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March 2016 50p
Serving the communities of Mellor, Marple Bridge, Moor End, Mill Brow,
Cote Green and Ludworth.
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OUTLOOK
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The Parish of St Thomas , Mellor Registered Charity No. 1130414
Vicar: Rev’d Alex Sanders MA, The Vicarage, 51 Church Road, Mellor 427 1203
Phone 0161 484 5079 (Parish Office) email [email protected]
www.mellorchurch.org
Parish Office The Parish Centre, Church Road, Mellor, Stockport SK6 5LX For all enquiries and bookings for the Church & Parish Centre Phone: 484 5079 The office is open Monday to Friday 9.30am to 12.30pm
Reader Reader Emeritus
Nick Sanders 51 Church Road, Mellor 427 1203 Dr Peter Harrison 24 Clement Road, Marple Bridge 427 6542
Parish Office AdministratorParish Secretary
Val Wallace (Mon, Wed & Thurs mornings) Peta Stockton (Tues & Fri mornings)
Churchwardens Anthea Nicholls 18 Townscliffe Lane, Marple Bridge 427 2187 Richard Elliott 64 Ernocroft Road, Marple Bridge 427 5981
Dep.Churchwarden David Butterworth Lea Cottage, 18 Low Lea Road, Marple Bridge 427 7469
PCC Treasurer Karen Greenough, Podnor Farm, Moor End 449 8234
Assistant Treasurers:
Gordon Johnson (Gift Aid and Envelope Scheme) David Butterworth (Income) Anthea Nicholls (Expenditure) Lynda Gwyther (Deputy Assistant: Income)
PCC Secretary Julie Elliott
Director of Music Jonathan Lo
Outlook Editor Guy Nicholls
Members of the PCC David Butterworth, Julie Elliott, Beverley Williams, Lynda Gwyther, Helen Kennedy, Alex Gunz, Karen Greenough, Catherine Starling
Diocesan/Deanery Representatives
Julia Mann & Judith Shiel / Mary Heijbroek, Ann Hearle & Richard Benford-Miller
Churches Together in Marple Representative Helen Kennedy
Baptisms, Weddings and Funerals are arranged through the Parish Office
Articles for publication should be submitted to the Parish Office (preferably by email to [email protected]). The deadline for the April 2016 edition is 15th March.
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Vicar’s Viewpoint
Easter is unusually early this year, so the March edition of Outlook is also the Easter edition; a very happy Easter to you all.
Why does Easter matter? If you look around you as Easter approaches, you could be forgiven for thinking it’s all about holidays (a four-day weekend!) and eggs, rabbits and chickens. But no, the message of Easter is far deeper – and more important – than that.
We know that God sent His son Jesus Christ to live among us; we know that He was crucified and died; and that, on the third day, He rose to life again. This resurrection is what we celebrate on Easter Day: Alleluia! He is risen. This Gospel story is one of the most remarkable stories in human history.
It is remarkable that God actually chose to live on earth, as a man, in the person of Jesus Christ. Jesus lived the whole human experience: as a child his parents were loving, but the whole family was forced to move to another country; as an adult he enjoyed the company of friends, and of strangers; he wept with grief at the death of a friend; he saw the effects of disease, of poverty and of repression on people; he knew what it was to be betrayed by someone he loved; he experienced a slow and painful death.
Yet Jesus was not just a man – he was also God. Along with the humanity went something beyond humanity, beyond our understanding, beyond the limits of time and space. The greatness of God defies human description: one attempt to describe Jesus on the cross, by Madeleine L’Engle, includes these words:
‘… where time and eternity come face to face; infinity and space meet in this place where crossbar and high upright hold the one in agony and in all Love’s embrace. The power in helplessness that was begun when all the brilliance of the flaming sun contained itself in the small confines of a child now comes to me …’
C S Lewis summarises this in what he calls ‘one grand miracle ….. that what is beyond all space and time, what is uncreated, eternal, came into nature, into human nature, descended into His own universe, and rose again, bringing nature up with Him.’
