CONTACT DETAILS MINISTRY LEADERSHIP TEAM (All 01789 numbers unless otherwise stated) Clergy Rector - Vacancy Please contact the Administrator from week following 19 April Revd Sue Henwood Kinwarton Rectory, Spernal Lane, Gt Alne, Alcester, B49 6HY email: [email protected] 488344 Revd Julian Davey The Field House, Allimore Lane, Alcester, B49 5PR email: [email protected] 764640 Readers Gillian Laughlin "Mayfield", Quarry Bank, Georges Elm Ln, Wixford, B50 4JZ email: [email protected] 778539 Julie Lindsay The Coach House, Church Street, Alcester, B49 5AJ email: [email protected] 763126 Pat Newbold 25 Salford Close, Woodrow South, Redditch, B98 7UL email: [email protected] 01527 458852 Children and Families Worker Beth Clarke email: [email protected] 07494 329638 Administrator Monday – Friday 10am – 1.30pm For initial enquiries regarding baptisms & weddings at any of the churches please contact the Administrator Triciapm Berry Alcester Minster Office, Church House, 17 Butter Street, email: [email protected] 01789 509 278 Alcester, B49 5AL 07840 284 294 MINSTER-WIDE Little Stars Sue Henwood 488344 Website Editing Administrator 07840 284 294 Homegroup Co-Ordinator Safeguarding Officer Elizabeth Humphrey 400579 Marriage Preparation Mothers' Union - Alcester & Arrow Hilary Malin 400383 Church House Bookings Marion Deeks 763723 - Kinwarton, Great Alne & Haselor Pauline Vining 763129 Charity Lunches Gwyneth Osborne 763509 Prayer Group - Coordinator (Alcester) Jan Dobell 762584 Pastoral Support Group Gill Wythes 763163 - Rep (Haselor) Anne Fox 400182 Chocolate Run Jan Dobell/Angela Watson 762584/763525 - Rep (Great Alne) Grace Gill 01527 857371 Minster Men Andrew Deeks/Nigel Boswell 763723/762288 - Rep (Arrow & Weethley) Gwen Brinson 762581 Workcare Co-Ordinator Barbara Johnson 07793 662 914 - Rep (Kinwarton) Angela Watson 763525 Arden Foodbank [email protected] - Rep (Coughton with Sambourne) Jeanetta Hawkes 01527 893559 Minster Treasurer Andrew Deeks 763723 PARISHES Alcester Churchwarden Ruth Procter 507538 Verger David Hancox 763393 Churchwarden Lizzy Davey 764640 Organist & Choirmaster Malcolm Procter 507538 PCC Secretary Ian Whitlock 01527 852511 Bookstall Committee Rep Carol Seabright 766141 PCC Treasurer Brian Titterington 763858 Church Women's Guild Leader Rachel Newitt 764781 Gift Aid Secretary Richard Osborne 763509 Bell Ringers Geoffrey Bourton 07951 790 658 Electoral Roll Officer Elizabeth Humphrey 400579 Church Concert Bookings Tricia Bowler 762795 Baptisms Co-Ordinator Florence Wright 762695 Safeguarding Officer Elizabeth Humphrey 400579 Marriage Co-Ordinator Jean Hancox 763393 Arrow with Weethley Coughton with Sambourne Churchwarden Bill Baldwin 762638 Churchwarden Churchwarden Jane Cornwall 07807 914518 PCC Secretary Sue Swinbourne 01527 457347 PCC Secretary Noreen Dean 400475 PCC Treasurer/Gift Aid Secretary John McTavish 764703 PCC Treasurer/Gift Aid Secretary Carolyn Baldwin 762638 Electoral Roll Officer Claire Fincham 07411 769041 Electoral Roll Officer Julia Higley 490499 Baptism/Marriage Co-Ordinator Jayne Hancocks 763623 Baptism/Marriage Co-Ordinator Bill Baldwin/Jane Cornwall 762638/07807 914518 Sambourne Hall Bookings Debbie Lanz 07711 834 716 Partners of Arrow Secretary Loraine Thompson 762447 Bell Ringers Geoff Sreeves 762378 Safeguarding Officer Becky Shepherd 07742 106046 Safeguarding Officer Gail Laband 764736 SafeguardingHaselor Officer 764716 Kinwarton with Great Alne Churchwarden Chris Corbett 762522 Churchwarden (Kinwarton) Susan Kinnersley 762554 Churchwarden Jean Harris 488606 Churchwarden (Great Alne) Gareth Roberts-Davies 488079 PCC Secretary Sandy Foster 488275 PCC Secretary Tricia Berry 763246 PCC Treasurer/Gift Aid Secretary George Gray-Cheape 488661 PCC Treasurer Coral Bradley 488551 Electoral Roll Officer Sandy Foster 488275 Gift Aid Secretary Roger Newbold 01527 458852 Baptism/Marriage Co-Ordinator Jean Harris 488606 Electoral Roll Officer Tricia Berry 763246 Safeguarding Officer Margery Pickering 488035 Safeguarding Officer (Kinwarton) & Susan Kinnersley 762554 Safeguarding Officer Baptism/Marriage Co-Ordinator PCC Secretary Sandy Foster 488275 Safeguarding Officer (Great Alne) & Tricia Berry 763246 Baptism/Marriage Co-Ordinator Minster Website: alcesterminster.org Facebook: facebook.com/AlcesterMinster Twitter:twitter.com/alcesterminster MINSTER MATTERS Email: [email protected] Hand in 14th of each month (dual month magazine in Dec-Jan & Jul-Aug) Editor & Advertisements - Andrew Lindsay - 763126 Distribution - Barbara Swinn – 763954 From the Rector shut-down and may find themselves without food for themselves or their family. The Arden Food Bank aims to be open as normal on Tuesdays and Fridays – please Dear Friends, consult the website for details - arden.foodbank.org.uk. This is the second letter I have written Although we won’t be able to remember for the April Jesus’ death or celebrate his resurrection in magazine as the public worship this year, they remain the first one didn’t basis of our faith. Receiving Jesus’ death on seem relevant