September - November

2015

I N T O U C H

C r a n l e i g h M e t h o d i s t C h u r c h

IN touch DIary

September

Sunday 6th – 10:30 am – Rev Claire Potter with Holy Communion

Sunday 6th – 6.30 pm –Rev Stuart Roebuck – Circuit Service with

Geoff King & James Clephane-Cameron

Saturday 12th – 10.30 am – 12.00 midday - Jumble Sale

Sunday 13th – 10.30 am – Jane O’Leary

Sunday 20th – 10.30 am – Janet Gardham

Sunday 20th – 6.30 pm – Rev Claire Potter with Holy Communion

Saturday 26th – 7.00 pm – “Quintessentially Wind” Concert,

St Nicolas Church

Sunday 27th – 10.30 am – Rev P Hulme

october

Sunday 4th – 10.30 am – Rev A Taylor with Holy Communion

Sunday 4th– 6.30 pm – Face to Face at Godalming

Saturday 10th – Harvest Barn Dance

Sunday 11th– 10.30 am – Rev Claire Potter Harvest Festival

Sunday 11th– 6.30 pm – Harvest Evening Service – Songs of Praise in

the Roman Catholic Church

Sunday 18th– 10.30 am – Ken Mills

Sunday 18th– 6.30 pm – Rev Claire Hargreaves with Holy Communion

Sunday 25th– 10.30 am – Jean Shepherd

November

Sunday 1st – 10.30 am – Rev B Tabraham with Holy Communion

Sunday 8th – 9.30 am – Rosemary Lee - Remembrance

Sunday 15th – 10.30 am – Potter All Age Worship

Sunday 15th – 6.30 pm - Rev P Hills with Holy Communion

Sunday 22nd – 10.30 am – Thelma Roberts

Sunday 29th - 10.30 am Lyn McKay

Letter froM cLaIre

Dear Friends,

We have been thinking over the Summer about journeys. Many of us

have travelled somewhere this Summer – visiting family or friends,

going on holiday or making a more permanent move. Some

children have moved from one school to another, some may have moved

house or started a new job or had a complete change in their lives.

The holiday club which ran at the start of the school holidays was

looking at a journey too. The holiday club was called ‘Landlubbers’

because it focussed on a group of pirates who had decided to change

their ways. So they bury all their treasure and their weapons and try to

start again. They are not really sure what to do and have to plead for

help from the King. After various adventures, the King forgives them and

invites them to join his crew. So we hope that by the end of that

exhilarating, exhausting, noisy, fun-filled week, 33 children will have

learned that God loves and forgives them and that they too are on a

journey of faith. Thanks are due to everyone who worked so hard to

make the holiday club such a success.

craNLeIGh MethoDISt church188 High Street Cranleigh GU6 8AS

Minister; Reverend Claire Potter

01483 273227

Church Council Secretary; Pam Newman-Horwell

01483 274148

Senior Steward; Jane O’Leary

01483 351651

Lettings Secretary; David Lipman

01483 278346

Key Holder and Property Chair; Jane O’Leary

01483 276100

Next issue will cover December, January, February so the cut

off date for submissions for articles and adverts etc., will be

around 31st October at the latest please.

Our contact details are as follows:

Jane o’Leary - cranleigh Methodist church,

c/o the old forge, Smithbrook Barns, cranleigh, Gu6 8Lh

email; joleary@oaktax.com and telephone 01483 276100.

Geoff KING

Geoff has been a local preacher for sixty years, though sadly

disabled in recent times. He is greatly looking forward to the Circuit

Service on September 6th when his contribution to preaching in our

circuit will be recognised, as well as the many other less public ways he

has enhanced church life. Our family remember both Geoff and his wife

Elma as a friendly welcoming couple, when we arrived in Cranleigh over

forty years ago. (Elma became our class leader) Geoff often preached at

our church in a relaxed style with many anecdotes, but also with great

sincerity, showing extensive knowledge of the scriptures. It is not at all

surprising that he has chosen ‘Blessed Assurance’ as his favourite hymn

for his service, since his strong faith shone through all his sermons.

