TEAM TALK

The Magazine of the Parish of St. Aidan and the

Parish of St. George with St. Luke and St. Perran

‘Greater love has no man than this …’ November 2013

SUNDAY WORSHIP IN SOUTH BARROW

8.30am Holy Communion (CW) at St Perran’s

9.30am Holy Communion (CW) at St Aidan’s

11am Holy Communion (CW) at St George’s

EXCEPT

3rd Nov. 8.30am Holy Communion (CW) at St Perran’s

and 1st Dec. 9.30am Holy Communion (CW) at St Aidan’s

11am Morning Worship with Baptisms

at St George’s

3pm Messy Church at St. George’s

20th Oct. 10 am Team Holy Communion (CW)

at St. Aidan’s

REMEMBRANCE SUNDAY

10th November

8.30am - Holy Communion (CW) at St Perran’s

9.30am - Holy Communion (CW) at St Aidan’s

10.50am - Holy Communion (CW) at St George’s

Join us as we remember with gratitude

those who have given their lives in past and present conflicts,

and who are currently serving in places like Afghanistan.

Have you visited our Team website?

www.sbtchurches.co.uk

CHRISTMAS SHOE BOX APPEAL 2013

Operation Christmas Child sends a message of hope to children in desperate situations around the world through gift-filled boxes and Christian literature. The programme provides an opportunity for individuals of all ages to be involved in a simple hands-on project that reaches out to suffering children while focusing on the true meaning of Christmas – Jesus Christ, God’s greatest gift. Operation Christmas Child is the world's largest children's Christmas project, run by the Christian charity Samaritan's Purse. The charity has been sending gift-filled shoeboxes around the world since 1990, bringing joy and hope of into the lives of over 100 million underprivileged children. Last year, children and adults from across the UK got involved - including many churches, schools and workplaces - wrapping, packing and sending nearly one million shoeboxes full of gifts to disadvantaged children in Africa, Eastern Europe and Central Asia. A leaflet providing information about the project, including a list

of items which can be included, is available in each of the South

Barrow Team churches. All Team churches are collecting points for gift-filled shoe boxes between now and 10th November at the latest. Gift-wrapped shoe boxes can also be delivered to The Rectory, 98 Roose Road by 9th November at the latest. For more information about the Shoe-box Appeal, please contact Julie Cregeen on 877367.

SOUTH BARROW TEAM REGISTER

Baptisms (at St. George’s Church, unless otherwise stated) 6th Oct. Jakub Paul GOODWIN - born 2nd June 2013

6th Oct. Lucas James WOOD - born 15th April 2013

13th Oct. Oliver William George KERR - born 5th July 2013;

at St. Aidan’s Church

Funerals (at Thorncliffe Crematorium, unless otherwise stated) We extend our sympathy to the family and friends of: 26th Sept. Margaret ARMSTRONG - aged 81

4th Oct. Dorothy BURNS - aged 91; at St. George’s Church

4th Oct. Valerie HARPER - aged 67

21st Oct. Kathleen SALT - aged 90; at St. George’s Church

22nd Oct. Mabel TURNER - aged 89

24th Oct. Janet CAPSTICK - aged 60

Enquiries about Thanksgiving for the Birth of a Child, Baptism, Weddings, Renewal of Marriage Vows and Funerals should be directed to Reverend Gary Cregeen.

The Real Advent Calendar is for all ages and is

a great way to share the story of the season - in

this case Christmas.

Behind each of the 25 windows there is a

Fairtrade chocolate star and a few words from

the Christmas story - behind the final window,

there is a 24-page Christmas story booklet to

read, keep and enjoy.

It's Fairtrade, donates to The Children's Society

and is available in Tesco now!

ST. GEORGE’S LADIES’ GUILD

report written by Dorothy Thistlethwaite

Our last speaker in September was Jean Grainger and whatever the topic

is Jean can always make it interesting!

This time it was on Teddy Bears—once what every child wanted and still

popular today; you only have to watch the Antiques Roadshow to

appreciate their value, despite often being tattered. Many thanks to Jean,

we look forward to her next visit.

Nurse Ruth from Emmanuel Church was our speaker on 2nd October.

