Mottram Parish Magazine

Mottram Parish
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February 2015
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Mottram
Parish
Vicar: James Halstead
The Vicarage, 30a Broadbottom Road,
Mottram, Hyde, Cheshire, SK14 6JB
01457 762268
[email protected]
www.mottramparish.org.uk
The Church of England in Mottram Parish, serving the communities of
Mottram, Broadbottom and Hattersley East
together “seeking to know Christ and to make Christ known”
OUR MAIN SUNDAY WORSHIP IS AT 10.30am
St. Michael & All Angels, Warhill, via Church Brow, Mottram
For full details of all our services, see page 13
U SEFUL
CHURCH CONTACTS IN
M OTTRAM P ARISH
Safeguarding Coordinator
Churchwardens
Alice Litaba 07790 765985
Claire Bibby 01457 763758
David Russell 01457 765165
(secure email: [email protected])
Assistant Curate
Children’s Work Coordinator
Andrew Knight 01457 763152
Pat Hall 01457 861827
Honorary Curate
Richard Hills 01457 763104
Organists
John Brandreth 01457 765142
Lay Readers
John Walker 01457 763292
Nigel Crookall 0161 338 6790
Allen Standeven 01457 857331
Baptisms: Pastoral Worker
Callum Boothroyd 01457 763770
Kathleen Jubb 0161 338 7546
PCC Secretary
Kate Best 01457 857248
Weddings
PCC Treasurer
Margaret Taylor 0161 494 8071
Brian Seaborn 0161 336 8089
Parish Events Coordinator
Parish Administrator
Alice Litaba 07790 765985
Tony Kershaw 01457 765350
Bellringers Captain
Friends of Mottram Parish Church
Christine Broadley 07810 560796
Kathleen Jubb 0161 338 7546
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Mottram Parish Magazine
February 2015
Andrew Writes
Discovering new
traditions?
As the New Year begins,
I’m looking back at my
very first Christmas in the
parish and thinking about
all those Christmas traditions the church
cherishes but which were new to me;
some enchanting, some inspirational
and some rather more eccentric!
Highlights for me included the
traditional nativity plays, the biggest at
our Christmas party with 45 children
attending in their favourite costumes,
resulting in a chaotic yet engaging nativity
with a dozen Marys, three Josephs and
myriad shepherds and angels. There
was the peaceful and poignant candle-lit
Midnight Communion on Christmas Eve.
Also the church packed with children
for the Christingle service, each armed
with a sweet-laden orange and candle
to illuminate our carols in the darkness.
Then perhaps the most curious tradition,
the annual ‘Horse and Rider Carol
Service’, complete with fancy-dressed
horses and riders, brass band, mulled
wine, mince pies and carrots - the only
disappointment being we didn’t sing “A
neigh in a manger”… maybe next year!
Enacting our traditions, our cultural
rituals, is important as it ties us to our
history, gives us a sense of identity and
belonging, and encapsulates and passes
on truths and beliefs which have stood
the test of time. There’s always a danger
we perform our traditions without
thinking - yet being the newcomer
to the parish I was able to see our
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February 2015
Christmas traditions through fresh eyes,
and thus in their enactment capture
anew the joy of the Gospel, the wonder
of the incarnation, and revelation of
Jesus, Emmanuel, God with us.
It strikes me, however, that it doesn’t
take long for something to become a
tradition. We get into the habit of doing
something a few times and it soon
becomes a tradition, a comfortable and
familiar routine.
Many of us will have started the New
Year trying hard to make resolutions,
new traditions, some of which may have
already been abandoned (and it’s only
February!) Yet we can establish a new
tradition anytime of the year: “traditions
are not just for Christmas” to coin a
phrase.
We engage with traditions to preserve
that which is ‘worth doing’.
Writing to the church in Thessalonica,
the Apostle Paul advocates them to
“hold fast to the traditions that you
were taught” such that the people will
be saved, share in God’s glory and
receive the blessings of the Holy Spirit,
from God who loves us, gives us eternal
comfort, hope and strength for every
good work (2 Thess. 2:13-17).
What new tradition will you start this
month to share in the blessing of which
Paul speaks, all year through? Renewed
commitment to daily bible reading or
prayer, joining a regular fellowship group,
or engaging with church in a new way,
are just some of many possibilities.
