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Newsletter April 2015
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TRINITY CHURCH HONLEY
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Trinity Church (Methodist-URC) Moorbottom Honley
Trinity Church April 2015 SERVICES Date Time
5 Easter Sun
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Minister/ Organiser
Beth Richardson*
Honley DIY service
Vestibule Stewards
Alan Fawcett John Murray
Marjorie Woodhead Peter Jackson
Sylvia Hallas Jackie Fawcett
Joan Vevers Margaret Winterbottom
Church Stewards
Bob & Jane Armitage
Margaret Armitage Penny Winterbottom
Hilary Turner Carolynne Roberts
Margaret Sheppard Pam Redfearn
Di Harris
Marion Bainbridge
Doreen Sykes
Flower Fund
Joyce Draper Ann Hirst
Rachel Boothroyd Pam Redfearn
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Doreen Sykes
Flowers
Coffee team Linda Craven Sylvia Hallas + Barbara Leach
Anne Meadows Maureen Burley Karen Stannard
*Beth Richardson last visited Trinity in November 2013. This will be her second coming. She used to be a teacher and lecturer but ,now retired, is a steward at Almondbury.
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TAIZE service with Rev Kevin Watson** Rev Richard Thompson URC Yorks Moderator
Margaret Sheppard Wendy Peach
Junior Church
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Rev Tim Moore Incl Communion
Junior Church- Junior and Senior classes
** Kevin Watson’s picture is included here so that you can recognise our URC Moderator.
Trinity has a Junior Church which takes place during the latter part of the service. The ‘children's corner’ in church is always available for the younger ones and their carers. The older ones meet in the church office at the same time.
Eggs-hibition Junior church will be hosting a decorated Easter egg display on Easter Sunday 5th April. Everyone is invited to join in by bringing their decorated egg or eggs to church in time for the morning service. Both choc and hens’ eggs welcome
Good Friday April 3rd. 11.15am Communion led by Rev Tim Moore then we process to The Green, Westgate for a 12 noon service organised by Honley Churches Together.
The nine star puzzle Can you join all the stars using only four straight lines and not taking your pencil off the paper?
Last Lent Lunch 12.00 to 1.30 in the Parish Rooms, Church Street, Thursday April 2nd.
FAIRTRADE EASTER BREAKFAST
In the May Newsletter you’ll find out how Rev Tim hopes to solve the puzzle as a Pioneer Minister..
SUNDAY APRIL 5TH AT 9 AM Details on page 9
Trinity Singers will be performing at the 1030 morning service Day
Date Events in April 2
Lent Lunch in St Mary's Parish Rooms, Church Street. 12.00 to 1.30. (Final one)
Good Friday
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Communion Service at 11.15 led by Rev Tim Moore. Then we will process with the cross to The Green, Westgate for a United Service with St Mary’s and Elim churches.
Easter Day
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OMG Fairtrade Easter Breakfast in The Arthurs’ Room. SEE PAGE 9
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H’firth Methodist Leisure Group. Meet Almondbury Methodist at 11am for a walk, picnic lunch and talk Trinity / Civic Society walk. Circular walk to Holmfirth. Leader Bert Neary
Thursday
Events coming up in following months
Church Meeting: Wednesday 6th May 2.00pm
Church Meeting: Wednesday 6th May 2.00pm
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Minister’s Column Easter is a shocking time. We sit through five weeks of Lent, walking the same route that Jesus chose to Jerusalem to find ourselves at Golgotha.
hope has evaporated and the clock is wound back to as it was before. It is the ‘morning after the night before’ and heads are sore and throbbing. But… Sunday finds no-body in a cave; no hint of business as usual and no suggestion that this young life and death were for nothing.
Good Friday is the climax of Jesus’ Earthly work and in our services we sit at the foot of the cross and contemplate his death and what that means for us. It is – all in all – a miserable time. We share the highs and lows of Jesus’ life and slowly endure his last few hours until he is nailed to a cross. But…then comes Sunday. People are low; spirits are low;
EVERYTHING HAS CHANGED!
