All Saints Cheadle Hulme May 2019 Vol.126 No.1542 PARISH DIRECTORY Price 50p Clergy: *The Rev’d Janet Bacon, All Saints Vicarage, 27 Church Road SK8 7JL (485 3455) Readers: Mrs Pat Yates (485 4546) *Mr Michael Aiers (439 7692) Church Wardens: *Mrs Janet Valentine (439 8203) *John Ackerley (486 1419) Deputy Wardens: Mrs Julia Ball (440 8647) Organist: * Trevlyn Thomas (485 8026) Sacristan: Mrs Janet Valentine (439 8203) P.C.C. Vice Chairman and Treasurer: * Jeremy Valentine (439 8203) P.C.C. Secretary: * Mrs Linda Ackerley (486 1419) Planned Giving and Gift Aid Secretary: Mrs Kate Hughes (485 1010) Junior Saints Co-ordinator and Child Protection Officer: * Mrs Clare Russell (486 9304) Church Room Bookings: Mr Neville Ashman (485 7969) Parish Rooms Bookings: Ms Joanna Parsons, Parish Room Cottage, Church Road, SK8 7JB (485 2596) Electoral Roll Officer: Mr Michael Aiers (439 7692) Parish Magazine Editor: Mr Rhys Davenport (485 6772) Email: [email protected] Website and Social Media: Sarah Ball Email: [email protected] Parish Magazine Secretary and Treasurer: Mrs Chris Spencer (485 8282) Deanery Synod Representatives: *Mrs Julia Ball, Miss Irene Walton P.C.C. Members are marked* Other members Mesdames: J. Ashman, L. Bacon, M. Epps, L. Karuku, F. Pickett The Parish Magazine of All Saints’ Parish Church, Cheadle Hulme INFORMATION PAGE SUNDAY SERVICES FRIDAY CLUB 8.00am Holy Communion. Fortnightly meetings on Friday evening 10.00am Parish Eucharist. usually in the Meeting Room at 7.30pm. 6.30pm Evensong. Open to women of all age groups. Chairman is Lily Mitchelhill (485 5187) WEEKDAY SERVICES Secretary is Julia Ball (440 8647) Holy Communion GUILD OF ST RAPHAEL Tuesday 9.30am. The Guild exists to encourage the Church’s Thursday 10.00am. ministry of healing, and the practice of regular Holy Days to be announced. intercession for the sick. The branch meets Matins monthly to say an Office of Intercession: Daily at 9.00am. there is also a monthly Corporate Communion. For further information please contact: The Secretary: Pat Yates (485 4546). BIBLE READING FELLOWSHIP CONFESSION AND SPIRITUAL Secretary: Mrs Julia Ball (440 8647). COUNSELLING UNIFORMED ORGANISATIONS By arrangement with the Clergy. Cubs: (7th Cheadle Hulme) Meet on a Friday 6.30pm - 8.00pm at Thorn Grove. ARRANGEMENTS Andrew Thompson FOR BAPTISMS, BANNS AND email:[email protected] Christian Stewardship WEDDINGS All enquiries to Rev’d Janet Bacon Beavers: (7th Cheadle Hulme) The Parish practises the principles of Christian Stewardship in its giving for the (485 3455). Meet on a Friday 6.00pm - 7.15pm in the work of God. If you are interested to learn more about it please contact the Parish Rooms. Mrs J. Metcalf Recorder, Kate Hughes (485 1010), the Vicar or the Churchwardens. The giving MOTHERS’ UNION [email protected] Corporate Communion 10.00am on the of time and talents is encouraged, If you wish to help in some capacity in the Brownies: (11th Cheadle Hulme) 2nd Thursday in Church. D etails of all Church services or organisations, in improving or maintaining the Church fabric Meet on a Monday 6.00pm - 7.15pm at meetings are in Saints Alive and weekly or grounds, or in visiting and helping the sick or housebound, please speak to Thorn Grove. notices. See Notice Board. Jo Taylor the Clergy or the Churchwardens. [email protected] MENS’ SOCIETY We also support COMMUNICARE, the volunteer service for the whole Monthly meetings on the 1st Thursday, Rainbows: (2nd Cheadle Hulme) community, offering neighbourly help in emergencies and difficulties. September to May, at 7.30pm in the Meet on a Monday 6.00pm - 7.00pm in the Volunteers for this are also welcome and should contact the Communicare Meeting Room. Meeting Room. Chairman: Mr Bradley Torbitt (486 9387). Secretary. Secretary : Mr Mike Parry (485 7886). COMMUNICARE 0161 485 5353 MONDAY TO FRIDAY 9.00am to 3.30pm BAPTISMS Parish Calendar We welcome into the family of the Church: Mar 30 Isaac Luke Elliott and and Registers Eddie Leo Elliott MAY 2019 Apr 7 Harry Stephen Scott SUNDAY SERVICES CHRISTIAN FUNERALS Vicar’s Letter 8.00am Holy Communion We give thanks for the lives of the following: Dear Friends, 10.00am The Parish Communion. Mar 6 David Ernest Bayley. I am writing this on Easter Monday – sorry Rhys, I'm late again! We welcome children and Died 8th March, aged 79. Yesterday we celebrated the resurrection of Jesus – as Pat put it “Resurrection encourage them to bring their Day” would perhaps be a better title than Easter Sunday. We sang hymns parents. There is a supervised which affirmed our belief and which contained words such as the unequivocal