trinity church honley newsletter february 2014

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Newsletter February 2014

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Day Date Events in February

Tuesday 4 Women’s Fellowship Meeting in The Arthurs’ Room 2.30pm. Speaker: to be confirmed.’ Chairlady: Joyce Draper

Tuesday 11 Circuit Leisure Group Meet at Meltham Methodist church at 11am f or a 2 hour walk, picnic lunch and talk.

Sunday 16 Trinity Church / Civic Society ’Map Reading’ Walk. Meet at 2.15pm at Trinity f or a walk led by Bert Neary . Bring a compass if you have one in case Bert gets lost.

Tuesday 18 Women’s Fellowship Meeting in The Arthurs’ Room 2.30pm: Speaker to be conf irmed.. Chairlady Margaret Armitage

24 February — Start of FAIRTRADE FORTNIGHT

Trinity Church February 2014

SERVICES

Time Minister /Organiser Vestibule

Stewards

Church

Stewards Flowers

Coffee team Pat Waite +

2 1030 Rev Dr Philip

Clements-Jewery †

Martin Hirst

Caroline Page

Glenys Pallister

Pat Waite Joy ce Draper

Rachel Boothroy d

Joy ce Draper

9 1030 Steve Harvey Eileen & Peter

Marshall Bob & Jane Armitage Karen Stannard

Jean Wood

Margaret Armitage

16 1030 Rev Tim Moore

(Inv itation Sunday)

Dav id Redf earn

Ronnie Moncur

Margaret Armitage

Penny Winterbottom Helen Amster

Barbara Leach

Pam Redfearn

23 1030 Michael Richardson †† Doreen Sykes

Karen Stannard

Hiary Turner

Caroly nne Roberts Sy lvia Hallas

Joy ce Draper

Audrey Hawkswell

And in March—— FAIRTRADE Fortnight continues till 9th

Spring Social on Sunday March 16th. Organised by the Activities Committee. Lunch, games, etc. More details later.

Junior Church. Trinity has a Junior Church which takes place

during the latter part of the service, apart from the Sundays when there’s All-Age Worship. The children's corner in church is always av ailable for the younger

ones and their carers. It also has a second-hand book shelf in the west transept, books 25p each.

†† Mike Richardson has been a local preacher since 1984 and is currently Treasurer f or the

Huddersf ield Methodist Circuit. Prior to his retirement he worked in mobile telecoms and bef ore that in computer systems. Mike and wif e

Beth like to walk and enjoy caravan holidays both locally and f urther afield.

† Philip Clements-Jewery has been a

Baptist minister f or 40 years. From 2003 until retirement in 2011 he was minister of New North Road Baptist Church.

While there he published a book* on the theology of intercessory prayer. In retirement he continued as the Baptist Ecumenical Officer for

West Yorkshire and a member of West York-shire Ecumenical Council. Recently he joined Huddersf ield Town Centre Chaplaincy team, supporting

people working in the retail sector.

*‘Intercessory Prayer: Modern Theology, Biblical Teach-

ing and Philosophical Thought’, $99 in hardback from Amazon, but we’re lucky in getting him on special offer..

LENT LUNCHES The Lent Lunches this year begin on Thursday 6th

March and continue on Thursdays for seven weeks. They are held in the Parish Rooms, Church Street. Syl-

via Hallas would be grateful for any volunteers to make soup and help on one of these Thursdays.. The pro-

ceeds from the lunches go to The Honley Aid in Sick-ness Fund. Please ring Sylvia Hallas on 662929 if you

can help. Thank you.

Cover Story

We had some fun with an egg at the covenant service last month. You know how it feels in January when all the excitement of Christmas has evaporated and we feel a bit ‘low’? Well, the idea here was to remember to keep the momentum of Christmas and to remember that Jesus’ promise is to be

with us all the time.

We took a fresh egg and spun it round on the table and then whilst in full spin

we stopped it, taking our finger off almost immediately.

We discovered that the egg started to spin again – voila! Jesus is not just for Christmas but carries on being with us all year round. (You can try this at home, and by the way, it’s a good way to test whether an egg is fresh or hardboiled. If it’s hardboiled it won’t spin again after

you’ve taken your finger off!).