But what did that mean for the young men and women who had followed Jesus and who had questioned his teaching and tactics? I think that they had to stop and work it all out for themselves all over again. I reckon they had to mentally go back through all those eventswilderness, miracles, great happenings and political difficulties and look at it all with
fresh eyes. They were able now to attribute a different meaning to everything they had done. Nothing had been in vain. There wasn’t a word or a look from Jesus that now didn’t have a totally different meaning. The disciples and others whose lives Jesus had touched now came to see that all the pain and uncertainty meant something – and it would take the rest of their lives to assign different meanings to all the Gospel events. In the aftermath of Easter 2015 perhaps we can do that too – look back and put different meanings on our lives in the light of Easter Sunday. Tim
Contact Rev Tim Moore on mobile: 07837 128611 or email: revtim@btinternet.com
THE PENTECOSTAL PARROT by John Coutts In 1856 the French writer, Gustave Flaubert, published a classic short story entitled ‘A Simple Heart’ [‘Un Coeur Simple’ ‘A Simple Soul’ might be a better translation. Felicity is a humble domestic servant, living a life of loving and undervalued service. Her best friend is a pet parrot called Loulou –and her one consolation is the church, with its colourful stained glass and statues.
With such comparisons - symbolising peace, spiritual power and divine energy - did the first followers of Jesus attempt to describe a lifechanging experience that went way beyond words .
Felicity dies happy. ‘Her lips smiled. The beats of her heart grew But not until 381 AD did the Council of fainter and fainter, and when she exhaled her last breath, she thought she Constantinople affirm that the Holy Spirit is the third person of the Trinity, saw in the half-opened heavens a gi‘the Lord and giver of life, who with the gantic parrot hovering above her Father is worshipped and glorified. head.’
Let us leave these high mysteries and think of the Holy Spirit as the love of God at work in human hearts and lives. It’s time to return to Flaubert’s Lacking education, Felicity can still understand that the image of the Lamb tale of that ‘simple soul.’ represents the suffering saviour. But Felicity is heartbroken when Loulou what of the Holy Spirit – depicted as a falls sick. ‘She looked at him in despair Dove? ‘She loved ....the Holy Spirit ... and implored the Holy Spirit, and ... but found it hard, however, to think of contracted the idolatrous habit of saythe latter as a person, for was it not a ing her prayers kneeling in front of the bird, a flame, and sometimes only a bird.‘ breath?’ The parrot dies and she has him The ‘Dove’ image appears in the gos- stuffed, so that he can console her as pel account of the descent of the spirit she drifts into frail old age and mental at our Lord’s baptism. [Mark 1:10] And muddle. when the church is empowered - on the Day of Pentecost, the Spirit’s pres- At last, as she loses touch with earthly ence is compared to ‘a violent wind’ and reality, Felicity begins to confuse ‘tongues of fire’. [Acts 2:2-3]. mouldy Loulou with the Heavenly Trinity Church Honley Newsletter April 2015
Dove. She longs to donate her only treasure to the church. The tattered parrot is carried in procession past her window as she approaches her end.
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No symbol can summarise the truth about the Holy Spirit, and the images of the Dove, the Wind and the Fire may be the best we have. But God’s goodness is unlimited - and many humbler comparisons may point the way to find Him. What if that vision of a gigantic parrot really did usher Felicity from an undervalued life of Christian love into the eternal presence of God? Why not? Jesus of Nazareth assures us that the pure in heart ‘shall see God.’ For the Simple Soul, even a stuffed bird may be a means of grace. From a 'THINK ALOUD' article – published in ‘Salvationist’ magazine]
Trinity Luncheon Club A bit of TLC is a Sunday Special Photos and report by Hilary Turner Some comments from Trinity Lunch Club guests on 1st March It’s nice to have some company. Really enjoyed my meal today. The mince was good. Every lunch has been brilliant! It’s lovely to meet different people. Excellent! Delightful! Everything is very, very nice. The food and company are lovely -------------------------Our guests pay £4.50 each for their meal. We took advice from the RVS and other similar projects on the price but it’s not just about giving a cheap meal – it’s about giving companionship on what can be the loneliest day of the week.
