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The Parish MagazineSt Nicholas’ Church, Burton-in-Wirral

January February 2016

www.burtonchurch.org.uk

CHURCH DIRECTORY

Vicar Cathy Helm 07471 890 827

Curate Mark Turner 07469 893 264

Lay Readers Ann Rudd (Emeritus) 336 1513

Basil Keys 936 1403

John Morris-Best 327 7873

Church Wardens John Vinson 336 8350

Tony Carter 336 5446

Verger Duties Ann Warr (Services) 336 2747

Judy Redmond (Open & Close) 336 3643

Sue Church (Housekeeping) 336 2228

PCC Treasurer Bryan Blakeman 336 7435

PCC Secretary John Church 336 2228

Gift Aid Secretary John Miles 336 4972

Music & Singers Alison Carter 336 5446

Mothers' Union Josie Isaacs 336 3635

Junior Church Amanda Ankers 336 3998

Parish Magazine Susan Bristow (Distribution) 336 6707

Sarah Curnow (Editor) 336 8210

Flower Arranging Sue Church 336 2228

Lay Synod Chairman Basil Keys 936 1403

Bell Captain Jane Davies 353 0074

UNITY NOT UNIFORMITY

Charlie Brown has made a big comebackthis year with a new ‘Peanuts’ film. Theobservations of a small, morose boy seemto be able to hit just the right notebetween humour and melancholy.

One of my favourite Peanuts cartoons isof Lucy and Charlie Brown with herbrother Linus watching TV. Lucydemands that Linus changes the channelsand threatens him with herfist. ‘What makes you thinkyou can walk right in and takeover? asks Linus.

‘These five fingers’ says Lucy.‘Individually they’re nothing but when I curlthem together like this into a single unit, theyform a weapon terrible to behold.’

‘Which channel do you want? asks Linus.Charlie Brown looks down at his fingersand says ‘Why can’t you guys get organisedlike that?’

I like the cartoon, not because it advocatesviolence but because it emphasises thepower of being united in a singlepurpose.

In John’s gospel Chapter 17 Jesus praysfirstly for himself and all he is about toendure at the cross; secondly he prays forhis close friends the disciples; and thirdlyhe prays for us - that’s you and me!

I find this just amazing, but more thanthis Jesus prays that:

‘we may be brought into completeunity to let the world know that you[the Father] sent me, {Jesus] and haveloved them even as I love them.’

Between 17 and 24 January we have theWeek of Prayer for Christian Unity. Allthe churches in Neston are taking part.

We may have different ways ofworshipping, organising our church lifeand even theology, but we want togather together to pray for the needs ofthe world and because of what unites us- our shared love of Jesus and a desirefor all to know his wonderful love,forgiveness and grace.

We are also having a pulpit exchangewhere the ministers from each churchswap around on Sunday 17 January.I believe this shows a strongcommitment and trust between thechurches.

We will be welcoming Father RaviBosco from St. Winefride’s R C church topreach at 10.00am Morning Worship andI will be preaching at St. Winefrides. It’ssuch a wonderful opportunity todemonstrate our unity, not uniformity.

‘The snowflake is one of nature’smost fragile things, but justlook at what they can dowhen they stick together.’

The

Vicar

Writes…

A CURATES’ VESTMENTS

Mark Turner ExplainsFor those who attend 8.45am HolyCommunion Services at St Nicholas’Church you may have noticed that thereare some items of clothing that I, as yournew Curate, wear for the service thatdiffer from those our Vicar Cathy wears.

So, firstly I would like to explain whatthey are and why they are important tome. Also, I should say that it’s fine to bedifferent, and that both Cathy and I arecomfortable with these differences.

The first item you will notice is the Amicewhich is a piece of white linen,rectangular in shape,with two long clothribbons.  It covers myclerical collar and it tiesby crossing the ribbonsto the front to form aSt. Andrew’s cross.

The practical purpose ofthe Amice is to conceal the normal clericalclothing.  The spiritual purpose is toremind the wearer of St. Paul’sadmonition:

‘Take the helmet of salvation and thesword of the spirit, the Word of God’(Ephesians 6:17).  The vesting prayer I tryto remember is ‘Place, O Lord, the helmetof salvation on my head to resist theattacks of the devil.’

I also wear a white Alb, the spiritualpurpose being to remind me of mybaptism, being clothed in white to signifyfreedom from sin, purity of new life, andChristian dignity.

Moreover, the Book of Revelationdescribes the saints who stand around thealtar of the Lamb in Heaven as ‘These arethe ones who have survived the greatperiod of trial; they have washed theirrobes and made them white in the bloodof the Lamb’ (7:14).

