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April/May 2013 

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WELCOME to Impact - the magazine of St Chad’s Church, 

Woodseats. Impact is published every two months and distributed 

to over 5,000 homes in S8. 

St Chad’s Church is committed to serving you - the people of 

Woodseats, Beauchief and Chancet Wood. To find out more about 

St Chad’s, visit our website at www.stchads.org or call the church 

office on 0114 274 5086. 

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House 

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Office 

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It is the end of February and, as it has done for 

much of the last two months, it is snowing outside. 

Not the serious fluffy stuff that dominated late 

January, nor the slushy and sleety snow that we were 

treated to in mid-February, but something of a cross 

between snow and hail. This is my fourth winter in 

Sheffield and I am beginning to gain some expertise in 

the different types of snow. 

By the time that you are reading this, I hope that we 

will be enjoying a glorious spring. Sun and warmth 

seem a very long time ago. Although like most people, 

I don’t particularly look forward to winter and yearn for 

the coming of spring and summer, I am glad that I live 

in a country where the seasons do happen with (some) 

regularity. I enjoy the different sensations that spring, 

summer, autumn and winter bring - the different foods, 

the different birds and the different celebrations that act 

as way-markers through the year. 

April/May 2013 

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Each change of season gives us an opportunity to take stock of where and 

who we are. As we put away the winter jumpers and bring out the summer 

dresses we may sense the change in ourselves over the past year. The 

spring sun shining on the dust hanging in our living rooms may prompt us to 

tidy or rearrange our houses. The longer evenings will see a host of ladders 

erected outside our homes as the annual DIY extravaganza begins. At the 

other end of the year, the preparing of the garden for winter and the switching 

on of the central heating prompts us again to think of the passing of time and 

the changes that the year has wrought. 

Humans are not hibernating animals, nor, with the exception of the summer 

getaway, do we migrate. We sit through the seasons, enjoying or suffering 

the heat and the cold in our own way. I like to think that it is partly this trial of 

endurance that makes us the wonderful complex creatures that we are. The 

seasons train us in hope and resilience. “Another few weeks” we say “and 

spring will be upon us.” We look with hopefulness and relief as the snowdrops 

and crocuses poke through the still settled snow. Soon, we think, we will 

enjoy the sun again. 

The Christian story is well suited to the seasons, with 

its story of death and resurrection, and the Church has 

historically made good use of seasonal festivals to 

illuminate the truth of the Gospel. As you watch the 

seasons unfold and turn in the glorious and ancient 

landscapes of south Sheffield, you may wish to think of the 

seasons of your own life and how God has weaved his 

story in amongst them. 

For Every Season 

Rev Toby Hole, 

Vicar, 

St Chad’s Church, Woodseats 



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The Abbey Public House 

We would like to welcome old and new 

customers back to the new Abbey. 

We now offer: 

Home cooked food, locally sourced 

A range of great real ales 

A welcoming & relaxing environment 

Come and try our excellent Sunday 

Roast with real roast potatoes and 

Yorkshire puddings. 

With a variety of special events 

throughout the year, come and see what 

we have to offer! 

Call us: (0114) 274 5374 

Email: info@theabbeysheffield.co.uk 

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The Abbey. 944 Chesterfield Road, Woodseats, S8 0SH 



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Cat: Where 

do fleas go in 

winter? 

Dog: Search 

me! 

James: What 

was the best 

present you 

had for your 

birthday? 

Freddie: A 

violin. 

James: Why? 

Freddie: Because 

my mum gives 

me £5 a week 

not to play it! 

What 

do you get 

if you cross a 

centipede and a 

parrot? 

A walkietalkie! 

Why 

did the 

orange stop 

rolling down the 

hill? 

It ran out of 

juice! 

Eve displayed the new range of 

clothing for the autumn season 

Why do some birds fly south 

for the winter season? 

It’s too far to walk! 

If you have a referee in 

football and an umpire in 

cricket, what do you have in 

bowls? 

Goldfish! 

Fun and Laughs 

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St Chad’s Church has two 

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56 Abbey Lane 



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What’s On 

Send details of your event to impact@stchads.org or write to: Impact, 

St Chad‟s Church Offices, 15 Camping Lane, Sheffield S8 0GB. 

Wing, Lowedges Junior School. 

Call 0114 203 9337. 

Health Walks 

National 

lMondays 

Council 

- 10am: 

for 

Graves 

Divorced, 

Park. 

Single 

Meet at 

and 

the 

Widowed 

Animal Farm car park; 

lTuesdays - 10.30am: Ecclesall 

Tuesdays 8-11pm 

Woods. Meet at Abbeydale 

Norton Country Club 

Industrial Hamlet; 

Club 

lThursdays 

offering friendship 

- 10.30am: 

and social 

activities. Lowedges. Meet at the 

Community Call Magdalen Wing, on Lowedges 0114 

2394326. Junior School. 

& Call 0114 203 9337. 

January 30 - February 5 

AEGON April 13British Tennis Tour 

Graves Book Tennis Sale and Leisure Centre 

World 36 Crawshaw ranked players Grove, compete Beauchief 

alongside 10am-12pm local Sheffield players. 