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sponsored by Kate Best
NOTICE BOARD
Prayer Group
Tuesday 3rd February, 8pm
at the home of
Betty Gadd (0161 368 5131)
Pub Night
Friday 6th February, 8.00pm
The White Hart, Mottram
Want to share a taxi? Contact Tony
Kershaw, and he’ll put you in touch.
Walking With The Walkers
Saturday 7th February 10:30am
Mottram Metric Marathon
Part Three (easy, but uphill)
with Tony and Chris 01457 765350
Saturday 21st February 10am
Tintwistle (harder)
with Bob and Sue Joy
0161 368 2706
Meet at Mottram church gates
– car share if needed.
Let’s Pray!
A relaxed & informal evening for the
whole church family
Praying for ourselves,
the church & the world
Nobody put on the spot - come to
encourage one another, listen & join in!
February 22nd, 7pm at the Vicarage
Community
Groups/Charities
and much
much more
Advertise here. It’s FREE!
see pages 4, 5 and 6
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sponsored by Alf and Sue Wilkinson
 
Monday 16th February
2.30pm – 4.30pm
at the Magdalene Centre
Jonathon & Alison Fewster, and
Gavin Cowling will be telling us what
the Gideons are about, with videos
featuring people whose lives have
been changed through their scripture
distribution ministry.
Contact Margaret Taylor on
0161 494 8071 or
[email protected]
if you need a lift, or if you can help
Dance Classes
at the Magdalene Centre
contact Sarah Richardson 01457 237912
or [email protected]
for more details
Trefoil Guild
3rd Thursday of every month, 7.30pm
at Mottram Community Centre
open to anyone over 18yrs who is
sympathetic to the aims of Guiding.
19th Febuary ... Ghana
a talk by Agnes Faugh
W OMEN ’ S S OCIETY
Tuesdays, 8.00pm at Mottram
Community Centre
3rd February – ‘Treasure Evening’
bring a favourite item for an evening
of nostalgia
17th – Post-Christmas meal at
Oaklands Hall, Hyde
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February 2015
NOTICE BOARD
Your contributions welcome - the deadline for the
March issue is Wednesday February 11th
Have you handed in your magazine
survey form yet?
We’ve had a healthy number
already - so please keep them
coming in!
Every Wednesday morning
in Mottram Primary School
during school term time
starts 9am
Bible stories, games, crafts, songs,
refreshments... and lots of fun!
WOMEN’S INSTITUTE
second Monday of every month
7.45pm at Mottram Cricket Club
9th February: ‘Holistic Therapy’
with Farha Hussain
CRAFT AFTERNOON
Are you interested in learning a new
craft? Do you have skills in crafting
that you can share with others?
If so, you would be very welcome to
join our craft sessions on alternate
Tuesday afternoons, 1.00–3.00pm
February 3rd & 17th
at Mottram Community Centre
Church Brow
You don’t need to be an expert, our
aim is to have fun and a good natter
whilst sharing our skills or learning
new ones. We also enjoy days out to
various Craft Shows
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February 2015
The Embarrassment Of
Mottram Christmas Tree!
Hello everyone, you will be pleased
to know that Twiggy’s Christmas
Charity Night raised a whopping
£427.21 for Reuben’s Retreat.
The hard work paid off, thank you
to everyone who helped, supported,
donated, baked, entertained and
contributed on the night.
All the best for 2015 xxxxx
Emma Purcell
Broadbottom
Community Events
Saturday 21st March
‘Hard Times’
Orkestar and Klezmer band
at the Community Centre
Dance, Music and Food
...more details nearer the time...
Stamps for Sight!
Don’t forget to bring your used
postage stamps to church. Tear them
off with a 1/2cm border, and pop
them in the collecting box in the
coffee corner.
to find out more speak to
June Molyneaux or visit
www.tamesidesight.org.uk
Tameside Sight
Making Sense of Sight Loss Today
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sponsored by the Flower Ladies and Holy Dusters
SUNDAY WORSHIP
We meet, week by week on a Sunday, to open up God’s Word and hear him
speak – as we open up our hearts to speak with him in prayer and in song.
The Bible speaks of us gathering to ‘build one another up’ - to encourage and
strengthen us in our faith.
Of course, our Sunday morning meetings are also one of the primary places
people come to find out more about us as a church. There’s so much going on,
in all directions: upwards, inwards and outwards.
