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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. 

Here’s where to find us: 

Abbey Lane 

Linden Avenue 

Church 

House 

Abbey Lane 

School 

St Chad's 

Church & 

Church 

Office 

Please note: The inclusion of adverts in Impact does not mean the advertisers are 

endorsed by St Chad’s Church. 

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With small class sizes, 

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Outstanding academic 

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The “all-in” cost of a wedding now averages a shade 

over £18 000. This includes the honeymoon, which 

at an average of £3 500 is fairly hefty in itself (long 

gone are the days when a honeymoon was a three day 

trip to Torquay). The wedding venue and catering cost 

near £6 000 and the rest of the cost is made up with all 

the paraphernalia that a modern wedding demands these 

days. 

It is no wonder, then, that over the last few years 

weddings have been called off and postponed due to 

unemployment or other financial hardship. It is also 

no wonder, that given the cost, many couples decide 

against marriage and instead opt to put the money 

towards a deposit for a house. 

The cost of celebrating is soaring. Post-baptismal 

parties are now often elaborate, as are special wedding anniversaries, 

graduation parties or other significant markers in life. There is a growing 

industry in professional celebration organisers and suppliers – it is after all 

the background of the Duchess of Cambridge’s parents. 

But celebrating should surely not be confined to the big events in life 

– and it is a great shame if really important events such as weddings 

and baptisms are put aside because the cost of celebrating is too much. 

Priorities seem to have been twisted somewhat. 

I am a great believer in celebrating regularly and often. That means 

celebrating the small things in life as well as the big things. Wedding 

anniversaries are great – but why not also celebrate engagement 

anniversaries. I have a friend who celebrates the same day every 

month being married to his wife. They have celebrated their wedding 

over 100 times now! I believe in celebrating the small achievements in 

life – finishing a redecoration, a job promotion or a good appraisal. I am 

reminded of one vicar whose advice to a newly married couple was that 

they ensure that at all times a bottle of champagne is kept in the fridge, as 

you may never know when you need it! 

In Christianity the word “celebrate” also has a technical 

meaning, which is to preside at Holy Communion. In 

fact the technical word for Holy Communion, Eucharist, 

is Greek for Thanksgiving. So each Sunday when I 

preside at Holy Communion, I am in fact celebrating at 

a thanksgiving. The thanksgiving in this case being for 

the God’s goodness and love shown us in Jesus Christ. 

As I said, I celebrate regularly and often – at least once 

a Sunday! And on plenty of other occasions as 

well. So find an excuse to raise a glass this 

week. God is good. 

Rev Toby Hole, 

Vicar, St Chad’s Church, Woodseats 

December 2013/ 

January 2014 

Delivered free to 5,250 homes in S8 

A Time for Celebrating 

St Chad’s Church, Linden Avenue, Woodseats 

Church Office: 9 Linden Avenue, Sheffield S8 0GA 

Tel: (0114) 274 5086 

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Where do Santa’s little helpers 

go to get fit? 

The elf club! 

A shopper lost 

her handbag 

in the bustle 

of Christmas 

shopping. It 

was found by 

an honest young 

boy and returned 

to her. Looking in her 

purse, she commented, 

“Hmmm... That’s funny. 

When I lost my bag there 

was a £20 note in it. Now 

there are 20 £1 coins.” 

The boy quickly replied, 

“That’s right. Last time 

I found a lady’s purse, 

she didn’t have any 

change for a reward.” 

What 

do 

monkeys sing 

at Christmas? 

Jungle bells! 

What do 

snowmen do at 

the weekend? 

Chill out! 

That’s the best one-star hotel I’ve 

ever seen! 

What do elves do 

after school? 

Their gnome 

work! 

Young Sam thanked 

his uncle for the 

guitar he gave him for 

Christmas. “It’s the 

best present I ever 

got,” he said. 

“My mum gives me 

£1 a day not to play it 

during the day and dad 

gives me £5 a week not 

to play it at night!” 

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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. 

Lowedges. Meet at the Community 

Wing, Lowedges Junior School. 

Health Call 0114 Walks 203 9337. 

lMondays - 10am: Graves Park. 

National Meet the Council Animal for Farm Divorced, car park; 

Single lTuesdays and Widowed - 10.30am: Ecclesall 

Tuesdays Woods. Meet 8-11pm at Abbeydale 

Norton Industrial Country Hamlet; Club 

Club lThursdays offering friendship - 10.30am: and Lowedges. social 

Meet at the Community Wing, 

activities. 

Lowedges Junior School. 

 

& 

Call 

Call 

Magdalen 

0114 203 

on 

9337. 

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November 29 & 30 

January An Evening 30 - February of Christmas 5 Song 

AEGON and Merriment British Tennis by Woodseats Tour 

Graves Musical Tennis Theatre and Company Leisure Centre 

World Abbeydale ranked Sports players Club compete 

alongside 7.30pm local Sheffield players. 

An Call evening 0114 283 of songs 9900. from shows 

including South Pacific and The 

King and I, music from the rock ‘n’ 

February 

roll era and 

5 

the opportunity to join in 

Book favourite Sale Christmas songs. 

36 Tickets: Crawshaw Concert Grove, and Beauchief Pie and Peas 

10am-12pm supper £12, concert only £10. 

Good & Call quality 01246 second-hand 290499 or 0114 books 

for 2468242. sale in aid of the Alzheimer‟s 

Society. Donations of paperback 

novels November or biographies 30 in good 

condition Concert are with welcome Loxley Silver (but not Band 

larger 

Woodseats 

books 

Methodist 

due to space 

Church 

7.30 pm. 

limitations). 

A concert of Christmas music with 

a slot for audience requests and 

February interspersed 5 with people reading 

Free their Environmental favourite seasonal Activities stories. 

Millhouses Tickets are Park £8, £6 concessions and 

10.30am-12.30pm 

£3 for children. 

Obstacle Money raised course to and be donated stream to 

dipping H.A.R.C activities for 8 - 13 year 

olds. 

Call 0114 263 4335. 

February 12 

Free December Environmental 8 Activities 

Millhouses Sheffield Antiques Park Quarter 

1.30-3.30pm 

Vintage Christmas Market 

Abbeydale Picture House 

Nature quiz trail, stream dipping 

11am-5pm 

and 

A Christmas 

bug hunting 

Market 

activities 

with stalls 

for 8 - 13 

year selling olds. Retro, Vintage, Antiques and 

Arts. Call There 0114 will 263 also 4335. be local artisan 

foods, live music and mulled wine. 