Good Call 0114 quality 283 second-hand 9900. books 

for sale in aid of the Alzheimer’s 

February Society. 5 

Book Donations Sale of good condition 

36 paperback Crawshaw novels Grove, or Beauchief biographies 

10am-12pm are welcome (but not larger books 

Good 

due to 

quality 

space). 

second-hand books 

for sale in aid of the Alzheimer‟s 

April 16-20 

Society. Donations of paperback 

Dad’s Army 

novels or biographies in good 

Dronfield Civic Hall 

condition 

7.15pm 

are welcome (but not 

larger 

The Dronfield 

books due 

Players 

to space 

presents 

limitations). its 70th anniversary production 

of classic BBC TV comedy series 

February Dad’s Army 5 featuring the Home 

Free Guard Environmental of Walmington-on-Sea. Activities 

Millhouses Tickets are Park £7, concessions £6, 

10.30am-12.30pm 

and refreshments are included in 

Obstacle the price. course and stream 

dipping & Call activities 01246 for 417850 8 - 13 year 

olds. 

Call 0114 263 4335. 

February 12 

Free April Environmental 27 

Activities 

Millhouses Brass Band Park Concert 

1.30-3.30pm 

Woodseats Methodist Church 

Nature 7.30pmquiz trail, stream dipping 

and The bug South hunting Yorkshire activities Branch for of 8 - 13 

year the Motor olds. Neurone Association 

presents Call 0114 its sixth 263 4335. annual brass 

band concert with Loxley Silver 

February Band and 12 guest singer Kristina 

Free Hickman, Environmental accompanied Activities by Susan 

Ecclesall Ellis. Woods Sawmill 

10.30am-12.30pm 

Tickets, priced £8 for adults, £6 for 

Nature concessions quiz trail, and stream £3 for children dipping 

and including bug hunting interval activities refreshments, for 8 - 13 

year 

are available 

olds. 

from Michael 

 

Hickman 

Call 0114 

on 

235 

0114 

6348. 

250 0078 or on 

the door. 

February 20 

May 6 

Why 

Highland 

Not Try 

Fling 

A Bike 

Greenhil 

Graves Park 

Park 

10am-2pm 10.30am to 5.30pm 

Rediscover A family day your out cycling the park skills with in 

Greenhill attractions Park. including The rangers Highland will 

provide Cattle show, a bike, craft helmet market and and food 

instruction. stalls, children’s Meet fun at the fair Bowls rides, 

Pavilion, shire horse Greenhill cart rides, Park. trade stalls 

Booking and much is more. essential. Admission is free. 

& Call Call 0114 0114 283 2736433 9195. 

Beauchief Abbey Abbey holds holds a variety a 

of variety services of services. and anyone For is details 

welcome see the Abbey to attend. notice For board. more 

details see the Abbey notice 

board. 

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May 11 

Hallam Sinfonia 

Ecclesall Parish Church 

7.30pm 

A Night at the Movies, as part of 

Hallam Sinfonia’s 40th Anniversary 

Series. Conductor: Natalia Luis- 

Bassa. 

Tickets are £10, £8 concessions, 

£5 students, £3 under 18s. 

& Call 0114 230 3400. 

May 11 & 12 

Festival Forge In 

Abbeydale Industrial Hamlet 

A showcase of traditional crafts 

and skills. Try your hand at 

woodturning or lacemaking or 

join the blacksmith artists at their 

forges. There will also be historical 

tours with Mr Tyzack and family 

activities. 

Adults £3, children free. 

May 18 

A Festival of Britten 

High Storrs School Hall 

7.30pm 

Sheffield Chamber Orchestra 

with conductor Robin McEwan, 

tenor soloist David Webb and 

young violinist Molly Cockburn in a 

concert also featuring the Sheffield 

Young Singers. 

Tickets, priced £10, are available 

by emailing tickets@sheffieldchamber-orchestra.org.uk 

or on 

the door. 

May 25 

Book Sale 

36 Crawshaw Grove, Beauchief 

10am-12pm 

Good quality second-hand books 

for sale in aid of the Alzheimer’s 

Society. 

Donations of good condition 

paperback novels or biographies 

are welcome (but not larger books 

due to space). 

May 26-30 

Spring Bank Holiday Activities 

Abbeydale Industrial Hamlet 

Discover the world behind the 

waterwheels. Explore Abbeydale 

Dam and learn how waterpower 

shaped working lives. 

What’s On 

CALLING THOSE OVER 50 YEARS OF AGE: A new group has started as part of St 

Chad’s Third Age Ministry. The TWO (Talking With Others) Group’s next few meetings 

are at Church House on Abbey Lane on April 11 and 25, and May 9 and 23. All are 

welcome over 50 years of age. Please contact the Church Office on 0114 274 5086 if 

you would like to find out more. We would love to meet you - all our groups are open to 

all. 



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The Strong Seasons 

The start of the year heralds a new 

beginning for many across the world. 

However in Scandinavia it is just the 

start of the calendar year, you don’t feel such 

a large effect or an epic change in everyday 

life. Something epic would be like the start of 

a new season. 

I first noticed the relevance of the seasons 

when I moved to Sweden in the summer of 

2008. Primarily I noticed the large number of 

‘summer parties’ going on in the day-care, in 

the schools, at the office. They were indeed a 

permanent fixture in the calendar, as regular 

as the arrival of ‘Santa’ in the winter. To most 

a summer party describes a celebration with 

friends on a hot summer day. However for 

countries with strong seasons, it is something 

more. It is part of a rich history in celebrating 

the passing of one and the beginning of 

another, and it goes much further than the 

change in weather. 

What constitutes a ‘strong’ season? Well it 

means you are never far away from a beautiful 

blue sky, a warm hot sun, a cold frost, but 

also you are never far away from a change 

in wardrobe (just check out the ‘kit’ the kids 

need for school or day-care). The new season 

calls for dressing appropriately. When your car 

breaks down in -20 degrees it is not a laughing 

matter and if you are coming from the gym 

wearing thin socks, trainers and a t-shirt then 

actually it can be rather dangerous. 

