2012-06
June/July 2012
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When I think of the time in my life that I felt proudest,
there could be a number of occasions: Getting my
degree from university (being the first in my family
to have studied past school), qualifying as a solicitor
and being ordained as priest all were moments when
I felt very proud (though probably not as proud as
my parents!). But the time when I was proudest was
undoubtedly when at the age of 14 I won the school
200m sprint.
I was not a natural athlete by any means, and all
the way through childhood had been the boy that noone
wanted to pick in sports teams. My school form
captain had selected me to run the 200m (against
some of the best sprinters in my year) not because
he had any hope of me winning but because if I was
going to come last somewhere it might as well be
in an event where no-one else from my form had a
chance of winning.
Adolescence, however, is a strange thing and somewhere between being
selected to run and taking part my body changed dramatically. Limbs grew
longer, muscles developed and suddenly I was running 200m in 25 seconds
and 100m in 12. On the day of the race I burst out of the starting blocks
and beat the favourite by a whisker. Not exactly Chariots of Fire, but for a
14-year-old lacking confidence and having grown used to being known as
the brainy boy with two left feet for a moment it really was a case of being
top of the world.
The headlines this summer will most likely be captured by those like
Usain Bolt and (hopefully) Jessica Ennis. But for many athletes simply
being there will feel remarkable. I am hoping that there will be at least a few
medals won by rank outsiders.
The Olympic motto is citius, altius, fortius, meaning swifter, higher,
stronger. For the gold medallists that means being swifter, higher and
stronger than anyone else, but every competitor will try to be swifter, higher
and stronger than they have ever been before. Watching personal bests
being broken is as enjoyable as seeing the medals being won.
I will be going to London to see the Paralympics in
September. It will be here that some of the true heroes of
sport can be seen – those for whom citius, altius, fortius
has meant huge personal determination and almost
superhuman feats of will and perseverance. I hope that
all of us can find inspiration this summer in seeing the
achievements of the outsiders and the disadvantaged as
well as the victories of the favourites. If that is the
case then the Olympic Spirit will well and truly be
seen.
Rev Toby Hole,
Vicar, St Chad’s Church, Woodseats
Swifter, higher, stronger
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What do goal-scorers
and magicians have in
common?
They love hat-tricks!
Why
can’t a
bicycle
stand
up
on its
own?
Because it’s too tyred!
Why should bowling
alleys be quiet?
So you can hear a pin drop!
What did the wicket keeper say to
the ball?
I’ll catch you later!
Why are babies good at football?
Because they do a lot of dribbling!
A struggling golfer
goes into the pro shop
and looks around
frowning.
Finally the pro asks
what he wants. “I
can’t find any green
golf balls,” the golfer
complains. The pro
asks, “Why do you
want green golf balls?”
”Well obviously,
because they would
be so much easier to
find in the bunkers!”
Why did
Cinderella get
kicked out of the
netball team?
She kept running
away from the
ball!
How do
footballers
stay cool?
They stand
next to the
fans.
Why can’t cars play football?
Because they only have one
boot!
Fun and Laughs
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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.
AEGON British Tennis Tour
Graves Tennis and Leisure Centre
Health Walks
World ranked players compete
lMondays – 10am: Graves Park.
alongside
Meet at the
local
Animal
Sheffield
Farm car
players.
park;
lTuesdays Call 0114 – 283 10.30am: 9900. Ecclesall
Woods. Meet at Abbeydale
February Industrial Hamlet; 5
Book lThursdays Sale – 10.30am: Lowedges.
36 Meet Crawshaw at the Community Grove, Beauchief Wing,
10am-12pm
Lowedges Junior School.
Good & Call quality 0114 second-hand 203 9337. books
for June sale 3 in aid of the Alzheimer‟s
Society. Roundhouse Donations Activity of paperback Day & Big
novels Lunch or biographies in good
Heeley City Farm
condition are welcome (but not
11am-3pm
larger
Celtic crafts
books
at
due
the
to
Roundhouse.
space
limitations).
Bring something to share for a picnic
lunch. Entry is free.
February 5
June 17
Free Environmental Activities
Living History Tours
Millhouses Abbeydale Industrial Park Hamlet
10.30am-12.30pm
11am-4pm
Obstacle Join Mr Tyzack course and and his stream cast of
dipping Victorian activities Living History for 8 - characters 13 year as
olds. they bring to life the hamlet’s past.
