TRINITY CHURCH HONLEY Newsletter
May 2016
Joe Spooner’s last ride. Joe’s funeral service was on 14th April. See also page 2
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Trinity Church (Methodist (Methodist--URC) Moorbottom Honley HD9 6DN
Trinity Church May 2016 Sun Time
Minister / Organiser
Vestibule Stewards
Church Stewards
Flowers
Coffee team Margaret Armitage +
1
1030
Robert Booth
David Redfearn Ronnie Moncur
Margaret Armitage Penny Winterbottom
Marina Woodhead
Pam Redfearn Linda Craven
8
1030
Rev Helen Roberts (incl Communion)
Keith Knutton Karen Stannard
Hilary Turner Carolynne Roberts
Jean Barker
Barbara Leach Ann Hirst
15 1030
John Oldham
Marina & Roger Woodhead
Margaret Sheppard Pam Redfearn
Martin & Alison Booth
Audrey Hawkswell Sylvia Hallas
22* 1030
Irene Brawn
Linda & Stephen Craven
Glenys Pallister Pat Waite
Flower Fund
Jean Wood Linda Craven
29 1030
Barbara Rochester
Jean Wood Di Harris
Bob & Jane Armitage
Audrey Sales
Rachel Boothroyd Joyce Draper
Week 15—21 May Well, it’s an idea!
By Rev Helen Roberts All too quickly the next newsletter deadline comes along and ideas are needed. Ideas are strange things – they may land on you unexpectedly, or they may be dragged out of us kicking and screaming. But ideas, especially the fresh variety, offer different possibilities for the path ahead. As a church Trinity’s mission statement is in this box on the right. There are possibilities – connecting with the revival of the Honley Feast, building on the success of the Christmas Tree Festival, being part of our community and inviting people to encounter God. There are possibilities to deepen our own encounter with God; to consider our questions and doubts; to grow together as the Away Day offers. New people tend to come with new ideas (well, ideas gleaned from other places) and I have ideas to share with you as a church, and you will have ideas, perhaps dusty on a shelf, or shiny and fresh. I want to gather together so we can consider ideas for the next stage of our faith journey together, and discern which ideas to explore more. So we are holding an Ideas Afternoon on Wednesday 4th May at 2pm in Arthurs’ Room. This is open to anyone with an interest; it doesn’t mean committing to anything, but a place to share our ideas. If I am sat there alone, who knows what bizarre plans I might come up with! So come along – if only to rein in my mind! А------------------------Ω You are invited to the manse (7 Mullion Avenue) on these Thursday evenings at 7pm to share in conversations about the Bible and what it means to us. 12 May New Testament – Gospels & Acts, stories of Jesus and friends 26 May New Testament – Letters, and that strange book at the back!
Next Trinity Lunch Club The next TLC meets and eats at 12.15 on Sunday 8th May. Partakers are also welcome to come to our morning service at 1030, which is followed by tea or coffee with all the congregation..
*Sunday 22nd- Junior Church. Children leave the main service after about ten minutes and meet in another room. All children and their parents or carers are welcome to join in. They all return to the main service just before it ends.
JOE SPOONER 11/03/43-27/03/16 Joe was married to Margaret in Trinity in 1970. He was always ready to help out and used to drive the church minibus and, when we used to collect waste paper to pay for it, the lorry that took the paper to the recycling plant.. Joe had requested that his ashes be driven at 100 mph to Bullcliff woods. The police would find it hard to prosecute him. Of interest to bikers, the speed record for a motorcycle hearse is held by the Rev. Paul Sinclair who rode a Suzuki Hayabusa and sidecar hearse (like this one) at 126.6 mph in 2013– a Guinness World Record. The Rev Paul now runs the stable of motorcycle hearses which supplied Joe’s. The Three of us in the Waiting Room “Jennifer Dennis?”- my name is called. I turn to him who waits. A brief kiss, and then I walk away. At the door I glance back. His newspaper and crossword at his side, he sits, taking comfort that our God waits with him, as our God moves silently with me to the next scan. JDD
Day
Date
Events in May
Tues Sat
3 7
Tea and Cakes afternoon 2.30 – 4.00 . A Women’s Fellowship event. No charge but donations welcome. Away Day at Birdsedge– see reminder opposite
Tues
10
Holmfirth Methodist Leisure Group. meet at HONLEY TRINITY at 11am for walk, picnic lunch and talk by Rev Tim Moore– or you can just come for the DIY picnic at 1 pm (tea provided) and / or Tim’s talk at about 2 pm.