On a practical note I find it lighter andmore comfortable.

Finally, I wear the stole which is there toremind me of Christ’s Cross and that Iam called to pick up my own and followhim. The different colours help me torealise the richness of each Churchseason and the significance and focus ofmy worship. I also pray that it will beof use to members of the congregation.Of course all of this is a question ofpersonal preference and for all of us it isOK to prefer different things.

Christingle ServiceSunday 28 November sawour annual Christingleservice in church.

Over 70 people turned upon a wild and blusteryafternoon to think about the plight ofyoung and vulnerable people whowould struggle over Advent andChristmastide. We also celebratedChrist as the light of the world whocan and will help to overcome suchdarkness.

We took time out of the service tomake our own Christingles beforelighting them.

A big ‘Thank You’ to all who tookpart and for donations receivedtowards The Children’s Society‘Christmas Appeal’ which raisedalmost £200.

This year we celebratedour first ‘Light Party’instead ofHalloween.

Many people findthe new influx ofcommercialisedHalloween and its dark connotationssends out the wrong message to youngpeople. There seemed to be a numberof families who were looking forsomething different as an alternative.So we held our first Light Party!

We had nine children and theirfamilies join us for hot dogs, pizza,sweets, and cakes. We had partygames, we flew aeroplanes from thepulpit, we dunked apples in the porchand undertook lantern making andcake decorating. While the childrenenjoyed themselves there was also achance for parents to relax.

One of the good points of holding anevent like this in church is thatchildren have a chance to explore allaspects of the church building so weate hot dogs in the pews and tuckedinto pizza in the choir stalls!

Our thanks go to the leaders of ourJunior and Youth Church for makingthis such a special night.

JUNIOR CHURCH, SCHOOL &

YOUTH ACTIVITIES

Burton Brownies completed adisplay for the back of theChurch ready for theRemembrance Service inNovember.

Each of themdecorated a poppyor a dove and thelist of the parishwar dead was also displayed.

FOREST SCHOOL

All the children in Key Stage 1 andKey Stage 2 at Bishop Wilson PrimarySchool had a fantastic time earlier inthe term when they took part inForest Schools.

The children thoroughly enjoyedbuilding dens, making camp fires andmaking their own hot chocolate! Allthe activities the children participatedin were linked to their topic work.

LENT COURSE

Over the last few months there hasbeen considerable debate and newsitems regarding the very sensitiveissues around end of life care andassisted suicide.

In September there was a vote in theHouse of Commons to legaliseassisted suicide. Various high profilechurch leaders spoke on either side ofthe debate but ultimately the ‘AssistedDying Bill’ was defeated.

This year during Lent there will be anopportunity to discuss some of theseissues and other considerationsconcerning end of life care and relateddecisions. We will use a resourcecalled ‘Finishing Line’ written byProfessor John Wyatt. He currentlyteaches and leads research intoethical dilemmas raised bytechnological advances.

There are five sessions. Each raisesquestions to talk though and explore,to listen and to try to grapple withwhat can be a very emotive subject.There is also the opportunity to listento what the Bible has to say, notabout specific technological instances,but about the value of a human life.

If you’d like to join in thediscussion the meetings starton Wednesday 17 February at8.00pm at the Vicarage.

2015 Christmas TreeFestivalOur ChurchChristmasTree Festivalfrom 5-11Decemberwas a great success.

Over 20 trees were on displaywith each sponsored tree beingdecorated around the theme of aChristmas Carol. On Saturday 5December the event began withthe lighting of the trees,refreshments, handbell ringingand carols.

Advent WindowsAdvent is the season observed bythe Christian church as a time ofexpectant waiting and preparationfor the celebration of the Nativity ofJesus. The term is a version of theLatin word meaning ‘coming’. InBurton Village during each of the24 days before Christmas a realAdvent Window was lit andrevealed at different homes alongthe village street. It encouragedpeople to come together and as onecouple said, ‘It was a lovely chance totalk to neighbours’. See pictures @www.burtonchurch.org.uk

A ‘Thank You’, from Dwenna Georges

Dwenna is most grateful to all those whoattended her farewell party and shewishes to thank church members and allher friends for a wonderful afternoonand such lovely food.

ST NICHOLAS’ CHURCH - allare welcome in…In this church we extend a specialwelcome to those who are single,married, divorced, widowed, gay,confused, filthy rich, comfortable, or dirtpoor. We extend a special welcome towailing babies and excited toddlers.

