ST DAVID’S WETTENHALL & ST OSWALD’S WORLESTON AUGUST 2016 THE CROSS COUNTRY PARISHES OF ACTON, CHURCH MINSHULL, WETTENHALL & WORLESTON A letter from the Vicar Dear Friends Will your anchor hold? So now we know. The arguments and counter arguments have been made; the ‘facts’ have been pored over, queried, disproved and torn apart; the referendum has taken place. The people had opportunity to speak and they spoke up for Brexit. So it was that we woke on the morning of 24 June to find ourselves childhood. The foolish man built his in a strange country without a map, house upon the sand whilst the wise or possibly even a compass. The man built his house upon the rock. political and economic certainties we When the rain and the floods came, have known for so long no longer the house built on sand fell down, but looked so certain; indeed they looked the house built on rock stood firm. decidedly shaky. Some have even said that our very national identity During times of political and economic has been rocked and shaken. stability it is easy to put our trust in these things, believing them to be rock Certainly we have entered an on which we can build safely. Now uncertain time and the political and that these pillars have proved to be economic waters look set to be built on sand, there is only one firm choppy for some time. At least for rock on which we can safely put down the time being we can no longer look our foundations. The Lord Jesus to those traditional pillars of society Christ. for stability. I want to end by quoting a verse from So where can we look for certainty Stuart Townend’s hymn In Christ and stability in the coming months Alone: and years? Where can we throw our anchor so that it will hold us (Continued on page 3) steadfast and sure whilst the billows roll (as the old hymn says)? CONTENTS Letter………………… Page 2 Sunday Services…….. Page 3 For Christians there is a sure and Wettenhall News……. Page 4-5 certain answer to that question. As a Be Part of It……… Page 7 Recipe…….. Page 8 more modern hymn reminds us, St Oswald’s School News Page 12-13 Christ is the solid ground on which Worleston News…… Page 16-17 we stand. Darnhall Show… Page 22 Contacts…………….. Page 23 Visit to the Cheshire Show Page 24 Many people will know Jesus’ parable of the two builders from their 2 In Christ alone my hope is found, He is my light, my strength, my song; this cornerstone, this solid ground, firm through the fiercest drought and storm. What heights of love, what depths of peace, when fears are stilled, when strivings Thank You cease! A very BIG THANK YOU to everyone who My comforter, my all in all; made a donation in aid of premature baby here in the love of Christ I stand. research to mark my 50th Birthday. I am delighted to be able to report that a Yours in Jesus who is the rock on cheque for £500 was sent to TheirWorld which we can stand firm, charity to be passed on to the Jennifer Brown Research Laboratory to enable premature baby research. Revd Anne Sunday Worship in the Cross Country Parishes Sunday 7 August 14 August 21 August 28 August 4 Sept Services Triniy 11 Trinity 12 Trinity 13 Trinity 14 Trinity 15 St Oswald Wettenhall 11am 11am 11am 6.30pm 11am St David United at Communion All Age Informal United at Worleston Service Communion Acton Worleston 11am 11am 11am 11am 11am St Oswald United with Moning Morning Communion United at Bp. Libby Prayer Prayer Acton Acton 11am 8am 10am 8am 11am St Mary United at Communion Messy Communion United Worleston 11am Church 11am Service 6.30pm Morning 6.30pm Morning 6.30pm Evening Prayer Communion Prayer Evening Prayer 6.30pm 6.30pm prayer Evening Evening Prayer Prayer Church 11am 9.30am 11am 11am 11am Minshull United at Communion Communion Messy United at St Bartholo Worleston Church Acton -mew 3 ST DAVID’S CHURCH, FAREWELL TO HAZEL WETTENHALL Visit www.wettenhallchurch.org.uk It was with shock and sadness that we learned of the death of Hazel Douglas on June 30th. Hazel has been a faithful SIDESPERSONS member of the family of St. David's for 7 August United at Worleston many years. She was often the first to 14 Aug Mrs M Drinkall arrive for 11 o'clock service and always 21 Aug Mrs A Hignett asked if there was anything she could 28 Aug Mrs A Brooks do to help. She took over laying the 4 Sep United at Acton wreath on Remembrance Sunday, from her husband Peter after his death in CLEANING & FLOWERS 2007. Hazel generously supported the Aug 7/14 Mrs S Byrd church and loved to join in when any Aug 21/28 Mrs K Noden special events were arranged. We can Sep 4/11 Mrs M Drinkall & smile at some of our last shared