In Sweden the stand-out season is the 

winter. From early November to late March 

you can be below freezing and deep in snow. 

The darkness descends around 3pm during 

the height of winter. If you work long days 

indoors, you will most probably leave in the 

dark and return in the dark. The learning curve 

can be steep. For instance you should avoid 

washing your face close to the time you leave 

the house. In -20 the pores freeze and you 

soon feel and look ten years older. Suddenly 

school runs can become difficult, the Tube or 

bus arriving late can become a nightmare. A 

melancholic mood is par for the course, as 

well as a more sombre look to those who are 

seriously affected by the loss of light at this 

darker and colder period of the year. 

For some people it can be quite a serious 

and tough part of the year to get through 

and of course if you live in the very north 

of Sweden, Lapland where ‘Santa’ lives 

for instance, you will do well to see more 

than a few hours of stark daylight each day. 

However, this is only half of the story... 

The winter also brings strong, bright and 

sunny blue-skied days, a rich blue seldom 

seen in many parts of the world. A blue 

colour that is familiar and homely to 

Scandinavians, one that is a reminder 

of their place in the world. These winter 

days can make you feel like you are 

in the middle of summer yet leave you 

chilled, as of course it is still -15 



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of Scandinavia 

degrees. These days lead people to be out and 

about from dawn and to announce over a hot 

chocolate that this is their favourite time of the 

year. The picturesque painting of contrasting 

colours, the blue (sky), white (snow) coverings 

and a strong yellow sun is truly not to be 

missed and is a treat come Saturday morning. 

These picturesque days also highlight the 

popularity of the winter sports many people 

crave for these days. My family now spends 

these days skiing and skating around the large 

frozen lakes with the other 101 adults, kids and 

dogs. You only need two hours of such fun to 

feel like you have had a fantastic weekend and 

that is the real trick, as of course when you 

set off for the office on a Monday morning you 

need these days. 

The Swedish summer offers many ‘hidden 

gems’ and is when the locals come out of their 

shells. One of the benefits of moving to a new 

country is that the honeymoon period presents 

many pleasant surprises. You hit the ground 

running if you arrive in Sweden during a strong 

summer and if you are lucky like myself you 

may have some weeks to explore. The locals 

are happiest at this time of year, they divide 

their time out in the forest and at the lake. 

They are to be found at their summer houses, 

amongst the wildlife, picking berries and 

searching for quality mushrooms. The Dutch 

and Germans are regulars to the south of 

Sweden. Why? Because they have found the 

secret white beaches on the coast of Skåne. 

Stockholm has its famous Archipelago 

comprising of 24,000 islands, many are large 

rocks but beautiful regardless. You rarely feel 

you are in Europe on certain days amongst 

these islands. Take in an outdoor theatre 

show on a small Island (Fäderholmen) and 

your backdrop is a ferry sailing between the 

islands. It truly is a marvellous sight. 

The weather can be very warm and the 

strong blue skies and long days have the 

opposite effect of the dark winter days. The 

infamous midsummer’s night is just like it is 

told in the fairytales. It never goes dark and 

when you travel home from the activities late at 

night, you can marvel at how light it still is. 

As summers are short, Scandinavians take 

long holidays for four weeks as a necessity 

and time outdoors is maximised every day. 

Every minute possible is spent under the sky. 

The culture of the country really comes across 

during this period as this is when the locals feel 

most at home. 

Ultimately for the people of Scandinavia the 

strong seasons are a major part of who they 

are and after a couple of years you soon begin 

to understand why. 

Jamie Johnson 

Expat Brit living in Stockholm 



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Come and celebrate 

your marriage... 

You are invited to a 

Marriage Celebration Service on June 8 

at 2pm at St Chad’s Church 

For? All couples wishing to celebrate their 

marriage whether married in our church or 

another place. 

Why? The blessing of the couples attending 

our Centenary Celebration Service in 

2012 for those married in St Chad’s was 

appreciated so much that we want to give 

other couples living in our parish a similar 

opportunity this year. 

Is a personal invitation needed? No, this 

is your invitation but we would appreciate 

notice to give an idea of names and 

numbers intending to come. Please call the 

Church Office on 274 5086 or email office@ 

stchads.org 

Does it have to be a special celebration? 

No! Last year one couple had already 

celebrated 70 years and for another couple it 

was about 70 days! 

If you feel blessed, join us and give 

thanks to God with others who also wish to 

celebrate. 

Light refreshments will be served. 

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I’m often told that I’ve chosen 

a good career, since ‘people 

will always be ill’. That may 

be true, but in General Practice 

the art of the job is realising that 

only a small proportion of the 

patients you see are seriously ill; 

the majority need assessment, 

reassurance, a good ear and a 

kind word. The tricky bit is knowing 

which patients are which. 

There are 

seasonal trends to 

the presentation 

of patients. For 

example, New Year 

sees a surge of 

interest in smoking 

cessation support 

as post-Christmas guilt hits home. 

For those who genuinely wish to 

stop smoking, the latest tablet, 

Champix, seems to work - but be 

aware that without real willpower, 

all the patches, tablets, lozenges, 

inhalators and gum are a waste of 

time. 

April sees an end to the runny 

noses of winter viruses, to be 

replaced by, erm, the runny noses 

of hay fever. We hand out gallons 

of nasal sprays, eye drops and 

antihistamine tablets. I have a 

rule that any patient who wears 

sunglasses to see their GP is 

stylistically misguided, but severe 

hay fever is one exception I allow. 