So next time we acknowledge that we don’t ourselves have all the answers; when we allow the possibility of some things being bigger than us; or find ourselves wondering what life is really all about, the Easter story has to be the place to start – ‘the grand miracle’. Alleluia! With every blessing, Alex
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CALENDAR OF EVENTS FOR MARCH 2016
2 Wed 10.00 am
8.00 pm
Holy Communion
Pilgrim Group (Vicarage)
4 Fri 2.00 pm Women’s World Day of Prayer Service followed by tea in the Parish Centre
6 Sun Mothering Sunday 4th Sunday of Lent
8.30 am
10.00 am
6.30 pm
Holy Communion
Family Service for Mothering Sunday
Compline (Parish Centre)
7 Mon 7.30 pm Peter Cunningham Concert
(Parish Centre)
8 Tues 7.45 pm PCC Meeting (Parish Centre)
9 Wed 10.00 am Holy Communion
10 Thurs 9.30 – 10.00 am Praise & Play (Parish Centre)
12 Sat 7.00 pm Mellor’s Got Talent (Parish Centre)(Rose Queen)
13 Sun
5th Sunday of Lent
8.30 am
10.00 am
6.30 pm
Holy Communion
Parish Communion
Choral Evensong
14 Mon 10.45 am-12 noon Coffee with Vicar (Parish Centre)
16 Wed 10.00 am
8.00 pm
Holy Communion
Pilgrim Group (Vicarage)
20 Sun
Palm Sunday
8.30 am 8.30 am 9.30 am 10.00 am 3.00 - 5.00 pm 6.30 pm
Holy Communion Palm Procession commences at Marple Bridge (Town St Post Office) Blessing of Palms in Devonshire Arms Car Park and Procession to Church - Parish Communion Cake Decorating Workshop (Parish Centre)(Rose Queen) Compline (Parish Centre)
23 Wed 10.00 am Holy Communion
24 Thurs
Maundy Thursday
8.00 pm Choral Eucharist followed by Vigil until midnight
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The Women’s Evening Fellowship meets on the second Wednesday at 8.00 pm (Parish Centre) The Choir practises each week on Friday at 6.45 pm Guides meet each week on Tuesday 7.15pm to 8.45pm (Parish Centre) Tea and Friendship meets on the first Wednesday 1.45pm to 3.45pm (Parish Centre) Toddlers Group meets on Thursday each week 10.00am (Parish Centre) Prayer Group meets on Monday each week 10.30am (Parish Centre)
25 Fri Good Friday
10.00 am 2.00 pm 5.30 pm
‘Proclamation of the Cross’ (with children’s activities) Meditation ‘Churches Together’ Walk to the Cross (meet at Linnet Clough Scout Camp 5.15pm)
26 Sat Easter Eve
2.00 pm Children make Easter Garden
27 Sun Easter Day
6.30 am 10.00 am 12 noon
Dawn Communion in the Churchyard followed by breakfast in the Parish Centre (A 'Churches Together' service) Easter Communion Holy Baptism
28 Mon 12.30 pm Wedding of Karl Henderson & Victoria Greenough
30 Wed 10.00 am Holy Communion
31 Thurs 8.00 pm Theatre on The Hill (Parish Centre)
Please note that the Annual Parish Meeting will be held on 10 April—more details in next month’s magazine.
From a letter from Elaine Catterall:
Elaine, Julia, Tristan and Verity would like to say a sincere ‘thank you’ to all whose kind messages, cards and letters gave them support and strength following John’s sudden death. They are also grateful to all who attended his funeral, to mourn John’s passing but also to celebrate a happy life, spent surrounded by family and friends. Thank you so much.
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Editorial meanderings
My meanderings this month, gentle readers, are musical so any readers who do not like music will find no point in meandering with me.
‘Music has charms to soothe the savage breast.’ Thus wrote William Congreve in one of his plays. Now, as someone whose breast is frequently savage, I regularly need to be soothed by music and it is therefore a huge part of my life: classical music is my greatest love, very closely followed by jazz and blues. I have a great love of the human voice, particularly opera, particularly women, particularly sopranos, particularly mezzo and most particularly colaratura like my beloved Lucia Popp. The love of operatic women's voices is something I apparently share with many people but particularly Richard Strauss - hence the wonderful trio from Der Rosencavalier to which I am listening as I type—Renee Fleming, Frederica Von Stade and Kathleen Battle - tears are starting. Mozart is my musical god and Lucia Popp (very sadly no longer with us) was one of his angels.
There are, of course, many good younger sopranos on the scene and, as always with the world of music, appearing and developing constantly, though I am still playing Cecilia Bartoli, Joan Sutherland, Kiri Te Kanawa, Frederica Von Stade, Barbara Hendricks, Renee Fleming and others of the older generation (even Maria Callas). Recently watched on DVD an excellent Glyndebourne 2006 production of Cosi fan tutti with the sublime Soave sia il vento trio Nicolas Rivenq, Miah Persson and Anke Vondung. Never heard of them before.