Marion Bainbridge & Linda Webb, servers. After the cost of the food is taken out we make a slight surplus which at the moment is in church funds . We have recently used some of it to buy cookware and store cupboard ingredients to leave at church, to save us having to bring things from our own kitchens each time. Other costs are the gas and electricity used when we prepare the meal as it is usually all done on site on the Sunday morning. Although we are a Luncheon Club we had an afternoon tea at Christmas and are having another one on Easter Saturday April 4th (instead of the meal on Easter Sunday). We make no charge for these ’specials’.
The TLC is run by Marion Bainbridge, Pat Waite, Hilary Turner, Jane Armitage, Di Harris, Margaret Sheppard, Glenys Pallister, Pam Redfearn and Anne Hirst. If you know of anyone who would benefit from TLC please let Jane Armitage on 665990 know. Transport can be arranged.
British Legion needs a poppy person. Debbie Westlake, the British Legion Community Fundraiser for West Yorkshire is looking for someone to replace Stephen and Elizabeth Kay who have done a wonderful job over the last few years but have moved away. She is looking for a volunteer to help send out the poppies and collection tins to local stores then collect them and count and bank the money. The Kays are happy to come back to help but first Debbie must find a local Poppy Appeal Organiser to co-ordinate the collection. Contact her on 07880 780 207 email dwestlake@britishlegion.org.uk
EASTER MONDAY 6TH APRIL 10.30AM - 2.30PM
SCRAPtastic Spring Crafts with Fair & Funky.
Kids and carers! Get creative and crafty at our drop-in SCRAPtastic workshop! Have fun making spring chicken mobiles for Easter from recycled cardboard packaging with the help of the Fair and Funky team. This is a free event and everybody is welcome! No booking required. It’s at Yummy Yorkshire, Delph House Farm, High Flatts, Denby Dale, Tel: 01226 762 551. Fair & Funky hosted guest internet blogs throughout Fairtrade Fortnight from their ‘Conference Champion’ Sponsors. A Honley sponsor, Valli Opticians in Westgate, supported the fairandfunky Fairtrade Conference for Schools. The conference brought together primary schools from across the Kirklees area, celebrating and learning about Fairtrade through creative arts and education workshops. This was the first conference of its kind in Kirklees to combine Fairtrade and the Arts.
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Walks and such Circuit Walks and a Football Story by Joan Vevers and Edmund Spavin By 11am on February 10th the early morning frost and fog had gone and 24 walkers set off from Shepley Methodist Church in bright sunshine. We walked through the village made our way down the ancient Long Lane, a walled track-way, to Thunder Bridge. The folk who live down there must certainly have some money; one of the houses was for sale but we didn't think it worth asking the price! We climbed up to Stocksmoor and had our photo taken at the very substantial Jubilee Seat, overlooking Farnley Tyas and Storthes Hall Woods. We followed the road into the valley bottom and back up into Shepley, paying a visit to the graveyard to see the grave of Rev. Ben Swift Chambers in Shepley Trinity graveyard…Why, and who was he? After our picnic lunches back at the church Edmond told the tale of this Reverend Ben Swift Chambers. He had been born in a Stocksmoor weavers cottage in 1845 and as a lad attended the now demolished Trinity Methodist Church in Shepley. Ben qualified as a Methodist minister in 1869. In 1877 he moved to St Domingo's Methodist Chapel in Everton, Liverpool, where he set up a boys’ football club. Following a split in the club, two new football teams emerged, which grew to be Everton Football Club at Goodison Park and Liverpool Football Club at Anfield. Many years later, research by the writer Peter Lupson discovered the forgotten grave of Ben Swift Chambers in the hidden corner of Shepley. The two professional clubs subsequently paid for the grave's restoration and a service of remembrance and thanksgiving, attended by representatives from both Liverpool and Everton, was held in Shepley in 2008. A fascinating story linking two small Pennine villages and two world famous football clubs.
