~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ YOUR VILLAGE NEWSLETTER October 2016 ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Benefice Ministry Team WORSHIP ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ AT ~ Vicar B e ALSTONEFIELD : BUTTERTON : ILAM The Rev’d Prebendary n WARSLOW WITH ELKSTONES : WETTON Lawrence Price e 01335 350968 f i [email protected] c 2ND OCTOBER ~ 19TH AFT TRINITY (G) 9TH OCTOBER ~ 20TH AFT TRINITY (G) e 11.00am Butterton 11.00am Alstonefield ~ Churchwardens Benefice Holy Communion Harvest M ~ Alstonefield 3.00pm Warslow i Mrs Marion Beloe Harvest with HC n 01335 310253 i TH ST RD 16 OCTOBER ~ 21 AFT TRINITY (G) 23 OCTOBER ~ LAST AFT TRINITY (G) ~ Butterton s 11.00am Ilam 11.00am Wetton Mrs Barbara Woodward t Harvest with HC Benefice Holy Communion 01538 304324 r 11.00am Wetton MW 6.30pm Butterton Mrs Lily Hambleton-Plumb y 3.00pm Elkstones HC Songs of Praise 01538 304397 T 30TH OCTOBER ~ ALL SAINTS DAY 6TH NOVEMBER ~ 3RD SUNDAY BEF ADVENT ~ Ilam e (GOLD OR W) (R OR G) Mr Ian Smith a 10.30am Ilam AAW 11.00am Butterton 01335 350236 m Miss Ellen Clewes 11.00am Alstonefield HC Benefice Holy Communion ~ 01335 350437 3.00pm Warslow EW ~ 6.00pm Wetton ~ ~ Warslow with Elkstones All Souls ~ Mrs Rachel Moorcroft ~ (Warslow) 01298 84568 ~ Mrs Judy Prince ~ (Warslow) 01298 84351 ~ About our services this month Mr Reg Meakin ~ (Elkstones) 01538 304295 ~ We have Harvest Services – and we have other services for our own Parishes. ~ ~ Wetton ~ Miss Rosemary Crafts ~ We also have Benefice services of Holy Communion – just as we have done in 01335 310155 ~ recent months; and at which we have enjoyed being with our friends from Miss Clare Day ~ neighouring Parishes. 01538 381773 ~ We welcome everyone to our Benefice services. But of course anyone – which ~ means everyone – will be made welcome at any one of our services. Please pray regularly for ~ this team and those who ~ ~ minister with them. Key to Symbols HC = Holy Communion: BCP = Book of Common Prayer: FC = Family Communion: AAW = All Age Worship: ~ MP = Morning Prayer: MW = Morning Worship: EP = Evening Prayer: EW = Evening Worship V i c a Our Rev’d Margaret Jackson As some of you already know, Rev’d Margaret Jackson Greetings died on 15th September at her home in South Shields after a long illness. to you all. Margaret was the Incumbent of our Benefice for seven I would like to take years until 2007. Many of us will remember how she this opportunity to nurtured our Parishes. And there will be special memories for each Parish. thank you all for your very kind welcome and friendly greetings that my wife Jean and I have already received Our thoughts and prayers are with Roy, and their family; and also congratulate you all on the fine state of your and also with Rev’d Elizabeth Campbell with whom Margaret and Roy shared a home for many years, and church buildings and their organisation. Some of you I have known for a very long time, from when who became Curate of our Benefice for 5 years. From the Churchwardens I was in this Deanery before; others we know through just living and being part of the Staffordshire Moorlands scene Operation Christmas Child continues to show precious since the early 80’s, but please be patient if I get you children in need that they are loved and not forgotten. This mixed up – which village or even which family you belong year’s “Shoe Box” leaflets will be put in the churches to. rather than being delivered with your newsletter. Please Well at last you have a ‘Parson’ again! do take the trouble to pick one up. But Interim Minister - Well that is a new title, even for me. There will be collection points in Leek and Ashbourne. Just what does it mean? Alternatively you can leave your box with me in the first week of November at The Coach House, Alstonefield and My contract is initially for 1 year and it hardly make sense I’ll make sure that it is sent safely on its way. to move house for that length of time, consequently we will continue to have our home in Leek and I will become a For any further details or to look at videos of the gifts commuter, having my office in the outbuildings at being received look at www.samaritans-purse.org.uk Thank you. Margaret Sharples Dovedale House in Ilam and diverting phone calls as needed. I will be taking and helping you with the services conducting your family funerals, weddings and “All Are Invited To Attend Any Event Christenings and sharing the happy times and sad with Published In The Magazine, Taking Place In you. Any of Our Villages”. I have been asked, particularly, by the Bishop