Heart eat
Holy Ascension Church and Community Magazine October 2017
‘Afternoon Tea’
Last month saw the USA and parts
of the UK battered by hurricane
force winds bringing devastation to
many.
Thirty years ago, the UK was hit by
a violent extra tropical cyclone and
this issue features some memories
of this Great Storm.
September also witnessed a 5-0
win for Manchester City against
Liverpool. One of the players who
scored two of the winning goals
was called...Gabriel Jesus. So it
could be said that Man City had
'Jesus on their side!'
As we approach this time of
battening down the hatches and
rejoicing in the plentiful fruit that
has been shared in our community,
and contemplating the antics of
Halloween, let us face it without
fear. Let us instead look forward to
the nights drawing in and the smell
and colour of crisp leaves falling, as
nature prepares to hibernate.
And if we are faced with a few
challenges, let us be like those
disciples in the boat, during the
storm and know that we too have
'Jesus on our side.'
It’s a year since Paul and his family
joined us, and four months since
Curate Dave O’Brien was ordained.
We are very grateful for their care,
continued support and ministry in
our parish and community.
Welcome to Heartbeat …
at…
The Church’s logo was designed for the 160th anniversary of the Church in 2014. It illustrates the church’s commitment to be at the heart of the whole community of Upton by Chester. The name for the magazine, Heartbeat, reflects that commitment.
Editorial Team Sharon Forsdyke - Editor Margaret Adams Colin Attwood Sue Burgess Dave O’Brien
Copy for the magazine is always
welcome. Contributions for the
November issue should be
received by 12 October via the
Parish Office or email
Hello,
Welcome to the month of October.
In the Church we are known for
doing 'Hatch, Match and Dispatch.'
Since becoming a priest, many
doors have opened for me into
people’s lives, just like a few weeks
ago when I had the privilege of
baptising Sophia and welcoming
her into the life of the Church. Her
parents Ryan and Rachel invited
over 80 members of family and
friends along to the celebration.
They left church after singing 'He’s
got the whole world in His hands.'
That following Tuesday and
Wednesday I took the funerals of
Mrs Nevitte and Mrs Price and
what celebrations they were. Even
under those sad circumstances the
Lord was present and we were all
blessed by being at those services.
I talked to many folks after and felt
the love they have for each other
in times of great sadness. There
were tears but also thankfulness
for the lives of these two ladies.
A couple of
days later I
took the
wedding of Jim
and Jill, which
was my first
wedding at
Holy Ascension.
I’ve got to know Jim and Jill over
these past months and I pray for
their life together in the years to
come.
During that week I met over 300
people in various situations and I
hope and pray I’ve been a blessing
to them and they have heard the
Good News of Jesus Christ.
So till the next time.
Every Blessing,
Dave O’Brien (Curate)
Out and About…
Addendum to September issue:
I would like to thank Keith
Reading from The Upton
Horticultural Society for the
beautiful photos he provided
for the front cover of the
September issue of Heartbeat.
Sharon Forsdyke - Editor
Are you creative? Are you good with
your hands?
It may be that you have green
fingers, you're a gardener, or you
may be a painter, or a musician.
You might be good at building things,
or even putting up shelves, flower
arranging, cooking, jam making...the
list is endless.
I can remember when I was at school
I made a little vase for my mother. To
be honest, it wasn't the best vase
ever made - in fact it was a bit of a
disaster - but I took it home and my
mother gave it pride of place on the
sideboard. Well, that's what mothers
are for.
Being made in the image of God, this
need to create is a natural part of
being human.
Whatever we make or do, we can't
make it out of fresh air. But the Bible
tells us that in the beginning there
was nothing - just God.
And God said to himself, ok there's
an awful lot of nothing around here -
let's fill it up a bit. It’s all very dark so
God said, ‘’Let there be light," and
there was light. And God saw that it
was good. And he sorted out the
light from the darkness and he called
the light bits, day and the dark bits,
night.
Then he went on to make the sky and
the land and the tree and the grass
and plants and the sun and moon
and stars and the whole universe.
