tarporley parish magazine

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August 2021

Tarporley Parish Magazine

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PARISH DIRECTORY – TARPORLEY Services: See Calendar page on the website or ‘The Link’ magazine. Weekday Service St Helen’s Church, Holy Communion: Wednesday at 10.00 am.

(Note: all telephone numbers are area code 01829 unless otherwise stated).

Rector: Vacancy, The Rectory, High St, Tarporley CW6 0AG 732491

Assistant Curate: Julian Osborne,3 Dingle Way, Cuddington, Cheshire, CW8 2UW 07421 323699

e-mail: [email protected]

Tarporley: St Helen

Churchwardens Phillip Posnett, Haughton Hall,Tarporley CW6 9RH 260251

07890 470899 Treasurer 458351 P.C.C Secretary 733147 Organist

Anita Langford, 7 The Crescent, Utkinton, CW6 0LTPaul Emerson, Maple Bank, Eaton Road, Tarporley, CW6 0BJ

732595

Bellringers Jenny Christian 732412 Cotebrook: St John Wardens Bill Spiegelberg, Oulton Park House, Tarporley, CW6 9BL

Peter Copland, Moss Cottage,

Utkinton Lane, Cotebrook, CW6 0JH

760336

732618

Organist Eaton: St Thomas

Wardens

Katrina Copland, 732618

Rosemary Lilley, Windward Mark, Eaton Lane, Eaton, Tarporley 732948

CW6 9AG Michael Scott, 39 High St, Tarporley CW6 0DP

Organist Marjorie Rathbone 732655

LINK Editor Andy Jobson, Plessington House, Huxley Lane, Brassey Green, Tarporley, CW6 9UG 732437

Electoral Roll Mike Kiddle, 1 Woodlands Way,Tarporley, CW6 0TP 733431 Safeguarding Officer Liz Neely email [email protected] 07890 470899 Sunday Sheet email [email protected] Tarporley C.E. Primary School Mrs Kerry Forrester 01244 981230 Utkinton C.E. Primary School Ms Lorna Pleavin 732322 Done Room Booking Secretary Kathryn Palmer 733040

CONTACT POINTS: Please do not hesitate to report cases of sickness or pastoral need to the Assistant Curate. To make arrangements for a Funeral please contact Phillip Posnett.

To ask about Wedding arrangements, baptisms or general enquiries please contact Jan email: [email protected]

07421 323699260251

Website: www.tarporleyparishchurch.org e-mail: [email protected] Items for ‘The Link’ should be e-mailed to [email protected] or posted to the Link

Editor by the 16th

of each month.

Reading Rota Elaine Meredith Corner Lodgings, Forest Road, Tarporley CW6 0HX 732104Co-ordinator

Liz Neely email [email protected]

Chas Hardern

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CHURCH SERVICE CALENDAR

FOR AUGUST 2021 August 1

st THE NINTH SUNDAY AFTER TRINITY

St Thomas 9.00am Morning Prayer

St Helen 10.00am Morning Prayer

St John 11.15am Holy Communion

8th

THE TENTH SUNDAY AFTER TRINITY

St Thomas 9.00am Holy Communion

St Helen 10.00am Holy Communion

15th

THE BLESSED VIRGIN MARY



22nd

THE TWELFTH SUNDAY AFTER TRINITY



29th

THE THIRTEENTH SUNDAY AFTER TRINITY



September 1st

St Helen 7.00pm The Institution Service

For Rev’d Jim Bridgman as Rector of Tarporley Parish

5th



St John 11.15am Holy Communion

These will be Jim’s first services as Rector of Tarporley Parish

We will continue to follow government and C of E COVID-19 guidance.

Our new Rector, Jim Bridgman writes:-

Just a few words to introduce ourselves…

In this time of pandemic, getting to know someone new can be difficult, so here

are a few things to help you all get to know me and the family:

I was ordained in 2010 and I have been Vicar of Timperley Parish in Bowden

Deanery (near Altrincham) since 2013. I am married to Jenny and we have three

primary aged children: Ben (aged 8), Caitlin (6) and Emily (4), who are all looking

forward to starting at Tarporley CofE school in September. Jenny is also

ordained, and currently works for Chester Diocese and is studying for a

doctorate in Practical Theology. You may see her on Sundays if she’s not

covering elsewhere, but she won’t have a formal ministry in Tarporley so she

probably won’t be wearing a dog collar when you see her!

