The Parish Church ofSaint Cuthbert Lytham

December 2017Parish Magazine £1

The Leadership Team

Vicar: The Revd Nick Wells 01253 279676

Hon. Assistant Priests: The Revd David Hirst The Revd Helen Houston

Readers: Mr David Matthews Mr David Chapman

Mr Barrie StaceyMrs Bev Wells

Mrs Nicola Whitehead

ServicesSunday Services8.30am Holy Communion (BCP)10.00am Holy Communion (CW)

and Sunday Club6.00pm Evening Prayer (BCP)

Weekday ServicesFriday 11.00am Holy Communion

Bi-monthly Services on Sunday4.00pm Taize - Sunday 21st January7.00pm Alternative Worship –

Sunday 18th February Dear Friends

Last Christmas I challenged you to consider what you did with Jesus after Christmas. Using the Crib as an illustration I suggested most people put Jesus away after Christmas, in a box under the stairs, or in the attic.Yet ‘Jesus is for life and not just for Christmas’ so I encouraged everyone to keep the Baby Jesus figure from our crib sets out for the whole year. To keep him on your mantelpiece or in a display cabinet to underline that Jesus is part of your life every day of the year.I know several people took up the invitation. Indeed, the Christ Child placed in the reredos behind the Communion Table in church has raised questions and given opportunities to witness to explain how Jesus is part of life each day.Following on from this invitation it was suggested we organise a Crib Festival. For the church to be open and to have displays of Crib Sets around the building. A small group of people have worked through the year to organise our Crib Festival over the weekend 8th – 10th December. The displays will include scenes made by groups from the church, and a prize will be given to the most creative; the crib figures from the tableau positioned in Clifton Square; and sets with a personal meaning to members of our congregation.Please do tell others about our Crib Festival (details of the programme follow in the magazine) and encourage them to come along. If you are able to help we need more stewards for the weekend and a rota is up in church, please sign up. Or you may have an unusual crib set you would like to display, in which case, let me know.The incarnation, the coming of God as a human into his creation, our world, is incredible. The Crib Festival is an

acknowledgement of this, just as Christmas is a celebration of this historical moment. And please do not put Jesus back in a box after this Christmas.Yours in ChristNick

Can you open your home to Mary and Joseph this Advent? Carol Wildon is organising a Posada again this year and invites you to make room in your home for Mary and Joseph. If you can host them for two consecutive nights in Advent, which starts on Sunday 3rd December, please add your name, address and a telephone number to the list at the back of church. The previous hosts will need to contact you to arrange the handover.The night Mary and Joseph 'stay' provides you with a wonderful opportunity to invite friends / guests around to share together the true meaning of Christmas, share a prayer or Christmas carolling. We would love to hear if you did take the opportunity and what you did and how it went.We’d also like to track Mary and Josephs journey, if you can, please take a digital photo and send it in a post to St Cuthbert

Lytham Facebook page or send it via email to bev@wellsfamily.me.uk who will upload it for you.

Following the Christingle Service on Sunday 10th December, which closes the Crib Festival, and dependent on the weather, we are walking down to Clifton Square to place the Nativity Figures in the Crib. The children will be invited to walk with their lit Christingles from Church to the Crib. Spreading the light of Christ into the world. Everyone is welcome to join us. together with our Ecumenical friends.

By popular demand, the Nine Lessons and Carols will be by candlelight. Don’t be afraid to wear something practical if you are concerned you might damage your clothes should candle wax happen to drip on them. The candles will have drip cards but sometimes a spill is unavoidable.We will be receiving Christmas presents again at the Crib Service on Christmas Eve which will be distributed by two charities to disadvantaged children in Blackpool - JFH The Next Step & Grange Park Families in Recovery. If you wish to bring a wrapped gift, please put a note on it to say whether it is for a boy or girl and what age group it would be suitable for.Christmas Eve falls on a Sunday this year, we will be having our usual morning Communions but no service at 6pm. For those who can stay up long enough there is our First Communion of Christmas at 11.30pm.On Christmas Day we have only one Communion service which will be all age and much lighter than our normal Sunday Communion. You are invited to bring one of your favourite Christmas presents with you (providing it is not too big!). One year Bev brought a bottle of Tia Maria to church and claimed it was her only present!

