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Dear Friends,
Now that we are well into the new year, February is a time to catch our breath before preparing ourselves for Lent and Easter. We should take this opportunity
to listen to or read the stories of the call of the disciples, as set out in our
lectionary each Sunday and ask ourselves what we are being called to do. We have each answered a call to worship God through Jesus Christ; for some, this
call would have come many years ago while for others it will be more recent.
Whichever category you fall into, there is always something God wants us to do
NOW. God wills us to show forgiveness, mercy and compassion, just as God
bestows those gifts upon us. The „call‟ is not always about preaching from the rooftops. It can simply be a call to speak with someone with whom we have
been estranged, or write a letter or help a neighbour. We are continually called to
serve God in whatever capacity we can.
I have just acquired the new Methodist hymnbook and leave you with these
words from Martin Leckebusch:
Called by Christ to be disciples
Every day in every place,
We are not to hide as hermits But to spread the way of grace,
Citizens of heaven‟s kingdom,
Though this world is where we live, As we serve a faithful master,
Faithful service may we give.
Richly varied are our pathways, Many callings we pursue;
May we use our gifs and talents
Always, Lord, to honour you; So in government or commerce,
College, hospice, farm or home,
Whether volunteers or earning, May we see your kingdom come.
©1999 Kevin Meyhew Ltd.
Yours in Christ,
Maz
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THE UNITED REFORMED CHURCH IN CHELTENHAM
In Memoriam: We give thanks for the life of Mair McIndoe who died on
6th December 2011, remembering in our prayers husband Tom and family.
It is with sadness we also report the death of Margaret Coulthurst who
passed away in the early hours of 18th January. Margaret, a retired Elder at
St Andrew‟s, will be missed by Peter and family and many from the
Church.
Our prayers: we hold in our prayers those for whom we are concerned:
Peter Coulthurst, Sadie Smyth, Joy Coskery, Rosie Pearson and Geoff
Harmsworth.
Special thanks:
Thank you for cards and words of condolence on the death of my brother
just before Christmas. They are much appreciated. Maz
Margaret Coulthurst
A few words from someone who was privileged to count Margaret as a
good friend.
She was an easy person to talk to and she never
seemed too busy to listen.
Margaret‟s always had such a great faith that I
was humbled by it. Especially in her later trials
she never wavered in her love and faith in God.
She was an excellent participant in our Bible
Study Group and it was wonderful that she
was able to be there at our Christmas meal for
the Group.
She was an Elder of St Andrew‟s for many years and we travelled
together to Elder‟s meetings often putting the world to rights in
Margaret‟s dry humorous way. She and Peter also spent many years
organising the distribution of In Touch. Music was a particular talent and
Margaret was an enthusiastic participant in the Choir.
There is more I could say about Margaret but at the moment it feels rather
difficult. I do know that there will have been a welcome in Heaven for a
very special person. Although I am immensely saddened by her passing.
I celebrate her wonderful life. Mary Cummings
Peter and Margaret Mary Cummings
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URC in CHELTENHAM MORNING PRAYER
Every Tuesday, 10.30am at St Christopher’s
Reading Group
The next meeting of the Reading Group will take place
at 7.30 pm on Wednesday 29th February at Prestbury
URC. The book being discussed will be 'The Glass
Palace' by Amitav Ghosh. The story spans a century up
to modern times and is set in Burma, India and Malaya.