And on another sunny day, in March We went on the monthly walk today from Meltham, kindly organised by Anne Dawson. We set off in glorious sunshine and climbed up Royd Edge from where there were far reaching views. We could see Pole Moor with Keighley in the distance, Castle Hill, Emley Moor and the top of Holme Moss mast. We walked up to West Nab and then started the descent on Wessenden Head Road before turning off along one of the many water collection channels. There were rather too many stiles to be negotiated along the way which were a bit of a challenge for those of us whose legs could have done with being a bit longer but we all managed to arrive back at the Church for a welcome cup of tea and our ’bring your own’ picnic lunches. Anyone is welcome on these walks, young or old. The next one is on 14th April and is a new departure for us– it starts off from Almondbury Methodist church at 11 o’clock; again, we expect, in glorious sunshine. JV Trinity Church Honley Newsletter April 2015
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Miscellaneous The Ship of Hope Thousands are fleeing the Syrian war by sea. Only a few will survive the horrors of traffickers who take huge payments, rape women and children and then abandon whole families for dead without enough fuel for the four-day journey to the safety of Europe. This is what Christopher and Regina Catrambone have spent their life savings to stop. They built a ‘ship of hope’, a yacht with high-tech tools on board, able to find people in the rough sea and give life-saving help with medical experts. Last summer they spent everything they had– ion the process saving 3,000 lives in just 60 days. The journey these victims of war take is horrifying: After paying human traffickers thousands they’re then crammed into wooden boats by the hundreds. And smugglers often abandon the ships at sea, leaving them with only half the fuel needed for the four-day crossing. The migration happens whether there’s someone to rescue people or not, because the situation at home is simply worse. More than 76,000 people were killed in Syria last year. The four million who fled to Syria’s neighbouring countries live in tent cities with minimal food, heat, and medicine. With no hope for a solution in sight, the deadly trip to Europe is worth taking for many, making that rescue boat a necessary lifeline.
The 40-metre ship can carry two inflatable boats and two remote-piloted aircraft that scan wide areas of the sea looking for boats in distress. After the rescue, migrants are handed to the Italian navy which takes them to refugee camps, where they are given medical assistance, food, clothes, shelter, and the chance to seek asylum. Pope Francis wrote to Regina and Christopher, encouraging them to keep their faith and commitment to "this path of selfless dedication towards the service of others."
Women's Fellowship Ann Hirst reports on the last three meetings.
Colne Valley Museum On 10 February our speaker was Susan Whitwain from the Colne Valley Museum at Golcar. We had a very entertaining talk about the Museum and the different groups of people that visit there. She explained how they show history to school children through various activities. She also brought along some "props" and she herself was dressed in appropriate clothes and brought her character Mrs Pearson to life. The museum is going to be undergoing an expansion this summer but will open again ready for Christmas this year and Susan has invited us to visit then. A thoroughly enjoyable afternoon.
Last Will On 24th February our speaker was John Mumford who spoke to us about ‘Estate Planning and Financial Matters’. He explained the importance of making a Will and setting up Lasting Powers of Attorney. Rather more serious matters but I think we all learned some important facts.