If you would prefer an early morning Communion on Christmas Day, St John’s is holding one at 8am to which you are welcome to attend.Crib FestivalOur first Crib Festival will take place over the weekend of the 8th – 10th December. Please spread the word. If you can display a poster or give out

programs, they are at the back of church. Please take what you need and invite people to come along.As well as Nativity and Crib sets on display there are lots of activities, including an opportunity to have a photo taken of you with angel wings and for children to dress up as nativity characters to create a live nativity scene. The church will be open for most of the weekend and the planning team will be approaching people to invite them to volunteer to take part in welcoming visitors and make drinks.The programme of events and activities is belowFriday 8th DecemberChurch open to the public from 9am until 7pm

10:00 The Mayor and Mayoress will open the Festival followed by a Joint Christmas Concert with Lytham CE and Hall Park Primary Schools with

11:15 CommunionSaturday 9th DecemberChurch open from 9am

09:00 Morning Prayers11:00 Kids Christmas Workshops14:00 Adult Christmas Workshops and Demonstrations19:00 Carol singing with Peter Jebson at the organ

followed by refreshments including mulled wineSunday 10th December

08:30 Communion10:00 Communion17:00 Carol-Okey Christingle18:15 Processional Walk from church to Clifton Square

to place the Nativity figures in the CribThe Festival will be free to enter but there may be a small charge for some of the workshops. Donations gratefully received.

If you can help over the weekend please let Dawn Barnes, Clive Barnes, Julie Webb, Bev Wells or the Vicar know.

A Curate at St Cuthbert’sEarlier in the year I offered myself to the diocese as a Training Incumbent for a curate. During the summer the Bishop asked me to meet a possible candidate. The meetings went really well, and I am now delighted to introduce Adam Thomas to you. Adam will be ordained as a deacon at the end of June 2018 and begin his ministry at St Cuthbert’s after that.The training aspect of a curacy is very important these days, whereas in the past curates were often placed in busy parishes to help the vicar, nowadays the emphasis is on placing them with clergy recognised as good training incumbents. During a curacy of up to four years the curate needs to complete further training and show competence in the many aspects of ordained ministry.The diocese is in the process of finding suitable accommodation for Adam and his family and we look forward to welcoming him to St Cuthbert’s. So, without further ado, let me introduce you to Adam Thomas.Adam Thomas

The word Advent literally means – to come. A time of anticipation, preparation and waiting. That pretty much describes how I will feel until July next year when I have the honour of becoming the latest curate at St Cuthbert’s. I cannot wait to meet and get to know

each one of you, and the wider community in Lytham. I have already been made to feel very welcome by Nick

and Bev, the wardens, and those who attended the Friday morning communion when I visited. Nick has asked me to write a few words to introduce myself and my family. I am married to Cathy, a dedicated primary school head teacher, and we have two sons, Joshua, who is currently working in London, and Jacob, who is in his first year at the University of York. We have lived in Manchester, Lancaster, the Isle of Harris and for the last twelve years, Fulwood in Preston.I love to sing, play the guitar, play a round of golf or ski (when I get the chance). I have enjoyed my professional life, especially working with great teams, and on some exciting and important projects. But finally responding to God’s call to priesthood feels like what I am, and what I do, finally coming together. I am grateful for the chance to continue to train with your help, and especially under the guidance of such a wonderful Vicar. Christ’s love is at the centre of who I am, and how I try and live my life. Prayer, worship, scripture, the Eucharist, and that encounter with God that comes when we truly encounter one another, are all important to me. I pray that all our preparations for Christmas will help us to see and feel the wonder of God continuing to break into our lives.

Pastoral Care Training DayOn Tuesday, 31st October at Fairhaven Golf Club, 24 church members attended a workshop entitled ‘Stay Safe’ led by Yvonne Lee, from Angels Community Support Services. Yvonne gave us guidance and advice essential for knowing how to keep ourselves and others safe within the church, in our pastoral duties and in our own homes. Her warm and friendly personality helped us to feel relaxed and throughout she encouraged interaction so that there was a willingness to ask questions on areas of personal concern.Still under the heading ‘Stay Safe’, Yvonne talked about many topics of interest and importance. She gave us useful and comprehensive information covering diverse situations. We learned the value of signing up to the Priority Services Register (PSR) which utility suppliers and network providers have in place for vulnerable people. We heard about the importance of good food hygiene at all times and the danger of dehydration, especially in the summer. We were given sound advice about keeping possessions within our homes inexpensively protected by marking them with an ultraviolet marker pen and Yvonne emphasised the need to store valuables safely to avoid misunderstandings. Under the same topic, we heard akin detail about how best to secure homes by using locks and chains, fitting a key safe in an inconspicuous position and how best to protect against bogus and suspicious callers. (Regarding use of chains; these should only be used when opening the door to an unknown caller. If they

