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This February/March 2015 Edition
is Free of Charge
FEBRUARY/MARCH 2015
Parish News Copy Deadline
Dates
Inside this issue
April/May edition
6th March 2015
Page
3
A View from the Vicarage
4
From the Church Registers
5-7
Church Diaries
8-9
Services in Lent and Easter
10
Message from the Editors
June/July edition
8th May 2015
August/September edition
10th July 2015
12 - 13 Stewardship Update
October/November edition
4th September 2015
15—16 Fundraising
17-18
Outward Giving News
19
Community News
19-25
Local services
26-27
Rotas
28
Who’s Who at St Philip’s
December/January edition
6th November 2015
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A View from the Vicarage
Fear for the future?
On Monday 26 January the Rt Revd Libby Lane was
consecrated bishop in York Minster, to serve in this
diocese as the Bishop of Stockport; over twenty years
since women were first ordained priests in the Church
of England, she is now its first woman bishop. And at
this point in our church’s history Bishop Libby has
said, “The church faces wonderful opportunities, to
proclaim afresh, in this generation, the Good News of
Jesus and to build His Kingdom. The Church of England is called to serve all the people
of this country, and being present in every community, we communicate our faith best
when our lives build up the lives of others, especially the most vulnerable. I am excited
by the possibilities and challenges ahead.”
In the last few weeks the Church of England has produced a number of reports that seek
to set a course for the direction of the national and local church; these reports have
sparked an interesting discussion in the church press, as you can probably imagine. It’s
very clear that the reports have been provoked by nervousness at the centre; the
underlying question is, what future does the church have? The reports also demonstrate
the responsibility that our Archbishops, Bishops and General Synod feel for supporting
parishes in our mission and ministry. Despite some inevitable criticism of ‘centralisation’
no-one can be in any doubt that the future of the Church of England lies with the people
in our parish churches.
Which is, of course, the point that Bishop Libby makes, that we are the church, present in
our community; people living in our village do not relate particularly to bishops, however
well they speak on television, but may be influenced by the quiet witness and loving
ministries of the Christian people alongside whom they live. You are the church. The
Church of England as an organisation exists to support your ministry, through leadership,
training and resourcing; we – because we are a part of it – are called to support one
another in ministry throughout the country and, particularly, in this diocese.
Sometimes, though, our parish churches feel the pressure of being part of the bigger
organisation. Andy Wisbey points to this in his article on page 12 on behalf of the
stewardship group. As you will read there, the Archdeacon of Chester has been to
discuss with us the financial challenges that we face as a parish and we are now squaring
up to these as we ask everyone to review their giving (which we now aim to do on an
annual basis) and to consider supporting us through fundraising. The discussions around
finance can sometimes seem quite daunting. What is the future for our parish church?
Do we have hope or are we filled with fear?
It is right that we take stock, seek to be good stewards and make plans for the future. But
if we become overly concerned about the church, too inward-looking, there is a danger
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that our doom-laden predictions become self-fulfilling. If we take our eyes off God we
stop being faithful and start being fearful.
So as the discussions continue, in the wider church and in our own*, let us look to Jesus,
who began and will complete the work in us. Let us worship God, renewing our faith in
His promises and listening again to His word to us. Perfect love casts out fear – and that
perfect love is not found in the church but in Christ.
Keep hope alive!
Peter
*The Annual Meeting of the Parishioners (for the election of churchwardens) and Annual
Parochial Church Meeting will take place on Sunday 26 April, following our Celebration
of Church Life, which will be our Morning Worship at 10.30 that Sunday. The attendance
at these meetings has been encouraging since we moved them to a Sunday; please put this
date in your diary!
