OCTOBER 2018 Deadline: September 16th

Publication date: September 30th

IN THIS ISSUE Page 2: Directory

Page 3: Monthly Musing; Poppies;

Congratulations

Page 4: Looking Back & Looking

Forward x 2; BSO Concert

Page 5: Handbells Appeal; Heritage

Open Day; Line Dancing; Quiz Night

Page 6: Ten Years After; Community

Grants

Page 7: Barge Day Out; WW1 & 2

Page 8: From the Registers; Feeling

Crafty?; The Wipfs; Dates to

Remember

Page 9: St Cath’s Seniors Tea; &

Outing; Annual Produce Show; From

The magazine 1978

Page 10: Children’s University; Messy

Church; Confirmations

Page 11: Zoe’s India Visit; IGNITE!

Invite

Page 12: BCDO; IGNITE! Invite cont .

September 2018 THE MAGAZINE OF THE HORWICH & RIVINGTON TEAM CHURCHES Price 60p

AND BISHOP DAVID IS COMING

TO HORWICH!

You are all invited to join in a service to launch the Team Namibia Link by Bishop David of Manchester. He will also be telling us about his recent visit to Namibia. Please come along and meet or renew your acquaintance with him as the service will be followed by refreshments and fellowship.

THURSDAY SEPTEMBER 13th at HOLY

TRINITY 7.30pm - we look forward to

seeing you.

GOD’S BELONGERS

Our Diocesan Bishop published ‘God’s

Belongers’ last year. Bishop David seeks to

make his research findings as a mathematician

and theologian, more accessible to anyone

interested in the life and mission of their local

church. He quotes a previous Bishop of

Manchester, William Temple, who said that the Church was the

only institution that was created for those not members of it.

Bishop David attempts to understand better how people, many of

whom we don't see very often attending church services, may

continue to have a Christian faith that matters to them and to the

Church. He then offers ideas to engage with such Belongers in ways

that can help them to deepen both their faith and the practice of it.

Having questioned attenders at traditional Harvest and Christmas

carol services he analyses some of the different ways in which

people express their ‘belonging’ to church and their engagement

with God. He suggests new strategies that will help the local church

understand and provide for this belonging in today’s often frenetic

and challenging world. His central thesis is that regular churchgoing

is not the only way of Christian belonging. He then urges caution in

making far reaching modernising changes to traditional services

without appreciating the unintended consequences for those who

only occasionally attend. Holy Trinity have realised this in

developing ‘a multiplex’ strategy, which cater for different groups

during a normal Sunday. Bishop David says that he has often heard

it argued, though never with any evidence, that what churches

need to attract people on the fringes of church going to their

worship, are more modern styles of service with new songs, drums,

guitars and keyboards. The bishop’s hunch backed up by his

research is that the desire for more modern styles of worship is

often driven by those in leadership positions in the church, who are

projecting their own aspirations onto the wider community. The

evidence he says is that traditional services with good publicity, at

Harvest, Christmas and Easter are just as important to be

maintained as some of the more modern newer developments in

church. Both need to be welcomed and maintained if the church is

to encourage all people to engage with God today. D. Griffiths

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HOLY TRINITY CHURCH, Church Street, Horwich BL6 6AA: SUNDAY SERVICES: Every Week - 08.00 Holy Communion 1st, 2nd, 3rd & 5th Sundays 09.15 Informal Worship (with K4C) 10.45 Choral Service (Communion) 4th Sunday: 10.45 Morning Prayer Evening Services 18.30 Evening Praise (1st Sunday) 18.30 Celtic Communion (2nd Sunday) 18.30 GOD[Space] (3rd Sunday) 18.30 Holy Communion (4th Sunday) Weekdays: 2nd & 4th Wednesday of the month: 09.30 Holy Communion Youth Groups/Organisations: Playcare: Weekdays Lisa Entwistle 01204 667606 Parents & Toddlers: Mon. 09 -11am. Marlene Pritchard 01204 692699 Jaffa Tots (3-6yrs): Sunday 09.15 Nicola Gillard 01204 227648 Jaffa Juniors (7-10yrs): Sunday 09.15 John Shawcross 01204 469355 Jaffas (11-13yrs): Sunday 09.15 Steve Gillard 01204 227648 Beavers (Tuesday )/ Cubs (Thursday )/ Scouts (Tuesday): 6thhorwich.waitinglist@gmail.com Christine Bradley 01204 410811 Rainbows & Monday Brownies: Angela Alcroft angela_alcroft@tiscali.co.uk Wednesday Brownies: Katie Webster katie164@btinternet.com Friday Guides: Kathryn Tomkinson kath.tomkinson@btinternet.com Holy Trinity Parish Hall booking enquiries to: Susan Preston 01204 693722 or email colin.preston8@btinternet.com

RIVINGTON PARISH CHURCH, Sheephouse Lane, Rivington, BL6 7SE: SUNDAY SERVICES: 10.45 Holy Communion 1662 10.45 Family Communion (1st Sunday) Weekdays: Last Saturday of the month 10.30 a.m. Matins Youth Groups/Organisations: J.A.M. (1-14yrs) [Jesus & Me] 3rd Sunday 10.30 Susan Firth 01257 480084