Then God made animals and birds
and fish to live on the land and in the
sea that he'd made.
And finally God topped it all off by
making man and woman. (It's not
true that God made woman second
because he looked at the man he had
made and thought ‘I can do better
than that!’)
After he'd made everything he said -
"Yes, that's good" and he took the
day off.
Although the bible tells us God
created the world and the universe
and everything, it doesn't tell us
HOW he did it. Some people say he
did it 'Just like that’ a bit like Tommy
Cooper.
Others say that it was through
evolution - that it didn't all just
appear but that God created all this
over millions of years.
Letter from Paul
CHESTER BIBLE FOCUS
How to keep Going and
Growing in Faith
Wednesday 11th & Thursday 12th
October
7.30 pm
With David Jackman
Tickets £3 per night or £5 for both
nights (includes refreshments)
All Saints Hoole,
Chester CH2 3HZ
At 7.30pm
The bible isn't a science book. It
doesn't have long complicated
equations and mathematical
theorem to explain creation. What it
does do is answer the question,
"Where did all this stuff come from?"
And the answer is, God created it.
If we take a few moments to look up
at the night sky we can't fail to be
impressed with the vast expanse of
space with the moon and the stars
that are millions of miles away. Look
around the world and consider all
the good things God has given us.
At harvest time we give thanks to
God for all these good things.
God has provided us with everything
we need and living in a country that
is so well off, even in a time of
economic hardship, we are reminded
that there are still those people
throughout the world who are
hungry. Not because God doesn't
care about them, but because the
way we share out all that God has
given us isn't really fair.
Our Heavenly Father is really an
'equal opportunity' God. He doesn't
favour any particular group of
people. He loved the world and all
the people so much that he sent his
son Jesus Christ to be our Saviour
and our example - an example of
love for all - fair play and caring for
all people, regardless of who or what
they are.
Harvest isn't just about us and what
we have, but about those things God
has given to all people and how we
share the wealth. Paul
How to read your Bible
more effectively
Thursday 12th October
12 noon – 2 pm
Free event. Bring your own lunch
Kingsway Chapel, Chester CH2 2LH
CHESTER BIBLE FOCUS
How to keep Going and
Growing in Faith
Wednesday 11th & Thursday
12th October
7.30 pm
With David Jackman
Tickets £3 per night
or £5 for both nights
(includes refreshments)
All Saints Hoole,
Chester CH2 3HZ
The night of 15th/16th October 1987
split the North and South in half.
Hurricane-force winds caused more
devastation in the South with those
in the North claiming ‘the storm
didn’t happen here!’ A few from
our community, some of whom
lived elsewhere at the time, share
their memories.
‘The night the Great Storm hit the
Southeast was one of the most
bizarre experiences I have had. At
the time I was living in Eastleigh,
near Southampton and had gone
to bed at a reasonable hour, with
no thoughts of what was to come.
I was woken in the early hours by a
crying baby. Whilst I was warming
a bottle, I was confused by the
horrendous deep-toned moaning,
howling sound resonating around
the outside of our old Edwardian
semi. It was like the sound of the
Titanic creaking and cracking into
two pieces. Looking through the
kitchen window, I saw the smaller
garden trees were bending to the
ground and bouncing back to an
upright position while larger trees
seemed to be fighting a losing
battle with the fierce gusts.
Bins, bin lids and lots of associated
garden ornaments were flying
around. The next morning, virtually
every tree in Eastleigh’s park was
flattened. Branches were strewn
across railway lines and main
roads. Worst of all, the house two
doors down had the whole of its
side gable collapse to ground floor
level. It was indeed a great and
powerful storm!’ Stella Lunney
‘My Dad was mending the roof on
our house in Essex and we had
scaffolding all around the outside.