From the Church Registers
We welcome into the Church
Family, through Holy Baptism
Tommy Kian Moynihan
On 4th January 2015
We congratulate those married
at St Philip’s
Daniel Whitmore
& Amy Ellis-Taylor
on 20th December 2015
We commit to God’s everlasting care
those who have died:
Robin Williams
buried at St Philip’s
25th November 2014
Richard John Nelson
committal in Chester
5th January 2015
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Dates for your Diary
Sun
1
9.00 am
10.30 am
4th Sunday of Epiphany
BCP Holy Communion (said)
Holy Communion
Mon
2
9.00 am
Prayer at the Vicarage
Tues
3
9.00 am
10:00 am
Morning Prayer (said)
AKT ministers meeting
Thurs
5
9.00 am
10.30 am
7.45 pm
8.00 pm
Morning Prayer (said)
Holy Communion (said)
Choir Practice [Men at 7.15pm]
Thursday Home Group
Fri
6
Sat
7
7.30 pm
7.30 pm
8.30 am
Sun
8
4.00 pm
2nd Sunday before Lent
Morning Worship with Traditional Hymns
Informal Worship with Music Group
Splash and Whatever Groups
BCP Holy Communion (sung)
9.30 am
1.45 pm
7.30 pm
9.00 am
Prayer at the Vicarage
Christianity Explored at Merle Bank
PCC Meeting in Church Lounge
Morning Prayer (said)
9.00 am
2.30 pm
7.30 pm
7.45 pm
8.00 pm
Morning Prayer (said)
Sable Cottage Holy Communion
Christianity Explored
Choir Practice [Men at 7.15pm]
Thursday Home Group
Sunday before Lent
Holy Communion BCP (said)
Family Communion
9.00 am
10.30 am
Mon
9
Tues
10
Thurs
12
Sun
15
Youth Club – Aerobics
Film Night at KMC – “What we did on our holiday”
First thing on first Saturday-Prayer Breakfast
9.00 am
10.30 am
Mon
16
9.00 am
8.00 pm
Prayer at the Vicarage
Becketts Croft Home Group
Tue
17
9.00 am
Morning Prayer (said)
5
Wed
18
Thurs
19
Sun
22
7.00 pm
9.00 am
7.45 pm
8.00 pm
Ash Wednesday
Holy Communion and Imposition of Ashes
Morning Prayer (said)
Choir Practice [Men at 7.15pm]
Thursday Home Group
1st Sunday of Lent
Holy Communion BCP (sung)
Family Service
AKT Youth Fellowship
Prayer at the Vicarage
Mon
23
9.00 am
10.30 am
6:15 pm
9.00 am
Tues
24
9.00 am
Morning Prayer (said)
Thurs
26
9.00 am
9.30 am
7.30 pm
7.45 pm
Fri
27
Morning Prayer (said)
Care Group Meeting at Weetwood Farm
Christianity Explored
Choir Practice [Men at 7.15pm]
No Thursday Home Group
Vicar and Wardens Meeting
Youth Club – Circus Skills
8.00 pm
Sun
7.30 pm
1
2nd Sunday of Lent
Holy Communion BCP (said)
Holy Communion
Prayer at the Vicarage
Mon
2
9.00 am
10.30 am
9.00 am
Tues
3
9.00 am
Morning Prayer (said)
Thurs
5
Fri
6
9.00 am
7.45 pm
8.00 pm
7.30 pm
Morning Prayer (said)
Choir Practice [Men at 7.15pm]
Thursday Home Group
Film Night at KMC – The Hundred Foot Journey
Sat
7
8:30 am
First thing on first Saturday-Prayer Breakfast
Sun
8
Mon
9
4.00 pm
9.00 am
3rd Sunday of Lent
Morning Worship with Traditional Hymns
Informal Worship with Music Group
Splash and Whatever Groups
BCP Holy Communion (sung)
Prayer at the Vicarage
Tues
10
9.00 am
Morning Prayer (said)
9.00 am
10.30 am
6
Thurs
12
9.00 am
2.30 pm
7.30 pm
7.45 pm
8.00 pm
Fri
13
7.30 pm
Sun
15
9.00 am
10.30 am
Mon
16
9.00 am
Tue
17
Thurs
19
9.00 am
2:30 pm
8.00 pm
9.00 am
7.30 pm
8.00 pm
Sun
22
9.00 am
10.30 am
9.00 am
7.30 pm
9.00 am
Mon
23
Tues
24
Thurs
26
9.00 am
7.45 pm
8.00 pm
Fri
27
7.30 pm
Sun
29
Morning Prayer (said)
Sable Cottage Holy Communion
Christianity Explored
Choir Practice [Men at 7.15pm]
Thursday Home Group
Youth Club – Rock Solid
4th Sunday of Lent /Mothering Sunday
Holy Communion BCP (said)
Holy Communion
Splash and Whatever Groups
Prayer at the Vicarage
Morning Prayer (said)
Deanery Chapter at Holy Ascension, Upton
Growth Group Leaders Meeting