February Admission 12 £1, children get in free. 

Free Environmental Activities 

Ecclesall December Woods 8 Sawmill 

10.30am-12.30pm 

Lowedges Christmas Market 

Nature 

Greenhill 

quiz 

& Bradway 

trail, stream 

Tenants 

dipping 

Meeting Hall 

and bug hunting activities for 8 - 13 

12-4pm 

year 

Food, 

olds. 

gift and craft stalls, music 

by Call Big Al’s 0114 Funhouse, 235 6348. a Christmas 

Show, carols and a brass band. 

February & 0114 237 204492 

Why Not Try A Bike 

Greenhil December Park 10 

10am-2pm Escafeld Chorale in Concert 

Rediscover All Saints’ Church, your cycling Ecclesall skills in 

Greenhill 

7.30pm 

Park. The rangers will 

A mixture of music and readings 

provide a bike, helmet and 

followed by seasonal refreshments. 

instruction. 

This concert 

Meet 

is in association 

at the Bowls 

Pavilion, with the Lost Greenhill Chord Park. charity which 

Booking works to is help essential. those suffering with 

dementia Call 0114 by using 283 9195. music. 

Beauchief Abbey Abbey holds holds a variety a 

of variety services of services. and anyone For is more 

welcome information to attend. see page For 12. more 

details see the Abbey notice 

board. 

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Tel: (0114) 274 5086 

Telephone: 0114 274 9101 

Email: thujopsis@aol.com 

Bill Anderson 

131 Holmhirst Road 

Sheffield S8 0GW 

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the Countess Judith. He has checked by another. There are 

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Christmas in hospital ... yesterday and today 

At the annual nurses’ reunion, 

talk as usual turned to times 

past and how things have 

changed. Christmas was always 

special and planning would begin 

in November when consultants 

and ward staff would select 

patients from the waiting list to 

be admitted over Christmas. 

The old, the frail and the lonely 

would have first choice. During 

December, Christmas dinner 

would be served to the junior 

staff by matron and the senior 

sisters. 

Matron had to light the brandy 

on the pudding and run round 

the room with it before the 

flames went out. Also during 

December each sister had 

a shopping day off and was 

given £5 to spend on extras 

for the ward or patients such 

as crackers or decorations. The 

Christmas trees – each around nine feet 

tall – were delivered on December 23 to 

be put up by the fitters with the electrician 

checking the lights. 

Christmas proper began on Christmas 

Eve when the decorations were put up. 

Each ward had a theme which was a 

closely-guarded secret and patients and 

doctors were all roped in to make the 

props. After supper the carol singing 

began and, capes wrapped tightly around 

us, we collected storm lanterns and hymn 

sheets from the porters’ lodge. The early 

birds also got mince pies and a glass of 

rum and green ginger to keep out the 

cold. Every ward was visited and we sang 

non-stop all the way round. The ward 

windows were opened so everyone could 

listen as we crossed the yard outside. 

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This photo has been loaned to us 

by Lynda Bralsford who can also 

remember the decorations being 

put up on the wards and Christmas 

celebrations in hospital. She is 

pictured in hospital aged six in 1950. 

Christmas Day began with a service 

in the chapel and we made sure each 

patient had 3d or 6d from the petty cash 

box for the collections. Father Christmas 

would arrive about 10am with a gift for 

every patient and student nurse courtesy 

of the hospital board and Westfield 

insurance scheme. He was followed by 

matron and the admin staff to judge the 

ward decorations and award prizes. Then 

at midday the dinner trolley arrived and 

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the consultant surgeon would don his 

gown and mask to carve the turkey. 

Everyone had Christmas dinner and 

staff also ate on the ward. There was 

always plenty left to put aside for the night 

staff. In the afternoon the consultants 

usually brought their families onto the 

ward for tea and then after visitors and 

supper everyone would gather round the 

piano to sing well-loved carols and songs 

until bed time. 

home & celebrations, and starting the 

long cold drive into work. This is soon 

forgotten though, when joining the 

effort to make the patient experience 

as festive as possible and sharing in 

the staff camaraderie. 

As a children’s doctor it has been 

a privilege in the small hours of the 

night: to see nurses stuff stockings 

with donated gifts for each child’s 

bed; to be present at the birth of 

Christmas babies; and even be part 

of a wider team resuscitating and 

transferring acutely unwell children in 

the back of an ambulance. 

You are sharing the experience of 

Christmas working with numerous 

people in all different roles and in all 

different locations, creating family 

where you are. 

As I am not working this Christmas, 

during all my chaos and preparation 

I will remember those who, whilst 

working, are finding different ways to 

share and celebrate together. Even 

if that is the simple act of toasting in 

the New Year with a fruit pastille in 

the back of an ambulance. After all, is 

that not what Christmas is about? 

Esther Corker 

So over our salmon tea we talked and 

remembered. Then someone said ‘Do you 

remember those Chantrey statues that 

stood outside? I wonder what happened 

to them.’ Nobody knew. Sir Francis 

Chantrey carved Faith and Hope in 1797 

and they stood either side of the door for 

nearly 200 years until the hospital closed. 

He never carved Charity – but then he 

didn’t need to, for she was always within! 

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Community Advent Calendar 2013 

It’s time to get your walking (or driving) 

shoes on again to visit all 24 of our 

Advent windows around Woodseats 

either day by day as they light up from the 

December 1 or as a tour round them all 

after December 24. I know of one family 

who have made it an annual New Year’s 

Day competition, and others who walk off 

the excesses of Christmas dinner, enjoying 

the windows as they go! 

This year we are really pleased to have 

new people decorating their windows and 

are especially excited that Abbey Lane 

Primary School is taking part. 

The competition is to find a hidden 

letter in each window, write them down 

in sequence and, when you have all of 

them, see what they spell out. Completed 

answers can be emailed to office@ 

stchads.org, or hand-delivered or posted 

to St Chad’s Church Office, St Chad’s 

Church, Linden Avenue S8 0GA by 

Sunday January 5. All correct answers will 

be put in a hat and a winner chosen. 