I even have a great love of some of the current female singers of 'popular' music. Adele is wonderful and Ellie Goulding excellent. I went into a charity shop recently and a young girl was serving behind the counter. She had a radio on and a female voice was singing in 'contemporary fashion'. I had heard the song on YouTube but wasn’t quite sure about it, and happened to say to this little girl ‘Is that Ellie Goulding?’, to which she said with some amazement, ‘Yes’. I thought, ‘Oh, dear. Poor girl. She probably won’t listen to her again.’ Sorry, Ellie, didn’t do you any favours there.
In a desperate move, aged just sixteen, to get out of the Welsh coal mines, I moved to London to try and live with my mother. Never lived with her before. Didn't work. Didn't get on. We did, however, manage to survive each other's company for nearly two years, after which time I went back to Wales and worked for the Forestry Commission for a few months whilst waiting to be accepted by the Royal Navy. During my stay with my mother, I became friends with a really good bunch of London lads who were very much into 'modern jazz' (even though Elvis Presley had just hit the scene). Our musical gods were Charlie Parker, Lester Young, Stan Getz, Gerry Mulligan, John Coltrane, Miles Davis, Dizzy Gillespie, Errol Garner, Oscar Peterson, Thelonius Monk, Ahmad
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Jamal, the MJQ, Dave Brubeck with Paul Desmond (greatest sax player of them all for my money). I still play a lot of Brubeck. Then I found the Blues - Robert Johnson, Big Bill Broonzy, Huddy Ledbetter, Fred McDowell, Muddy Waters, Sonny Boy Williamson, etc.. But for me the greatest of them all was Sam 'Lightnin’ Hopkins, a Texas bluesman with a great husky blues voice and immense guitar ability.
To wind up these musical meanderings, I will relate how I was introduced to classical music. In the early 1960s a Welsh friend of mine from childhood got a place at The Guildhall School of Music and Drama to study piano. He also became a timpanist. He knew I had just left the navy and intended to settle in London and contacted me to see if I would like to move into a flat with him and some others, mainly girls, which was a deciding factor and I did. On one visit to the Guildhall, my friend and I approached a girl sitting on her own in the sort of student common room looking at some sheet music on her lap. She had long, abundant, slightly untidy, hair and crossed gangly legs and a big smile. She was introduced to me by my friend as 'Jackie'. She was later to become Jacqueline du Pré. Yes, gentle readers, I actually held the hand that held the bow that played the definitive performance of the Elgar Cello Concerto (if I knew then what I know now, I would never have washed it again).
One day my friend asked me if I would like to meet him one morning at the college and go to an orchestral rehearsal and have lunch afterwards. I turned up and my friend took me to this big rehearsal room where I sat at the back. I knew nothing of classical music. I watched with fascination as these young students of both sexes and all shapes and sizes and instruments turned up and babbled and laughed and created this cacophony of tuning up. My friend was on timps. In came a young conductor who chatted amiably to them for a while. He then tapped and raised his baton and the room fell silent. Then this music just entered my soul.
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Friends of Mellor Parish Centre Eden Carruthers
A new committee was elected at the AGM and grateful thanks extended to retiring members for their hard work. Subscriptions for 2016 are now overdue! Friends of Mellor Parish Centre have priority booking for our events which are often oversubscribed. All profits go towards the maintenance of the Parish Centre. To renew your subscription or to become a Friend, contact Christine Dutson on 427 3775 or [email protected]. Annual subscription is only £10 per person payable by cash, standing order or cheque (to Mellor PCC Parish Centre Friends), and can be left at the Parish Office.
The Sweet and Lowe concert proved another memorable evening thanks to Tom and Jennifer Lowe ably supported by the Community Choir, conducted by Mary Hoult. The event raised over £1000, every penny of which will go towards the upkeep of the Parish Centre. Your continued support is much appreciated and early booking makes it easier for us to plan our catering!
Forthcoming events at Mellor Parish Centre:
Saturday 19 March 1.30 – 5pm: Rubber Bridge Drive – contact Val Wallace on 427 4900.
Saturday 9 April 7.30 pm: Magic of the Musicals Cabaret Evening - Award- winning local company NK Theatre Arts present their favourite selection of musical numbers from Wicked, Miss Saigon, A Chorus Line, Evita, Fame, Les Miserables, West Side Story, Footloose and many more. To finish, there will be a full excerpt from Jesus Christ Superstar which is being staged at The Forum Theatre at the end of April. There will be a cash bar and raffle. Tickets £10, half price for under 16s. Priority booking for Friends from 27 February and the general public from 5 March.