New members and/or past members would be most
welcome as the numbers have been dropping of late. For any further
information contact Mary Cummings on
31 Jan (5 Feb)
Isaiah 40:21-31, Psalm 147:1-11,
20c 1 Corinthians 9:16-
23, Mark 1:29-39
Winchcombe area, Churches and Schools Care of Historic Buildings Tuesday Forum Prayers for the World
7 Feb (12 Feb)
2 Kings 5:1-14, Psalm 30, 1 Corinthians 9:24-
27, Mark 1:40-45
Bishops Cleeve area, Churches and Schools Prestbury Senior Club Prayers for the world
14 Feb (19 Feb)
2 Kings 2:1-12, Psalm 50:1-6, 2 Corinthians 4:3-6,
Mark 9:2-9
Woodmancote and Cleeve Hill Area Residential and Nursing Care for the Elderly Cheltenham Scottish Society Prayers for the World
21 Feb (26 Feb)
Genesis 9:8-17, Psalm 25:1-10, 1 Peter 3:18-22, Mark 8:9-15
Prestbury Village, Churches and Schools Community Life Prestbury Elders Prayers for the World
28 Feb (4 Mar)
Genesis 17:1-7,15-
16, Psalm 22:23-31, Romans 4:13-25,
Mark 8:31-38
Prestbury Road area, Churches and Schools Special Needs care Literature and Mah Jong Groups Prayers for the World
6 Mar (11 Mar)
Exodus 20:1-17,
Psalm 19, 1 Corinthians 1:18-
25, John 2:13-22
Lynworth area, Churches and Schools Cemetery and Crematorium Ministry to the bereaved Prayers for the World
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Pensioners’ Forum – Wednesday 1st February – Solicitor - St
Andrew‟s at 11.00am
We begin 2012 by having a talk from Ruth Baker, a Solicitor from
Harrison Clark. Ruth specialises in Wills, Powers of Attorney as well as
the administration of estates, tax planning and Court of Protection work.
She will be bringing us up to date with any legal changes that have taken
place over the last 2 years on the above topics and answering any specific
questions you may have.
The coffee bar will be open from 10am and the talk will begin at 11am.
You will also find in the magazine a full list of topics for the next 6
months. Please pass on this information to friends and neighbours.
Ann Lewis
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Tuesday Forum:
Tuesday Forum meets on Tuesday 14th February - Elvina Norcott will
be giving a talk on “Lxxx is a four letter word” and on Tuesday 28th
February – Sandra Ashenford will be giving a talk on “Cheltenham
Museum & Art Gallery”.
Please come along and support these meetings which begin at 2.30pm in
the St Andrew‟s Garden Room, followed by tea and biscuits.
Barbara Russell-Smith
‘The Tuesday Forum’
Want to know a secret? Well, it‟s not much of a secret really. Well actually
it‟s no secret at all! There‟s a group of ladies and gentlemen who meet
regularly on Tuesday afternoons at St Andrew‟s for a relaxed and informal
entertainment of one sort or another. The URCiC Tuesday Forum is now
well established as a desirable place to come to enjoy good company and
listen to an entertaining and interesting talk. There are talks on such diverse
subjects as model ships, mediaeval art, how uncle Ron won the war, behind
the green baize curtain, lighthouse building and folk music. Added to that
there is the chance to catch up on all the latest news and views - oh all
right, gossip and scandal as well! And if that isn‟t enough there‟s a finale of
tea and biscuits, and even some of those diet-busting cakes from time to
time. And it‟s all for such a small fee, £1.50 per meeting, and much better
value than a “standard” coffee at Starbucks. Comfortable surroundings,
good company, interesting talks and a cuppa: what more could you ask for
on a wet winter afternoon? The Forum already has a good following, but
there‟s always room and welcome for new members. Meetings are at 2.30
pm in the Garden Room at St Andrew‟s on the second and fourth Tuesdays
in the months from September to May, and there‟s a summer outing to
finish off the year.
Keith Norcott
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Letters…..
from Elspet
I would like to thank everyone for the flowers, cards, visits and
transport following her hip replacement operation
Elspet
from the Revd Susan M Nuttall
Dear Friends at St Andrew’s
Now that I am settling comfortably into my retirement flat in
Broadway, I want to thank you all very much for your good wishes,
and for the orchid I was given on 5th December; it has found a good
home in the flat!
I have enjoyed the friendship of many of you over nearly ten years,
and will hope to keep in touch, while I make new friends here, and
share in the life and worship of Broadway URC.
Susan
from Andrew Veal
A big thank you to all those from St Andrews and TCiWH who sang
Carols outside Supermarkets to raise money for Christian Aid. A sum of
£181.17 was collected.
In general, churches across Cheltenham raised the princely sum of
£1415.91. Well done.
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C4 Children’s Choir: Silent Night
This time the choir took us back to a small Austrian village
in 1816-1818 and the creation of that most touching of all
- Christmas carols. The short musical “Silent Night” gave
the choir a fine opportunity to show off their talent and they
didn‟t fail us, giving a thoroughly enjoyable performance.