ST. CATHERINE’S CHURCH, Richmond Street, Horwich, BL6 5QT: SUNDAY SERVICES: Every Week: 08.45 Holy Communion 1662 1st, 3rd & 4th Sundays: 10.30 Holy Communion 2nd Sunday: 10.30 All Age Worship 5th Sunday: 10.30 Morning Worship Weekdays: 4th Thursday of each month: 10.30 Holy Communion Youth Groups/Organisations: Children’s Club Sunday 10.30 Michael Behrend 01204 697162 Tiny Tots Wed 09.15-11.15 Michael Behrend 01204 697162

ST. ELIZABETH’S CHURCH, Cedar Avenue, Horwich, BL6 6EU: SUNDAY SERVICES: 1st Sunday: 08.45 Holy Communion 1662 1st Sunday: 10.00 PULSE! 2nd Sunday: 10.00 Communion4All - includes our children 3rd Sunday: 10.00 Word4You 4th Sunday: 10.00 Communion4You—includes our children

Weekdays: 1st & 3rd Wednesday of the month: 09.30 Holy Communion

Youth Groups/Organisations: Children’s Group : 2nd, 3rd and 4th Sundays (going in to Communion on 2nd and 4th Sundays) Graham Smith 01204 699875 CYFA (14+yrs) Thursday 20.00 Gill Smart 01204 468271 42nd Bolton Beavers, Cubs & Scout Derek English 01204 469972 Brownies (Monday): Beverley Gowen 01204 468581 Rainbows (Tuesday) : 30thboltonrainbows@gmail.com Church Hall Bookings: Jill Harley 01204 694611 jill.harley@talktalk.net

THE MINISTERIAL TEAM Rector: Stephen Fletcher 468263

Vicar: Michael Behrend 697162 Curates: Jo Smith 240508 Gill Smart 468271 Associates: Peter Harley 694611 Caroline Tracey 692303 Honorary: Glenda Bush 691539 Brenda Craston 699972 David Griffiths 469621 Readers: Irvine Delamore 696437 David Hawes 693727 Youth Minister: Gemma Garcete 07450714711

youthminister.gemma@gmail.com THE TEAM CHURCHES:

Holy Trinity Church Wardens: Chris Knowles 07833 290498 Grenville Hartley 279365 Treasurer: Lesley Greenhalgh 693973 Secretary: Susan Kerr 692760

Rivington Church Wardens: Peter Holden 01257 482451

Dawn Cunningham 07733104560 Treasurer: David Hawkins 07710563678 Secretary: Barbara Shaw 01257 480759 St. Catherine’s

Church Wardens: Ian Winnard 694005 Kath Jackson 770598 Treasurer: Andrea Shore 694613

Secretary: Pam Smith (c/oTeam Office)692252 St. Elizabeth’s

Church Wardens: Sandra Almond 692749 Graham Smith 699875 Treasurer: Richard Skidmore 693415 Secretary: vacant post

BAPTISMS: Initial enquiries for baptisms to Emma Shawcross: emmashawcross82@gmail.com WEDDINGS: Initial enquiries for weddings to Revd Caroline Tracey 01204 692303 THE TEAM OFFICE is situated in the crypt below St. Catherine’s Church. Open Tues, Thurs & Fri: 10.00 am to 12pm Tel: 01204 692252 email: churchteamoffice@gmail.com Web Site: (all churches) www.bhrmp.co.uk/

BELOW THE PIKE BELOW THE PIKE is published by the Team Council of the Anglican Churches of Horwich and Rivington. Its aim is to link the Team Churches with each other and the wider community of Horwich. The contents are not exclusively religious, but encompass any matters of Christian or local concern. Anyone who would like to make such a contribution, through the Editorial Team is most welcome (details below). Please be aware that the articles printed do not necessarily reflect the thoughts of the Editor or Editorial Team who are: Editor - Margaret Broadfoot 690283 or email: mbroadfoot283@btinternet.com Stephen Fletcher (Rector) 468263 Pam Knowles 667363 Gloria Long (Holy Trinity) 692035 David Griffiths (Rivington) 469621 Judith Whalley (St. Catherine’s) 691968 Shirley Sharples (St Elizabeth’s) 696925

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This month is about— Different People, Different Gifts—One Church

by

Caroline wakefield

The theme of the last family service at Rivington Church was that we’re all different people, with different gifts, but we’re one Church. When we were thinking about the service, the planning group spoke a lot about the strengths of the members of congregations as a whole. Rivington is such a beautiful church building that it is easy to mistake the building for the church. But it is not the church. The church is the people- who we are, what we do, the roles we play. Every single individual member of the congregation contributes to this in their own way. It is, if you like, a

jigsaw. A complex map of different people with different skills and talents and different viewpoints. In the

same way that you wouldn’t want to do a jigsaw if every piece looked the same (trust me- I tried to do one of

a picture of baked beans once!), a congregation where every member was the same wouldn’t be right.

