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Oct
Magazine
2019
The Ryburn Benefice Churches:
St Luke’s Norland, St Mary’s Cottonstones, St Peter’s Sowerby
Connected
Name Telephone Email
Vicar Revd Jeanette Roberts 01422 646 371 [email protected]
Retired Priest &
Magazine Editor
Revd Lesley Ennis [email protected]
Associate Priest Revd Ian Sparks 01422 884421 [email protected]
St Mary’s, Cottonstones
Churchwardens Jim Skelsey 01422822936 [email protected]
Miriam Asquith 01422 822534 [email protected]
Verger Contact Jim Skelsey
Organist Bill Ellis
St Mary’s Community Centre
Bookings Jim Skelsey 01422822936 [email protected]
St Luke’s,Norland
Churchwardens Jen Hallos 01422 832700 [email protected]
Lynne Wheale 01422 834993 [email protected]
Verger Eleanor Mitchell 01422832560
Organist John Naylor 07977846285 [email protected]
St Peter ‘s Sowerby
Churchwarden Ken Cuttle 01422 836487 [email protected]
Verger Contact Ken Cuttle
Organist Richard Barnes 01422 346215
St Peter’s Community Centre, Sowerby HX6 1HB
Bookings Val Pownall 07724896718 [email protected]
Church Contacts
Revd Ian writes …
As we say “Hello October” we feel the change of season and even when the
sun is out there is a chill wind in the air. Summer seems to be a fading
memory. As another new October unfolds are we back on the treadmill of the
usual routine or will something new develop in our lives, perhaps an
opportunity or a challenge? As I say hello to October I have just completed a
12-song challenge with a worship song writing community. The task was to
write a completely new song on a new theme each month over a year of 12
months. The lyrics and music files of the songs were then shared on a social
media platform and people in the group offered a critique of our efforts. We
were encouraged just to write something and share it even if it was not fully
completed to get the creative juices flowing. I ended up writing 17 songs!
The first was my effort for September 2018 on the theme of Intercession
entitled “Open our lives (Ready to Pray)”. What we pray about can reveal our
self-centredness. Here are a few lines to you to taste with the risk that you
may spit them out!
Lord more ready to hear than we to pray
Make us ready to pray
Open our ears to the cries of your world
Open our hearts to the wounds on your heart
Open our lives to the rhythm of your grace.
It is not the most wonderful song I have ever written or crafted, it’s not
perfect and like me, it’s a work in process. Some people will recognise in the
first line a phrase from the Prayer Book collect for the Twelfth Sunday after
Trinity “Almighty and everlasting God, who art always more ready to hear
than we to pray”. Others may recognise in the last line a phrase from The
Message translation of the Matthew chapter 11:28-29 “Are you tired? Worn
out? Burned out on religion? Come to me. Get away with me and you’ll
recover your life. I’ll show you how to take a real rest. Walk with me and work
with me—watch how I do it. Learn the unforced rhythms of grace.”
Being open to criticism can be a sensitive experience but allowing others to
criticise our creative masterpiece can be constructive rather than destructive.
However, it can feel like a chilly breeze on a sunny day. I know from previous
experience on a song writing retreat, one can get a little bit defensive when
our cherished child is challenged. Apparently, our capacity to receive tough
feedback changes throughout the day.
As Autumn gathers pace, as they lose their leaves the trees will begin to look
barer. In the church calendar we will celebrate the Harvest Festival, thanking
God for the fruits of creation. It is all part of the usual routine as the year
rushes by. In terms of our spiritual maturity we are all a work in progress so,
let me set you a challenge for October that is meant to be constructive rather
than destructive. Why not take time to reflect on your own spiritual maturity
and even allow yourself to be open to feedback? What do you pray for and
what does that reveal about you? Take time to reflect on what spiritual fruits
are ready to be harvested in your life. Or are we all burdened by just doing
the stuff we usually do and stuck in a routine that bears no fruit?