Morning Prayer (said)
Choir Practice [Men at 7.15pm]
Thursday Home Group
5th Sunday of Lent
Holy Communion BCP (sung)
Family Worship
Prayer at the Vicarage
PCC Meeting
Morning Prayer (said)
Morning Prayer (said)
Choir Practice [Men at 7.15pm]
Thursday Home Group
Youth Club – Egg Race
Mon
30
9.00 am
Palm Sunday
Holy Communion BCP (said)
Morning Worship
AKT Youth Fellowship
Prayer at the Vicarage
Tue
31
9.00 am
Morning Prayer (said)
9.00 am
10.30 am
6:15 pm
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Lent, Holy Week & Easter
begins on Ash Wednesday, so we will meet
in church at 7.00 p.m. on February 18th for
a celebration of Holy Communion
including the imposition of ashes. Many
people find this service very moving and
it’s a traditional way of beginning our
observation of Lent. It includes the opportunity to receive
on your forehead the sign of the cross in ash, with the
words “Remember that you are but dust, and to dust you
will return.”
During Lent our preaching will help us to explore the
theme of Prayer, looking particularly at how we pray
together as a church.
Mothering Sunday falls on
Sunday 15th March and we
celebrate at our Family Worship
at 10.30 a.m. as well as with Holy
Communion at 9 a.m.
Holy Week
begins on Palm Sunday, March 29th.
During Holy Week we will continue the
tradition of sharing in short services of
Evening Prayer at 7.00 p.m. on Monday,
Tuesday and Wednesday; this year our
Maundy Thursday services include Holy
Communion at 9 a.m. and an Agape in the
Church Lounge at 7.00 p.m.
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Details of our Good Friday services
are still to be announced. On Holy
Saturday there will be a Prayer
Breakfast at 8.30 a.m.
and on Easter Day we will celebrate with
Holy Communion at 9 a.m. and 10.30
a.m.
EASTER FLOWERS
We shall, as usual, be decorating St Philips for
the festival of Easter on Easter Saturday, 4th
April
from 10 a.m. – 12 noon. Please do bring any
daffodils, tulips and greenery from your gardens.
Please stay and help decorate a window for half
an hour or so, even if you have not been before.
Everyone is welcome, and no great skill is
required.
A box will be placed at the back of church for
donations for Easter lilies and other festival
flowers.
Mary Diggle 752608
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IMPORTANT MESSAGE FOR PARISH NEWS SUBSCRIBERS
FROM THE EDITORS ON BEHALF OF THE PCC
As we are sure you will know, the price of the
Parish News has remained the same for
several years. Over recent months there have
been a number of changes which mean that
it is now necessary to increase the annual subscription.
Our long term printers, Cowdalls, closed in Spring 2014 and we now
have new printers but there has been an increase in printing costs as a
result of this change.
We are also now providing a copy to businesses and organisations in
the village, such as the Greedy Pig, the Medical Centre and the Vets,
and also to the Welcome Packs for the new houses being built in Kelsall
with the aim of creating more interest in the Church and the gospel.
The PCC recently took the decision that there should be a small
increase in the annual subscription from £3.60 to £5.00 per year (6
issues). This should mean that the Parish News is self-financing.
We also felt that a change to the time of year when the subscriptions
are collected would help the distributors, so this year subscriptions are
due when the April/May edition is delivered, so effectively, this issue
for February/March 2015 is Free of Charge.