You do not have to be a member of a 

church to join in. 

If you think you would like to dress a 

window next year please let us know at St 

Chad’s Church Office and we will contact 

you nearer the time. 

We do hope you have a very happy and 

peaceful Christmas and that the windows 

are part of your celebrations. 

Joy WInks 

1st 

2nd 

3rd 

4th 

5th 

6th 

7th 

8th 

9th 

10th 

11th 

12th 

10 

Abbey Lane 

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The windows... 

56 Abbey Lane (Church House) 

Abbey Lane Primary School 

15 Camping Lane 

13 Marshall Road 

12 Bromwich Road 

60A Mitchell Road 

63 Moor View Road 

31 Linscott Road 


38 Holmhirst Drive 

The Ale House, Fraser Road 

8 Cawthorne Close 

12 

819 

9 18 7 

6 

20 

24 3 4 5 

1 

2 

21 

13th 

14th 

15th 

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17th 

18th 

19th 

20th 

21st 

22nd 

23rd 

24th 

13 

Chesterfield Road 

WOODSEATS 

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14 

15 

• This map is just meant 

as a guide and does not 

show the exact location of 

addresses. 

58 Fraser Crescent 

49 Chantrey Road 

15 Cross Chantrey Road 

13 Bingham Road 

34 Wellcar Road 


14 Linscott Road 

Linden House Flats, Linden Ave 

23 Harbord Road 

31 Strelley Avenue 

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Our services are based on the Book of Common Prayer 

December 2013 Services 

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1 Special Advent Service 11.00am Holy Communion 

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Sun 8 15 & 22 11.00am Holy Communion 

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Tues 24 7pm Christmas Eve Carol Service 

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A 

Jewish boy automatically 

becomes Barmitzvah on 

reaching the age of 13 and a 

girl becomes Batmitzvah on reaching 

the age of 12. Girls generally mature 

earlier than boys and this fact is 

reflected in the religious life of the 

Jewish people. 

‘Bar’ is ‘son’ in Aramaic which 

used to be the vernacular of ancient 

times. Barmitzvah means ‘son of 

the Commandment’ and Batmitzvah 

is ‘daughter of the commandment’. 

The term refers to those coming of 

age, however it is correct to refer to 

the ceremony itself and it is more 

likely to hear of someone having 

a Barmitzvah or being invited to a 

Batmitzvah. In preparation for these 

ceremonies the children have spent 

many years in Hebrew class to be 

able to read write and translate 

Hebrew pieces. Under Jewish 

law children are not obligated to 

keep the commandments and the 

Barmitzvah ceremony publicly marks 

the assumption of that obligation 

and gives the boys the right to take 

part in and be counted as part of a 

Minyan of ten for religious services. 

For both boys and girls it gives the 

right to form binding contracts and 

to testify before religious courts. 

The father then makes a special 

blessing to the effect that he is no 

longer responsible for his son’s, or 

daughter’s, sins now that he is a 

man and she is a woman. 

In the orthodox and traditional 

services, the boy is called up on 

the Sabbath to read the Maftir, his 

portion of the law in the Torah, and 

this is followed by his singing of the 

Haftara, a portion selected from one 

of the prophetic books of the bible. 

Both are read and sung in Hebrew. 

The Barmitzvah dates back to the 

14th Century and has always been 

for the boys becoming men. The 

girls had to wait until 1922 before 

their ceremony was introduced. Until 

recently the role of women in Jewish 

life was limited to the home and their 

part in the synagogue service was 

only brought on and developed by 

the Reform and Liberal communities. 

In the Sabbath orthodox services 

the girls still take no part and have a 

special Sunday service where they 

may join a group of their own age to 

be confirmed. The party following the 

service can be modest or ‘over the 

top’, depending on the parents’ view 

of their own social standing and the 

development of it in the community. 

The play, Barmitzvah Boy by 

Jack Rosenthal, tells the tale of a 

London taxi driver whose son is 

so unimpressed by the men in his 

life that he doesn’t want to become 

one. On the day that his parents 

have spent their life savings on 

an elaborate reception and, more 

specifically, on his mother’s dress, 

he goes missing and is not in the 

synagogue to be called up to read 

his portion of the Torah. His sister 

finds him in the park where he is 

reciting his Barmitzvah pieces while 

standing on his head. He sings them 

to her and she pronounces them 

perfect. The family go and see the 

Rabbi to explain what has happened. 

The mother is in tears and the 

father is thinking that he might 

have to sell his cab to finance the 

reception again. The Rabbi decides 

it is perfectly in order to make a 

prayer and sing your piece of the law 

while standing on your head in the 

park. He then pronounces that the 

Barmitzvah boy has become a man 

and the party can now go ahead. 

Stephen Swycher 

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Celebrating 100 Years 

As you may know, particularly 

if you read Impact regularly, 

2012 was the centenary 

of the consecration of St Chad’s 

church. What you may not know 

is that St Chad’s was not initially 

part of the diocese of Sheffield. 

Nor, despite it being in Derbyshire 

at the time, was it part of the 

diocese of Derby (which was not 

founded until 1927). It was part 

of the Diocese of Southwell which 

at the time covered much of what 

we now know as Nottinghamshire, 

north Derbyshire and some of 

South Yorkshire. 

However, St Chad’s was not 

part of this diocese for long. In 

1914 it was decided to form a new 

diocese covering the South Riding 

of Yorkshire with its cathedral as 

the parish church of the city of 

Sheffield. Next year therefore 

sees the centenary of the 

Diocese of Sheffield and 

celebrations will be taking 

place throughout South 

Yorkshire. 

The theme of the centenary 

celebrations will be that of 

pilgrimage and the dates and 

locations of the celebrations 

are listed on this page. 

The Bishop of Sheffield 

will be present at each 

event which will involve 

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both worship and activities for all 

ages. St Chad’s will particularly 

be involved in the celebration at 

Beauchief Abbey on 22 June and I 

hope that many will join us on that 

occasion. 

Rev Toby Hole 

2014 celebrations 

June 8 Sheffield Cathedral 

June 15 Waterways Museum 

June 22 Beauchief Abbey 

July 20 Conisborough Castle 

September 7 Roche Abbey 

September 14 Doncaster Minster 

September 28 Worsbrough Mill 

October 19 Rotherham Minster 

One of the things that has 

always fascinated me is how 

often food is at the centre of 

everything we celebrate whether it 

is a baptism, wedding, birthday or 

even as part of a funeral or some 

other event. 