were in place at other times, and there was an emergency, key holders would not be able to gain entry.)A matter of concern for many of us is how best to assist others physically in varying situations; how to help people in and out of a car, to ascend and descend steps in church, and to help someone rise from a chair. Good practice was demonstrated. It was deemed important to be aware of when our own capabilities are physically not up to helping others, thus putting both others and ourselves at risk. For example, however much we may like to help, it isn’t sensible to offer to fold and lift a walking aid or wheelchair into a car boot if elderly or not physically fit. And finally, on this topic, when someone has fallen, or an emergency has arisen, it is always advisable to seek professional help rather than risk making things worse by well-intentioned but inappropriate actions.We also discussed in detail the matter of insurance for car owners who give lifts to others, whether this is a lift home from church or for medical appointments etc. Many present already had insurance with their provider, in most cases for a very nominal additional cost, but in the litigious times in which we live others were made aware of the necessity of following this up. As this part of our day drew to a close, Yvonne was presented with a bouquet of flowers, as a thank you for her kindness in helping us to focus on important areas of ‘Staying Safe’. We then had time to socialise before enjoying an excellent lunch arranged for us by Rev David Hirst and provided by the Fairhaven Golf Club.

Adrienne Kay

Community Craft GroupHappy Christmas from the Community Craft group which meets at St Cuthbert’s and thank you to all who have supported us. We took stock recently as we passed our 1st birthday and surprised ourselves by how much we had achieved working together. Most of you will have seen examples of our endeavors over this time but you won’t have experienced the friendship and companionship of the group unless you give us a visit. Everyone is made most welcome We have raised approximately £400 pounds for various charities, including Alzheimer’s Society, Trinity Hospice, Cancer Research and Pancreatic Cancer. We have donated blankets to Clifton Hospital, Trinity Hospice, residents in local care homes and the homeless.Members have made poppies for the installation in Wales next year to commemorate the centenary of the end of WW1Hundreds of angels have been knitted for the Crib Festival as well as two nativity scenes, prayer chords crafted as recommended by Archdeacon Mark Ireland when he visited during “Thy Kingdom Come, and the wedding kneelers have been beautifully recovered.We are currently making cards, paper folding, table mats, (even a Christmas stocking) and cosy scarves ready for the predicted cold winter.Please come along for a try, a natter, or a warm drink and biscuit, and continue to support us by buying our wares or donating materials. We would love to see you any Thursday morning.

December DiaryFriday 1st 11 am CommunionSaturday 2nd 9.00 am Morning PrayerSunday 3rd 8.30 am Communion

10 am Communion 6 pm Evening Prayer

Monday 4th 7 pm Choir PracticeWednesday 6th 9 am Morning Prayer

9.45 am Bertie Bear Club7 pm Bell Ringers Practice

Thursday 7th 10.30 am Community Craft GroupFriday 8th 9 am – 7pm Open Church

10 am Openjing Christmas concert11.15 am Communion

Saturday 9th 9 am – 8pm Open Church9 am Morning Prayers11 am Kids Christmas Workshops2 pm Adult Christmas Workshops

and Demonstrations7pm Carol Singing and Christmas

Music followed by mulled wine and mince pies and other refreshments

Sunday 10th 8.30 am Communion10 am Communion5 pm Carol-Okey Christingle6.15 pm Ecumenical Walk from

Church to the Piazza with the LEP Nativity Figures

Monday 11th 7 pm Choir PracticeTuesday 12th 2.30 pm Carol Service, Dementia

Friendly 7 pm Scout Carol Service

Wednesday 13th 9.45 am Bertie Bear Club7 pm Bell Ringers Practice

Thursday 14th 10.30 am Community Craft Group10.30 am Stepping Stones2.30 pm Mothers Union

Friday 15th 11 am CommunionSaturday 16th 9 am Morning PrayerSunday 17th 8.30 am Communion

10 am Communion 6 pm Carol Service

Monday 18th 7 pm Choir PracticeTuesday 19th 9 am Hall Park School Rehearsal

2 pm Hall Park School ServiceWednesday 20th 9 am Morning Prayer

9.45 am Bertie Bear Club5 pm Wedding Rehearsal7 pm Bell Ringers Practice

Thursday 21st 10.30 am Community Craft Group1 pm Wedding

Friday 22nd 11 am CommunionSaturday 23rd 9 am Morning PrayerSunday 24th 8.30 am Communion Christmas Eve 10 am Communion