So we made a jigsaw of the church to represent this. Following the service, we invited everyone to take a

piece to represent the role that they play in the bigger picture of the church family. We

asked the congregation to keep their piece with them, in their purse or wallet, or on their

bedside table to act as a reminder of the vital role that individuals play. No piece was

bigger or more important than the others, just different. And without every single piece,

every single person, the picture would not be complete. Members of the church family who

are not physically able to come and worship were also given a piece- they also have an

important role to play. Also we each considered how we could contribute to the body of

the church and how the jigsaw pieces demonstrate that we are all an important and

valuable part of the church family. And mine is in my purse to be a constant reminder of

that. We also used a picture of a gingerbread person to write on post-it notes of how we

felt we could contribute. (see picture right). Caroline Wakefield

Ephesians 4: 6 ‘From him the whole body, joined and held together by every supporting ligament, grows and

builds itself up in love, as each part does its work’.

The family service at Rivington, aimed at all ages, is on the first Sunday of the month at 10.45am.

MONTHLY MUSINGS

FOR

SEPTEMBER

CONGRATULATIONS AND BEST WISHES TO: Lily Burgess, who

recently wrote the article about being the solution not the pollution , will be

10 years old on the 28th September and Scott Newlove will be 50 also on the

28th.

Ian and Wendy Powell’s Golden Wedding was on August 2nd.

Rev Paul & Kay Berry ‘s Ruby Wedding was on August 5th.

Mike and Kath Foster will be celebrating their Ruby wedding anniversary on

September 20th (see page 9)

Eddie and Pat Harrison will be celebrating their Golden Wedding on

September 21st.

Alice Beckinsale and Graham Fletcher married on 28th July—Graham plays

guitar at Holy Trinity and Alice is on one of the cleaning teams! A long and happy

life to you both.

TO ALL OUR GCSE AND A LEVEL STUDENTS –Congratulations for achieving everything you did and for those who didn’t quite

get what you hoped for, remember there is a whole world of opportunities out there —best wishes to you all for the future.

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BOLTON SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA

SCANDINAVIAN SCENES

Saturday 22nd September 2018 at The Victoria Hall, Bolton at 7:30pm Music by Grieg and Sibelius and also featuring the world premiere of a concerto for 2 tubas

written specially for BSO by our principal percussionist Fred Naftel and played by BSO soloists Andrew Wyatt and Mike Johnson.

Tickets £12 (under 19s free) from the Box Office or online: http://www.boltonsymphony.org.uk/

LOOKING BACK AND LOOKING FORWARD—Rev Jennifer McKenzie One of the activities which seems to encroach on my time these days is the need to downsize and declutter the many collections which have grown and travelled with me over the years. Having been one of ‘Mr Wesley’s travelling preachers’ for 30 years I had assumed that I didn’t possess too much excess baggage, but this move which will be from a manse to a two bedroomed flat is of a different order. Like many ministers and preachers, I travel with a collection of resources built over the years for worship and many an old sermon. In the last couple of weeks, I have been filtering through files containing old sermons and addresses. I have found the experience both humbling and revealing. It was humbling, as I remembered the occasions and the congregations and reflected on the celebrations and joy as well as the painful tragic experiences which sadly can be part of what it is to be human. It was humbling, as I read some of the addresses, and realised that I increasingly wished to apologise to many congregations for the simplistic, patronising and clichéd pronouncements I uttered. I am surprised and humbled that people sat through services and even thanked me afterwards for my efforts! I realise now, how different my tone and use of language has become. If, 30 years ago, I had clarity on how I wished to change the world, now I am likely to speak of uncertainties and ambiguities. If, 30 years ago, I was happy to quote theological truths and certainties, I now am content to live with diversity and inclusiveness and own these as truths for now. I now find the gospel message much deeper, and infinitely attractive to wonder and embrace - but also, much messier to build and witness to. In one box I was sifting through last week, I came across a little book with a note at the prayer below. The continuity of our faith is that in whatever circumstances we find ourselves the love and grace which is of our God is present and will accompany us in and through all our journeys. Therefore, we live with joy and with hope. Mighty God, Father of all, compassionate God, Mother of all, bless every person I have met, every face I have seen, every voice I have heard, especially those most dear; bless every city, town, and street I have known, bless every sight I have seen, every sound I have heard, every object I have touched. In some mysterious way these have all fashioned my life, all that I am, I have received. Great God, bless the world. (John J Morris SJ) As a Methodist, may I offer my good wishes and thanks to the many people from the denominational diversity of our faith who have taught me so much of the depth and breadth of the grace of God. I have valued the occasions in Horwich when we have shared worship and done things ecumenically. I will own these memories as I move back to Scotland and to a new home in Aberdeen. May God grant us all peace. Jennifer

Rev’d Jennifer recently retired as Superintendent of the Bolton Circuit of Methodist Churches and St John’s Methodist Church, Horwich. She was extremely active in the Churches Together in Horwich & Rivington ecumenical events and we thank her for her services to Horwich & Rivington, wishing her a very happy retirement.