We hope you will understand the situation over this decision and we
hope you will want to continue receiving the Parish News. However, if
you wish to opt-out, please let the editors know on 01829 752209
(leave a message if we are out) or email
news@kelsallparishchurch.org.uk
Geoff and Kath Roberts, Joint Editors
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Kelsall Churches Training Partnership
Christians learning, serving and growing together
An initiative of Kelsall Methodist Church & St Philip’s C of E
Spring 2015 training day
Creating Worship: a day with John L. Bell
of the Iona Community’s
Wild Goose Resource Group
A day together looking at two topics;
the Imagination as a Resource for Faith
& Songs from the Iona Community
Saturday 18 April 2015
10 a.m. – 4 p.m.
at Kelsall Methodist Church, Cheshire
JOHN L. BELL is based in Glasgow and works with his colleagues in the areas of
music, worship and spirituality. He does not have a mobile phone, driving licence,
camera, i-pod or wife. He has never traced his family origins, played a guitar or
eaten a Big Mac… but you might know him as the writer of the hymns ‘Jesus
Christ is waiting’, ‘Will you come and follow me’, or ‘A touching place’, amongst
others; or you may know his reputation as an inspiring teacher and preacher, a
Wild Goose Resource Worker, part of the Iona Community. Our day together is an
opportunity to share in John’s excitement in creating worship and to hear more
about the songs that have come out of Iona.
The Iona Community, founded in 1938 by the Rev George MacLeod, is an
ecumenical Christian community of men and women from different walks of life
and different traditions in the Christian church. Its headquarters are in Glasgow,
Scotland, where its publishing house Wild Goose Publications is also based, but its
main activities take place on the island of Iona.
Pick up an information leaflet and booking form in church or e-mail
vicar@kelsallparishchurch.org.uk
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Stewardship Update
There has been a focus upon money by
the Stewardship group for the past few
years, due to the hole in the church
finances. However, it seems unlikely
(humanly speaking at least) that we can
resolve our financial problems simply by
seeking to raise more money from
church members. In some ways this has been liberating. We recognise that
the work of the church is God’s and our main mission is not to raise money
but to reach out into our community to bring God’s love and the good
news that each person in Kelsall is important and that we all have a purpose.
Over the past few months, numerous discussions have taken place, thinking
how we can best fulfil our goal of bringing Christ into our community.
There is not a fully developed plan but already some of the newly built
homes have been visited and welcomed, and the Christianity Explored
course is running again. There is much to do but it was lovely to see so
many people in church at the Christmas services. If you haven’t been to
church for a while, give it a go again – if you need help getting to church,
then let us know and we will try and organise a lift for you.
Despite all of the above, we need to be good stewards of our money still
and so I end with a few paragraphs to recap the status of St.Philip’s finances.
We have been running a steadily growing deficit, ~£7000 in 2014 and
probably ~£10,000 in 2015. We are dipping into our reserves; continuing as
we are will mean that we will run out of savings in 3-4 years’ time.
There is often a perception that churches receive money from the Church of
England, but in fact quite the reverse – St.Philip’s contributes over £50,000/
year to Chester diocese. This is known as the Parish Share – this is how each
church supports the clergy, including our own Vicar. For the next few years
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the Parish Share paid by St.Philip’s is increasing by 5.5% because Kelsall
parish (not the church, note) is a wealthy area and this is the main
reason why our deficit will continue to rise over the next few years.
Just before Christmas, St.Philip’s PCC met with our Archdeacon to
discuss our finances. The key points to come from this meeting were –
The Parish Share is a free-will offering to the diocese and St.Philip’s
cannot be compelled to continue giving at the same rate.
If we are unable to continue giving our full Parish Share there is no
immediate problem. However, once Peter, our present Vicar,
leaves, then it is unlikely that Kelsall would have a dedicated
Vicar.
The additional Parish Share that we are giving helps the diocese to
maintain a vicar in the less wealthy parts of the diocese.
So the good news is that the church will be able to continue, but there
remain numerous issues to resolve. Please pray for those charged with
dealing with the church finances and take this opportunity to consider
your own contribution.
Andy Wisbey
Chester Bible Focus
Come to All Saints’ Hoole on Wednesday
25th & Thursday 26th February 2015 at 7.30
p.m. for the next Chester Bible Focus. The
speaker is Alasdair Paine, Vicar of St Andrew
the Great, Cambridge and a Trustee of the Keswick Convention. He will speak
on “Bread of Life”, giving four talks from John 6. Cost is £3 per night or £5
for both nights.
Speak to Peter if you would like to give or receive a lift.
