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CANNOCK & HUNTINGTON
p a r i s h m a g a z i n e
50p50p July 2014July 2014 Issue 2 Vol 6Issue 2 Vol 6
St Luke’s Church Fête
Sat 12th
July
Stalls & Games
Displays
Café & Barbecue
Music & Dancing
Punch & Judy Show
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St Luke’s
OPEN DOOR June 2014
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St Luke’s Church Fête
Sat 12th
July from 10.30am
Opening by Councillor Alison Spicer
Entertainment includes: Uttoxeter Morris Men:
Martial Arts Display: St Luke’s School Steel
Band: Cannock High Performance Wind Band:
Punch & Judy Show with Balloon Modelling &
Magic:
St Luke’s School Maypole Dancing &
Cheerleaders
Stalls include: White Elephant: Books: Raffle
Cakes: Jams & Pickles: Crafts: Plants &
Shrubs: Face Painting: Hoopla: Football
Target Shoot: Skittles: Coconut Shy: Human
Fruit Machine: Children’s Lucky Dip and Bean
Bag Throwing: Guess the Weight: Tombola:
Duck Shoot Gallery
Displays: Scarecrow Festival (A Fairy Story
Theme): Staffs Beehive Society: Motor Bike
Display:
Cannock Rotary Club:
Refreshments: Barbecue: Cafê: Shake Shack
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Mothers Union
A big thank you to the Rev d Alex Mann for replacing George Joynson as our
speaker. We hope that George is feeling better and will soon be back with us all
in church. Alex brought some slides of her time in South Africa .
July is our cream tea and it doesn't feel like twelve
months since the last one . We have no meeting in August but we are arranging
a outing to Mary Summer House in London. This follows on, from when we went
to the place where she was married last year .
Ann
Celebrating a journey of faith in Cannock for 900
years
We are giving away 900 crosses to be decorated. Each cross
represents one year in the life of St Luke’s church. The crosses will be
displayed in church during our celebrations from May to October 2015.
If you or your organisation would like to
take part please contact
Janet Bailey St Luke 900 Festival
Co-ordinator 01543574624
Revd. Peter Hart of St Luke’s Church, Cannock is happily giving away
900 wooden crosses!
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ST LUKE’S THE CENTRE CAFÉ
The café is open on Fridays and Saturdays
from 10.30am – 12.30pm.
Where you can get tea, coffee, scones, teacakes,
cakes and more....
And lively conversation
Why not give us a try!
Another consignment of goods for our Tanzanian hospital in Muheza is ready to
go down to Hereford to await the next container.
Many thanks to the cheery volunteers who helped to pack, label and tape up the
sewing machine and 9 big boxes of goods you have given since the last
container was shipped out. Janet and Ian Isitt have offered to transport all of it.
Thank you both. Perhaps you will take the opportunity of visiting the interesting
old Church at Kilpeck only a few miles away. A National treasure!
A few people made a point of giving instead of giving up something each week
through Lent - brightly coloured T-Shirts ( no logos ), packs of pants for children,
crayons/pencils, ruler, pads of paper. What a very good scheme that seems.
Maybe we could all do something of the sort during Advent?
Whilst we were having much rain earlier this year, I remembered how, so often,
our hospital link suffers the challenge of limited and spasmodic water and elec-
tricity supply. Think of them and ask our good generous God to put the matter
into the hearts of any more folk who could go out to help improve these systems .
Four Tanzanian visitors have been selected to come to Hereford to learn and to
share . They are from paediatrics, Ultrasound, Diabetics and ECG. Of course
they have to obtain their Visas, an annual difficulty , but this year two European
doctors are out there and are helping with their applications. Please pray for
them all.
Thank you all for your support specially your prayers but for all your interest and
giving in varied ways. Your link representatives, Jack and Cath Middlehurst.
Muheza News
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St Luke’s Church Summer Fête
Saturday 12th
July 2012 10.30am – 3.00 pm
The fete is to be opened by Councillor Alison Spicer the Staffordshire County
Councillor for Cannock Town and the District Councils Chairman of the Town
Centre Regeneration Policy Committee and will take place on the church lawns.
We are pleased to be holding the fête on the same day as the Cannock
Carnival which this year commemorates the anniversary of the First World War.
The Carnival will arrive in the town centre at 1.45pm.
