wed Toddler Praise 10.00 -11.00 am 25th April 5 Wed Luncheon Club 12.15 pm Hilma Arron 5 Wed Mother’s Union 2.00 pm ‘Condolences’ Canon Ann Hemsworth “Florence Nightingale” 6 Thurs The Word – Bible Study 7.30 pm Baptism Anniversaries Home Group Tel 2670311 for location Felicity Jane Gold 9 Sun Rock Solid 5.00 - 6.00 pm at St Giles Neve Amelia Homer 11 Tues Women’s Fellowship 8.00 pm Joshua John Treliving Robert Ward “The Magic of Gem Stones” Kate Alyce Graesslin 12 Wed Toddler Group 9.15 am Hollie Jayne Hearson 13 Thurs Walking Talking Group 9.30 am Serena Eve Cook 16 Sun Fair Trade Stall 10.30 am Lucy India Osborne 16 Sun Communion with Brunch for Father’s Day ‘Congratulations’ 16 Sun Rock Solid 5.00 - 6.00 pm at St Giles Congratulations to 18 Tues Circle Dancing 7.45 pm Betty and Dudley Reyner 19 Wed Toddler Group 9.15 am who celebrate their Diamond 19 Wed Open House 2.00 - 4.00 pm Wedding on 6th June and 20 Thurs The Word – Bible Study 7.30 pm Home Group Tel 2670311 for location Bill and Janet Cunliffe who 23 Sun Activities for under 7’s during Service. 9.30 am celebrate their 50th Wedding 23 Sun Rock Solid 5.00 - 6. 00 pm at St Giles Anniversary in June. 26 Wed Toddler Group 9.15 am 27 Thurs Pub Walking Group 9.30 am
lease ask your friends or relations to let us know if you wish for someone to pray with you and/or bring Holy Communion whilst youP are ill or in hospital and unable to get to Sunday Worship. In the first instance they should contact: the Vicar, Rev Janice Smith 203 7523 or Bryan Bundey 267 8534.
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olumba was born in carried before the Scottish Donegal into a princely army in battle, notably in familyC and was educated as a 1314 at Bannockburn, when monk in the monastery of the Scots sent Edward II Clonard. The story goes that ‘homewards, to think again’. he had an argument with a I wonder if Mr Salmond has fellow monk over copyright put in a bid for them? of an illustrated psalter; a Most of what we know about bloody battle resulted during Columba comes from which many men were writings by the Venerable killed. As a consequence, Bede and by Adomnan, who Columba was exiled from year to celebrate the 1450th was the ninth Abbot of Iona. Ireland and set out with 12 anniversary of the arrival of They tell the story of a brave companions in 563 to find Columba on Iona. Its title is and warlike evangelist and the nearest place from which ‘Bell, Book and Candle’, scholar, who once had a he could no longer see his which sounds a bit dire. But tussle with the Loch Ness native Ireland. He ended up it is not quite as grim as it monster – the final score was on the island of Iona in the sounds. The Bell calls us to Columba 1, Nessie 0, as the Inner Hebrides. You can worship and suffer for our imagine him arriving there, faith, the Book teaches us far from home, exiled and our faith, and also brings to isolated, and it was probably mind the Book of Kells, raining! Indeed the green written by monks on Iona, streaked pebbles on the and the Candle represents beach where Columba our evangelism throughout landed on Iona are known as the world. The liturgy ends ‘Columba’s tears’. He with this blessing: established a monastery on And now may kindly Iona in the Irish Celtic Columba guide you tradition, evangelising throughout Scotland and the To be an isle in the sea north of England. The Celtic To be a hill on the shore tradition in the north of To be a star in the night England gave us many of the To be a staff for the weak monster was banished to the ‘Northern’ saints including Amen. depths of the Loch by St Aidan, St Cuthbert and St Columba after it had killed Jenni Hall Oswald. one of his disciples. Maybe
Columba died on 9 June 587 that is why sightings of the and was buried on Iona. His monster are so rare today? relics became a powerful The Iona Community has symbol of Scottish produced a liturgy for this nationhood. They were
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10 Please support our advertisers and mention St Giles Review So what’s Ordination all about?