Joyce saves the Day Our meeting on 10th March was to have been Charlotte Trueman, a Prison Chaplain, but unfortunately she was unable to come. Joyce Draper came to the rescue at very short notice, and we had a very entertaining afternoon with readings and music. Thank you very much Joyce. Huddersfield Methodist Mission Computing and Training Facility (CAT) 3-15 Lord Street, Huddersfield SPRING COMPUTER COURSES 10th April to 27th June Open Access /Drop-in Each Monday 10 to 12 noon, starting Monday 13"" April. Learn essential computer skills. £5 per two hrs Build Your Own Computer {Cost £5.00 per two hour session) Each Tuesday S.30 pm to 7.30 pm. Starting S"1 May, for 8 weeks. No registration needed - just come on the day. Building a working computer system from scratch; memory, mother board, hard disk, central processing unit, cooling system, etc, and making it work. Also is anyone interested in a ‘Learn My Way’ City & Guilds computer basics course? Only £20 for the 9 hour course and assessment. Contact Roy Squires email roy.squires@ntlworld.com T:323 132
Film in Honley ‘THE GRAND BUDAPEST HOTEL’ Director. Wes Anderson, US 2014, 100mins. (15) This Globe winning film is witty, funny and totally engaging, See the trailer at http://www.imdb.com/title/tt2278388/
Sunday 12 April at Southgate Theatre Doors Open 7.00pm – Film at 7.30pm Tickets £4.50 Tickets from Holmfirth Film Festival website or pay on door
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Think on!
This CartoonChurch.com cartoon originally appeared in the Church Times and is taken from ‘The Dave Walker Guide to the Church’,
Same Sex marriages to be allowed in Trinity? Report from the URC Yorkshire Synod meeting in Herringthorpe URC, Rotherham on 14 March. The URC Moderator Kevin Watson did a good ‘warm-up’ job by saying in the opening worship that though we may differ and even have heated arguments ‘we should always love one another’. This was probably because the morning session was to be taken up by one subject: Synod Consultation on ‘The URC and same-sex marriage’, introduced by Rev Elizabeth Caswell, Convenor of the URC Human Sexuality Task Group.. Herringthorpe URC
She went in to the past history and the difficulties in coming to any decision during (many) previous meetings. At the end there was a resolution which read: ‘Would you wish General Assembly to allow same sex marriage in those local URC churches that wish to offer and host these services?’ It was an interesting discussion and basically came down to a contest between ‘What the Bible says’ and ‘We must love one another as Jesus loves us’ The secret ballot at the end resulted in YES 63 votes, NO 47 votes. This was a Consultation and recommendation and the result will be sent to General Assembly meeting later in the year along with votes from other regions. JM Trinity Church Honley Newsletter April 2015
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If you are a member of the Honley Village Trust don’t forget to come to the AGM in the Village Hall on April 14th. It starts at 7.30pm and there will be refreshments afterwards.
Wordsearch / Letters April Wordsearch
Letters to the Editor
Even as Jesus ate that last Passover meal with his disciples, he warned them he was about to be betrayed. He took the bread, blessed it, broke it and gave it to them; he took the cup, gave thanks, and gave it to them to drink. The Old Covenant, based on Law, was ticking away its final hours; the New Covenant, based on Christ’s body and his blood, was about to be ushered in. Jesus prayed in Gethsemane that this fearful cup might be removed from him, but even more, that God’s will might be done. And it was. From Easter onwards we can only approach God through his Son, Jesus Christ, not on our own merit.
mail- 27 Moorside Rd, Honley, HD9 6HR email- trinity.news@ntlworld.com PLEASE PUT YOUR ADDRESS AND THE DATE on your letters.
From Margaret Sheppard, West Avenue, 9 March Once again I would like to say a huge thank you to the friends at Trinity who have given me so much support in all kinds of ways before and after my second knee replacement. Hopefully that's it now and I shall look forward to getting back into the swim of things.
Gadgets for God Apps of the Apostles No 227: Bible Shaker.