He went out early that morning to
survey the damage. It was still
intact and no tiles were lost unlike
some houses in the area!’ Sharon
Memories of The Great Storm
‘I was living in Sidcup at the time
and remember the metal on the
school roof had rolled back like a
sardine can.’ Jean
‘I remember two guests couldn’t
make a wedding in the Northwest
because of the storm so two other
people, a bachelor and a widow
were invited instead. The man met
another lady guest at the wedding
and much later they ended up
getting married!’ Barbara Gledhill
‘I lived in Milton Keynes at the time
and the garage roof blew off.’
‘We were in Corfu and came home
to find our fences had been
flattened.’ Chris Ryan (Chester)
‘We were on the train to London
and noticed all the trees were
down.’ Peggy and Brian Cox
From the Parish Registers
Weddings
2nd September Halgard Fars & Natalie Darke
15th September
Jim Neilson & Jill Pleavin
Farndon & District
Brass Band & Guests
Award winning Ladies
Choir Entourage
120th Anniversary Concert
Saturday 14th October
7.30 pm
(Doors open 7.00pm)
At
St Mary’s Centre, Chester
Bar and light refreshments
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Students & children £5.00
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ACF Services
Tuesday 3rd October
Delamere Community
Centre
AGM and Fellowship Day
Friday 13th October
At 2.30pm
Holy Ascension
Diocesan ACF Service
Led by Bishop Peter
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Margaret Brizell or Barbara
Capstick
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The Fun Day at Upton Pavilion was
blessed with dry weather and was
enjoyed by all the community with
free rides for children and lots of
lovely stalls. The Sewing Group
raised £145.50 from sale of crafts
and The Bottle Tombola raised
£216 for The Hospice of the Good
Shepherd. Thank you to all who
contributed bottles for the stall, to
all those who helped at the Fun
Day and a big thanks to Darren and
team for organising the event.
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October Crossword
Thank you to Graham Barley for creating this cryptic crossword for us.
Answers next month.
ACROSS 1. Present initially given in fitting tribute (4)
3. Foot soldiers ran nifty organisation (8)
8. Clothes to brag about (4)
9. Bee-keeper arranged Asia trip (8)
11. Ice cream for Italian citizen? (10)
14. Prisoner is not out, pal! (6)
15. An Ascot church embraces the spirit (6)
17. I thwack men wildly at home of rugby union (10)
20. Post held by school crossing lady – that’s sweet! (8)
21. Formerly attached to church (4)
22. Bet Polly develops middle-age spread (3,5)
23. Ancient goddess is seen twice in Thames at Oxford (4)
DOWN 1. Ant in charge after gig – that’s huge! (8)
2. Farmer is displaying weapons (8)
4. Laptop accessory used at mealtimes (6)
5. Snowdrops in the Alps, say? (10)
6. Excursion in the fall? (4)
7. Why etiquette constrains abominable creature (4)
10. Playing with her owl is deserving of time and effort spent! (10)
12. Chins get spoilt in artistic impressions (8)
13. Stacks of houses? (8)
16. Classy place for large group of fish (6)
18. Beat wings in panic (4)
19. Conspiracy to get some land (4)
Answers to September Crossword ACROSS: 1. Corkscrews 7. Meander 8. Dunes 10. Lima 11. Envelope 13. Yellow 15. Weasel 17. Enormous 18. Veto 21. Trove 22. Everton 23. Stationery DOWN: 1. Charm 2. Rude 3. Shrink 4. Redeemed 5. Windows 6. Employment 9. Spellbound 12. Roomiest 14. Lookout 16.Tuxedo 19. Entry 20. Mere
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Thank you to Bache Post Office, The Russian Pancake House, St John’s Café and Oasis of Miracles in helping to distribute Heartbeat.
Messy Church
The next Messy church will be on
Sunday 8th October at 4.30pm, in
Holy Ascension Church. We will be assembling Shoe Boxes for
Operation Christmas Child. Boxes are in the cupboard at the back of church
for donations.
.
Here's what we are looking for....
TOYS: Include items that children will immediately embrace such as dolls or stuffed toys (with CE label), toy trucks, harmonica, yo-yo, skipping rope, ball, small puzzles etc.
