St George’s Parish Church Stalybridge Diocese of Manchester 35p July 2017 St George’s Church Stalybridge From Our Book of Remembrance Jul 1 Kenneth Gee 2008 Jul 17 Lorraine Whalley 2008 Jul 2 John Benson 2015 Jul 19 Hilda Saville 1986 Jul 4 Norman Carter 1966 James Arthur Wright 2009 Leonard Haigh 1976 Jul 25 Joseph Jones Davies 1949 Doris Hotchkiss 2013 Constance Marshall 2002 Jul 5 Jason James Brander 2007 Jul 26 Joseph Sidney Holt 1954 Clergy Jul 6 Derek Arthur Castle 2003 Dorothy Thomson 2003 Kathleen Hague 2007 Arlene Lesley Lancake 2006 Vicar Revd Philip Brierley 0161 338 2368 Jul 7 Denis Ireson 1980 Jul 27 John Whalley 1970 July 8 Barbara Partington 2013 Beatrice Buckley 1992 Jul 11 Florence Reynolds 1997 Jul 28 Robert Docherty 2008 Wardens Mr Derek Redeyoff 0161 338 4779 Lily Margaret Stanley 2004 Jul 29 Matthew Gordon Wood 1981 Jul 12 Robert Smyth 2004 Jul 30 Alan Jackson 1988 Mrs Janet Vidler 0161 303 7689 Eric Leigh 2010 Minnie Millin 1994 Deputy Wardens Mrs Rose Hayward 0161 303 1731 Harold Kershaw 2016 Alice Connor 2007 Mrs Gillian Cotton 0161 303 2787 Jul 13 Andrew Liepins 1981 Jul 31 Clara Cope 1961 Jul 15 Fred Holt 1951 Marjorie Tetlow 2000 P.C.C. Secretary Mrs Lynn Moon 0161 338 5773 Mary Emma Grimshaw 1975 Florence Cooper 2002 David Fred Harding 2006 Treasurer Mr Michael Davies 0161 338 5998 Jul 16 Margaret Mary Noonan 1997 Magazine Editor Mrs Linda Hurst 0161 330 0518 Room Hire Mrs Janet Vidler 0161 303 7689 email: [email protected] ++++++++++++++++++++ Worship Sunday 8.30 a.m. Holy Communion (2 nd & 4 th Sundays) Sung Communion and Junior Church 10.30 a.m. (4 th Sunday – Family Service) Occasional Special Services as BOOK OF REMEMBRANCE 18.00 p.m. announced To have the name of a loved one entered into this Tuesday special book, and remembered in our intercessions for 10.30 a.m. Holy Communion their anniversary please have a word with one of the wardens or Philip. To receive Communion at home when you are sick or housebound, or to have the name of a departed friend or relation entered in the Book The cost for the special inscription is £10 per entry of Remembrance, please contact Philip or one of the Wardens. For Baptisms, Marriages or Funerals please phone Philip (Vicar) on 0161 338 2368. Baptisms are usually conducted at 12.30 pm on the 1st and 3rd Sundays of the month. Dear All From the Registers Over the last few months we have all been horrified, Baptisms dismayed and hardly able to believe what has been We welcome into the Lord’s family happening, let alone offer any understanding or explanation of the recent events. 18 June Jade Leanne Worthington, Windermere Road, Stalybridge Cliches and platitudes help no-one and we can only offer our Phoebe Mae Horrocks, Cambridge Street, Stalybridge support and prayer for all those so grievously affected in so many different ways. Please pray for them all and for a change of heart in Callum James Field, Springs Lane, Stalybridge all those who would inflict devastation on others. As the Litany Raigan Paul Gallagher, Springs Lane, Stalybridge Service says: ‘”Forgive our enemies, persecutors and slanderers and turn their hearts.” Weddings In the face of so much tragedy, this month’s article is meant, not to God is love and those who live in love abide in God, and God ignore the happenings, but for a brief moment to contemplate the lives in them holiday season which is upon us – and which for many will be so very difficult this year. Hopefully, the words will bring a smile to any 24 June who are reading this and who are suffering. Ashley McMullin to Rachel Louise Cotton THE TOURISTS’ PRAYER Heavenly Father, Funerals Look down on your humble tourists who travel this earth mailing Blessed are the dead who die in the Lord postcards, walking around in drip-dry underwear, carrying armfuls of souvenirs. 1 June Lawrence Clayton (aged 73 years) Borrowdale Terrace, We beseech you that our plane is on time, that we receive our very Stalybridge own baggage at each stop, that our overweight baggage goes unnoticed, and that the customs officials are always understanding. 29 June James Walker (aged 74 years) Stephens Road, Stalybridge We pray that our telephones work, and that there is no mail waiting from our children causing us to cancel the rest of the trip. Lead us to good inexpensive restaurants where the wine is included in the price of the meal and the coffee is not as strong as the drink. If anyone would like to take up the bread Give us strength to visit museums and cathedrals, but if we skip and wine at the offertory—to celebrate a historic sights to take a nap, have mercy on us for our flesh is weak. special occasion, in memory of a loved one or just to take part, please have a Keep our husbands from looking at the local ladies and from making word with one of the wardens for any fools of themselves in the nightclubs, and please do not forgive Sunday this year. them, for they know what they do. Protect our wives from bargains they cannot afford. Lead them not into temptation, for they know not what they do. And when the trip is over, grant us the favour of finding someone who will look at our photographs and watch the video. We ask this in the name of the airline, the hotel and the holy rep. H. REVELL & SONS Amen. THE TOURISTS’ 10 COMMANDMENTS LTD. 1. Thou shalt not expect to find things as thou would at home, for thou hast left home to find new things. 