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Ministry Team for
St Mary the Virgin, Riddlesden and
St Luke’s, Morton
Rev Mike Cansdale (01535 603419)
Rev Tony Cullingworth (01535 601187)
Rev Jenny Ramsden (Curate)
Mrs Ruth Copping (Reader)
Mrs Elspeth Cansdale (Reader)
Churchwardens
Margaret Ellison (01535 602030)
Margaret Smith (01535 602990)
Sunday Services 8.00 am 1st, 3rd & 5th Sundays of the month
and
9.30 am every Sunday
Family Service 9.30 am on the 1st Sunday of the month
Evening Service 6.30 pm 1st Sunday of the month
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PARISH NEWS
St Mary the Virgin, Riddlesden
FEBRUARY 2015
40P
A B LEACH
Wrought Ironwork
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Handrails - Ballustrading
Gates - Fire Escapes
Security Grilles etc
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Free estimates
Telephone: 07796 485369
(mobile)
01535 603559 (evenings)
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DEAN HANSON
JOINER / PLUMBER
KITCHENS / BATHROOMS FITTED
AND PROPERTY MAINTENANCE
Keighley 01274 833688
Mobile 07941 825 484
RIDDLESDEN
WAR MEMORIAL
INSTITUTE
Scott Lane
REGULAR BOOKINGS
WELCOME
Meetings - Children’s Parties
Enquiries: Roy Towler
01535 667490 or
07918654311
COMPUTER PROBLEMS ?
Running Slow ?
Annoying pop-ups ?
Ring Stuart on 01535 600325
(Riddlesden based)
Computer Repairs
iPad & Tablet support
Wireless problems resolved
Windows XP systems replaced
Riddlesden and District
Handyman Services
Tel: 01535 669177
Mobile: 07855 054939
ALL work undertaken
Gardening—DIY Projects—
Painting & Decorating—
Hanging Baskets a Speciality
N J HOLMES
High Class Fruit & Vegetables
3 Hospital Road
Tel: 01535 691019
Opening Times:
Tues - 9.00 am - 5.30 pm
Wed - 9.00 am - 5.30 pm
Thur - 9.00 am - 5.30 pm
Fri - 9.00 am - 5.30 pm
Sat - 8.30 am - 2.00 pm
Orders Delivered
Raymond C Simpson & Son Ltd Est 1933
DECORATORS & PAINTING
CONTRACTORS 1 Grange Road, Riddlesden,
Keighley, West Yorkshire
BD20 5AB
Tel: 01535 602779
Mob: 07767 796822
TRANSPORT
If anyone has difficulty
getting to church,
please contact David Briggs
(01535 604957 ) who will endeavour
to arrange transport for you.
ROOFING SPECIALISTS
W. HANSON
ALL TYPES OF BUILDING WORK
PLASTERING / POINTING
RENDERING
Keighley 01535 665036
Mobile 07944 362 273
Please email anything for the weekly notice
sheet to
jen_read30@yahoo.
co.uk
by Wednesday morning, or drop
things to the Vicarage.
Items for the front cover always needed !
TO ADVERTISE on these pages, please
contact
Pat Fenton
01535 604373
LENT
Lent is the Christian season that takes us from the end of winter
through to Easter and is linked to the time when Jesus went for 40 days without food in the desert. It is a reminder that Jesus went
through suffering to make him stronger and more trusting in his Father God.
For us too it is a time to draw closer to God and is about allowing God to clean us up and make us more like Jesus. Forty days
can feel a really long time but as we remember what it cost Jesus to
bring us forgiveness we ask God to help us change. Some people
will choose to give something up and others will decide to do good
things during Lent to make a difference to others. As Christians we are encouraged to live in a different way – to turn away from our
natural selfishness and instead live generously, in a way that blesses other people.
Our celebration of Easter reminds us of the extravagant love of
God for the world and invites us to experience the joy of new life
with Jesus. From this experience of God’s love and grace springs a desire to give ourselves to serve him. God has chosen to work
through us, his people. We are to be his hands and feet on earth
and we have the Holy Spirit in us to give us the power to do this. God can use the small things we do to make a much larger impact.
The Archbishop of York, Dr John Sentamu writes, "It's all too
easy to feel we are powerless to make a difference, but the truth is,
with God's help we can change the world a little bit each day." If we pray and ask God to lead us then God can do amazing things
through us.