There’s a word in the list below which is not in the square but hidden elsewhere in the newsletter. JESUS ATE LAST PASSOVER MEAL DISCIPLES W ARNED BETRAYED BREAD
BLESSED W INE THANKS DRINK COVENANT LAW OLD NEW BODY
BLOOD GETHSEMANE CUP REMOVED W ILL RAISED EASTER APPROACH GOD
‘Outcasts United’ by Warren St John.
There is approximately one myriad Bibles for the iPhone (all good, but rather uninventive), but from them all this is our favourite Bible-related app. Just choose a category, such as blessing, finances, guilt, hell, homosexuality... Then shake your iPhone, and a random verse on the theme pops up. which is really handy when you want to impart a word of encouragement, or tell a homosexual or a witch why they are detestable to the Lord. Preloaded with the King James version, for that extra touch of brimstone. £0.59/$0.99 Thanks to www.shipoffools.com for this epic app.
Book review by Peter Beetlestone The extraordinary story of a refugee football team and the transformation of a small American town. “Outcasts United offers a stirring lesson in the power of a single person to transform the lives of many. It’s an inclusive window into the world ahead for all of us, where cultural diversity won’t be an ideal or corporate requirement but a fact of life that has to be wrestled with and reconciled, if never quite resolved.” An easy read and will be of interest whether you follow football or not!
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Notices Booking a room at Trinity Church The Upper Room 9.5m x 7m.Capacity 60 seated. Kitchen facilities. Access by stairs, not suitable for wheelchairs. £38.50 per 4 hr session The Arthurs’ Room Ground floor room size 9m x Great for 5.5m. Capacity 30 seated. parties! Facilities for refreshments. Access for disabled. £38.50-£44.00 per 4 hr session. If you know of an organisation looking for a space please recommend Trinity Church. Good for birthday parties, meetings, rehearsal rooms etc.
OMG Easter Fairtrade Breakfast Just in time to sign up for the breakfast on
Easter Sunday April 5th in the Arthurs’ room starting at 9am.. Only £3.75 Children free. Join us for a time of traditional fellowship together. Special treat: Trinity Singers will be performing at the 10.30 Easter service afterwards.
‘the connexion’
Contact Karen Stannard 01484 664648. For weddings, baptisms, funerals, etc contact Rev Tim Moore 01484 608913
is a new print magazine for Methodists. It has a primary theme of evangelism (the 'e-word') and ways that Methodists can refocus on an area that many find problematic. The magazine has been produced in response to calls from many Methodists for improved communications and more news about what is happening across the Connexion. Two more issues will be published in 2015 -issue two in April and issue three in September. They will be on the vestibule table and FREE. Issue 1 is still there!
Regular room bookings 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 Leukaemia & Lymphoma Research group– every 3rd Tuesday from Sept 16th at 8pm. Contact Val Akroyd 662852 Stroke Association- 1st Friday of month 1 to 3 pm Contact Victoria Moorhouse 715414
The Tour de Yorkshire, offspring of last year’s Tour de France, comes near Honley on Sunday May 3rd. It’s Stage 3, which comes into Holmfirth via New Mill road, then out up the Greenfield Road to the Ford Inn- the ‘Cote de Holmfirth’, 2.9 km up a 5.5% hill to the amazing altitude of 322 m. Then it turns right into Thick Hollins Road to Meltham after which it’s on its long 167 km ride to Leeds.