Food is not only about providing 

us with nourishment but is also 

something that provides ‘cultural 

glue’. Just as a culture is identified 

by its language or its faith, it is 

also identified by the food that is 

traditionally used in its celebrations. 

If you doubt me just think of how 

Thanksgiving is celebrated in the 

USA and you will no doubt find the 

image of turkey irresistible. 

In some countries, especially 

Eastern Europe, carp is traditionally 

eaten at Christmas-time. I cannot 

imagine eating carp at anytime, but 

that is because it’s a cultural thing 

just like sprouts. Talking of sprouts, 

they too are traditional in a lot of 

European countries or countries 

which have a close relationship 

with us such as Australia or 

New Zealand, and they really 

are thought to have originated 

in Belgium – hence the name 

Brussels sprouts. However earlier 

varieties are thought to have been 

known to the Romans, so who 

knows? 

Weddings feasts also exhibit a 

different array of food depending 

on the culture of the country in 

which the marriage takes place. We 

may celebrate with a roast dinner 

and wedding cake – although that 

tradition is slowly being replaced 

with less formal dinners which may 

include fish and chips or even pork 

pie as the heart of the meal. 

In other countries traditions vary 

also. In Greece it may be goat 

whilst in Morocco it may well be 

lamb. In Thailand it could be a dish 

centred on rice and in Zimbabwe 

it may well be a traditional meat 

stew. My favourite is the Philippines 

where pork is traditionally used 

for the main course but the sweet 

course will be really sweet with 

a selection of traditional sugary 

puddings to promote a sweet 

marriage – how sweet! 

In some countries welcoming 

you with food is so much a part 

of the culture that people will feel 

they are insulting you if they do not 

feed you and that you are insulting 

them if you do not eat it. This can 

be a blessing as well as a curse. 

Once we took a Romanian family 

to visit their relatives in the north of 

Romania in a borrowed minibus. 

It was a lovely journey through 

the mountains and through lots of 

unspoilt countryside, although with 

a varying quality of unfenced roads 

through the mountain passes. 

Unfortunately, every time we were 

introduced to another family we 

were greeted by a table laden with 

food. Over the course of the first 

day we were offered, and had to 

accept, three breakfasts and three 

lunches as well as lots of other 

snacks and a hearty evening meal 

as well. We could have refused 

but realised that each family may 

well have spent the entire week’s 

food budget to feed us so it would 

have been churlish to refuse. 

Unfortunately we had to do it again 

the next day. 

It reminds me of another 

celebration - The Vicar of 

Dibley Christmas edition 

where Dawn French 

had to eat four 

Christmas 

dinners. Don’t 

worry if you 

missed it 

– I am sure 

it will be on 

again this 

year. 

Steve Winks 

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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 

 

Prayer Deeper and Praise 

A 

• 

monthly 

To Sunday, be held 

Sunday February on Monday 

evening 13 at June 

worship-based 7.30pm 20 and Monday 

event 

July 

18, 7.15-8pm 

giving you the opportunity to explore God in a 

• A contemplative and meditative form of worship 

deeper way. For details see www.stchads.org 

with Wednesday, the theme March Seeking 9 at Stillness 7.30pm with Jesus . 

Ash Wednesday Service 

M 

ick Herron has 

published six thrillers; 

the most recent, Slow 

Horses (2010), was 

shortlisted for the Crime Writers’ 

Association’s Ian Fleming Steel 

Dagger, awarded to the year’s best 

thriller, while his novella Dolphin 

Junction won the Ellery Queen 

Readers’ Award in 2009. Amy Hole 

asked him about his work… 

What started you writing fiction? 

It started with reading, of course. 

When I was young I preferred reading 

to real life, so wanting to write was a 

natural progression from that. I wrote 

stories as a child, poetry as a young 

adult, and started writing a novel once I 

realised I didn‟t actually need anyone‟s 

permission to do so. Reading is always 

a catalyst for the young. That‟s just one 

reason why the planned closure of so 

many libraries is a long-term disaster in 

the making. 

Why thrillers? 

I need a solid framework to hang 

everything on, otherwise 10.30am I flounder. I 

was 18 months into my one serious 

attempt at a non-genre novel, and had 

written something like 100,000 words, 

before realising that I didn‟t know what 

it was about. The crime/thriller genre 

provides a focus I lacked 

4pm 

on that 

attempt; and it works as scaffolding, not 

as a straitjacket. Slow Horses, for 

instance, has a fairly complex plot, but 

what interested me most was that it 

involved a cast of characters who were 

all, in one way or another, failures, 

looking for redemption. In this, as in 

much else, I‟ve been encouraged by 

the work of writers like Reginald Hill, 

who show what‟s possible within the 

confines of genre. 

How do you start writing a novel? 

By putting the moment off for as long 

as possible. I have a vague idea for the 

book after the one I‟m writing now – so 

won‟t be ready to work on for another 

year at least – but have pushed it to the 

Sunday 8th December 

back of my mind where it can 

grow quietly in the darkness. I 

haven‟t committed anything to 

paper yet, on the ground that if 

I forget 4pm it that easily, it‟s 

obviously not up to much. 

When I‟m ready to start 

work, on the other hand, I‟ll 

throw as much as I can onto 

paper as quickly as possible – 

fragments, mostly; snatches of 

dialogue, random descriptions 

of places, much of which won‟t be used. 

But I need a lot of material to hand 

before I write the opening words, and 

admit I‟ve started something new. It‟s a 

way of 6pm avoiding blank page syndrome, I 

suppose. 

When do you write? 

Most days, between about 7.15 and 

8.30. More at weekends. 

What are the best - and worst - 

aspects of what you do? 

The best part of writing is redrafting. 

The hard work‟s been done, and there‟s 

a peculiar joy in deleting as many words 

as possible. Some evenings I struggle 

to get down 300 words or so, but I 

never have difficulty in removing that 

many. 

As for the worst part: well, it‟s a selfinvolved 

pursuit. And an anti-social one. 