ver the next few weeks, In the Church of England, their potential as they Ordination Services will there is a ‘threefold order’ of witness to Christ in the beO held across the Church of ordained ministry: bishops, world. It is also about living England, as men and women priests and deacons. This lives which point to the life are ordained as deacons and reflects what we find in the of Christ crucified and risen, priests. But what is this call Pastoral Epistles, where Paul encouraging all God’s to ministry all about? identifies two roles within people to show love, care the church, ‘presbyter’ or and compassion and to strive Of course, every Christian is ‘bishop’ (the terms being for justice and peace. called to be a disciple of used interchangeably for Jesus Christ and to live out It is a challenging and leaders in the church), and that discipleship in ways significant role within the ‘deacon’, involving being set which make the most of his life of the church. So do pray aside (ordained) for a or her unique blend of gifts, for those are preparing for particular serving role. A personality and situation. this significant step in their person who is accepted for However, for some this is own lives in the near future. ordination as a priest is first expressed in a call to ordained as a deacon. Then, Paul Hardingham ordained ministry within the after a period of normally a wider church. A key to year, he or she is ordained to understanding this is found the priesthood. This reminds in Paul’s words to the us that humble service is Ephesians: always at the heart of ‘So Christ himself gave the priestly ministry. apostles, the prophets, the Most ordained evangelists, the pastors and ministers are teachers, to equip his people priests or for works of service, so that presbyters. Their the body of Christ may be work is to build up built up until we all reach the Body of Christ unity in the faith and in the in the Church and knowledge of the Son of in the world God and become mature, through the attaining to the whole celebration of the measure of the fullness of sacraments, Christ.’ (Eph 4:11-13). teaching, The role of leadership is to preaching and equip and enable all God’s pastoral care. It is a people to be actively ministry of engaged in the work of leadership and ministry, rather than simply mission, enabling the leaders. all Christian Pam’s sermon illustrations had a people to realize way of going pear-shaped
Please support our advertisers and mention St Giles Review 11 Thank God for farmers! A prayer for farmers…... Open Farm Sunday is this year on 9th June, when Christians are being asked to remember farmers. Struggling to recover from the severe weather abbages come in polythene bags, Gracious God, you provide devoid of hidden insects and other creepy crawlies. us with food from the earth PotatoesC are mud free and ready for the oven. through the work of human Meat is presented in sterile packs hands: whilst milk is pasteurised and semi skimmed in conveniently shaped containers that fit after a poor summer and in the fridge. long winter, It’s all a million miles from where the we pray for all those who story began, grow and produce our food and the world of those who should tell it. in the most difficult Those who prepare the land, plough it and conditions. cultivate it; sow it and plant it, weed it and spray it, We remember the physical irrigate it and harvest it, and sort and transport hardships the crop that’s produced. Those who calve the cow, stay with it and tend it; and distress of farmers feed it and milk it, help with the birth and watch the calf grow. dealing with livestock that Who tag it and protect it, nurture it and feed it, have died, until it’s ready for market as a strong healthy beast. and those who So many hours and so much skill. are still to sow Generations of experience, tending the land and caring for crops to harvest stock. this year. So much effort, so many risks, Bless the work the weather, disease, the whim of the market of all those who all to put food on my plate. care for your Lord I thank you land and animals so that we for those who produce the food that I eat; may have food to sustain us. for their commitment and effort, their knowledge, their skills. This we ask through your And forgive me I pray that I take them for granted, Son, Jesus Christ our Lord. forget what they do, and ignore what I owe. Amen. May I value their work and all it produces, May I give them the respect and the appreciation they deserve. Cn Dr Jill Hopkinson, the CofE’s National Rural Officer And may I give you the glory, as Creator Provider, based at the Arthur Rank Centre the giver of all that I now thank you for. in Stoneleigh Amen
From the Arthur Rank Centre
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“This is the meaning of the become impervious to God’s many worries to attend to…. parable: The seed is the word. The seed is quickly This is the hearer who word of God” (Luke 8: 11) whisked away and produces becomes diverted from I was phoning London from nothing. spiritual priorities. Result – a Zimbabwe, after visiting the slow expiry…. famous Victoria Falls. “Have But then there is: you seen it?” I was asked. The shallow heart of rocky The changed heart of the “Yes.” I replied. Next - soil (v. 6) receptive soil (v. 8) “Have you photographed it?” This seems to represent the Is this yours – the open heart “Yes!” “All of it?” individual who has some – ready and willing to “Ah,” I said, “You don’t kind of flirtation with the receive the word that draws know what you’re asking. Gospel. It becomes apparent us into the very kingdom of It’s the biggest thing I’ve that the implications of God in Jesus Christ? It’s that ever seen. It’s a mile across! discipleship have never been category only that will All you can do is take thought out. Let adversity or produce a crop for eternity. individual snaps. But I can opposition raise its head – The Kingdom – it’s the tell you – it’s the best thing and early resolves ‘wither’ biggest thing there is! I’ve ever seen in my life!” away and are simply dried Richard Bewes up.