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Confirmation
In the Anglican Church, Confirmation is an
opportunity to publicly re-affirm the promises that
were made for you by your parents and godparents at
baptism. It can also be combined with baptism, for
those not already baptised. In the Confirmation
service you, along with other candidates, make a commitment to follow and
serve Jesus, and we, with the bishop, then pray for you.
Although we have no visit from a bishop planned this year, we do
sometimes take candidates to the Cathedral or to another church for
confirmation. If you would like to explore the possibility of being
confirmed, please let me know.
Peter Mackriell 752639 or vicar@kelsallparishchurch.org.uk
Feedback on Worship
All those who lead worship take their responsibility very seriously,
spending time praying, planning, reading and writing in preparation for
our weekly acts of worship. But could we do better?
We would like your feedback on our worship and we are therefore
distributing some feedback forms on a number of Sundays in the coming
weeks. This is not a statistical survey but an opportunity for you to give
us some qualitative feedback on what helps you draw close to God, learn
from scripture and share in fellowship with others. We will take your
comments seriously and we will report on the most interesting findings;
this is not a precursor to radical change but part of an ongoing
conversation about how we worship
together. If we, as a church, find the
exercise helpful, we may repeat it later
in the year (to see what, if anything,
has changed).
Do take part in the conversation!
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FUNDRAISING
We are all very aware of the financial position in
which St Philips currently finds itself and yet again
this year it looks like what comes in won’t cover
what goes out.
We have a beautiful but old church that needs constant maintenance
and improvements.. We have a church lounge that is in desperate
need of refurbishment and modernisation to make it into a more
useable space for us and our community.
We are all keepers of God’s church here in Kelsall. He has made each
one of us a steward, to manage both the property and finance..
Therefore it is up to each of us as individuals as well as together to
do the best we can.
Personally I feel that people are giving as much as they
can on a regular basis so how do we bring more funds into
the church? I am aware that not everyone will agree,
but we need to do some Fundraising.
Now I appreciate that Fundraising can be hard work, and
often if not well supported a thankless task. I am also aware from
past experience that if it is left to a few people to organise
everything it becomes a chore, a bore and wears you out. And FUN is
taken out of the word altogether!
Therefore whatever we choose to organise and do has to be FUN.
I have agreed to be the Fundraising Co-ordinator. Co-ordinating
events, not organising them, or even attending all of them, but to
make sure we have a varied programme of things to suit all ages and
all pockets.
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People shouldn’t feel that they have to support every event that is
organised. Different sorts of events will float different people’s boats.
We shouldn’t feel obliged or pressured to supporting things we don’t
enjoy or can’t afford, but the more variety we have on offer, the more
chance there is that there will be something to suit you, your family,
friend s and neighbours.
If you have an idea, however crazy you think it sounds, tell me about it.
We need some small events perhaps organised by individuals or couples,
and also some big events which can be organised by a group of like
minded people.
This is what I think fundraising means to us, so come on lets make 2015
the year we put the FUN back into some FUNDraising and see if we
can’t achieve all of the following whilst making a financial difference to
St Philips in the process.
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fun
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new comers
dates
refurbishment
all ages
income
stewardship
individuals
new events
groups
Andrea Gray
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Some Outward Giving Updates
SPLASH
sponsor
Pingwende
through
Compassion – an international Christian child
development ministry committed to the spiritual,
economic, social and physical development of
children living in extreme poverty, enabling
them to become responsible, fulfilled Christian
adults.
We’ve been sponsoring Pingwende for the past
5 years and she is now 15 years old. She lives
with her farming family in Burkina Faso, West
Africa.
The latest letter has a prayer request from
Pingwende ‘Pray that God will assist me in my
studies at school’. Our sponsorship has enabled Pingwende’s
attendance at school and she continues to work hard with her studies.
Save the Family thanks all those who
have donated gifts at Christmas and
throughout 2014. In the absence of
government
funding,
they
need
continued support to enable them to carry on meeting the needs of
vulnerable families that go to them for help.