2. Thou shalt not let other tourists get on thy nerves, for thou hast paid good money to have a good time. 3. Thou shalt not take anything too seriously, for a carefree A Family of Funeral Directors since mind is the beginning of a new holiday. 1888 4. Remember thy passport and know where it is at all times, for a voyager without a passport is a traveller without a country. 5. Blessed is the man who can understand the exchange rate in any currency, for lo he shall not be cheated. Pre-payment Plans arranged 6. Blessed is the man who can say thank you in any language, for it shall be more to him than any tips. 7. Thou shalt not judge the people of one country by the one person with whom thou hast encountered trouble. 8. Thou shalt not worry, for he that worrieth hath no pleasure, 96 Stamford Street and few things are permanent. 9. Thou shalt, when in a foreign land, do as the locals do, or if in difficulty, thou shalt use a good sense of friendliness. Stalybridge 10. Remember thou art a guest in every country, and he that treateth their house with respect will be an honoured guest. With my best wishes to you all 0161 338 2520 Philip PS have a good holiday and rest and relaxation wherever you go, even if you stay at home. Proprietors: N.T. Revell K. Revell BA (Hons) Ladies! ... .....time to get your glad rags on again St George’s is holding Carr’s a tice THE BAKERS no Ladies Day ls of Stalybridge rther i withil af u Wholesale and Retail Traditional Afternoonnt Teao andre deta‘bubbly’ on Saturdayd u 5th Augustm 2017 ne or 2pm - 4pm tpo os LadiesP will be tencouragedch out f to wear hats or fascinato rs. wa Last year’s event was very successful so you won’t want to miss this - keep the date free! More details to follow. Est.1922 Booking is essential for catering purposes and the 44-46 RIDGEHILL LANE list will be put up in the church lounge soon. STALYBRIDGE 0161 338 2177 164 MOSSLEY ROAD Have a break this summer, not a break-in! ASHTON-UNDER-LYNE 0161 330 1341 Are you going away +++++++++++++++++++ soon? No one wants to return from holiday to find that burglars have visited them while they were away. So here Want to advertise your local are some tips to bear in mind before you go: business? - cancel the milk and newspapers - consider leaving any valuables (jewellery, computers) with family or We still have some advertising friends - cut the lawn before you go space available. - ask a neighbour to make sure no post is sticking out of the front door - lock your garage and shed, and make sure no tools are left out - make sure your house building and contents insurance is up to date Full page £40 for 12 issues. - try to leave your home looking as if it is still occupied ½ page £25, ¼ page £15 - consider using automatic timer switches for lights - don’t write your home address on your luggage labels – just a phone number will do Help yourself, help your business and - before you leave, spend a few minutes calmly rechecking everything, help St George’s. and turn on the burglar alarm For more information see church wardens or ring the editor on 0161 330 0518 Need some odd jobs doing? CHURCH FINANCES Can’t get round to finishing the decorating? June 2017 Weekly Giving Date Sunday Open Envelopes Total Monthly Then call Plate Shortfall Brian Allsopp 28 May 2017 Easter 7 (Sunday after £51.89 £458.90 £510.79 on Ascension) 04 June 2017 Pentecost £48.80 £166.17 £214.97 0161 338 6834 Whit Sunday Leaking taps 11 June 2017 Trinity Sunday £70.90 £206.00 £276.90 Curtain rails Wooden Flooring 18 June 2017 1st Sunday after Trinity £61.19 £547.50 £608.69 Professional Painter and Decorator 25 June 2017 Feast of Dedication £ £ £ No job too small Free estimates Standing Orders etc £864.00 £864.00 Monthly Total £232.78 £2,242.57 £2,475.35 -£990.65 * Assuming £10 per adult per week needed for running the church this means we need £3,466 per month +++++++++++++++++++ My Feet 200 CLUB MOBILE Chiropody & Podiatry Foot care at home The 200 Club winners for June 2017 are: Nail care, Corns, Callus, 1s Prize £25 70 Kathleen Gough Fungal infections, Ingrowing toe nails.