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Prestbury Parish Magazine

February 2011

Prestbury Parish Magazine - February 2011

 

Cover photograph:
Mill Street with St Mary’s Church
by Stephen Murton

Contents

Christ our Light

Prepare for Lent

Reach

National Schools – Bicentenary Celebrations

Education Sunday – 20th February 2011

Quiet Afternoon:  Advent 2010

Looking Forward

The Real Christmas

My first Christingle

Christingles instead of plain old candles

Dare to let go!

Our choices – and Christ’s

The Grand Tour

Epiphany Supper

Distracted by God

Some articles from this month's magazine have been included elsewhere in the web site:

The Registers

The Calendar for this month

The Diary for this month

 


 

Christ our Light

This year we celebrate the 400th anniversary of the Authorised Version of the Bible – the edition known as the King James Version, loved for its poetic turn of phrase and the source of many day-to-day household sayings which are still passed on by word of mouth, long after their origin has been largely forgotten.

Some people have large family Bibles that have been handed down from one generation to the next, with births, marriages and deaths inscribed in copperplate script inside the covers.  These Bibles may have played a significant part in the life of the household, perhaps read aloud at the beginning or end of each day, or cited as witness to solemn oaths between family members – testifying to the truthfulness of their promises.

In the same way, the Bible itself is a record of many generations.  It too bears witness to the truth, the Good News of Jesus Christ revealed within its pages, that has been translated into over two thousand languages and carried to the farthest corners of our world.

It tells how God chose a people to be his own possession and revealed himself to them through the events of their history, until at last he sent his only Son into the world to share every aspect of their human experience.

Writing this article at the beginning of a New Year, with Christmas fresh in my mind, I am still reflecting on that event, but the start of a New Year can also be a time to reflect on all that happened during the previous twelve months, and to make plans and resolutions for the future.

What events affected your family last year?  What are your hopes for the months ahead?  For some people, 2010 will have fulfilled all their hopes and promises; others will feel that the year brought more than its fair share of disappointments and sadness, which they will be relieved to leave behind.

When we look at our Bible and the life of Jesus, we discover that even he was not exempt from the ups and downs that are part and parcel of everyday life.  The wise men brought gold, frankincense and myrrh to the baby Jesus, gifts that point not only to his kingship and divinity, but also to his humanity.  The child in a manger would suffer rejection and death on a cross before he finally came into the joy of heaven, but he lived out his earthly life in total obedience and trust in God’s purposes. 

The authenticity of Jesus’ human experience holds truth for our own lives, assuring us that God has a purpose for each one of us and will continue to be with us in the weeks and months ahead, just as he has accompanied our lives until now.

At a time of great uncertainty in the life of this country, King George VI offered reassurance to his hearers by quoting from a poem by Minnie Haskins called ‘God Knows’.  That advice still holds good for us today.

When we feel unsure about the future and are tempted to ask, ‘Give me a light that I may tread safely into the unknown’ it is Christ who replies, ‘Put your hand into the hand of God. That shall be to you better than light and safer than a known way!’

With Christ our Light, we can tread gladly into the coming year.

Deacon Jennifer

 

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Prepare for Lent

Ash Wednesday is on Wednesday 9th March and it is hoped that we will all endeavour to attend one of the services on offer that day so that we can each make a good start to Lent.  Ash Wednesday services in Prestbury are:

10.30 am in St Mary’s  -  Said Eucharist with Imposition of Ashes

  7.30 pm in St Nicolas’  -  Sung Eucharist with Imposition of Ashes

In the wider Team Ministry there will also be the following services which all are welcome to attend:

  2.00 pm in All Saints  -  Tempo Service

  7.00 pm in St Lawrence, Swindon Village  -  Holy Communion

  7.30 pm in All Saints  -  Sung Mass with Imposition of Ashes

 

A Technology-Free Lent

Our Lent Groups begin in March and this year will be following a course prepared by Bishop Michael and using the Lectio Divina method of Bible study.  This will be a technology-free zone! 

If you are able to lead or host a Lent group, please let Deacon Jennifer know as soon as possible. 

 

Exploring the Meaning of Lent in the Year of the Bible

We are delighted that Andrew Lincoln has agreed to present an Education and Nurture Event to set us off in this Year of the Bible and to help us get ready for Lent.  It will be held at St Nicolas’ on Sunday 13th February at 4pm and will be followed by hospitality and a short act of worship.  There is no charge for this event, but donations for refreshments will be appreciated.

