The Newsletter of HH - Hallfold URC · 2017. 12. 11. · Thank you for your support at the Sunday brunch in October which raised over £60. This, along with some donations from the

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The Newsletter of

HHaallllffoolldd United Reformed Church

Whitworth December/January 2018 Issue

Officers of Hallfold URC Church Minister:

Church Secretary: Jed Garside Telephone: 01706 873546 Church Treasurer: Graeme Myers Telephone: 01706 876570 Organist: Colin Garside-Trickett Telephone: 01706 602080 Junior Church Secretary: Christine Sewell Telephone: 01706 650240

Booking Secretary:

Eileen Garbutt Telephone: 01706 345012

Newsletter Secretary: Mary Cawley Telephone: 01706 344894

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Car Ferry Service

Doreen Roberts Tel: 854134

John Harris Tel: 342251

Dorothy Butterworth Tel: 343046

Date Driver 10th Dec Dorothy Crowther

17th Dec Brian Thomas

24th Dec Lorraine Mark-Bell

31st Dec all to St Andrews

7th Jan Dorothy Crowther

14th Jan Brian Thomas

21st Jan Lorraine Mark-Bell


4th Feb Brian Thomas

Anyone unable to fulfil their rota duties because of holidays etc., please arrange

a swap and inform the Secretary accordingly. Any amendment will be

announced in the weekly notices. Church - Duty Rota

Date Welcome Bible Minister/Communion

10th Dec H Pilling E Garbutt G Dawson/D Crowther

17th Dec B Garside H Pilling P Bradbury

24th Dec B Mason B Garside C Sewell

31st Dec St Andrew's

7th Jan M Cawley B Mason K Myers

14th Jan P Bradbury M Cawley J Whitworth/E Garbutt

21st Jan E Garbutt P Bradbury C Marshall

28th Jan H Pilling E Garbutt K Grayson

4th Feb B Garside H Pilling J Myers

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Contributors please note: The cut-off date for the next edition of this magazine is Wednesday, 31

st January 2018.

Any articles, lists or rotas received after that date may not be included.

If you need a lift or are willing to go on a rota please see the Secretary. If you cannot fulfil your duty can you please arrange a swap or replacement and inform the Secretary.

Counting Rota 10th Dec G Myers E Garbutt

17th Dec J Garside J Whitworth

24th Dec C Crowther K Grayson

31st Dec No Service

7th Jan L Mark-Bell I Mason

14th Jan G Myers E Garbutt

21st Jan E Dyson C Marshall

28th Jan J Garside J Whitworth

4th Feb C Crowther K Grayson

Refreshments Team 10th Dec P Matthews K Hill

17th Dec B Garside C Marshall

24th Dec H Pilling E Garbutt

31st Dec No Service

7th Jan M Booth E Dyson

14th Jan P Matthews K Hill

21st Jan B Garside C Marshall

28th Jan H Pilling E Garbutt

4th Feb M Booth E Dyson

Bible Reading 10th Dec Dorothy Crowther 01706 853447

17th Dec Brenda Garside 07816 911559

24th Dec Mary Bowers 01706 344703

31st Dec No Service

7th Jan Clive Crowther 01706 853447

14th Jan Margo Booth 01706 350863

21st Jan Diane Cummaskey 01706 643983

28th Jan Ian Mason 07966 254427

4th Feb Mary Cawley 01706 356109

Gillian Dawson will be on standby for any Sunday that the listed reader is unavailable. If you are unable to do your reading please contact her directly on 01706 665369 or 07717 758338.

