ST DAVID’S WETTENHALL & ST OSWALD’S WORLESTON APRIL 2016 A First for our parishes Bishop Libby comes to help us celebrate St David’s Day THE CROSS COUNTRY PARISHES OF ACTON, CHURCH MINSHULL, WETTENHALL & WORLESTON A letter from the Vicar Dear Friends Unexpected Times, Unexpected Places This year, April marks the days of Easter between Ascension Day and the Day of Pentecost. The first 40 days between the resurrection of Jesus, and his ascension back into heaven were days of fear, uncertainty and growing time he did it was at an unexpected confidence. time and in an unexpected place. Immediately after the resurrection, For us who live the other side of the the first disciples lived in fear. Peter Ascension it is unlikely that Jesus will and John witnessed the empty tomb physically appear to us, but that does and returned home; unable to not mean that he will not appear in comprehend what they had seen and other ways. Perhaps speaking to us fearful of what it meant. The through the Bible or in prayer. disciples met behind closed doors for Perhaps whispering to us through the fear of the Jews and feared that they words of someone we know or had seen a ghost when Jesus directly into our hearts and minds. walked towards them over the sea of Perhaps by giving us a special sense Galilee. of his presence in a particular situation. Throughout this time, Jesus appeared to the disciples at Jesus still appears to his followers unexpected times and in unexpected today and when he appears it is places. He appeared to Mary Magdalene on resurrection morning (Continued on page 3) and she thinks it is the gardener. He CONTENTS apparently moves through locked Letter………………… Page 2 doors to join the terrified disciples Sunday Services…….. Page 3 cowering in the Upper Room. He Wettenhall News……. Page 4-5 appears in cognito to Cleopas and Recipe/Calverly School Page 7 his companion on the road to World Book Day at Worleston School……. Page 12-13 Emmaus and on the shore of Galilee Worleston News…… Page 16-19 to make breakfast. Two Saints Way / The Power of Three. Page 22 The disciples never knew quite when Contacts…………….. Page 23 Jesus would appear again. Each 2 always at unexpected times and in unexpected ways. PASTORAL CARE As we walk through the 40 days If you know of anyone from the between Easter and Ascension Day parishes who is in hospital and this year we can make a conscious who would appreciate a visit, effort to do so with our hearts and minds open and expectant. And if we please inform Rev. Anne, Isobel can do that, we will find that Jesus will Burnley or Ann Nicholas. come to us at unexpected times and in unexpected places. Contact details for the Vicar and Yours in our Risen Lord, Readers can be found on the inside Revd Anne back cover of this magazine each month. Thank you. Sunday Worship in the Cross Country Parishes Sunday 3 April 10 April 17 April 24 April 1 May Services Easter 2 Easter 3 Easter 4 Easter 5 Easter 6 Wettenhall 11am 11am 11am 6.30pm 11am St David Morning Communion All Age Informal Morning Prayer Service Communion Prayer Worleston 11am 9.30am 11am 11am 11am St Oswald All Age Communion Morning Communion All Age Service Prayer Service Acton 11am 8am 10am 8am 11am St Mary Communion Communion Messy Communion Rogation 6.30pm 11am Church 11am Service Evening Morning 6.30pm Morning 6.30pm Prayer Prayer Communion Prayer Communion 6.30pm 6.30pm Evening Evening Prayer Prayer Church 9.30am 11am 11am 11am 9.30am Minshull BCP Café Church Communion Messy BCP St Bartholo Communion Church Communion -mew 3 ST DAVID’S CHURCH, PATRONAL FESTIVAL WETTENHALL We were privileged to welcome Visit www.wettenhallchurch.org.uk Bishop Libby to celebrate this year's Patronal Festival. The sun shone SIDESPERSONS on dazzling displays of daffodils around the church. The spread of 3 Apr Mrs A Brooks food and wine shared after the 10 Apr Mr J Hamblin service was a sight to behold. The 17 Apr Brownies/Guides Brownies and Guides added to the 24 Apr Mr J HigneN event with their thoughts on St. David and the poem entitled 'The House 1st May Mrs M Sherry with Golden Windows'. A huge thank CLEANING & FLOWERS you to everyone who helped to make Apr3/10 Mrs K Noden the day so very special. Apr 17/24 Mrs M Drinkall & We were reminded of St. David's encouragement to 'Do the little Mrs B Brockbank things' and hopefully that is May 1/8 Mrs A Howard & Family something we all aspire to in the weeks and months ahead. LENT LUNCH MOTHERING & Tuesday 15th March found a lovely sunny day for St David’s to hold this years Lent REFRESHMENT SUNDAY Lunch. Thank you to everyone who supported the Once