As Wimbledon’s overpriced 

strawberries are being served, 

my patients’ thoughts turn to 

their summer holidays. Many of 

them decamp to a caravan on the 

Lincolnshire coast for the summer. 

They still keep in touch though - 

Skegness A&E department sends 

a letter telling me how they injured 

themselves falling off a donkey. 

Other patients choose a cruise, 

forgetting that dear old Norovirus 

“The desire to take 

medicine is perhaps 

the greatest feature 

which distinguishes 

man from animals” 

William Osler 

is a keen traveller too. What 

started out as a cross between 

the Hilton and Las Vegas on the 

high seas descends into a floating 

re-enactment of a scene from the 

Crimean War as the supply of 

toilets runs low. Do remember to 

carry your alco-gel hand spray at 

all times… 

I also feel sorry for poor patients 

telling me ‘I’ve just come back 

from Egypt’ and the 

bottom has fallen 

out of their world (or 

possibly the other 

way round). Please 

stick to the bottled 

water. 

The golden brown 

crunch of Autumn leaves heralds 

our flu jab campaign - trying to 

vaccinate 1500 patients in just a 

few short weeks. We now operate 

this as several factory-line style 

open days, hoping to jab hundreds 

of patients in one go. There’s a 

large banner across the front of 

the surgery advertising this. 

To improve our numbers, this 

year we’ve changed ‘Get your 

flu vaccination here’, to ‘X-factor 

Auditions this way. Meet Simon!’. 

Fingers crossed… 

Dr Rob Corker 

The Seasonal Work of a GP 



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What does it mean to Follow? 

At St Chad’s 

after Easter 

we will be 

piloting a new 

course written 

by the Bishop 

of Sheffield to 

help people 

understand and 

engage with the 

Christian faith. 

The first six 

weeks will be 

looking at the 

promises that 

are made at 

baptism. 

If you would 

like to find out 

more about what 

it means to be 

a Christian and 

would like to 

do so without 

commitment and 

in an informal 

setting, then 

please contact 

Toby via the 

church office on 

0114 274 5086. 

An opportunity to explore what it means 

to follow Jesus Christ 

Saturdays @ 10.30am at St Chad’s 

27 April - Do you turn to Christ? 

4 May - Do you believe and trust in God the Father? 

11 May - Do you believe in his son Jesus Christ? 

18 May - Do you believe in the Holy Spirit 

25 May - Do you repent your sins? 

1 June - Do you renounce evil? 



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Seasonal eating can be at 

its most challenging in the 

spring months, the time of 

year often referred to by British 

farmers as the ‘hungry gap’. 

As the days grow longer, and 

hopefully warmer, our desire for 

sustaining hearty soups and other 

root based recipes starts to wane. 

We long for crisp spring greenery 

and salads but 

of course the 

fledgling new 

season crops 

need some of that 

sunshine to grow, 

so it can take a 

little while for them 

to catch up with our 

changing tastes. 

While April does 

not have the hectic 

fruit and veg growth 

of the summer months, there are 

still some real gems to be found, if 

you know what to look for. Spring 

greens are both flavourful and 

versatile, and cook in minutes; try 

them shredded and stir-fried with 

garlic, chilli and ginger. Rhubarb 

makes its first appearance around 

now too, but don’t pigeon hole 

it into a crumble. Cooked with 

sugar, white wine and butter it 

makes a tasty sauce for pork or 

mackerel, or braised in orange 

juice and sugar and then folded 

into whipped cream makes for a 

dreamy fruit fool. 

As we reach the end of April 

and move into May, we start our 

celebration of that most seasonal 

of crops; Asparagus. Peter 

Richardson at the Riverford 

farm in Yorkshire decided 

to have a go at growing this 

delicate crop six years ago 

and had his first crop in 2010. 

Although Yorkshire is not wellknown 

for asparagus growing, 

Riverford on Home Farm has 

the nutrient -rich soils that this 

challenging vegetable needs 

and what seemed like a rather 

risky venture, has happily been 

successful. 

When it comes to cooking 

your asparagus, brevity is best. 

After washing and 

snapping off the ends 

of the spears (they 

can be woody near 

the base), keep 

cooking short and 

simple. Steam for 

2-4 minutes, boil 

in a deep pan of 

salted water for 2-3 

minutes (stems in 

the water, tips in 

the steam above), 

or roast with salt and 

olive oil at 200°c for 5-7 minutes. 

Once you’ve enjoyed the purist’s 

version, there are companion 

flavours and textures that can 

move the culinary experience up 

a notch. Visit our website www. 

riverford.co.uk for creative dishes 

such as roasted asparagus with 

hazelnut dressing, asparagus 

with lemon crumbs or asparagus, 

purple sprouting broccoli, herb 

and mozzarella frittata. 

Mary and Chris Watson 

riverford.co.uk/homefarm 

Seasonal Foods 



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Seasons in the Bible 

Geologically it is reasonable 

to conclude that the reason 

we have different seasons: 

spring, summer, autumn and 

winter, is a result of the earth’s 

rotation around the sun and the 

position of its axis of rotation. This 

tells us the “how”. But what about 

the “why”? 

According to the Holy Bible, 

when God created the heavens 

and the earth He said, “Let there 

be lights in the expanse of the 

heavens to separate the day from 

the night. And let them be for signs 

and for seasons, and for days and 

years” (Genesis 1:14). 

It seems that God had reasons 

for the seasons! Seasons are 

so important that God made this 

promise: “As long as the earth 

endures, seedtime and harvest, 

cold and heat, summer and winter, 

day and night will never cease” 

(Genesis 8:22). 