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I write this just before I go again to church to work on the plumbing and heating systems. I guess as an ageing congregation you are as aware as anyone that plumbing and heating starts to fail with age. The boiler to the Hall has been replaced with two modern ones in the Church cellar. When we were looking at the old boiler, we realised that the cellar had been flooded to a depth of at least 18 inches. The cellar has two drains to the river so it is likely that the river level had risen to that height. A team of PMS (People who meet Saturdays to clean church) supplemented by Garry Bradbury, met with a large skip and cleared the damaged plasterboard, timber, electrical parts etc. The heating has required a few tweaks as the pump to the annex is failing. This will be replaced probably before you read this. When we replaced the boiler it was urgent work required to restore heat. For that reason we have not included pipes and radiators. They are however restrictions on the system and failures are likely in the coming months or years. I can tell you that the Church has had a new carpet fitted and looks really good in time for Christmas. You will also notice, if you come to Hallfold, that the land used as a car park to Hall Street has been surfaced. This was a thank-you from Persimmon Homes for putting up with the development. We have a Church Meeting on Sunday. We had thought that December was too busy preparing for Christmas but the business of Church does need to be done. The agenda includes the agreement of the budget for 2018, process for Election of Elders, Review of Church Membership and Advent Charities. All these need to be agreed before the year ends. It also includes for the Elders to nominate to Church a Secretary.

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The Elders meeting asked me to accept the nomination but I have decided not to. The Elders have been notified, as will have Church Members when you read this, and will look to their number to nominate someone else in the coming weeks/months. Whoever is nominated should have the acceptance of Church meeting before the AGM and enjoy the support of all Elders and Members as they lead the Church. I hope you will support whoever is the next Secretary and I look forward to Worshipping with you all at Hallfold.

Your Secret’Arry

_________________________________________

Used Postage Stamp Collection..........

Dorothy Crowther is collecting used postage stamps to send to The Leprosy Mission charity who, in turn, sell them on to collectors. Please save all your stamps from cards and letters etc., and pass them to Dorothy. When removing a stamp from its envelope, cut round the stamp leaving a border of around 5mm so as not to damage the stamp itself. The proceeds of this appeal, last year over £100,000, are used to care for people with leprosy.

Dorothy _________________________________________

Christian Aid

Thank you for your support at the Sunday brunch in October which raised over £60.

This, along with some donations from the collection boxes, amounted to an extra £93

being sent to Christian Aid. The total collections and donations in 2017 was £793.

Christian Aid week for 2018 is 13 >19th May - please make a note in your diaries!

I hope we can continue the door to door collection if we have enough volunteers as

this provides information to our neighbours nearby and also gives them the

opportunity to support the work of Christian Aid. Perhaps we will set a date for the Big

Breakfast – more details to follow.

Christian Aid partnership of people, churches and local organisations are committed

to ending poverty worldwide – all donations, however small, add up to help this aim.

Thank you – Brenda

Church Flowers

Remembering 13

th Oct Lorraine Mark-Bell Aunt Shirley and Uncle Brian

Howard

23th Oct Arnold Papworth

30th Oct Tony Shepherd Wife Barbara

6th Nov Mary Cawley Father Jack Bowers and Uncle

George Bowers

13th Nov Clifford Tasker Family members

20th Nov Ladies of PMT

27th Nov Kath Hill Parents Bill & Joan Terry

3rd Whitworth U.R.C Brownies & Rainbows

The Mayor & Mayoress of Whitworth, Alan & Janet Neal, invited us to take part in

Remembrance Sunday Procession and Service, at the Cenotaph. We had an

excellent turn out of Brownies and the weather stayed fine!

We have again supported the Samaritan Purse, Shoe Box appeal for the children in

the Belarus orphanage; we were able to send a record number of 52 boxes! We

would like give a big “Thank You” to all our friends from Church who supported us

with items, especially knitted ones, for the shoe boxes.

The Brownies & Rainbows were invited to sing at Hallfold’s Christmas Tree Festival.

We had fun singing Christmas songs and some of our favourite Brownie & Rainbow

ones as well!!

The Brownies & Rainbows were also invited by Whitworth Museum to sing at their

Christmas coffee morning, on Saturday 2nd

December.

Monday 11th

December, Christingle Service 6-30pm to 7-30pm led again by

Wendy Smith. 1st

Whitworth Brownies, Rainbows and Guides will be joining us.