This was an interesting meeting with a difference. Ruth brought some

music with her to which we did gentle exercises sitting in our chairs. As

her visit coincided with our Harvest, she spoke about this and explained

how the original name was ‘Lammas’. She then told us that she had been

to a conference in America, in Memphis and about her visit to the home

of Elvis Presley during free time. She said that the conference had been

interesting, not least in meeting nurses from across the world - it made

her realise how fortunate she was to live in Barrow and how easy it is to

get about. She then spoke about a male nurse in Pakistan who didn’t have

the luxury of a surgery and had to attend to the patients on the street!

ST. GEORGE’S MOTHERS’ UNION

report by Sylvia Groves

On 8th October our Team Rector, Gary, was due to do a slide presentation, ‘Letter from Laos’ - however, due to a hiccup with the equipment he did an ‘off-the cuff’ talk about his experience of Prison Chaplaincy on the Isle of Wight. Gary shared some of the stories of characters whom he’d met in Camp Hill and Albany Prisons; he spoke about a serial killer who had been sentenced for 99 years, whose life had been transformed through reading the Bible. In doing so he had recognised for the first time the horror of his actions and the brokenness of his life alongside the grace of God in Christ.

ST. LUKE’S WOMENS’ FELLOWSHIP

report by Pat Hughes

ST. LUKE’S MOTHERS’ UNION

report written by Doreen Finch

On 19th September, Marlene Hubbold gave us a lovely talk on Folk

Dancing; she had many lovely photos of her folk group taking part in folk

dancing in Natland, Brockhole and many other places culminating in an

appearance at The Royal Albert Hall.

On 3rd October Reverend Horace Grainger gave a talk on our theme ’The

Seeds We Sow’. He urged us to be disciples sowing the seed (of God’s

Word) among our families, friends and the community.

On October 17th Mike Otto was unable to speak to us - he was on

paternity leave looking after his wife, daughter Lily and the newly born,

Harry Brian. Consequently, Eileen Jones came to our rescue and gave a

talk on the life and work of Edith Cavell from her birth in a village near

Norwich, where her father was a Vicar, through to her nursing

experiences in the First World War, where she nursed in Brussels. Edith

Cavell was executed in 1915 for helping retreating soldiers to escape to

neutral Holland.

Mrs Love came and did a flower demonstration - her arrangements were

lovely - there were two arrangements and a bunch of flowers which were

unused; these three items were raffled - again an enjoyable afternoon.

Our other meeting this month was taken by Walter Johnson who brought

along slides to accompany his talk on the history and features of Walney.

His talk was excellent; we were all amazed at his talk - Walney is a most

interesting place - none of us realised how much interest there is on the

Island. Walter’s talks are always most interesting and we are most grateful

to him when he can come and talk to us.

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LAST NIGHT OF THE PROMS

A Festival of Remembrance Concert

with Dalton Town Band

6th November - 7.30pm

St. George’s Church

As well as an opportunity to hear and to sing some of the

classics associated with the Festival of Remembrance, the concert will include a short act of remembrance to

commemorate those who have lost their lives in conflicts.

Tickets - £6 (includes a glass of wine and nibbles)

available from Jean Mease (829923),

Geraldine Southam (466327),

Carole Williamson (826017)

and Doreen Finch (823230)

Starts

6th November - 4.30pm

St. George’s Hall

3rd November - 3pm

St. George’s

GREATER LOVE HAS NO MAN THAN THIS …

written by the Team Rector, Revd. Gary Cregeen

November is often a month of

‘remembering’ - there’s the rhyme,

‘Remember, remember, the fifth

of November...’ and, of course, the

following week, we have an

opportunity to remember with

gratitude the courage and devotion

of those who through death, injury

or bereavement, suffered to bring

peace and freedom to our world; to

give thanks to God for His

deliverance of our nation in times

of war and danger; and to pray for

peace and justice, not least during

present conflicts and tensions in

places such as Afghanistan, Syria

and the Middle East.

