~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ YOUR VILLAGE NEWSLETTER November 2016 ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ WORSHIP Benefice Ministry Team AT ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ B ~ Vicar e ALSTONEFIELD : BUTTERTON : ILAM n WARSLOW WITH ELKSTONES : WETTON The Rev’d Prebendary e Lawrence Price f 01335 350968 i c 6TH NOVEMBER ~ 3RD SUNDAY BEF ADVENT 13TH NOVEMBER ~ 2ND SUNDAY BEF ADVENT [email protected] e (R OR G) (R OR G) Remembrance Sunday ~ Churchwardens M 11.00am Butterton HC 10.30am Alstonefield i ~ Alstonefield Benefice Holy Communion Remembrance n Mrs Marion Beloe with Blessing of Shoeboxes 10.45am Ilam HC i 01335 310253 with Remembrance s 10.45am Wetton ~ Butterton t Remembrance Mrs Barbara Woodward r 3.00pm Warslow HC 01538 304324 y Mrs Lily Hambleton-Plumb 20TH NOVEMBER ~ CHRIST THE KING (R OR W) 27TH NOVEMBER ~ 1ST SUNDAY OF ADVENT (P) 01538 304397 T 11.00am Elkstones 10.30am Ilam AAW e Benefice Holy Communion 11.00am Alstonefield HC ~ Ilam a 6.30pm Butterton Mr Ian Smith m Advent Carol Service 01335 350236 ~ Miss Ellen Clewes ~ 4TH DECEMBER ~ 2ND SUNDAY OF ADVENT (P) 01335 350437 ~ 11.00am Wetton HC ~ ~ Warslow with Elkstones with blessing of Posada ~ Mrs Rachel Moorcroft 6.00pm Alstonefield HC ~ (Warslow) 01298 84568 using Book of Common Prayer ~ Mrs Judy Prince ~ (Warslow) 01298 84351 ~ About our services this month Mr Reg Meakin ~ (Elkstones) 01538 304295 ~ ~ We have some special services this coming month. ~ Wetton ~ Miss Rosemary Crafts ~ 01335 310155 ~ There will be Remembrance Day services at three of our Churches – Miss Clare Day Alstonefield, Ilam and Wetton – on 13th November. ~ 01538 381773 ~ th ~ And we’re having a service of Advent Carols on 27 November. Not the same as Christmas Carols! Please pray regularly for ~ this team and those who ~ minister with them. ~ Key to Symbols HC = Holy Communion: BCP = Book of Common Prayer: FC = Family Communion: AAW = All Age Worship: V MP = Morning Prayer: MW = Morning Worship: i EP = Evening Prayer: EW = Evening Worship c a Last month I wrote that I would be with you in happy times and sad. I have For Prayer - from the Registers managed the whole range- from a Please let your Churchwarden know of anyone is special Baptism at Ilam, a Funeral at Warslow, need of prayer. We will do what we can to help – and with complete confidentiality. wedding preparations at Wetton and birthday / anniversary celebrations at This month we remember and pray for the family of Hilda Alstonefield. Not to mention wonderful Smith who died on 27th September aged 80; and whose school services at Warslow and Ilam. funeral service was held at St Lawrence’s Warslow on 4th October, followed by burial in the Churchyard. Then there have been the Harvests - Services, Suppers and Sales all of them very different and all very enjoyable. May they know the deep peace of Christ But some sadly failing my test to check Is this a proper We also look forward to the marriage of Michael Wain and harvest? (Have they got a Michaelmas Daisy in church!). Charlotte Higton at Wetton on 26th November and we pray You must remember for next year. But I was presented, by for their happiness together. folk at Ilam, with bunches at the supper to make things right. “All Are Invited To Attend Any Event I have been discussing with the Church wardens and PCC’s ways in which the Lay folk can be even more Published In The Magazine, Taking Place In involved in services, particularly the Holy Communion. So Any of Our Villages”. far 6 people from our churches have asked to become, in a rather ‘posh churchy’ term, but correct all the same, Eucharistic Ministers. Alstonefield St. Peter’s This means that they will be licensed by the Bishop to assist in the administration at Holy Communion, in each of Alstonefield Harvest Supper our churches, and also be able to distribute Holy A very big Thank You to everyone who helped set up for Communion to the sick and housebound in the separate the Harvest Supper and also clear away afterwards. Great teamwork as ever! parishes. Discussions are ongoing as to the grouping of parishes in Thank you too, to all those who contributed main courses the Deanery and each PCC is being asked for its views and raffle prizes; also to Chris Hornblower for his and suggestions. auctioneering skills, and to everyone who came along to enjoy Harvest Supper together. We were especially I had the pleasure of escorting our ‘new’ Bishop of pleased to welcome Lawrence and his wife Jean to the Lichfield, the Right Revd. Dr. Michael Ipgrave, around our Harvest Supper. parishes in the days following his