Please contact Margaret Compton  if you can offer to provide cakes, biscuits or nibbles, or help with refreshments on the day

Margaret Compton

 

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Reach

Sometimes there is a moment when you get a glimpse of God at work, a moment which ‘makes it all worth while’.  One of those moments for me was the last ‘Reach’ service at which many of the young people from the Elevate youth group took on the responsibility for organising aspects of the service and for leading the service.  It was very encouraging to see young people (many of whom had only been part of Elevate for a month) finding fresh ways to engage with others in worship.

The idea of the Reach service is for young people to have a space in which they can plan and lead worship for other young people and adults.  Many of different ages have found the service helpful as they connect with God. 

The next Reach service is Sunday 6th February from 6.30pm at St Nicolas’.  The theme chosen by the young people is ‘Role Models’ – an important issue for all of us.  Please do feel free to worship with us then and also please pray for young people as they explore and grow in worship and prayer.

Andy Macauly

 

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National Schools – Bicentenary Celebrations

This is the bicentenary year of the foundation of the National Schools set up by the church for the education of children of the parish.  For the poor this was most probably the only chance and place to learn.  Nowadays we call the National Schools ‘Church Schools’.

Two hundred years later, we celebrate the work of the Church Schools in our Diocese, 115 primary schools in all.

To celebrate in a tangible yet symbolic way, two huge candles are journeying around the Diocese visiting every Church of England School.  Our candle was brought over from the Infant School, and spent a few days with us before journeying on to Winchcombe Abbey School.

The candles will return to the Cathedral in time for the annual services in June, which are attended by Year 6 children about to go on to secondary school.

A book entitled Prayers for the World arrives with the candle and the children of each school are asked to contribute a prayer.  Our Junior School children have included a prayer for Take Care Nursery in the Gambia, which they have adopted, raising monies for the training of their teachers and more recently for a well.

The children are also preparing a plaque to be mounted for a giant display in the cathedral.  We are very fortunate in having the skills and imagination of Janet White working for us.  Janet has been working with children and staff creating a design for a school banner, which the children will carry at the celebratory cathedral service in June.

Daphne Philpot, Chair of Governors,
Prestbury St Mary’s Church of England Junior School

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Education Sunday – 20th February 2011

Education Sunday is a national day of prayer and celebration for everyone involved in the world of education.  For more than 100 years there has been an annual recognition of Education Sunday in England and Wales (traditionally on the ninth Sunday before Easter).  Mary Hawes, National Children’s Advisor for the Church of England, helps us to think about what this day might mean to us.

‘It’s only bricks and mortar’.  Well, that’s one way to describe a building – but there is so much more!  An architect designed it, a builder dug the foundations, a surveyor oversaw it, an electrician wired it, a roofer made it water-tight, a glazier added windows.  And then a business is started, a shop begins to trade, a family moves in – and the building comes to life.  The structure is decorated, reshaped, fashioned to suit its occupants’ needs – all building on the work started by the construction team.

One understanding of education is laying the foundations needed for life.  The readings for Education Sunday 2011 offer a chance to muse further on this.  Jesus Christ is the foundation (I Corinthians 3) and whether we are educators at school, church or home we need to build with regard to our faith.

So what ‘materials’ might we use?  Matthew 5 suggests values that run counter to cultural norms, offering children and young people a perspective on life that encompasses compassion, forgiveness and generosity.  Psalm 119 shows the pathway of God’s law – signposting obedience with understanding.  But education – in whatever context – also needs to build children’s spiritual lives as well as their intellect and moral capacity.  Space for God to break through – and space for children and young people to glimpse the Divine – needs to have its place in the building blueprint, to give them a chance to glimpse holiness (Leviticus 19).  Awe, wonder and curiosity contribute to a child’s spiritual growth and flourishing.  We omit them at our peril.

On solid foundations, children and young people, created in the image of God, can fashion their unique identity and flourish in their human potential.

2011 marks the bicentenary of the National Society (of the Church of England), one of the many denominational providers of church schools.  The church schools it established (and which it continues to support) helped lay the foundations for free school provision in England.

Education Sunday offers an opportunity to celebrate the churches’ gift to the nation of education for all, alongside celebrating Christian educators in all places of learning, whose vocation, skills and care shape young lives in school, church and home.  And it gives each of us the chance to look back in thankfulness for those who laid the foundations in our own lives, allowing us to grow in faith and understanding.