Food Bank at Honley Library Since January there have been two food bank vol-

unteers in Honley Library every Wednesday from 2 to 4pm for anyone calling in to collect a bag of food sup-

plies put together by the Food Bank Volunteers (Holme Valley). Food banks also operate from the Methodist,

Full Life and Parish churches in Holmfirth. Bags are also held by schools and GP surgeries.

Trinity Church Honley Newsletter February 2014 3

Minister’s Message

Promises, promises By Rev Tim Moore

Mark 10:35-40

How was January for you? How long did your New Year Resolutions last? Whatever it

was I hope it lasted longer than mine – one day! However, I

remember making it and how

sincere I was when I made it . That will have to do I think - for

now anyway, although I can

always attempt it afresh at the start of each new month. I hope that

God also knows how sincere I was

when I made it too.

The passage from Mark reminds

me that the request from James

and John was a bit like my New Year resolution – sincere

although doomed to never being

realised. Yet I think that when Jesus hears this request it makes

him smile. ‘When you sit on your

throne we want you to let us sit

with you…’

At this stage in the gospel, Jesus in en route to Jerusalem and talking about what it means to be a

pilgrim and what the cost will be.

James and John have worked this out and so they ask Jesus this big

question, knowing that he will ask

them something like, ‘Do you have what it takes?’ They know that

they have – they are genuinely

sincere. But just like a game of poker, Jesus raises the stakes and

(to mix my metaphors) then he

trumps them both with the reply “Sorry, but that position is not

mine to give away”. It must have been a bit disheartening to have

promised to drink the cup of

suffering only to be told that they

need to look at the bigger picture.

So what is the bigger picture for

us today as we enter February with broken promises behind us? It is, I am suggesting, that only

good friends would dare interrupt the Messiah on his way to

Jerusalem in the middle of some

major teaching on what being a disciple means. Only a true friend

would take a calculated risk of

asking something so big that even if it was refused, wouldn’t destroy

the friendship. Only a true friend

would have enough confidence in their relationship to even think

about asking the question.

I think Jesus’ walk was a lonely one and that he needed to hear the

voices of true friends who were

willing to lean on their relationship and be honest and open and offer

their sincerity as it stood – then

and there. A foolish request? Yes. An ambitious request? Probably.

A naive request? Of course. A

request from a friend that showed the depth of their relationship?

Refreshingly, a resounding Yes!

So as we start February let’s

lean on the relationship with

God that we have built up and let’s not be afraid to be naïve or

overly-bold as we ask things of

our good friend.

Tim Moore

mobile: 07837 128611

email: [email protected]

Hope Friday Night Coffee Project

The Friday Night Coffee Project sets up on the bridge at the bottom of

Victoria Street Holmfirth and gives out hot drinks to anyone who is out

and about in Holmfirth from 10pm

until midnight every Friday.

We provide a listening ear and a safe place for people to wait for a

taxi or lifts home. The aim is to share God’s love through action rather

than just words but we do not hide who we are and regularly have con-

versations about faith and have also on occasions prayed with people.

Our volunteers come from a number of the churches in the Holmfirth

area. Over the past 5 years we have served about 10,000 drinks; and that

is a lot of tea, coffee, hot chocolate

and conversations!

This time last year we collected the

Examiner wish tokens and you might recently have seen us in the paper

as part of the promotion for this year’s wish token appeal. As a re-

sult of collecting the tokens plus ad-ditional donations we were able to

purchase a gazebo providing much appreciated shelter. On the occa-

sions we have put it up we have had more people come to the table to

shelter from the rain.

Our biggest need at the moment is

for more volunteers, who can com-mit to come out on a regular basis,

particularly men as we need to have a mixed group on the bridge, and it

would be good to have more people to share the load as we have had

some people drop out due to i ll

health and other issues.

The main support we need is prayer

and we believe that from this God provides. We meet at Holmfirth

Methodist church at 7am on the first Wednesday of every month for half

an hour of prayer followed by break-fast of coffee and pastries and any-

one is welcome to join us. Our sup-plies have come from donations of

tea, coffee, hot chocolate, occa-sional tins of sweets and money,

and these are gratefully received.