SCHOOL SUPPLIES: Pens, pencils & sharpeners, crayons or felt pens, stamps & ink pad sets, writing pads or notebooks & paper, solar calculators, colouring books etc.
HYGIENE ITEMS: Toothbrush and toothpaste, bars of wrapped soap, comb or hairbrush, flannel.
OTHER ITEMS: Hat, cap, gloves or scarf, sunglasses, hair accessories, jewellery set, wind up torch, wrapped sweets (best-before-date must be at least March 2018).
DO NOT INCLUDE: used or damaged items, war related items such as toy guns, play soldiers or knives; chocolate or other food items; liquids or lotions of any type including bubbles; medicines; hand-made or knitted stuffed toys; anything of a political, racial or religious nature; playing cards (of the 4-suit variety); sharp objects; glass or fragile items; clothing other than as listed.
Volunteers
If you are interested in helping with our Messy Church planning, volunteering to help on the day or in preparing crafts, please email [email protected].
Any help offered no matter how large or small will be greatly appreciated.
We are also looking for more Young Helpers. Are you 10+ and would like to be involved in helping others? Maybe you are looking to earn a volunteering badge at Guides or Scouts? Then why not help out once a month at our Messy Church Sessions?
Kid’s eat
Sunday 8th 15th 22nd and 29th
October Bible themed crafts and
activities for children during 10.45am Service.
Wordsearch
Thank You Ali
September Messy Church ‘Knock, Knock, Who’s
there?’
On behalf of Holy Ascension and
Heartbeat, we would like to thank
Ali Ireland for all her energy and
enthusiasm over the past two years
as one of our dedicated Family
Workers and as a member of the
Heartbeat Editorial Team.
Ali has recently taken on a new role
as a Teaching Assistant in Reception
at Mill View School in Wealstone
Lane. We wish her the best of luck.
Margaret Adams will continue in
her role as Family Worker. Please
continue to give her your support.
From the Parish Registers
Baptism
10th September Sophia Salisbury
Edward Davies
Upton Community Choir
Wednesday evenings 7.15-9.15pm
£3.50 per session
Upton High School St James Ave,
Upton CH2 1NN
For more details and to confirm attendance
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or email [email protected]
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Recently I was lucky enough to be able to visit Mongolia and what a fascinating place it turned out to be! There are two Mongolias – Inner and Outer. Inner is just a province within China, Outer is an autonomous country with FAR more influence from Russia than China; even their script is Cyrillic not Chinese. The capital rejoices in the name of
Ulaanbaatar which can be spelt in
various different ways but this
spelling is the most common.
Known locally as UB, it is a pretty
modern city with flashing neon
lights and high rise buildings etc.
However, odd gers (a type of
yurt/tent) are dotted about even
within the city: as soon as you get
to the suburbs they quickly take
over. The ger is still VERY relevant
to the Mongolian way of life and
the main square is dominated by
Genghis Khan!
There is just one main store in UB -
The State Department Store – ‘We
fulfil all your needs’!! And it does!
Most other stores in UB are tourist
shops. However, there is a
WONDERFUL Fair Trade shop
called Mary and Martha (spent half
a day in there.)They promote fairly
traded goods made by women’s
groups, nomadic communities and
prisoners - all the usual groups
supported by FT.
We spent 10 nights in different
gers. What an experience! Gers
have a trellis frame with 88 rods,
radiating from the circumference
up to the centre. (The rods are
always orange.)
Most gers do not have electricity
or running water although there
was limited power from solar
panels (not usually in the gers, so
torches were a necessity). We had
‘long drop’ toilets and showered
using water from a canister which
we pumped ourselves. Half of the
population of Mongolia live
Mongolian Memories
nomadic lives typically moving on
every two months.
On our first night in camp we were
joined by a camel which, like
Mary’s little lamb, followed us
everywhere we went! The next
morning we were disappointed to
find he’d gone!
We crossed the Gobi desert on a
Russian bus - it was more like being
at sea as there were no roads and
we were so shaken about!