War is a terrible but an inevita-

ble tragedy. The Bible says we

should not be surprised when we

hear of wars. Jesus predicted that

this would be a feature of the

period between His two advents

(His first coming 2000 years ago

and His second coming sometime

in the future). This is what He told

His disciples: ‘You will hear of

wars and rumours of wars, but

see to it that you are not

alarmed. Such things must

happen, but the end is still to

come. Nation will rise against

nation, and kingdom against

kingdom.’ (Matthew 24 v.6&7)

It is no surprise to learn that more

people were killed in the last

century as a result of war, and their

own repressive governments, than

in all previous world history. It is no

wonder the 20th century has been

called a 'century of suffering.' As

the world has progressed

technologically, so it has

progressed in its methods of killing.

Thus, human sinfulness means

that war is inevitable until Christ,

the Prince of Peace, comes again at

the end of time. Yet, in a strange

way, war can draw out the best as

well as the worst in people, can’t it?

‘Greater love has no man than

this: that he lay down his life for

his friends’ - these words,

recorded in John’s Gospel, were

demonstrated in a true story I read

about some British prisoners of

war who were forced to build the

bridge over the River Kwai during

the last war. Many of these men

died in the process. They were

literally treated as slaves and made

to work long hours with very little

food.

At the end of one of these

impossibly hard days the

demoralised prisoners were

dragged out into the courtyard and

the camp commander announced

that a shovel was missing. He went

on to explain that, unless the man

who had stolen the shovel was

found, every one of them would be

shot. Nobody moved, but the

prisoners knew the commander

would shoot them all. After what

seemed like an eternity, a big Scots

Guardsman stepped out of the line.

The Japanese guards gathered

around him and battered him to

death. Later that day it was found

that there had been a miscount

and there wasn’t a shovel missing

at all. This man had given his life

for his friends.

Two thousand years ago Jesus

Christ did exactly the same. He

died on a cruel cross. He had never

done a thing wrong but He knew

that, if He took the punishment we

deserve for ignoring God and living

as though He doesn’t exist, we

would not have to be punished; we

could be forgiven all the wrong that

we have done (past, present and future wrongs) and that we could

go to heaven when we die.

11th November is the anniversary

of the Armistice marking the

cessation of hostilities ---- the

victorious Cross of Christ marks

the cessation of hostilities between

God and those who turn to Him in

repentance and put their trust in

Him. And just as we depend on

Jesus for our salvation so we are

dependent on Him to change us

from within. Friendship with

Christ means having a new nature

which gives us the capacity for

purposeful self-sacrifice. Yes, there

is still a great struggle within us

between self-centredness and our

readiness for sacrificial service of

others. But it is the living friendship

of Jesus, and the power of His Spirit

within us, which enables us to do

that. But the resources of Jesus are

unlimited. If we are to live and love

like Him, we need to be drawing on

His resources and not relying on

our own - depending on Him,

trusting Him, drawing strength

from Him.

On Remembrance Sunday we

thank God for those who laid down

their lives in the cause of peace and

for the sake of others – wonderful

reminders of Jesus’ once-for-all

sacrifice for your sins and mine on

the Cross, in order to save us from

sin and death and to reconcile us

to God, our heavenly Father.

REMEMBERING ROAD CRASH

VICTIMS AND PRAYING FOR

ROAD PEACE

17th November - 3pm

Carlisle Cathedral The record of injury and deaths in road traffic collisions in Cumbria is a serious one. In recent years more than thirty people have been killed annually in road crashes in our county. This service will allow us to remember those killed and injured, together with their families and friends. We will also acknowledge the careful work and costly dedication shown by all those involved in the aftermath of a crash – including fire, police and ambulance personnel, doctors, nurses and counsellors. Those attending the service will be invited to write the names of those they wish to be remembered on a paper oak leaf. The leaves will be carried to the altar and laid in the sanctuary as part of an act of remembrance. Canon Jan Kearton, the Canon Warden at Carlisle Cathedral, will be the preacher. Relatives and friends of those who have lost their lives,

representatives of the emergency services, of the clergy and

other caring agencies are warmly invited to attend the

service along with those who wish to bring solace to those

whose lives are affected forever by road crashes and all who

seek a change of attitude towards danger on the roads.

A HAND-KNITTED SCARF – an ideal Christmas gift!

Pat Crookes has continued to be busy hand-knitting an array

of colourful neck scarves - at only £8 each, they make the ideal

Christmas gift and they’re practical too!