If you would like to find out more

about us and what we do come along to see the bright lights of

Holmfirth on a Friday night between 10 and 12 or contact Chris and

Teresa Turner.

Tel: 01484 680288

[email protected]

[email protected]


Missions

RANA PLAZA- THE WORLD’S DEADLIEST FACTORY COLLAPSE

When the eight story Rana Plaza collapsed at Savar,

Bangladesh on April 24th last year, it was the worst gar-ment factory accident and deadliest structural failure in

history: 1,129 people died 2,500 were injured. More

than half the victims were women, and some of their children.

Rana Plaza had contained clothing factories, a bank,

apartments and shops- which were evacuated immedi-

ately when cracks were discovered in the building. But the garment factories ignored warnings and ordered em-

ployees to return to work. The building collapsed on top

of them.

Bangladesh is the world’s second largest clothing ex-

porter and has one of the highest wage inequalities in the world. Average wages in the garment industry in

Bangladesh were well below the country’s living wage.

Wages actually went down between 2001 and 2011.

Since 2005 an estimated 1,800 Bangladesh garment workers have been killed in factory fires and collapses.

Lord of all,

For the times that we buy without thought

of those who have produced our clothes,

when we have sacrificed ethics for economy,

we ask forgiveness;

God of justice,

Help us to hate injustice as you do,

To speak up for those with no voice,

and to s tand with those who are forced to work

in clothes factories for little rewa rd in Bangladesh;

King of kings,

We pray for leaders a nd politicians in Bangladesh,

for lawyers a nd for business leaders,

that you would not let them rest

until there is justice for the garment workers in tha t country.

Amen.

Us (United Society) part of the Church of Bangladesh Group.

A RANA PLAZA WORKER’S STORY

Monika Hambrom, aged 25, had been working in the New Wave Style Garment factory in Rana Plaza for 18

months before she was seriously injured

in the factory collapse. She was a helper, earning around £24 a month,

with overtime. A Christian, Monika’s

earnings supported her family living in a village in Dinajpur district. Monika

complained of difficulty breathing in

the heat of the factory, the lack of medi-cal facilit ies and fire protection, the lack of rest rooms

and toilets, and the threatening attitudes of employers

who tried to load her with extra work.

About this Page

The story above is a bit different from the usual reports we publish,

which generally concern rural ar-eas of Bangladesh prone to flood-

ing. The above should make us think about the amount we pay for

our clothes.

Trinity Church supports two Over-

seas Missions; ‘Commitment for Life’ (Bangladesh) , a world devel-

opment programme of the United Reformed Church , and

Phakamisa, a ministry of Pinetown Methodist Church, South Africa.

The Christmas Card, on the right, is from one of the carers trained at

Phakamisa.


Over a century ago

Flat-pack Chu rch Pat Waite reports on an unusual building,

assembled from a DIY kit- St Mary’s Church, Newton-by-the-Sea, Northumberland.

‘In September I visited this church, which was bought in kit form in 1903, is still open daily

and nowadays holds three services a month. It

has a green corrugated iron exterior and a very simple interior with a beautiful altar cloth and

lectern drop, all beautifully kept and maintained. I recommend a visit to the church, the village-

and the beach.’ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~

From the church website (worth a visit):

http://www.stmaryschurch.info/newton.htm

The seating for the congregation is almost

certainly contempo ra ry with the church building.

The backs of the seats can be moved to face in either

direction (l ike in old trams). In the past, for Sunday

School, the backs of alternate rows were moved

so that the children could sit in groups

The regularity of services and attendance has

varied considerably over the years, with a peak in 1955 and a low of 56 in 1975. Today on

average some 700 people attend services in any year This l ittle church continues to serve the

small population and holidaymakers of Newton and plays an important part in the life of the

vil lage.

CONGREGATIONAL CHURCH,

HONLEY,

January 1904.

DEAR SIR, OR MADAM,

Owing to the gradual decay and imperfect ventila-

tion of the present structure, together with the de-

mand for increased and better seating accommoda-

tion, the friends at the above place of worship have

long felt the need of a New Church.