My question is: why do we have 

seasons? I think the answer has 

something to do with God’s plan 

for us to have a rhythm to our 

lives. There are times when we 

need to work; but we also need 

time to rest and have fun. If you 

are a workaholic then you’ve 

probably felt frustrated 

when illness has 

kept you at 

home instead of work. Yet maybe 

your body is telling you to stop and 

have a break! In the same way, 

our cold and dark winters force 

us to sometimes stay indoors 

and rest of an evening, instead of 

staying up late and getting on with 

things. 

However, with our modern 

technology, flexible working hours, 

the demands of modern day life, 

and 24/7 TV and entertainment, 

it’s no wonder that stress and 

illness seem to be increasingly 

commonplace, as we are living out 

of touch with God’s original plan 

for us to follow the patterns of His 

created seasons. But I think there 

is something deeper about why 

God made seasons, and I can put 

in no better than the words of “The 

Teacher” … 

There is a time for everything, and 

a season for every activity under the 

heavens: 

a time to be born and a time to die, 

a time to plant and a time to uproot, 

a time to kill and a time to heal, 

a time to tear down and a time to 

build, 

a time to weep and a time to laugh, 

a time to mourn and a time to dance, 

a time to scatter stones and a time to 

gather them, 

a time to embrace and a time to 

refrain from embracing, 

a time to search and a time to give 

up, 

a time to keep and a time to throw 

away, 

a time to tear and a time to mend, 

a time to be silent and a time to 

speak, 

a time to love and a time to hate, 

a time for war and a time for 

peace. 

(Ecclesiastes 3:1-8) 

Daren Craddock. 



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miracles, near death experiences, During this fast Yun was repeatedly 

torture and escaping from impossible tortured, humiliated and beaten by 

situations. 

Prison Guards and fellow prisoners. In 

Advent 

Brother Yun experienced 

windows 

all these, prison violent and dangerous men 

after following God‟s calling since the observed Yun‟s faith and obedience 

age of 16. Through illegal house to God. They realised that he was not 

churches he helped spread 

a criminal, just a committed Christian 

Christianity through China, whilst and came themselves into a deep and 

Many of you took to the streets of Bingham Road:Good 

evading the Chinese authorities who loving relationship with Jesus. 

Woodseats to see our Community King Wenceslas Looked 

Advent saw him Windows as a dangerous during criminal. Out; 14 Miraculous - 121 Holmhirst and loving interventions 

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Services at St Chad’s 

 

Sunday Services 

The 9am Service 

● Traditional in style 

● Includes Holy Communion, a sermon & hymns 

● Includes refreshments afterwards 

● Taken from Common Worship: Holy Communion 

 

the Lifted, 10.30am 11am Service 

● Informal and relaxed in style 

● An emphasis on families 

● Includes music, led by a band 

● Includes Refreshments refreshments served from before 10.15-10.45am 

the service 

 

Weekday Services 

Morning Prayers 

• Monday to Thursday at 9am 

Evening Prayers 

• Monday to Thursday at 5pm 

The Thursday 10am Service 

• Traditional in style 

• Taken from Common Worship: Holy Communion 

• Includes Holy Communion, a sermon & hymns 

• Held in the Lady Chapel at the back of church 

 

Other Services 

 

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A Time to be Still 

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April 24 and May 22 from 7.15 to 8pm 

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Climate change may not be making a 

huge difference to our lives in Sheffield, 

but across the world the changing 

seasons mean changing lives for a 

huge number of people. 

Christian aid agency Tearfund - which is supported by St Chad’s 

- is working to help those affected and look at ways the impacts 

of climate change can be reduced. Here a member of the Tearfund 

team tells us why they feel our changing climate and changing 

seasons are such an important issue. 

Climate change is having a 

dramatic and harmful effect 

on communities in developing 

countries. An estimated 325 million 

people are seriously affected by 

climate change every year. This 

number is set to double within 20 

years. 

One of the main problems is that 

rainfall is becoming increasingly 

erratic. Communities are having to 

deal with periods of drought followed 

by devastating floods (similar to the 

UK’s weather last year) more and 

more frequently. Obviously this has a 

massive impact on people’s ability to 

grow food and feed their families. 

At Tearfund we have published 

a new report, Dried Up, Drowned 

Out 2012, in which communities 

across Africa, Asia and Latin America 

describe what it means to live with 

climate change. 

We first heard from these 

communities in 2005, and in 2012 

we re-visited them to see what has 

changed. 

The report has stories from 

people whose lives are very much 

affected by climate change, like Silas 

Ndayisaba in Rwanda. 

Fifty-two-year-old Silas lives 

in Rukiri village in the east of the 

country. He has been a farmer since 

he was 16. He’s seen a lot of change 

in that time. 

“When the weather is good, I have 

produce to sell. But this year the 

harvest wasn’t good because of the 

flash floods,” he says. 

“The weather is less predictable 

and the drought means that we have 

a lot less food. Things have changed 

in the last 20 years. Thirty years ago, 

we had good harvests and could 

predict the weather patterns. In those 

days, beans cost 40 RWF (4p) but 

now they cost 450 RWF (47p).” 

This represents a more than 

tenfold increase in a country where 

the average income is about £320 

per year. 

“Twenty years ago, we could plan,” 

says Silas. “Today we can’t. Prices 

have gone up. I buy less and I only 

eat twice a day.” 

People can get involved in 

Tearfund’s work on Climate Change 

and its effects in a variety of ways. 

The IF campaign includes 

an ‘ask’ to politicians to look 

for new sources of money 

to help people in developing 

countries adapt to climate 

change. 