We welcome you whether you can singlike Pavarotti or just growl quietly toyourself. You’re welcome here if you’re‘just browsing’, just woken up or justreleased from prison. We don’t care ifyou’re more Christian than theArchbishop of Canterbury, or haven’tbeen to church since Christmas 1995.

We extend a special welcome to thosewho are over 60 but not grown up yet,and to teenagers who are growing up toofast. We welcome keep-fit mums, footballdads, starving artists, tree-huggers,latte-sippers, vegetarians, junk-foodeaters. We welcome those who are inrecovery or still addicted. We welcomeyou if you’re having problems, are downin the dumps or don’t like ‘organisedreligion’ - we’re not keen on that either!

We welcome those who think the earth isflat, work too hard, don’t work, can’tspell, or come because granny is visitingand she wanted to go to church.

We welcome those who are inked,pierced, both or neither. We offer aspecial welcome to those who could usea prayer right now, had religion shoveddown their throats as kids or got lostand wound up here by mistake.

We welcome pilgrims, tourists,holiday makers, locals, seekers,doubters… and of course you!(Acknowledgement: Coventry Cathedral)

Recipe for aHappy NewYear!

Take twelvewhole months.Clean them thor-oughly of all bitterness, hate, andjealousy.Make them just as fresh andclean as possible.

Now cut each month into twenty-eight, thirty, or thirty-one differ-ent parts, but don't make up thewhole batch at once. Prepare itone day at a time out of theseingredients.

Mix well into each day one part offaith, one part patience, one partcourage, and one part work.

Add to each day one part ofhope, faithfulness, generosity,and kindness. Blend with onepart prayer, one part meditation,and one good deed.

Season the whole with a dash ofgood spirits, a sprinkle of fun, apinch of play, and a cupful ofgood humour. Pour all of this intoa vessel of love.

Cook thoroughly over radiant joy,garnish with a smile, and servewith quietness, unselfishness,and cheerfulness.Now you're bound to have ahappy New Year!

UPCOMING EVENTSSunday 17 January

Fr Ravi BoscoAs part of Neston and District ChurchesTogether ‘Pulpit Exchange’ Fr Ravi Boscofrom St Winefride’s RC Church in Nestonwill be preaching in Burton at 10.00amMorning Worship

START THE WEEK IN PRAYER

Monday morning at 9.00 am in church - aquiet time at the beginning of each weekwhen we pray for the needs of our church,our community, our country and the world.

CHRISTIAN LIVING GROUP

7.30pm Wednesdays in term timeContact Dee Foster 0151 336 2336

STUDY GROUP

8.00pm - 2nd and 4th WednesdaysDanes Court, Mudhouse LaneContact Tony Carter 0151 336 5446

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e e ePollard Inn, Willaston12.30pm for 1.00pm Vivienne 336 7435

FROM THEREGISTERSWeddings5 SeptemberClaire Marshall and Graham Skinner19 SeptemberEmma Blizard andGraeme HughesBaptisms1 NovemberIsla Jayne MillsFunerals11 NovemberInez Frith

Help! Help! Help!Messy Church is looking forvolunteers to help within the periodicSaturday afternoon sessions either inthe preparation of food or with theactivities themselves.

If you can help in any way or wouldlike more information please callCathy on 07471 890 827

January

3 2nd Sunday of Christmas Epiphany 8:45 am Holy Communion

10:00 am Family Worship6:30 pm Evensong

6 10.15 am Holy Communion

10 1st Sunday of Epiphany Baptism of Christ 8:45 am Holy Communion 10:00 am Morning Worship

13 10:15 am Holy Communion

17 2nd Sunday of Epiphany 8:45 am Holy Communion 10:00 am Morning Worship

Neston Church’s PulpitExchange

Visiting PreacherFr Ravi Bosco

20 10:15 am Holy Communion

24 3rd Sunday of Epiphany 8:45 am Holy Communion 10:00 am Family Communion

27 10:15 am Holy Communion

31 4th Sunday of Epiphany8:45 am Holy Communion

10:00 am Morning Worship

February

3 10.15 am Holy Communion

7 Sunday next before Lent8:45 am Holy Communion10:00 am Family Worship& Parade6:30 pm Evensong

10 Ash Wednesday 10:15 am Holy Communion 7:30 pm Holy Communion

14 1st Sunday of Lent8:45 am Holy Communion

10:00 am Morning Worship

17 10:15 am Holy Communion

21 2nd Sunday of Lent 8.45 am Holy Communion 10.00 am Family Communion

24 10:15 am Holy Communion

28 3rd Sunday of Lent8.45 am Holy Communion

10.00 am Morning Worship

CHURCH DIARY

HYMN STORIES

John Bunyan

‘He Who Would Valiant Be’

He who would valiant be ’gainst all disaster,Let him in constancy follow the Master.There’s no discouragement shall make him once relentHis first avowed intent to be a pilgrim.

