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Cheadle Parish Church
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Those who are blessed,
are called to be a blessing!
16th November 2014
Second Sunday before Advent
Is it time to
dust off the
Old Testament?
Forum on Francis
Saturday 22 November
10am—1pm in Upper Room
TONIGHT 6.30pm
Jonathan Dawson, Pastor of Fords
Lane Evangelical Church, is our
guest preacher at this evening’s
Open to Question Service. He will
be helping us think about whether, why and how the OT is vital for
our Christian faith.
Everyone is welcome.
FRANCIS OF ASSISI
Joy in Creation, Care for the Poor, Music and
Song, Simple Lifestyle, Peace Maker, Simple
Bible Message, Laughter
Forum led by Mike Lowe and Mel MacLeod.
All Welcome.
Remember to
pray for
Cheadle!
Cards at
the back.
You don’t need to
book in advance!
Pray for the
Persecuted!
We meet this
afternoon at the
home of Kim and
Sue Southgate at
4pm for prayer
followed by a
Bring and Share
Tea before the
evening service.
First time?
Welcome! Make yourself at home.
Need anything? Ask one of our welcome
team who’d love to help.
Stay for a chat! There are refreshments
after the main services, served at the back
Giving? There’s no collection during
services. Please place any gifts in the box
near the main door. Standing order and giftaid forms are available.
Young children? Use our sound-proofed
Tower Room if they get restless, or join in
Sunday clubs at Upper Room
Deaf? An induction loop is available.
Mobiles? Please turn OFF, unless on call
Prayer? There is prayer support after 9.30
& 6.30 services, and during communion, at
the front of the church by the Cheadle Cross.
General Synod
For all those who are seeking to see a biblical voice shape the
CofE’s future in the area of human sexuality. It is aimed at
leaders of evangelical churches, and resourcing all of us who
may be called to stand up for Scripture as the CofE reviews its
approach to same-sex relationships.
Pray for Rob who is
away for the next couple of days at
an extra session of GS, mainly
concerning the final stage of
implementing the women bishops
measure, but also clergy
professional guidelines and the
Anglican-Methodist covenant.
Check it out!
(Inside
this issue)
⇒ Events this week p2
⇒ Events coming soon p2
⇒ Events Further Afield p3
⇒ Victorian Christmas p3
⇒ Events and Calendar p4
⇒ Prayer Section p4
What can we do together….?
Rob Munro
Last Sunday’s Remembrance Day parade
once again grew from the previous year—
we ran out of the 1400 sheets we printed
for the day! My thanks to all who worked
hard setting up the event, particularly
Martin Atfield and the crew, and everyone
else who helped. To see a community
gathered, with words of hope proclaimed,
is both humbling and challenging:
humbling to see some of the veterans
deeply moved by the support they felt, but
challenging because it reminds us what we
can do and be when we work together.
As we begin to look ahead to the
Christmas services, and particularly the
Victorian Christmas Market, it is really
important that we realise for such events
to reach our whole community, it takes a
whole church. That is of course why the
Lord called us to faith in this community
in the first place, so we might take our
place in serving others for His sake,
sharing good news. But that is also why we
are different in talents and personalities—
it takes all sorts to reach all sorts!
We are hugely blessed as a church family
with many, many opportunities to join in
activities with each other, that help and
support each other. But as we run up to
Christmas, let me encourage you to think
not only about the gifts you have to buy to
give to family and friends, but think about
the gift that you are to others when we join
together in serving God.
Sign up to help out
at the Market, or at
one of the other
carol service events.
Fix up to work at
something together
with others to make
a difference in
people’s lives this
year. That is what
true fellowship is—
working with the
Spirit of God, with
the people of God,
in the work of God!
Lets do it together!
Yours in Christ, Rob
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THIS WEEK
COMING SOON
Remembering Remembrance
Chelwood Foodbank
If you have any more good pictures of Remembrance
Day parade this year, could you send them in to the
Office: [email protected] for the archive,
or share them on our Church Facebook page. Thanks.