As we move into the autumn of life, let the priority be to get away with Jesus,
walk with him week by week and month by month and learn the unforced
rhythms of grace. Having said “Hello October” at the beginning let me point
you to words by a much more experienced songwriter than myself, (Adrian
Snell) “Goodbye October”:
Goodbye October
Have the leaves already fallen
I don’t mind the whistling wind around my door
Am I happy just to touch the snow
Or watch the meadows changing
Rearranging all the things we did before
Goodbye October
Did we see the colours change
Are we all too busy rushing through the year
Are we making time for Jesus
And the things He wants to teach us
Can He reach us, do we really want to hear
Hello forever
Let me rest in Jesus’ arms
With His love around me I can reach the skies
Well I wonder as the seasons turn
And autumn slowly breaking
Are we waking with His summer in our eyes
With His summer in our eyes
Blessings Ian
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The Regular Church Calendar Sunday
10.00am Holy Communion St Peter’s
In It Together Worship 2nd Sunday in the month
11.30am Holy Communion St Mary’s ( 1st and 3rd Sundays of the
month only
3.30pm Holy Communion St Luke’s
In It Together Worship 4th Sunday in the month
Monday
9.15am Morning Prayer St Luke’s
Tuesday
9.00am Mother and toddlers group (term time) at St Luke’s.
12 noon Lunch Club St Luke’s, 1st Tuesday in the month
Wednesday
9.15am Morning Prayer St Mary’s
Thursday
9am Mother and toddlers group (term time) at St Luke’s.
9.15am Morning Prayer St Peter’s
10.15am Holy Communion White Windows, 2nd Thursday in the month
12 noon Lunch Club St Peter’s Centre 1st Thursday in the month
Saturday
9.30am Prayer Breakfast St Peter’s, 1st Saturday in the month
11am- 1pm Messy Church, 4th Saturday in the month
Don’t forget to look us up on the web:
www.ryburnbenefice.org
For details of Baptisms, Weddings, Funerals, Home Communion, Holy Unction, and Confession, please contact the Vicar:
Revd Jeanette Roberts tel 01422 646 371
SaintPeter’s Church Sowerby
Weekly groups at St. Peter’s
Community Centre which is just
across the road from St. Peter’s
Church. Formerly the village school,
therefore entrance via the old school
yard.......
Community Café
Monday – 9.15am-noon. Term time.
Join us for inexpensive bacon butties, omelettes, home made
cakes. Children's play table. Free housing benefit advice available.
Facebook: The Cafe St Peter’s Community Centre Sowerby.
Tai Chi
Monday – 1pm-2pm, beginners' class 2.15pm-3.15pm. Weekly.
Ryburn Art Club
Tuesday - 10am-12.30pm. Term time.
Brownies and Guides
Tuesday - 6.30pm-9pm - for girls aged between 7 and 14 years.
Term time.
Lunch Club
Thursday – Noon-1.30pm - first and third Thursday of each month.
Slimming World
Thursday evenings from 7.30pm. Tracey is your Slimming World
representative.
Stay and Play
Friday – 9am-10.30am - a free (although donations appreciated),
messy play group for parents and toddlers. Sensible parenting
advice given if asked for
Community Café
Saturday – 9.15am-1pm. We will be open every Saturday except
the 4th of each month, or for special events.
Join us for inexpensive bacon butties, soup, home made cakes.
Children's play table. Free housing benefit advice available.
Facebook: The Cafe St Peter’s Community Centre Sowerby.
Messy Church
4th Saturday - 11am 1pm
Open Mind Gym
Sunday - 1pm-4pm. With Scott.
News From Sowerby
Next meeting : Saturday 26th Oct
Contact Lesley Ennis by 1st Nov. to place an order for your Advent Calendar
What’s On at Norland …
Saturday 19th Oct 6.00 pm Tickets £6 Refreshments including wine and cheese
Scarecrows Festival The Scarecrow festival 2019 was once again a very successful weekend with
hundreds of people visiting our little grey church on the hill, many who look
forward to returning year after year . St Luke’s pcc are hugely grateful to
everyone who helped out either in church, or by donating cakes and baking,
or in any other way. Without your support we could not keep the café
running for four days and raise the much needed funds ,especially with the
imminent re ordering of the church. Thank you all. Lynne Wheale
The Hub The new café in St Luke’s church aptly named ‘The Hub’, made its debut on
September 11th and is proving to be very popular, especially the Friday tea-
time pizzas! The opening times at present are Wednesdays 8am to 4pm and
Fridays 8am to 8pm when Charlotte serves a variety of coffees and delicious
homemade fayre . Please come and try out this venture. We wish them well.
Lynne Wheale
Norland Parents and Toddlers
Facebook: Norland Parents and Toddlers
Website: www.norlandparentsandtoddlers.co.uk
Hello God ……. Love and protection
The love and affection of angels flying,
The love and affection of saints undying,
Heaven’s love and affection satisfying,
O your guarding and cherishing let them be,
Your so loving protection eternally. Ancient Celtic prayer for protection
Nigel Beeton writes: ‘Some people can be inconsiderate, especially
when behind the wheel of a car, but we know that when in trouble we
often see the very best of our fellow human beings. Yet sometimes we
can be with angels and completely fail to recognise them. So if you feel
God prompting you to help someone, best to respond. You may be
walking the path of an angel…’
Heaven’s Messengers of Love
Do we know them when we see them?