When it comes to the biggest The choked heart of cluttered thing in the whole world – soil (v.7) the kingdom of God – it’s It’s the ‘thorns’ that have much the same principle. been allowed to grow in Rather than give an overall what could have been good theological definition of soil. So much to do, to see, God’s kingdom, Jesus would earn and enjoy! And so tell parable after parable, so giving to his listeners a series of snap shots –of the Kingdom. With father’s day this month….. Here in Luke 8 he’s taking snaps of the human heart – Daddy’s girl as it comes into contact with young father was taking care of his baby daughter while God’s word. his wife went to town shopping. He decided to go fishing A First we learn of: and he had to take the toddler along. "I'll never take her along The shut heart of hard with me again!" he told his wife that evening. "I didn't catch a unresponsive soil (v.5) thing!" The ‘path’ here was trodden "Oh, next time I'm sure she'll be quiet and not scare the fish down and beaten flat; any away," his wife said. seed that fell, the birds got. The father said gloomily. “No, it wasn't that. She ate all the This is what happens in a bait." heart that over time has Please support our advertisers and mention St Giles Review 13 14 Please support our advertisers and mention St Giles Review Pause for Thought Bishop of Bradford reflects on preaching to 9 million people …..
he Bishop of Bradford Church of England podcast Barbara Windsor, Peter Kaye has praised DJ Chris published today, and Rick Astley are amongst EvansT for building his Radio (www.churchofengland.org/ the showbiz names that 2 Breakfast Show into media-centre/engage-with-us Bishop Nick's shared a Europe's largest radio -online/podcasts.aspx) studio with during the three audience. Recent industry Bishop Nick says, "You've years he's been on the show. figures give the show, which got to be able to fit in with He recalls the morning includes Pause for Thought, the medium. It's no good Suggs, the lead singer with an average of 9.5m people having stuff to say if you Madness, was Chris' guest. tuning in every day. don't know how to say it or Bishop Nick managed to there is a big 'clunk' between work sixteen Madness song The Rt Revd Nick Baines, the programme, which is titles into his Pause for the Bishop of Bradford, is great, fast-moving fun and Thought script. one of the show's regular 'the religious bit'". Pause for Thought contributors. Speaking in a Elton John, Barry Manilow,
Samaritans - celebrating 60 years
Samaritans (until 2002 funeral for a girl of fourteen who voluntary support. In 2004 known as The Samaritans) is had killed herself because she Samaritans announced that a registered charity aimed at feared she had contracted an volunteer numbers had providing emotional support STD. In reality she was reached a thirty-year low and to anyone in emotional menstruating. Varah placed an launched a campaign to distress, struggling to cope, advertisement in a newspaper recruit more young people or at risk of suicide encouraging people to volunteer (specifically targeted at ages throughout the United at his church, listening to people 18–24) to become Kingdom and Ireland. The contemplating suicide. The volunteers. The campaign name comes from the movement grew rapidly: within was fronted by Phil Selway, Biblical parable of the Good ten years there were 40 branches drummer with the band Samaritan, though the and there are now 203 branches Radiohead, himself a organisation is secular. across the UK and Ireland, Samaritans volunteer. deliberately organised without Samaritans was founded in regard to national boundaries on Extracts from Wikipedia 1953 by Chad Varah, a vicar the basis that a service which is in the London Diocese. His not political or religious should inspiration came from an not recognise sectarian or experience he had had some political divisions. Samaritans years earlier as a young offers support through over curate in the Diocese of 20,600 trained volunteers (2011) Lincoln. He had taken a and is entirely dependent on Please support our advertisers and mention St Giles Review 15 16 Please support our advertisers and mention St Giles Review The Coronation: I was There!
