New Altar Frontal in Memory of Penny Darnbrook
The Rector, the Rev Martin Snellgrove, dedicated a new purple altar frontal, burse veil, pulpit fall and book mark on Advent Sunday, November 27th.
These have all been generously given in memory of Penny Darnbrook by her parents Geoff and Elizabewth and her friends and colleagues at DHL Global Forwarding.
The church is now fortunate in having a complete set of hangings for each season of the church year.
The rector, parochial council, altar guild and members of the congregation would like to express our thanks to all concerned for this generous gife which will be used every year during the season of Advent.
1st Hope Scouts seeks assistant leaders
Scouts from the 1st Hope Scout Troop (Scouting for 10 to 14 ½ boys and girls) have been working hard over the past year to achieve their “Dragon Award”. This award is gained by sleeping under canvas on at least one night in every month of the year. This was no pushover, the award is a challenge requiring BIG commitment, but not too big for the Scouts in Hope. The recipients are; Rhys Tunnah, Jake Daley, Kathryn Lovatt and Andrew Butterworth who said “It helped having my friends with me”
1st Hope Scout Troop is well attended and well managed, but would like to do more. To do this it needs MORE ADULT ASSISTANT LEADERS, who would like to help our young people, meet new people, give something back to the community and enjoy the fun of adventure!
If you are interested, please contact:
Mark Winson (Development officer) Tel 01286 669642 or
Richard Hall (Scout Troop Leader) Tel 07824 879236
Old Hope
The picture below is a copy of an old postcard of Hope belonging to a member of our congregation. It shows the church and surrounding early in the 20th century, probably around 1910.
A weekend of song
The weekend of 14th-16th October will provide plenty of opportunity for raising our voices!
Friday 14th October sees our first Gymanfa Ganu, to be held in the church hall starting at 7pm. We will combine old favourites with less familiar hymns and songs which we hope will become new favourites.
We will break for a bring & share meal at around 8pm and will hopefully carry on, fortified, for a further 45 minutes or so.
All are welcome – please bring a plate of food if possible. Queries to Liz Poynton or Blodwen Ellis.
Sunday 16th October see our annual Songs of Praise service to be held in the Parish Church at 6pm. There is a request sheet on the noticeboard at the back of church so do make sure your request is on the list! Inquires to Barry Smith.
Race the Train
CLARE & KEV RAISE FUNDS FOR MARIE CURIE CANCER CARE
LATEST NEWS: CLARE & KEV RAISED £160 FOR CANCER CARE. THEY THANK ALL WHO SUPPORTED THEM – AND REPORTEDLY ENJOYED RACING THE TRAIN!
Clare Rawlinson-Malone, (daughter of Gloria & Doug) and her husband Kev have asked us to publicise their fund raising efforts on Saturday 20th August, when they will take part in the “Race The Train” even in Twyn, mid-Wales.
Clare will be running the 9km race and Kev will be running 22km, and all they money they raise in sponsorship will go to Marie Curie Cancer Care.
They will welcome any support you are able to give, and donating is very easy via Clare’s page on the Just-Giving website.
Please Click here to donate
You can find out more about the race from the Race-The-Train website via this link click here
GOOD LUCK CLARE & KEV
Circle of Hope 2011
A 3rd successful year for the Circle of Hope riders
Once again we welcomed the Circle of Hope cyclists as they used the Church Hall as their base.
The event is organised by the Clatterbridge Cancer Research unit and is an important part of their fund raising efforts. If you want to know more about the unit see the link to their website from our Links page.
We’re delighted that this year they raised £14073.75, and we look forward to welcoming them back next year.
Congratulations to all who took part on a day which was certainly not ideal for cycling!
Brendan's Liverpool Race for Claire House
WELL DONE BRENDAN!!
We’ve received the following message from Brendan after he successfully completed the Liverpool Half Marathon in his wheelchair on Sunday, 27th March.
“For all of those who sponsored me I would like to say a big thank you. After weeks of training around Alyn Waters in my home-made wheelchair the big day arrived. There were 7,500 entrants and to my surprise I was the only wheelchair entry so had to start at the rear. I was very pleased to finish 6,257th with a time of 3hrs 24mins 19secs. Having completed the course I was not surprised I was the only entry in a chair as I found I had to negotiate potholes, cobbles and at one point met a sign ‘Please mind the step’ which was a 6” kerb. Fortunately, there were 3 police motorcyclists who dismounted to help me and my chair up the kerb!
I am delighted to have raised over £1400 for Claire House Children’s Hospice thanks to the generosity of all my sponsors.”
Chester Giants Parade
Another outing for Sir John
Last year we made a “Chester Giant” using the image of Sir John Trevor which is in the south aisle of the Parish Church. He had another outing this year, thanks to Harry & Pat Grimshaw-Smith, their grandson George and some of George’s friends.
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Sir John first took his place among the 100 assembled giants gathered for an exhibition in Chester Cathedral.
He then, with the help of George and his friends, made his way through Chester in the parade.
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Lauren Brown Fund
AIMS
The fund aims to raise £10,000 to purchase beds for parents wishing to stay overnight with their child within the Children’s Ward at Wrexham Maelor Hospital
DEDICATED TO LAUREN BROWN’S MEMORY
Lauren Brown sadly passed away in February 2010 following a brave battle with a rare type of bone cancer, known as Ewings Sarcoma. Following her diagnosis in November 2008, Lauren was treated in Wrexham Maelor Hospital’s children’s ward. Lauren’s mother Clare has said “Before Lauren’s passing she was very involved in trying to raise money to benefit the children’s ward at the Maelor.” The fund initially stood at £2,500, and Lauren’s family have now made it their mission to continue Lauren’s efforts and raise a further £10,000 to buy beds for parents at the hospital in Lauren’s memory.
UPDATE – AND THANKS
Gloria Rawlinson has been raising money for the fund; after several activities (including coffee morning and prize draw) and donations (including £500 match funding from HBOS/Lloyds Bank Manchester) the current total stands at £1290 and Gloria wishes to thank everyone for their support and generosity.
A New Worship Leader at Emmanuel
Our congratulations go to Helen Dalrymple, who at the recent Deanery Service at Bistre was appointed as a Worship Leader.
Helen worships at Emmanuel Church with her family, and we wish her well as she continues her duties with the All-age Worship services and takes on more duties with other services.
Emmanuel is entering an exciting but challenging period as improvements to the church begin; our prayers are with all those involved.