Also SO hot! Camels, cacti, goats,
herds of wild horses interspersed
with the vast nothingness of the
desert. There are 3 million people
and 60 million animals!
Food is very basic. Their ‘hooch’ is
fermented mare’s milk, not
something I grew to love! But we
were always fed very generously
and nomadic families welcomed us
in. I was glad we were advised to
take small gifts and enjoyed giving
pencils, crayons, skipping ropes
and footballs to the children.
It was a wonderful adventure, I
have come back with so many
colourful memories, a privilege to
have been there. Celia Burley
This year is the 500th anniversary of
the accepted starting point of the
Protestant Reformation which saw
the publication of Luther’s 95
theses, an attack on the practices
of the Catholic Church including
the sale of indulgences and papal
authority. In fact the origins of
Protestantism can be traced back
to events in the 14th century with
the translation in 1382 of the Bible
to English by John Wycliffe and the
Lollard movement.
But until the early 16th century the
accepted church was the Catholic
Church (the term Roman was not
widely recognised at that time);
‘Catholic’ in the sense of universal,
and papal authority was not
generally questioned.
In the years immediately following
1517, the spirit of the Reformation
swept across Europe with at times,
some terrible consequences. The
breakdown of total obedience to
the Catholic Church certainly
suited the purposes of Henry VIII,
but the reigns of his children were
more destructive and violent.
During the reign of Edward VI, a
zealous protestant reformer, the
Mass was banned and many
churches suffered the destruction
of their stained glass windows and
icons. Altars were removed and
substituted with communion
tables. Edward tried to ensure a
protestant succession by naming
Lady Jane Grey as his heir but on
his death, his half-sister Mary
determined to preserve the old
religion.
In her short reign nearly 300
Protestants were burned to death.
In the Low Countries many
Protestants met similar fates by
the occupying Spanish regime.
In the 16th century religion became
inexorably tied up with the
growing nationalism of the time.
England under Elizabeth 1st was a
protestant state and the traditional
adversaries, Spain and France had
retained the Catholic tradition. In
England, Catholicism and treachery
were seen as one and the same
and the persecution of Catholics
became key to preserving the
English State.
The Reformation
Priests were executed and the
Catholic sympathisers hunted
down by the regime of Elizabeth’s
spymaster Walsingham. On the
other hand the Pope was said to
have given ‘carte blanche’ for the
assassination of Elizabeth and also
underwritten the cost of the
Armada, had it succeeded.
Britain has developed as an
essentially protestant country, but
not without bigotry, sectarianism
and religiously fuelled violence
continuing until very recent times.
Even today the monarch cannot be
Roman Catholic, or marry into that
church. Perhaps instead of
celebrating the events of 1517,
they should be seen more as an
ecumenical matter and an
opportunity for greater religious
unity.
William Wheldon
Hospice of The Good Shepherd Upton Support Group
Afternoon Tea & Flower Arranging
Demonstration
Thursday 19th October
3.00 - 5.00 pm
Upton URC Hall, Heath Road, Upton.
Card & gift stall / Raffle
Tickets £5
Contact: 01244 383703 01244 342178
From the Parish Registers
Funerals
23rd August Bruce Bright
12th September Debbie Nevitte 13th September Muriel Price
Thank you to all who made
cakes for, helped at and
attended the Tea Party
(Pictured on the front cover.)
Thanks also go to Eric Newton
for providing the entertainment.
Save the Date
Holy Ascension Christmas Fayre
Saturday 25th November
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REGISTERED
PLUMBER
Upton Community Hall
Monday 16th October 7.30pm
“Sir Thomas Egerton Keeper of the Queen’s Conscience”
Talk by Bernard Dennis
Non-members are very welcome
THE ROYAL BRITISH LEGION Women’s Section, Heath Road
Tuesday 17th October
8.00pm Fundraising- Bring & Buy Sale
For Poppy Appeal
Visitors Welcome
£1.50 including Tea/Coffee and Biscuits
BACKFORD, MOLLINGTON &
DISTRICT
LOCAL HISTORY SOCIETY.