The Christingle is our most popular Church Parade. Everyone is welcome, please

come along and join us for this lovely candle lit service!

Merry Christmas to all

Pam

Brownie & Rainbow Guider

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What does Santa suffer from if he gets stuck in a chimney?

Claustrophobia!

What do they sing at a snowman's birthday party?

Freeze a jolly good fellow

What happened to the man who stole an Advent Calendar?

He got 25 days!

What is the best Christmas present in the world?

A broken drum, you just can't beat it!

What did Santa say to the smoker?

Please don't smoke, it's bad for my elf!

What do reindeer hang on their Christmas trees?

Horn-aments!

Why are Christmas trees so bad at sewing?

They always drop their needles!

Why did the turkey join the band?

Because it had the drumsticks!

What do you get when you cross a snowman with a vampire?

Frostbit

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4

Service

Hallfold United Reformed Church 3rd Rainbows & Brownies

6.30pm, Monday 11th December 2017 All Welcome

Christingle Service

Clive & Dorothy invite you to their

Frugal

Lunch (Soup & Bread Roll)

£4.00

Children £2.00

Sunday, 28th January 2018 from 12.30pm at

2 Abbotsford, John Street, Whitworth

Hallfold Quiz Night

7.30 pm Saturday, 27th January 2018

£4 per team member including light refreshments

Diary of Church Events Dec 11

th Service at Masseycroft – 2:00pm

Dec 11th Brownies & Rainbows

Christingle Service - 6.30pm

Dec 12th Ladies “Exercise to Music” 8:00pm in the schoolroom. All

ladies welcome Admission £3

Dec 15th 3

rd Whitworth URC Rainbows - No Meeting

Dec 15th 3

rd Whitworth URC Brownies - No Meeting

Dec 15th PMT Christmas Party

Home of Pam Matthews - 7.30pm

Dec 17th Family Church at 10:45am

Lessons & Carols

Dec 18th Service at Masseycroft – 2:00pm



Dec 21st “Knit & Natter” - 2.00pm at Abbotsford

Dec 22nd

3rd

Whitworth URC Rainbows - No Meeting

Dec 22nd

3rd

Whitworth URC Brownies - No Meeting


Junior Church

Dec 24th Christmas Eve Service at 11.30pm

Christine

Dec 25th Christmas Day Service - 10.45am

Jed & Brenda

Dec 25th No Service at Masseycroft

Dec 26th Ladies “Exercise to Music” No Meeting.

Dec 29th 3


Dec 29th 3


Dec 31st No Service at Hallfold

Joint Service with St Andrews

Jan 01st No Service Service at Masseycroft

Jan 02nd

Ladies “Exercise to Music” No Meeting.

Jan 04th “Knit & Natter” - 2.00pm at Abbotsford

Jan 05th 3


Jan 05th 3


Jan 07th Family Church at 10:45am

Gillian Dawson

Jan 08th Service at Masseycroft – 2.00pm

Jan 09th Ladies “Exercise to Music” 8:00pm in the schoolroom. All

ladies welcome - Admission £3

Jan 12th 3

rd Whitworth URC Rainbows - 6:00pm - 7:00pm

Meet in the schoolroom.

Jan 12th 3

rd Whitworth URC Brownies - 6:30pm – 7:45pm Meet in

the schoolroom

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Diary of Church Events


Elders Communion





Jan 19th 3



Jan 19th 3


the schoolroom

Jan 21st Family Church at 10:45am

Stuart Nixon

Jan 22nd

Service at Masseycroft – 2.00pm

Jan 23rd

Ladies “Exercise to Music” 8:00pm in the schoolroom. All


Jan 26th 3



Jan 26th 3


the schoolroom

Jan 27th Annual Quiz Night - 7.30pm



Tim Hopley




Feb 01st “Knit & Natter” - 2.00pm at Abbotsford

Feb 02nd

3rd

Whitworth URC Rainbows - 6:00pm - 7:00pm


Feb 02nd

3rd

Whitworth URC Brownies - 6:30pm – 7:45pm Meet in the schoolroom

Feb 04th Family Church at 10:45am

Sam Spaine

Feb 05th Service at Masseycroft – 2.00pm

Feb 06th Ladies “Exercise to Music” 8:00pm in the schoolroom. All


Feb 09th 3



Feb 09th 3


the schoolroom

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Diary of Church Events Dec 11