My first thought on receiving any kind of 

invitation tends to be: That‟ll cost me an 

evening‟s work. Which is not a 

response most people want to hear 

from someone they‟ve suggested an 

outing to. 

Which other authors do you like? 

It might be simpler to list the books 

I‟ve most enjoyed this year – Nicola 

Barker, Burley Cross Postbox Theft; 

Paul Murray, Skippy Dies; Jonathan 

Coe, The Terrible Privacy of Maxwell 

Sim; Barbara Trapido, Sex and 

Stravinsky; Scarlett Thomas, Our Tragic 

Universe. Seamus Heaney‟s latest 

collection, Human Chain, is among his 

best. And the books I‟m looking forward 

to are the new novels by Kate Atkinson 

and John le Carré, and Philip Larkin‟s 

Letters to Monica. 

Christingle Service 

An informal service with traditional 

Christingles especially for children 

Sunday 15th December 

Traditional Carol Service 

A traditional carol service with lessons 

and carols followed by mince pies 

Christmas Eve - Tuesday, 24th December 

11.30pm 

Christmas Day - Wednesday, 25th December 

10am-10.50am 

Christmas Day Service 

An informal service for all ages 

to celebrate Christmas Day 

Pre-school Nativity 

0-4yrs, with figures from the manger 

Craft activities from 10am for under 5s 

Crib Service 

For all ages, especially children 

Midnight Communion 

Traditional service 

Christmas at St Chad’s 

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Where’s that 

from..? 

Paint the town red 

Meaning - to indulge in a spell of rather 

rowdy partying 

Derived from - an event attributed to one 

Marquis of Waterford, a well-known rogue 

in the early 19th Century. His antics 

included fighting duels, breaking windows 

and causing general mayhem - he was 

famous for being “asked to leave” Oxford 

University! In 1837 it is said that he, 

and a group of friends, ran riot in Melton 

Mowbray and covered the toll bar, and 

several buildings, in red paint. It isn’t 

known if they were under the influence of 

alcohol or not, but a painting, reproduced 

in the New Sporting Magazine in July 

of that year, records the event. It seems 

rather strange, but the first use of the term 

appeared in print nearly 50 years later 

across the Atlantic in the New York Times 

- “Then the Democrats charged upon the 

street cars and, being wafted into Newark, 

proceeded, to use their own metaphor, to 

“paint the town red”. 

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On Saturday September 21 

Pauline Johnson and I were 

authorised and licensed as Lay 

Readers for St Chad’s Church at 

Doncaster Minster by Bishop Steven 

of Sheffield. 

What is a Lay Reader? According 

to the Church of England website: 

“Readers are lay people in the Church 

of England, from all walks of life, 

who are called by God, theologically 

trained and licensed by the Church 

to preach, teach, lead worship and 

assist in pastoral, evangelistic and 

liturgical work.” 

The celebration service at 

Doncaster Minster was packed full 

of friends and family who came to 

witness and share in the service of 

worship and licensing of people from 

all over the Diocese of Sheffield. 

Traditionally, Readers wear a black 

cassock underneath a white surplice, 

in much the same way as a Church of 

England vicar, and also a blue scarf. 

According to my daughters I was 

wearing a dress! My response to this 

is that what we wear is important: in 

an emergency situation I would feel 

comforted in recognising a fireman, 

police officer or doctor – so in the 

same way people recognise and are 

comforted by the traditional clothing 

of clergy. I don’t think this response 

convinced my daughters, perhaps 

they prefer my vicar’s suggestion that 

it is more like combat gear! 

Why did I become a Reader? It all 

started about four years ago, when 

St Chad’s was without a vicar. During 





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this time I felt God nudging me to offer 

to preach, something I hadn’t done 

for many years. So I offered, and 

before long I was preaching almost 

on a monthly basis! Then one Sunday 

Yvonne Smith, herself an experienced 

Reader at St Chad’s asked me if I’d 

ever considered becoming a Reader. 

Funnily enough I had recently been 

reading about being a Reader. 

With Yvonne’s support and the 

church’s backing I applied and was 

accepted on a three-year Reader’s 

training course at Sheffield School 

of Ministry. There followed three 

years of reading, studying, reading, 

writing assignments, reading, leading 

services, reading, ministry training, 

and more reading – I can see why 

Readers are called Readers! But the 

studying and learning was only one 

aspect of the training; for me, working 

with people from different Christian 

traditions, and gaining experience 

in ministry, was nothing less than 

formational. Now I am licensed as a 

Reader I am enjoying rolling up my 

sleeves and getting stuck into serving 

God and His people at St Chad’s – 

why not come along one Sunday and 

hear me preach?! 

My lasting memory of the 

celebration service is this: I was sat 

on the very front row in the Minster, 

and before the service started, I 

stood up to look around. Everywhere 

I looked I could see friends from 

St Chad’s, old and young, waving 

encouragingly at me, each had taken 

the trouble to get to Doncaster and 

•Pauline and Daren with St Chad’s vicar Rev Toby Hole and 

some of those who travelled to the service in Doncaster 

share in the 

celebration. 

There was 

so many of 

them! What a 

great bunch 

of folk at 

St Chad’s, 

my family in 

Christ! 

Daren 

Craddock 

Celebration of Lay Ministries 



When it comes to singing 

songbirds are nature’s real 

virtuosos. They possess a 

musical instrument more complex 

than anything in the orchestra. 

Known as the syrinx, it is the bird’s 

version of the voice box, or larynx, 

in humans. The syrinx has two 

pairs of vocal chords so songbirds 

can produce two notes at the same 

time. They routinely perform a feat 

equivalent to a musician playing two 

instruments at once while dancing. 

Not many humans can achieve that, 

although some opera singers might 

come pretty close. 

When we humans sing, we do it 

because we enjoy it and it makes it 

feel good, but to a bird his song is 

his life. He sings to attract a mate 

(and those with the best voices 

attract the most females – like pop 

stars today). He sings to defend 

his territory - song and display are 

meant to prevent a fight rather than 

provoke one. ‘Don’t even think about 

it,’ he says, ‘you’d be bound to lose, 

I’m the greatest!’ He also passes on 

his song to future generations. 