This year’s entertainment includes several new acts including the Uttoxeter
Heart of Oak Morris Men who will perform two dances and a Punch and Judy
Show which will also include some magic tricks and balloon modelling.
The youngsters of the Ultimate Training Centre of Cannock will provide a Martial
Arts Demonstration and St Luke’s School will perform a traditional Maypole
Dance.
Music is to be provided by the Cannock High Performance Wind Band and the
newly formed St Luke’s School Steel Band
The many attractions include a display of motorbikes, a presentation on
beekeeping and a Scarecrow Festival with the theme of “Fairy Tale Characters”.
There will be fun and entertainment for the whole family with traditional and
modern stalls which includes face painting, coconut shy, hoopla, target football
shooting, skittles, duck shooting gallery, white elephant , books, crafts, plants,
cakes, jams and pickles, tombola, children’s corner, a human fruit machine and
a prize raffle.
Refreshments will include barbecue food provided by Cannock Rotarians, a café
and cold drinks from the Shake Shack
Councillor Alison Spicer said: “It will be a pleasure to open the
St Luke's Church Fete in July and I am sure it will be a really
great day with all the activities that are planned”.
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SCARECROW FESTIVAL
ST LUKE’S CHURCH FÊTE
SATURDAY 12th
JULY 2014
FAIRY TALE THEME
This can be interpreted in any way by a single character
e.g. Cinderella
by several characters in the story e.g. Snow White and the seven
dwarfs
You will need a laminated card with the name of the fairy tale character and any other
details you want displayed (we can provide this for you if necessary)
SCARECROW FESTIVAL is for all ages
Scarecrows to be displayed at St Luke’s Church fête (Saturday 12th
July
10am – 3pm – same day as Cannock Carnival)
You may enter as many scarecrows as you wish
For further information and entry form contact Janet Bailey
01543 574624 or the Parish Office or see our web site at
www.stlukescannock.org.uk
Scarecrows need a self supporting stake & a luggage label with character name &
organisation tied to scarecrow
Scarecrows must be brought to St Luke’s Church Centre on Friday 11th
July before
3.00pm & can be collected after the fête
An opportunity to
promote your organisation
or just to have fun!
ENTRY FREE
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Baptisms 1
st June Evie Jane Elsmore
22nd
June Charlie Robert Watson
Weddings at St Luke’s Church 10
th May Gavin Stoneley and Laura Jones
24th May Martin Gallear and Karis Caswell
24th May Kieron Hazeldean and Lyndsey Allport
7th June Lee Hawkins and Gayle Robinson
14th June Simey Lee and Binakate Watton
21st June Robert Watson and Gemma Capewell
22nd
June Christopher Delamont and Hayley Smith
Wedding Blessings at St Luke’s Church 7
th June Andrew Atherton and Laura Wood
Weddings at St Thomas’ Church 14
th June Ryan Dowell and Jemma Kosewski
21st June Christopher Keeling and Katharyne Jones
Funeral & Cremations 6
th June Hilda Powell, aged 76
10th June Wilfred Stanley Shaw, aged 91
17th June Joan Elson, aged 86
20th June Elsie May Rowley, aged 93
25th June Iris Richards, aged 92
30th June Alan William Bray, aged 72
Fountains Counselling Service
CANNOCK, STAFFORD, STOKE-ON-TRENT Appointments: 07980 387847
Information: www.fountainscounselling.org.uk
A PLACE TO BE HEARD
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St. Luke’s Church Centre
The Centre is available for bookings for every occasion
WEDDINGS:BIRTHDAYS:CHRISTENINGS FUNERALS: CONFERENCES: EXHIBITIONS
Seating for 120 Guests : Licensed Bar if required
Well equipped Kitchen and all facilities (refurbished 2009)
Ample Car parking
All bookings via the Church Office 01543 502131 or
email [email protected]
Services at Saint Luke’s
SUNDAYS 8.00 a.m. Holy Communion 1st, 3rd & 5th Sundays; 1662 Prayer Book
2nd & 4th Sundays Common Worship
10.00 a.m. Family Communion with Kidz@St Lukes in
Church Centre from 9.45 a.m. Coffee afterwards Church Centre 2nd Sunday of the month ‘ Together in Worship’
All Age Service WEDNESDAYS
10.00 a.m. Holy Communion followed by Coffee in the Church Centre
BAPTISMS, WEDDINGS AND FUNERALS.
These should be arranged through the Parish Office 01543 502131
Parish office Parish Office Opening hours are:
Monday to Friday
9.30 am - 12.30 pm.