The PCC has now decided to vary the pattern of our services slightly: to
give ourselves a little more space and flexibility in worship, to try and
accommodate baptisms better and to clarify some of the patterns that don’t
quite work. There are 2 changes:
▪ The 8.30am Communion Service will use the Book of Common Prayer on
the first Sunday of the month only. All the remaining weeks, we will use
the more contemporary language Common Worship service.
▪ At the 10.30am service, we will swap over our 3rd Sunday Communion
Service with the 5th Sunday Morning Praise. Morning Praise still
follows a clearly structured and fairly traditional shape of liturgy but
doesn’t include the celebration of communion.
All Together Worship will continue on the 1st Sunday – providing one of
the few precious moments when we gather as a whole church family.
So, from Lent this year, the new pattern of services will look like this:
For those who fear the
8.30am
10.30am
‘loss’ of communion on
1st Sunday BCP Communion All Together Worship
the 3rd Sunday – do
2nd Sunday CW Communion Communion*
remember that we will
‘gain’ one on the 5th
3rd Sunday CW Communion Morning Praise*
Sunday, so we’ll only
4th Sunday CW Communion Communion*
lose about eight a year.
5th Sunday CW Communion Communion*
Of course, our joint
midweek communion
* Sunday School will take place during these services.
at St Barnabas will
continue. We’ll still celebrate something like 138 communion services each year!
We meet, week by week on a Sunday, as a family. Of course, some will
appreciate one particular service more than others – but our neighbours in
the pew might feel quite different. The thing about a family is that we all join
in with what the family does – not because of the ‘style’ of the activity, but
because we love each other. Let’s pray together that these minor changes will
build us up and strengthen our love for one another.
James
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Mottram Parish Magazine
sponsored by GJS Wealth Management, 0161 303 8008
February 2015
Supporting Overseas Mission
Tanzania (UK) Trust Last call for any nurses or doctors interested in a 2
week Tanzanian adventure! Doctors or nurses (student/active/retired) who would
like to use their skills for two weeks in April in Dodoma, Tanzania. Find out more by
visiting www.tanzaniauk.org.uk or contact Ruth Chorley on 07854 688373.
Christian Relief Uganda
CRU is another of the charities that our
church regularly supports through the PCC’s
charitable giving.
Over the Summer, there were a number of
complex and difficult issues to address which have occupied
the minds and time of the trustees. Rhona Marshall reports
that “it has been a real encouragement to see how the staff
at Maria’s Care have risen to the challenges they have faced
and how they have continued to provide for the children
who are taught and boarded there”.
Last year, CRU were asking for sponsors who would
be willing to support Judith through her
university course leading to a degree in
Law. We are pleased to announce that,
as a result of the generosity of a number
of people, Judith has now enrolled on
the course and is fully supported for the
duration of her studies.
In addition, they are delighted to report
sponsorship to support Judith’s twin
sister, Gertrude through university as
well. She will be working for a BA in
Social Development.
There are many more such students in Uganda seeking
sponsorship to complete a degree. For example...
Emmanuel is such a young man who went to school
with Judith & Gertrude and has taken himself to
University trusting he will get some sponsorship. He is
doing Bachelor of Science in Business.
If you feel that you might like to support Emmanuel,
please contact Rhona Marshall on 01625 618319, or
email her at [email protected]
Mottram Parish Magazine
February 2015
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Please pray...
for the CRU trustees
that they may have
wisdom as they consider
how best to manage the
future of Maria’s Care.
about the need for
additional trustees
both in the UK and
in Uganda. Suitable
trustees in the UK
would preferably live
in the Macclesfield/
Greater Manchester
area and have a heart
for the education and
care of underprivileged
children.
Are you such a person
and looking for a role? If
so, please contact CRU.
about the future
management of Maria’s
Care as current staff
move on and new
appointments are
made.Please pray that
Ugandans of integrity
with a real love for the
children may be found
and appointed.
for the Chairman of
CRU (Ken Johnson)
as he leads the
organisation into the
new year.
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...in a moment
The Silent Lunch
Whilst away on my pre-ordination silent retreat, in a moment of inspiration I wrote
my first poem, after the two dozen of us gathered for one of our silent lunches. A few
people at church have asked me what the silence on the retreat was like and I think
this sums it up!
Andrew Knight
The Russians have a word, tishina, the silence of the forest;
silence not devoid but full of presence.
To share food, fellowship and focus we gather,
… in silence.