Wednesday 4th October
at 7.30 pm Elizabeth Montgomery will give a
talk on
‘The History of Ancient Meols’
Backford & Mollington Village Hall
All are welcome to attend,
non-members £3.00.
Upton-by-Chester Flower ClubUpton Village Hall
Wednesday 25th October
7.30pm
Dorothy Monks (Area)
‘Inspiration is All Around Us’
Visitors Welcome - £5
Sunday Lunch Club
Sunday 22nd October
Upton Community Hall
Please contact
Sheila Taylor 01244 383481
to reserve your place
ASSOCIATION OF CHURCH FELLOWSHIPS
Upton Community Hall The hall is available to hire for
children’s parties, public and private meetings, workshops etc.
There is availability for regular activities to take place.
For more information and to make a booking please contact the
Parish Office Tel 01244 383518
Upton Litter Action Group Helping to keep our community tidy
Next task date
Wednesday 18th October
For more details and to confirm
attendance contact
Cllr Jean Evans on
01244 377200/07917444534
Millennium Greenway Friends Saturday 21st October
See website for details www.millenniumgreenwayfriends.org.uk
COFFEE AND
CHAT!
Every Monday 10.00am – Noon
The Pavilion
Wealstone Lane
An open invitation is
extended to all.
Churches Together in Upton
Wednesday
11th After service Caring & Sharing Lunch 25th 3.00pm Wednesday Singers
Thursday 10.00am –Noon Sewing Group
Saturday 9.30am Parish Prayers 10.00am- Noon Church open
Monday Holy Ascension Musical Tots
10.15-10.45am Gentle Music for Babies 11.15-11.45am Toddlers Music Time Tuesday 9.15- 11.00am Holy Ascension Sunshine Tots Term Time (Upton Community Hall) Half term break 31st October
Upton Community Hall,
Demage Lane, Upton, CH2 1EL
Opening hours The parish office will be open Monday to Friday 9.30 – 11.30am
Parish Administrator Karen Evans 383518
Email [email protected]
Parish Safeguarding Coordinator
Please contact the coordinator via the parish
office or email:
The food bank
provides 3 days of emergency food
for local people in crisis.
There is a box in church for non-perishable food
donations. Urgently needed
items:
Long Life fruit juice
Milk UHT
Tinned Custard
Tinned Potatoes
Sunday 1st
Harvest
8.00am
9.00am
10.45am
Holy Communion
Choral Eucharist
Morning Praise
Wednesday 4th 10.15am Holy Communion
Sunday 8th
8.00am
9.00am
10.45am
4.30pm
Holy Communion
Choral Eucharist
Holy Communion
Messy Church
Wednesday 11th 10.15am Holy Communion
Sunday 15th
8.00am
9.00am
10.45am
Holy Communion
Choral Eucharist
Morning Praise
Wednesday 18th 10.15am Holy Communion
Sunday 22nd 8.00am
9.00am
10.45am
Holy Communion
Choral Eucharist
Morning Praise
Wednesday 25th 10.15am Holy Communion
Sunday 29th 8.00am
9.00am
10.45am
6.30pm
Holy Communion
Choral Eucharist
Morning Praise
CTU Service
Upton URC
Vicar Paul Newman 383518 [email protected]
Curate Dave O’Brien 375782
Church Wardens Mike Curtis 313152 Colin Foden 381094 [email protected]
Parochial Reader Barbara Capstick 380299
PCC Secretary/ Churches Together in Upton Margaret Whaley [email protected]
PCC Treasurer Sue Burgess 380340 [email protected]
Electoral Roll Secretary Mark Burgess 380340
Family Worker/Sunshine Tots Margaret Adams 07707 030020 [email protected]
Guides District Commissioner Gill Goynes 310000
Church Fellowship Leaders Barbara Capstick 380299 Margaret Brizell 381404
Foundation Governor Upton Heath C of E School Graeme White 312758
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