Heaven’s messengers of love?
Who are there just when we need them,
Sent to help by God above.
Those who help us just by staying,
Those who sit and hold our hand,
Those who hold us up by praying,
Those who simply understand.
When the seas of life are storming
When we’re overwhelmed by pain
We don’t notice them transforming
We don’t feel their love sustain.
When we feel our woes confounding
When we’re stifled by the strain
We don’t see our friends surrounding
Standing by us in the rain.
Yet, despite our bitter blindness
God is there, and always sends
Human angels, who with kindness
Are our true and faithful friends,
Till the time when, sunshine glowing
Come the rainbow and the dove
And the afterlight is showing
Heaven’s messengers of love. By Nigel Beeton
Nigel Beeton writes: ‘Due to a peculiar set of circumstances involving a
resurfacing project on my drive, and an unexpected fall of my Mother-
in-Law, I found myself with her mobility scooter about a mile and a half
from home and no vehicle to carry it in. What choice did I have but to
ride it home? Of course, an embarrassingly large number of friends and
colleagues spotted me! But it was also something of an experience in
seeing the streets of our town from the perspective of a disabled
person:
My Mobility Scooter
I love my little scooter
It helps me get about
It has a little hooter
So I don’t need to shout;
Though neither help the shocking
State of paths, worse ev’ry day!
And neither help unblocking
The cars parked in my way. By Nigel Beeton
THE ORGAN – St Peter’s Church, Sowerby. The first organ at the church was built in 1791 by John Donaldson of York, formerly of Newcastle. If this organ had survived it would have been of historical importance, as only one still exists in Oxford. Located in the west gallery, the organ had an early form of swell box called “a nags head”, with eleven speaking stops, and there were no pedals. It was sold to the Wesleyan Chapel, Islington, Manchester when the second organ was installed. It was built by Conacher of Huddersfield - after a fire the firm had reformed in 1854. The first organ they built was for St Mary’s, Cottonstones in 1857, which is now part of Sowerby Parish. It had eight great organ stops, five swell and one pedal, with a total of 714 pipes, and cost £70. During 1878 the Church was adjusted into how it looks today. The organ was removed from the west gallery to the present day north-eastern corner of the Church. The present organ was built by James Jepson Binns of Bramley, Leeds in 1914 – the cost was £638; job No. 738. An opening recital took place on March 10th 1914 by F de G English, the organist of Halifax Parish Church (now a Minster). A total of £621-17-1d had been collected towards paying for the organ, which was shown in Church records for the 16th April1914. Binns later cleaned the organ in 1924 and then in 1938 an electric blower was fitted by Laycock & Bannister. Water damage from melting snow on the roof got into the great soundboard and £70 was spent on repairs. It was overhauled by Messrs. J.W. Walker in 1972.
by Jean Illingworth
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photo courtesy of Brian Ennis
October 2019 Crossword (Answers on page 28)
Across
1 The sixth disciple (Matthew 10:3) (11) 9 ‘And lead us not into temptation, but deliver us from the — — ’ (Matthew 6:13) (4,3) 10 Love intensely (Song of Songs 1:4) (5) 11 From Mt Carmel to Jezreel, Elijah — all the way (1 Kings 18:46) (3) 13 One of the Midianite leaders who was captured and killed after Gideon’s victory in the valley near Moreh (Judges 7:25) (4) 16 Metallic element (4) 17 At line (anag.) (6) 18 ‘Cursed is everyone who is — on a tree’ (Galatians 3:13) (4) 20 Where Samson killed a thousand Philistines with a donkey’s jawbone (Judges 15:14) (4) 21 He succeeded Moses (Deuteronomy 34:9) (6) 22 ‘When he saw him, he took — on him’ (Luke 10:33) (4) 23 ‘For — is the gate and broad is the road that leads to destruction’ (Matthew 7:13) (4) 25 ‘The god of this — has blinded the minds of unbelievers’ (2 Corinthians 4:4) (3) 28 Fear or terror (Psalm 31:22) (5) 29 ‘We, who are many, are one body, for we all — of the one loaf’ (1 Corinthians 10:17) (7) 30 Assyrian ruler assassinated by his sons while worshipping his god Nisroch (2 Kings 19:37) (11) Down
2 ‘For as in Adam all die, so in Christ all will be made — ’ (1 Corinthians 15:22) (5) 3 ‘After supper he — the cup’ (1 Corinthians 11:25) (4) 4 The request of a man of Macedonia in Paul’s vision: ‘Come — to Macedonia and help us’ (Acts 16:9) (4) 5 He disobeyed his father Judah by refusing to impregnate his dead brother’s wife (Genesis 38:9) (4)