At first, tension,
the averted gaze,
muffled crunch of radish,
supressed snigger at leaky teapots.
then frustration,
the greeting neglected,
joke untold,
internal conversations, tangible but unheard;
a touch loneliness.
Broken, the power of speech to contextualise and regulate,
… and I eat too quickly.
Between the mouthfuls, senses are heightened,
Food enlivened, tastes and textures jumping off the plate;
flavours deepen, fresh, sharp, rich, warm.
Nature encroaches,
birdsong joins the clatter of cutlery,
forest rain crackles as wildfire,
subtle music ebbs and flows in sustaining rhythms.
Vision expands beyond the plate, focussed in detail,
the missing picture on the wall,
elbows on the table,
melancholy in another’s eyes.
Between the mouthfuls, God’s presence and voice,
enjoining our meditations with prophetic signs around us,
our thoughts on a grey day afforded time to deepen,
new insights, new words, new wisdom.
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sponsored by Flo Adams and Janette Baxter
Mottram Parish Magazine
February 2015
of inspiration...
The Russians have a word, molchat, the silence when a speaker is
mute;
silence of waiting, listening, anticipation.
Gone is the agenda of I must speak to, ask about, check upon,
polite conversation forsaken,
the banal and frivolous stripped away,
and we listen… to ourselves and one another.
Politeness increases, with awareness of each other’s needs,
yet I turn elsewhere for affirmation,
and find, myself, resting with God,
and I dwell in Him, in the presence of others.
Peace, presence, waiting…
palpable the sense of connectivity to each other and the Lord,
and for a moment I’m moved to tears, but for the formality…
and with the subtlest of gestures my fellow diner passes me the
salt.
Tameside Hospital Chaplaincy Department
are looking for additional volunteers to accompany
patients from the wards to the Chapel in the Ladysmith Building for a short
Communion Service at 2pm each Sunday.
It’s very rewarding to be able to help people in hospital to share a time of prayer
and worship with other patients, visitors and helpers. If you can spare a couple of
hours, even if only occasionally, and would like to know more, please contact Chris
Kershaw on 01457 765350 or [email protected]
The chaplaincy department offers spiritual care to people of all faiths and people of
no faith.
Our diverse team has representation from a number of the major faiths and visit
clinical areas regularly to talk and listen to patients, carers and staff. Chaplains are
available for urgent spiritual or religious need 24 hours a day, seven days a week.
For those who wish to take time to pray and reflect, there is a
Chapel in the Ladysmith Building with resources there for different
faith communities. This is open 24 hours for quiet, personal space
and is available to all patients, staff, relatives and visitors.
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February 2015
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A letter from Uncle Eustace
The Rectory
St. James the Least
My dear Nephew Darren
I was quite happy to see the young person from your church whom you are
encouraging to get ordained – even though we did not entirely see eye to eye.
When I answered the door to someone dressed in T-shirt, jeans and trainers, I
naturally assumed he was the gardener; it was only after I had given him the
wheelbarrow and shown him where the spades were, that I found out who he
really was. His assurance that this is how Jesus would dress, were he to visit in
person again, jarred somewhat. I think that a three-piece suit and stout pair of
brogues would be far more likely. We agreed to differ.
I moved on to ask him about the Sunday Services he attended and was
interested to hear that he was a church musician. Wanting to know if he sang
tenor or bass, or even played the organ, he told me that he was the drummer
in the worship band and provided backing vocals. I felt obliged to comment
that I was not sure how that would fit in with Mattins, but he told me that he
had never heard of that Service and only attended Mega Rock Praise. Since I
suspected it would not have been written by Cranmer, we moved on.
I had hoped we may have been on safer ground when I asked him whether he
preferred early perpendicular or Victorian gothic, but as he had apparently only
ever worshipped in your converted cinema, he was unable to offer any opinion.
His reaction to my offer to show him round our late Norman church, prompted
him to tell me that he believed all churches should be closed and people should
gather in each other’s homes, like the early Christians.
In a last despairing attempt to find common ground I asked him if he had ever
preached. He was slightly apologetic to admit that he had done so very rarely,
as he found it took such a long time to write an hour-long sermon. When I
mentioned that I did not think I had ever exceeded eight minutes in my entire
life, he gave me such a look of withering astonishment that with heroic Christian
charity, I did not beat him over the head with the Bible he was carrying.