again, Jean Cornes provided lunch which raised £80 for Water Aid, by us with the most delicious and offering a choice of six delicious soups beautifully decorated fruit cake, which were thoroughly enjoyrd. which was thoroughly enjoyed by everyone at the end of the service. Mary Drinkall had prepared dozens of colourful posies tied up with ribbon, for all the ladies in the congregation (and some of the men too). The children enjoyed distributing them during the final hymn. Thank you to everyone who helped to create such a memorable Aaron Peers Braden Tomlinson NEXT PCC AND James Major ANNUAL MEETING Jodie Basford Monday 11th April 7.30pm in church. Megan Alexander 4 IMPORTANT DIARY DATE YOU ARE INVITED TO A SPECIAL CARVERY LUNCH AT ST. DAVID'S WETTENHALL TO CELEBRATE THE 90TH BIRTHDAY OF HER MAJESTY QUEEN ELIZABETH II THIS WILL TAKE PLACE FOLLOWING A THANKSGIVING SERVICE AT 11AM ON SUNDAY 12TH JUNE. SPREAD THE WORD! EVERYONE IN THE VILLAGE IS INVITED. Birthday Prayer The Church of England official and for all that she has given to prayer for the Queens 90th her people. birthday: ConAnue, we pray, your loving purposes in her, Heavenly Father, and as you gather us together in as we celebrate the nineAeth celebraAon, birthday of Her Majesty the Queen, unite us also in love and service to receive our hearDelt thanks one another; for all that you have given her in through Jesus Christ our these ninety years Lord. Amen. COFFEE & CAKE AT ST DAVID’S The next meetings will be on Thursday 7th April and 5th May from 10am to 12 noon. Do come and join us. 5 6 RECIPE If you gave up chocolate for Lent syrup in a heavy based saucepan. then you will enjoy making this: Crush the biscuits in a plastic bag with a rolling pin - leaving some Simple Rocky Road small pieces as well as crumbs. 125g soft butter Add biscuits and then 300g good quality dark chocolate marshmallows to the melted broken into pieces mixture. 3x15ml tbsp golden syrup Tip into a 24cm square baking tin 200g Rich tea or Digestive biscuits and flatten as best as you can. 100g mini marshmallows Refrigerate for a minimum of 2 2 teaspoons icing sugar hours. Cut into 24 fingers and dust with Melt the butter, chocolate & golden icing sugar. Calveley School Report Staff and children have been congratulated on their efforts devoted to environmental education and have been awarded their fourth Eco Green Flag. The assessor commented that Calveley has a ‘great eco team… and it is especially good to see parents and governors actively involved in projects and promoting eco with other schools’. Eco coordinator Kate Huntbach stated that very few schools in the area hold such a prestigious award. Senior leader Kelly Spencer said,” This award reflects the dedication and commitment throughout the school and especially from the eco committee.” In order to achieve the Green Flag status, Calveley is working on nine different topics; energy, water, healthy living, bio diversity, school grounds; global citizenship, waste minimisation, transport and litter. The award is presented every two years. 7 ‘WHERE DOES ALL THE MONEY COME FROM? This morning, a member of the congregation at St. Oswalds was surprised to learn that bills for electricity and gas were paid for by us – the Church. She was under the common misconception that they were paid for by the state – or at least by the Church of England. Our vicar Anne, thinks quite rightly that we should draw this to the attention of the parish by inserting the following facts in the parish magazine. How much do you know about how your church is funded? One of the following statements is false – but which one? • Parish share - the amount our parish pays for a Vicar is £9,190 per year. • It does not matter if we fall behind on paying parish share. The Church or the government will pay. • If every person on the Church electoral roll (at present 58) gave £2 weekly we would cover the Parish share easily – similarly if everyone in the parish paid only £2 per month. • The only source of income for the Church is from the people who give regularly, or those who have services such as funerals and weddings in Church. • Parish share covers the cost of the vicar and the cost of housing, pension, etc. and also the costs of support from the Diocese. Legal advice, Reader and Clergy training, professional support and advice for the school, and other expert advice for the running of the parish. • Parish share does not cover gas, electricity, insurance or building maintenance. • The government gives no help towards the upkeep of Church buildings – only occasionally giving grants towards Church roof repairs.