Dates for your diary
Sunday 17 April 11.30 am: Concert by Chethams’ Young Students Sunday 22 May: Mellor Open Gardens Thursday 9 June, 7.30 pm: Wildlife Photography – Dr Michael Leach Saturday 9 July: Rubber Bridge Drive Saturday 16 July: The Great Mellor Bake Off Rainforest Roadshow: date tbc All Tickets from Angela Stead (427 3571) or the Parish Centre.
If you have any ideas for future events, want to renew your subscription or would like to become a Friend of Mellor Parish Centre, please contact Christine Dutson on 0161 427 3775 or [email protected].
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Baker's delight..... Jill Baker
Rhubarb Strudel Cake/Tart A pudding or cake for Easter time to serve warm with ice cream or crème fraîche or cold with tea. Yorkshire rhubarb with its beautiful pink colour will be in the shops. If you do not have (or do not like) almonds leave them out of this rec-ipe. 250 g sweet shortcrust pastry, if you have time the recipe is in the December issue or simply buy some. 300 g/12 oz rhubarb 3 tbsp red fruit jam 100 g/4 oz plain flour 60 g/2 oz butter 50 g/2 oz porridge oats 60 g/2 oz demerara sugar 40 g/1 oz flaked almonds optional Preheat the oven to 180C/350F/gas4
1. Cut the rhubarb into 3 cm chunks and put in a pan with the jam. Stir well and place on a low heat for 8-10mins until soft. Leave to cool.
2. Line a 10 x 10 or 8 x 10 inch tin with greaseproof paper. Roll the pastry thinly and line the tin.
3. Rub the butter into the flour until it is like breadcrumbs. Then stir in oats, sugar and almonds.
4. Spread the cooled rhubarb filling and cover with the streusel mix. 5. Bake for 40 minutes. 6. Dust with icing sugar if desired.
The Big Clean up Anthea Nicholls
When - Saturday 19th March from 10am
Where - in the Church
Who – Holy or ‘not so holy’ Dusters
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Whether you can spare 5 minutes or 5 hours, all types of cleaners/dusters, whatever age, male and female, are welcome. Make new friends and learn new skills!
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Pink Feet above your head in Mellor? Avian Correspondent
A birding note from Pat and Anne O'Mara:-
Apart from the birds in our gardens there are other birds to look out for: geese for example. We're all used to the flocks of Canada Geese skimming our roofs with their raucous calls but more interesting are Pink Footed Geese which fly much higher and have a softer, chattering call to keep the skeins together. In autumn the pink footed
geese leave their breeding grounds in East Greenland and the interior of Iceland and the ice and snow for our more clement weather and head for Eastern Scotland, but large numbers come further south and stop around Martinmere near Southport.
When some of the geese get fed up with carrots they follow the Goyt and Etherow on the way to the Wash and feast on turnip tops. That's where we come in because they can be seen, often in skeins of over a hundred, flying over Mellor Church, Kinder Scout and even up Marple Bridge High Street on their way to the seaside. Keep an eye out especially as many will return in the spring!
Recent interesting sightings are: Lapwings and Golden Plover on Ludworth Moor/ Gun Road; a Barn Owl flying around the Log Farm near Pole Lane/Broadhurst Plantation; Goosanders on Lake by “Archaeological Dig”; and a pair of Great Crested Grebes are back at Roman Lakes. Hurray.
More Paraprosdokians Peter Forbes
1. I asked God for a bike, but I know he doesn't work that way so I stole a bike and asked for forgiveness.
2. I want to die peacefully in my sleep, like my grandfather, not screaming in terror like his passengers.
3. Do not argue with an idiot. He will drag you down to his level and beat you with experience.
4. You do not need a parachute to skydive; you only need one to skydive twice.
5. Always borrow money from a pessimist - he won't expect it back.
6. Hospitality: making your guests feel at home, even if you wish they were.
7. Money can't buy happiness but it makes misery easier to live with.
8. Some people cause happiness wherever they go: some whenever they go.
9. You can always rely on the Americans to do the right thing - after they have tried everything else.
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What is the Church Electoral Roll? Eileen Benford-Miller
In the Church of England, it is your Parish's register of electors; it is the list of those qualified to vote at the annual Parochial Church Meeting (APCM) where the elections take place for the Parochial Church Council (PCC), and the Deanery Synod. It is also our membership list, the number we can count upon as committed members of St Thomas’.
Our electoral roll officer is Eileen Benford-Miller. The roll is revised annually and the new roll is reported at the APCM, which this year is to be held in April. If your name is not on the current roll and you would like it to be added please contact Eileen (427 4311) or the Parish Office (484 5079) for an application form, or download one from the church website at www.mellorchurch.org. They need to be completed and returned to Eileen or the Parish Office no later than 24 March.