There were some catchy songs beautifully sung, some Bavarian/Austrian
knee-slapping dances energetically performed, and some quick and
efficient costume changes with colourful costumes. The music and dances
left us in no doubt that we were in an Alpine village, with a bit of alpine
calling and yodelling thrown in. Lines were remembered without a hitch
and delivered with clarity, especially in the singing of “stille nacht” in the
original German - beautifully done! And, to add to the enjoyment, the
audience had a chance to join in some of the carols. It was not just the
audience who enjoyed the evening - the choir so obviously did too. So a
big round of applause and thanks to everyone, the solo performers, the
choir, the mums and dads who sang with them, the backstage mums and
dads, and the director. See you at the next show!
Keith Norcott
C4 children's choir begin rehearsals for 'The Piper' on Friday 16th
March, 6pm at Prestbury URC. Children, please tell your friends. The
more the merrier!
Maz
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‘Open The Book’ Special Coffee Morning – Saturday 18th February
from 10.00am – 12.00 noon at Prestbury URC.
Please join us for a special & extra coffee morning where Julie Jeffries
will be explaining how „Open The Book‟ works & the benefits to our
local community. This will take place at Prestbury URC from 10.00 until
noon. There will be the usual mix of coffee, tea, cakes and good
companionship !
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Eco Church
Thank you to all those who supported the Church's Community Christmas
Card which raised £20.50 for the Kenya project.
Freecycle: Have you any useful items you no longer need that might be of
use to someone else - please let Ann Lewis know with full details of the
item and please leave your telephone number so we can get back to you.
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Footsloggers Group - Friday 10th
February - Details of the walk to
be led by Tim & Dorothy Odell
will be found on church notice
boards nearer the time. All are
invited.
Our latest ramble: a group of twenty two footsloggers was seen happily
tramping the fields of Prestbury and
Southam district.
After a frosty start, the early mist
eventually gave way to bright
sunshine, the view across Prestbury
Racecourse and beyond was
stunning.
We all thanked Peter and Alison
Kerr for arranging the walk.
Afterwards, a delightful meal was set at St Andrew‟s with further fixtures
made for oncoming walks.
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CLASSIC FILM AT WARDEN HILL
Saturday 4th February 2012 at 2.30pm
South Pacific (South Pacific Enterprises Inc. US 1958; U certificate)
directed by Joshua Logan
Starring Rossano Brazi, Mitzi Gaynor and John Kerr
For our first musical in the Classic Film series, we are showing one of
the most successful of the creations of Richard Rodgers and Oscar
Hammerstein II. “South Pacific” followed their triumph with
“Oklahoma” and opened as a stage show on Broadway in 1949. The
show was a huge hit and after the screen success of “Oklahoma”, the
move to cinema in a wide screen format (called Todd AO) came in
1958. The stars were not those from the stage show (Ezio Pinza, the
actor/singer, formerly of the Metropolitan Opera, who created the male
lead had recently died. Giorgio Tozzi from the Met provided the
singing voice for this role in the film.), However, the film was a great
success and its box office take for R&H was only exceeded later by
“Sound of Music”. The only criticism was the use of colour filters
during many of the song sequences. (See what you think!)
The story takes place during the WW2 in the Pacific and centres on the
relationship between American nurse at a U.S. Naval base and an
expatriate French plantation owner. Issues around racial prejudice are
explored in a sensitive and careful manner and indeed the stage show
ran into problems when it toured the US Deep South.
Rogers and Hammerstein produced a string of hit numbers for the show
both funny e.g. “There is nothing like a dame” and tender e.g. “Some
enchanted evening”. Many have become “popular standards”. There
have been a number of successful stage revivals including on
Broadway in 2008 and in London in 2011.
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Hollywood Classics
Saturday mid-day movies
Displace shopping, household chores
For Elvinas, Keiths and Ediths
- they prefer film shows.
Ordered rows are occupied
By Christines, Muriels, Joans
Who iron crinkly sweet wrappers
Politely clear thick throats
Before they settle in cushioned seats
Before think blinds are drawn
To watch a cinematic treat
Before they journey home.