As a keen choir member, Geoff found music and hymns very important

and often illustrated his message with quotations from hymns or

anthems. Geoff was a former craft teacher at Glebelands and not only

used his skill in helpful jobs around the church but also found imagery in

the work of the ‘Master Carpenter’ for his sermons.

I believe Geoff once said he found it hard to qualify as a local preacher,

but there are many who are grateful that he persevered and sorry that he

has lately been unable to practise his calling, through physical frailty,

though I am sure that many of his visitors have found in him wise words

of advice proceeding from his many years of study and practice.

Glenda Sewell

On the Sunday before the holiday club, we considered the theme of

journeys in the morning service. Russell Corbauld-Warren gave a

very moving and inspirational testimony about his own journey from

England to South Africa and back again, but more importantly also, his

journey of faith.

Testimonies are a very special way of sharing our faith with one

another. So often we feel no one would be interested in our story or we

feel our experiences are not exciting enough to be shared publically. But

often the opposite is the case and people’s stories inspire others and

help them to develop their own faith and discipleship. So if anyone would

like to give a short testimony during a morning service at Cranleigh,

please let me know.

As we start this new Connexional year, please pray for all new

beginnings. For those moving house, for those starting a new stage of

life, for those meeting new people, and for the consultation process

which may lead to the formation of a new Methodist circuit.

With all good wishes

claire

MuSIcaL NoteS

Our church choir, with three additional friends, sang pieces suitable

for various parts of a service on the morning of July 5, interspersed

with readings and prayers, as planned with the help of Brian Treharne.

This was our special Choir Anniversary Service, but we have continued

to sing introits and anthems throughout the year, except during August,

though we have sometimes had to re-arrange parts to accommodate

absences for holidays or illness! We would welcome new members as I

have said before: you don’t have to be a competent sight-reader!

A combined circuit choir will be singing at the local preachers’ service

on the evening of September 6th.

We are planning to sing Christmas items at our Outreach Tea on

Saturday December 12th and we hope those present will join in favourite

carols. This will be instead of our evening concert , which we have

usually organised for Action for Children. There will doubtless be

instrumental items as well. We hope also to sing Christmas music at

Elmbridge, as we have done for many years.

A group of us met on Saturday, June 20th to discuss the place of music

in a church service, and how hymns in our book, Singing the Faith, might

be arranged for various instruments. Pam Newman- Horwell and Russell

Corbould-Warren have published a preliminary report on their findings.

Watch out for the next step!

Glenda Sewell

Letter froM DowN uNDer

Just a few lines to let you know how we are as winter starts to creep

upon us, we have had a frost, yes!, only one so far, but the great

thing here in Rotorua when we have a frost the day dawns with clear

blue skies and the sun is up and the day just gets better.

We have had the last couple of weekends away in the campervan; the

first weekend is a New Zealand public holiday as the first Monday in June

is when we celebrate the Queen’s Birthday, so we spent it at Ohiwa

Beach camp. This camp is on the Pacific side of the North Island and is

in the southern part of the Bay of Plenty, which Rotorua is part of. The

second weekend we were with the Rotorua Campervan club at Tirau just

an hour drive from here but it was a good weekend meeting other like

minded folk.

At home we have some major landscaping being done to so that we

can grab more time for ourselves and less spent in the garden. The guys

doing the work have done jobs for us before and we work well together,

so as the project goes along we get our heads together if any challenges

arise, as they do, when nothing is square or lines up. Below are a cou-

ple of photos of how it is shaping up. There is still some way to go yet but

it will look good when finished.

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On the CTC Committee, we have tried to do more

forward planning, and have already been

considering possible activities for Lent. Our first joint

event after the holidays, however, will be a Harvest evening service or

Songs of Praise on October 11th at 6.30 in the Catholic Church. We hope

as many Methodists as possible will come to this service. More details

later, but this weekend is the same as our own Harvest celebrations, so

not difficult to remember!