AND ANOTHER ONE—HAPPY RETIREMENT GILL! Gill Smart writes— ”I retire from my academic job on 31 August after working at the University of Bolton for 20 years. I am a Research Fellow in the School of Engineering. I fully researched until about 4 years ago when I started lecturing on the Biomedical Engineering degree teaching materials and product development. When I was appointed Chaplain in March 2017 I reduced my academic hours but have decided that it’s time to retire from the world of academia. I will remain Chaplain which is funded externally by the Diocese of Manchester. I shall miss the students and the challenges of teaching undergraduates in engineering but I will still be dealing with students in a different context.” Our best wishes to you Gill, Thank you for everything you continue to do in the Team and

we are sure you won’t have a problem filling your time!

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GIRLS +TALK, last Thursday of every month. Meeting at Il Toro from 8pm. Call Jo on 01204 240508 for more details., AND : BEER&CHAT, third Wednesday of every month. Meeting at Blackedge Brewery Bar , Hampson Street from 7.30pm. Call Gill on 07967585670 for more

details.

HOLY TRINITY CHURCH

CHURCH STREET, HORWICH

Will be open to visitors as part of the

National Heritage Open Days

on

SATURDAY

8TH SEPTEMBER 2018

10.00am TO 1.00pm

Exhibition by Horwich Heritage

Historic registers available to view

Visits to the bell tower 10am till noon

Try Hand Bell ringing

Refreshments available

HANDBELL RINGING – AN ‘APPEAL’!

Handbells were originally used to help the tower bell-ringers remember their tunes. If, for

any reason, the ringers were unable to access the tower, they would take handbells to

someone’s home or a public venue to practise their tunes so that they got them well fixed

in their minds.

A set of such handbells was presented to Holy Trinity Church tower bell-ringers by Joseph

Ridgway in 1840, but by the beginning of this century they were in some disrepair.

Fortunately, a legacy enabled them to be refurbished and a group of keen but novice ringers came together

in 2006 to form a handbell-ringing group.

Meeting weekly on a Tuesday at 7.30pm in church they have played a wide variety of music specially

arranged for handbells. Sadly, over the years our numbers have dwindled and at present there are

insufficient members to make up a team. Consequently, we are desperate for new members. There are no

particular requirements for anyone wishing to join us – perhaps most important are the ability to count, to

listen carefully and to want to be part of a team.

On Saturday September 8th (see advert below) there is a Heritage Open Day at Holy Trinity Church from

10am – 1pm when the handbells and methods of playing will be on display. Why not come along and have a

go? If you can’t manage to do that but would be interested in finding out more or joining us then please

phone the Team Office on 01204 692252 (Monday to Friday 10am – 12pm) for further details or you can

email to churchteamoffice@gmail.com Kath Worthington

AUTUMN LINE DANCE

SEPTEMBER 29th at 7.30pm

At St Elizabeth's Hall. Cedar Avenue, Horwich

Tickets £4.50 (includes a hot drink , pasty and

peas)

In aid of Horwich and Rivington’s Namibia Link

Tickets in the churches or from Margaret 01204

690283 or Susan 01204 692760

Think you know it all? Now you can find out!

You are all welcome to join in with the St Catherine’s General Knowledge Quiz Night on Friday 12 October at 7.45pm in Church. £5 per person (includes supper). Ideally teams should comprise of four members but if you can’t get a team together then please come along on the night and join one of the other teams. This is always a very enjoyable evening full of facts and figures!!! If you are Interested please let Ian Winnard know on 07803 093704 (evenings) or email iwinnard322@gmail.com as soon as possible.

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HORWICH TOWN COUNCIL COMMUNITY GRANTS 2018

Horwich Town Council awards grant funding three times a year to local voluntary and community organisations located in and serving the residents of Horwich. Grants are usually in the region of £100 to

£300 but larger awards are sometimes considered. Closing date is 30 September for consideration in October.

Application forms are available from Horwich Community Centre & Horwich Library or by contacting the Town Clerk at the Town Council Office Horwich Community Centre, Beaumont Road, Horwich, Bolton BL6

7BG or phone: 01204 691090 or email: townclerk@horwich.gov.uk or downloaded from the Council website www.horwich.gov.uk

TEN YEARS AFTER – PAUL & KAY BERRY It’s hard to believe that it was June 2008 when we said “farewell” to Horwich and

embarked on a new life in London. Ten years later, we’ve now said “farewell” to

Edgware and have re-located back to the north west, with Paul semi-retired and

working three days a week as Chaplain at Trinity Hospice, Blackpool. For the last few

months, ‘home’ has been in Poulton-le-Fylde, living with youngest daughter Sarah,

her husband Rob and nine-month-old Bella, until we find our own house locally. Blackpool wasn’t somewhere

we’d planned to spend our retirement! However, telling the whole story of how we’ve ended up here would

take longer to explain than space would allow in this article! Suffice to say, we sincerely believe that the Lord

has directed this move, particularly after Paul suffering the heart attack two years ago. Whilst he made a full

recovery and is well, at times he found it hard to sustain the capacity needed for the multiple roles he had in

London. Until the move back, Kay had childminded three children from the same (Jewish) family who became

good friends, and it’s been quite hard to leave a number of people behind who we grew close to.