Who so beset him round with dismal storiesDo but themselves confound—his strength the more is.No foes shall stay his might; though he with giants fight,He will make good his right to be a pilgrim.

Since, Lord, Thou dost defend us with Thy Spirit,We know we at the end, shall life inherit.Then fancies flee away! I’ll fear not what men say,I’ll labour night and day to be a pilgrim

This popular and rousing hymn actuallystarted life as a poem written by JohnBunyan (1628 -1688).

John Bunyan was born in 1628 at Elstownear Bedford, the son of a tinker (amaker and mender of metal pots). Hehad little schooling and during theEnglish Civil war served in theParliamentary Army.

During these turbulent and violenttimes he sought spiritual guidance andfound the peace he was looking forwithin the fellowship of a Baptistcongregation. He became a laypreacher and also a tinker during thetime of Cromwell’s Commonwealth.

After the Restoration of the monarchy

and the Established Church in 1660Bunyan was viewed with suspicionas a Puritan Sympathiser.

He was ordered to stop preaching. Herefused and was sentenced to prison.There he began writing poems, themost famous of these being “Pilgrim’sProgress”.

“Pilgrim’s Progress” is based on thewords in Hebrews 11 v 13. Itrecounts in allegorical form theexperiences of a person calledChristian, from the first awarenessof his sinfulness and spiritual need,to his personal conversion to Christ.

The book follows Christian’s pilgrimageto the ‘Celestial City’, his true and eternalhome. The work was an immediatesensation and its popularity has enduredfor well over 300 years as a classic inEnglish Literature.

The first version of the hymn called ‘Hewho would true valour see’ is part ofPilgrim’s Progress and the words arespoken by Mr Valiant-for-truth to MrGreatheart.

Who would true valour see,Let him come hither;One here will constant be,Come wind, come weather.There’s no discouragementShall make him once relent,His first avowed intentTo be a pilgrim.

The poem was first included in the EnglishHymnal, in the BBC Hymn Book and latereditions of Hymns Ancient and Modern. Itwas revised by Revd. Dr Percy Dearmer(1867 – 1936). The hymn is almostuniversally sung to the tune “Monk’sGate”. This appeared in the first edition ofthe English Hymnal. It was arranged byVaughan Williams from the melody of aSussex folk-song, collected by a Mrs Verrallof Monk’s Gate.

The hymn was used in Sir RichardAttenborough’s 1977 film “A Bridge TooFar” and was sung at the funeral ofMargaret Thatcher.

Dear Lord, hear our prayer todayfor all women and men, boys andgirls who are homeless this day.For those sleeping under bridges,on park benches, in doorways orbus stations.

For those who can only findshelter for the night but mustwander in the daytime. Forfamilies broken because theycould not afford to pay the rent.

For those who have no relativesor friends who can take them in.For those who have no place tokeep possessions that remindthem who they are.

For those who are afraid andhopeless. For those who havebeen betrayed by our socialsafety net.

For all these people, we pray thatthey may find shelter, securityand hope.

We pray for those of us withwarm houses and comfortablebeds, that we not be lulled intocomplacency and forgetfulness.

Jesus, help us to see your face inthe eyes of each and everyhomeless person we meet so thatwe may be empowered throughword and deed,and through thepolitical means we have,to bringjustice and peace to those whoare homeless.

Amen

PRAYING HANDSPainting by Albrecht DurerAlbrecht was born in the fifteenthcentury near Nuremberg, one of eighteenchildren. Albrecht’s father, a goldsmith byprofession, worked long hours and tookany other paying work he could find inhis neighbourhood in order merely tokeep food on the table for his family.

Two of the children, Albrecht and Albert,were talented artists and they bothdreamt of pursuing their talent further,but they knew that their father wouldnever be able to afford to send either ofthem to Nuremberg to study at theAcademy.

So the two boys worked out a plan. Onewould work in the nearby mines andsupport his brother with his earningswhilst the other would attend theacademy. Then when that brother hadfinished his studies in four years theywould swap. Albrecht won the toss of thecoin and attended the academy whilstAlbert worked in the mines and earnedenough money to support his brotherduring his studies, intending to swaproles in four years time.