An appreciation of the team effort to present Classic Film
By
Anne Grant
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Pensioners’ Forum
at
St Andrew’s United Reformed Church
(near Queen’s Hotel)
Programme for 2012
Meets on the 1st Wednesday of the Month
You are invited to the following Talks 11.00am – 12 noon
Wednesday 1 February ‘Legal Matters’
Harrison Clark, Solicitors
Wednesday 7 March ‘Palliative Care’
Dr C Blinman
Wednesday 4 April ‘Safe at Home’
Joanne Hume
Wednesday 2 May ‘Lifeline Alarm Systems’ Chris Morrall
Wednesday 6 June Otago Exercise Programme Anne Hackett
Wednesday 4 July ‘Disabled Care & Mobility’ Steve Warburton
FREE ENTRY – ALL ARE WELCOME
Coffee Bar open from 10.00am – 12 noon
Coffee/Tea 50p
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Birthday Teas at the Manse
I invite all with birthdays in the relevant months to share in tea and cakes
at 19 The Oaks, Up Hatherley. 3pm – 5pm.
Feb, March birthdays – 25th February 2012
Apr, May, June birthdays – 9th June 2012
Wednesday Women Group - Wednesday 1st February - St Andrews
at 7.30pm. „Quilting „with Alison Stagg.
Doors open 7.15pm for refreshments. The Wednesday Women program
for the year is held on the first Wednesday of the month at St Andrew‟s
with the exception of August. There is a £2.00 charge per event.
Saturday 18th February
Warden Hill URC
at 2.30pm (doors open at 2.15pm)
Film - February - 'Zookeeper' (Cert PG) staring Kevin James
When a zookeeper decides he needs to change jobs in order to get the
girl of his dreams, the zoo animals have other ideas!
Free entry Family and Friends welcome
Refreshments available
Knit and Chat Group - Thursday 15h February- St Andrew‟s Garden
Room 1.00pm to 2.00pm. Coffee and tea provided. If you like to join,
please call in.
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‘JUMP4JOY’
at Prestbury URC
Tuesday 28th February 2012
Informal Short Service for all the family at
10.00am
News from Prestbury URC
Coffee Morning – Saturday 4th February from 10.30am – 12.00noon
This regular event will take place at Prestbury URC on Saturday 4th
February. Please do come to join us from 10.30am until noon. There will
be the usual mix of coffee, tea, cakes and good company !
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News from St Andrew’s:
St Andrew’s Communion Offering, February 2012
This month we look over the horizon to Africa and Kenya and the Kenya
Project UK. Revd. Maz Allen‟s connection with Kenya began in 2001
with an introduction to St Stephen‟s Children‟s Home in Embu, the
county town in Eastern Province. St Stephen‟s is the brainchild of
Deaconess Jessie, who is employed by the Anglican Church in Kenya.
The home was established to care for the many disadvantaged, orphaned
and abandoned children in Embu, giving them the chance of a settled
existence and an education. The home and some if its children are now
sponsored by a number of members of the URCiC and the Church in
Warden Hill.
Since 2001 much has been achieved at St Stephen‟s with the help of
volunteers from Britain and Canada, for example the provision of a play
room and a playground and medical assistance. The efforts of the
volunteers also made it possible to purchase a piece of land at Gatondo,
about a mile from St Stephen‟s, and in 2008 a health clinic was built there
to serve the local community as well as the children of St Stephen‟s.
Kenya Projects UK was established in 2009 by Revd Maz Allen, Ann
Standring and Julie Jefferies, members of the URCiC. Its objective is to
fund capital projects that will improve the life-styles of the children and
the community. One of its first achievements was to pay for corrective
surgery for a whole group of physically disabled children in a Red Cross
home in Embu. It is currently raising funds to sink a borehole at the
Gatondo Health Clinic, to provide a regular supply much needed fresh
water. £8,000 has already been sent out to finance the necessary
government survey, and the target is to have fresh water available by
2013.
Every two years Revd Maz Allen takes out a group of mainly young
volunteers to get involved in the physical work at Embu and Gatondo.
This exposure to communities that lack so much that we take for granted
is very much a mind-broadening experience and a wonderful opportunity
to meet people whose lives are so different from ours. Maz and Julie and
Ann, who have all had personal experience at Embu and Gatondo, will be
only too pleased to give more information on the charity‟s activities. The
next visit out there is planned for late this year.