Sunday 6 March is Mothering Sunday: at 10am we are having a special church service to say thank you to all our Mums (and Grannies, Nans and Aunties, and Mother Church). It will be a service for all ages, with some good hymns. Please put it in your diary, and send out the invitations now!
It will not be a communion service—however, there will be a communion as normal at 8.30am that day.
Theatre Refreshments During the Theatre on the Hill production of 84 Charing Cross Road, the bar will be open before the show from 7.30 pm, as will the kitchen serving coffee, tea and cake refreshments.
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Sweet & Lowe Kareen Dayes
Can there be anywhere better to live in the British Isles than Mellor? We reside in a lovely part of the world, barely a single house being more than a stone's throw from beautiful countryside. We have a thriving Sports Club, several hostelries offering a variety of delicacies to tantalize our taste-buds and an archeological dig to steep us in history.
Then to cap it all we have 'Sweet & Lowe'. For the eighth consecutive year running Mellor Church was packed to the rafters for an 'evening of song featuring Tom and Jennifer Lowe' ably supported by Mellor Community Choir, conductor Mary Hoult and accompanist Martyn Parkes. It is hard to believe that such a small catchment area boasts such a great host of amazing talent. The concert followed its usual format from classical excerpts, songs from the shows, through to the more contemporary. It was interspersed with delightful touches of humour which goes to make this sort of evening so enjoyable. Can we be fortunate enough to entice our superstars back next year for a ninth consecutive time? If so, I will definitely be booking my ticket.
A final word of thanks and ‘well done’ to 'The Friends' who organize the myriad of events for us throughout the year. This concert alone raised a considerable sum and is one of the largest contributors towards funds raised. 100% of all the profits go into helping to keep the Parish Centre alive.
Queen’s 90th Birthday Celebratory Peal Her Majesty's 90th birthday this year will be celebrated by the bell-ringers in their inimitable style with a special Saturday peal. Boosted by the reception of previous mass rings, the veteran campanologists are again inviting all the village to participate. The 90-minute ring will coincide with the monarch's official birthday on 11th June.
As in the past, everyone wishing to take part in the musical treat will be asked to book in advance - stating, if possible, which year of HM's life they would like to commemorate - by personally ringing the bell for one minute. The tower kings are hoping this momentous event will trigger similar events in churches throughout the realm as the Queen's loyal subjects join in her birthday celebrations - highlighted on her special day in June by the Trooping of the Colour ceremony in London.
A £5 charity donation guarantees your slot in the tower and will include a cup of the infamous bell-ringers' soup. At the moment, the bell-ringers are working on how would-be chimers will be able to book their place online - but in the meantime put the date in your diary and monitor Outlook for further detailed announcements.
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Peter Cunningham Memorial Concerts Paddi Cunningham
Monday 7th March, Mellor Parish Centre at 7.30pm
An evening of Jazz with The Trio
Programme to include standard classics with Dave Lynane, Dave Hassell and Chris Homes. Tickets cost £11 (concessions £10) and are available from
International Key Holidays, 76 Compstall Road, Romiley; Harmony Decor, Market Street, Marple; and Well Pharmacy, 19 Town Street, Marple Bridge.
Editor’s address to his troops in the field I feel it is high time that we at head-office acknowledged the work carried out by the stalwart team of Outlook printers, deliverers and subscription collectors. These unsung heroes who, in all weathers and through all equipment failures, ensure that our readers are supplied with their monthly dose of intellectual stimulus, spiritual sustenance and general parish and church news and information.
Being married to one of these intrepid members of the community, I am aware of the time and hours they put in to distribute the magazine and collect payment of the annual subscription from our blissfully happy and highly intelligent and discerning readership. Thank you 'troops in the field' from your commander and his editorial staff, for all the time and legwork you put in to this endeavour. The thoughts of the editorial staff are always with you as we sit at our computer keyboards. Our community is so much the richer for your endeavours. Your editor and his devoted team attempt to be worthy of your efforts. Whether we succeed or not is another matter!
P.S. A big thank you also, of course, to our devoted readership.