To view a selection of scarves, or to place an order,

please contact Pat on 821752.

All proceeds to St Aidan’s Restoration Fund.

BARROW FOODBANK NEWS

written by Sheila Darlington

Thank you to everyone who donated so generously to the Foodbank at the Harvest Thanksgiving services, you have helped build up supplies for the winter ahead. During its first twelve months, Barrow Foodbank fed 3478 people (2244 adults and 1234 children). The Foodbank has 83 voucher holders and 153 volunteers, who work in the drop-in centre, warehouse, the satellites, clerical support, church and organisational reps, and at big collections. They currently have vacancies for a voucher co-ordinator and fundraiser - if you can spare a few hours a week to help in any way, please ring Anne Mills on

343436. Please pray for all the volunteers, the homeless, anyone who is ill,

unemployed or on the minimum wage, or needs to use the Food-

bank, whatever the reason. The Foodbank is currently particularly short of UHT fruit juice, one of their staples which provides one of the 5-a-day in the nutritionally balanced boxes.

Thank you for all your help over the last year - please continue to give

what you can.

UHT milk (not fresh or skimmed) UHT fruit juice

Teabags Tinned meat

Tinned fish Tinned fruit and vegetables

Tinned tomatoes Tinned sponge pudding

Tinned rice pudding Custard (tinned or UHT)

Pasta sauce Instant mashed potato

Sugar (500g or 1kg) Jam

Biscuits or snack bars Cereal - medium or large

Non food items such as nappies, baby wipes, shower gel, shampoo,

sanitary protection and toothpaste.

On 6th October, twenty-two children came

with seventeen adults; this, along with our

team of seventeen helpers made our first

Messy Church at St. George’s a resounding

success for the South Barrow Team.

Children and parents alike had fun with the

crafts and games on offer, joined in the celebration time learning a new

song, taking part in telling the story and then enjoying a wonderful tea.

We have had over 200 hits on our new Facebook page and with the

positive comments from those who came along I am sure this will be a

vibrant new way for people to come and find out more about God and be

able to worship Him together as families.

Thank you to all who baked, washed up, helped with crafts and chatted to

our families and made them feel truly welcome.

Please let Jo know if you might like to come along and help us on 3rd

November, when our theme will be creation.

Do look at our web page on the new look website if you haven’t

discovered it yet

www.sbtchurches.co.uk/messy-church.

ST GEORGE with ST LUKE CHRISTMAS FAIR

7th December - 2pm to 4pm - St. George’s Hall

There will be a range of stalls containing a variety of

special Christmas gifts!

If you can help or would like to contribute to the stalls,

please contact Geraldine on 466327.

Book the date and invite your family and friends!

IN BRIEF ...

BISHOP’S HARVEST APPEAL

AND BARROW FOODBANK

Over £200 was given to the

‘Bishop’s Harvest For The Hungry

Appeal’ to help those less

fortunate than ourselves

overseas, during our Harvest

Thanksgiving services and Lunch.

There was also a large number of

donations made to Barrow

Foodbank.

Thank you to everyone who

shared in the services and for giving

so generously.

NIGHT PRAYER AND HOME

GROUP

The next Night Prayer meeting will

be on7th Nov at The Vicarage, 98a

Roose Road, at 8pm.

Please note change of date due to

‘The Last Night of the Proms’

The Home Group will begin to look

at St Luke’s Gospel on 30th Oct;

again, this meeting is at The

Vicarage, 98a Roose Road.

All welcome - for more information,

speak to Matt or Caroline Hornby.

TEAM SERVICES

On the third Sunday of each month, there is an opportunity for all three

churches which make up the South Barrow Team to gather together for

worship and fellowship.

At present, the start times for these services has been either 10am or

10.30am (usually if a meal is planned afterwards).

In order to be consistent, it is suggested that from January 2014, all Team

services will begin at 10.30 am, whether there is an after-service meal or

not.

However, during November and December, Team services are as follows:

17 Nov. St. Aidan’s at 10am - Andy Ward (Barrow NYCL)

15 Dec. St. George’s at 3pm - Team Carols with Dalton Town Band

Articles for Dec/Jan’s

Team Talk should be

forwarded to Revd. Gary

Cregeen by 17th

November at the latest. The annual subscription for

Team Talk is only £5 for the year

(if posted, please add £5).

