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 From the Vicarage,

 

During a coffee break at a meeting in Manchester last month, I got talking to a stranger in open neck shirt and jeans. My idle remark about the less-than-edifying things some of our church leaders occasionally get up to was greeted rather coolly. Later in the day, I discovered I’d been talking to a bishop of a neighbouring diocese. I anticipate an imminent posting to Alaska .

 

Those who wear clerical collars at least let everyone else know who they are. But the so-called dog collar only started to appear a little over 100 years ago, even if for many it is now the distinguishing badge of office they think clergy should always be seen in.

 

Some years ago a bishop in the North West wrote to all his clergy telling them that they had to wear clerical collars at all times. It gave us who received it much innocent amusement asking him if it could be taken off in the shower, or if the phone rang in the middle of the night, did we have to don a collar before picking up the receiver. His ruling was quietly dropped.

 

Styles of clerical dress are one of those examples of absolute trivia which from time to time become ridiculously important to some people. If it’s not being too pious, I’d hope that if clergy are to be distinctive, it should be through their life-styles and values rather than their dress.

 

Which brings me to this Autumn’s fashions. I read that a designer has decided that this season, men should be wearing knitted headdresses, making a statement about, as he says, “a new Puritanism with a tinge of hope”.

 

If the choice has to be between wearing a dog collar or a woolly tea cosy, I know which I’ll plump for.

 

 Gary Bowness.

September Calendar 

 

Thurs. 2      10.40am         Holy Communion

 

Sun. 5         Trinity 14

                  8am              Holy Communion

                  10.15am        Holy Communion

                  6.30pm          Evensong

Thurs. 9      10.40am         Holy Communion

                  7.30pm          Mother’s Union

Sat. 11        3.30pm          Holy Matrimony

 

Sun. 12       Trinity 15

                  8am              Holy Communion

                  10.15am        Family Service

                  ca12 noon      Church lunch in church hall

                  2pm               Holy Matrimony

                  6.30pm          Evensong & Holy Communion

Thurs. 16    10.40am        Holy Communion - Ken Burghall

 

Sun. 19       Trinity 16

                  8am              Holy Communion - Ken Burghall

                  10.15am        Holy Communion - Ken Burghall

                  6.30pm          Evensong – Ken Burghall

Thurs. 23    10.40am        Holy Communion – Ken Burghall

Sat. 25                            Tea & Natter

 

Sun. 26       Trinity 17

                  8am              Holy Communion – Ken Burghall

                  10.15am        Mattins – Ken Burghall

                  6.30pm          Evensong – Ken Burghall

Mon. 27      7.30pm          Standing Committee at Vicarage

Thurs. 30    10.40am        Holy Communion

                  7.30pm          Parochial Church Council

 

Sun. 3         Trinity 18

October      8am              Holy Communion

                  10.15am        Holy Communion

                  6.30pm          Evensong

 

 From the Registers

Holy Baptism

18th July         Stanley Ryan Price

 Maemi Elizabeth Dowse 

1st. Aug           Lola Jean Blackburn-Rutherford

15th Aug          Tom James Harmer

22nd. Aug.       Jacob Alexander Davies

Holy Matrimony

10th July       Andrew Mark Rainbow to Sara Jane Day

31st July       Jonathan Griffiths to Larissa Christine Gilbert 

20th. Aug.      Benjamin Ross Dickinson to Emma Hinchliffe

21st. Aug.      John Michael Edward Yates to Emma Christine Thwaites 

Funerals

14th July         Liz Gilliland

16th July             Arthur Thompson 

26th. Aug.            Elsie Norbury

SIDESMEN’S ROTA

                         8.00am                             10.15am                     6.30pm

Sept 5th            T. Hunt                         C.Bullivent                     W. Belt

                                                              P.Bullivent

Sept 12th           R., Hulme                   C. Curzon                       H. Hulme

                                                             T. Curzon

Sept 19th           J.Bostock                   A. Lowe                           P.Caveney

                                                             J. Lowe

Sept 26th           H. Mayes-Franey       A. Cresswell                    E. Wilson

                                                             R.Russell

Oct 3rd             J.Critchlow                  E. Haddock                     C. Marlow

                                                            J. Haddock

CHURCH FLOWERS

Memorial Vase

August 20th Hazel Mayes-Franey

 In memory of Bill Mayes -20th August would have been our 50th Wedding Anniversary

August 30th Muriel Potts  In birthday memories of Andrew Potts.

Sept 6th       Joan Aldridge & Family.  In loving memory of Martin

Flower Rota

27th August               All, Wedding

3rd    September         Jackie Edwards

10th September          All, Wedding

17th September          Lynne  Hibbert

24th September          Vera Blume

Tea and Natter   25th September

Vera Blume

Mary Worthington

Sheila Hodkinson

Lynne Hibbert

OCTOBER  MAGAZINE

 

Items for inclusion in the October magazine should be sent to

Ann Cresswell, 37 Hightree Drive, Henbury by 20th September

 at the latest

Telephone: 01625-420614

 

E-mail: anncress@uwclub.net

The Church Brasses
 
We are looking for someone to help with cleaning the church brasses during the months of December, January and February.   Anyone willing to volunteer for this, please ring your "Brassy Friends" on 01625 432536

Mothers’ Union

MU Chester Diocese recently decided to donate extra funds to three particular projects – one of which was in Masasi, Tanzania.   A small group of volunteers was to pay its own way to visit the MU workers in that area to teach them how to improve the health of the local villagers especially in relation to malaria and HIV/AIDS prevention.  One of the party is a trained nurse, Helen, who, it was subsequently discovered, lives in Chester.  Our Diocesan President met her and sent out an urgent appeal to members for a bit of extra help for her.  It appears that mosquito nets cost £5 each here in the UK, but only £2.50 if purchased in Tanzania itself.  Henbury Branch Committee immediately decided that we should donate £100 – enough to buy 40 nets if Helen had the “cash in hand”. Obviously other Branches thought it was a very worthy cause too and Angela Klabou was able to hand £750 to Helen the night before she left, to take with her for the purchase of nets.  She was overwhelmed by the response and said that she would now be able to equip virtually every family with one net to help combat the spread of malaria.  She asked that her sincere thanks be passed to all those who had helped in this way and she will report back to Angela in mid-September when they return, letting us all know how the project has progressed.

There is a possibility that Macclesfield Diocese will be able to be more in touch with MU Tanzania in the future, if a contact can be established, so this project may figure even more largely in our local fund-raising.           

Last month a group of us was able to enjoy a visit to the recently restored Gorton monastery (or Friary, as it should more accurately be called).  We had had a talk a few years ago on the then plans for its restoration and the improvements made in such a short time have been nothing short of miraculous. The awe-inspiring space inside this huge building was the setting for a delicious meal produced in the Friary kitchens, which was followed by a very entertaining and instructive talk.    Although it was de-consecrated on closure as a Friary, it still retains the atmosphere of a religious building. It is used now for a variety of functions – including concerts, which must sound magnificent with the superb acoustics. Thank you very much Chris for arranging everything for us.

Diary Dates

Thurs 9th Sept.      Working with families and other challenges

                                                Marion  (Maz) Dean                 7.30pm                     

Flowers                      Christine Redfern                                          Vote of thanks                        Lynne Hibbert                                                

Raffle                         Christine Redfern                                 Refreshments                        Kath Swindells & Christine Redfern

Mon 21st Sept.           Quiet Evening at St Peter’s, Prestbury            7.30pm

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