After moving out of Edgware, many of our possessions are scattered in lofts and garages of friends and

family in different parts of the country, and we have been blessed by being able to live with Sarah & Rob and

enjoy spending lots of time with Bella. Kay is hoping to help look after Bella when Sarah returns to work part-

time at Blackpool Victoria Hospital in early September. Sarah continues to enjoy nursing in the Special Care

Baby Unit, and also has a new Educator role, however it will be a big wrench for her to go back after having

Bella. Alex, our eldest daughter, continues to live and work in Surrey. She now leads a SCITT (School Centred

Initial Teacher Training) for ‘Teach South East’ based in her school and is enjoying the fresh challenges that

brings. She took a sabbatical from teaching last year and, after 3 months volunteering with ‘Hope, Health,

Action’ – a Christian development charity – she went on to visit Central & South America, New Zealand and

Australia. She loves travelling and, as we write, is currently spending three weeks in Columbia. Craig, who we

fostered whilst in Horwich, is well and living in Glasgow with lovely girlfriend Carla. He is now a doting father

to a baby girl, Payton, and it was lovely to see the three of them when they visited us recently.

It’s been quite hard to find the right house, something we haven’t done for 25 years, and we have had to

keep on trusting God for the provision of a home in the right area. We also haven’t been able to settle into a

new permanent church family, and both these factors have been unsettling. Periods of waiting are never easy.

A new song by Bethel has really ministered to us recently, as it ‘speaks’ into these times of waiting for God to

move in our lives. ‘Take courage’ is from their first live CD and has as its chorus:

Take courage my heart, Stay steadfast my soul, He's in the waiting, He's in the waiting, Hold onto your hope, As your triumph unfolds, He's never failing, He's never failing!

You can view a lyric video of the song on YouTube here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LJoABwNMzvM

We continue to pray for you all in Horwich and Rivington and do hope to see some of you when we are able to get over to Horwich when we’ve settled. For contact, our email addresses are: pauledwardberry@gmail.com and kayberry1@hotmail.com

Sending you our love and blessings., Paul & Kay (pictured above celebrating their 40th Anniversary in the Yorkshire Dales)

BARGING THE BRIDGEWATER CANAL On a gloriously sunny day in July, 31 of us from across our team of churches, went by minibus and car to Worsley to meet a boat for a trip down the Bridgewater Canal. Met by the friendly crew and settled into our seats, the barge then gently set off, gliding past the scenery as the staff served us drinks - tea, coffee & juices for the more circumspect, anything alcoholic for the rest! We sailed from Worsley to Aspull for a very serene hour and a quarter, surveying the scenery, chatting amongst ourselves and catching up with those we hadn’t seen for a while. Turning around in a wide part of the canal, we sailed back for another few minutes to moor at a nearby pub for our lunch. Some had food from the menu, others had a variety of burgers, with chips of course, from the bbq especially lit up for us! We basked in the sunshine, overlooking the canal, boosting the pub’s profits & watching the rest of the world sail by. After a couple of hours we re-joined our water horse, ordered another round of drinks to see us back to base and sailed calmly back the way we had come. No high winds! No rough seas! As we sorted ourselves back into our transport, we all agreed it had been a lovely change for a church family day out. Jill Harley

TWO GENERATIONS—TWO WARS My grandfather, Arthur Whatmough, (pictured left) was already a member of the Lancashire Fusiliers Territorials when World War 1 was declared. He served with the Lancashire Fusiliers throughout the whole of the war. The Fusiliers were deployed to Gallipoli to fight the Turks and suffered great loss of life. From there they were sent to France, to the Western Front where they stayed until peace was declared. Thankfully grandad returned home to his family and his church where he served as PCC Secretary for many years. What carnage he witnessed we can only wonder at. The baby in the photograph is my father, James Arthur Whatmough. He enlisted in the Royal Tank Regiment and served throughout the 2nd World War in Europe. (pictured right) He left

behind a young bride and returned to a family of four children! (We have checked his visits home on leave and all present and correct!). Melanie Keenan Walton, Rivington Church

HARRY PEAKE 1891—1939

Before she was married, my mum was Eveline Peak, and one of her cousins was Harry Peak (1891 – 1939). Harry fought in the First World War. He joined the Horwich Territorials, who were members of the ‘F’ Company of 1st/4th Battalion of Loyal North Lancs, a Territorial Unit. He was one of the fortunate ones, as he came home at the end of the war, to his parents’ house at 88 Chorley New Road, near St. Mary’s Church. A relative of mine told me that he took off his uniform in a back bedroom, threw it out of the window, and said he never wanted to see it again! Harry married in 1923, and he made his living as a painter and decorator. He was a Deacon and Treasurer at Lee Lane Congregational Chapel. He died suddenly on 16th June 1939 at his home, 64 Crown Lane, and was buried in Ridgmont Cemetery. He was 47 years old. Cynthia Pearcey

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KNITTED AND CROCHETED POPPIES NEEDED FOR A DISPLAY ON REMEMBRANCE SUNDAY—

PLEASE CONTACT GLORIA LONG in church (Holy Trinity) or email: glo@rbandglong.free-online.co.uk

FROM THE REGISTERS

BAPTISMS & THANKSGIVINGS

We welcome to the family of the Church: 24th June Joseph William Shawcross 1st July Oliver Wolstenholme 22nd July Marsiha Pankiewicz-Tonge 29th July Gracie-Mae Lilley 5th August Harrison Leacy 12th August Rose Ava Lynn 12th August Ollie Richard Makin 19th August Samuel Leigh