6 I veto me (anag.) (7) 7 Fourth king of Judah (1 Kings 15:24) (11) 8 Priest of God Most High, who blessed Abram (Genesis 14:18) (11) 12 ‘I have made you — — for the Gentiles’ (Acts 13:47) (1,5) 14 Implore (1 Samuel 15:25) (3) 15 ‘Out of the eater, something to eat; out of the — , something sweet’ (Judges 14:14) (6) 19 ‘I am the most ignorant of men; I do — — a man’s understanding’ (Proverbs 30:2) (3,4) 20 ‘Sin shall not be your master, because you are not under — , but under grace’ (Romans 6:14) (3) 24 Native of, say, Baghdad (5) 25 The last word in the Bible (Revelation 22:21) (4) 26 Heroic tale (4) 27 ‘Then you will know the truth, and the truth will set you — ’ (John 8:32) (4)
The temperatures have begun to cool, the early mornings and evenings are becoming darker and all these are inevitable signs that a new Autumn season is fast approaching. So too, CICS is beginning a new season as our lead worker Neil is moving on after four years serving the schools of Calderdale. Having moved to the region to Pastor a church in Keighley in 2015, alongside his CICS role, Neil has now accepted the call to Pastor a church in Stockton On Tees and will also be employed to deliver a mentoring project for young adults. Neil has felt privileged to work in our area and has loved the diversity of the role, the amazing young people he has worked with and the helpful staff who have opened doors for CICS to come in and serve. Neil is confident that as he was passed a baton when Tony, previous lead worker, moved on, he now passes that baton onto Chris, Sarah and Nancy and the trustees to continue this incredible work into the 2020s. ***************************************************************************** I am sure you join the trustees, Sarah, Chris and Nancy in thanking Neil for his work with CICS since 2015. As life in schools change we are taking time to consider and pray about our next step so that we continue to best meet the requests and invitations that schools make to CICS. In November we are holding a Supporters Evening and we would love to invite you to that...
Saturday 9 November 2019 10.00 am–4.00 pm The Erringden Room, St Michael's Church, Church Street, Mytholmroyd, West Yorkshire HX7 5DS 01422 885978 [email protected] Deadline for applications: 26 October 2019
New happenings at St John’s Church in the Wilderness, Cragg Vale :
Sa n c t u a r y i n t h e W i l d e r n e s s
Many of us, at some point in our lives, suffer isolation, loneliness, poor
health and life events which may lead to a reduction in our well-being. We
hope that the activities offered will provide a place for anyone needing a
listening ear, a kind word, a new challenge, some company or a change of
scene and also for those who can offer to help provide these things.
Open Sky Walks All walks depart from St John in the Wilderness Church, Church Bank Lane at
12.30pm. Bring a packed lunch, water and all weather clothing. Pace is
leisurely with short and longer op�ons and leaders front and back:
Sunday 20th October; Sunday 17th November; Sunday 29th December.
Open Church Come for a tea or coffee and a slice of cake from 2.30 –4pm every Tuesday.
Relaxed friendly atmosphere to sit, chat and knit (or other craft activity you
wish to bring).
Open Oven Make a loaf of bread with different options available. Chat while the bread
rises and share delicious pizza while we wait. All welcome. Sunday 13th October 2-4pm; Sunday 10th November 2-4pm ;
Open Wilderness Worship An exciting alternative form of worship, outside, where we can experience
nature in all its glory. Fun for all of the family. 3pm-4pm please meet at St
John’s :
Sunday 27th October—Creation; Sunday 24th November—Water;
Saturday 21st December—Light
Open Table
Shared meals, a time to connect and chat - by donation, bring a dish or cake
along if you would like to.
Sunday 6th October – 12.30 – 2pm Harvest celebration meal
Sunday 3rd Nov 1pm-3pm - All Souls Meal - in memory of those we love
Sunday 1st December 1pm-3pm -Christmas celebration meal.
And Finally….. How does Moses make his tea? Hebrews it.
The family that sticks together should bathe more often.
Born free. Taxed to death.
By the time you make ends meet, they move the ends.
An unbreakable toy is useful for breaking other toys.
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Crossword Solution for October 2019
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