Thanks to all who donated
their Stockport Express tokens
in favour of Chelwood Foodbank Plus. The foodbank will
be presented with £327.77 this
month, their share of the Vernon Jubilee fund.
Also, the next food collection at ASDA, The Precinct, Cheadle
Hulme is on 27,28 & 29 November from 9am– 9pm hours. If
anyone would like to help for a couple of hours, please ring 486
1144 to arrange a time.
And of course, please keep the usual contributions coming in!
Festival Choir
Prayer for Israel
Rehearsals will start on 1 December at
7.30pm and all present members of the
choir are encouraged to
attend. New members are always welcome!
Further rehearsals are on 8th Dec
(start time 7pm) and 15th Dec at
7.30pm. Carols by Candlelight services
are on 21st December at 6.00pm and 8.00pm. Please bring a
copy of the 'Messiah' if you have one - if not you can borrow one
from us.
This is a Church Family choir so all ages can come. If you
have enjoyed singing with a choir years ago or indeed never
sung in one but would like to have the experience - just come
along and see if you enjoy singing God's praise as much as we
do!
Phone Vera 0161 439 - 3740 for further information.
Next meets on Monday 17th November
GraceNotes
in Concert
Saturday 22nd November
7.30pm at St Andrew’s
Church, Cheadle Hulme,
Money raised will be for
Mustard Tree.
Tickets cost £6 and can be
purchased from:
Paul: 07808 579492
St Andrew’s: 485 2648
Would be great to have the
support of St Mary’s folk!
Alzheimer's Event
Following the forum organized by the Third Age group several
people have asked for a copy of the book, "Alzheimer's: An Engineers View" written by Fred Walker who gave the talk.
We now have more copies available at £5 each with all proceeds
going to Alzheimer's Research. Please see Steve Whitaker if you
require a copy.
Available: IKEA
4 wire baskets, storage
unit 21" long, 16" wide and 27"high.
Contact Sue Southgate on: 486 9389
God’s
LOOT
Available:
we have a number of Christian
books, mainly 1970’s-1990’s non-fiction – biographies, light
theological etc. that are free to a good home. Please contact the
office if you would like them or if you know of a group or
organisation that would want them, (prisons, overseas etc.)
Needed: Does anyone have a spare few hours to help tidy up
an allotment in Cheadle Hulme?
Contact Sue Southgate on 486 9389
Needed: Two Litre Ice Cream Containers with lids are
required again for the Christmas Market - if you have any could
you bring to church and give to Graham Lowcock
ADVANCE NOTICE ...
Don’t Christmas alone!
Christmas day can be very difficult when you are on your own –
so don’t be! St Cuthbert’s are holding a special Christmas
lunch from 12.30pm for those who
would otherwise be spending
Christmas alone. To join in you will
need to book a space:
Tel: 428 5212 or e-mail:
[email protected]
Holiday Bible Club 2015
will be running from Wednesday 8th - Friday 10th April
2015 (with a "set up day" on Tuesday 7th April).
Please put the dates in your diary & think about how you might
be able to be involved! More details nearer the time...
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JOIN IN WITH ...
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FURTHER AFIELD
Cheadle Kenya 2015
Prisoner of the Month
Mission Trip Planning Evening
This is a new initiative that the “Persecuted Church Prayer
Group” are organising to encourage us all to pray more effectively for the persecuted church. Each month the noticesheet will
highlight the plight of someone suffering for their faith.
This month please pray for:
Huang Yizi from China
A Church Leader facing 10 years in prison. Please pray for
strength and courage for Huang during his detention. Pray also
that the church community can support and care for his wife and
2 children whilst he is in prison. Please pray for his release.
As part of the 5 year plan to visit annually the
Open Arms International village in Eldoret,
Kenya, we are now planning the 2015 visit.
Anyone who is interested in hearing more, or wants to consider
attending or supporting, please come to an informal discussion
evening with coffee and cake on 27th November,7.30pm at Dave
and Jo Clarks house - 5 Moseley Rd, Cheadle Hulme.
Members of the 2014 team will be there to talk about how they
were involved and their experiences.