1.00 pm to 3 pm.
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AROUND AND ABOUT AT ST LUKE’S
“I thought I heard a Rustling!” Well done to St Luke’s Drama Group. Three very enjoyable
evenings. Thank you to everyone who supported, Alan & Jan on the bar and the café team
for tea and coffee. We look forward to their next production at the Prince of Wales theatre
in November.
A Football Evening
A very entertaining football evening with carvery meal was held at the Barns Hotel and
Restaurant with Dean Smith, Manager of Walsall Football Club sharing some of his
dressing room secrets. Thanks to Peter Hart for organising the successful evening.
The Cross Project
This was launched on Pentecost Sunday. We hope everyone at St Luke’s and St Thomas’
will be able to decorate a cross for our 900th year celebrations in 2015. There are boxes of
crosses and leaflets at the back of both churches. Crosses can be decorated in any
medium –crayon, felt pen, acrylic paint, or collage. St Thomas’ please return them to Revd.
Alex Mann and St Luke’s to the church office or café.
Open Door
We had over 50 children from St Luke’s School on Thursday last month. They had a great
time visiting the bell tower, and the organ loft, hearing about the history of the church and
studying the stained glass windows. each child spent two hours on their chosen activity –
calligraphy, Salvador crosses, zentangle bookmarks, stained glass window and detectives.
Thank you to everyone who gave up a day of their time to the children. St Luke’s School
was very appreciative of the effort everyone had made on the children’s behalf. Thank you
everyone!
M.S Fiesta
This was almost rained off but two stalls managed to operate outside and one stall in the
foyer. The café gave £40 of its Saturday income to the Multiple Sclerosis society. Thank
you
St Luke’s Summer Fête Saturday 12th
July
Scarecrow – there is still time to make an entry (theme fairy tale character). Entry form and
brochures are at the back of church and the centre foyer.
There are more stalls than ever this year with plenty of acts to entertain - A Punch and Judy
Show with magic and balloon modelling, The Uttoxeter Heart of Oak Morris Men will perform
two dances, youngsters from the Ultimate Training centre will display their martial arts skills,
Cannock High Performance Windband will provide music and St Luke’s School will perform
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their traditional Maypole Dance and the newly formed steel band will be a new feature with
the school’s cheerleaders. The ever popular Cannock Rotarian’s Human Fruit Machine will
again feature (by popular demand) and the choir are introducing a new stall, the duck shoot,
thankfully using water pistols as weapons! It promises to be another super day so please
support our annual fund raising event!
the mechanics of General Synod, which meets in York in July.
So, how does the Church of England General Synod run? The CofE General Synod has always met in public but now, thanks to the internet, it is more
public than ever. Anyone can watch or listen via links on the Synod page of the
www.churchofengland.org website.
But what are you seeing or imagining as you listen in?
Whether in London or York, a gallery runs behind the seating area. Look down from the
gallery, and you see more than 450 seats fanned out to face a platform and top table. There is
no seating plan, although the front two or three rows are reserved for the House of Bishops.
That said, the bishops can sit anywhere, maybe with other members from their diocese.
In the middle of the top table sits the person chairing the current debate. A different member
from a panel of clergy, laity and bishops takes the chair each time the subject under debate
changes. To the right of the chair, in a wig, sits one of the legal officers of the Synod and, to
the left, one of the senior staff, such as the Clerk to the Synod. These three ensure Synod
members wishing to speak are called in the right order and that debates are run according to
standing orders.
Behind the top table and to the left, sit the mover of the motion for debate and their support
staff. To the right are other involved Synod staff. In front and below the top table sit staff
running the electronic voting system, display boards and such.
Look further to the left and you see the seats for the archbishops and their staff. To the right,
sit the senior officers of the Synod: the Chair and Vice-Chair of the House of Laity and their
equivalents in the House of Clergy, known as Prolocutors, who chair the clergy of Canterbury
and York Provinces, respectively.
When any of these six speak, they do so from where they are sitting. Otherwise, there are
three lecterns for speakers. One stands next to the top table and is used by the lead speaker
to introduce the debate, move the motion and respond to the debate. The other two are about
half-way back on the floor of the Synod: one on the right and one on the left. Speakers tend to
be called two at a time, so that there is always one ready to speak while the next one moves
to a lectern.
Enjoy the debates.
Civil weddings only?