t is, as you may have distant scene in and around noticed, the sixtieth Westminster Abbey. Up till anniversaryI of the Queen’s then, TV had been largely a coronation this month. If you rich person’s toy, but no one are under 55 it is probably was going to miss the event simply a matter of history. of a lifetime. Aided by the That piece of history, entrepreneurial genius of and the young Queen and her however, will be relived this Radio Rentals and other fair-haired sailor husband month in many grainy newly formed competitors, were the People’s Monarchy, pictures on our television we watched on rented sets, in a way none of their screens - even, perhaps, our own or a neighbour’s. predecessors could possibly some in colour, from the Television suddenly became have imagined. When the cinema newsreels of the available to almost archbishop placed the crown time. For those of us over everybody. Indeed, I can’t on her head, we were just that age, however, it is think of anyone in our very feet away (or so it seemed). probably one of those ordinary circle of friends in a When he anointed her with memories - images, really - London suburb who didn’t oil, we could see it glisten. that you can never quite watch the coronation as it We could join in the prayers forget. In truth, it is part of happened. and the hymns, hear the our history. glorious music and fanfares, And that made a difference. share with the congregation Millions, like me, sat in a Previous coronations had in the abbey an occasion that crowded room and gazed at a been great affairs of State, was, after all, a vital part of tiny television screen on attended by the nobility, the the life of our nation and the which black and white great and the good - just a Commonwealth. images appeared of the few hundred of them. True, the crowds could line the Time and again over those route to and from the few days we sang ‘Long live abbey and cheer and our gracious Queen’, and she wave flags, but once the has done it. ‘Long to reign real business began they over us, happy and glorious’. were definitely outside. Exactly. But now - miraculously, Canon David Winter, a former it seemed - we were Head of Religious Broadcasting inside: indeed, we had a at the BBC. better view of proceedings than most of those distinguished folk who had got tickets for the abbey. This, like no other, was the People’s Coronation,
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Mothers’ Union well worth supporting. and how they can bring Peace of Mind. Their healing A few members attended the The cost of our outing to power, the placebo effect Deanery Lady Day Service Richmond on July 3rd will and how Quartz crystals light at St. Margaret's Church be £25 which includes the up in the dark are other Horsforth on April 8th, a coach and lunch. There is the intriguing aspects of his talk. very good service in a cold option of a tour of the Church (they had forgotten Georgian Theatre there for All that and a raffle and a to put the heating on!) but an extra £2.50. Please sign gift stall with jewellery, the lovely cakes and tea up, choose your menu for books, bracelets and more than made up for it! lunch, and pay at the next lots more. You really cannot On 1st May Shelagh meeting which is a talk by afford to miss this sparkling Robinson spoke to us about Canon Ann Hemsworth on evening. Bring all your the Yorkshire Air Florence Nightingale. friends and family. We look forward to seeing you on Ambulance. The Charity was Anne Marshall founded in October Tuesday, 11th June at 2000, currently costs £9,990 Children’s Society 8.00pm per day to operate and is The committee held the July will be our Summer entirely funded by the public AGM on 8th April. Overall Supper. Note this is on of Yorkshire. The money is we have had a successful Wednesday, 10th July at raised through legacies, The year of events and the total 7.30. Tickets still at the Charity's own lottery, sent to the Society this year amazing price of £10! More recycling of textiles, shoes is £5,593.62p. The details later. and mobile phones, fundraising accounts and fundraising events and sale summary is displayed on our Rosemary Cysarz of merchandise. There are notice board. Open House two helicopters, one based Anne Marshall Next Open House is on 19th on the Nostell Priory Estate June in the church hall and the other on Topcliffe What an amazing amount of between 2-4pm. If you fancy RAF Station where there is money raised in just one making new friends or also a house for crew and year by one committee. catching up with old ones paramedics to stay overnight Wow! Ed over a cup of tea and cake. if necessary. She told us Do give it a go or ring several stories where lives Wendy Fudge 281 7754 for had been saved by the rapid The meeting this month is a more details. You will be response of the crew and real sparkler! Robert W. warmly welcomed. paramedics. They