 

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Quiet Afternoon:  Advent 2010

On Saturday 11th December Fr Paul led a quiet time to investigate the meaning of Advent.  Fr Paul wanted us to experience the wholeness of our relationship with God.  With typical aplomb, he divided the session into three parts:  ‘Arrivals’, ‘Attending’ and ‘Mary’.  Each session contained Bible readings, devotional music, poetry and thought-provoking topics.  As always teaching extempore, Fr Paul encouraged us to see Advent as joyful preparation for the Loving Father’s gift of Jesus:  there is a call from God to accept His gift, but we need to listen in attentive silence, the paradox being that silence is part of praying:  not ‘just’ listening to God, but wholly participating in His presence as a perpetual interchange.  Advent is the time for taking the armour of light, so that Emmanuel will come to us.

We may need a ‘visual aid’; Fr. Paul suggested that holding a cross, for example, is a good aid to communicating with God, since we should include all sensory experience in opening ourselves to reciprocity with God.  Even two pebbles would suffice to focus us on contact with the two-way communication between God and us; the dawning of consciousness of the presence of God may be daunting, even frightening, but there is comfort in joyfully experiencing all aspects of God’s creation ― as our Faith is there to be enjoyed.  In many senses, Mary is part of this process, offering her son for our sins.  Many creative artists have intuitively grasped the significance of such wholeness in our experience with God.

Our religious experience could be summed up in the Prologue to the Benedictine Rule:  ‘Listen…, turn the ear of your heart to the advice of a loving father, accept it willingly and carry it out vigorously.’

Our thanks go to Fr Paul for a most uplifting and profitable afternoon.

James Pendegrass, All Saints’

 

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Looking Forward

I am delighted to be joining the North Cheltenham Team Ministry as a non-stipendiary (NSM) assistant curate following my ordination in July this year.

For the past three years I have been Resident Director of Glenfall House, the Diocesan Retreat House, but I have been exercising a ministry in retreat houses for twenty-five years, after graduating in Theology at Hull University.

It was whilst working and living in the Rydal Hall Community in the Lake District that I met Simon, my husband.  We married there and had our two children Sophia and Emma quite quickly afterwards.  They are now 17 and 15, and studying for GCSEs and ‘A’ levels.  Simon is a civil servant based in Gloucester.

So for all my working life my Christian discipleship has been lived out through offering a ministry of hospitality.  I believe this to be a vital ministry:  being called to welcome the stranger and the friend, the old and the young, the wise and the foolish, through loving service.

Over the next few weeks and months I will be discerning with Fr Michael how my ministry as part of the North Cheltenham Team Ministry will dovetail with my ministry at Glenfall House, and I very much look forward to sharing in the life and worship of the Team in the fullest way possible.

Liz Palin

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My first Christingle

On a Sunday afternoon at the beginning of December, I went to the Christingle Service in St Mary’s, my first time of going to a Christingle.  My family had been for lunch and invited me to go with them to the Service.  My granddaughter Alex, who is thirteen, has been many times and thought it was about time I experienced this lovely service.  The church gradually filled with lots of families, so good to see so many children in church.  Father Daniel explained the meaning of Christingle using excellent visual aids. 

The Christingle Service is in aid of the Children’s Society, and the decorated oranges with fruits and spices carry a deep message of God’s love and is a special way for us to reach out together to help children and young people who are in need.

A wonderful band of volunteers had prepared what seemed like hundreds of oranges and during the Service everyone was invited to go forward to receive an orange in exchange for gifts of money for the work of the Children’s Society.  My family along with all the other families went forward to receive their oranges and I was so thrilled when Miriam came down and gave me an orange – other kind helpers also made sure everyone went home with an orange.  A very meaningful Service – for all ages!

Sylvia McKenzie

 

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Christingles instead of plain old candles

For many years members of the church have held services in Bay Tree Court residential care home every Sunday afternoon.  Once a month it is a Communion Service, when a table is set up with a Cross as the centrepiece and a candle on either side.  It was the turn for Communion on the day of the Christingle service, so instead of the usual candles I placed a Christingle on each side of the Cross and explained the symbolism of the Christingle to the residents.  They greatly appreciated it – specially the sweets on the cocktail sticks – and loved the idea of so many children with their parents at the Christingle service earlier in the day.

Fr Peter

 

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Dare to let go!