enthronement in Lichfield Cathedral. He spent some time staying at It was a lovely evening and we raised £365 for the benefit Dovedale House, where Nick and Amy made him very of the Church. St Peter’s Working Party welcome and comfortable. He was most impressed by our th churches and more so with the things that you are already On a misty autumn morning (15 October), a group of us doing as ‘real’ people witnessing to your faith. He thought gathered in the churchyard to carry out various essential that harvest suppers and sales were great fun- staying maintenance tasks outside and inside the church. Grateful until the final articles were sold before returning home to thanks to Frank Lipp, Ian Redfern, Ian Longdon, Rob Lichfield over laden with damsons. Handscombe, Mark Hambleton (ably assisted by Fred) and Neil Beloe for all their help. Representatives from each of our churches had a very productive meeting about the ways in which Dovedale First, many thanks to all who helped with our Autumn Spring clean. You work is much appreciated. House could work alongside us in our parishes. It must be stressed most strongly that there is no intention of closing Secondly a huge thank you to everyone who has helped in the house but working together with us and even reviving or around the church in the last year, whether cleaning, some activities that have not only been a success in past maintaining, mowing, building, bell ringing, clock winding, years but also enjoyed by many local folk. playing the organ, joining one of John’s work parties, There is another item of news. I have been asked by the doing the flowers, delivering Newsletters or in one of the Diocesan Bishop to also look after the Cheadle Deanery countless other ways in which you do so much. as well as caring for all of you. I will be licensed by the The PCC could not manage without you, and are Bishop of Stafford from All Saint’s Day - November the enormously grateful for your help – this also means first. This will be the second time that I have been the anyone helping in a way I have not listed above through Rural Dean in that area and I was also licensed then on All oversight. We wish you all a Very Happy and Peaceful Saint’s tide. Christmas and New Year. Alstonefield Gardening Group I have enjoyed sharing worship with you and look forward Our November shared lunch will be at 12.30pm on to meeting you all but we are still having difficulty with the Thursday 24th Thursday at Carol’s. If you would like to join telephone system and so I apologise if I have not returned us for good food and good conversation, please ring Brian your call. and Lorraine on 310353 to talk about what food you would May God bless you as we enter this season of like to bring. remembrance and preparation. Macmillan Coffee Morning 30th September 2016: A huge thank you to the people who came to the coffee morning, £634.82 was raised and £51.38 of Macmillan Lawrence Christmas Cards were sold. We had good fun, chat and friendship. Thank you to all who helped and those who donated cakes, produce, bric-a-brac, raffle prizes, and 3 cash; you are very wonderful! And a big thank you too to those who took part in Victoria’s marathon Pilates session Our Annual “Carol Suppers” in aid on the previous evening and raised £130.00. of Cancer Research U.K. will be held in the Village Hall on: Tea & coffee and donations £165.70 th Cakes and produce £122.50 Thursday December 15 7 for 7.15pm & on Friday December 16th 7 for 7.15 pm. Raffle £153.00 Bric-a-brac £52.75 Tickets: Adults £8.00 and children (up to 11 yrs) £4.00. Other cards £12.37 *These tickets are limited to 80 for each night*. Sweepstake £28.50 (Total spots 495, won These will be on sale in ‘The Village Hall Meeting Room’ precisely by Notty) (via the main entrance) on Saturday morning December Pilates £130.00 3rd between 10am & 11.30am. Please Note: Absolutely no tickets reserved before this time and date. Less expenses of £30 Prizes for the Raffles and items for the Auctions will be Any questions? Call Carrie Osborne 310453 or email very much appreciated for each evening. [email protected] Please bring along with you your own drinks and glasses. Alstonefield and District Friendship Club We would be also very appreciative of some help to set up Our last outing of the year is to Chesterfield on th th the room on Thursday afternoon December 15 at 2pm. Wednesday 9 November – an ideal opportunity for doing your Christmas shopping in the excellent shopping centre. The coach, as usual, costs £6 and can pick up from Carrie’s 500 Mile Walkies several villages. We are always delighted to have non- members join us.