(POLICE) FAITHWATCH WEEKLY CRIME REPORT 10 MARCH 2015 LIFT YORKSHIRE STONE FLAGS TRINITY METHODTHEFT 05 Mar IN PREPARATION FOR STEALIST CHURCH, 2015 ING. RAISED FLAGS LEFT IN PILE HUDDERSFIELD ROAD, MIRFIELD
Honley Library Tel 222340 One-off event: Coffee morning Saturday 25 April 10 –12.30 in aid of Kirkwood Hospice, by Friends of Honley Library. Regular events: Foodbank– Wednesdays 2—4 pm Story time for the under 5s- 2.30 pm Friday afternoons in term time. Stories and craft activity. Come on in! BITS – introduction to using a computer Getting started with IT – 1st & 3rd Wednesdays of month stating at 10 am. Please book in advance. ‘Bookchat’ Tuesday 7th April (& 2nd June) Free informal discussion 2—3 pm with refreshments available. U3A Reading Group Tuesday 14th April (& 12 May) starts 1.45 pm Honley library book group– Every 2nd Wednesday of the month at 10.30. Pick up the choice of the month in advance. Family history- help and expert advice Every 2nd Weds of month 2 – 4pm Knit and natter. Every Monday 2.00 to 3.30pm. With free refreshments. ‘Friends of Honley Library’ group. contact Pat Thompson on 661541. Trinity Church Honley Newsletter April 2015
IF YOU HAVE ANY INFORMATION REGARDING ANY CRIMES RING CRIMESTOPPERS ON 0800 555111 (Keep an eye on our church!)
Brockholes Methodist Church We invite you to partake of our soup n' roll lunches every alternate Wednesday 11.45 to 1.oo-- that’s 1st, 15th & 29th April. Bring your friends! Kirkwood Hospice sells used postage stamps to raise money for its work. There's a box for the stamps in the vestibule. As always, please leave a good margin all round . (Colin Hill)
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Taylor’s Foodstore Fairtrade April Crossword
This puzzle is sponsored by Taylor’s Foodstore Meltham Road, Honley, a local store which supports local charities.
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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!
Address or tel no March Solution Entries and thanks for this grid to Anne Burns, also Alison Booth, Gwyneth Loane, Mary Stapleton and the winner this month Lyn Boothroyd. Send your entries for this month - cut out, printedout, or email a list of answers, to the editor by April 12th
Down on the Range. A devout cowboy lost his Bible while he was mending fences out on the range. Weeks later a cow walked up carrying the Bible in its mouth. The cowboy couldn't believe his eyes. He took the book out of the cow's mouth, raised his eyes heavenward, and exclaimed, "It's a miracle!" "Not really," said the cow. "Your name was written inside the cover.”
Down 1 Coastal rock faces (Psalm 141:6) (6) 2 Academic (1 Corinthians 1:20) (7) 3 Publish (Daniel 6:26) (5) 5 For example, the Crusades (4,3) 6 11 Across is certainly this (5) 7 He reps (anag.) to get round (6) 9 Liberator (Psalm 18:2) (9) 13 Man who asked the question in 11 Across was in charge of all her treasury (Acts 8:27) (7) 14 They must be ‘worthy of respect, sincere, not indulging in much wine’ (1 Timothy 3:8) (7) 15 The human mind or soul (6) 16 ‘O Lord, while precious children starve, the tools of war increase; their bread is — ’ (Graham Kendrick) (6) 18 ‘We played the flute for you, and you did not — ’ (Matt 11:17) (5) 20 Bared (anag.) to prevent (5)
Our Minister is the Rev Tim Moore He also looks after the Methodist chapels in Shepley, Gatehead and Brockholes. Contact details below.
SOME TRINITY CHURCH CONTACTS From outside Huddersfield prefix UK area code 01484 For a full list of all the officers and contacts see the website- www.trinitychurchinhonley.org.uk Minister: Rev Tim Moore, 6a Marsh Lane, Shepley, Huddersfield HD8 8AE. Tel 608913 / 07837 128611 Secretary
Jane Armitage, 26 Lower Hall, Healey House, Netherton, HD4 7DG
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Treasurer
Hilary Turner, Rydal Mount, Mearhouse, New Mill, HD9 7EX
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Pastoral Team
Sylvia Hallas / Pam Redfearn / Joyce Draper
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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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May Newsletter Will be available on Sunday April 26th (DV) Contributions to Vera Stanley or John Murray by Sunday April 12th Photocopier Bob Armitage Assemblers Joyce & Ken Draper
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