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EXTRACTS FROM GRAPEVINE, OUR MAGAZINE FROM THE PARISH REGISTERS BAPTISMS -we welcome into the Lord's family 15th June Isaac Bush, Eva May Karen Lowe, Freddie Michael Robinson, Chelsea Leigh Turner 6th July Jake Robert Guile, Tia Lewis, Freya Louise Berry 20th July Logan Harley Spencer, Leighton Matthew Spencer, Ryan William James Davidson, Thomas Alfred Collinge 3rd August Jessica Ann Boswell, Isabelle Rose Simpson, Alfie-John Hughes 10th August Kai Joseph Pettifer
WEDDINGS - following their recent marriage we send congratulations to 5th July Jamie Halliwell and Kelly Rowe 26th July Michael Holt and Gemma Dykes 2nd August Scott Pendlebury and Kelly Gill 9th August Oliver Platt and Kerry Connolly
FUNERALS - our sympathy and prayers are with the families of 18th June Arnold Ferrier 24th June Ethel Brooks 9th July Cecil Glover 15th July Lilian Bretherton 21st July Norman Bonnett 11th August Lillian Lewis
ORGAN RECITAL - LIVERPOOL CATHEDRAL
Jonathan Wikeley is giving a short organ recital in Liverpool Cathedral at 4.00pm on Saturday 30th August. He will be playing the following pieces:
J.S.Bach - Prelude and Fugue in E flat Major Herbert Howells - Psalm Prelude No 1 Louis Verne - Finale from Symphonie No 1
Christ Church C. E. School Governorship
One of the Church’s most important missions is to teach children about the life and love of Jesus and about the Christian way of living. Church schools are crucial in achieving this, especially as few children attend Sunday School these days: clergy and governors form the vital link between the Church and the school with its staff and pupils. We should all be very thankful to those who take on the increasingly arduous role of governor. Our thanks go particularly to Joyce Ashcroft who is retiring this Summer after about thirty years service as a governor at Christ Church school. Her association extends to forty years assisting children with reading practice. In more recent times she has been treasurer of the Governors’ Account and our representative on the Warrington Church of England Educational Trust. Her presence at the school will be greatly missed. Changes to the role and responsibilities of governors in recent years have required enhanced understanding of the detailed operation and financing of the school. It is therefore very gratifying that Janice Perkin and Sandra Bryers have agreed to be governors on behalf of the PCC, and also that Denise will continue on the main governing body. Janice and Denise Williams (retired head teachers) and Sandra (who recently retired from the school staff) have a wealth of experience which will be of immense value. On behalf of the governors I wholeheartedly welcome them. In addition to Church nominees (including one each from the Diocese and Educational Trust), governors represent the school staff, parents and the Local Education Authority, but the Church maintains a controlling interest. Whilst the whole governing body oversees school running, meeting three or four times a year, much of the business is conducted through four sub-committees, namely:
1. Curriculum – maintenance of educational standards and objectives in line with government requirements, with emphasis on the key subjects of reading, writing, maths, science and information and communication technology (ICT). 2. Personnel – staff employment, deployment, pay and working conditions. 3. Finance – fixing the annual school budget and monitoring expenditure to ensure that it is adhered to with “good value for money” whilst targeting money strategically to achieve high educational standards. 4. Premises – maintenance and development of the buildings and grounds.
The religious education programme is formulated by the clergy and school staff involving close consultation with the Diocesan Education Board. This is a simplified picture of a very complex organisation. Please keep the school, its pupils, governors and staff in your thoughts and prayers. Perhaps you could have some expertise to offer as a school governor if a vacancy arises.
Edward Collinson, Chair of Governors
CHILD AND ADULT PROTECTION AT CHRIST CHURCH
Many of you will know that Christ Church has a child protection policy. This affects Church-related activities or groups that involve both adults and dependent children (under 18s). The activities and groups currently covered at Christ Church are: the children’s choir; the coffee shop; the cricket club; Junior Link; the pantomime; Playtimers; the servers; and the lay assistants. (Guides and Scouts and similar organisations are covered under their own schemes). All those aged 18 and over who are leaders of, or regular helpers with, any of the above activities/groups require a Criminal Records Bureau (CRB) certificate. Many people at Christ Church are involved in several activities, but only require one certificate; some have CRB certificates for other activities (e.g. as school governors) and are automatically covered for Christ Church activities as well. Registration is free and involves the completion of a CRB disclosure form, which can be obtained from me. Completed forms are returned to the Diocese, which organises the required police checks before certificates are issued. I record on a spreadsheet the contact details of CRB-checked individuals, the activities/groups in which they are involved, and the number and date of issue of certificates. Certificates are currently valid for five years and most of those currently held will remain valid until at least December 2008. The September PCC meeting also adopted a new policy on the safeguarding of adults at Christ Church. This covers the elderly and other vulnerable adults; for example those who are very frail, or who have a mental illness, or a physical disability. The policy applies to those who, on behalf of Christ Church, visit residential homes for the elderly, undertake pastoral visiting, take Communion to the sick, or organise events for vulnerable adults. All those who are involved in such activities are also required to have a CRB certificate, with the process for obtaining one being the same as for child protection. One certificate covers activities with both children and adults. If you would like to know more about these policies, or feel that you should be covered and aren’t currently, please contact Dave Perfect on 822224.
NEWS FROM THE CATHEDRAL MOUSE:
The Cathedral continues to have a great many visitors because of the Capital of Culture year. As Bishop James says “we hope that many of these visitors will become pilgrims because of their experiences in our beautiful Cathedral.”
