ST DAVID’S WETTENHALL & ST OSWALD’S WORLESTON MAY 2016 FROM EASTER TO PENTECOST THE CROSS COUNTRY PARISHES OF ACTON, CHURCH MINSHULL, WETTENHALL & WORLESTON ascended into A letter from the Ann heaven: 'Therefore go Dear Friends, and make disciples of all This month sees the 150th nations, anniversary of Reader Ministry. Back baptising them in 1866 Bishops gathered at in the name of Lambeth Palace on Ascension Day the Father and to create a body of ministers who of the Son and of the Holy Spirit, and could make connections between a teaching them to obey everything I rapidly secularizing society and the have commanded you. And surely I Church. They were to form a bridge am with you always, to the very end between the clergy and the people. of the age.' These were the first Lay Readers. Obviously, of course, they were all Jesus' wonderful last words don't male. It wasn't until the 1960's that just apply to Readers however, or the first women were licensed to even clergy! They apply to everyone office. Now there are over 10,000 who believes in Him. Everyone can men and women exercising this play a part in bringing this about. Lay ministry throughout the Anglican ministry takes many different forms. Church. There are just under 500 We are so fortunate in our parishes Readers in Chester Diocese, one of to have people willing to put flowers the highest figures for a Diocese in in church, dust & polish, make tea, the Church of England. supply biscuits, provide cakes & sweets, clean gutters & grids, take So what is a Reader? Readers are out wheelie bins, cut grass, change licensed to preach, teach and lead altar frontals, act as Treasurers, worship. They have the privilege of (Continued on page 3) sharing in preparation for Confirmation, Marriage and Baptisms. They are permitted to CONTENTS Letter………………… Page 2 distribute the elements at Holy Sunday Services…….. Page 3 Communion, to teach in Sunday Wettenhall News……. Page 4-5 School, to undertake pastoral & Recipe…….. Page 7 Following the Cross photos… Page 12-13 educational work and to bury the Worleston News…… Page 16-18 dead. The reward for all this, is the Worleston Fete Page 19/22 Contacts…………….. Page 23 sheer joy of helping to fulfil Jesus Holly the Donkey photos… Page 24 final words to His disciples before He 2 Secretaries, Churchwardens, with us now and always - even to the Sidespeople, musicians, magazine very end of time. editors & distributors, webmasters, find lesson-readers and read the Ascensiontide will be a great lessons! This list is far from complete! celebration for Readers, so let's Whatever we do is truly appreciated remember to celebrate every other and valued. Even the smallest part - a form of Lay Ministry too! welcoming smile, helps to bring God's kingdom nearer to us here on earth. Ann The even greater news is that ASCENSION DAY SERVICE will whatever we do in His name, is not take place on Thursday 5th May at done alone. Jesus promises to be 7.30pm at St. Oswald's Worleston. Sunday Worship in the Cross Country Parishes Sunday 1 May 8 May 15 May 22 May 29 May Services Easter 6 Easter 7 Pentecost Trinity Trinity 1 Sunday Wettenhall 11am 11am 11am 6.30pm 11am St David Morning Communion All Age Rogation Morning Prayer Service Walk Prayer Worleston 11am 9.30am 11am 11am 11am St Oswald All Age Communion Morning Communion Morning Service Prayer Prayer Acton 11am 8am 10am 8am 11am St Mary Rogation Communion Messy Communion Morning Service 11am Church 11am Prayer 6.30pm Morning 6.30pm Morning 6.30pm Communion Prayer Communion Prayer Healing 6.30pm 6.30pm Service & Evening Evening Communion Prayer Prayer Church 9.30am 11am 11am 11am 9.30am Minshull BCP Café Church Rogation Messy Communion St Bartholo Communion Service Church -mew 3 ST DAVID’S CHURCH, FROM HOLLY TO EASTER...... WETTENHALL Holly the donkey made her annual Visit www.wettenhallchurch.org.uk appearance for Palm Sunday and as usual was impeccably behaved, SIDESPERSONS delighting everyone present. We are 1 May Mrs M Sherry extremely grateful to Sharon & Phil 8 May Mr G Tucker Corke for letting us 'borrow' Holly and 15 May Brownies & Guides for all their hard work in preparing her 22 May Mrs M Hollinshead for her big day! Thanks also to Alan 29 May Mrs M Drinkall Williams for transporting her between the parishes. CLEANING & FLOWERS May 1/8 The Howard Family Good Friday saw a large crowd May 15/22 Mrs E. Carr & 'Following the Cross' through the four Mrs A Nicholas parishes and culminating in a splendid May 