Cheques should be made

payable to ‘St George with St

Luke PCC’ and forwarded to

Pat Hughes, 24 Kent Street,

Barrow-in-Furness, LA13 9QT.

If you pay UK Income tax

please consider making your

subscription into a donation

and Gift Aid it.

We would like local

businesses and groups to

advertise in this

magazine.

While providing publicity for the

advertiser, the income would

support the local church in

South Barrow.

At the back of each Team church

are letters for would-be

advertisers, along with details of

cost.

Do you know individuals,

organisations or businesses

who may be willing to

support the magazine?

THANK YOU ...

… to St. Aidan’s Rainbows and Brownies.

They completed a sponsored scavenger hunt during the school holidays, and donated £100 to the church!!!!

Well done girls, and thank you very much

from everyone at St Aidan's.

On 17th November, plans for the

proposed development of

St. Aidan’s Church and Hall will be

on display.

As advised previously, the PCC has

come up with proposals to replace

the existing roof of St Aidan’s

Church, re-order the existing

building internally to include a cafe

area and toilets, and to renovate

the external appearance of the

church building.

Also, it is hoped that improvements

to the Church Hall kitchen and

toilets, as well as the linkage

between the church and the hall

would be part of the restoration

and renovation of St. Aidan’s.

Please view and comment on the

plans, which we hope will stimulate

comment and vision.

Once final agreement is reached on

the plans the relevant permissions

will be sought, along with the

finances, to enable St Aidan’s to be

a worship and outreach centre for

the whole community.

BUILDINGS UPDATE -

ST. AIDAN’S

ST. GEORGE’S SCHOOL

report written by Sandra Adams

With half term upon us, the

number of extra activities in which

the children have participated,

along with their normal school

work, are amazing. A newly formed

PTA held a disco for the children,

which made a profit of £200, which

will assist in the purchase of

furniture for Early Years.

Our Harvest Festival, well attended

by parents, was held in Church, all

produce given was taken to the

Food Bank by Mrs. Albery, and our

School Council. The School Council

intends to revisit the Food Bank to

see how all the food is distributed.

Trips have been made in the School

Mini Bus, with staff and children,

from years 3, 5 and 6 going to

Abbot’s Wood, where blackberries

were picked, and later were made

by the children into crumpets and

blackberry crumble. Year 2 made a

visit to St. George’s Church,

taking photos and making drawings

of the surroundings. Our Vicar

Gary, visits School often, for assem-

blies and last week children from

year 1, took part in a mock

Baptism. Children and staff will be

wearing pink on 21st October, for

Breast Cancer research.

TEAM CONTACT DETAILS

all telephone numbers begin 01229

Team Rector Revd. Gary Cregeen, The Rectory, 98 Roose Road, and Rural Dean LA13 9RL of Barrow gary@sbtchurches.co.uk 877367 Team Vicar Vacant Assistant Curates Revd Jo Northey, 36 Thorncliffe Road, LA14 1BX jo@sbtchurches.co.uk 826487 Revd Matt Hornby, The Vicarage, 98a Roose Road , LA13 9RL matt@sbtchurches.co.uk 877755 Churchwardens Ted Fenton (St George’s w. St Luke’s and St Perran’s) 820408 Peter Gardner (St Aidan’s) 825870 Jean Mease (St George’s w. St Luke’s and St Perran’s) 829923 Geraldine Southam (St George’s w. St Luke’s and St Perran’s) 466327 Madge Wignall (St Aidan’s) 820484 PCC Treasurers Pat Liddicott (St George’s w. St Luke’s and St Perran’s) Sheila Darlington (St Aidan’s) 839563 PCC Secretaries Alison Otto (St George’s w. St Luke’s and St Perran’s) 825802 Carole Williamson (St Aidan’s) 826017 Vergers Geraldine Southam (St George’s w. St Luke’s and St Perran’s) 466327 Keith Cockburn (St Aidan’s) 826692 Hall Lettings Secretaries: Ted and Ruth Fenton (St George’s and St Perran’s) 820408 Keith Cockburn (St Aidan’s) 826692 Weekly Team Newsletter Judy Cowsill 829710