One Voice Tim Lowe
An initiative that has brought together all the faith groups in the Armed Services has close links to Mellor Church. Flight Lieutenant Harriet Tadikonda, who was married in the church, gathered together Hindu, Sikh, Jewish, Muslim, Christian, Buddhist and atheist service men and women to sing with one voice recording the song ‘Path to Peace’. A documentary about the project is being filmed by Chris Mann, who has the MannMade Studios in the Parish Centre. The service personnel are backed by the Military Wives Choir and a video, which includes a shot from Cobden Edge, can be found by Googling ‘path to peace music you tube’ or via the link - youtu.be/7TNWNg6gLdQ
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Power of Prayer - Part 3 Alison Dowdeswell
It seems an obvious statement but prayer is not always about asking for things. It says this in the Communion service we use in Church every Easter: “It is our duty and our joy, at all times and in all places, to give you thanks and praise.”
Have you ever tried that, to say thank you to God, not only for His blessings but also for troubles? I am going to mention a book I’ve written about before. It is called “The Hiding Place”, which was written by a Dutch Christian called Corrie Ten Boom. She was living in Holland, during the Second World War, when it was occupied by the Nazis. She helped to run an underground group that rescued Jews. Sadly, the group was betrayed by an informer. Corrie and her sister Betsie ended up in a concentration camp. How could anyone hold onto their faith in such an evil place? Well, the two sisters did their best to do just that. Every night they would meet with other believers to share a time of prayer. One night, Corrie, looking at a Bible a nurse had smuggled in, read these words: “Give thanks in all circumstances.” (Thessalonians 5 :16-18). Corrie’s immediate response was: “What do I have to give thanks to God for here?” Betsie replied: “What about the bible in your hands? What about your friends here? Thank you Lord Jesus”. And so Betsie went on, until she said: ”Thank you for the fleas in the workroom.” Corrie protested that she was not going to say thank you for fleas! But the very next day Betsie rushed up to her sister. She had overheard a guard remark that he refused to inspect the workroom more often because he hated fleas! This meant that Betsie had more time to tell the other women about her faith and the promise of eternal life through our Redeemer. So, I say once again: “I believe in the power of prayer.”
Marple Choral Society Alison Allcard Marple Choral Society, Guest Conductor: Jonathan Lo, Nelson Mass by Haydn and Dixit Dominus by Handel . Saturday 19 March, 2016 at 7.30 pm. With soloists and Stockport Symphony Orchestra, Norbury Parish Church. Tickets £12 - Students and under-18s half price.
Dementia Drop-In in Marple Pat Harrison
Would anyone who is considering attending this, either those with dementia of any degree or a carer in need of advice/support, please note that the venue has been changed to The Marple Tavern (ex-The Otterspool) on Cross Lane, Marple. The Drop-In will still be every Friday between 10.30 am and 12.30 pm.
We should offer our congratulations to the Rev. Graham Hawley and his team for their hard work and commitment whose success has necessitated the use of premises with more space.
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Cat of Nine Lives? A man goes on a two-month business trip to the United States and leaves his cat with his brother. Three days before his return he calls his brother.
Brother 1: So how is my cat doing?
Brother 2: He's dead.
Brother 1: He's dead! What do you mean he's dead? I loved that cat. Couldn't you think of a nicer way to tell me? I'm leaving in 3 days. Couldn’t you have been a bit more thoughtful? You could have told me today that she got out of the house or something. Then when I called before I left you could have told me we found her but she is up on the roof and we're having trouble getting her down. Then when I called you from the airport you could have told me that the fire department was there and scared her off the roof and the cat died when it hit the ground.
Brother 2: I'm sorry...you're right...that was insensitive I won't let it happen again.
Brother 1: Alright, alright, forget about it. Anyway, how is Mum doing?
Brother 2: She's up on the roof and we're having trouble getting her down.
News from Rose Queen Lucy Thank you so much to everyone who came to our Threetles event. It was a fantastic night and I had loads of fun! We raised over £1500 which is excellent!
We have two more exciting events in March:
Next up is the very last Mellor’s Got Talent. This is on 12th March at 7pm. It is your last chance to show off your hidden skills and take home the coveted crystal bell. Previous events have featured singing nuns, a truly amazing punk band, and two air hostesses who are unlikely to be forgotten….
And then, on 20th March, New Mills Cottage Cakery is running a cake decorating workshop including:
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- piping
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This is just in time to make your Easter cake extra special! After all your hard work we will treat you to afternoon tea. Tickets £10 for adults and £5 for under-18s available from the Parish Centre.