Mission Aviation Fellowship (MAF)
report on their website that Northern
Irish missionary Maud Kells was flown
by a MAF plane to hospital to be treated for gunshot wounds during a
robbery in her village in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC). The
75-year-old missionary from Cookstown, County Tyrone, Northern
Ireland was shot twice in the shoulder in a night attack by bandits in
Mulita, on 4 January 2015. Staff from MAF’s Nyankunde base coordinated a medevac flight to hospital. As of 9th January, she was in a
stable condition. This is an example of transport that can be done only
by plane. For the full story, see http://www.maf-uk.org/
John Diggle
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CMS Partners in Nepal.
Paul, Jean and Jennifer Dobbing are back in Kathmandu after their UK
'furlough' this summer. Paul is busy with his work at the small ethical IT
company and also supports some Christian IT students.
Jean is involved in training women, especially within the Nepali church, and
encourages them to take the newly found skills back to their own churches,
many of them rural, and with the confidence to organise their own training
within their own communities.
Jean is also doing a Course in teaching English as a foreign language.
They heartily appreciate the prayers and financial support from St Philip's and
send their grateful thanks to you all
Elaine Shakspeare
Right:
The family, December
2014
Bottom Left:
Jennifer with one of her
Christmas presents
Bottom Right:
Women praying at the
Women’s Training
Programme
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Community news
Kelsall & District GOOD COMPANIONS
Feb 12
Feb 26
Mar 12
Mar 26
Apr 9
Travels with my caravan
to be announced
to be announced
title pending
Ukelele Sing-a-long
Sandra Johnson
Brian O’Connor
Pat Taylor Barnes
All meetings start at 2.15 pm in the Methodist Church Schoolroom,
unless shown otherwise. Visitors always welcome. Lifts can be
arranged.
Mary Diggle 752608
Ann Barnett 752576
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inclusion of an
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Parish News does not
constitute
endorsement by the
PCC or Parish News of
the service
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Gas Safe Reg 213295
All aspects of plumbing and heating work undertaken.
Friendly, reliable and honest local business.
01829 759331
07793 752 324
SW Heating and Plumbing Services
STUART WALL
Ivy Ridge
Chester Road
Kelsall
Nr Tarporley
Cheshire CW6 0SD
Energy efficient heating systems & upgrades
Boiler changes and bathrooms
07951 870230 Mobile
Gas Safe reg.
TARPORLEY ALARMS
The Stone House
Quarry Lane
Kelsall
Cheshire
CW6 0NJ
Alarm systems installed, maintained and repaired
01829 752003 Office
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Margaret Edgerton
Pam Phuler
Allison John
Ro Cowell
CHURCH CLEANING
BRASS CLEANING
FLOWERS
HC: Andy Wisbey
10.30 am HC:
Dot Baker
Janet Ward
9 am HC (said):
Mike Abraham
10.30 am HC:
Tony Castle
Stan Astbury
9 am HC (said):
Mike Abraham
1st
PRAYERS
READERS (pm)
READERS (am)
SIDESPERSONS
FEBRUARY
Margaret Davies
10.30 am FW:
Frank Grant
4pm HC (sung):
Heather Leather
MW 9 am:
Paul Kennaugh
Cliff & Norma Nixey
4pm HC (sung):
Paul Coney or
David Goodier
9 am MW:
Norma Nixey
John Diggle
10.30 am FW:
Paul Coney
David Goodier
9 am MW:
Don Barden
8th
15th
Ro Cowell
Jane Knight
Ro Cowell
Jane Knight
Volunteer needed
HC: Lyn Rischmiller
10.30 am HC:
Brian Rischmiller