Watching birds sing, it is obvious 

that they enjoy it. Indeed scientists 

have found that chemical changes 

take place in the brain of a female 

nightingale as she listens to the 

male bird’s song. Similar changes 

take place in our brains when 

we sing and chemicals called 

endorphins are released which 

make us feel happy and elated. 

Singing also stimulates the memory 

and is used to help stroke survivors 

and people with dementia. These 

people, although unable to speak, 

can often sing complete songs from 

their youth, word and tune perfect. 

Charities like The Lost Chord and 

Mindsong work to help these people 

regain life and happiness. 

But the voice is a muscle, and, 

like all muscles, bird and human, it 

needs to be used and kept in tune. 

Fortunately this is enjoyable as well 

as good for us. Singing uses many 

muscles including the diaphragm 

(our bellows). 

The brain uses huge amounts of 

oxygen, burning more calories than 

the equivalent time spent in the gym 

and the controlled breathing helps 

clear our lungs and breathing tubes 

which is why asthmatics are often 

prescribed singing lessons. 

We humans, like birds, were 

designed to sing and so we have 

from Old Testament times. There 

are hundreds of references in the 

Bible to singing, dancing and musicmaking. 

The songs were written to 

be sung and many have headings 

such as ‘to the choir master’. King 

David, Jesus’ ancestor, was the 

greatest Psalm writer and he would 

not only have written the words but 

also compose the music. Although 

we might never know what these 

tunes sounded like it is possible that 

we still sing some of them today. For 

just as the blackbird sings the same 

song he sang 2,000 years ago, so 

much of our own music has been 

passed down through the centuries. 

Certainly the early Christians still 

sang the same songs Jesus sang 

in the temple and much of our own 

church music is well over 1,000 

years old. St Matthew tells us that 

after the Last Supper the final thing 

Jesus did before setting out to face 

his last ordeal was to sing a hymn 

with his friends (Matthew 26:30). Is 

it not possible that we know the tune 

and still sing it today? 

Here are some lines from a prayer 

by Eddie Askew: 

“Lord, I know your song 

I want to make it my own 

A pilgrim song which takes me on 

my way. 

I’ll sing it solo if I must, but there are 

times we can sing it together. But 

Lord, I’ll go on singing ‘til the day 

I sing it in your presence loud and 

free, the harmony complete. 

Eddie Askew, ‘I’ve Been Thinking 

Lord’ 

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Celebrations past 

We asked members 

of St Chad’s 3rd 

Age Ministry 

groups about their 

memories of celebrations 

in the past. Here are a few 

of them... 

Mary brothers 

“I was married in 1947 when most things were on ration. 

I had enough clothes coupons to buy a new blue dress and 

both my sisters were bridesmaids. We held a reception at 

Davy’s cafe in Rotherham. The menu of course was limited 

– salad and boiled ham. We had a lovely cake as some 

of the neighbours and friends contributed dried fruit etc. 

We had to go to a studio in Rotherham for photographs. 

We were given a send-off at the station with confetti etc 

as we were having our honeymoon in London. We had to 

change trains at Sheffield which pleased my new husband 

as we could get rid of the confetti. Unfortunately there was 

a delay and we ended up on the mail train which arrived in 

London at 3am. We were lucky that the hotel had a night 

porter who was very helpful.” 

Pat Hall 

“I was evacuated to a 

little village near Leicester 

between 1939 and 1945. 

We celebrated Christmas 

by walking across the 

fields to Quorn (the next 

village) to my ‘auntie’ and 

‘uncle’s’ parents’ house. 

We always had a good 

Christmas dinner with all 

the trimmings. 

I was very happy there 

and didn’t want to come 

home. We kept in touch 

until they died. I went 

back for their golden 

wedding and they always 

sent me birthday and 

Christmas presents. They 

also came to celebrate my 

own wedding.” 

Mary diskin 

“After the war I joined the youth club at Woodseats 

Methodist Church. There were still German prisoners of 

war billeted at Norton and I remember some of them were 

invited to homes of church members. The men formed a 

band and gave concerts with Glenn Miller-style music.” 

Gerald roe 

“My first stage 

appearance was in May 

1937 as the page boy 

to the May Queen at 

Franklin Street Mission. 

The queen was Mavis 

Monks, the lay-preacher’s 

daughter. I didn’t have 

anything to say or sing, 

just to carry the queen’s 

crown on a satin cushion. 

I did the same the 

following year but this 

time it was the retiring 

queen’s ‘forget-me-not’ 

crown. From then on, as 

I had joined St Mary’s 

choir, Bramall Lane, I was 

always at the front, but as 

people know, I am very 

shy and delicate – ha ha!” 

Dora Binney 

“In 1936 I was in the 

Royal Hospital after having 

a mastoid operation. I 

remember having my hair 

shaved off all round my left 

ear and being bandaged 

up. When I was feeling a 

bit better I was laid in my 

cot in the ladies ward. All I 

could see was the ceiling, 

so to pass the time I use 

to sing. Little did I know 

that I was entertaining 

the ladies. When one of 

them asked me if I was not 

feeling well I never sang 

another song. 

Eventually I was moved 

to the children’s ward. I 

remember a boy called 

Bernard whose mum could 

not visit him very often. My 

mum used to bring a jelly 

and another mum brought 

parkin. We ended up 

throwing it at each other 

until the sister told us to 

get back in our cots. My 

uncle Walter brought me a 

toy – a wooden battledore 

with a chicken fastened on 

the bat and string attached 

underneath to a wooden 

weight. If you wriggled the 

bat, the chicken would bob 

up and down as though it 

was pecking.” 

Doreen 

Weaver 

has loaned 

us this 

picture of 

three May 

Queens at 

Scotland 

Street 

Chapel in 

1956 

Freda josephs 

“On my fifth birthday in 1939, I was in hospital with 

Scarlet Fever. No visitors were allowed in the wards 

and my parents had to stand outside the window and 

hold up my present which was six chocolates tied up 

with ribbons. My proper present – a doll – was at home 

because nothing taken into the isolation ward could be 

taken out. My two brothers and eldest sister were also in 

the hospital.” 

Iris roe 

“Easter 1950 was my last 

Easter in Greece working in the 

Intelligence Service. On Easter 

Eve a number of friends and 

myself gathered at the foot of 

Mount Likabettos – a small hill on 

the outskirts of Athens – to walk 

up the winding, stoney path to 

the small church at the top. As 

midnight approached on Easter 

Eve, a senior cleric, supported by 

two clergy, would leave the church 

dressed in robes and announce 

‘Christos Annesti’, Christ is Risen – 

a signal for everyone to shout ‘He is 

risen indeed!’ 