FUNERALS We offer love and sympathy to the relatives and friends of:

13th June Kathleen Ball 18th June Leslie (Les) Burtonwood 6th July Jean (Mavis) Byron 9th July Beatrice Brindle 23rd July Pauline Lord 26th July Caroline Peters 27th July Gladys Winnard

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DATES & REMINDERS FOR SEPTEMBER 3rd Sept: movie matinee ‘three billboards outside Ebbing, Missouri’ (see page 6)

6th Sept: Craft Club Holy Trinity 2—4pm (see left)

8th Sept: Heritage Open Day Holy Trinity 10am—1pm (see page 5)

8th Sept: Horwich Annual Home & Produce Show Community Centre

13th Sept: Bishop David Team Namibia Launch (see front page)

13th Sept: IGNITE! Launch St Catherine’s 6—7.30pm (See pages 11 & 12)

16th Sept: shoebox launch Holy Trinity 9.15am

19th Sept: BEER&CHAT at Blackedge Brewery Bar (see page 5)

21st Sept: International Peace Day

23rd Sept: alm commissioning Manchester Cathedral 2.30pm

22nd Sept: Messy Church (see page 10)

22nd Sept: BSO ‘Scandinavian Scenes’ Victoria Hall (see page 4)

27th Sept: GIRLS+TALK at Il Toro 8pm (see page 5)

29th Sept: Line Dancing at St Elizabeth’s Hall 7.30pm (see page 5)

Advance notice— 7th & 14th October Harvest Thanksgiving services

WEDDINGS

We wish joy and happiness to: 7th July Samuel Williamson and Rosalind (Rosie) Ryder 7th July Adam Crompton and Keighley Bennett 21st July Glynn Mitchell and Jacqueline Morlidge 22nd July John and Emma Shawcross (Renewal of Vows) 28th July Graham Fletcher and Alice Beckinsale 12th August Brian and Sheila Vaughan (Renewal of Vows) 18th August Nicholas Ryder (Nick) and Fiona Latchum

FEELING CRAFTY?

A Craft Club is held on the 1st Thursday of the month at 2 to 4pm at Holy Trinity Church. We do our own crafts and we welcome anyone to join us even men! Come along and join in our chats putting the world to rights and we have lots of laughter as well as doing our craft work. We look forward to seeing you on Thursday 6th

September.

On 24th June two new faces appeared

at Holy Trinity— mother and daughter,

Jody & Cayla Wipf of Saskatchewan,

Canada. They are the last surviving

relatives of their family and had come to

look at their great-grandmother, Alice

Turner’s baptism record in 1896. It was a

very emotional moment for them. Alice

went out to Canada at the age of four

with her parents.

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AFTERNOON TEA AT ST CATHERINE’S In July St Catherine's hosted their first 'Seniors' Afternoon Tea’. We were delighted to see so many familiar faces, many of whom had served the church for many years but have not been able to attend for a while. It was therefore a wonderful opportunity for people to catch up with others they hadn't seen for quite some time. Our eldest guest was 102 and still participates in worship by regularly receiving home communion. People reminisced over their time at St Catherine’s; some remembered singing in the choir, others remembered times of fellowship and clergy who have moved on. (See photo left). Sandwiches and cakes were prepared by church members and were enjoyed by all. The entertainment was provided by Daniel who prepared a quiz and flattered everybody by greatly over-estimating our intellect and knowledge of trivia from many decades ago! Who knew that in 1960 the Christmas number

one was ‘I Love you’ by Cliff Richard and the Shadows? However, this led to great hilarity and everybody enjoyed it even though the winning team only got 12 marks out of a possible 34! As this was such a success St Catherine's intend to host similar events on a regular basis and are hoping to be able to start a film club in the not too distant future. We are planning another ‘Seniors’ Afternoon Tea’ in October and hope to have a choir to provide the entertainment. Pam Smith

TRIP TO CONISTON AND AMBLESIDE – 4 AUGUST 2018 Well Ian, you did us proud again. Thank you for organising our usual annual outing from St Catherine’s Church

which this year was to Coniston and Ambleside. What a lovely time we had. We set out at 8.30 under a rather

cloudy sky. However, the further north we travelled the sun came out. After a break at the Burton-on-Kendal motorway service station we arrived at the town of Coniston. My daughter, niece and I had a walk round

Coniston and found the grave of Donald Campbell which was quite

fitting as this was the day when the Bluebird, in which Donald Campbell lost his life on Coniston Water, was being put to the waters

for the first time on the isle of Bute after a refit. The coach then took

us to Coniston Water where we took a trip round the lake on the

steam gondola (see picture right). It was really beautiful what with the lovely warm sunny weather and outstanding scenery.

We then made our way to Ambleside through very narrow country

lanes. We had nothing but praise for our driver who skilfully

negotiated all the bends with the traffic coming the other way. There were some very scary moments but our driver got us safely to

Ambleside and we all clapped to show our appreciation. After walking round Ambleside Town we walked the

mile down to the side of Lake Windermere where we sat watching the boats together with the swans and ducks

with their offspring. It was so peaceful. After having something to eat we walked back to Ambleside and boarded the coach for our homeward journey.