Val Bogle
9 am HC (said):
Don Barden
10.30 am HC:
John Jones
Val Bogle
9 am HC (said):
Ro Cowell
ROTAS
Lent – no flowers
Anne Parry
Lent - TBA
10.30 am FW:
Sue Clifton
Roger Ellis
9 am HC (sung):
Don Barden
10.30 am FW:
Roger Ellis
Andrew Wisbey
9 am HC (sung):
Richard and Margaret
Davies
22nd
1st Sunday of Lent
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Lent – TBA
Suzanne Goodier
Margaret Davies
Lent – no flowers
CHURCH
CLEANING
BRASS CLEANING
FLOWERS
10.30 am HC:
Lyn Rischmiller
Mary Diggle
9 am HC (said):
Mike Abraham
10.30 am HC:
Brian and Lyn
Rischmiller
9 am HC (said):
Mike Abraham
1st
PRAYERS
READERS (pm)
READERS (am)
SIDESPERSONS
MARCH
Lent – no flowers
Douglas & Barbara
Walters
4pm HC (sung):
Douglas & Barbara
Walters
Lent – TBA
10.30 am FW:
Chris Spray
4pm HC (sung):
Geoff or Kath Roberts
9 am MW:
Don Barden
Paul Kennaugh
10.30 am FW:
Geoff & Kath
Roberts
9 am MW:
Don Barden
8th
Linda Dickenson
Val Bogle
Mary Diggle
Sheila Hyde
Lent – TBA
10.30 am FW:
Maggie Grant
Sally Wilkinson
9 am HC (said):
Mike Abraham
10.30 am FW:
Cliff & Norma Nixey
15th
Mothering Sunday
9 am HC (said):
Ro Cowell
ROTAS
Lent – no flowers
Jean Tatton
Lent – TBA
10.30 am HC:
Steve Clarke
Jo Mackriell
9 am HC (said):
Don Barden
10.30 am HC:
Elaine Shakspeare
Steve Clarke
9 am HC (said):
Richard & Margaret
Davies
22nd
Pam Phuler
Allison John
Lent – no flowers
Margaret Edgerton
Lent - TBA
10.30 am MW:
Andrea Gray
Irene Skinner
9 am HC (said):
Mike Abraham
10.30 am MW:
Frank & Maggie
Grant
29th
Palm Sunday
9 am HC (said):
Mike Abraham
St Philip’s, Kelsall
Connecting our Community with God
Vicar:
Revd Peter Mackriell
752639
e-mail: vicar@kelsallparishchurch.org.uk
Peter usually works outside the parish on Wednesday. His day off is usually Friday.
Churchwardens:
Mrs Irene Skinner
Dr Andrew Wisbey
Readers:
Mr John Diggle
Mrs Elisabeth Wye
25 Birch Heath Rd, Tarporley
Bankside, Dog Lane
733479
752256
Becketts Croft, Brooms Lane
Merle Bank, Rough Low, Willington
752608
751603
Organist & Choirmaster:
Mr Paul Kennaugh
8 Peel Crescent, Ashton Hayes
PCC Secretary:
Mrs Heather Leather
07734 680277
1 Kelsborrow Way
752558
PCC Joint Treasurers:
Mrs Anne Kershaw
Meadowbank, Willington Road
Mrs Norma Nixey
Weetwood Farm, Willington Road
751820
751373
PCC Collections & Gift Aid Treasurer :
Mr Brian Rischmiller
Bush Cottage, Hollins Hill, Utkinton
760548
Deanery Synod Representatives:
Mr John Diggle
752608
Mr Brian Rischmiller
760548
Standing Committee
The Vicar, Churchwardens, and the following elected from the PCC
Mr Paul Coney
751560
Mrs Heather Leather
Mr Brian Rischmiller
760548
Mr John Diggle
752558
752608
PCC Members
All of the above, by election or ex-officio, and also:
Mr Roger Ellis
752856
Mr Andrew Macaulay
Mrs Andrea Gray
07761 010944
Mr Chris Spray
Mrs Andrea Edwards 751747
Mr Geoff Roberts
752251
751453
752209
SPLASH (Sunday School)
c/o The Vicar
752639
Youth Club
Mr Daniel Gaskarth
759048
Safeguarding Officer:
Electoral Roll Secretary:
Church Lounge Bookings:
Mrs Andrea Edwards
Dr Cliff Nixey
Mrs Heather Leather
751747
751373
752558
Weekly Church Notice Sheet:
Notices to Paul Kennaugh (wentworthdc1@googlemail.com) by Wednesday evening.
Parish News:
Mrs M Davies
e mail: richarddavies01@talktalk.net
Mr Geoff & Mrs Kath Roberts news@kelsallparishchurch.org.uk
751346
752209
Distribution c/o Geoff & Kath Roberts
7522009
Copy for April/May Edition to be received by 6th March 2015
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