aim to Wood is coming to give a have casualties moved from talk entitled “Crystal Power, Luncheon Club the scene of an accident to Fact or Fiction” based on the many mysteries surrounding The next and final Luncheon the hospital within an hour. Club before October is on It was an interesting and Gemstones and Crystals. Discover the Scriptures Wednesday 5th June at very informative talk and we 12.15pm. Have you given it all felt that this was a charity connection with Birthstones Please support our advertisers and mention St Giles Review 23 24 Please support our advertisers and mention St Giles Review Notices…. Group News…. Notices…. Events…. a try yet? to welcome you to join us for (who now collect books) and informative, relaxed the remainder to Oxfam. The two-course meal fellowship. Open to anyone! This means that your followed by tea or coffee, all unwanted books will not waitress served, for £3. What Krystyna Novak only benefit us here in a bargain! Nightflyers Big Bramhope but also be used New members are always Band to fund relief work in the welcomed so book your wider world. Well done I didn’t actually see dancing place early (or at least a everyone! in the aisles but I am sure if week before) with Mary someone had dared to try it Bernard Williams Burnell on 2671742 for the there would have been many June Lunch. followers. We had a Kids Club Kids Club, an after school Walking Club News wonderful evening of entertainment with songs club run at Bramhope The walks for the month of Primary School will not now June will take place on the such as Chatanooga, Bill Bailey, Just the Way You Are be meeting again until 13th and the 27th. The September. former will be the Walking and of course In the Mood. Talking Group, the latter The Nightflyers Big Band Since Easter the children being the Pub Walking did us proud and a whopping have been learning the Easter Group. £1500 was raised to be story and had lots of games shared between the Kitchen and activities. If you know of Both groups meet before the Fund and Christian Aid. any children in school years walks in the Old Lane car Thank you to all who came, 3-5 please let them know of park adjacent to the Craven helped and supported us. Kids Club. We meet at 3.15 - for a 9.30 a.m. departure. Gill Pinches 4.30pm on Tuesdays. Further Ken Ball details can be obtained from Revd Janice 203 7523. 2673772 Book Sale A big thank you to everyone KEYS, KEYS, KEYS who helped with our recent A plea from Mary Mumby - The Word book sale. Due to your our curator of keys….. generosity we received lots The Word meets on 6th and Any keys belonging to of books for sale and this 20th June this month. church should be returned to enabled us to raise the It is informal worship, bible- Mary if the reason they had magnificent sum of £568. based discussion and prayer, been issued has been This money will be donated meeting twice a month on a rescinded. by the Club to the Church Thursday in each others’ Kitchen Fund. The story So if you’ve given up a job homes at 7.30pm. does not end there, however. that required you to have a We are a friendly group who Books which remained key then do please return it start the meeting with unsold were subsequently as your successor will need refreshments, and would like donated to Christian Aid it! Thank you.
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New Barrier Gate legacies and donations had most importantly, tea, juice Many will have noticed the helped us keep our head & biscuits! above water but they dilapidated appearance of the Held on the first Wednesday couldn’t be relied upon for gate to the church car park. of each month, our next future years. Consequently a Well a new one has been session is on Wednesday 5 plea went out for people purchased and is awaiting June in the church. The perhaps to increase their fitting after it has been following one (and last one standing orders or start treated. before the summer holidays) giving by standing order. is Wed 3 July. The gate has been made by After all, as Janice said in Gayle Mill in Wensleydale her report “We have a Janice & Fiona look forward and we are very grateful to growing church here in to seeing you! Fiona and Gary Manners Bramhope, which is bucking Fiona Wrightson who transported it back to the national trend. We Bramhope in their trailer. should be grateful for this Gayle Mill was a finalist in and give to God for this the 2004 BBC2 Restoration blessing.” It was also series. Although it did not proposed that we use a win the Restoration different Auditor. This was competition, it did receive accepted. funding to help with the restoration and the Gayle 5 new members were elected Mill Trust now own and run onto the PCC and thanks the mill. The Trustees and were given to those retiring. Friends use the water 2 new sidespersons were powered saws and elected and questions were equipment