With this object in view they have been

working in various ways for over 4 years, and have

purchased a suitable plot of land adjoining the

School at a cost of £230 18s. 3d, and in addition

have raised the sum of £1,033 13s. 7d. up to De-

cember 31st, 1903, towards the cost of the building.

It is hoped that by means of this Bazaar, a

substantial amount may be added to the above.

Parcels of goods or donations will be thank-

fully received by the following:

Mrs. ROBERTS, Woodhead Road, Honley,

Mrs. J. ROBINSON, Berry Croft House, Honley,

Mrs. J. SHAW, Westgate, Honley,

Mrs. T. A. THORNTON, Ryecroft, Honley,

Mrs. MORGAN, The Manse, Honley.

HERBERT S. DRAKE, Treasurer, Holmleigh, Honley.

ARTHUR SYKES, Secretary, Briarfield, Honley.

~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~

If you don’t recognise the church in the picture, think

‘Scout Hut’, and for ‘School’ think ‘Anchor Housing’

CRYING HELPS A four year old child had a next

door neighbour, an elderly gentleman, who had just

recently lost his wife. Upon seeing the man cry, the little boy went into the old gentleman's yard, climbed onto his lap, and just sat there. When his Mother

asked what he had said to the neighbour, the little boy said, 'Nothing, I just helped him cry'


Out and about

Dominic Harris reports on the day after Christmas On Boxing day, a dry but cold afternoon (not pour-

ing with rain l ike last year), a group from Trinity, the Civic society and a family of four from Lindley joined

together for a walk. There were prizes up for grabs if you completed certain challenges with compasses.

Bert (Neary) told everyone how to use a compass be-fore we set off.

Other prizes were for guessing cracker jokes e.g. how Good King

Wenceslas liked his pizzas: ‘Deep pan, crisp and even’ (groan). At the

end of the walk Bert said “At least we didn’t get lost”.

(This was thanks to my excellent navigation skil ls. D Harris age 9)

Let us pray (that we're not lost)

Linda Craven goes back a month more The November Circuit walk saw 26 walkers kitted

up for a circular walk from Wooldale chapel, led by

Brian Williams. It was a fresh sunny day with beautiful views of the hillside vil lages along the Holme Valley

and the added bonus of the autumnal colours on the trees.

Walking along Cliff

edge we were able to

see the new circular

stone structure in Cliff Rec. (picture) This has been funded with the help from Holme Valley Parish Coun-

cil, Kirklees Council and Heritage Lottery Fund. The sculptured stones around it were designed by children

of Scholes and Wooldale schools depicting bugs, flowers, beasties and games played on the Rec. It is

classed as a QE2 field - a place for recreation for ever. Let us hope so. Well worth a detour.

Going back even further (and because we have a report on it) to October’s outing of the Leisure

Group, Di Harris writes: On Tuesday the 8th October twenty three folk met

at Shepley for a super walk led by Edmund Spavin. It

was a beautiful day with regard to the weather which meant that we had great views of the surrounding

area from numerous vantage points. Edmund pointed out landmarks as we went, although, sorry Edmund,

at times his voice was carried away by the wind on the tops. Back at church we enjoyed lunch together fol-

lowed by a pleasurable time trying our skil ls out play-ing games such as shove halfpenny, bagatelle and

shoot a duck. One or two amongst us proved to be quite competitive!

‘Wider still and wider, shall thy bounds be set’ This is what the Circuit Leisure

Group (formerly the Holmfirth Cir-

cuit Leisure Group) looks

like– a motley crew but all mak-

ing the most of the glorious coun-

tryside we live in, and the good

company we keep. Now of

course, we are the Huddersfield

Circuit, and to celebrate this

increase in our bounds, a walk has been arranged round ALL the 30 churches in the Circuit.. Not all in

an afternoon, but from March 8th to 23rd. 8th– Holm-firth-Wooldale-Brockholes-Honley. 9th— Honley-

Netherton-Meltham, and so on. it takes in several churches a day, and yet you get to go back home

every night. You don’t have to do the lot, can pick just a few, but it’s a chance to discover what other

churches are like, and there’ll be refreshments at them! It’s organised by Nicki Smith. See our notice

board or the website for the full schedule. JM

Saint Valentine’s Day is 14 February

So, what does 'Love' mean?