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St Andrew’s - Redevelopment work follow-up report - David Black
We had a contract meeting on 18th November and agreed that snagging
work in the Hall will be focused on mid March 2012. There are problems
with the door area between the Hall and the Kitchen but we need some
time with the heating on in order to help the floor settle rather than
making several adjustments that leave us with a final situation that does
not work. What was explained is that mops should not be used in the Hall
or on the wood ramp from the Kitchen. There is a large sweep brush
currently stored in the Mews Room that should be used instead and it will
be transferred into the Hall in due course. Anyone who notices any other
problems please bring them to the attention of Bob Alger or Peter
Meason.
We have agreed with Mustoes that the varnishing of doors, pillars and
notice boards will be done before Christmas to update their appearance.
Maz has obtained the lettering for new signage on the Montpellier Street
entrance and we have been recommended to contact a local sign company
about getting them fixed on as that is another aspect that needs
improvement.
While it is not redevelopment work you might have noticed in church that
we have two of the six main lights out of order. It is probable that the
bulbs are reaching the end of their life so we may replace all in a manner
that minimises the cost of hiring scaffolding towers. Similarly a problem
has been noticed with the hatch doors for the kitchen because the initial
fixings were inadequate.
Our architect has summarised work and maintenance still to be completed
and he will be undertaking a formal quinquennial survey to help identify a
priority for that work and other internal items that we need to complete
over the next few years if we are going to keep our premises in good
order. One example is that the flat roof over the Gallery has leaks around
the rooflights that need repairs by an authorised specialist in that type of
roof. Quinquennial surveys are meant to happen within the URC but our
last one was in the mid 1990‟s as we missed the next two rounds because
of our 2001/2002 redevelopment work.
David Black
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St Andrew's Development Worker
Kay Boulton is the new Development worker based at St Andrew‟s. She
has lived in Cheltenham for 14 years with her husband and two daughters.
In recent years Kay has worked as a Teaching Assistant and in the past
has trained at Bible College and worked in a Church in North London.
Kay is excited about the new post of development worker here at St
Andrew‟s and is enjoying beginning to get to know some of the people
who attend the church and who use the building.
Alongside welcoming the many who come through the building each
week, Kay aims to provide opportunities for meeting with God through
prayer and reflection and to explore ways of effectively using the amazing
facilities.
Kay will be in the St Andrew's on week days between 10am and 2pm and
would love to meet anyone who would like to come in and introduce
themselves.
To contact Kay either telephone on 01242 222005 or email
The Oasis
Opening 27th February 2012
A brand new and exciting venture called The Oasis is starting at St
Andrew‟s Church in February and you are warmly invited to come along
and see for yourself.
The Church sanctuary will be open from 11.30am „til 2pm every week
day offering the opportunity to stop and relax during the day. There will
be areas for prayer and reflection as well as space to eat your lunch
quietly or have a cup of coffee.
There is a wonderful verse in Hebrews 4:16 that says „Let us then
approach God‟s throne of grace with confidence, so that we may receive
mercy and find grace to help us in our time of need.‟ The Oasis is
providing an opportunity for anyone to draw near to God either with
others or on their own.
If you are excited by this new venture and would like to know more or
help in any way please do get in touch with me.
Kay
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‘JUMP4JOY’
at St Andrew’s
Sunday 19th February
9.30am – 10.00am
Informal Short Service for all the family at 10.00am
News from The Church in Warden Hill:
Photographic History of The Church in Warden Hill’
If anyone takes photos at TCiWH events and feels they should go into the
photographic albums, I should be grateful if they would let me have hard
copies of the photos ready for me to insert.
I was not around for Harvest Festival celebrations and did not take any
photos after Dr Rachel Tarling's licensing in September, so would
appreciate photos of events between then and year end. Many thanks.
Valerie Codling
Holiday Club 10th to 13th April at The Church in Warden Hill URC.
Volunteers needed for one or more days please. Current CRB‟s accepted.
Please let Maz know if you can help.