to make wooden asked about the kitchen objects which are for sale in refurbishment which is in the their shop to help with the latter stages of planning running costs. now. Minutes of the meeting can APCM be found at the back of The Meeting of the church. Parishioners and Annual Parochial Church Meeting Gill Pinches was held on 21st April Calling all pre-school 2013. Miranda Reynard was children. re-elected as PCC Secretary, Toddler Praise Mary Mumby and Gill Bring your Mum, Dad, Pinches re-elected as Grandma, Grandpa or Churchwardens. The Childminder for an hour of Accounts were presented and songs, stories, crafts and, it was pointed out that a few Please support our advertisers and mention St Giles Review 27 Church Hall & Meeting Room
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Messy Church Lots of pictures and friezes Many of you will have seen made with junk, scraps and our signs for Messy Church finger prints. but what is it? Lots of paint - feet prints, Messy Church is a fun way hand prints, painted faces, of doing church for all the clay tablets, play dough to service ……….. our ever family; children and adults name but a few. popular breakfast brunch… together. We meet in the At the half way mark we go yum. church hall at 2pm. There is into church for about 15 always a theme for the minutes and take what we And now my thank yous to afternoon. We have had the have made to show and have obvious like Pentecost, a story with some action The team who plan and Easter and Christmas and songs. Our current favourite decide the activities. others not so obvious like the is My God is so Big. The team who prepare the crafts and lead them on the story of Ruth at which we When we go back in the hall day. did harvest, or baptism, or the food is out, all organised mountains in the bible. by Marva and her team. We The musicians who play You’d be surprised how don’t call her marvellous and sing. many mountains are Marva for nothing! There is The food team led by involved at pivotal moments food for both children and Marva. in the bible eg the 10 adults and its really good! The families, their relatives commandments, the Sermon and friends who come to on the Mount; we made a We finish the afternoon with Messy Church. mountain out of cardboard games and go home with lots of things we have made and boxes as well. Messy Church returns on 8 memories of a fun afternoon. September at 2pm in the So what do we do? Each Grandparents, parents and church hall. Interested? theme is illustrated by crafts children learning and having Everyone is warmly or games, the messier the fun together. better. Here are some of the welcome to join us and find children’s favourites and If you want to join in our last out how much fun church mine! event before the summer can be. break, our next Messy Revd Janice Smith Primordial slime we made Church is on 16 June 2013. for Creation It’s Father’s Day and we are Jesus feeding the 5000 in celebrating dads and our cake, biscuits and icing Heavenly Father. For a Fishing for ducks in the change we are joining the paddling pool. rest of the church family at Making swords and shields the 9.30 service. There will be presents to make for dads, Fruits of the spirit with opportunities for everyone to targets and catapults. join in the worship and after Please support our advertisers and mention St Giles Review 29 30 Please support our advertisers and mention St Giles Review The School of Social Entrepreneurs
n January this year I was applications are based on and those who are appointed to head up the attitude not academic professionally or SchoolI for Social results. The programmes are academically qualified. Its Entrepreneurs in Yorkshire based on action learning, uniqueness lies in the depth and Humber, a 'school' that because entrepreneurs learn and duration of its support, aims to support social best by doing and they learn and in the emphasis on entrepreneurs from all best from their peers and supporting and developing backgrounds to transfer their practioners in the social entrepreneurs talent into real social field. There is no typical alongside their organisation. outcomes, in the form of student; the SSE has students Sue Osborne sustainable solutions to aged 19-74 and its students inequalities and poverty in are roughly split 50:50 -to be continued next month- the community. The School between men and for Social Entrepreneurs is women. The students have not a typical school. There a mix of educational are no exams, no experiences, including those qualifications and with no formal qualifications