He is nearly eighteen months old, but thinks he cannot walk without holding on to the furniture or to someone’s hand.  And yet he walks perfectly well with a toy or a spoon in each hand, or carrying a book with both hands.  That is until he realises!  Then he stops, whimpers and reaches out for the security of another person’s hand, or he drops to the floor and crawls instead.

I wonder if we as individual Christians, or together as a church, fail to move on in our spiritual journey because we insist on holding on to ‘furniture’.  Or if we do move forward, perhaps our progress is hampered by our carrying with us habits or practices which really give us no support at all.  Do we have the courage to let go of everything and step out empty-handed in faith?  If we do, surely we will see that God, like the ever-watchful parent, is waiting to catch us if we fall?  Might we find, like the toddler, that if we really want to reach him, we will be able to without needing our ‘furniture’?

Frances Murton

 

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Our choices – and Christ’s

Robin Denney, a missionary working as the Agriculture Consultant for the Episcopal Church of Sudan, preached at St Mary’s on World Partnership Sunday (20th June) last year.  Fr Daniel caught up with her just before Christmas to see how she is getting on.

Right now in Jub, it feels as though the moments are passing slowly despite much activity.  There is a giant countdown billboard downtown that ticks away the days, hours, and minutes until the referendum (which may divide Sudan in two).  There is so much focus on January 9th that it feels as though time actually stops on that day.  In some ways these slow moments feel like the fearful calm before a storm and, in other ways, like a joyful expectant hope.  No one knows exactly what will happen.

I was just on vacation for a week in Uganda.  One day I was riding in a taxi, reading a book, when I witnessed a terrible accident.  A bus in front of us hit a man on a bicycle.  The bus didn’t even slow down, it just kept driving away.  My taxi driver kept driving too.  The man seemed to fall in slow motion, broken and covered in dust.

Each moment we have the opportunity to make choices about who we are.  Following Christ is a moment by moment decision.  And, I am ashamed to say, my first reaction was to pick up my book again without a word, as the dust from our car fell on the broken man.  As we drove away I thought about Jesus, about my promise to follow him.  I was living the story of the Samaritan, and I was the uncaring missionary (in this case), who passed by the man in need.  I knew in my heart that we should turn back, see if the man was alive, see what we could do, but fear kept me quiet.  In special moments like these, we are given the chance to be Christ’s hands in the world, the chance to shape the world in the image of Love, to bring us all closer to the Kingdom.  And the choice I made, to stay quiet, to not interrupt my life for another, felt like making the world in the image of cruelty.

After a minute, I found my voice, and asked the driver to stop at a police station so we could report the incident.  I hope that if the man was alive he was quickly helped, but I will never know.

We all make mistakes.  We all miss opportunities for love.  We all fall short.  In reading the Gospels, we learn that the Disciples did the same.  Even when Jesus got frustrated with them, he was always teaching them, drawing them into newer and deeper understanding, helping them to become the servants he knew they could be.  And he does the same for those who try to follow him today.  I hope that in my heart, the next time I cross the path of a person in distress, I will find in Christ the courage to move beyond fear, to reach out, to make the world in the image of Love, moment by moment.

Robin Denney, December 2010

 

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 ‘The Grand Tour

In October and November, I was very lucky to have the chance to attend a service at each of the North Cheltenham Team Ministry churches.  I was given a warm welcome every time and found very congenial company whilst I enjoyed an interesting and stimulating experience which I recommend wholeheartedly to others.

The church buildings are very different and worth a visit just for that.  The range is wide from the urban modernity of St Nicolas and peaceful rurality of St Mary Magdalene to the compact prettiness of St Lawrence, the height and grandeur of All Saints and the older elegance of St Mary’s.

But more than that, although the services are similar, there are considerable differences in the content, approach and atmosphere.  To find that the familiar is not quite familiar stimulates concentration and adds depth and meaning.  After each service, I came away uplifted and thoughtful.

I made these visits to tell all the congregations about the work of PPY (Prestbury and Pittville Youth) and to ask for help with funding the work with young people.  But you do not need an excuse like that to make this ‘Grand Tour’ for yourselves.  It is worth doing it just for the inspiration.