There are still plenty of CTC Booklets available for you to distribute to

friends or newcomers to the village. Pick them up at the back of the

church!

Glenda Sewell

In May we had a week in Coolangatta in Australia, doing nothing spe-

cial just enjoying the warm weather and going for walks, drinking cof-

fee and watching the world go by, exercising in the resort gym by then we

needed another coffee. Arriving back in New Zealand on the Saturday we

joined David and his family to see the show “Singing in the Rain” a very

nice way to celebrate Christine who turned 16 and this was her treat.

Then on the Sunday we took Christine out to the Orbit restaurant at Auck-

land’s Sky tower as her treat from us for her Birthday. So as you can

imagine it was a full on few days before we got home again.

As we can’t do much outside with all the work going on we are spend-

ing time organising our Birthday Party for the end of July, this will be

known as our 70 plus 1 party as we didn’t celebrate the big 70 last year

we thought we would do it different and what is better and different than

having a BBQ in the middle of Winter and going for a walk through the

Native bush that we are helping to develop. The invite says wear warm

clothing and good walking shoes, so if you are around and want to join

us just let us know!

We are well and after our flu jabs you would like to think that you stay

that way, so here’s hoping and we trust that you are well and enjoying

your summer, long hot days with cooler evenings and no sign of rain,

that’s the way it should be. Take care and we shall write again later in our

winter.

Love Phyl and trev

chrIStIaN aID

We were rather disappointed

that our total collections for

our special Week in May were a

little less than usual, but people worked very hard and thanks are due

especially to organisers Gill Leslie and Jane O’Leary. We organised a

‘thank-you’ tea for collectors in the Band Room and greatly enjoyed

Beatles and other Sixties music played (by ear!) on the piano by our

Guildford friend Graham Long. Graham can often be heard at Merrow

accompanying hymns on the organ! More Christian Aid Committee

members would be very welcome, particularly if they have new

fund-raising ideas. Leaders at CA are concentrating particularly on

climate change issues, which are extremely important in many parts of

the world.

Glenda Sewell

hoLIDay cLuB

Over thirty children, aged from 4-9, attended our Club, this year

entitled ‘Landlubbers .’The Landlubbers of the title are pirates seek-

ing a new life and a pardon from the King for all their stealing and loot-

ing. They are unfortunately marooned on a desert island, after one of the

crew accidentally blows up their ship! The children related well to the

story of the pirates when it was presented to them in daily episodes of a

pantomime-style drama, which of course ended happily with the former

pirates being enrolled in a respectable crew on a royal naval vessel! All

their messages for help from the King had of course been picked up by

him, because he likes to help those who are truly sorry!

The children took part in a variety of activities: crafts, fun exercises,

cooking, noisy games, puzzles and colouring sheets – and of course

refreshments! The more serious element was presented to the children

in the form of stories about St Paul or Jesus by the Club Leader, Hilary

Strawson, who coped extremely well after the sudden sad loss of her

mother. The other adults were very grateful to her. I should mention too

changes to the way trade works, so that it benefits the poor. We believe

that this is the ”Best of Fair”.

This year, for the fourth consecutive year, Traidcraft are showing a

trading loss and despite the growth of total Fairtrade sales, we’ve

seen Traidcraft sales significantly decline. Why? People are buying

Fairtrade products from the supermarkets and not from Traidcraft and its

supporters. This means our original pioneering mission is now under

serious threat.

Thank you for your previous support. I will shortly be trying to put some

new initiatives in place and hope to gain more custom.

Sue Knight

Waterland Cottage Cranleigh - 01483 275362

This year we are holding a fundraising Harvest Supper with a Barn

Dance. In the church, on the evening of Saturday 10 October,

details will be forthcoming but the tickets will be £10 each to include the

dance and supper. Information can be obtained from Hilary in due

course. If you can help with catering, please see Jane.