to care for you, guide, encourage and enable you to live out your Alstonefield lives as God’s people in this wonderful part of the world to St. Peter’s the best of your ability th Alstonefield Harvest Service 9 October at 11am That is not to say that you have not been doing this for all Come and enjoy a special time of worship to offer our of your lives but we can all do with help at times and we ‘grateful thanks and praise for all the good gifts around us’. will need to explore ways of ministering in possibly There will be a table in Church on which to leave any different ways in the coming years. harvest produce and harvest gifts can be brought into I have lost track of the number of times that folk have told church the day before or at the service itself. me that it has always been the same and that everybody Cathy Reavy (ably assisted by John) has very kindly has always gone to church- “You had to turn up early in offered to collect all the produce after the service so that order to get a seat”. Yes, you probably did at harvest, she can weave her creative magic ready for the harvest Christmas or Easter but if you look into old service auction! registers you will soon see that other times were not as we th remember. It is rather like our childhood memories did we Harvest Supper Monday 10 October 7pm really always have gorgeous hot summers and snow every The PCC would greatly appreciate it if hot main courses winter. could be brought along to the ‘Bring & Share’ Harvest Supper. If you are able to contribute something please let The first service following my Licensing at Warslow on th Martin (310025) and/or Marion (310253) know what your September 8 . was at Alstonefield on the following ‘signature dish’ is going to be!! Puddings, tea & coffee will Sunday, we shared the first part of the service – up to the be provided. Please bring your own wine, beer, soft drinks offertory - in the main body of the church and then moved & glasses. up to the choir stalls for the Holy Communion and actually filled all of the seats - so perhaps our memories are There will be a raffle on the night (raffle prizes gratefully correct! received), along with the Harvest auction. All proceeds to St Peter’s Church. Contact Marion (310253) or Martin I look forward to getting to know you all and sharing the (310025) to book your place at this year’s Harvest Supper. harvest festivals and other events in the coming months. We look forward to seeing you there! My contact details are elsewhere in this edition of the Newsletter please Alstonefield and District Friendship Club An old favourite is our destination for lunch on Wednesday don’t hesitate to get in touch. th 12 October – Sudbury Prison’s Secret Diner, which May God bless you and keep you provides very cheap and delicious food, and really friendly, helpful staff – some of them prisoners! We will then go on to Denstone Hall Farm Shop and Café, which sells a wide Lawrence variety of good quality food and gifts, or, if you aren’t interested in buying anything, you can just sit in the café and look out at the fields. The coach, as usual, costs £6. Our last meeting of the year is on Wednesday 26th Alstonefield Village Hall October at 2.30pm in Alstonefield Village Hall, when our Chairman: Jean Allen speakers will be Carrie Osborne and Jon Lane, talking Vice Chairman & Social Secretary: Dave Littlehales about Funwe Farm in Malawi, which has been such an Secretary/Treasurer: Margaret Cohen (tel: 01335 important part of their lives for so many years. There will 310381) be a Bring and Buy table, as well as the usual grocery Bookings Officer: Sue Lovatt, 01335 310458 or raffle, and, of course, the traditional cream tea. e-mail: [email protected] Everyone is welcome to come to any of our outings or Committee Members: Frank Lipp, Marie McIlroy, meetings, and transport can be provided from many Jo Griffin, Ian Longdon, Jill Benghiat, Ken Sharples, Val Littlehales, Martin Wilding, Martin Snodin. villages. For more information about outings, or to book your place on the bus, please ring Carol 01335 310182, The Next Indoor Bowls Sessions will be on Monday 3rd and for any other information please ring Lorraine on October at 2pm (& thereafter every Monday) and on 01335 310353 or Ann on 01298 84394. Thursday at 7pm in Alstonefield Village Hall. Everyone Welcome. Alstonefield Gardening Group Our October shared lunch will be on Thursday 20th October at 12.30pm at Geoff’s. Everyone is welcome to The Annual New Year’s Market join us – just ring Brian and Lorraine on 310353 to let them Will be held in know what food you plan to bring.