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Letter to the Editor Dear Guy,
I have just received my copy of the February Outlook magazine which reminded me that I had intended to write to you earlier in December just to say thank you for your humorous and interesting issues during 2015. I must admit to being an avid reader of each issue from cover to cover (don’t mention this to the literary police) and thoroughly enjoyed the articles by Nick Sanders and Alison Dowdeswell together with your meanderings. I noticed that in the February issue you mentioned your friendship with Anthony Newley and this brought back wonderful memories of the show ‘Stop the world….’ I’m not sure if my aging memory serves me well but I think it had its premiere in Manchester and Anne and I being captivated when we saw it at the Palace Theatre. It was so fresh and new and so 1960s. Was it Anna Quayle who co-starred? Thanks for the memory, may you long continue to amuse and educate us.
Best wishes
Stan Bannister.
Dear Stan,
Thank you so much for your kind email and comments about Outlook. I plough a rather lonely furrow sometimes with the magazine, doing my best to be all things to all people, so it is much appreciated when an Outlook reader takes the trouble to assure you that you are getting something right occasionally. In fairness, I do get some kind and favourable comments from people who approach me personally and from my 'foot-soldiers' on the ground - but to have one in print! I shall sleep with it under my pillow.
Thank you again. Ed. P.S. Yes. It was Anna Quayle.
Moor End Mellor WI Nancy Cloughley
In January our well-attended meeting was entertained by Mrs Chris Belton who brought an amazing selection of old toys which reminded us of our childhood. It was somewhat unnerving to discover how much we had forgotten, or perhaps not bothered to remember.
Our social strollers will not be meeting until the weather improves a little, but the lunch group goes ahead; more of that next month. Our speaker in March is Mr Alan Hayhurst on “Cheshire Murders”. Please don’t be too frightened to join us!
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Tinkerbell March as they say, enters like a lion but leaves as a lamb and Tinkerbell knows that the advent of longer sunlit days means only one thing - Spring cleaning. The bell-ringers' hero last week met some of the parish's Holy Dusters and got stuck in with their routine polishing of the church's treasures.
He still can't believe his luck that he has escaped the dark caverns of the Ludworth peppermint mine and is more than welcome to repay the bell-ringers' kind offer of sanctuary by sweeping away the odd cobweb. Tinkerbell comes from a long line of equine dirt-shifters as his mother out of the Arkle stable was dubbed Sparkle and won several Maiden Sweepstakes despite carrying top weight. Tinkerbell's fluffy mane is very useful in dusting the pews of St Thomas and of course he has no fear of dark ecclesiastical corners having spent so much of his youth in the underground hell of the Rowarth colliery.
As you can see, Tinkerbell has made lots of new friends and is looking forward to making a special appearance at this year's Church Fete in the soon-to-be-resurrected Donkey Derby. However, Tinkerbell's former cruel owner, a man with Irish connections, is still offering a reward for his recapture and the little pony has to live under the shadow of immediate incarceration so if you see him, be careful who you tell. Remember: death is a weed and requires no rein.
Donate Foreign and British stamps Ann Preston
Every day another 100 people will start to lose their sight. The Royal National Institute of Blind People (RNIB) is the
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We can raise money from British and overseas new and used stamps. We also collect first day covers, presentation packs and albums. Please leave approximately 1cm of envelope around each stamp and send them to: RNIB Stamp Appeal, PO Box 185, Benfleet, Essex SS7 9BG. Alternatively take them to the Parish Centre where I will be more than willing to sort them out and do the rest. Thanks.
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Cobden Edge Cross Marian Thompson
What’s happened to the cross? Many people enjoying the walks around Cobden Edge have noticed something missing – severe winds last December tore off the top of the large cross sited there. The cross was placed on the hilltop by Churches Together in Marple Area in 1970; it’s been a popular land-mark ever since. The Churches have agreed to replace the cross and this major work is now being costed. An appeal will then be launched to restore this local landmark. Watch this space!
Sainsbury’s School Vouchers Lorraine Forbes
Sainsbury’s have just started offering their vouchers for 2016. Mellor Primary School have collected these vouchers for several years and have been able to redeem them for many useful items of equipment. If you would like to donate your vouchers you can hand them in to school or you can give them to me (they can be left in the Parish Centre for me to collect) and I will ensure that they are delivered.