A group of professional people posed this question to a group of 4 to 8 year-olds, 'What does 'love' mean?'

'When someone loves you, the way they say your

name is different. You just know that your name is

safe in their mouth.' Billy - age 4

'Love is what's in the room with you at Christmas if you stop opening presents and listen.' Bobby - age 7

If you want to learn to love better, you should start

with a friend who you hate,' Nikka - age 6 (we need a few million more Nikka's on this planet)

'You really shouldn't say 'I love you' unless you mean

it. But if you mean it, you should say it a lot. People

forget.' Jessica - age 8


Sleeping rough in Kirklees

Night Shelter Provision – a pilot scheme to help

homeless people in Huddersfield

Background: Hilary Turner, Marion Bainbridge and I have attended a couple of meetings between us to talk

about being involved in a scheme to help homeless

people in Huddersfield.

The scheme is to provide not only overnight shelter, but also pastoral care and support to the people who find

themselves homeless. A pilot scheme is currently tak-

ing place in Calderdale with the Salvation Army.

A pilot scheme is also to run in Kirklees during the month of March 2014. The Huddersfield Mission has

offered to host the first week and the organisers are looking for at least 3 more churches to be involved to

cover the whole month. Lockwood Baptist and Lindley Methodist Churches have already committed them-

selves to this and Holmfirth Methodist Church is also

interested.

At the meetings, we discussed the following:

What makes a suitable venue?

Space for camp beds for a maximum of 10 people.

Storage for the bedding, etc. during the daytime.

If both men and women, this would mean two sleeping

areas, though this is unlikely.

Provision for making hot drinks, but not for cooking.

In March, the Mission Café would be open every day for

breakfast and evening meal. However, at present it is not open at the weekends. The Mission staff are

to look at this, as they see it as their problem to pro-

vide these meals on a daily basis.

Insurance – this may incur some small expense to the

church. This can be checked.

Provision of volunteers: Roles: Team Leader (must be

DBS cleared); overnight supervisors (at least 1 per two guests and turns taken to stay awake all night!);

befrienders (pastoral care). Job specs are to be pre-

pared and circulated for these roles.

There is a possibility that volunteers from the Calder-dale pilot would be prepared to help in Kirklees dur-

ing the month of March. This is to be checked and

confirmed one way or the other.

To get a flavour of what it would be like, we can join the Calderdale pilot at 7.30 p.m. on a Friday or a Sunday

during February.

The guests are not accepted in an “open door policy”.

All are referred, either by the police or by an agency, e.g. Homeless UK, WomenCentre Kirklees, with a

full Risk Asse ssment conducted on each person be-

fore acceptance.

Training: There is a possibility that we could access on-line safeguarding training through the Kirklees web-

site. We will be advised of this and other training to

be provided.

Flexible arrangements depending on the church:

Length of hosting could be 2, 3, 4 days; not necessarily

a whole week.

Time of departure in the morning – at Trinity we would

need to be sure that the premises were vacated by 8 a.m. to ensure security of the Playgroup if we were

hosting on a week day.

If we wish to be involved, there are two possibilities:

Offer our church as the host venue OR

Offer our services as volunteers to help at other

churches within the Kirklees pilot in March.

So how could Trinity help? Approximately ten church

members have offered their help during the month of March. We feel therefore that we can offer either two

days hosting the homeless people at our church during the last week of March, or, if all the pilot weeks are cov-

ered, we could offer volunteers to help other churches. We could also visit the Halifax pilot to get a better idea

of what it wil l be like. I agree with many of you that it is with some trepidation that we make this offer, but I’m

delighted that we are in a position to make a contribu-tion and if we all support each other, I’m sure it will work

well. I will keep you informed.

Jane Armitage, 12.01.2014

Down and Out in London

In 1913, the Fabian activist Maud Pember Reeves published the shocking Round about a Penny a Week. Her four-year study among the working poor in London’s Lambeth revealed

the extent of food poverty families were suffering and the high mortality rate of their children.

Soup kitchens had opened up along the Embankment and in the parish of St Martin-in-the-

Fields. The new vicar. Dick Shepherd, offered the church crypt as a night shelter for the homeless, declaring St Martin's should be "the church of the ever-open door". Its doors have

been open ever since to London's down-and-outs.