th Service at Masseycroft – 2:00pm

Dec 11th Brownies & Rainbows

Christingle Service - 6.30pm



Dec 15th 3


Dec 15th 3


Dec 15th PMT Christmas Party

Home of Pam Matthews - 7.30pm


Lessons & Carols

Dec 18th Service at Masseycroft – 2:00pm



Dec 21st “Knit & Natter” - 2.00pm at Abbotsford

Dec 22nd

3rd

Whitworth URC Rainbows - No Meeting

Dec 22nd

3rd

Whitworth URC Brownies - No Meeting


Junior Church

Dec 24th Christmas Eve Service at 11.30pm

Christine

Dec 25th Christmas Day Service - 10.45am

Jed & Brenda

Dec 25th No Service at Masseycroft

Dec 26th Ladies “Exercise to Music” No Meeting.

Dec 29th 3


Dec 29th 3


Dec 31st No Service at Hallfold

Joint Service with St Andrews

Jan 01st No Service Service at Masseycroft

Jan 02nd

Ladies “Exercise to Music” No Meeting.


Jan 05th 3


Jan 05th 3



Gillian Dawson




Jan 12th 3



Jan 12th 3


the schoolroom

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Diary of Church Events


Elders Communion





Jan 19th 3



Jan 19th 3


the schoolroom

Jan 21st Family Church at 10:45am

Stuart Nixon

Jan 22nd

Service at Masseycroft – 2.00pm

Jan 23rd

Ladies “Exercise to Music” 8:00pm in the schoolroom. All


Jan 26th 3



Jan 26th 3


the schoolroom

Jan 27th Annual Quiz Night - 7.30pm



Tim Hopley




Feb 01st “Knit & Natter” - 2.00pm at Abbotsford

Feb 02nd

3rd

Whitworth URC Rainbows - 6:00pm - 7:00pm


Feb 02nd

3rd

Whitworth URC Brownies - 6:30pm – 7:45pm Meet in the schoolroom

Feb 04th Family Church at 10:45am

Sam Spaine

Feb 05th Service at Masseycroft – 2.00pm

Feb 06th Ladies “Exercise to Music” 8:00pm in the schoolroom. All


Feb 09th 3



Feb 09th 3


the schoolroom

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W

What does Santa suffer from if he gets stuck in a chimney?

Claustrophobia!

What do they sing at a snowman's birthday party?

Freeze a jolly good fellow

What happened to the man who stole an Advent Calendar?

He got 25 days!

What is the best Christmas present in the world?

A broken drum, you just can't beat it!

What did Santa say to the smoker?

Please don't smoke, it's bad for my elf!

What do reindeer hang on their Christmas trees?

Horn-aments!

Why are Christmas trees so bad at sewing?

They always drop their needles!

Why did the turkey join the band?

Because it had the drumsticks!

What do you get when you cross a snowman with a vampire?

Frostbit

7

4

Service

Hallfold United Reformed Church 3rd Rainbows & Brownies

6.30pm, Monday 11th December 2017 All Welcome

Christingle Service

Clive & Dorothy invite you to their

Frugal

Lunch (Soup & Bread Roll)

£4.00

Children £2.00

Sunday, 28th January 2018 from 12.30pm at

2 Abbotsford, John Street, Whitworth

Hallfold Quiz Night

7.30 pm Saturday, 27th January 2018


The Elders meeting asked me to accept the nomination but I have decided not to. The Elders have been notified, as will have Church Members when you read this, and will look to their number to nominate someone else in the coming weeks/months. Whoever is nominated should have the acceptance of Church meeting before the AGM and enjoy the support of all Elders and Members as they lead the Church. I hope you will support whoever is the next Secretary and I look forward to Worshipping with you all at Hallfold.