4 pm Crib Service11.30 pm First Communion of

ChristmasChristmas Day 10 am Family CommunionWednesday 27th 9 am Morning Prayer

7 pm Bell Ringers PracticeThursday 28th 10.30 Community Craft GroupFriday 29th 11 am Communion

2 pm WeddingSaturday 30th 9 am Morning PrayerSunday 31st 8.30 am Communion

10 am Communion 6 pm Evening Prayer

Holy Island by Betty McMasterWhen I was asked if I could write something for the magazine I thought at once of one of my favourite subjects – pilgrimage. To be more precise, my favourite places of pilgrimage on the East coast of England – Holy

Island, Durham, Whitby, the Julian Shrine at Norwich and Walsingham.When I was in my late teens and lived in Newcastle, I belonged to the Anglican Young People’s Association. Every year we had a Diocesan pilgrimage to Lindisfarne, Holy Island, walking barefoot across the sands and ending with a communion service in the grounds of the 11th century Priory ruins.In more recent years, journeys have been by car or coach, taking good notice of the tide tables so as not to be caught out on the causeway!The first successful community on Lindisfarne was formed in 635 by Aidan. He was called from Iona by Oswald, king of Northumbria, to help to re-Christianize the area. On Aidan’s death in 651 his place was taken by Cuthbert whose lovely statute greets visitors at the entry to the Priory ruins.People still come in great numbers to Lindisfarne – to look at the ruins; to hear about the history of the island and perhaps to search for their spiritual roots.The little church is used daily for worship and is a vital living force, not just a monument to the past. There is a beautiful carpet in the sanctuary in a typical Celtic pattern, echoed on one of the pages of the Lindisfarne Gospels.Also on the island is Lindisfarne Castle, perched on the rocks like St Michael’s Mount in miniature. One of the chief attractions for me is the little walled garden designed by one of my gardening heroes, Gertrude Jekyll.

If you are in the area and haven’t already done so, please try to visit the Holy Island. It has an excellent visitor centre and good places to eat.This prayer for Lindisfarne sums it upLord your presence fills this island, your presence is peacePeace to all who live here, peace to all who visit here.Pease in this holy place.Peace to pilgrim and seeker, peace to the troubled and lost.Peace by day and by night, peace in dark and light.Lord your presence fills our lives, your presence is peace.

Delicious Recipe for slow-cooked Chilli Chilli is a great favourite in many families and this slow cooker version really is most flavourful. It may seem to have a lot of ingredients, but you'll find almost all are basic things found in the cupboard or fridge.One of the best things about autumn and winter is coming home to the warmth and delicious smell of a really tasty meal waiting just to be dished up. Do try it, you'll be converted.This recipe uses a few different forms of chilli, but it’s not too hot. Together they impart flavourful heat and spice, not an eye-watering, nosebleed inducing fire. If you get too much chilli in one bite, water won't help, but a spoonful of plain yoghurt will take away the sting.The only faffing with this recipe is to pre-fry the minced beef to remove excess fat. This can be made in large quantities and frozen. These measures make enough to feed 8, so just reduce to suit your needs. Like curries and many stews, a chilli often tastes even better the day after making.

700-800g minced beef 2 chopped onions Chopped celery and carrot (optional) 3 crushed cloves of garlic 6 dried chillies, chopped or crumbled Squirt of anchovy paste Squirt of harissa paste 1 teaspoon chilli powder 1 teaspoon ground cumin 2 tablespoonful sized squirts of tomato purée (plain or

sun-dried)

1 heaped teaspoon of cocoa powder (NOT instant hot chocolate!). This is what makes it an authentically Aztec chilli.

********* 2 tins red kidney beans (drained and rinsed) 1 tin chopped tomatoes 1 carton of passata (or another tin of tomatoes) Cupful of water 50ml milk Small glass red wine (optional)

In a large frying pan fry the beef in batches, drain the fat. Add the onions, garlic, other vegetables, chillies, pastes: everything above the ******** and cook gently just to soften the veg and mix the spices.Add all the remaining ingredients (those below the ********) and mix well, then pour everything into your slow cooker. Put on lid and leave. This is good to cook on low over 24 hours i.e set it off one evening so it can be eaten the next, but of course you could set it off in the morning to eat the evening of the same day. Serve with plain rice and thick plain yogurt.

