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April/May 2018 In this issue: - On earth as it is in heaven - Ringway & Hale WI - The little ships of Dunkirk Contacts at All Saints Vicar The Rev’d Clair Jaquiss 928 0717 [email protected] 07843 375494 Clair is in the parish on Tuesdays, Wednesdays & Sundays; or leave a message Associate Priest The Rev’d Gordon Herron 928 1238 [email protected] Reader Mary Babbage 980 6584 [email protected] Reader Emerita Vivienne Plummer 928 5051 [email protected] Pastoral Care Debbie Buckley 980 7147 Co-ordinator [email protected] Wardens June Tracey 980 2928 [email protected] Nigel Glassey [email protected] 980 2676 PCC Secretary Caroline Cordery 980 6995 [email protected] Treasurer Michael Sargent 980 1396 [email protected] Organist Robin Coulthard 941 2710 [email protected] Administrator & Elaine Waters 980 3234 Hall Bookings [email protected] Services Services • Fourth Sunday of month: Eucharist Together at 10am All other Sundays: Eucharist at 10am (with Children’s Groups) • Sunday Evenings: Evening Prayer at 6.30pm • Tuesdays at 9.30am Eucharist (also on Holy Days - announced) All Saints Hale Barns with Ringway Hale Road, Hale Barns, Altrincham, Cheshire WA15 8SP Church and Office Open: Tuesday, Wednesday & Thursday 9am - 1pm Tel: 0161 980 3234 Email: [email protected] www.allsaintshalebarns.org On earth as it is in heaven My father used to love going to the races at Haydock Park. He even enjoyed putting some money on a horse or two. That side never interested me, but from time to time I would go with him. I liked to look at the horses in the paddock. I was a pony mad little girl. I wasn’t much bothered about the racing. There was always a buzz about the race meeting and plenty of characters to watch. Among the crowds, I remember a man with a sandwich board. He’d painted on it dire warnings about the end of the world and the sinfulness of the whole human race. ‘The end of the world is nigh,’ he would cry out to anyone who cared to listen. I suppose his message didn’t fall entirely on deaf ears. I remembered him. But his message was always interspersed with friendly greetings to the abject sinners he regularly met at the races. ‘Morning!’ ‘Afternoon!’ He would raise his flat cap and smile. ‘The end is nigh ...’ There are many different ways Christians choose to communicate their love of God. They might show it by being kind, by showing respect or working for reconciliation. They might be passionate for justice and speak up for those who have no voice. They might be community builders, or great thinkers, musicians or artists, inventive scientists, careful professionals or conscientious practical people. They might simply be good neighbours, devoted friends, hospitable to strangers. They might be the people who collect from house to house for Christian Aid. It’s also about how people are as well as what they do. ‘Love God and do what you like,’ is one of the sayings attributed to St Augustine of Hippo in the 4th and 5th centuries. That’s not a license to do anything you please regardless. The bit about loving God comes first and that colours and guides the way people act, speak and behave. It ties in with the prayer that Jesus taught his friends that begins ‘Our Father’. ‘Thy kingdom come’ is a phrase from the prayer in its traditional form. That’s not just wishful thinking. It’s about people committing themselves to take on their part in living and communicating a restored relationship with God. The work is already done in Jesus’s death and resurrection by God’s grace. The prayer is a way of human beings responding to that love. Someone once described it as letting ourselves move along in God’s slipstream. ‘Thy kingdom come’ has been used as a title for a prayer initiative now spread across the world between Ascension Day (this year May 10th) and Pentecost (this year May 19th). If you would like a particular prayer or person or concern to be prayed for as part of this wave of prayer, there’s a tear off sheet a bit further on in the magazine that you can use if you would like to. Put it in the letter box next to the side door of the church on Hale Road and the prayer will be included at Morning Prayer at All Saints at 8.30 each morning. Meanwhile the Lord’s Prayer is prayed continually across the world: ‘Thy kingdom come, thy will be done, on earth as it is in heaven.’ Clair Jaquiss The Annual Parochial Church Meeting is on Sunday 22 April at 11.30am in the Church Hall. Hear the past year reviewed and be part of visions for the future. Refreshments will be available before the meeting. All welcome. RINGWAY AND HALE BARNS WI Ringway and Hale Barns WI was formed just over 60 years ago and has about 25 members. We would love to increase that number so if you are interested in joining us, please give us a try! Most of our members are from Hale and Hale Barns and enjoy meeting up once a month to have a chat, a cup of tea or coffee and sometimes home baked cake. Our Committee is made up of volunteers who do their utmost to provide entertainment for our members whilst raising funds to keep the WI going into the future. We listen to talks, watch demonstrations, have quizzes and generally enjoy ourselves for a couple of hours. We’ve had some excellent Speakers talking about subjects as diverse as cheese making, the destitute women and children of Bangladesh and the life of the mayfly! Our members take part in many events arranged by our fellow Stamford Group WIs and we hold our own events and outings. Over the years weekend trips have been arranged for members to go to Highclere Castle (Downton Abbey!), Highgrove House (the home of HRH Prince Charles), Durham and many other interesting places. Each year, in March, our Treasurer holds a Coffee Morning at her home and a Strawberry Tea in June or July. These events are always thoroughly enjoyed by all. The Book Group holds monthly meetings where members choose a book they have read and give fellow members an idea of whether they enjoyed it. Of course, sometimes it turns out that they didn’t and that makes for very good dialogue! The Craft Group recently completed a project to make Twiddlemuffs, which have been donated to the Dementia Active Therapy Unit at Withington Hospital. Members meet up, learn new needlework skills and enjoy a chat and a cup of tea. Some of our members enjoy taking part in the monthly County Walks, which are usually not too strenuous and the participants usually eat their lunch in a field half way through the walk. Each year our Darts Team takes part in the Annual Darts Competition at Dunham Massey so if there are any budding darts players out there, we could use you on our team! We have our own website cheshirewi.org.uk/ringway-and-hale-barns-wi so if you have access to the Internet, take a look and you will see what a happy bunch we are! Come along and join us as a guest, you will be made very welcome. If you have any questions, please don’t hesitate to contact one of our team. Gwen Lewis, President (0161 973 6100) Janet Wood, Secretary (0161 928 8939) Judy Spencer, Treasurer (0161 980 3539) Est. 1912 Your local Family Bakery. Offering a wide selection of Bread, Pies, Cakes, Sandwiches and Sourdough. To help with your digestion try a slice of wholemeal bread every day 217 Ashley Road, Hale, Cheshire, WA15 9SZ Tel: 928 1309 Thy Kingdom Come – Say one for me… 17th CENTURY NUN’S PRAYER Many years ago (too many to mention!) I bought this copy of the 17th century nun’s prayer on a visit to Coventry Cathedral. When I’ve been feeling life difficult, I tend to read it and thought it might help other people. It is as follows:- Lord, though knowest better than I know myself that I am growing older and will some day be old. Keep me from the fatal habit of thinking I must say something on every subject and on every occasion. Release me from craving to straighten out everybody’s affairs. Make me thoughtful but not moody; helpful but not bossy. With my vast store of wisdom it seems a pity not to use it all, but Thou knowest Lord, that I want a few friends at the end. Keep my mind free from the recital of endless details; give me wings to get to the point. Seal my lips on my aches and pains. They are increasing and love of rehearsing them is becoming sweeter as the years go by. I dare not ask for grace enough to enjoy the tales of other’s pains, but help me to endure them with patience. I dare not ask for improved memory, but for a growing humility and a lessening cocksureness when my memory seems to clash with the memories of others. Teach me the glorious lesson that occasionally I may be mistaken. Keep me reasonably sweet; I do not want to be a saint – some of them are so hard to live with – but a sour old person is one of the crowning works of the Devil. Give me the ability to see good things in unexpected places and talents in unexpected people.