Your Secret’Arry

_________________________________________

Used Postage Stamp Collection..........

Dorothy Crowther is collecting used postage stamps to send to The Leprosy Mission charity who, in turn, sell them on to collectors. Please save all your stamps from cards and letters etc., and pass them to Dorothy. When removing a stamp from its envelope, cut round the stamp leaving a border of around 5mm so as not to damage the stamp itself. The proceeds of this appeal, last year over £100,000, are used to care for people with leprosy.

Dorothy _________________________________________

Christian Aid

Thank you for your support at the Sunday brunch in October which raised over £60.

This, along with some donations from the collection boxes, amounted to an extra £93

being sent to Christian Aid. The total collections and donations in 2017 was £793.

Christian Aid week for 2018 is 13 >19th May - please make a note in your diaries!

I hope we can continue the door to door collection if we have enough volunteers as

this provides information to our neighbours nearby and also gives them the

opportunity to support the work of Christian Aid. Perhaps we will set a date for the Big

Breakfast – more details to follow.

Christian Aid partnership of people, churches and local organisations are committed

to ending poverty worldwide – all donations, however small, add up to help this aim.

Thank you – Brenda

Church Flowers

Remembering 13

th Oct Lorraine Mark-Bell Aunt Shirley and Uncle Brian

Howard

23th Oct Arnold Papworth

30th Oct Tony Shepherd Wife Barbara

6th Nov Mary Cawley Father Jack Bowers and Uncle

George Bowers

13th Nov Clifford Tasker Family members

20th Nov Ladies of PMT

27th Nov Kath Hill Parents Bill & Joan Terry

3rd Whitworth U.R.C Brownies & Rainbows

The Mayor & Mayoress of Whitworth, Alan & Janet Neal, invited us to take part in

Remembrance Sunday Procession and Service, at the Cenotaph. We had an

excellent turn out of Brownies and the weather stayed fine!

We have again supported the Samaritan Purse, Shoe Box appeal for the children in

the Belarus orphanage; we were able to send a record number of 52 boxes! We

would like give a big “Thank You” to all our friends from Church who supported us

with items, especially knitted ones, for the shoe boxes.

The Brownies & Rainbows were invited to sing at Hallfold’s Christmas Tree Festival.

We had fun singing Christmas songs and some of our favourite Brownie & Rainbow

ones as well!!

The Brownies & Rainbows were also invited by Whitworth Museum to sing at their

Christmas coffee morning, on Saturday 2nd

December.

Monday 11th

December, Christingle Service 6-30pm to 7-30pm led again by

Wendy Smith. 1st

Whitworth Brownies, Rainbows and Guides will be joining us.

The Christingle is our most popular Church Parade. Everyone is welcome, please

come along and join us for this lovely candle lit service!

Merry Christmas to all

Pam

Brownie & Rainbow Guider

8

Counting Rota 10th Dec G Myers E Garbutt

17th Dec J Garside J Whitworth

24th Dec C Crowther K Grayson

31st Dec No Service

7th Jan L Mark-Bell I Mason

14th Jan G Myers E Garbutt

21st Jan E Dyson C Marshall

28th Jan J Garside J Whitworth

4th Feb C Crowther K Grayson

Refreshments Team 10th Dec P Matthews K Hill

17th Dec B Garside C Marshall

24th Dec H Pilling E Garbutt

31st Dec No Service

7th Jan M Booth E Dyson

14th Jan P Matthews K Hill

21st Jan B Garside C Marshall

28th Jan H Pilling E Garbutt

4th Feb M Booth E Dyson

Bible Reading 10th Dec Dorothy Crowther 01706 853447

17th Dec Brenda Garside 07816 911559

24th Dec Mary Bowers 01706 344703

31st Dec No Service

7th Jan Clive Crowther 01706 853447

14th Jan Margo Booth 01706 350863

21st Jan Diane Cummaskey 01706 643983

28th Jan Ian Mason 07966 254427

4th Feb Mary Cawley 01706 356109

Gillian Dawson will be on standby for any Sunday that the listed reader is unavailable. If you are unable to do your reading please contact her directly on 01706 665369 or 07717 758338.