Wordsearch

February Wordsearch

February opens with Candlemas – the naming of

Jesus in the temple. Simeon and Anna praised God

to see the promised Messiah, sent by a loving God to

save his people. February also celebrates the love

between men and women: Valentine cards and

wedding fayres abound. ‘Love’ as in social

compassion is also remembered: Fair Trade

fortnight, Holocaust Memorial Day, World Leprosy

Day, Education Sunday and National Nest Box

Week.... Love is truly needed by everyone!

There’s a word in the list below which is not in the square. This ‘rogue word’ is hidden elsewhere in the Newsletter. You’ll have to search for it.

NAMING

CHRIST CANDLES SIMEON

ANNA TEMPLE

LOVE

VALENTINE ROMANCE MATTHIAS

FAIRTRADE FORTNIGHT

COFFEE

BANANAS CHOCOLATE JUSTICE

POVERTY NEST BOX

MARRIAGE

WEDDING HOLOCAUST LEPROSY

EDUCATION SUNDAY

Christmas Food for Thought quiz

The winner was Kath Clarkin from U3A Ladies Choir. £150 was raised for OMG funds which supports Phakamisa and Commitment for Life. A lot of people wanted to know the correct answers, so here they are:

Soups and starters 1. Urge huskies to space mushroom. 2. Cattle with a story following we hear oxtail 3. Dope acts part and before poor thespian pea & ham 4. Might take a couple of swallows birds nest soup 5. Lemon twist melon 6. AA start an alarm travelling without jacks taramasalata 7. Avoid tangled tape duck pate 8. Small piece about king before fancy drink prawn cocktail Fish 9. What William gave Kate herring 10. Overheads from Murray swirl around its reported lobster 11. £19 exchanged squid 12. Rotate tail hub halibut 13. Commercial terms for handover could be a hoax cod 14. Small island in the locality plaice 15. Head of train robbers is not in trout 16. Heart of horrible monster underfoot lemon sole Main 17. Overturned general complaint beef Wellington 18. Heard young you with brand new cheek lamb & mint sauce 19. Wager 3.14 approximately steak pie 20. Grumble grouse 21. Found in kiln west of Pennines Lancashire hot-pot 22. Sounds right mark for a fortified Sicilian to follow coward

chicken tikka masala 23. A portion of the hog’s back partridge 24. Mix up young fish stir-fry 25. Ella sang next part in middle lasagne 26. Encourage with shots egg & chips 27. Heard that water city is not switched off venison 28. Pinky and Perky’s decorations? pork medallion 29. Threaded fastener wound joined rent nut cutlet Vegetables 30. Turn before a church spinach 31. One variety of Scandinavian swede 32. Sounds like a lifeboat might be needed if you have this leek 33. Eat everything in France mange tout 34. New growth follows capital from Europe Brussels sprouts 35. Rust on vehicle carrot 36. …..shows how old a taxi is? cabbage Sweets and puddings 37. Something to wash Tom with? ginger 38. Yearn for Adam’s downfall to disintegrate pineapple crumble 39. Has Richard got measles? spotted dick 40. ….. or my jolly Pa out of sorts jam roly-poly 41. How to start a race sago 42. Must I air alternative? tiramisu 43. A beaut Aussie warbler peach melba. Drinks 44. Price for clearing throat we hear coffee 45. Twentieth tea 46. The successor to brand X? brandy 47. Rapidly beat a chromosome whisky 48. Fake injury reported? champagne 49. Left on lifeboat port 50. Drinking ends in confusion gin

Thank you– Enjoy your meal. Don’t forget to add a tip


Regular Events at Honley Library Tel 222340

Story time for the under 5s- 2.30 pm Friday afternoons in

term time. Stories and craft activity. Come on in!

BITS – introduction to using a computer Getting started with IT – Wednesday sessions stating at 10

am every 2 weeks from Sept 11th . Please book in advance.

Honley library book group– Every 2nd Wednesday of the

month at 10.30. Pick up the choice of the month in advance.