May Jesus touch our hearts and change our outlook so that we
live this way all of the time, looking for opportunities to be generous, to bless those around us and to share with them the love
of God.
Rev Mike
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Mobile: 075 47 780227
Landline: (01535) 213156
JUST ASK - PROPERTY MAINTENANCE -
NO JOB TOO SMALL
INSIDE OR OUT
and
To book the Meeting Room
for private or group use, please contact
the bookings secretary
Mrs Fay Briggs
Plumbing - Heating - Gas Services
Boilers & Gas Appliances Installed, Serviced & Repaired
Gas Safety Checks - Central Heating
Mobile : 07989 977964
206137 Find me on
Email: [email protected]
6 High Banks Close, Riddlesden BD20 5PZ
All general plumbing work - OAP Discount
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XMAS P.S.
Recently travelling from York to Pocklington the bus stopped en route and on climbed a little boy with his father. Had he been on a bus
before? I don't know but he gazed around with great interest before sitting down. Fares paid, the father then indicated they were to go
upstairs. The little boy cried "No daddy, no, I like it here - I like it. No - o - o !"
However, no argument. The father propelled him up the steps with
the little chap protesting all the way. "No daddy, no, I don't want to go to bed - I'm not tired - I'm not - I'm not tir …" his voice trailing off as
they reached the top deck.
One little boy no doubt relieved there were no beds up there and he was not
expected to climb into his pyjamas.
Quite a few chuckles from downstairs passengers and for myself a lovely
"smiley" start to Christmas.
Jean Metcalfe
CALLING ALL WRITERS ...
This year I would like to make a DVD of Bible stories for children. Unless you are particularly fond of ancient Sumerian or Graeco-Roman
literature (as I'm sure many of us are!), the Bible is probably the oldest text you are likely to have read. The stories may be very familiar to
us, but to children coming to them for the first time, they can be
difficult to understand.
There are many versions of Bible stories specifically for children, but
I thought it would be nice if we made it more personal and closer to
home, with familiar scenes, faces, accents and voices. (The call for actors and readers will come later ! )
Do you think you could write your favourite Bible
story (or stories!) as if you were telling it to a small child? We have all done it at some time or other
anyway as parents / grandparents / teachers / babysitters etc., or had them read or told to us, so it
should be a familiar thing to do.
It doesn't matter how long or short the stories are. It doesn't matter how old you are (work from all ages would be lovely!) or
whether you write alone or with a group of friends. And it doesn't matter whether the stories come from the New or Old Testaments as
long as they are right for children (eg. probably best to avoid the Four Horsemen of the Apocalypse!).
I have already started work on the Nativity Story with the script
Mike used at the Crib Service, so reach for your quill, Bic or Parker and start scribbling!
I would be so pleased to receive your writings!
Pat Fenton 01535 604373
patl,[email protected]
Please send or hand me your stories by
Easter, or have a word with me if you
want to find out more.
MAGAZINE
I am pleased to say that the magazine will remain the same price, 40p per copy, for another year. If you have your magazine delivered, please
pay the person who delivers it £4.00 for the full year. Cheques can be made payable to Riddlesden PCC Magazine Account.
Thank you in advance to all the deliverers who regularly do such a good job (especially Gladys and Doris who "sweep up" every month so
the magazines are all out on time).
Particular thanks this year to Clare Robinson who has been helping out with the production of the magazine. If you would like to put
anything in the magazine yourself, please hand it to either Clare or
myself, or leave it in the folder on the noticeboard at the back of church.
Pat Fenton
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HEALING PRAYER
A Prayer for the New Year
Dear Lord, Help me to live this day Quietly, easily; To lean upon your strength Truthfully, restfully; To wait for the unfolding of your will Patiently, serenely; To meet others Peacefully, joyously; To face tomorrow Confidently, courageously; These things I ask through Jesus' name. Amen
With love from the Healing Prayer Group.
If you would like to join our small group on the third Tuesday of
each month at 7.00pm at Betty's, 7 Applegarth Gardens, we should be very happy to see you.
Or phone if we can help by prayer: Betty - 01535 213161
Next meeting: Tuesday 17th February
If you need support in your prayers for
yourself or someone
you know, we will pray for you every day.
LENT
As part of our
activities session at Messy Church this
month, the children will be making
cubes.
On each face of the
cube will be something positive
for them to try to
do each day throughout Lent.
Why not make one for yourself?