What makes you happy? hat does it take to Brandy, which conducted the Solomon agreed: “I know make you happy? research, said: “It would that there is nothing better GettingW into bed between seem that it does not take for men than to be happy and freshly washed sheets, or much to lift our spirits. Small do good while they finding £10 note in our jeans gestures from friends and live.” (Eccles. 3:12) is enough to set most of us family can work wonders. off, it seems. We also feel Simple things can make such happy when people tell us a positive difference.” they think we have lost weight. Praise from our boss, or even waking up to a sunny And what invention annoys you the most? morning, can also bring a robably automated telephone switchboards. Being told to surge of simple joy. ‘press 1 to place an order’, ‘press 2 to....’ has been named asP the most infuriating innovation imaginable. Speed bumps and The Top 20 Things that pop-up advertisements on websites are also high up there on the make us happy include: annoyance scale. sitting in the sun, getting a What else drives us crazy? Money-making speed cameras, car nice message from a loved alarms that go off for no reason, pay-for-use lavatories and self- one, listening to our scan supermarket check-outs. These all also appear in the top favourite song, finding a ten most-hated list. bargain, getting a promotion, The survey was done by the Discovery Channel. and even the smell of the Sunday roast. Three Barrels Please support our advertisers and mention St Giles Review 31
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32 Please support our advertisers and mention St Giles Review A look back in time at previous Warden’s St Giles Reviews
had attended the Diocesan years ago Festival of Worship at Ripon Blog 30 Cathedral & Gill Perkin had he Vicar thanked Mary carried the banner. Dancers irst and foremost, thank McMahon & her from Harehills School had you. Whether I should SpringT Fayre Committee for F performed 3 parables. be thanking you for electing raising £750 for the Church me for another year is Missionary Society. The Women’s Fellowship another matter. had enjoyed a talk about Bryan Bundey wrote an Golden Acre Park in the 30s. I do enjoy being busy and interesting article on the At that time it boasted of a can’t understand people who laymen’s views of “The boating lake, miniature say they are bored. Though Peace”. He observed that railway, swimming pool and now the summer is parishioners initially had a a dance hall. approaching (?) I do need natural reticence to greet time in the garden especially people in this way in church Joyce Shepheard had as we are hosting a garden and yet we usually have no raised £155 for the Church party in July. hesitation in greeting and of England Childrens shaking hands with someone Society with a lunch at her The busy week end of the outside church? Bryan made a house. Men’s Supper Club Book fascinating observation in that sale tested me too. After Finally the choir had started “The Peace” was the first time organising the concert on the to use the RSCM Junior he had ever shaken hands with Friday evening and shopping Training Scheme and Mark his wife, Nancy! Mumby was thanked for He thought that as everybody producing the notice boards had got used to this new in the choir vestry. During venture “The Peace” had the winter some boys had added a new dimension to the left the district and others church worship. had become casualties of voice change during Following 2 years of cross for books on the Saturday adolescence. Consequently stitching and very hard work, (when am I going to read Mr Hunt, the then 21 kneelers had been finished them?) I found myself on my choirmaster was advertising for the new chapel. These knees mopping the floor in for choirboys; one of the were to be dedicated at the ladies loo on Sunday qualifications was to know Harvest time. Mary Cook was morning. Someone had how to behave! one of these hard workers. inadvertently left the tap on However the stitchers were Janet and Bill Cunliffe and water had sprayed adamant that they would not everywhere. do another 150 for the main It’s all in a Warden’s day… church!! Gill Pinches In May, the Mothers’ Union
Please support our advertisers and mention St Giles Review 33 Rotas for June 2013 CHURCH FLOWERS 2 June Wendy Fudge 9 June Nicci Shay Guild Member Janet Howard 9 June Betty 16 June Catherine Birkby 2 June Janet Howard & Dudley Reyner 23 June Marian Rider 9 June Wedding 16 June Sara Leefe 30 June Karen 16 June Wedding 23 June Gill Perkin /Steven Giles 23 June Julie Fuller 30 June Marjorie Mason 30 June Margaret North Dorothy Pickles
COFFEE CHURCH GROUNDS 2 June Miranda Reynard 1 June Tom Jones Dianne Thompson Mark Shay 9 June Jean Kendall-Smith 8 June Nick Pinches Betty Reyner Neil Simpson 16 June Jean Snowball 15 June Clive Harland Julie Tomkins Norman Robertson 23 June Audrey Harrison 22 June John Pickles Joanne Dawdry Matthew Laird 30 June Karen Giles 29 June Stephen Giles Norma Watkinson Martin Lee BRASS CLEANING ROCK SOLID 2 June Will Clifton
This evening at 7 PM there will be a hymn singing in the park across from the Church. Bring a blanket and come prepared to sin.