9

I write this just before I go again to church to work on the plumbing and heating systems. I guess as an ageing congregation you are as aware as anyone that plumbing and heating starts to fail with age. The boiler to the Hall has been replaced with two modern ones in the Church cellar. When we were looking at the old boiler, we realised that the cellar had been flooded to a depth of at least 18 inches. The cellar has two drains to the river so it is likely that the river level had risen to that height. A team of PMS (People who meet Saturdays to clean church) supplemented by Garry Bradbury, met with a large skip and cleared the damaged plasterboard, timber, electrical parts etc. The heating has required a few tweaks as the pump to the annex is failing. This will be replaced probably before you read this. When we replaced the boiler it was urgent work required to restore heat. For that reason we have not included pipes and radiators. They are however restrictions on the system and failures are likely in the coming months or years. I can tell you that the Church has had a new carpet fitted and looks really good in time for Christmas. You will also notice, if you come to Hallfold, that the land used as a car park to Hall Street has been surfaced. This was a thank-you from Persimmon Homes for putting up with the development. We have a Church Meeting on Sunday. We had thought that December was too busy preparing for Christmas but the business of Church does need to be done. The agenda includes the agreement of the budget for 2018, process for Election of Elders, Review of Church Membership and Advent Charities. All these need to be agreed before the year ends. It also includes for the Elders to nominate to Church a Secretary.

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Officers of Hallfold URC Church Minister:

Church Secretary: Jed Garside Telephone: 01706 873546 Church Treasurer: Graeme Myers Telephone: 01706 876570 Organist: Colin Garside-Trickett Telephone: 01706 602080 Junior Church Secretary: Christine Sewell Telephone: 01706 650240

Booking Secretary:

Eileen Garbutt Telephone: 01706 345012

Newsletter Secretary: Mary Cawley Telephone: 01706 344894

1

Car Ferry Service

Doreen Roberts Tel: 854134

John Harris Tel: 342251

Dorothy Butterworth Tel: 343046

Date Driver 10th Dec Dorothy Crowther

17th Dec Brian Thomas

24th Dec Lorraine Mark-Bell

31st Dec all to St Andrews


14th Jan Brian Thomas

21st Jan Lorraine Mark-Bell


4th Feb Brian Thomas

Anyone unable to fulfil their rota duties because of holidays etc., please arrange

a swap and inform the Secretary accordingly. Any amendment will be

announced in the weekly notices. Church - Duty Rota

Date Welcome Bible Minister/Communion

10th Dec H Pilling E Garbutt G Dawson/D Crowther

17th Dec B Garside H Pilling P Bradbury

24th Dec B Mason B Garside C Sewell

31st Dec St Andrew's

7th Jan M Cawley B Mason K Myers

14th Jan P Bradbury M Cawley J Whitworth/E Garbutt

21st Jan E Garbutt P Bradbury C Marshall

28th Jan H Pilling E Garbutt K Grayson

4th Feb B Garside H Pilling J Myers

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Contributors please note: The cut-off date for the next edition of this magazine is Wednesday, 31

st January 2018.

Any articles, lists or rotas received after that date may not be included.

If you need a lift or are willing to go on a rota please see the Secretary. If you cannot fulfil your duty can you please arrange a swap or replacement and inform the Secretary.

50p

Onward

The Newsletter of

HHaallllffoolldd United Reformed Church

Whitworth December/January 2018 Issue

Documents

The Newsletter of HH - Hallfold URC · 2017. 12. 11. · Thank you for your support at the Sunday brunch in October which raised over £60. This, along with some donations from the