Mrs B Brockbank memories at the celebration lunch for the Queen's 90th birthday. Hazel was a good friend to many and we are particularly grateful for the friendship she shared at St. David's. FROM THE REGISTERS Our thoughts and prayers are with her FUNERALS family at this sad time. 15th July 2016 Hazel Douglas 21st July 2016 Christopher Johnson. We extend our deepest sympathy to the families of Hazel and Christopher. COFFEE & CAKE CONGRATULATIONS TO…. This takes place at St Canon John Malbon on the 50th David’s on the 1st anniversary of his Ordination. We will Thursday of the month. be celebrating this wonderful event at a United Service at St. Mary's Acton The next meetings are on at 11am on the 4th September. 4th August and 1st September COVER PHOTO from 10am to 12noon. The cover photo shows Phillipa Do come Moss from St David’s being crowned this years Rose Queen at Darnhall and join Show. See page 22 for more about us. the show and more photos 4 40 Years and still going strong Forty years ago under the guidance of Brown Owl Ann Hignett, Darnhall Brownie pack was formed. They will celebrate this special event with a 40th Birthday Reunion on Wednesday 12th October in Darnhall Village Hall from 6.15pm onwards. There will be nibbles and bubbly to toast this wonderful achievement. All past Brownies, no matter how many years back, are welcome to the party. If you have any photos, then please bring them along too! OVER DISTRICT SERVICE On Sunday 16th October at 11am in St. David's we will host the Over District Service combined with a further has made to our services and celebration of the 40 years. This will community for the past four decades. give us an opportunity to show our Obviously all past and present appreciation for the wonderful Darnhall Brownies are very welcome. contribution that Darnhall Brownie pack DARNHALL AND WETTENHALL WOMEN’S INSTITUTE Yes!! We are still going strong and topics. aToast Master told us some you may have not heard from us for funny stories about weddings. We quite a while, but following our 95th have learnt about the Royal Yacht Birthday Celebrations we decided to Britannia and this was particularly keep on celebrating. interesting since there have been many photographs of the Queens on- We have been playing darts and have board this ship on television recently. joined with Whitegate WI to play We have learnt more about sheep bowls at County level. Members and than you can imagine and another friends have walked on a Sunday speaker showed us various farming afternoon at both Arley and Rode instruments Halls to see different spring flowers. Non - members are welcome to come along to any of our meetings. More One of our newer members won our details on activities can be obtained Darts Trophy, a great achievement, from 01270 528367. as she has not played for many years. We have enjoyed speakers on various 5 6 B PART OF IT! CALVELEY, ST OSWALD’S AND ACTON SCHOOLS ARE! Calveley Primary School and St pollinating insects. The aim of the Oswald’s Church of England Primary project is to help scientists to develop School are part of a cluster of four an accurate understanding of the schools that has been selected to current state of the habitats for work on a Pollination project over the Britain’s pollinating insects and the next three years. The cluster, named potential to develop these further. We ‘The 4 B’s Cluster: Being Brilliant with will be looking at the current status of Butterflies and Bugs’, consists of pollinators within our school areas, Calveley, St Oswald’s, Acton Church what we can do to improve their of England Primary School, and Over habitats and then assessing whether Hall Community Primary School in changes we make have benefited Winsford. The joint application was them. As part of this we want to submitted back in October 2015 and involve members of the community as only 260 schools, primary and well so that we can increase secondary, nationwide have been awareness of the importance of selected to participate so this is a real pollinators and their needs. achievement. In Cheshire there is Reaseheath Agricultural College have another cluster in Northwich and one already offered their support and will in Ellesmere Port, but there are none be providing us with some assistance. at all in Staffordshire. Wouldn’t you like to be involved? As we all know, the existence of There is so much you can do from pollinators is necessary to maintain digging, baking a cake or knitting! We our food supply and it is critical that we want this to be a community wide address the declining numbers of event.