Christian weddings should be stripped of their legal status, a UK justice minister has said.
Liberal Democrat Simon Hughes has proposed that only secular, state-recognised
ceremonies should have legal recognition - the French system. His proposals would mean
that a Christian couple would need to have a secular ceremony in addition to a church
wedding.
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Our Famous Carvery Roast every Sunday Our Famous Carvery Roast every Sunday
Home made cakes, pies and ready meals
Opening Hours
The farm shop is open all year round.
Shop 9- 5 Tuesday- Saturday, 10- 3 Sunday
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Eat Local!
It’s better for you,
the environment and
the community
Taste of
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winner
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Sunday 13th
July Fourth Sunday after Trinity
St. Luke’s
8.00 am Holy Communion – Common Worship
10.00 am Together in Worship
St Thomas’
10.30 am Family Service
Tuesday 15th July
Wednesday 16th July
2.00pm St Luke’s School KS1 Service
10.00 am Holy Communion followed by coffee in
the Church Centre
2.00pm St Luke’s School KS2 Service
Sunday 20th July Fifth Sunday after Trinity
St. Luke’s
8.00 am Holy Communion – Book of Common Prayer
10.00 am Family Communion (Kidz@StLukes in Church Centre)
St Thomas’
10.30 am Holy Communion
Sunday 6th
July Third Sunday after Trinity
St. Luke’s
8.00am Holy Communion – Book of Common Prayer
10.00 am Family Communion (Kidz@StLukes in Church Centre)
4.00pm Memorial Service
St Thomas
10.30 Holy Communion
Wednesday 2nd
July
Saturday 5th July
10.00 am Holy Communion followed by coffee in
the Church Centre
2.30 pm Mother Union Meeting Church Centre –
Cream Teas
8.30 am Mens breakfast in Church Centre
Wednesday 9th July
Saturday 12th July
10.00 am Holy Communion followed by coffee in
the Church Centre
St Luke’s Church fete
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St Luke’s Summer Fête
Saturday 12th
July
10.30am Mel Harvey Punch & Judy Show
10.50am Uttoxeter Heart of Oak Morris Men
11.10am Welcome – Councillor Alison Spicer
11.15am Ultimate Training Centre Martial Arts Display
11.30pm Cannock High Performance Wind Band
12.00pm Mel Harvey Punch & Judy Show
12.20pm St Luke’s School Maypole Dancing
12.40pm Uttoxeter Heart of Oak Morris Men
1.00pm St Luke’s School Steel Band & Cheerleaders
1.30pm Mel Harvey Punch & Judy Show
Wednesday 23rd
July
10.00 am Holy Communion followed by coffee in
the Church Centre
Sunday 27th
July sixth Sunday after Trinity
St. Luke’s
8.00 am Holy Communion – Common Worship
10.00 am Holy Communion with Baptism
12.30pm Baptisms
St Thomas’
10.30 am Holy Communion
Wednesday 30th July
10.00 am Holy Communion followed by coffee in the
Church Centre
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Stan Shaw
The church family are deeply saddened by the loss of Stan and our prayers and condolences
are very much with Mary and the family. Stan served Jesus at St Thomas’ for the vast majori-
ty of his life……
One of the most touching parts of Stan’s funeral was the reading of his very precious poem
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The Church
There’s a little church in Huntington, To the west of Tackeroo. You’ll find it on the main A34.
It’s out of Cannock – just a bit, Straight on past the local pit – For half a mile, and then you’re
at the door. It’s been there for donkey’s years, And the people had their fears A time or two,
that it might have to close. But they always firmly trusted That the church would not be
busted, That growth would come – and that is what God chose. For that growth has come at
last, And for several years past The church has slowly flourished, found its feet. There’s
always something doing, There’s always something brewing – All sorts of things – where folk
in fellowship can meet. There’s still much to do, of course, But, with God the driving force, It’s
a place where you can go and always find A quiet time for prayer; The word of God to share
– Thoughtfulness, and gentle peace of mind.
There’s a little church in Huntington, St. Thomas’ is its name. It’s withstood the test of time,
as we can see. Its doors are open wide – There’s a lot of room inside, And a welcome
always there for you and me. Stan Shaw
We will always treasure this wonderful unique work about St Thomas’ and we are very
grateful to have been given permission to display it by his family.