Your loving uncle, Eustace
A young woman woke up one morning and told her husband, “I just dreamed
that you gave me a pearl necklace for Valentine’s Day. What do you think it
means?” “You’ll know tonight,” he replied with a smile.
Sure enough, that evening the man came home with a small package and gave it
to his wife. Delighted, she opened it, only to find a book entitled ‘The Meaning
of Dreams’!
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February 2015
PARENT & CHILD
Praise and Play: for pre-school children, every Wednesday morning in Mottram School
during school term time: starts 9am. Bible stories, games, crafts, songs, and lots of fun.
Come and join us!
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
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February 2015
sponsored by The Shubar, 36 Old Street, Ashton, OL6 6LD
Richard insisted that when they go to the Palace , they should use an appropriate
mode of transport. Bernice insisted that she would need a new hat!
Congratulations to Rev Dr R L Hills who was awarded a well deserved MBE in the New Year’s Honours List.
CARTOON CORNER
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sponsored by The Friends of Mottram Parish Church
Mottram Parish Magazine
February 2015
Heritage Matters!
Do you have a special affection for Mottram Parish
Church, or given its Sunday name – St. Michael and all
Angels?
Our historic building has been on the top of the hill for over
five hundred years, and obviously, much has changed to the
building during that time. Over the past few years, the funding
for a great deal of the maintenance, upkeep and beautification
for our church has been funded by the Friends of Mottram Church.
Much of our funding is raised through events of
differing kinds throughout the year, and 2014 was
a particularly successful year for us. In addition to
our yearly events – including the Garden Party,
cathedral visits, lunch dates and the Horse and
Rider Carol Service – we held a 3-day Flower
Festival in September on the theme of ‘100 Years
of War and Peace’, featuring thirty displays by
arrangers from many local groups including our own
flower ladies and local school children.
All this fundraising enables
the committee to make
grants for such projects as
the painting of the inside of our church, and for a much
needed winch to be installed, enabling the lowering of
our ancient chandelier for cleaning and maintenance.
These are items which would be very difficult to
finance from our regular church giving.
And so, if anyone reading our magazine this month would like to become a
member of The Friends of Mottram Church, please feel free to contact our
Treasurer Mr. Ian Roebuck, on 01457 763179, or our Chairman Kathleen Jubb,
on 0161 338 7546 for further details – or pick up a leaflet in church. The yearly
subscription is just £5.00, or Life Membership is available at just £50.00
All our funding is put to the upkeep and maintenance of the beautiful medieval
‘church on the hill’.
Kathleen Jubb
I’ve learned life gets better as you grow older (sometimes!)
Age 12 I’ve learned that just when I get my room the way I like it, Mum
makes me clean it up again.
Age 14 I’ve learned that if you want to cheer yourself up, you should try
cheering someone else up.
Mottram Parish Magazine
February 2015
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Let’s Pray
Prayer of the Month
Rooted in Christ, let us call to mind
all those in need, and pray for them,
to our Father in heaven.
Lord, we pray that all who teach
the Christian faith may be given the
appropriate language to get through
to those who hear them, so that
the Word of God takes root in many
hearts.
Lord of Light teach us your ways.
May all diplomats and politicians
promote peace and friendship
between the nations, fostering
mutual respect and understanding.
Lord of Light teach us your ways.
May we and all our families,
neighbours and friends become daily
more Christlike and less self-centred;
more responsive to the needs of
those around us and less concerned
by what we get out of life.
Lord of Light teach us your ways.
May those whose lives have been
shattered by chronic illness, injury
or acts of terrorism find new doors
opening, new hope appearing and
new meaning transforming their
outlook.
Lord of Light teach us your ways.
May those who have passed through
the journey from this life into eternity
rejoice for ever in the fullness of your
glory.
Lord we thank you for dealing
with us so patiently, and with such
compassion; if we should close our
hearts to your will, please keep
knocking at the door of our heart
Merciful Father accept this prayer for
the sake of your Son, our Saviour,
Jesus Christ. Amen.
Thank You to John and Joan Walker
The Youth Group (aka the groupwithnoname)’s Christmas Bauble Appeal
In the autumn we were regularly praying for those caught up in the Ebola crisis in
Africa. To be more proactive, we hit on the idea of raising money over Christmas.