Please note that the deadline for articles to be included in January’s magazine is Sunday 17th

December

QUIZ for December: Pre-Christmas questionsThe dark evenings of December are a good time on which to switch off the television and the computer for a while at least. This will allow you to find mental satisfaction in coming to terms with the following brain teasers.Clues 1.-20. involve anagrams of items that are associated with Christmas. Some of the answers are Christmas carols or songs. The numbers given are the number of letters in each word of the answer.Please write your answers on a separate sheet, adding your name and contact details.

1. Let things in [6,5] 2. Be the helm [9]] 3. Kneel dottily [6,6] 4. Jill begs Len [6,5] 5. Honesty warms font [6,3,7] 6. Can assault [5,5] 7. Weary man again [4,2,1,6] 8. Sweet gherkin [2,5,5] 9. Streaky rout [5,6] 10.Gap pawn ripper [8,5] 11.This warm ethics [5,9] 12.Muddling pup [4,7] 13.Tinsel two [3,2,4] 14.Thy lion hog [1,4,5] 15.Scream with this [5,9] 16.Off the sane pest [5,2,7] 17.With ft length [7,5] 18.Drastic charms [9,5] 19.Tiny pay vital [8,4] 20.Worthy jolt ode [3,2,3,5]

Clues 21.-50. refer to the names of drinks in cryptic form.21.Not on time, but with an extra cuppa [5] 22.Winter warmer in Deutschland [8]23.Wot no Judy? [5]24.Jiving cow produces this? [9] 25.Mother’s ruin [3] 26.Without Rosie [5] 27.Served by the blind waiter [5] 28.Is this habit-wearer feeling sad? [4,3]29.Rumpole worked in one of these [7] 30.Crafty theft of precious red stone [7] 31.Sounds like sour assistance [8] 32.Cosy in Southern hemisphere [8,7]33.The food drink of the night [8]34.Novice letter of the alphabet [5,3]35.Normally kept in a toolbox [11] 36.Strictly consumed in Argentina [5] 37.Could make you a trifle sozzled [6] 38.Almost bigger than life [5] 39.My goodness! [8] 40.Spirit of the spud [8] 41.H2CO3 [4,5] 42.Egg-shaped pubescent child [8] 43.Scold Ava, twisted [8] 44.From Russia with love [5] 45.Young dog in melting snow [5,5] 46.Alcoholic early morning in Mexico [7,7] 47.Common in the Great Hall with Harry [7,5] 48.Maybe needs to be dieting [5] 49.Speech when drunk [7] 50.Otherwise, Mathew from Portugal [6,4] 51.John, brother of magician Paul [4,7]

Entries to David Matthews by 17th December.

The QUIZ for November: Food and drink proved to be very popular: entries almost covered the doormat.

The winner was Dorothy Jones [49/50]. Well done! Highly commended were Eileen Stuart/Rachel Knowles [48] and Betty McMaster [47].Answers: 1. Edam, 2. Lobster, 3. Dates, 4. Bitter, 5. Blackberry crumble, 6. Orange juice, 7. Philadelphia, 8. Chilli, 9. Bonbon, 10. Ham, 11. Toast, 12. Trifle, 13. Bourbon, 14. Claret, 15. Tomato, 16. Wine, 17. Gelatin, 18. Parsley, 19. Risotto, 20. Hot chocolate, 21. Cheese, 22. Egg, 23. Cauliflower, 24. Tea, 25. Spaghetti, 26. Maraschino cherry, 27. Sirloin, 28. Champagne, 29. Beef Wellington, 30. Hotpot, 31. Basil, 32. Scone, 33. Cheddar, 34. Sauce, 35. Steak, 36. Rum, 37. Chocolate, 38. Apple Charlotte, 39. Peach, 40. Plaice, 41. Sausages, 42. Welsh rarebit, 43. Couscous, 44. Croissants, 45. Port, 46. Sundae, 47. Lager, 48. Brownie, 49. Maid of Honour, 50. Banana.