If you would like to discuss more before attending, please
contact Robert Webster on 07772862324
Shoebox Appeal
Thank you
A big thank you to all those who
made up boxes for this year’s
Operation Christmas Child appeal
including Merilyn’s team who did a
magnificent job in knitting scarves, puppets etc to put in them. 25
boxes have been sent from our church and will soon be on their
way to needy children in different parts of the world.
“A small shoebox can teach a child about the love of God, lead him
or her to faith in Christ, inspire pastors or plant new churches.
What goes into a box is fun, but what goes out is eternal”. For
more information do look at
www.samaritanspurse.org/what-we-do/operation-christmas-child
BBC Children in Need
Valerie Wright is still asking for sponsors for the
walk she completed in the summer in support of
Children in Need.
Please sign up on the porch noticeboard.
Execution of Pakistani Christians
Describing the burning to death of a young Christian man and
his pregnant wife in a brick kiln in Pakistan as "barbaric", the
Evangelical Alliance wants all Christians to sign a petition and
come out and support a rally outside 10 Downing Street.
Further information at: eauk.org/PakistanPetition
ALL IS CALM
The In Yer Face theatre group is
wooping with excitement as Tickets for
their World War One play ALL IS
CALM at the Imperial War Museum
North on 14 December, are on sale! Buy
tickets for what writer and director Matt
Britton is calling 'an original play
and midnight carol concert in
one'. Every member of the audience
gets a free WW1 gift!
Call www.quaytickets.com box office
0845 208 0500.
Please note that this production is billed as an evangelistic
opportunity for you to invite friends that haven't heard the
Gospel to. For more info speak to Rob Kates 07745 545 042
Cheadle Victorian Christmas Market Outreach (Saturday 6th Dec)
Just Three weeks to go!
Come and enjoy working and serving together as we share Christ's love and compassion with our local community.
We need help on stalls, help with craft, help with stewarding inside and outside church, help with setting up
and help tidying away.
If you can only manage an hour or two or if one half of a couple can help out for a while whilst the other cares for your
children it will all make a difference.
Getting the Victorian Look: Everyone is warmly invited to drop in to the Cafe on Sunday 30th November between 10.30am
and 12 noon, to check out what looks right, feel free to bring along any items you might already have. We will have plenty of
items in stock available to borrow.
To ensure we have enough help on the day please can we ask everyone who possible can to complete a helper's form - available
at the back of church.
For other ways of joining in with the Market outreach see the form at the back of church.
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For our
partners in
mission
For Church
Family
For the
bereaved
Cyril Faulkner
For all those
recently bereaved.
cancer treatment
Daphne Graham
at home post surgery
Ray & Linda Collier
ongoing treatment
Lilian Lund
Mark Tomlinson is
leading a "Basics"
training event with
the North West
Partnership on
Tuesday in Blackpool
pray that all the
Children and Youth
leaders attending will
be encouraged and
inspired to continue
the work that they
have been called to do
in their churches.
For prayer
meetings
Rob Kates as he
continues doing all
the technical bits for
In Yer Face's latest
production "All is
Calm" they are
performing this
around the
Manchester Area
culminating with two
performances at the
Imperial War
Museum North next
month.
555 Prayer—every
Kathleen Pearson Sunday 5.55pm in
home after hospital
Church Tower room
Mary Robertson
Saturday Prayer—
in interim care
weekly 9am in Church
Andrew Smith
ongoing care
Main Church
Christine Thompson Prayer—1st Wed 8pm
ongoing care
Israel Prayer— 2nd
Muriel Webb
post surgery
Monday’s 2pm
Prison Prayer— 1st
For the
housebound Monday’s 8pm
Persecuted
Stephen Davies
ongoing care
church—Sunday 5th
Sean McCausland Oct 4pm
in nursing care
Missionary — 2nd
Hazel Muckells
Tuesday 8pm
in long-term care
Edna Needham
CHHS Prayer — as
at home
advertised
at home
Zacc Salisbury is a
cook at Sheffield
University's CU
houseparty this
weekend - pray that
all have been fed well
both physically and
spiritually as he is
also giving a seminar
at that event too!