The Harvest service on 11 October will be using the resources from All

We Can- previously MRDF. We are requesting donations of money to ‘All

we Can’ but all offers of food, preferably non perishable will be donated

to the Food Bank. There will be envelopes for your donations available

before 11 October.

the dramatic and technical talents, the guitar-playing and singing skills of

Jason Stedman, another indispensable member of our adult team. All

the adults worked hard, including our minister, who portrayed a pirate

with perhaps surprising skill.

We are of course hoping that some of the children will come to the

Sunday Club, and add to the seven boys who joined last year.

May we please have some girls?

Glenda Sewell

Traidcraft has just sent a message out to the church press urgently

requesting that everyone supports local Traidcraft Fairtraders

because the worlds poorest small scale farmers are struggling to feed

and support their families and need Traidcraft’s help.

The Methodist church in Cranleigh has always supported me in the

past, but I thought you would all be interested in the position that

Traidcraft now finds itself in.

There are two general misconceptions - the first is that the Fairtrade

battle is won. Chocolate, tea and coffee and many more products with

the now familiar Fairtrade mark, are stacked high on our supermarket

shelves - something that Traidcraft and our supporters can be proud to

have helped bring about. However, we all know that it is a myth that the

job is done. Unfortunately, injustice in trade and its resultant poverty is as

much of a scandal now as it was 35 years ago and right now, we are still

doing everything we can to tackle it directly.

The second misconception is that Traidcraft and Fairtrade are one and

the same. They are not. Traidcraft is an independent trading company

with a linked development charity. We do not benefit from the sales of

Fairtrade products in the supermarkets. Traidcraft trades with and

supports the most vulnerable farmers and artisans (who could not cope

with the demands or scale required by big business or the

supermarkets) as well as running projects and developing peoples

potential to trade their way out of poverty in their own countries.

Traidcraft also lobby big business and Government for fundamental

thaNK you - thaNK you – thaNK you aLL

Since the last edition of ‘In Touch’ you have all been very generous in

many different ways. So thank you for ……

… your Gift Day gifts, which amounted to £1.117, all of which has

gone to the general running expenses of the church.

… your books, bric-a-brac, flowers etc, for the stall at the Lions Fair on

The Common, which raised £188 for the alterations project.

… your puddings, brains and enthusiasm for the Quiz (and especially

to John Potter for his quizmaster skills), which raised £255 for the

alterations project.

… your donations for the Sunday Club BBQ, which raised £113 for the

Sunday Club

… your donations for the Church lunch, which, although not a fund

raiser, resulted in a surplus of £141, which has benefited the alterations

project

…. Your donations of food throughout July (and the rest of the year)

and the Wednesday Group’s cash donation, for Cranleigh Food Bank. In

the year to the end of June the Food Bank received 97 food vouchers,

which meant that 4 days food was given out for each of 326 people.

That’s a lot of tea, cereal, loo paper etc!

In addition of course you have given a lot of time, flowers, your talents

(especially Adriaan’s plants and vegetables) and cash to all the requests

that the church has made.

thank you all

QuINteSSeNtIaLLy wIND

They are from left to right : Horn - Simon Haynes * Clarinet - Anne

Smith * Oboe - Clive Evans * Flute - Louise Webb * Basoon -

Robert Smith.

To end the season of Concerts in Cranleigh are the amazing ensemble

of Quintessentially Wind. The wind intrumentalists are all principle

players with Basingstoke Symphony and Chamber Orchestras.

The programme will be a mixture of light classics - Mozart, Haydn,

Elgar plus film themes, dances and novelty numbers.

The concert starts a 7pm in St Nicolas Church on Saturday 26th

September. Tickets at £10 include refreshments. Tickets available from

the Handyman Store or the Church Office (rear of Church Car Park)

weekday mornings except Thursdays. Telephone 01483 273620.

office@stnicolascranleigh.org.uk.