Pentecost
We had a very good Pentecost weekend. It started with Messy Church and Coffee Morning;
wind socks, flame crowns and blessings for the helium balloons were made. After our
Sunday celebration service the balloons were realised with their greetings and blessings
attached, and they sailed away into the sky above the chase. The day was also completed
on the Chase with a Pentecost tea at Josie Walker’s, it was certainly a good weekend for
being filled with the Holy Spirit and yummy cakes!
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Toilet and Path
We are concerned that our path in front of church has been washed away so badly with the
heavy rains and it especially saddens us that wheelchair users and their helpers are having
a tough time. Therefore we are getting quotes to re-surface the area at the front. We hope
that this work will be carried out during late summer. We also had a visit from our architect
who suggested a toilet could be added in the North side of our building, along with a coffee
bar on the same side and now we are at the stage of taking necessary measurements.
Music
In faithful response to our prayers God is encouraging us with our musical gifts after Chris
our organist having to move on and support her husband. We are now delighted to welcome
John from St Luke’s each month to play the organ and we pray that he feels at home with us.
Besides CDs and some guitar playing, it has become apparent how fantastic the
congregation is at sung praise. And just to add to this our newly formed music group is very
enthusiastic, though we would still especially welcome a few more instrumentalists.
HVC Fun Day
We were invited to have a stall at the Fun Day on the Village Green the other Wednesday.
On it we ran a colouring competition won by, Pre School=Isabel, KS1=Beth and KS2=Ben
and we also gave out general information. For some reason we were allocated the site next
to the reptiles and fury creatures. Our neighbour proudly entrusted Rev’d Alex with his dear
friend ‘Robert’ the Skunk to hold, so make sure she has remembered her perfume before
you get too near! We were also approached by Littleton School to have a stall at their event
on the 4th July.
Messy Church celebrates 10th anniversary
Messy Church is ten years old. What began in April 2004, in Cowplain near Portsmouth, as
one congregation, has since been joined by 2342 others worldwide.
This fresh expression of church life builds upon Christ-centred elements of welcome,
creativity, sharing food and celebration. Most Messy Churches meet monthly, at a time that
suits the community. They seek to share Christ with families for whom traditional or inherited
forms of church life feel alien to their experiences.
Key moments from ten years of Messy Church include: being featured on BBC's 'Songs of
Praise'; St Paul's Cathedral in London hosting a Messy Church celebration; Spring Harvest
becoming a popular place to dip into Messy Church seminars; Messy Nativity sheep trails
popping up in shopping centres around the country each Christmas; and attention from the
national press (‘Messy Church crafts colourful alternative Sundays'—The Times)
Lucy Moore, the founder, says: ‘As I look at the shouting, laughing, praying, awestruck,
grateful, life-giving, weeping, eating, loving Messy multitudes gathered in churches around
the world, it feels incredibly humbling'. Messy Church is a core ministry of Bible Reading
fellowship
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TEACHING ON PRAYER - Session 1
About a dozen people came to this first session and we had a very interesting and informative discussion on what prayer is and also what it isn’t. Peter was keen to stress the point that we must not feel guilty about our incompetence we may have with regard to our prayer life because when it comes to prayer we are all amateurs and we are always learning about prayer. In the introduction to prayer Bishop John Pritchard was also keen to dispel the idea that the stereotypical notion of prayer is not the only way, and that, not only is there is more than one way to pray, prayer can also take place in a variety of locations and in a variety of contexts. Some of the group were encouraged to know that are already praying regularly, if not in formal situations. In his book John also encouraged us to slow down from time to time, and to try to build slowing down time into our busy lives. Perhaps to take a gentle walk into town or around the garden, to listen to music at home or in the car, and so giving our souls time to breathe. And in these moments to perhaps say a quiet prayer of praise for the beauty of nature seen in the garden, a silent prayer as we walk into town for someone we know who is ill, or a word of thanks for the daily blessings of family life or friends, these and many others are all part of an active prayer life which of course can include setting aside time at home in a quiet corner to spend time in prayer. Amongst all the good advice John gave here are a few which may prove helpful as you try to improve and develop your own prayer life and begin to communicate with God. 3 Things that don’t matter - Quantity, we don’t have to fill our prayer time with words, silence is equally as important. Quality, God is not expecting beautiful language and nice phrases. Authenticity is what matters. Knowledge, We don’t need a theology degree to speak to God He wants to know what is on our hearts. 2 Things that do matter Being Natural Simply talk to God as a friend about everything and everything. Being honest Honesty is what God deals with best. The psalms are full of honest people giving vent to their feelings. Peter concluded the session by leading us in praying with the Bible. We read Corinthians 13 vv1-7 and then quietly meditated on the passage and picked up on a word or phrase we made a connection with. Then we quietly thought about that word or phrase to see were our thoughts were led. If you ask any of those present they will tell you that we all experienced a time of holy silence. If you ask them they will probably tell you what their word or phrase was and where their thoughts were led in the silence. Why don’t you join the group for the last three sessions? You will have missed the teaching and discussion from the first two but each session stands alone and has much to teach us all about prayer. David Gethin
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No biblical whale in
the Royal Park
A giant inflatable whale
which Bible Society wanted
to use to tell the story of
Jonah has been banned
from the Royal Parks
because of its ‘religious’
undertones.