Tricia Wilson

 

 

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Distracted by God

And when the centurion, who stood there in front of Jesus, saw how he died, he said, ‘Surely this man was the Son of God!’ 
   Mark 15:39 (NIV)

I pray that the eyes of your heart may be enlightened in order that you may know ... his incomparably great power for us who believe.  That power is the same as the mighty strength he exerted when he raised Christ from the dead and seated him at his right hand in the heavenly realms, far above all rule and authority, power and dominion, and every name that is invoked, not only in the present age but also in the one to come. 
   Ephesians 1:18-21 (NIV)

In the autumn of last year I visited the Crucible sculpture exhibition at Gloucester Cathedral.  This was an excellent display of artwork in a spectacular setting.  There were pieces throughout the building and outside in the grounds, some so large you couldn’t miss them, some small and so tucked away in alcoves or corners of chapels that you had to search to find them.  ‘Die Harder’ by David Mach (a sculpture depicting the crucifixion) was very evocative, depicting the pain and anguish of the cross, and what suffering Jesus went through for our sake. 

However, what struck me most was a fixed feature in the cathedral, not one of the pieces of art brought in for the exhibition.  In one of the side chapels above the altar is a stone carving of Jesus on the cross with the centurion standing looking up at him. On the altar cloth are the words ‘Surely this man was the Son of God!’ from Mark’s Gospel.  I was stopped short in my wandering around the sculptures, feeling I had to stand still, reflect on these words and pray.

The next time I was at St Mary’s church the New Testament reading was from Ephesians and included the section quoted above.  As it was read, those words from Mark’s Gospel unexpectedly came back into my mind.

Although these passages from the Bible are not obviously linked I think God was leading me to contemplate some of the different aspects of Jesus:  He is the Son of God raised up from the dead and in a place of authority and full of power as described in the Ephesians passage; and yet he came to live as a man, meeting people where they were and bringing people healing.  It was as a man, seemingly broken and dead on the cross, that he was recognised by the centurion as the Son of God.  Surely God’s Spirit was moving in the centurion that he saw within the one who was beaten and crucified the Son of God, part of the Trinity?  This paradox is almost too much for me to comprehend but I was led by the Spirit to worship our awesome God.  It also led me to think what this means for my life – the choices I make, the way I spend my time.  I do not have an answer to this but continue to ponder these words from the Bible.

What aspects of Jesus’ character and life have you been struck by recently?  In what ways is the Holy Spirit leading you?  Let’s pray that we would come to know our Saviour, Jesus, more and more and continue to be transformed by the Spirit.

Sarah Papworth

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The Friends of St Mary’s Prestbury

The Annual General Meeting of the Friends of St Mary’s will be held in the church at 7pm on Thursday 10th February 2011.

Light refreshments will be served before the meeting; and we hope that everyone who supports the work and activities of the ‘Friends’ will be able to come.

Jim Mackie

 

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St Mary’s Bakestall

Thank you to all who supported the stall after the 11 o’clock service in January, either by baking or by buying.  We were able to send £60 to Flood Relief via Christian Aid. 

This month’s stall is on Sunday 20th February and we invite the N-Z team to supply the cakes.  If you would like to join our baking teams, please have a word with one of us.

Margaret Waker and Linda Matthews

 

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Prestbury Mothers’ Union

The Mothers’ Union next meets on Tuesday 22nd February at St Nicolas’ Church at 7.30pm for their AGM followed by a Eucharist.  We have two members wishing to be enrolled this time.  Everyone welcome.

Sylvia McKenzie, Branch Leader

 

 

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Charity Quiz Evening

Taking place at St Nicolas’ Hall on Saturday 26th February, 7.30-9.00.

There will be a prize for the winning team!  Entry fee is £5 per team of six people, payment on the door.  Refreshments will be provided.  Please bring/tell your friends!

This is in aid of three charities:  Prestbury and Pittville Youth (PPY), Margaret Beaufort Institute of Theology and The Women’s Table – a South African charity supporting and empowering women.  All profit will be split equally between the three charities. 

If you would like to come or want to know more please email me at charityevents30@hotmail.co.uk.  Hope to see you there!

Sarah Gardiner

 

 

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Women’s World Day of Prayer – Friday 4th March

There will be services on Friday 4th March at various times in different churches across Cheltenham.  To date we know about the following, but there may be more:

St Mary’s, Charlton Kings, at 10.30 am

St Michael’s, Whaddon, in the morning

Highbury Congregational Church at 1.45 pm

St Christopher’s, Warden Hill. at 7.30 pm

St Luke’s at 7.30 pm

Further information will be published when it becomes available.