Tearfund also runs initiatives 

such as the Carbon Fast during 

Lent, which has some 

great suggestions 

for how people 

can reduce their 

carbon footprint. 

To find out 

more, go to www. 

tearfund.org 

Pictured right is 

Silas Ndayisaba 

Changing Seasons 



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It is about this time of year that 

a sense of excitement begins 

to build. It’s not just because 

the days are getting longer and we 

can look forward to the summer, 

but that there are signs of a new 

season and fresh challenges just 

round the corner. This is a time of 

looking through seed catalogues, 

checking the equipment, cleaning 

and disinfecting the greenhouse. 

As I look at the allotment I can 

see signs that things are beginning 

to come to life. Buds are appearing 

on the trees, the soil is beginning 

to warm up and the weeds are 

beginning to appear - well, I never 

said everything was perfect. 

Each season brings a different set 

of joys to the allotmenteer. In the late 

spring most things are in the ground 

and beginning to put down roots and 

look a little livelier than when they 

were put in. Most of the planning is 

behind and there a just a few things 

such as butternut squash to move 

from the greenhouse when the time 

is right. 

The summer season is a double 

delight because all that is needed 

is a little watering and some 

maintenance. The weeds are still 

doing their best to dominate but with 

our trusty hoe we can keep them at 

bay. Some plants need tying up and 

others need keeping in their place 

but generally it is a time to potter 

and think about what works well and 

what could be improved upon. It is 

a double blessing because now is 

the time that picking is at fever pitch 

and we can give our excess to our 

friends and neighbours. My wife is 

constantly freezing and pickling and 

it is not unusual to have seven or 

eight different vegetables with the 

Sunday dinner. 

The autumn season is one of my 

favourites because by October most 

of the harvest is safely gathered in 

with just a few of the most hardy 

vegetables still in the ground to see 

us through the winter. The autumn 

raspberries are still going strong 

and providing a real treat with my 

‘healthy’, if rather dull, breakfast 

cereal. This is a time to return the 

soil to its natural state ready for the 

winter. The other reason is that we 

have stopped fighting the weeds. 

Not because we have won, that is a 

battle we will never win, but because 

they have laid down their seed and 

having done their job, have flown 

south for the winter - at least I think 

that is where they go. 

And winter? Well that is a time 

when both the allotment and I 

rest. No more trudging down but a 

general sitting at home watching the 

days grow shorter and knowing that 

everything in the allotment is resting 

ready to burst into life next year. 

On the allotment everything is 

seasonal … except the pigeons. 

They are no respecter of the 

seasons and all year round they 

enviously eye up my veg under their 

protective nets and plot how they 

can get inside. You cannot turn your 

back for a minute as they go around 

testing your defences. They will 

sit on the nets in gangs until they 

apply enough pressure to be able 

to reach the most succulent parts of 

the plants. Do I sound bitter? No it’s 

just one of the many challenges that 

make having an allotment such fun! 

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The rhythms of the 

Come into St Chad’s on any Sunday 

and you will be struck by the 

colourful cloth over Communion 

Table at the east end of the church. 

Most of the time you come in it will be 

green, but sometimes it will be purple, 

white or red. For two days of the year 

it will be uncovered. At certain times 

of the year you will see the church 

building adorned with flowers (and not 

just when there has been a wedding). 

At other times it will be deliberately 

sparse. 

These changes in decoration are 

not done purely at the whim of the 

vicar or the flower arrangers, but they 

signify a change in the season of the 

church’s life, and as such are an aid to 

worshippers in our prayer and praise. 

I like to think of these changes as a 

rhythm that pulses through the year. 

The Church’s year begins at the 

beginning of December in the season of 

Advent as we prepare both for Christmas 

and for the return of Jesus Christ as 

King and Judge. The season is one of 

both expectation and preparation with 

purple used as the dominant colour. In 

Roman times purple was an imperial 

colour, and the purple of advent is there 

to prepare us for the coming of God. 

Advent ends on 25th December with the 

great feast of Christmas. Christmas, 

as the carol reminds us, lasts twelve 

days, and ends with “Twelfth Night”, or 

the feast of Epiphany (Epiphany means 

“manifestation” and it celebrates the wise 

men visiting the baby Jesus as well as 

Jesus’ baptism and his “manifestation” 

as the Son of God). As befits a season 

of celebration the colour is usually white 

or gold. 

Mid to late February will see the 

onset of Lent and an altogether more 

sombre time. The church is stripped 

of flowers and purple is once again 

the colour - though not this time as an 

imperial purple, but as a penitential 

purple. During the seven weeks of Lent 

we reflect on Jesus’ experiences of trials 

and temptations as well as his journey 

towards Jerusalem and the cross. 

Christians often give up a luxury over 

Lent as a way of focussing our minds on 

our own discipleship and call to follow 

Jesus. 

The final week of Lent sees the focus 

on Jesus’ death intensify and on the 

Sunday before Easter (Palm Sunday), 

the colour changes to red, symbolic of 

blood and sacrifice. Finally on Maundy 

Thursday, in a moving service of Holy 

Communion, the church is stripped of all 

decoration, leaving nothing but an empty 

table. We now reach the most solemn 

part of the year - Good Friday, the 

commemoration of Jesus’ death - and 

for two days the Church is left bare and 

seemingly lifeless. 