Family history- help and advice with an expert. Plus free

use of www.ancestry.co.uk to card holders every 2nd

Wednesday of the month 2 – 4pm

Knit and natter. Every Monday 5.30– 7.00 Bring your knitting / sewing/ craft work and

have a chat and free refreshments.

Friends of Honley Library’ group. For information please

contact Suzanne Dufton. Tel 661214

Letters / Notices etc

Booking a room at Trinity Church

The Upper Room

9.5m x 7m.Capacity 60 seated. Kitchen facilities. Access by stairs, not suitable for wheelchairs. £38.50 per 4 hr session

The Arthurs’ Room Ground floor room size 9m x

5.5m. Capacity 35 seated. Facilities for refreshments.

Access for disabled. £38.50-£44.00 per 4 hr session.

If you know of an organisation looking for a space please

recommend Trinity Church. Good for birthday parties, meetings, rehearsal rooms etc.

Contact Karen Stannard 01484 664648 .

For weddings, baptisms, funerals, etc contact Rev Tim Moore 01484 608913

Great for parties!

Regular room bookings at Trinity

Playgroup- Mon, Tues, Weds, Thurs, Fri (morning)

Contact- Carolynn Roberts 661024

Mums & Toddlers- Tuesday morning

Contact- Deborah Fawcett 663966

Drama Groups- Friday evening, Saturday morning

Contact- Natalie Haigh 340859 / 07840800601

Brownies- Wednesday evening

Contact- Ann Dove 665669

Zumba-(seated Zumba—Friend-to-Friend group) 2nd & 4th Thursdays Contact tel 687773, also

Tai Chi- Weds 1-3pm fortnightly 6 & 20 Nov, 4 Dec

FAITHWATCH WEEKLY POLICE CRIME REPORT

BURGLARY OTHER - 13 DEC 2013, 1700 HRS ENTER GROUNDS, OPEN SECURITY FENCE TO GAIN ENTRY TO LARGE WOODEN DOORS OF CHURCH THEN USE UNKNOWN

IMPLEMENT TO TRY AND FORCE LOCK. NO ENTRY GAINED HOPTON UNITED REFORMED CHURCH, LOWER HOPTON

See something suspicious? 101 is the number to ca ll

COLLECTIONS The collection for the Philippines Disaster Fund real-ised £434, and the collection at the 22nd December

carol service was £70

Letter to the EditorLetter to the EditorLetter to the EditorLetter to the Editor

mail- 27 Moorside Rd, Honley, HD9 6HR

email- [email protected]

PLEASE PUT YOUR ADDRESS AND THE DATE on

your letters!

From Jennifer Armitage, Meltham Road, 7 January Dear Friends at Trinity, Jennifer and family wish to

thank you all for the flowers, condolence cards and letters received at this very sad time.

Also sincere thanks to Rev Tim Moore for his care

and comforting service.

Please keep on saving

your stamps (with a good margin all round) for

Kirkwood Hospice. There’s a box for them in

the vestibule. Colin Hill.

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Mystery growth strikes Scouts’ Carol Service

We are sti ll trying to identify this lady (probably)

who, with her assistant, won the ‘How many bal-

loons can you get in a stocking on your head’ compe-

tition. It was all part of the 6th Holme Valley

(Trinity Church) Scout Group’s Carol Service on Friday 13th December (which might account for it).

On a more serious side of the same service Cub

Leader Joy Fieldsend was formally invested by

District Commissioner Alan Whiteley. After the

very enjoyable service refreshments were served

in the Scout headquarters across the road.

This is your cooperative! The Toll House, 32-34 Huddersfield Road, Holmfirth.

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Contributions to Vera Stanley

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Taylor’s Foodstore Fairtrade February Crossword This puzzle is sponsored by Taylor’s Foodstore Meltham

Road, Honley, a local store which supports local charities. The winner will get a voucher to take to Tony Washington at the store

and get a big block of Cadbury’s Fairtrade Milk Chocolate!