LOVE LIFE LIVE LENT
Messy Church
continues each
month with a small
but dedicated band of volunteers.
catering for 40 - 70
children and adults.
Please see Mike or Elspeth if you would
like to join them.
This is a smaller,
simplified version of the template.
Paste it onto card, cut it out or copy
it. Use the ideas shown here or add
your own.
Turn the face each day and try to
carry out that day's "task". Or just pick
something to do
each day from The Cross.
12th February
Joyce, Elizabeth and Sarah thank most sincerely the church fellowship at St Mary’s and the many individuals who sent messages of sympathy following the sudden death of John.
They have been of great comfort to them in their sadness at losing a treasured and devoted husband, father and grandfather.
Thank you. Joyce Wood
Share a
smile today
Think of 3
good things
and say Thank
You to God
Pray for
someone
who is unwell
or in need
Give
someone a
hug
Spend 5
minutes
quietly by
yourself
Offer to
help
someone
with a job
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SHROVE TUESDAY
Shrove Tuesday is traditionally the last day of feasting, using the last
of any rich foods in the house, before the fasting of Lent begins. Below are some of the ways in which Shrove Tuesday is celebrated around the
world.
In Britain it has long been tradition to eat pancakes, made with flour
eggs and milk, on this day, a custom going back to pagan times when
during the changing of the seasons from winter to spring pancakes were
made and eaten to represent the sun. Pancake races are held across the country including the Parliamentary Pancake Race, a race between the
Upper and Lower parliamentary houses and members of
the press in aid of Rehab, a charity helping disabled people in the U.K. Last year’s title was retained by the
House of Commons. Mob football games, a practise dating back to the 12th Century, are still popular in
places such as Northumberland and Cornwall, while in Scarborough, the foreshore is closed and people are
invited to skip, in the past using rope from the nearby harbour.
In Spanish and Latin speaking countries it is usual for a carnival to
take place. The word carnival comes from carne levare, meaning to take away meat, and usually includes street processions and fancy dress.
Iceland celebrates Spengidagur (bursting day) by eating salted meat
and peas. While in Finland and Estonia it is the custom to eat pea soup,
and whipped cream and jam filled buns on Vastlapaev. Children traditionally also go sledging.
In Portugal malasadas are made using up the lard and sugar in the
house. This practise was also taken to Hawaii by the workers in the
sugar plantations there, and in Hawaii, Shrove Tuesday has become known as Malasadas Day.
FATHER BROWN Perhaps, like me, you welcomed the return of the Father Brown
mysteries to afternoon TV in January. G.K. Chesterton’s self-
effacing, innocuous-looking priest with the brilliant mind is, along with Sherlock Holmes, a truly great character in crime fiction.
But did you know that Father Brown has his earliest roots in Keighley? Chesterton came to our town late in 1903 to give a public
lecture. He lodged at the house of a “leading citizen” who had
assembled a party of guests to mark the occasion. Among them was Father John O’Connor, the parish priest of St. Cuthbert’s, Bradford.
The following day they walked together to Keighley Gate, then across the moor to Ilkley - the first of many such walks and the start
of a life-long friendship.
Chesterton found the Irishman to be engaging, amusing and quick-witted. But if he was a Roman Catholic priest he was certainly
no “holy innocent”. Chesterton was amazed to discover that O’Conner knew more about the dark side of human nature and the
workings of the criminal mind than most men. And thus was sown
the seeds of the first Father Brown story a few years later. “I permitted myself the grave liberty of taking my friend and knocking
him about; beating his hat and umbrella shapeless, untidying his clothes, punching his intelligent countenance into a condition of
pudding-faced fatuity, and generally disguising Father O’Connor as
Father Brown,” Chesterton wrote in his autobiography.
Why am I such a big fan of Father Brown? Well, the short
mysteries are brilliantly conceived and entertainingly written, of course. But, more importantly, I admire our hero’s God-given
essential goodness. It allows him to see into the hearts of men, and
where there is wrong-doing there is equally the possibility of redemption. Where Sherlock Holmes pursues justice, Father Brown
pursues souls. Long may he continue.
Allan Robinson
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FROM THE WEBSITE
There is a large gravestone in the churchyard commemorating eight members of the Haw family. Part of the inscription reads:
...Also of Thomas, their son who died onboard the GREAT
BRITAIN during her passage from Melbourne to Liverpool Sep 14th 1874 in the 39th year of his age.