Then on Easter Sunday life bursts 

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year 

and gold/white decoration. This is the 

high point of the Christian year when 

Jesus’ resurrection and defeat of death 

is celebrated for seven weeks (Easter 

lasts as long as Lent - something which 

we too often forget!). Easter ends with 

Ascension Day (Jesus returns to God, the 

Father) and the celebration is completed 

on the day of Pentecost (50 days after 

Easter) when Christians celebrate the 

coming of the Holy Spirit and the birth of 

the Church. Pentecost is often referred to 

as Whitsun, or White Sunday, not because 

the colour in the church is white (in fact 

it’s red) but because it is a traditional time 

for baptisms, and baptismal candidates 

traditionally wear white. 

Finally, having celebrated Jesus’ 

resurrection, ascension and the gift of the 

Holy Spirit, the church enters the lengthy 

period called Trinity, celebrated by the 

colour green. This then takes us through 

to Advent and a new year. 

In Medieval times these seasonal 

changes were helpful in explaining to 

the often illiterate worshipper the story 

of God’s love for humankind as shown in 

Jesus. The sixteenth century Reformation, 

with its suspicion of anything that wasn’t 

expressly written in the Bible, got rid of 

many seasonal celebrations, only for 

them to return slowly during the course 

of the Nineteenth Century. Some 

churches today pay very little attention 

to the seasons of the Church, perhaps 

finding them unnecessary in today’s 

world. Personally I find them helpful 

rhythms, enabling me to reflect on Jesus’ 

story, his birth, his death and his mighty 

resurrection. The celebratory times of 

Easter, Pentecost and Christmas are made 

all the more so because of the times of 

reflection and preparation preceding them. 

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Where’s that from..? 

Ne’er cast a clout till May be out 

Meaning - never discard your cosy winter 

clothing until you can feel confident that 

warmer weather has come. 

Derived from - an old English proverb 

first seen in print in 1723 in Dr. Thomas 

Fuller’s “Gnomologia”, but it was probably 

in use before that. The word “clout” had 

three meanings in those days - a blow to 

the head (which is still in use today) a clod 

of earth and a piece of cloth, or clothing. 

Obviously the latter meaning is intended in 

this proverb. However, there is some doubt 

as to the meaning of “till May be out”. Some 

people think that the words refer to the end 

of the month of May. Others believe they 

mean when the Hawthorn flowers (also 

known as May blossom) have begun to 

bloom, which they can do from late April/ 

early May onwards. However, the general 

consensus of opinion is that the correct 

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When I was a young man I 

was very interested in sport, 

playing football until my 

mid-30s, tennis every summer and 

occasional games of cricket. I also 

played rugby for my school. My brief 

hockey career ended in a broken 

thumb. My boxing career was even 

briefer but that’s another story... 

I was mad on sport, watching 

my local football team every week, 

travelling to away matches and even 

attending reserve team and youth 

team fixtures. I watched Match of 

the Day on BBC and The Big Match 

on ITV. In the summer I watched 

Test matches and the emergence of 

the John Player and 40 over cricket 

every Sunday….in the summer. 

Yes, that’s right…..cricket was for 

the summer, football and rugby 

happened in winter. 

I recall sporting heroes who 

played football at the top level in 

winter and cricket, also at the top 

level, in summer. Three of them 

played for Worcestershire - Phil 

Neal, Lincoln City; Ted Hemsley, 

Sheffield United; Jim Cumbes, 

West Bromwich Albion. Chris 

Balderstone, Carlisle United and 

Leicestershire was another one. 

Even Ian Botham had a few games 

for Scunthorpe United. I suppose 

Denis Compton was the best 

example of dual-sport genius. 

In those days the football season 

started in late August and teams 

played one friendly match to get 

them fit and ready. The season 

always finished with the Cup Final 

in May. Cricket then began until late 

August. So players with dual skills 

could reach the top in two sports. 

Now the world of sporting seasons 

has been turned upside down. 

Probably because of the lure of 

money and the influence of TV, 

footballers seem to get about 2 

weeks off in June before friendly 

matches begin in July. Cricket starts 

in early April (often accompanied by 

frost and snow) and finishes in late 

September. 

Rugby League is now a summer 

sport. The reason for this, 

apparently, is that games were 

being played in mud and supporters 

stopped turning out if it was raining! 

Again, I think the financiers had 

something to do with it as well. 

Indoor cricket and tennis are very 

popular - in winter! 

Cricket seems to be played 

all year round, and players who 

are not picked for the plethora of 

international teams and the Indian 

Premier League shoot off to South 

Africa or Australia during winter to 

ply their trade. The Ashes, which is 

traditionally played every four years, 

is going to be every two years soon. 

I predict that eventually, supporters, 

among whom I no longer count 

myself, will vote with their feet. It is 

already happening. How many times 

do those who own Sky TV turn on to 

an international cricket match with 

very few spectators in evidence. In 

addition, the Olympics factor and 

coverage on TV of other sports will 

make it very competitive. 

Oh how I long for the good old 

days, when you knew which season 

it was by the type of sport being 

played around you - on TV or in the 

park. Go to any park in Sheffield 

and you find balls being kicked 

about in summer and winter alike. 

The late Frank Dobson, former head 

teacher at Abbey Lane School, 

banned football in summer. 

Perhaps it’s me. Perhaps 

I need to change. No 

thanks, I have my 

memories and 

there are scores of 

excellent books 

that allow me 

to wallow in 

nostalgia. 

David 

Manning 

Sporting Seasons 



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The Long Song 

by Andrea Levy 

ISBN 0755359429 

This was the first Andrea 

Levy book I had 

read and despite the 

harrowing subject matter 

of “slavery” it was a very 

moving, at times heartbreaking, 

yet sometimes 

humorous and heart-warming 

story. It portrays the sheer 

strength of character of many 

of the plantation slaves, this 

particular plantation being in 

Jamaica. 