any the cross personally as the only way our longer following the self-centredness can be forgiven, our government and consciences cleansed and a relationship Church of England instructions in relation with God redeemed, turns a very dark day to the Coronavirus. into ‘Good Friday’. And when Jesus rose again, he gave us the opportunity to turn We find ourselves in a very difficult and the only certainty in our life (our death) unprecedented situation in much of the from a negative to a positive – death can be world, but with the possibility that it could transformed into eternal life as a result of bring us all closer together at a time when Jesus’ victory over the grave. ‘Thine be the we are required to keep our distance from glory, risen conquering son!’ one another. We may not be able to meet together either in churches or in other Adrian places for a period of time, but through With every blessing, prayer and serving one another in new ways, we can draw closer to God and one another. Adrian Guthrie 01789 764261 The Alcester Minster Church website will Sue Henwood 01789 488344 include links to helpful material to help our Julian Davey 01789 764640 prayer life and other information, and so Pat Newbold 01527 458852 will our Facebook page and Twitter Gill Laughlin 01789 778539 account. However, we plan to also provide Julie Lindsay 01789 763126 communications in a paper form for those who are not internet users. This extended period of isolation might cause some people to feel lonely, so please ring one of the Ministry Leadership Team if you are anxious about anything or simply want to have a chat, or would like one of them to pray with you. The numbers are included at the bottom of this letter. We also aware that there will be some people in our community who will not be able to earn a living during this period of Alcester Refugee Fund Alcester & Arrow Mothers’ Union The meeting we were due to hold on April 28th has As Branch Leader, Hilary Malin had recently fallen naturally been postponed, but we will plan a meeting and broken both ankles the March meeting was led as soon as practically possible. We plan to invite by Barbara Munton. Open Doors again, and John McHugo, who will give a political analysis of the countries which are deeply After wishing for Hilary and several other not well militarily involved in Iraq and Syria, and also some members to be remembered in our prayers, she analysis of the situation in the Yemen. welcomed everyone especially visitors. Mothering Sunday would be held as the first service in church Iraq is still very unstable and Syria is still facing Sunday after completion of the decorating and she multiple deaths and suffering in Idlib Province, hoped the Banner would be paraded. whilst half the population of Syria are refugees, living fairly wretched lives. Barbara introduced Dr the Revd Julian Davey who The Christians are not suffering systematic named his talk “From the Cradle to the Grave”. He repression, but life remains unpleasant for them and felt at the age of 13 years that, although not his most who can are emigrating.” preference, a calling from God, that his career should be in medicine and after school in Monmouthshire Best wishes, he trained at the Royal College of Surgeons in Dublin, after which he was two years at the Royal Frank Gwent Hospital. He then volunteered with Church Missionary Society to go to Bangladesh for two Fund Raising Lunches years, where he met his future wife Lizzie, who was there with the Voluntary Service Organisation as a have been cancelled from Thursday 26th March until nurse. Julian was the only doctor for a good many further notice. Thank you for your support. miles covering an area which had a population of Gwyneth 01789 763509. 2,000 per square kilometre consequently having to cover the whole spectrum of medicine. The Commonwealth Eye team visited and did 84 cataract Church House Centenary Club operations in 24 hours. During this time, he was aware of a very strong presence of God in his life. in support of on-going maintenance of Church After returning to the UK two years later he became House. part of the Winyates Health Centre and worshipped Membership is £5 per Month with a Prize Draw at Ipsley Church where he became increasingly every Quarter. aware that God was calling him to the ordained Details from administrators: Alan and Lorraine Bold ministry, which led him to become a non-stipendiary 01789 762237 or Andrew Deeks. priest and practitioner for 25 years. He retired and had five weeks respite when the Archdeacon called, and he quickly became part of the Alcester Minster Arrow & Weethley Quiz Team. It was he said God called saying “I haven’t finished with you yet”! A lovely supper and good company started off a fun evening. Vote of thanks was given by Mary Spires. The Our quiz produced some difficult questions set meeting closed with bring and share lunch (good as by our resident quiz mistress (Ann Fowler). ever!). Huge thanks to all who helped in setting up, providing food, washing and clearing up.