Fireworks, crackers and firearms 

were let off or sounded. Everyone 

present hugged their neighbours 

and wished them a Happy Easter. 

We would then return down the 

path to join Greek friends to 

share their Paschal Lamb and to 

consume quantities of the local 

wine, Retsina. Then home to bed 

and next morning to Easter Sunday 

‘Red Eggs’.” 

doreen weaver 

“Many years ago I 

belonged to a Methodist 

church and was chosen 

to be May Queen. On 

Whit Monday we gathered 

together at 6.30am at 

the chapel for breakfast 

and then set off on a long 

walk from Scotland Street 

chapel to the Royal Hospital 

where we congregated 

in the courtyard to sing 

to the patients. We then 

set off again to walk to 

Weston Park to join all the 

other churches for a lovely 

sing. All the May Queens 

sat on the stage with their 

attendants. At the end of the 

singing we set off to walk 

back to the chapel.” 

norman swift 

“New Year was celebrated by putting out 

a lump of coal with a threepenny bit or a 

sixpence under it on New Year’s Eve. Then, 

first thing in the morning, dad had to bring it 

in. Sometimes, if it was snowing, we used to 

shut him out for a lark – not for very long mind 

you because he had the sixpence!” 

Jo Maybery 

“I got married in 1944. It was originally 

planned for October 1944 but, as usual planning 

was fairly impossible in wartime, it was hurriedly 

rearranged for July. Not everyone was able 

to come because of the short notice. We did 

manage to go away for a few days because I 

had free passes – I worked on the railway. 

After the wedding I lived at home with my 

family. I decided it would be nice to arrange 

a party for everyone who had attended the 

wedding and those who had been unable to 

come. My mother did not know I was doing this 

as she has done so much on my wedding day. 

She was working in catering at the time and 

had managed to save a lot of tins of food. On 

the day of the party I opened all the tins of fruit, 

salmon etc and lots of biscuits.” 



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Celebration Cakes 

Lucy Cole runs Crumbs on 

Abbey Lane in Woodseats. 

We asked her a few questions 

about her work: 

Q: When did you first get into 

baking and how? 

A: We have always baked at home 

and mum always made our birthday 

cakes. I didn’t enjoy school very 

much and at the time we could go on 

taster courses at Sheffield College. 

One of those courses was bakery 

and I always came home with a box 

of things I had baked. 

Q: Why did you decide 

to into business? 

A: I did the bakery course 

and cake decoration, I 

qualified as a professional 

chef. Then one of my 

parent’s friends wanted 

a 50th birthday cake so I 

made a man in a chair out 

of cake. That was the first 

CRUMBS cake! My dad 

made me a professional 

kitchen at home. This was 

2002. In 2010 I opened my shop on 

Abbey Lane. 

Q: Do you both make and 

decorate the cakes you sell? 

A: I make all the cakes, puddings 

and biscuits I sell in the shop plus 

all the celebration cakes. I try to use 

the best ingredients, buying organic 

ingredients and fairtrade when I can. 

Because I bake everything it means 

I can cater for different allergies and 

food preferences. 

Q: What’s the most popular cake 

you make? 

A: The most popular celebration 

cakes this year are 

novelty birthday 

cakes, 

usually 

based on 

a Victoria 

sandwich 

with vanilla 

butter 

cream and jam filling. The most 

popular cake in the shop is the 

carrot cake. 

Q: Cupcakes seem to be very 

popular these days, are big 

celebration cakes still in such 

demand? 

A: We do sell a lot of cupcakes but 

personalised cakes are the most 

popular, especially for a birthday. 

Q: Why do you think people want 

to celebrate with a special cake? 

A: I think people enjoy a big cake, 

that they can share with everybody, 

especially if it shows off 

their personality. 

Q: What was the most 

challenging cake 

you have made and 

decorated? 

A: The most challenging 

cakes are always the 

wedding cakes as they 

have got to be perfect for 

such a special day. The 

most challenging wedding 

cake was a three-tier pink cake with 

pink icing ribbons supporting every 

tier. 

Q: What was your favourite? 

A: My favourite cake this year was a 

Highland cow cake. 

Q: Where do you get your ideas 

from? 

A: Ideas come from the customers 

who order the cakes, then we spend 

a lot of time Googling pictures, 

talking and designing the cakes to 

get a perfect result. 

Q: What do you like most about 

your job? 

A: I love meeting new people, 

talking to them and creating the 

exact cake they want; I love to see 

their faces when they first see the 

cake – especially the children’s. 

• CRUMBS is based at 26a Abbey 

Lane. To find out more visit www. 

crumbs.me.uk or call 0114 2747044. 

In June the local Anglican 

clergy met with various local 

funeral directors for a lunch 

at the Beauchief Hotel. The 

conversations that took place were 

fascinating, and I hope that in the 

course of our discussions a few 

myths were voiced and shattered. 

There are plenty of myths about 

church funerals: You have to be 

baptised, or a regular churchgoer 

in order to have a funeral in church 

(you don’t). You don’t have any 

choice as to what happens in a 

church funeral (you have plenty). 

You can’t play popular or nonreligious 

music in a church (you 

most certainly can). Most of these 

myths can be put to bed fairly 

quickly, but one frustrating one 

that persists can be summed up 

as the belief that the church does 

“traditional religious funerals” 

whereas other organisations or 

celebrants are able to provide a 

“celebration of life.” 

Given the choice between your 

life being commemorated by a 

“traditional religious funeral” or a 

“celebration of life” I wonder what 

you would choose? For myself, I 

rather like the sound of the latter. 

A traditional funeral conjures up 

images of the Book of Common 

Prayer, a few people singing a dirgelike 

hymn not very well and plenty 

of gloom. I don’t really want my 

funeral to be marked by an excess 

of gloom. 