Maz
St Andrew’s Christian Bookshop
We are very excited to announce that in March we will be opening a
Christian Bookshop in the Link Gallery selling a range of Christian books,
music, cards and gifts. Listen out for more information nearer the time.
If you are interested in helping in any way please contact Kay Boulton
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Music in our Churches:
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A magic moment to sing in a Promenade concert in the Royal Albert
Hall, London - John Standring
Last year 16 of us from the Gloucester Choral Society and members from
the Bristol Choral Society had the great honour of singing with the BBC
Chorus of Wales in two Promenade Concerts at the Royal Albert Hall in
London. For us, there was a heavy commitment of rehearsals in Cardiff
involving many car journeys to Cardiff.- fortunately a car share was
arranged. We were going to sing Havergal Brian‟s massive work - Gothic
Symphony and for the second Promenade Concert, Verdi‟s Requiem.
During the rehearsals for the Gothic and under the baton of conductor
Adrian Partington with excellent pianist, we „ummed‟, „erred‟, „goshed‟ at
the work! It did eventually grow on us after twelve rehearsals especially
with the help of the BBC Welsh Choir. The Gothic Symphony involved 4
good soloists, 800 singers, 7 choirs and 2 children‟s choirs (of which we
were one choir), 2 orchestras and 3 bands. Under the baton of Martyn
Brabbins, full strength rehearsals were made in Birmingham Town Hall,
the Hexagon Theatre in Reading, and Alexandra Palace, one time main
hub of the BBC, in London. With a concert pass at the RAH we were led
to our respective seats to the right of the organ. The Gothic Symphony
music is a fiendish cacophony of-sound with some dynamic and beautiful
bits with a lot of threading! Our hosts looked after us very well at the
rehearsals and during the lead up to the concert.
The Gothic Symphony has been noted to be the largest ever written and
the performance was greeted with much praise.
Our second Promenade Concert, a week later, was Verdi‟s Requiem with
the BBC Symphony Orchestra and Chorus, BBC National Orchestra of
Wales and Chorus, the London Philharmonic Choir, together with 4 good
soloists, all under the baton of Semon Bychkov. The tickets for the very
popular requiem were sold out in a matter of hours when going online.
Once again we were thankful to be accommodated nearby in the Imperial
College.
The concert day started off with the tragic shooting in Oslo. In a stunning
silence, it took 40 seconds before the conductor turned around to take a
bow after the performance. Maybe the tragic circumstances of the Oslo
news had some bearing. The televised concert was well received with
glowing reports. For me it was a treasured moment.
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Qi Gong
Qi Gong consists of gentle exercises and our sessions are especially
geared to the needs of older people. It is based on Chinese traditional
practice and promotes self healing and self regulation of the body.
Members have found the sessions helpful in improving balance and the
function of joints and muscles.
We are now back at St Andrew's on Thursday mornings at 11.30am. £5
per session. We meet at about two week intervals but we agree the actual
dates month by month. The dates for February are 2nd and 16th February.
Further dates can be found on the St Andrew‟s church notice boards
nearer the time or can be found on the URCiC web site or by calling Tony
Jeans on
Lida who leads the session will be happy to talk to potential new
members. Please call Lida on or E-mail: [email protected]
A 6 day Holiday in Scotland – 11th June – 16th June 2012. Singles
£450, Doubles £425. Dinner, Bed and Breakfast. Holiday numbers limited
to 40 persons, 20 have already booked.
Staying: South Beach Hotel, Troon, overlooking Firth of Clyde and Isle of
Arran. Travelling in an air conditioned coach with toilet on board.
The journey out, for example, stops every 2-hours with a coffee stop at
Sandbach Service Station, lunch stop at Tebay Service Station, and a tea
stop at Dumfries Garden Centre.
If you are interested, please ring Mr Richard Watkins on who was once a
Treasurer at St Andrew‟s URC with 30 years experience of operating
holidays in Scotland.
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Administration
For many months now, the In Touch and other interesting articles are
made available for you to read on the church website:
www.urcic.org.uk, thankfully uploaded each month by our webmaster,
Fiona Hall.
Should you wish not to receive your paper copy of In Touch (to save
paper) and / or would like the Church notices sent to you by email,
please feel free to email the church office with your request.