Albrecht's etchings, woodcuts and his oilswere often far better than those of most ofhis professors, and by the time hegraduated, he was beginning to earnconsiderable fees for his commissionedworks. After four years the young artistreturned to his village and Albrecht wasready to fulfil his commitment to pay forhis brother’s time at the academy.

The Durer family held a festive dinner tocelebrate Albrecht's return.

After the meal, Albrecht rose to drink atoast to his beloved brother in recogni-tion of his support and to thank him forhis years of sacrifice that had enabledAlbrecht to fulfil his ambition.

His closing words were, "And now,Albert, blessed brother of mine, now it isyour turn. Now you can go toNuremberg to pursue your dream, and Iwill take care of you."

Albert rose, and holding his hands closeto his right cheek, he said "No, brother. Icannot go to Nuremberg. It is too late forme. Look what four years in the mineshas done to my hands! No, brother ... forme it is too late."

The bones in every finger of his handshad been broken at least once and henow suffered from arthritis. His thumbswere bent and twisted, so much so that itwas difficult for him to hold the glass totoast his brother, much less a brush.

Albrecht paid homage to his brother forall he had sacrificed. He painstakinglysketched his brother's hands with hispalms together and his thin fingersstretched skyward, simply calling thedrawing ‘Hands’. But the world renamedhis tribute of love and called the work

“The Praying Hands”.

NATURE NOTES

A New Gardening Year Unfolds

Many flowers stayed in bloom longerthan expected due to the mildweather in November and December.However, with the last of the roseblooms picked, the remaining hybridtea roses have now been pruned offby about a third to save them fromwind rock on the roots.

The winter jasmine, with its lovelylong yellow flowers, now brightensup many a dull day in the garden.The variety of pots and tubs werecleared of their summer blooms andwere either washed and stored awayor planted with spring floweringbulbs. Their reappearance is alwayseagerly awaited.

A Meconopsis (Himalayan bluepoppy) seedling is growing well inthe greenhouse and hopefully it willsurvive the winter ready to beplanted out in Spring.

Fallen leaves have been a realproblem. Care needs to be takenwhen disturbing any mound ofleaves as a slumbering hedgehogcould be underneath. This happeneda few years ago, although fortunatelythe hedgehog’s prickles were spottedand the leaves quickly replaced.

The first Galanthus Nivalis areusually first to be spotted from thekitchen window.

Some jobs to be getting on within January and February

• Cut back hedges before birds startto nest.

• Water trees, shrubs and climbersin containers if the weather is dryor windy.

• Trim winter flowering heathers assoon as they have finishedflowering.

• Give the greenhouse its final cleanbefore the sweet peas are sown.

At last - the return of a variety ofbirds.. These have included ninelong-tailed tits, blue and great tits,goldfinch, grey wagtail and ofcourse, Robbie Robin.

A very recent and unwelcomevisitor in the garden has been asparrow hawk who perched outsidethe patio window and was quicklyshooed away!

Flori Bunda

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COMMUNITY INFORMATION

THE BURTON SOCIETY

The Society meets at 8.00pm in the Gladstone Village Hall. Everyone welcome.

Thursday 7 January: ‘My Life as a Tour Organiser – Why’Talk by Pat Kynaston about her own tour business. She will be telling us how she

decided to set it up and some of her more memorable experiences.

Thursday 4 February: ‘The Lost Halls of Wirral’: Gavin Hunter takes us on an illustrated tour of looking at the wonderful manors, old

halls and large houses of Wirral – many of which are no longer here.

Thursday 3 March: ‘Travels in the Peruvian Andes’Nigel Griffiths will be giving an illustrated talk about the

Incas, Conquistadors, Railways, Condors and more.

MANOR GATEHOUSE CLUB

A club for the retired or partially retired that welcomes new membersand meets monthly with an invited speaker.

Various interest groups include history, music, painting, literature, travel etc.All meetings are at 2.30 pm in Gladstone Village Hall

7 January 2016: ‘Past Pleasures of the Peninsula’ – Heather Chapman

For information contact Rodney Lyon on 336 2128 or www.manorgatehouse.info

THE PUDDINGTON SOCIETY

For more information about events call Hazel Huxley on 0151 336 2288or email puddingtonvillage@hotmail.com

BURTON AND NESTON HISTORY SOCIETY

Every second Thursday of each month at 8:00pm in Gladstone Village Hall.For more information please contact Clive Edwards on 336 1190

BURTON WALKING GROUP

For more information please contact John Nuttall on 336 7178

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Gavin Hunter. Starts at 7:15pm in Squirrel LodgeFor more information call 345 1107

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Copies of the magazine are distributed bi-monthly to circa 500homes within the parish and surrounding area and the

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