Go Bananas or Nuts. Judith Shiel Life is normally a frenzy of activity and we madly rush from one essential thing to the next (yes, I do remember what it was like to rush for the 8-something train via a crowded car park). However it’s good to pause and think about a few topics when possible and Lent is a good time to do so. One such topic is how we shop. Again, it’s usually a rush as the days of pottering from one small shop to the next for each individual item has passed. However what we buy has a great impact on the lives of many small farmers in the developing world. It is Fairtrade Fortnight this year from 29 February to 13 March, and the Fairtrade Foundation is focusing on food security. Many small farmers growing the commodities we take for granted have to devote all their land to growing cash crops, and if the world price falls, they suffer. Also they don’t have space to grow food crops for their own use. Fair Trade certification guarantees a basic price for commodities, and if the international price rises, some extra money which communities can invest in food to eat, improving their land and growing different crops. Small farmers can then not only provide food for their families, but education and medical care as well. So it would be good to take a little time while shopping to look for the Fair Trade logo. Or how about having a Fair Trade breakfast, using tea/coffee/bananas/jam or honey? And if you are dashing through Stockport station early on Saturday 5 or 12 March, look out for a pop-up stall, and possibly a free banana. Meanwhile, see www.fairtrade.org.uk for more information, or the Traidcraft website (www.traidcraft.co.uk) to see what is available. If you see anything you would like me to order, please let me know ([email protected]).
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Prayer for the Month
Thought for the Month
Day after day? I can handle a bright burst of new enthusiasm, short lived as the spring sunshine. It fits my diary. I’m free on Tuesday, seven to ten. Or Sunday afternoon. And when it’s over I can move to something else. Day after day, the long grind in low gear up the steep hill of daily living, daily giving. I look for short cuts to bypass all the hassle. They’re not marked. Day after day. The only way. Then suddenly the realisation comes. Your presence with me. Quietly, consistently. Yours too the daily walk, the patient taking of the narrow road. I ask, “Day after day?” I see you nod and say, “I’m with you. Day after day.” Let’s make a start, Lord.
Eddie Askew: ‘No Strange Land’
Mankind's moral sense is not a strong beacon light, radiating outward to illuminate in sharp outline all that it touches. It is, rather, a small candle flame, casting vague and multiple shadows, flickering and sputtering in the strong winds of power and passion, greed and ideology. But brought close to the heart and cupped in one's hands, it dispels the darkness and warms the soul.
James Q Wilson (1931 - 2012): 'The Moral Sense'
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From the Registers
Holy Baptism
On 14th February - Henri Pegg
On 21st February - Ronny Clements
- Frederick Bass
Wedding Blessing
On 2nd January - Will Newton and Sophie McCarthy
The Departed
We remember before God and commend to His love and mercy
Geoff Smith
Ronald Clements
We offer our love and sympathy to all who mourn them
A Nun’s Prayer Lord, Thou knowest better than I know myself that I am growing older and will someday be old. Keep me from the fatal habit of thinking I must say something on every subject and on every occasion. Release me from craving to straighten out everybody’s affairs. Make me thoughtful but not moody; helpful but not bossy.
With my vast store of wisdom, it seems a pity not to use it all, but Thou knowest Lord that I want a few friends at the end. Keep my mind free from the recital of endless details; give me wings to get to the point. Seal my lips on my aches and pains. They are increasing, and love of rehearsing them is becoming sweeter as the years go by.
I dare not ask for grace enough to enjoy the tales of others’ pains, but help me to endure them with patience. I dare not ask for improved memory, but for a growing humility and a lessening cocksureness when my memory seems to clash with the memories of others. Teach me the glorious lesson that occasion-ally I may be mistaken.
Keep me reasonably sweet; I do not want to be a Saint - some of them are so hard to live with - but a sour old person is one of the crowning works of the devil. Give me the ability to see good things in unexpected places, and talents in unexpected people.
And, give me, O Lord, the grace to tell them so. Amen.
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Stewards Rota
Church Rotas
Date 8.30 am 10.00 am 6.30 pm
6 Mar P Cooke A Nicholls and C Starling A Dowdeswell
13 Mar A Mason A Allcard and H Ruffell J Shiel
20 Mar J Gregory I and C Hamilton R and J Elliot
27 Mar M Myatt M Lowe and M Williams -
3 Apr P Cooke D Jellyman and A Dowdeswell A Dowdeswell
Please arrange your own substitute. If necessary phone Anthea Nicholls on 427 2187. Stewards should sit where they can see the door easily, so they can see latecomers and hand them service books and show them to a seat.
6 Mar Mothering Sunday 3 Apr Easter Flowers
13 Mar No flowers (Lent) 10 Apr Audrey Dowdeswell
20 Mar No flowers (Lent) 17 Apr Pat Linnell
27 Mar Easter—Flower group 24 Apr Pam Holt
If you wish to change a date please contact Jenny Johnson on 427 1348. The church key is also available from the Parish Office (484 5079) weekday mornings.
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27 Mar P and P Harrison Please contact Anthea Nicholls on 427 2187 if there are any problems . 3 Apr J Burrows and E Wilson
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