The story is told by 

80-year-old Miss July – a 

spirited, feisty lady, who is 

a former slave born as a 

result of rape by the white 

plantation manager or 

“Massa” on her mother who 

worked in the fields. Like 

the other women she was 

subjected to rape as a matter 

of course. 

July portrays a colourful 

picture of domestic life on 

“Amity” plantation, with an 

emphasis on how slavery 

affected the lives of black 

and white, old and young 

people. It also highlights 

many of the events which 

eventually led to the abolition 

of slavery in Jamaica. The 

story is heart-breaking 

when you read how some 

of the lighter-skinned slaves 

(born as a result of rape by 

a white man) actually saw 

themselves as better than 

their darker-skinned peers, 

and in fact this resulted in 

them having jobs in 

the large plantation 

houses rather than 

having to work 

in the fields and 

be subjected to 

brutality. 

This is a 

beautifullywritten 

story with 

many colourful 

characters and 

events and a 

book I would 

very much 

recommend. 

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St Chad’s 3rd 

Age Book Club 

Book 

Review 

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A poetical journey through 

As a schoolboy I was a reluctant reader 

of poetry, for English homework we 

sometimes had to select and read out 

a poem in front of the class. I spent many 

an hour in our local public library scanning 

random books in the poetry section hoping 

to find that perfect piece of verse. It was 

here that I accidentally discovered the 

Great War poets. These often featured in 

my readings and an anthology of Wilfred 

Owen’s poems is the only poetry book I 

possess today. 

Subsequently, as a student of science, I 

was considered semi-literate and for many 

years I had very few encounters with poetry, 

except for that great educator the BBC 

and its weekly programme ‘Poetry Please‘ 

(Radio 4 Sundays at 4.30pm) which kept 

alive my interest in verse. 

Later, when I was preparing prayers for 

Sunday church services, I found myself 

looking for poetry to add to my prayers. 

Why, after all, try to compose your own 

words when someone has already done 

it and far more eloquently. Searching the 

internet allowed me to seek out verse on 

any topic. As I was preparing prayers 

regularly throughout the year, it was only 

natural that poems about the seasons 

emerged. 

In January I used ‘The Coming of 

the Magi’ and while it focused on the 

Epiphany and the death of Jesus, it also 

describes a journey in the cold of winter 

and even the kind of thaw we saw a few 

weeks ago. 

Wet, below the snow line, smelling of 

vegetation; 

With a running stream and a water-mill 

beating the darkness, 

And three trees on the low sky, 

TS Elliot 

Many poets were inspired by the earth’s 

re-birth in spring and while I have never 

used Wordsworth in prayers, his description 

of daffodils could as easily be the flowers in 

the nave of the church at Easter as those on 

the sides of Ullswater in his original poem. 

Continuous as the stars that shine 

And twinkle on the milky way, 

They stretched in never-ending line 

Along the margin of a bay: 

Ten thousand saw I at a glance, 

Tossing their heads in sprightly dance 

William Wordsworth 

Verses for summer are a different thing, 

perhaps it’s the hot weather, the poet turns 

languid and sensuous 

Oh! how I love, on a fair summer’s eve 

Keats 

‘A cold coming we had of it, 

Just the worst time of the year 

For a journey, and such a long 

journey: 

The ways deep and the weather 

sharp, 

The very dead of winter.’ 

Then at dawn we came down to a 

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the seasons 

Shall I compare thee to a summer’s 

day? 

Thou art more lovely and more 

temperate 

Shakespeare 

Not quite the thing for morning prayers, 

though once, when lacking inspiration I 

was able to paraphrase the summer classic 

The Lion and Albert into my prayers 

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There were no wrecks and nobody 

drownded 

In fact nothing to pray about at all 

Stanley Holloway 

And so to autumn, often I have led the 

prayers in early November and have been 

inevitably drawn back to the works of 

Wilfred Owen though is works covered 

all the seasons for example’ Spring 

Offensive’ it is to the cold rain, wind and 

mud of autumn that I am always drawn 

The poignant misery of dawn begins to 

grow 

We only know war lasts, rain soaks 

and clouds sag stormy 

Dawn massing in the east her 

melancholy army 

Attacks once more in ranks of 

shivering ranks of grey 

But nothing happens 

Wilfred Owen 

And so the year comes 

round again and with each one 

the challenge of composing 

seasonal prayers and the 

opportunity to explore again 

the seasonal poems, who 

knows what may hit the spot 

next time a sonnet perhaps or 

maybe a limerick? 

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Registers 2013 

Baptism 

February 

24 Freya Esme Buckley 

Wedding 

January 

5 Timothy Henry Thorlby and 

Katie Elaine Mcavoy 

Funerals 

January 

14 David Robert Bruce Foster 

(70) 

February 

6 Charles Callum (76) 

l If you have recently had a new 

baby and would like to celebrate that 

baby’s birth with a service in church then 

please come to one of our thanksgiving 

and baptism mornings at St Chad’s. 

The morning will explain the difference 

For Weddings and Funerals 

You don’t have to be a churchgoer to 

have a wedding in church or be 

‘religious’ to have a dignified and 

meaningful funeral service at St Chad’s. 

If you live in the Woodseats or Beauchief 

area, St Chad’s would be delighted to help 

you, whether it is planning the Big Day or 

saying goodbye to a loved one. 

For weddings please contact St Chad’s 

church office. For funerals please tell your 

funeral director that you would like to have 

a church service. 

between the two services and give 

parents an opportunity to ask any 

questions. 

Please call the church office on 

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Contacts @ St Chad’s 

CHURCH OFFICE 9 Linden Avenue 274 5086 

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