 

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‘Into Top Gear’

A one-day conference on Saturday 5th March, 9.45am to 4.45pm, at Severn Vale School, Quedgeley.  For all involved with children through church.  ‘Into Top Gear’ is a special opportunity for all those working with children to get together for a day of high quality training and encouragement.  There will be ideas for those wanting to make a start from very small numbers as well as those with lots of experience. 

If you are interested in going please contact me.

Margaret Holman

 

 

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Notice of Prestbury APCM – 3rd April 2011

The Annual Parochial Church Meeting, which follows the Annual Meeting of Parishioners, will take place on Sunday 3rd April 2011 at St Nicolas’ Church at 6.30pm.  This is a chance to come and hear a review and reports of what has taken place during the last year, together with plans for the future and an opportunity to ask questions.

At the meeting elections to the PCC take place and this year elections for representatives to the Deanery Synod are also happening.

Nomination forms for vacancies for PCC members and Deanery Synod members will be displayed on the notice boards of both churches for the two Sundays prior to the meeting.  Candidates must be proposed and seconded by a person who is on the Electoral Roll of the parish and they should also be asked if they are willing to stand!

Please may I ask all those people who provide reports for the meeting to let me have them by Sunday March 6th, or before if you are able?  Many thanks.

Liz Underwood, PCC Secretary

 

Parish Electoral Roll

The Parish Electoral Roll has nothing to do with political elections.  The Church of England is run democratically and therefore each parish has its own ‘Electoral Roll’.  Joining it does not oblige you in any way, but it does give you the opportunity to be more involved in the running of the church.

To be on the Electoral Roll you have to be:

·   baptised (christened)

·   a member of the Church of England

·   living in the parish or regularly attending worship in the parish for at least six months

·   at least 16 years old

(Those who turn 16 during the next 12 months may complete the form:  they become eligible to be entered on the Roll on their sixteenth birthday).

If you have any questions about this please speak to one of the clergy or churchwardens or contact  on 515941.

To be able to vote at the next Annual Meeting (APCM) you need to have enrolled by 13th March.

 

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Important Date for your Diaries

Prestbury Open Gardens will take place again this year, on Saturday 4th and Sunday 5th June from 2-5pm.  Please tell your family and friends about this opportunity to explore the beautiful and interesting gardens of the village, and if you know anyone who would be interested in opening their garden, please ask them to ring me.

Janet White

 

 

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The Children’s Society at St Nicolas’

The two box openings at St Nicolas’ in 2010 totalled £414.59 for the Children’s Society, so very many thanks to box holders.  I’ll be glad to open your boxes again:  please give them to me on a Sunday morning or telephone and I will be glad to collect.

Janet White

 

 

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Christian Aid carol singing

Very many thanks to all who participated in the carol singing at Sainsbury’s for Christian Aid.  St Mary’s raised £137.12 and St Nicolas’ £103.66.  The total raised in Cheltenham was £2,361.30.  Christian Aid Week this year will be 15th to 21st May.

 

Christmas collections 2010

As usual the collections at the main services at our two churches during the Christmas period were split equally between church funds and a charity. 

At St Mary’s the amount collected at the Carol Service, the two Crib Services and Midnight Mass totalled £1026

At St Nicolas’ £156 was collected at the Crib Service and Midnight Mass.  Separately from this the collection at the Tuesday Carol Service at St Nicolas’ was £122, all of which went to the charity.

This Christmas our chosen charity was the Acorn Hospice for Children, and a total of £713 was sent to the Worcestershire branch.

The Christingle service at St Mary’s raised £275 for the Children’s Society, and the Alternative Christmas Card scheme in aid of World Vision raised £66 at St Nicolas’ and £170 at St Mary’s.

Thank you all for your generosity at this time.

 

The Children’s Society

The Christingle service at St Mary’s raised £275 for the Children’s Society.

 

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King James Bible and Tyndale

If you enjoyed Fr David’s interesting talk about William Tyndale in December, you may like to follow this University of Gloucestershire link during this 400th anniversary year of the King James (Authorised) Version of the Bible: 

http://kingjamesbibleproject.blogspot.com

 

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St Nicolas’ Hall

The St Nicolas’ Hall committee is looking for some new members to join the team.  All you need to give is a couple of hours of your time to attend the meetings, which are held every three months.  For more information, please contact Peter Attwood.

Trina Hawkins

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Prestbury Parish Magazine - February 2011

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