I enjoy spending time with the family and the extra time together through the

pandemic has been a great opportunity to do some of our favourite things –

playing frisbee in the garden, going on scooter rides and generally being active!

We love being outdoors and we spend our free time exploring local historic

properties, or going on adventures to the Lake District and Peak District. Two

years ago I joined a badminton group, and I play once a week in a social but

competitive atmosphere. I have a love-hate relationship with football (thanks to

my support of Wolverhampton Wanderers) but instead relish watching

professional cycling, especially the three Grand Tours. Having been bought a

bike over Christmas, I look forward to being more than an armchair cyclist!

Aside from sport, I like to relax by reading, especially historical and crime fiction,

and have been a member (and organiser) of a few book groups. I’m an avid fan

of Marvel films and I appreciate watching a wide range of sitcoms. I also like

nothing better than creating things out of Lego, alongside (and without!) the

help of the kids. I write poetry and I attempt to be creative with art materials:

occasionally I publish both on my own blog. I enjoy time socialising with friends

and trying new foods: I am very partial to a good cake, and have already started

to enjoy sampling the delicacies on Tarporley High Street!

Through my extended family, I recently found out that I already have links to

the parish, as my great-great grandfather lived and grew up in Tarporley: it will

be good to investigate further my ancestral links to the place, and my relatives

are already champing at the bit to come and have a look round!

Change and newness can bring a lot of uncertainty and worry, as the past

sixteen months has illustrated. A change of clergy can be another such time. But

please don’t fret – I don’t bite, and I’m not planning to arrive and change

everything you’ve known, loved and done here. Above all, I’ve always got time

to listen: my primary focus in the first few months with you is to hear your

hopes and fears, to listen for and look where God is already at work in every

one of us, in the parish (inside and outside of the church buildings) and

community and to encourage that work to flourish and thrive.

I am excited about what the future holds for the communities of Tarporley,

Eaton, Cotebrook, Utkinton and Rushton. My approach to ministry has always

been a personal one, getting to know individuals and their lives, and where God

is involved in their life and the life of the community (usually over a hot drink

and maybe some cake!). So I’m very much hoping that restrictions will continue

to lift so I can share that hospitality with you all, and get to know you better. I

am especially looking forward to getting involved in the local schools, visiting

parishioners, meeting the three different church congregations and getting to

know the people, shops and communities of Tarporley, Eaton, Cotebrook,

Utkinton and Rushton.

We’ll be moving into

the Rectory during

August, so you might

see us in the breaks

between unpacking

boxes. Otherwise, I look

forward to meeting you

in September. You’ll all

be in my prayers in the

coming weeks – and

please pray for us all

too!

Jim and family

Delivering continuity of services during the Vacancy

During the vacancy our Wardens have ensured the continuity of services in our three parish churches whilst also undertaking the range of tasks necessary in the selection and appointment of a new Rector for our parish.

Well done wardens you have been, and are doing, a tremendous job.

Thank you.

Our Assistant Curate, Revd Julian Osborne, has been the cornerstone on which Tarporley’s ministry has been built over the past months and he has led so many of our services this year. However, our wardens have also called upon other clergy to maintain continuity.

In an article below Elaine Meredith writes about the Revd. Richard Tuckwell’s tremendous contribution.

Revd Richard Tuckwell often conducts our services and when the restrictions have allowed he has printed off extra sheets showing the readings of the day for the congregation to take home for further reflection.

I attended a recent Wednesday Morning 10 am Holy Communion Service and was able to take this photo of Richard resplendent in his face mask which he had ordered especially from Italy to match his stole.

I thought this was certainly worth sharing with the Parish!