I am sure I speak on behalf of everyone on the trip when I say what a very enjoyable day we had. Well done

Ian. We look forward to the next trip in 2019. Kath Jackson, St Catherine’s Church

HORWICH HOME AND PRODUCE SHOW 2018 Saturday 8 September is the Horwich Annual Home and Produce Show at the Community Centre, which gives you a chance to showcase your growing and baking talents. There are sections for fruit, vegetables, flowers and cacti with 'Teacup Flower Arrangement' or 'Vase of Garden Flowers'. If you fancy a bake-off the home produce section has classes for a variety of cakes, sweet and savoury preserves, fruit pies and scones. There are special sections for children to enter. Refreshments available (with cake!), a tombola with garden themed prizes as well as craft activities for the children. Judging starts at 9.45am so please have your produce at the Centre by 9.30am. Show will be open to the public from 12 noon with presentations taking place as soon as judging is completed. You can enter on the day or beforehand by picking up an entry form from either the Centre or Horwich Library, or email townclerk@horwich.gov.uk or phone 01204 691090.

From the magazine

1978—”Best wishes to

chorister and Cllr Mike

Foster who is to marry

Kath Heath on

September 20th.” Mike

is still chorister and

now produces Holy

Trinity’s newsletter!

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MY Experience of the Children’s University by Dylan Stephens.

The Children’s University is a charity that gives 7 to 14 year olds new and exciting

learning opportunities outside of their normal school work. It is called the

Children’s University because all the activities are linked to subjects you can learn

as a student at University. To measure how much you’ve learnt, you are given a

passport to keep track of the places you’ve been to (each place of learning stamps

your passport) and the number of hours of accredited learning as well as any

community work you might have done. Once a year, the hours are counted up

and each student is awarded a certificate depending on how many hours they

have done. This is presented at a special graduation ceremony like you would

have if you had done a course at University.

On Saturday 7th July at 12.30pm, I attended this year’s Children’s University

graduation ceremony with Harry Tootill, another boy from my school. (see photo right—Harry on the left and

Dylan on the right) Harry was awarded the Silver Postgraduate Award which means he would have had to

complete a minimum of 465 hours in his passport. I was awarded the Gold Fellowship which is presented to

children who complete a minimum of 1000 hours. To do this, I went all over the country visiting places like the

Delamere Forest to learn about natural habitats; a chocolate factory learning how they make chocolate (I

even got to make some myself!) and a Roman museum to learn about life in Roman times. I also went on a

bug hunt documenting my findings and did all manner of science experiments as well as helping in the local

community by doing things like washing cars and giving all the money to the local Sue Ryder charity shop.

When you get to 800 hours in your passport, you have to teach others some of the things that you have

learned so that you share your experiences with other people and help them to experience it too. I did this by

creating power point presentations about the Romans and giving a talk to all the junior classes (KS2) at my

school and I have also learnt how to play table tennis and then taught it to younger children at Table Tennis

Club. The graduation ceremonies are fantastic and you get to wear a real cap and gown like grown-up

students do. You also have your photo taken so you can remember how special it was when you are grown up

and have children too! My favourite part was the special guests that come along to help present the awards.

This year, the special guests were a rap poet called Donovan Christopher who was really funny and Crocodile

Joe who brought his Burmese python to show everybody. He even let me hold it!

I would recommend the Children’s University Scheme to any other children who think they might like to do it

because it is lots of fun and you get to try lots of new things you might not do otherwise. I have learnt so

many different skills ilike organising and researching information, leadership, working as part of a team and

ICT. It has also helped me to be more confident and patient. I just can’t wait until I am in University now

learning to be a Psychiatrist because I know from the Children’s University that it might be hard work and take

lots of time but it will also be very rewarding. Thank you Children’s University! (And thank you to Dylan for

raising our awareness. congratulations to you and Harry)

Pictured left are our young

people who were confirmed

by Bishop Mark at St

Catherine’s on July 8th. We

hope to learn more about

them in our October

magazine.

MESSY CHURCH at St Elizabeth’s, on September

22nd starts at 4pm.

For more information please contact Peter Harley at peter.harley@talktalk.net or Jane Thompson on 01204 468541.

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Zoë's South India Trip On the 4th July I had to be at school early in the morning so our group of 40 (two twenties while in India) could get to the airport. After our long flights we had some sleep before we got a bit of time exploring Fort Cochin and had our induction to find out more about what we were doing while there. Our first activity was our project, where we went to Muriyamoodu Lower Primary School. We got a very warm welcome with flowers and a ceremony and then for the next few days we worked on their toilet facilities to make them more hygienic, and interacted with the children. Due to the weather we didn't finish all we planned but wrote a letter to the next group who were visiting the school to suggest what they could do. As a short break we had a day on a house boat to relax after the project and get ready to start the trek. Then we had four days trekking through the Western Ghats on the Munnar Trek. A lot of where we walked was in elephant territory so we had to be quiet and careful so as to not to irritate them! We were glad we didn't have any close encounters but disappointed we didn't see any at a distance! I enjoyed the trek and seeing all the animals (apart from possibly the leeches!) and seeing some of the amazing scenery even if some of the hills we climbed were quite hard! The last day was definitely the best as the wind made traversing across the hills very interesting! After that we only had a few days left so as part of our rest and relaxation we went cycling and kayaking through the Keralan backwaters which was really fun and also meant we got to see the area from a different perspective. On our last day in India we were able go shopping in markets and local shops for souvenirs and presents before we had to be back at the airport for the journey home. The weather whilst there was mostly warm (although there were a few very cold days!) but it rained a lot! A lot of the locals were saying it was the worst monsoon season they have had in a while! I really loved my time there (apart from being ill!) and want to say a big thank you to everyone who supported me! If you would like a day by day account of what happened, speak to me in person or email me on zoe.harley@talktalk.net and I can get one to you.