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So is it the case that the church 

doesn’t do celebrations when it 

comes to death? Of course it 

depends a lot on the circumstances 

of the death. There are some - 

thankfully relatively few - funerals 

that are so terribly tragic that despite 

the best efforts of the mourners to 

celebrate the life of the deceased, 

the atmosphere is too sad to be 

lifted. Most of the funerals that I 

take, however, are of a person who 

has lived a long and full life, often 

filled with friends and family, love 

and laughter. In those cases it is 

perfectly acceptable to celebrate 

their life, whilst acknowledging our 

own grief and sadness. 

So in case you were wondering, 

happy memories, favourite pieces 

of music and uplifting readings are 

all perfectly acceptable in a church 

service. It is perfectly appropriate 

to want to give thanks for a long life, 

well-lived. 

But a church service doesn’t end 

with a celebration of the life of the 

departed. The good news of the 

gospel – the real celebration – is 

that, because of Jesus Christ, death 

does not have to be the full stop at 

the end of a life. As one of the most 

popular funeral readings has it “I am 

the Resurrection and the Life, says 

the Lord, those who believe in me, 

even though they die, will live, and 

everyone who lives and believes in 

me will never die.” 

Rev Toby Hole 

Mourning or Celebrating? 



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Celebrating through Loss 

Christmas!” - two 

words guaranteed to fill 

‘Merry 

the hearts of the newlybereaved, 

and those who lost loved 

ones at this time of year, with dread. 

How is it possible to celebrate 

Christmas when you’re grieving? 

Well, it isn’t easy – but it is possible. 

It can feel disrespectful, like a 

betrayal, but it is an opportunity 

to honour your loved one and can 

prove to be very healing – a step on 

your journey towards the future. 

Here are some thoughts and 

suggestions from those who have 

experienced what you may be 

feeling now. They found them 

helpful and, hopefully, you might too. 

• Plan ahead – acknowledge it will 

be difficult, expect a roller-coaster 

of emotions, but be assured that 

anticipation often proves to be 

worse than reality. Remember that 

all things pass and tomorrow is a 

new day. 

• Keep things simple – the first 

Christmas was celebrated simply in 

a lowly stable with Love being the 

most important thing. 

• Lower your expectations – you 

don’t have to bother with a tree 

or decorations. Why not just light 

some simple candles and let their 

beauty lift your spirits? 

• Be gentle with yourself – take 

care of your physical well-being 

by eating healthily, taking a little 

exercise in the fresh air and resting 

when you can. 

• Buying gifts – this can be 

exhausting so, if you can cope with 

buying, shop online or go shopping 

early in the day to avoid the throngs 

of people in festive mood. 

• Cards – these can be very painful 

to write as well as time-consuming, 

so why not make a donation to 

charity in memory of your loved one 

instead? 

• Have phone numbers of 

supportive friends to hand – there 

is no shame in asking for help, 



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Helpful numbers 

Cruse Bereavement Helpline 

Sheffield - 0114 249 3328 

National - 0844 477 9400 

Samaritans 

Sheffield - 0114 726 7277 

National - 08457 909090 

The Compassionate Friends 

0845 120 3785 

Bereavement Trust 

6-10 pm every night 

0800 435 455 

practical or emotional. 

• Talk to family and friends about 

your needs – it’s good to make 

decisions about how you want to 

spend Christmas. 

• Say “No” to invitations if you don’t 

feel up to them – and don’t allow 

yourself to be pressurised by wellmeaning 

people. 

• Let people know if you’re 

comfortable talking about the one 

who has died – then they can 

honour their memory, too, and 

together you can share stories, cry 

and laugh. 

• Christmas Day traditions – why 

not create new ones now? Rearrange 

your furniture, choose a 

different menu from the usual turkey 

and try eating at a different time of 

the day. 

• Don’t attempt to anaesthetise 

yourself with alcohol – too much can 

result in deeper depression. 

• Try to find beauty in the season 

- the sights, sounds and smells – it 

won’t lessen your grief but it’s a step 

forward in looking beyond yourself. 

• Remember that you’re not alone – 

others, too, are grieving. 

Finally, remember that the real 

Christmas story is one of hope – 

think about visiting a church, even 

if you don’t normally go. You never 

know – you might just receive some 

much needed peace. I do hope so. 

Chris Laude 

The Death and Life of 

Charlie St Cloud 

by Ben Sherwood. 

ISBN 978-0330488907 

This book has a very obscure 

title, but it is a story which 

challenges your imagination. 

It is extremely moving as the 

tale unfolds. Two young boys 

‘borrow’ a car which results in 

their lives being changed forever. 

A love story unfolds with joy, 

sadness, personal challenges 

and a promise that cannot be 

broken. 

The author involves the reader 

through the highs and lows and 

the dream fulfilled. 

I could not put this book down 

and would recommend you 

make a cup of coffee and a slice 

of chocolate cake and enjoy all 

three. 

 

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St Chad’s 3rd Age Book Club 

Book Review 



Registers 2013 

Baptisms 

September 

22 Kitty Rose Craddock 

Richard Charles Digby 

Funerals 

September 

4 John Root (78) 

October 

28 Frederick Taylor (Ted) 

Pontefract (93) 

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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. 

l If you have 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 

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parents an opportunity to ask any 

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on 0114 274 5086 if you are interested in 

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Contacts @ St Chad’s 

Church Office 9 Linden Avenue 274 5086 

S8 0GA 

Term time office hours: 

Mon - 10am-1pm; Tues - 9.30am-1pm; 

Thurs - 9.30am-1pm; Fri - 9am-11am 

Church Office Administrator 

Helen Reynolds 


Vicar Toby Hole (Vicarage) 274 9302 

email: toby@stchads.org 

Reader/Assistant Minister Yvonne Smith 274 5086 

for the elderly 

Youth Worker Nick Seaman 274 5086 

email: nick@stchads.org 

Besom in Sheffield 

Steve Winks and 

Darren Coggins 07875 950170 

Impact magazine Tim Hopkinson 274 5086 

email: impact@stchads.org 

Church Wardens Jimmy Johnson 274 5086 

Linda McCann 274 5086 

Deputy Warden malcolm Smith 274 5086 

Buildings Manager malcolm Smith 274 5086 

Uniformed Groups 

Group Scout Leader Ian Jackson 235 3044 

Guide Leader Jemma Taylor 296 0555 

CHURCH HOUSE 56 Abbey Lane 274 8289 

Bookings Helen Reynolds 274 5086 

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