SIDESPERSONS’ ROTA
Sunday 8.15am 9.30am 6.30pm 1st Bill Cunliffe Dorothy Powney, Margaret North Ann Ridsdale Steve McGraw Matthew Laird
2nd Mike Brown Philip Kendall-Smith John Grahame Margaret North Joyce Shepheard Neil Simpson
3rd Janet Howard Fred Archenhold Bob Lewis Michael Coles Chris Pearson Joan Archenhold 4th John Grisdale Suzanne Mills/ Pam Walton Alan Woodthorpe Keith Hawkins Tom Pridmore Lesley Reeves
5th John Grisdale Sara Leefe Jean Snowball Pat Gregersen Sue Gamble Audrey Harrison
34 Please support our advertisers and mention St Giles Review Meeting Secretary & Treasurer Mr Brian Ridsdale 267 3293 [email protected] Outing & Programme Secretary Mr Bryan Bundey 267 8534 [email protected] Mothers’ Union: Leader Mrs Elaine Dagg 267 6323 Secretary Mrs Anne Marshall 267 3092 Open House Mrs Wendy Fudge 281 7754 Organist & Choirmaster Mr John Smith 261 0101 PCC Secretary Mrs Miranda Reynard 203 7001 PCC Treasurer Mr Bernard Williams 318 8707 [email protected] Planned Giving Officer Mrs Linda Jones 261 0875 Envelope Stewardship Secretary Dr Sue Ball 267 3772 Pew News Rota Dr Len Watkinson 267 1190 [email protected] Photocopying Mrs Hilary Molyneux 284 3654 Readings Rota Mrs Mary Mumby 284 2708 St Giles’ Review Editor etc See page 3 St Giles’ Web Site Coordinator Prof Tony North 284 2143 [email protected] Thursday Service Transport Mr Donald Coates 267 3608 Toddler Group Mrs Nici Shay 267 4884 Walking Groups Mr Ken Ball 267 3772 Welcome Group Mrs Sara Leefe 267 4188 Women’s Fellowship: Co Leaders Mrs Joanne Dawdry 203 7182 Mrs Christine Smith 284 2974 Secretary Mrs Jenny Platt 267 8286 Youth Fellowship (Rock Solid) Mrs Suzanne Mills 284 3645 [email protected]
Good’s 20 Small building works 10 Advertisers’ Index Slater’s 19 Car Mechanics Plumbers and Gas Engineers Sentinel 26 Health & Beauty Andrew Dodsworth 19 McMahon Dentists 19 BHP Services 22 Electrical Services Nth Leeds Physio 28 John Suggit 6 MCC small electricals 10 Senior & Rhodes 28 PC Repairs 30 Res/Nursing homes Hotels/Cottages/To Let Ashcroft House 24 Estate Agents Britannia Hotels 30 St Katherine's 18 Dacre Son & Hartley 16 Headingley Hall 4 Manning Stainton 8 House and Garden Andrew Gamble 8 Solicitors Finance Arthur Clemens 18 Morrish & Co 4 Ford Campbell Freedman 12 D PA Fletcher 24 Julia Marshall 6 Graham Harvey 32 Window Cleaning Green Renovations 28 M Milner 6 Food & Catering J & D Convery 10 Village Bakery 14 LV Windows 14 Neil Stringwell 26 Funeral Directors Music Lessons 32 Donald Pickles 14 Piano Tuning 10 Please support our advertisers and mention St Giles Review 35 Church Services for June 2013
Sunday 2nd FIRST AFTER TRINITY 8.15am Holy Communion (BCP) 9.30am Parish Communion (CW) 6.30pm Choral Evensong Wednesday 5th 10.00am Toddler Praise Thursday 6th 10.30am First Thursday Holy Communion (BCP )
Sunday 9th SECOND AFTER TRINITY 8.15am Holy Communion (CW) 9.30am All.together Service 6.30pm Holy Communion (CW) All.together!all-age service Thursday 13th 10.30am Holy Communion (BCP)
Sunday 16th THIRD AFTER TRINITY 8.15am Holy Communion (BCP) 9.30am ‘Father’s Day’ Together Communion (CW) with Messy Church & Healing Ministry 3.00pm Confirmation Service with Holy Communion (CW) Led by Rt. Revd. John Packer, Bishop of Ripon and Leeds 6.30pm NO SERVICE Thursday 20th 10.30am Holy Communion (BCP)
Sunday 23rd FOURTH AFTER TRINITY 8.15am Holy Communion (CW) 9.30am Together Communion (CW) 6.30pm Choral Evensong Thursday 27th 10.30am Holy Communion (BCP)
Sunday 30th FIFTH AFTER TRINITY 8.15am Holy Communion (BCP) 9.30am Parish Communion (CW) 6.30pm Choral Evensong July 2013 Wednesday 3rd 10.00am Toddler Praise Thursday 4th 10.30am First Thursday Holy Communion (BCP)
Sunday 7th SIXTH AFTER TRINITY 8.15am Holy Communion (BCP) 9.30am Parish Communion (CW) 6.30pm Choral Evensong Transport for First Thursday 10.30am services - contact Donald Coates on 2673608