Just a couple of Zoe’s many photos—on the left one of the hills she climbed and on the right her group with the schoolchildren.

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New for September……..

Ignite! A mid-week youth group for those in school years 6, 7 and 8 has been launched and it is open to all!

The Thursday sessions will be packed with fun, games, snacks and chill-out time for the young people. With Ignite! we also aim to:

Create a fun and safe space for young people to come and relax with their friends and enjoy activities.

Give them opportunities to learn more about who they are; to develop and practice skills; to grow in their own relational awareness and ability.

Be a place where young people can feel valued, grow as individuals, in community and in faith. A place we can be open and think through together what God has to say about the big issues in our lives.

We officially launched the group in July with a BBQ at St Elizabeth’s Church. Invites were sent out to the local Primary Schools, and all the team churches, to invite young people in school Years 6, 7and 8 to come and meet the team and see what Ignite! was about. It was a great evening as we gathered a group of 25 young people and leaders together and really encouraging to see that amongst all the fun and the food there was lots of enthusiasm for the new group! The young people who came to the BBQ were from 8 different schools and so hopefully they will all go back to school and invite their friends to come and get stuck into all we have planned for them in September. (continued on page 12)

With many thanks to Boss Direct Ltd of Bolton for their excellent service & the quality and printing of this magazine

YPP - Young People’s Page! Will resume next month but this month we have given YPP a break to allow

three pages of articles by or for our young people. However, we still want to hear about your holidays,

interests, favourite people, books or films etc with photos if possible please!

From the 31st May to the 3rd June, I camped at Capesthorne Hall, Cheshire, to attend Big Church Day Out North, with a group of school friends. Big Church Day Out (BCDO) is the UK’s largest gathering of the wider church that creates a space for all denominations and ages to gather each year for 2 exciting days of worship and celebration. The Friday was blessed with wonderful weather, and I had a brilliant time exploring the festival grounds and feeling like a child again, on the Ferris wheel that overlooked the Main Stage. Our day was filled with laughter, and at the very heart of it, was Christ, and the joy

that He brings. We found out about so many new charities, pledged to pray with Tearfund and in the afternoon, we worshipped barefoot in the glorious weather, with Hillsong London. Headlining that evening, was Kari Jobe, a set that was so spirit filled, it moved masses.

The most wonderful thing that BCDO provided was a deepening to my wonderful friendships. That night, we talked for hours, and all of our conversations were so full of faith and a sense of vulnerability within our topics led us to not only understand each other better, but also ourselves, and God.

An overcast Saturday could not dampen our moods. A few of us made our way to the 'Kingdom Come' tent, a place devoted to 24/7 worship and prayer. It's unbelievable that we actually spent over an hour standing worshipping, as it felt like a couple of minutes in His beautiful presence.

At the Main Stage, we worshipped for 4 sets, the first was Guvna B, a Christian rapper that emphasised the importance of being vulnerable and honest with others. Then, we celebrated with the incredible For King And Country, whose percussion filled praise caused everyone to dance with no regards of judgement. Thirdly, Martin Smith led a brilliant set which we enjoyed whilst eating churros on the bank of the field. Finally, Matt Redman headlined and it was a beautiful experience with every single person there, completely enraptured in celebration. With tears in our eyes, we stood hand in hand, each of us giving everything possible to God.

What I have learnt from those couple of days, is the power of being honest. With your friends, with yourself and with God. It's human nature to try and appear as if everything is great. As if we are strong all the time and always unafraid. But in vulnerability in conversation, prayer is possible and with prayer, nothing is impossible.

'A sweet friendship refreshes the soul' Proverbs 27:9 Niamh Hardman (CYFA, Canon Slade , St Catherine’s)

(Continued from page 11)

Ignite! will start meeting weekly at St Catherine’s Church 6.00pm - 7.30pm from Thursday 13th September.

Please pray for this new group, for good attendance and for the leaders who have committed to help run the group. Do also encourage anyone you know in this age group to come along!

And don’t forget, we also have our well established CYFA Youth for 14 - 18 year olds that also meets every Thursday 8pm - 9.30pm in term-time at St Elizabeth’s Church.

If you have any questions about Ignite!, CYFA Youth, or anything related to the Youth Team Ministry in Horwich and Rivington then please get in touch!

Gemma Garcete, Youth Minister for the Horwich and Rivington Team

Contact Gemma on: 07450714711 or youthminister.gemma@gmail.com

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