The In Touch Coordinators currently for respective churches are as
follows:
Prestbury URC
Please see Ian Brooks directly or forward contributions via e-mail
([email protected]). Ian can also be contacted on
Contributions most welcome.
Prestbury URC - Church For Hire!
If you would like to hire the main church and/or the hall and kitchen
for a children‟s party, meeting, exercise class or group then Prestbury
URC is available for hire at a reasonable rate. If you require more
information then please call Fiona Hall or via email
The Church in Warden Hill
Please see Carole Pennington or Brian Miles directly or forward
contributions via e-mail: [email protected] or to church office,
[email protected]. Likewise contributions very welcome.
St Andrew’s
Please see John Standring directly or forward contributions via e-mail:
[email protected] or to church office, [email protected]. John
can be contacted on
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PROPERTY AND POOLCARE
Extensions
Loft/ Garage Conversions
Kitchen/ Bathroom Specialist
(Insurance work completed) Excellent work and price
References & completed projects to view, Fully Insured Contact: Ade Stepney on 07971 600 756 or 01242 514307
3 Briar Walk, Prestbury, Cheltenham
Over 20 Years Experience & City & Guilds Qualified
All Plumbing Works Undertaken
Tap Washers & Replacement Taps Leaks, Burst Pipes & Blockages
Ball Valves / Overflows Toilets, Baths, Basins & Sinks
Shower Installations Radiators & Thermostatic Valves
Cylinders, Pumps, Tanks & Stop Taps System Cleaning By Power Flushing
Loft Insulation & Pipe Lagging
No Job too small please give me a call
Mobile: 07816 103709
Tel: 01452 552192 Email: [email protected]
N.T. Boothroyd Plumbing & Heating Engineer
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FEBRUARY DIARY
4 2.30pm URC Classic Film “South Pacific”
5 Sun 10.30am P Worship Group Family Worship
10.30am SC Revd Jacqui Hyde Family Communion
11.00am SA Revd Richard Cleaves Communion 3.00pm P&J Induction of Revd Nick Davies 6.00pm SC No service 6 Mon 7.30pm SA Joint Property Committee
12 Sun 10.30am P No service
10.30am URC Revd Maz Allen Communion
11.00am SA Revd Jacqui Hyde 6.00pm SC Welcome Service for Revd Nick Davies 7.30pm SA Elders Meet
15 Wed 7.30pm URC ECM meet
18 Sat 2.30pm URC Film “Zookeeper” cert PG
19 Sun 10.30am P Mr Roy McBane Family Worship
10.30am SC Revd Nick Davies/Dr Rachel Tarling Communion
11.00am SA Revd Maz Allen 21 Tue 7.00pm SC Pancake Party
22 Wed 7.30pm SC Ash Wednesday Communion Service
23 Thur 7.30pm URC Area Meeting with Secretaries
25 Sat 9.30am Chelt Training for United Elders at the Pavilion Church
3.00pm Manse Birthday Tea
26 Sun 10.30am P Revd Maz Allen Communion and Elders Meeting
10.30am URC Revd Jacqui Hyde and Mr Roy McBane
11.00am SA Worship Group
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MARCH DIARY
2 Fri 7.30pm URC Women‟s World Day of Prayer Service
at WH
9.30am URC Training Workshop – Working with
Children
4 Sun 9.30am SA Finance Committee
10.30am P Mrs Julie Jefferies
10.30am SC Dr Rachel Tarling Family Worship
11.00am SA Revd Maz Allen Communion (Ladies
College)
Weekly Meetings
Mon 10.30am P Urchins
Tues 10.00am SA Parents and Toddlers
10.00am P Jump4Joy – 4th Tuesday of the month
10.30am SC Tuesday Prayer
2.00pm SC Mothers Union (1st Tuesday)
2.30pm SA Tuesday Forum (2nd and 4th Tuesday of the month)
Wed 9.15am SC Little Shepherds (Term Time)
3.15pm URC “Toast” (Term Time)
Thur 10.00am SA Coffee Bar (and Saturday 10.00am)
Fri 10.30am Bible Study House Group
6.00pm P C4 Children‟s Choir (Term Time)
Sun 9.30am SA Jump4Joy - 3rd Sunday of the month
6.00pm SC Evening Service / Communion