Officials turned down re-
cent applications to hold a
children’s fun day based on
the Bible story at either
Hyde Park or Greenwich
Park in London. The Royal
Parks are owned by the
Queen, who is Supreme
Governor of the Church of
England and the Patron of
Bible Society. The decision
came just a month after
David Cameron insisted
that the UK is a ‘Christian
country’ and said Britain
should be unashamedly
‘evangelical’ about its
religious identity.
Services include:
Companionship
Light Housekeeping
Local transportation &
errands
Meal Preparation
Respite Support
Convalescence sup-
port
Shopping
Personal care
Specialist dementia &
St Luke’s Transport and Pastoral Visits
If anyone could give a lift to two ladies from the congregation who live locally to
church on a Wednesday morning for the 10 a.m. service then
please speak to Liz Hart. Also, if you are aware of any
members of the congregation who have stopped attending
Church, then please let Liz know.
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ACROSS
8 Assyriologist 9 Sue10 Innocence11 Motif13 Defrock16 Attalia 19 Lord’s 22 Prophetic
24 Mac 25 Contraception
DOWN
1 Ransom 2 Ascent 3 Fruitful 4 Joined5 BOAC6 Sign to 7 Streak 12 Out14 Answers
Cannock Food Bank are particularly short of the following supplies:
UHT Milk and UHT Fruit juice; Sugar; Pasta Sauce; Jams; tinned fish; tinned
puddings; and tins of fruit.
There is a food bank box at the back of church where donations may be
left. Thank you for your support.
Memorial Book If you would like the name of your loved one inscribed in the
St. Luke’s
Memorial Book, then please ask the Verger or one of the Clergy for
a form.
This form should be returned to the Parish Office with your contribution of £10,
together with the name of your loved one(s) written clearly on the form as mistakes
cannot be rectified once entered
into the book.
Dioceses vote in favour of women bishops
The Church of England’s dioceses have now all voted in favour of the current draft
legislation to enable women to be bishops. In 2011 both London and Chichester diocesan
synods voted against the legislation. The February 2014 meeting of General Synod referred
the current Women in the Episcopate legislation to the dioceses.
Diocesan Synods all voted in favour of the motion: ‘That this Synod approve the proposals
embodied in the draft Bishops and Priests (Consecration and Ordination of Women)
Measure and draft Amending Canon No 33.’ For the motion to be carried the houses of
clergy and laity had to each vote, by a simple majority, in favour. The draft legislation will
now go before General Synod in July for a Final Approval vote.
The Bishop of Rochester, James Langstaff, Chair of the Steering Committee for the Draft
Legislation for Women in the Episcopate said: “The dioceses have now expressed their
view very clearly and the matter now comes back to General Synod in July. I pray that the
Synod will continue to approach this decision in a prayerful and generous way as we move
towards voting on the proposal that women may be bishops in the Church of England.”