The Education Team continues to minister to the children and young people both in and out of the Diocese. This year, with the help of the Y Kids, the Scripture Union and Wirral/Liverpool Youth for Christ, the Team held Transition workshops for 300 Year 6 children, in the morning, before they attended the two Leavers’ Services always held within the Cathedral. It gave the children an opportunity to reflect on their challenges and opportunities as they move on to Secondary School and reminded them that God would be with them on that journey.
During the Summer Holidays, there was another week of activities for children and their families as part of the Cathedral’s mission to families. In September, there will be two days for schools with activities based on the second Narnia Book - Prince Caspian. On Saturday 20 September there will be a family Prince Caspian Day from 10.00 a.m. until 4.00 p.m. There will be activities, trails and workshops throughout the Cathedral to be enjoyed by all.
During the last month, there has been an exhibition of a beautiful series of paintings by Hans Christian Rungeler called “Lightscapes” which really made one feel the presence of God within the town and landscapes depicted. This linked well with the combined choirs of Liverpool and Cologne in the performance of Benjamin Britten’s War Requiem. Janice Perkin
CHRIST CHURCH SCHOOL AFRICA PROJECT
Last summer I helped to organise a rugby sponsorship event with the children of Christ Church School. I wanted to raise money to help with the education of children in Africa. According to Oxfam the sum needed to build a classroom in Africa would be £1,800 and this was our target. The children had a great day using their skills to build up a number of tries encouraged by staff and most importantly by Wolfie. At the end of term when all money was counted the amount raised was, would you believe it, talk about small miracles, £1,800. Oxfam unfortunately couldn't guarantee the money would be used for a classroom, only that it would be directed into an education account. I then made enquiries and found a local school that already had built a classroom in Malawi, and a new one was needed. There were around 120 pupils being taught by one teacher on a regular basis and help was needed to extend the school. Mwanjati Village School Trust has accepted our offer of support and villagers are busy at this moment making bricks in order for the work to begin. Christ Church School has committed to sponsoring the new teacher when the classroom is ready. It was also decided that working along with Twiss Green School, Culcheth, we would raise further funds and supply netball kits and balls and they would organise football kits. These have been purchased and hopefully will be posted in September. It is our aim to continue to support and communicate with Mwanjati Village School which hopefully will give our children an insight into the problems faced by African schoolchildren, and ways in which they can help. Sandra Bryers
Update on our links with local Churches
Val McIntosh has kindly agreed to bring us occasional reports from both the “Churches Together in Padgate and Woolston” and the “Group Council”, both of which met in June.
Churches Together Churches Together in Padgate and Woolston should really be called Churches Together in Padgate, Woolston and Cinnamon Brow. Members from Christ Church, The Ascension and The Resurrection along with St Oswald’s, St Peter’s, St Bridget’s, St Martin’s Methodist, Padgate Methodist and Elmwood Avenue United Reformed Church met recently and welcomed a representative from Risley Independent Methodist Church. Time was spent finding out what was happening at the other churches. Elmwood are applying for a grant for a Youth Worker, and have developed a Café Church, where people can meet informally to discuss issues such as environmental problems. St Oswald’s are to have a Parish Council for the first time in many years. Padgate Methodist are exploring ‘Fresh Expressions’, in which they hope to take the Church out to others. Risley Independent Methodist, who will shortly be joining the Baptist Union, have been welcoming visiting preachers due to the illness of their Minister, and have felt challenged to concentrate in their Bible Study and Prayer Meeting on the Holy Spirit. Please could you remember these different congregations in your prayers, thanking God for their witness and asking for his blessing on their needs and activities.
Group Council The Group Council met on 11 June. After reports from each Church, we started to think about what the different Churches could do together, not just in Church services. Two ideas that were mentioned were an open-air carol service in a prominent place, and a walk around all the churches, starting with breakfast and finishing off with a barbecue. At our next meeting in October we hope to plan several events that will bring us together. Any more suggestions?
Val McIntosh
TEDDY BEAR'S PICNIC
Many thanks go to everybody for making the day a wonderful experience for so many families.
PICNIC IN THE PARK
It was decided to hold a parish picnic in Tatton Park after morning service on 3 August – a relaxed affair which required little planning (our first mistake). Everyone was invited to meet in the park near the lake at 12.45, where the children could play and the rest of us could enjoy a quiet lunch. As we left church it began to rain so we went home, collected our picnic and decided that the well-used gazebo, a tent for the children and two wind-breaks should be put in the boot, together with footballs and badminton equipment. Off we went to Tatton to be met at the gate by the female equivalent of Victor Meldrew – you can’t park near the lake and you can’t walk round it! Whole areas of the park were out of bounds – they were still cleaning up from the RHS Show; the previous evening they had had “Proms in the Park”; and on the Sunday evening they were holding an ABBA concert. A dog show was actually taking place, as we parked well away from,-the lake, but it had at least stopped raining! We should have borrowed a sheepdog to round every one up but it was a case of one man and no dog. It was the opposite of Ten Little Indians - gradually the group began to grow and the camp site was established on the hillside – just like Custer’s last stand. The first four groups had all eaten before three other families arrived and joined us, and last but not least Audrey and Albert arrived – having eaten their picnic elsewhere in the park – they had asked Mrs. Meldrew about a church group in the park, and directions to a group with bibles and hymn books proved to be unhelpful. There were groups of Jews, Muslims and Christians scattered amongst the fairground rides and refreshment stalls. Some visited the old hall – some visited the gardens – some visited the old farm – but after hearing the Gospel reading of the “feeding of the five thousand” that morning, we generally sat and ate and talked in good company in the sunshine. Barbara Binks
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