Thurs
12
Bible Course at the Manse., 7pm. New Testament – Gospels & Acts, stories of Jesus and friends.
Sun
15
Civic Society / Trinity walk. Meet 2.15 at Trinity for a ’Spring Walk’ led by Val.
Thurs
26
Bible Course at the Manse., 7pm. New Testament – Letters and that strange book at the back!
Trinity Away Day, 9.30 am to 4 pm on Saturday May 7th at Birdsedge Church and led by Sue Taylor The Theme of the day is ‘Journeys’ Birdsedge church
The cost is only £10 and includes a good lunch. Come along for another great day of fellowship and fun. It’s not too late to sign up on the list in the lower hall or call Di Harris on 316109.
Phakamisa jumpers astound kids
Journeys
Pioneer Ministry by Tim Moore-hear him on May 10th This to share my thinking – good and bad, to invite constructive comment and to see where it takes us. Mental health is fragile and we are all prone to struggles. • An increasing number of young people – men and women are taking their own lives • Older men and women struggle to find meaning in life • The Methodist Church has invited me to try something new away from ‘church’ • Mindfulness is becoming a very powerful self-help tool for everyone, not just those with a diagnosed illness Calmness, peace, spirituality, de-stressing, the search for self and serenity are elements for which many people are looking.
As reported last month, Pam and David Redfearn visited a Phakamisa (Durban) mission school in February and presented woolly jumpers to the kids. (It gets cold in winter) Pam says “They can’t quite take it in- that some white people have come to the school to give them jumpers!” Some of the jumpers were knitted by Trinity folk and some by the ‘Knit and Natter’ group which meets on Monday afternoons in the library. Pictured (l-r) two of the teachers, Pam Redfearn, and Thokozani Pozwa, Phakamisa Director, who leads the project.
Letters to the Editor. Please always put your address and the date on your letters. Our address is trinity.news@ntlworld.com, the back righthand pew, or 27 Moorside Rd, HD9 6HR.
.From Jean wood, Moorside Road, 7 April I would like to say a very big Thank You to everyone for all the lovely flowers, other gifts and lots of best wishes I received following my recent knee surgery; also for all the offers of help I have had. It is all very much appreciated. ♣ From Jean Barker, Trinity Court,5 April Thank you so very much to everyone for the beautiful golden roses brought to me by Sylvia on Easter Sunday. ♣
Pumpkin growers carve out a living in Bangladesh with help from the charity Practical Action. Everyday life in Bangladesh is not easy. It is one of the poorest and most overcrowded countries in the world. The situation is not helped by the country's geography. Most people live next to one of 230 unstable rivers which regularly flood and change their course. However Practical Action is teaching people a technique called "sandbar cropping" to grow pumpkins. Basically you dig a little pit in a sandbar, put in some compost and plant a pumpkin seed. Practical Action supplies training and seeds to get people started, and demonstrates how to make compost. Pumpkins are a perfect crop because they are extremely nutritious, last for up to a year and fetch good money at market.
Eggstrordinary eggs decorated for Easter Day By (L to R below)- Alexandra Muir, Joyce Draper, Margaret Sheppard, Abigail Williams…. And the eggy hat on the right, 40 cm tall, by the 6th Holme Valley (Trinity Church) Scout Group
The back page This puzzle is sponsored by Taylor’s Foodstore Meltham Road, Honley, a local store which supports local charities.
Taylor’s Foodstore Fairtrade May Crossword
The winner will get a voucher to take to Tony Washington at the store and get a big block of Cadbury’s Fairtrade Milk Chocolate.
Name Address or tel no April Solution. ACROSS: 8, Transgressors. 9, Out. 10, Ephesians. 11, Throb. 13, Ramadan. 16, Nearest. 19, Neath. 22, Childless. 24, Ant. 25, Excommunicate. DOWN: 1, Utmost. 2, Easter. 3, Assemble. 4, Archer. 5, Isis. 6, To hand. 7, As a son. 12, Hoe. 14, Monastic. 15, Apt. 16, Nuclei. 17, A piece. 18, Tied up. 20, Ararat. 21, Hatred. 23, Dome. The winner is Anne Burns, from Shepley Send your entries for this month - cut out or printed-out, by May 20, or email the answers to the editor. Address below.