Jim Seddon
in long-term care
Aileen Tompkins
at home
Frank Wagstaffe
at home
Student of the
Week : Eleana
Send urgent requests to [email protected] Hogg studying Adult
or ring the Church Office on 428 8050 to be Nursing at
forwarded in confidence.
Nottingham Uni.
PRAYER CHAIN
Collect for Second Sunday before Advent
Heavenly Father, whose blessed Son was revealed to destroy the
works of the devil and to make us the children of God and heirs
of eternal life: grant that we, having this hope, may purify
ourselves even as he is pure; that when he shall appear in power
and great glory we may be made like him in his eternal and
glorious kingdom; where he is alive and reigns with you, in the
unity of the Holy Spirit, one God, now and for ever. Amen.
What’s Happening!
Sunday
16th Nov
Second Sunday
before Advent
8.00am Holy Communion (Mike Newman)
9.30am Nine-thirty Service (Mike Lowe)
Includes baptism of Hugo Navesey
11.15am
4.00pm
5.55pm
6.30pm
Holy Communion (Mike Lowe)
Prayer for Persecuted Church
Prayer meeting in church
Open to Question (Jonathan Dawson)
Is it time to dust off the Old Testament?
Monday
17th Nov
9.00am Staff prayers/meeting in UR
4.30pm Primary Saints in Upper Room
6.00pm Juice Puppets in Upper Room
Tuesday
18th Nov
2.00pm
3.45pm
7.30pm
8.00pm
Wednesday
19th Nov
Thursday
20th Nov
Friday
21st Nov
Saturday
22nd Nov
Sunday
23rd Nov
Christ the King
Tuesday at Two meet in UR
Dynamos after-school club in UR
Invitation Quiz Night at Imperial
Christianity Explored in Café One
Homegroups meet (also Tues/Thurs)
10.00am Mustard Seed meets in Upper Room
9.30am Bible Study & Bright Start crèche in UR
7.45pm Marriage Course in Café One
10.30am Third Age Keep Fit in UR
1.00pm No Limits Friendship Group in UR
9.00am Prayer Meeting in Tower Room
10.00am Third Age Forum in Upper Room
7.30pm
8.00am
9.30am
11.15am
5.55pm
6.30pm
Holy Communion (Eddie Scrase-Field)
Nine-thirty Service (Eddie Scrase-Field)
Morning Prayer (Eddie Scrase-Field)
Prayer meeting in church
Evening Service (Mike Newman)
What’s Coming Up!
Quiz Night
Tuesday 18th November
Evangelical Conversations at Platt
Wednesday 19th Nov
Third Age Forum
Saturday 22nd Nov
GraceNotes Concert (St Andrew’s)
Saturday 22nd Nov
Cheadle Kenya 2015 Meeting
Thursday 27th Nov
Victorian Christmas Market
Saturday 6th December
“All is Calm” (Imperial War Museum)
Sunday 14th December
Contacts
Rector:
Rob Munro
428-3440 [email protected]
Associate Minister Eddie Scrase-Field 915 9849 [email protected]
Assistant Minister(3rd age) Mike Lowe 01625 525718 [email protected]
Associate Minister (St.Cuths) Mike
Newman 428-5212 [email protected]
Curate: (Due to start July 2015) Simon Donohoe
Church Office (Penny or Sheila) ,
The Upper Room, 11 Wilmslow Road, Cheadle, SK8 1DW
Today’s Bible Readings
8.00am
11.15am
Zephaniah 1:7, 12-end (p944) Isaiah 49:1-7
Acts 6:1-15
(p1098) 1 Thes 1:1-10
Matt 25:14-30
(p994)
9.30am Service
1 Thes 1:1-10
6.30pm
(p735)
(p1186)
Service
Exodus 19:1-6
(p1186) Cor 10:1-13
(p76)
(p1151)
Phone: 0161 428 8050 Fax: 0203 479 5591
[email protected] or
[email protected] / [email protected]
www.cheadle.org.uk