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8 Interrogated (Acts 12:19) (5-8) 9 ‘Burn it in a wood fire on the — heap’ (Leviticus 4:12) (3)

10 Tobit, Judith, Baruch and the books of Esdras and the Maccabees are part of it (9)

11 Science fi ction (abbrev.) (3-2) 13 Clay pit (anag.) is normal (7)

16 Went to (John 4:46) (7) 19 ‘Therefore, I urge you, brothers, in view of God’s

mercy, to — your bodies as living sacri fices’ (Romans 12:1) (5)

22 David’s plea to God concerning those referred to in 14 Down: ‘On — — let them escape’ (Psalm 56:7) (2,7)

24 Arc in a motoring organisation (1,1,1) 25 How the book of Ezekiel refers to God more than 200 times

(Ezekiel 2:4) (9,4) Down

1 Seas (Proverbs 8:24) (6) 2 One of the sons of Eli the priest, killed in battle by the Philistines (1

Samuel 4:11) (6) 3 Specialist in the study of the Muslim religion (8)

4 ‘Do not rebuke an older man harshly, but — him as if he were your father’ (1 Timothy 5:1) (6)

5 One of Esau’s grandsons (Genesis 36:11) (4) 6 Taking a chance (colloq.) (2,4)

7 God’s instructions to the Israelites concerning grain offerings: ‘ — salt to — your offerings’ (Leviticus 2:13) (3,3)

12 Confederation of British Industry (1,1,1) 14 ‘All day long they twist my words; they are always — to harm

me’ (Psalm 56:5) (8) 15 The crowd’s reaction to Jesus bringing back to life a widow’s son

in Nain (Luke 7:16) (3) 16 Disappear (Psalm 104:35) (6)

17 How Jeremiah was likely to die if he wasn’t rescued from the cistern where he was imprisoned (Jeremiah 38:9) (6)

18 What the prophets do to a wall, with whitewash (Ezekiel 13:10, RSV) (4,2)

20 Made by a plough (Job 39:10) (6) 21 Noah was relieved when the flood waters continued to — (Gen 8:5) (6)

23 Jesus gave the Twelve the power and authority to do this to diseases (Luke 9:1) (4)

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December solution: ACROSS: 1, Tabernacle. 7, Absalom. 8, Incas. 10, Roes. 11, Captured. 13, Fright. 15,

Cavell. 17, Cyclonic. 18, Herb. 21, Sonar. 22, Amazing. 23, Settlement. DOWN: 1, Taste. 2, Bold. 3, Ramiah. 4,

Abiathar. 5, Lucerne. 6, Sacri fices. 9, Saddlebags. 12, Theocrat. 14, Incense. 16, Pilate. 19, Exist. 20, Save.

(Some strange names there, good job we have the Biblical rfeferences) The winner is Alison Booth, of

Grasscroft Road. Send your entries for this month - cut out, printed-out, or email a list of answers, to the editor

by February 16th

SOME TRINITY CHURCH CONTACTS From outside Hudders field prefix UK area code 01484 For a full list of all the officers and contacts see the website- www.trinitychurchinhonley.org.uk

Secretary Jane Armitage, 26 Lower Hall, Healey House, Netherton, HD4 7DG 665990

Treasurer Hilary Turner, Rydal Mount, Mearhouse, New Mill, HD9 7EX 684704

Pastoral Team Sylvia Hallas / Pam Redfearn / Joyce Draper 662929

Room Bookings / Activities Cttee Karen Stannard, 6a Marsh Gardens, Honley HD9 6AF 664648

Email addresses Secretary: [email protected], Newsletter: [email protected]

Newsletter (Editor) John Murray, 27 Moorside Road, Honley HD9 6HR. (Coordinator) Vera Stanley, 46 Stoney Lane, Honley HD9 6DY.

662635 663670

Minister: Rev Tim Moore, 6a Marsh Lane, Shepley, Huddersfield HD8 8AE. Tel 608913 / 07837 128611

Our Minister is the Rev Tim Moore He also looks

after the Methodist chapels in Scholes, Shepley, Gatehead and Brockholes.

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TRAFFIC ENLIGHTENMENT One overcast day, stationary at a red traffic light on the Barkerend Road, I looked into the bowl of the city centre. Suddenly rays of sunlight cut through the clouds and bathed

Bradford in a silvery sheen just as the first chords of “Shine, Jesus, shine” came on the car radio. No need to chase God; God was there, on the Barkerend Road. Ruth M Gee, President of Methodist Conference

trinity church honley newsletter february 2014

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