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Across
8 Academic who studies history
of one of Israel’s perennial ene-
mies (13)
9 Take to court (Matthew 5:40)
(3)
10 Absence of guilt (1 Kings 8:32)
(9)
11 Of Tim (anag.) (5)
13 Deprive priest of ecclesiastical
status (7)
16 Where Paul and Barnabas
called en route from Perga to An-
tioch (Acts 14:25–26) (7)
19 ‘The earth is the — , and eve-
rything in it’ (Psalm 24:1) (5)
22 ‘Do not neglect your gift, which
was given you through a —
message when the body of elders
laid their hands on you’ (1 Timothy 4:14) (9)
24 Raincoat (abbrev.) (3)
25 Issue relating to sexual ethics dealt with in the controversial Papal Encyclical Humanae
Vitae in 1968(13)
Down
1 ‘The Son of Man did not come to be served, but to serve, and to give his life as a — for
many’
(Matthew 20:28) (6)
2 Upward slope (Nehemiah 3:19) (6)
3 ‘God blessed them and said to them, “Be — and increase in number”’ (Genesis 1:28) (8)
4 ‘What God has — together, let man not separate’ (Matthew 19:6) (6)
5 One of the partners which, with BEA, formed British Airways (1,1,1,1)
6 ‘This will be a — — you. You will find a baby wrapped in cloths and lying in a man-
ger’ (Luke 2:12) (4,2)
7 Takers (anag.) (6)
12 ‘But the things that come — of the mouth come from the heart, and these make a man
“unclean”’
(Matthew 15:18) (3)
14 ‘Then I set bowls — of wine and some — before the men of the Recabite family’ (Jeremiah
35:5) (4,4)
15 Levitical eating laws were much concerned about animals ‘that chew the — ’ (Leviticus
11:3) (3)
16 Llama-like animal noted for its wool (6)
17 The seed which fell among these was choked by them as it grew (Luke 8:7) (6)
18 Launch an assault against (Genesis 14:15) (6)
20 ‘Neither can you bear fruit unless you — in me’ (John 15:4) (6)
21 John says of the healing of the royal official’s son, ‘This was the — miraculous sign that
Jesus performed’ (John 4:54) (6)
23 Inflict pain on (Acts 7:26) (4)
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Summer Fete Raffle Tickets
This is a great fund raiser
for St Luke’s Church.
If everyone on the Electoral Roll (190) sold at least one book we would
raise £955!
Tickets are £1 each/ £5 for a book.
Please obtain your book(s) of tickets from John Winter at the back of
Church or Call at the Café.
St. Luke’s Church
Summer Fete
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Parish Clergy Revd Peter Hart Vicar Revd Alex Mann Associate Minister Revd Denis Sunley (OLM) Revd Steve Reynolds (AM) Readers Jack Middlehurst David Gethin Di Holt
01546 579660 01543 577846 01543 570572 01543 579126 01543 504384
St Luke’s St Thomas St Barnabas
Parish and Church Warden
Tess Perrett Paul Hobday
Church Warden Russell Wilkinson Debbie Brown Sue Parker
Depty Warden Heather Saranne
Janice Middleton Alan Jones
PCC Reps Gill Joynson George Joynson
Paul Hobday, Debbie Brown, David Wheatley, Dawn Penton, Bette Tromans, Val Beale, Dennis Parker, Hilary Boycott, Carla Wheatley. Revd Denis Sunley.
Sue Parker Alan Parker Gillian Gethin
Secretary Janice Middleton Dawn Perton
Treasurer Geoff Pick David Wheatley Gillian Gethin
Leadership Team Tess Perett Gill Joynson Heather Suranne
Paul Hobday, Dawn Penton.
David Gethin And Parish Clergy
Deanery Synod Gill Joynson George Joynson
David Whealtey. Plus Revd Denis Sunley.
Verger Liz Hart Doreen Shaw
Assistant Verger Raymond Myatt
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St Luke’s St Thomas St Barnabas
Organist & Choirmaster David Smith
Parish Administrator Trudie Davies –Findell
Bell ringers Booking for Weddings
Geoff & Linda Pick 677194
Mothers Union Madeline Farnell 01543 424776
Gift Aid Secretary Adviser
Ann Jones Barbara Battersby
Carla Wheatley
Electoral Roll Officer Joe Parkes Liz Taylor
Flower Guild Josie Brevitt Sue Alcock
Hall Bookings Church Office
Magazine Editor George Joynson
Christian Aid Committee John Skurr Ethel Taylor Ruth Isitt Peter Barker
Denis Sunley Sandra Davies
Parish Office
Telephone
Website
01543 502131
Stlukesparish @btconnect.com
www.stlukescannock.org.uk
To contact any of the above please ring the Parish Office for details
Magazine copy date for
August
Friday 18th July 2014
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A Jones
Garden Care
01543 579818
07966 416862
All aspects of
Ground
Maintenance:-
Grass Cutting
Hedge Trimmed
Borders Weeded
Pruning
Patio Cleaning
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Pentecost Balloons
Photos from St Thomas’s
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