creche in Church for the under “No more we doubt thee….” and (one that needs a bit more working out) 5’s in the Meeting Room. “the Spirit who clothes faith in certainty”. On the second Sunday of each month this will be our Family I believe it is good to be positive on Easter Sunday – if we can’t be positive Eternal Values then when can we be? But even the most faithful of Christians have doubts Communion and P arade Service. No matter what the world may say, We serve coffee in Church from time to time and would perhaps want to echo the words of the father who We trust God and stand our ground after the service - please come begged Jesus to heal his son “Lord I believe, help my unbelief.” and join us. No matter how much others persuade, Doubts and questions form part of the faith journey but I don’t think they 6.30pm Evensong. We won't let them pull us down should be our default position. Surely the Christian attitude is not unbelief and WEEKDAY SERVICES We must be salt to our world doubt punctuated with moments of clarity and belief but having faith and And a light that they can see, belief when we wake up each morning while also acknowledging the times Holy Communion: We don't become like the world around, when we doubt and lose faith. So we can sing “No more we doubt thee” but Tuesdays at 9.30am also know that, like the apostle Peter there will be times when our unbelief Thursdays at 10.00am But let God be all we need Holy Days as announced takes over. This may, for a time, prevent us from being the disciples we are Matins: Mondays, Wednesdays, For He wants us to be set apart called to be but we can learn and grow from these times too. Thursdays and Fridays at 9.00am As we commit to Him each day, There are times when I think that it is all up to me to sort out things and when See the weekly news sheet for further details. For there is no eternal value I fail, as we all do, I can either beat myself up or start to have doubts. I forget ALTAR FLOWER ROTA In futile, worldly ways that matters of concern, when placed in God’s hands, can often be resolved in wonderful, unforeseen ways. God is there to help us. I love the line from MAY 2019 For what we have will one day vanish, Romans Ch. 8 v 16 “The spirit testifies with our spirit that we are God’s It will wither away and die children”. While there may be times when we need doubt there are also times 5th Mr D. Heywood and Family When weighed on the scales of eternity, when we need our faith clothed with certainty and I believe that through the 12th Mrs S. Barrett and Family Our eternal hope is Christ. resurrection of Jesus there will come a time when we won’t need doubt 19th Mrs A. Smith M.S.Lowndes because we will see clearly and with certainty. 26th - Happy Easter to you all. 30th ASCENSION DAY Janet If you wish to discuss any aspect of church COPY DEADLINE FOR JUNE - MAY 6TH (6.00PM) flowers including wedding flowers please ALL COPY TO THE EDITOR PLEASE contact Frances Pickett (0161 439 8890) 24 1 O God of earth and sky, Getting Away as Jesus came among us in Bethlehem to For keen holiday-makers this may well be a time of anticipation. raise us up to heaven, Decisions have been made, booking forms signed, deposits so today we recall his departing from us paid. Any change of heart, any change of plans and at Jerusalem to be in all places. one is committed. Penalties may apply. Though he is hidden from our sight, See conditions. enable us to abide in him There may be disadvantages from going abroad. by the power and grace of the Holy Landing in strange, foreign surroundings, Spirit, finding oneself far from home, may bring until his mercy and grace fill your whole on a bout of homesickness. That is in addition creation. Amen. to what the local water may be doing before one has the chance to become acclimatised. In those early years before we had to add to our simple luggage all the paraphernalia which even one addition to the family entailed, we used to take the car across from Newhaven to Dieppe. On one such trip we got into conversation with a couple who were doing a similar touring holiday to us. The husband told us that this was their first trip abroad. We asked them about how they found the French food. “Oh, we are hardly touching the stuff if we can help it. So far we have not needed to,” was his reply. His wife opened the boot of their car, and we saw packed in beside their luggage were countless tins of Heinz baked beans, “good, honest PG Tips,” bars of What is a home without A Mathers? Cadbury’s Bournville chocolate, a crate of Bass bottled beer and at least a couple of CHRISTIAN loaves of Hovis.