After finding this inscription on our website, Pauline Haw has sent
this message:
"At last I have discovered the origin of my great uncle and my dad's
name. Both of them were called Melbourne. My great grandfather
James was the younger brother of Thomas who died on board ship on its journey from Melbourne to Liverpool in 1874. James named his
first son Thomas but he died, so the next son was named
Melbourne. James must have really loved and admired his
"big brother"!
A lightbulb moment I think!"
Pauline Haw.
NEWS FROM THE TODDLER GROUP
The toddler group continues to meet on Thursday mornings during term time and last term we were pleased to welcome several new
people to the group, giving us a number of busy and lively sessions.
Although we are currently without a singer, we continue to have a variety of toys, and we recently purchased a new kitchen which is
much enjoyed by all the children. We also continue to organize a weekly craft activity including rockets, paper plate faces, and leaf
printing, and in December the children created a three kings collage
which you may have seen on the notice board. Each child also made a decoration to put on the church Christmas tree and the opportunity
to do so was provided during our annual visit to church as part of our Christmas celebrations. After our church visit we then headed back
to the meeting room for party food, games and a much anticipated visit from Santa.
We continue to meet during the cold weather, and after the half
term break we will be looking ahead to Easter with activities such as
making Easter cards and chocolate crispies. We are a friendly group
and would love to welcome anyone new interested in joining us.
Anne and Clare
TODDLERS P.S.
Due to increasing numbers
and extra wear and tear, the
toddler group is looking for a new piece of carpet in good
condition, roughly 6ft x 8ft.
Unfortunately we are unable to collect so it would need to be delivered to the meeting
room at your convenience. If you think you can help please speak to Clare Robinson or pop into toddlers on Thursday mornings.
PILLAR BOX APPEAL
Thanks to everyone who contributed so generously to the
Pillar Box Appeal for Embrace the Middle East.
The amount raised was £154.10 plus a further £17 from
Gift Aid in respect of those who signed the envelope.
David Briggs
Treasurer
Brunel's S.S. Great Britain was originally a luxury liner taking up to 700
passengers to and from Australia, then a cargo boat, a quarantine ship, and finally she ended up in the Falkland Islands where she was left to
deteriorate until a billionaire bought it and took it back to Bristol. She has now been fully restored and is a popular tourist attraction.
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Date Services Readings Readers Intercessions Sidesmen Welcomers Coffee Cleaners
Feb 1st Presentation of Christ in the temple
8.00 BCP 1 Cor 9: 24 - end Matt 20: 1—16
B Harrington
9.30 Family Service Mark 1: 21 - 28 Brownies M Cansdale A Eccles A Drake
S Robinson C Robinson
Uniformed Groups
M Bailey S Elms
6.30 Lord’s Supper 1 Sam 1:19b-end Heb 4: 11 - end
C Robinson M Cansdale
R Copping I Copping
Feb 8th
8.00 BCP at St Luke’s
2nd before Lent
9.30 Holy Comm Col 1: 15 - 20 John 1: 1 - 14
P Fenton P Holland
B Greenwood S Holmes D Dewhurst
P Fenton K Sutcliffe
A Eccles A Sweeting
D Chambers
Feb 15th Sunday before Lent
8.00 BCP 1 Cor: 13 Luke 18: 31 - 43
D Briggs
9.30 Morning Worship 2 Cor 4: 3 - 6 Mark 9: 2 - 9
A Robinson S Fenton
V Wilson B Greenwood P Holland
C Rattenbury V Wilson
C Booth E Leach
A Eccles C Booth
Feb 18th
Ash Wednesday
10.00 Holy Comm 2 Cor 5:20b-6:10 Matt 6: 1-6,16-21
Feb 22nd 8.00 BCP at St Luke’s
Lent 1 9.30 Holy Comm 1 Peter 3: 18- end Mark 1: 9 - 15
V Wilson G Ellison
P Holland J Metcalfe P Fenton
M Ellison G Ellison
S Robinson C Robinson
C Rattenbury P Fenton
Rotas for February
EVENING PRAYER Tuesdays 7.00pm
February 3rd, 10th, 17th, 24th.
MESSY CHURCH Thursday 12th February 3.15—5.00pm in St Mary’s
School Hall, Grange Road.
MID-WEEK COMMUNION Wednesdays 10.00am
February 4th, 11th, 18th, 25th.