Bethlehem of JudaeaThe phrase ‘Bethlehem of Judeaea’ is familiar to us from Matthew Chapter 2 vv. 1 and 5, ‘of Judaea’ carefully distinguishing it from Bethlehem of Zabulon, near Nazareth (Joshua 19 v. 15). The Bethlehem of the Nativity is, of course, the ‘city of David’ (Luke 2 vv. 4, and 11), located near Jerusalem. It is Matthew’s gospel that traces Jesus’s lineage through David and ultimately to Abraham, and that makes good sense because he was writing for the Jewish community, for whom Bethlehem, the birthplace of David, was a special place — and so, of course, the appropriate place for the Messiah to be born. Furthermore, it’s this gospel that reinforces the sense of the fulfilment of the prophets by referring several times to the way in which the unfolding narrative satisfies these predictions. Luke’s

account does not set up this context of prophetic fulfilment, nor does it provide the detailed genealogy. But this different approach makes equally good sense because Luke was writing for gentiles, for whom Jewish tradition would have had little or no significance.Matthew and Luke are the only two gospels that provide an account of the Nativity. But they differ in major ways, not only in how they treat lineage and prophecy. The Annunciation and Visitation are in Luke, not Matthew. The Magi or Wise Men are in Matthew; the shepherds are in Luke. The Massacre of the Holy Innocents is only in Matthew, as is the Flight into Egypt, both as a consequence of the meeting between the Wise Men and King Herod; and it is thus only Matthew who has the star, which leads the Magi: Luke’s shepherds are not guided. And while it is true that both accounts set the scene in Bethlehem, in Matthew there is no reference to an inn or a stable. In fact, if you read Matthew alone, it seems that Mary and Joseph lived in Bethlehem and only settled in Nazareth after their return from Egypt. It is Luke who tells of the journey of Mary and Joseph from Nazareth to Bethlehem and their need for temporary accommodation, although the reason he gives for the journey is historically unfounded: the Roman authorities did not require people to travel to their ancestral town for a census. What this does tell us, though, is that by the time these two gospel writers were at work, more than sixty years after the event, the tradition that Jesus was born in Bethlehem was well established, and Luke, starting with Mary and Joseph in Nazareth, accordingly had to get them there and provide a ‘reason’ for it.How much of these two accounts of the Nativity is actually fact in the sense of historical rapportage as we recognise it in modern times is, of course. highly contentious. Quirinius, as Governor of Syria, ordered the first census in the region in AD 6, but by then Herod the Great had been dead for ten

years; and the sense of prophetic fulfilment in Matthew can be easily be interpreted as a force shaping the story after the event. Modern scholarship, approaching these narratives using analytical methods routinely employed in studying texts of this period, points to ways in which the various elements of the story may have developed before being written down. But the purpose of this kind of research is then to tease out the meaning that such traditions aimed to express, and why. This is what is important in reading Matthew and Luke, as statements, through narrative, of their understanding of what Jesus was all about. Joyce Hill

TABLE TOP SALE IN THE CHURCH HALL - 2018

Saturday 27th January Saturday 24th February

Saturday 31st March Doors open at 9am

If you would like to book a table, please contact the Parish Office on 01253 736488 all tables £6 each.

Refreshments available

100 ClubTake part in the monthly draw and you could win £100! All profit goes directly towards the upkeep of the church! All you need to do is pay £5 per month by standing order. This buys you a number between 1 and 100. Each month a number is drawn, rather like a raffle, and the owner of that number receives a cheque for £100. There are standing order forms at the back of the church. Or please have a word with me, Debbie Rogerson. I am usually singing in the choir at the 10am Communion service so catch me afterwards or ring 01253 422500 / 07540284517.

Congratulations to Debbie Edwards with lucky ball number 92.

St Cuthbert’s Uniformed Organisations

MondayCubs meet at 6.45 – 8.15pm

for more details email catherinehughes0@btinternet.com

TuesdayBeavers meet at 6 - 7pm

for more details contact Sarah Johnson 01253 739457

Sea Scouts meet at 7.15 -9 pm for more details contact

Graham Igoe ; 01253 734861

WednesdayRainbows meet at 6 - 7pm

for more details contact Muriel Ward 01253 738729

ThursdayBrownies meet at 6.15 - 7.30pm

for more details contact Jeannette 01253 738443

Useful Church Contacts and Phone Numbers

Alpha Course Bev Wells01253 279 676

07742 709 994

Community Craft Group

Paula Chapman 07891371358

Churchwarden

Beryl Matthews

01253 725 552

07788 683 706

Churchwarden Colin Ballard

01253 795 081

07811 361 238

Fairtrade Julie Webb07914 926 422

Mothers’ Union

Margaret Fisher 01253 737310

Parish Coordinator

Fiona Newbold 01253 736488

Vicar Nick Wells 01253 279676Vision Champion Julie Webb

07914 926 422

Vision Champion

Marion Smyllie 01253 738099

Webpage Facebook & Twitter Bev Wells 01253 279676

07742 709 994

100 ClubDebbie Rogerson 01253 422500

07540 284 517

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