Regular group meetings at Trinity Playgroup- Mon, Tues, Weds, Thurs, Fri (morning) Contact- Carolynn Roberts 661024 Toddlers Group Tuesday morning Contact- Deborah Fawcett 663966 Drama Groups- Friday evening, Saturday morning Contact- Natalie Haigh 617468 / 07840800601 Brownies- Wednesday evening Contact- Ann Dove 665669 BLOODWISE (previously called Leukaemia & Lymphoma Research group)– every 3rd Tuesday at 8pm.Contact Val Akroyd 662852
Across 1 One who owes money, goods or services (Isaiah 24:2) (6) 4 ‘A good measure, pressed down, — together and running over’ (Luke 6:38) (6) 7 Continuous dull pain (Proverbs 14:13) (4) 8 This bread contains yeast (Amos 4:5) (8) 9 ‘But take heart! I have — the world’ (John 16:33) (8) 13 And the rest (abbrev.) (3) 16 What Paul was accused of by Tertullus, the high priest’s lawyer, in his trial before Felix (Acts 24:5) (13) 17 Rap (anag.) is equal (3) 19 Founder of the Jesuits in 1534 (8) 24 ‘For where your — is, there your heart will be also’ (Luke 12:34) (8) 25 The first word written on the wall during King Belshazzar’s great banquet (Daniel 5:25) (4) 26 ‘We all, like sheep, have gone — ’ (Isaiah 53:6) (6) 27 One was given in honour of Jesus in Bethany (John 12:2) (6) Down 1 ‘The blind receive sight, the lame walk, the — hear, the dead are raised’ (Luke 7:22) (4) 2 Conduct (Colossians 1:21) (9) 3 In the Catholic and Orthodox traditions, the body of a saint or his belongings, venerated as holy (5) 4 ‘Like a — of locusts men pounce on it’ (Isaiah 33:4) (5) 5 Very old (Genesis 44:20) (4) 6 In Calvinist theology, one who is predestined by God to receive salvation (5) 10 How Nicodemus addressed Jesus when he visited him one night (John 3:2) (5) 11 Sea (Psalm 148:7) (5) 12 ‘I will — you, my God the King; I will praise your name for ever and ever’ (Psalm 145:1) (5) 13 One of the groups of philosophers that Paul met in Athens, who disagreed with his teaching about the resurrection (Acts 17:18) (9) 14 Barred enclosure (Ezekiel 19:9) (4) 15 ‘Since we live by the Spirit, let us keep in — with the Spirit’ (Galatians 5:25) (4) 18 Cares (anag.) for measuring land (5) 20 Garish (Ezekiel 16:16) (5) 21 ‘So God said to Noah, “I am going to put — — to all people”’ (Genesis 6:13) (2,3) 22 Just (2 Corinthians 6:13) (4) 23 ‘The — of the Lord is the beginning of knowledge’ (Proverbs 1:7) (4)
May Newsletter Will be available on Sunday May 29th (DV) Contributions to Vera Stanley or John Murray by Sunday May15th
Booking a room at Trinity Church The Upper Room 9.5m x 7m.Capacity 60 seated. Kitchen facilities. Access by stairs only. £39 per 4 hr session The Arthurs’ Room Great for Ground floor room 9m x 5.5m. groups! Capacity 30 seated. Facilities for refreshments. Access for disabled. £45.00 per 4 hr session. Contact Karen Stannard 01484 664648. For weddings, baptisms, funerals, etc contact Rev Helen Roberts Tel 01484 305308
SOME TRINITY CHURCH CONTACTS From outside Huddersfield prefix UK area code 01484 Minister: Rev Helen Roberts, 7 Mullion Avenue, Honley HD9 6GN. Tel 305308 Secretary
Jane Armitage, 26 Lower Hall, Healey House, Netherton, HD4 7DG
665990
Treasurer
Hilary Turner, Rydal Mount, Mearhouse, New Mill, HD9 7EX
684704
Pastoral Team
Sylvia Hallas / Pam Redfearn / Joyce Draper
662929
Room Bookings / Activities Cttee Karen Stannard, 6a Marsh Gardens, Honley HD9 6AF
664648
Email addresses
Secretary: jaassociates@tiscali.co.uk, Newsletter: trinity.news@ntlwo rld.com
Newsletter
(Editor) John Murray, 27 Moorside Road, Honley HD9 6HR. (Coordinator) Vera Stanley, 46 Stoney Lane, Honley HD9 6DY.
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