29/Jun 5 Mrs A Brooks lunch at the Royal Oak in Worleston. Robert & Rachel welcomed everyone with delicious soups, cakes and CONGRATULATIONS... scones. They very generously donated all the lunch takings between …..to Chris Pope who entered the the Cross Country Parishes. A huge Chester Diocesan Photographic thank you from everyone who enjoyed competition earlier this year and came their sumptuous hospitality! second! Chris submitted a colourful group photo of the Nativity scene at Easter Sunday morning dazzled with the Crib Service on Christmas Eve. He daffodils at St. David's. The church captured the joy of anticipation and was beautifully decorated and the excitement amongst the children and congregation enjoyed celebrating our adults alike. The photo is to be printed risen Lord with Holy Communion & in the Chester Diocesan News and a later, Easter eggs! Thank you to framed copy presented to Chris. We Audrey Howard for the delicious are extremely grateful to him for all the chocolate cream eggs. A tradition amazing photos he takes on a regular started by her mother Phyllis and very basis! much appreciated by everyone down the years. WELL DONE…... Cholmondeston & Wettenhall Parish Council hold their AGM on Wednesday to Brenda Brockbank who took part in 25th May in St. David's at 7pm. a Swimathon last month and raised Blake Nixon £319 for Vale Royal MS Society, Macmillan & Alzheimers Society. Ethan Aldington The MS Swimathon team raised over Lily Molyneux £900! What an achievement! Scarlett Jackson Verity Smith 4 THE DATE IS GETTING CLOSER 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 IS INVITED. If you would like to attend please let Ann Nicholas (528273) know for catering purposes ROGATION ASCENSION DAY ASCENSION DAY SERVICE will take Our Rogation service takes place on place on Thursday 5th May at 7.30pm Sunday 22nd May beginning at at St. Oswald's Worleston. 6.30pm in church. It will continue along the path to Milford, up to Village Farm, VISITATION SERVICE the Village Green and back for refreshments. Rogation is the time of The annual service to formally admit year when we ask for God's blessing Churchwardens to office takes place on our crops, wildlife, farmers and their on Tuesday 24th May at St. Michael's animals and finally ourselves as Church, Coppenhall at 7.30pm. This another year springs into life. Everyone service, led by the Archdeacon Ian is very welcome to join us. Bishop, is also open to Sidespersons. COFFEE & CAKE AT ST DAVID’S The next meetings will be on Thursday 5th May and 2nd June from 10am to 12 noon. Do come and join us. 5 6 RECIPE Rhubarb and orange lattice Roll out and line plate with pastry leaving some for lattice. tart Cut rhubarb into small pieces and put on pastry. In a bowl, blend sugar, Ingredients flour, egg and orange rind. Short crust pastry - enough to cover 8 Put orange juice into measuring jug inch pie plate and make up to 159ml/ quarter pint, 1 lb/450gm early rhubarb with cold water. 6 oz/175 gm sugar Pour into pan, bring to boil, pour on to 1 oz/25gm flour flour mixture. Stir briskly. 1 egg, beaten Return to pan and bring to boil, stirring Grated rind of 1 orange all the time. 2 tablespoons orange juice Pour over rhubarb. Cut pastry Cold water trimmings into strips and make lattice pattern over top of rhubarb. Bake for Oven: 220C, 425F, Gas mark 7 35-40 minutes. Serve hot or cold with cream, or custard. THIS IS THE WEEK WE LOVE EVERY NEIGHBOUR Jesus calls us to love our neighbour as ourselves, and not just the ones next door or at the end of the street. Morsheda may live in Bangladesh, but she’s still our neighbour. Living on a low-lying island on the Brahmaputra river, she is in constant fear of the floods that have destroyed her home four times. But with your help this Christian Aid Week, we can lift our neighbours like Morsheda to safety. Just £250 is enough to raise her home above the floods and give her a goat, seeds and a wormery to produce compost to help her build a new life, safe from fear. 7 Rogation-tide The word “rogation” comes from the Latin verb rogare which means “to ask” and the Rogation days are four days set apart to bless the fields and ask for God’s mercy on all creation. It was in AD 470 that Bishop Mamertus of Viennes in France that came upon the idea of asking God not only for his blessing but for his protection. During the years that Mamertus was Bishop, France was struck by more than the usual number of natural disasters, floods, fire and earthquakes.