Elaine Meredith

From the Parish Bookshelf

On pages 6 and 7 of this magazine Jim Bridgman introduces himself. In his

introduction Jim says;

“But please don’t fret – I don’t bite, and I’m not planning to arrive and change

everything you’ve known, loved and done here.”

By co-incidence your editor has a book review by our prolific bibliophile, Walter

Gibson, in stock. And now, after the past sixteen months and Jim’s quote above,

seems an appropriate time to publish Walter’s review.

Walter Gibson reviews:-

Do Nothing to Change Your Life

Discovering what happens when you stop. By Stephen Cottrell

I am rapidly becoming a Stephen Cottrell fan. This is the second of his books I’ve reviewed (the first was “The Things He Carried”) and I was immediately attracted to this one by the title. In part it resonated with me because my work is slowing down and I am asking myself what comes next. Surely that means doing something?! So I was immediately intrigued and wondered - can it really be possible to change your life by doing nothing? That is something worth exploring I thought …so I bought the book and would encourage you to do the same (or borrow it from me). (continued overleaf)

His basic premise is that doing nothing is good for us and we should “do” more of it. Most of us feel that being busy is good and doing nothing is wasting precious time that should be filled with, well, something. And busy is what the world is these days. It can be hard to escape the pressure from all directions. Stephen Cottrell shows us how we should not feel guilty about taking time out in whatever way we like: it can in fact be a way to allow God to fill us with new creative thoughts, rediscover and express long-forgotten talents and even get a glimpse of eternity and heaven. And he offers some simple ways to enter this world of apparent idleness which will help us to slow down and find ourselves. He urges us to “nurture our inner slobs”! He is not encouraging laziness but recommending that we find and listen to that still, small voice within us. Once we do everything will seem different: to find out why you will have to read the book…

Walter Gibson

Editor’s note:- In Pre-Covid days Elaine Meredith wrote an article about visits to Chester and Ely Cathedrals. The Chester article appeared in the October 2019 Link but I missed publishing the uplifting account of Elaine’s Ely visit. Here it is:-

Elaine wrote:-

In June 2019 I attended the Festal Evensong

at the magnificent Ely Cathedral. Worshippers

were seated in the spare choir stall pews for

this special service marking the Feast of St.

Etheldreda, Queen, Foundress and First

Abbess of Ely. The congregation was invited

to join the robed choir, incense bearers and

clergy and follow the medieval tradition of

processing around the Cathedral precincts.

Fortunately the weather was kind for the

eighteenth century outdoor section of this

traditional ceremony. Prayers, hymns and

anthems were led through the Bishop’s

Garden. It was a memorable occasion.

Elaine Meredith Ely Cathedral

Following last month’s recipe : Liz Neely offers another one for those:-

Hazy, lazy days of summer ….

Green vegetable stir-fry

This is a delicious and quick summer supper dish or suitable as a side dish or with noodles for a bigger meal.

Serves 4-6 Cooking time 6-8 minutes

2 tbsp olive oil A knob of butter 1 fennel bulb, trimmed, core removed and bulb thinly sliced 2 large courgettes, halved lengthways and cut into half inch slices 1 small Savoy cabbage, core removed and leaves very thinly sliced Juice of half a lemon 1 tbsp dark soy sauce Salt and freshly ground black pepper 2 tbsp chopped parsley for garnish

Heat the oil and butter in a large frying pan or wok over a high heat. As soon as the butter has melted add the fennel and courgettes and stir-fry over a high heat for 2-3 minutes until starting to soften and just taking on a little colour.

Tip in the cabbage and stir-fry for another 2-3 minutes. Add the lemon juice and soy sauce. Season with pepper and a little salt (I suggest you taste before adding as you may not need it!) …. toss everything together till well mixed and heated through.

Serve sprinkled with parsley.

Liz Neely.

We commend to God and pray for those who mourn:

Bobby McAlpine

John McLoughlin

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Delamere Forest July 21st

Anno Domini 2021 “Then God said, ‘Let the land produce vegetation: seed bearing plants and trees on the land that bear fruit with seed in it according to their kinds. And it was so.”

Genesis: chapter 1 verse 11.

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