We suggested to the congregation, that rather than writing and distributing lots of
Christmas cards at church, to choose instead one of our lovingly hand-crafted bauble
cards, write a message to everyone at Mottram Church and hang it on our Christmas
tree. Then donate some of the money they might have spent on cards to our appeal!
We would like to say a big Thank You to those who took part in the Bauble Appeal
which raised a fantastic £250 for our selected charities:
The Ebola Crisis Appeal
www.dec.org.uk/appeals/ebola-crisis-appeal
Water Aid
www.wateraid.org
Nearly 5000 people have died,
and 13,000 in Africa have been
infected with this lethal virus.
1,400 children a day die from
drinking contaminated water and one
in ten people worldwide do not have
access to safe water.
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sponsored by Jean and Maurice Hughes
Mottram Parish Magazine
February 2015
WORSHIP DIARY
Most of our sermons at the start of
the year are taken from the Book of
Acts and follow the theme of:
THE AUTHENTIC CHURCH….
Sunday 1 ... PRAYS BOLDLY
8.30am
Holy Communion, Book of Common Prayer
10.30am
All Together Worship
4.00pm
Choral Evensong
Sunday 8 ... IS DEAD GENEROUS
8.30am
Holy Communion, Common Worship
10.30am
Holy Communion with Prayers for Healing
Sunday 15 ... WILL BE PERSECUTED
8.30am
Holy Communion, Book of Common Prayer
10.30am
Holy Communion
Weds
18 ASH WEDNESDAY (venue to be confirmed)
7.30pm
Holy Communion
Sunday 22 ... IS WHERE EVERYBODY SERVES
8.30am
Holy Communion, Common Worship
10.30am
Holy Communion
Note that the monthly pattern of worship will change slightly in March see James’ article on page 4.
Every week in Mottram Church:
Fri
10am-12pm Church open: Chapel available for private prayer
Sun
10am Join us for a short time of prayer just before the service
10.30am Sunday Pre-School in church, Sunday School in school
– but come to church first (except All Together Service)
Every week in Mottram Primary School:
Wed
9.00am
Praise and Play (term time only)
Every week at St. Barnabas, Hattersley:
Wed
10.30am
shared Mid-week Communion
SUNDAY BIBLE READINGS
February
1
8
15
22
Acts 4. 23-35; Luke 11. 1-10
Acts 4.36 - 5.11; Luke 20.45 - 21.4
Acts 5. 17-42; John 15. 18-25
Acts 6. 1-7; Mark 1. 14-20
Mottram Parish Magazine
February 2015
page 13
sponsored by Julie & Allen Standeven
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FUNERALS
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Barlow Road, Dukinfield
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Kennedy Square, Mottram
Friday 2 January 2015
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Pendlebury Court, Glossop
Friday 9 January 2015
Dora Pegge
Shaw Street, Mottram
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When the parents brought in the
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took him in his arms and praised
God, saying:
‘Sovereign Lord, as you have
promised, you may now dismiss your
servant in peace. For my eyes have
seen your salvation, which you have
prepared in the sight of all nations:
a light for revelation to the Gentiles,
and the glory of your people Israel.’
Luke 2: 27-32
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Christmas Day 2014
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Friday 2 January 2015
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Friday 6 February 2015
Anniversary memories of
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Sunday 8 February 2015
Tony Kershaw is 60 years young!
Tuesday 10 February 2015
Loving 100th birthday
memories of Ada Cooper
See also www.mottramparish.org.uk
– click on What’s On.
PARISH PRAYER ROTA
Sunday 1 February 2015
Cross Street, The Hague
Sunday 8 February 2015
Hague Road, Bank Street
Sunday 15 February 2015
King Street, Gibble Gabble
Sunday 22 February 2015
Spring Street, Pingot Lane
Mottram Parish Magazine
February 2015
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Arundale Primary School
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07594 640487
Broadbottom Pre-school
01457 764423
Friday Playroom, Magdalene Centre
07900 582211
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01457 763104
Broadbottom Guides
01457 764136
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01457 764417
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0161 342 3010
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www.tameside.gov.uk
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01457 763319
Councillor Gillian Peet
07801 327894
Councillor Adam White
07861 833090
Longdendale District Assembly
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Jonathan Reynolds MP, 0161 367 8077
[email protected]
Tameside Local Studies and Archives Unit
0161 342 4242
Hattersley Library, in the Hub
0161 342 2552
Longdendale Womens Institute
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