Call 0114 263 4335.
10.30am-12.30pm
Nature quiz trail, stream dipping
and June bug 24 hunting activities for 8 - 13
year Edwardian olds. Picnic
Bishops’ Call 0114 House 235 6348.
10am-5pm
February Kite flying, 20 croquet, punch and judy
Why and barber Not Try shop A Bike harmony.
Greenhil June 29 & Park June 30
10am-2pm
Hi De Hi
Rediscover Abbeydale Picture your cycling Houseskills in
Greenhill Fri 7.30pm, Park. Sat 2.30 The & rangers 7.30pmwill
provide
Abbeydale
a bike,
Theatre
helmet
Company
and
presents Hi De Hi a new stage show
instruction. Meet at the Bowls
based on the popular BBC TV series.
Pavilion, Tickets are Greenhill £10 for adults Park. and £8 for
Booking under 12s. is essential.
& Call Call 0114 07725 283 551722 9195.
Beauchief Abbey holds holds a a variety
variety of services of services and anyone and anyone is
is welcome welcome to to attend. attend. For For more details
see details the see Abbey the notice Abbey board. notice
board.
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June 30
Hallam Sinfonia
Ecclesall Parish Church
7.30pm
Hallam Sinfonia in concert with
conductor Natalia Luis-Bassa.
July 1
Run in the Park
Graves Park
3k fun run 10am
10k race 11am
Two runs in aid of Weston Park
Hospital Cancer Charity.
Entry is £5 for the 3k fun run and
£10/£12 for the 10k race.
& Call 0114 2265370 or visit www.
wphcancercharity.org.uk/ritp.
July 7&8
Cliffhanger
Graves Park
Cliffhanger is one of the UK’s largest
outdoor outdoor-pursuits festivals.
The family-friendly weekend includes
a live music stage plus 5k trail race
and a 50k cycle sportive and the
British Bouldering Championships.
& Call 01433 639378 or visit www.
cliff-hanger.co.uk
July 14
Sing The Olympics
St Oswald’s Church, Abbeydale Rd
7.30pm
Hallam Choral Society performs a
collection of songs which represent
different aspects of the London 2012
Olympic Games.
July 15
Traditional Skills
Abbeydale Industrial Hamlet
11am-4pm
Local craftspeople share their skills
and there’s the chance to try lacemaking
or wood-turning and join the
blacksmith at his forge.
There will also be Living History
Tours: ‘Sheffield Steel: Best in the
World’ with Benjamin Huntsman and
Henry Bessemer. Entry: adults £3;
Children free.
& Call 0114 272 2106
What’s On
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St Chad’s
1912-2012
"
Scarecrow Competition
Scarecrow’s name:
Help to celebrate
Scarecrow invasion!
____________________________________
Your Name:
____________________________________
Address:_____________________________
____________________________________
Contact no:___________________________
Please return to St Chad’s Church Office,
9 Linden Ave, Sheffield S8 0GA by July 14
On Saturday July 21, the front
gardens of Woodseats and Beauchief
will be “invaded”, not by aliens, but by
scarecrows - hundreds of them, we hope!
Now’s your chance to be creative and let
your imagination run riot.
You’re not too young, or too old, to
be involved. Your scarecrow can be as
plain and simple as you like, or as fancy
- it’s up to you! If you’d like to enter the
competition, and maybe win a prize, just
complete the form on this page and take
it to the Church Office by July 14.
And remember, you don’t have to
compete - if you’d rather, just make a
scarecrow for the fun of it. It’ll make you,
and other people, smile!
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100 years of St Chad’s
GOOD NEWS! We’re
delighted that Rev
Roly Bain, clownpriest
and co-founder of
“Holy Fools”, will once
again be spreading joy
and laughter in our part of
Sheffield.
And there will be lots of
opportunities for you to meet
him and enjoy his clowning
around!
He’ll be joining the parents
and children of Abbey Lane
School at their Summer Fair on
the afternoon of Friday, June
29.
You might bump into him
again if you’re out shopping
the following morning - Roly
will be doing a “walk-about”
in Woodseats from 10 am
onwards, before he joins us all
at our Garden Party on the field
A celebration for
St Chad’s couples
Within the last 100 years many couples
have wed at St Chad’s.
As part of our centenary we are holding
a service to celebrate the many long
marriages which were blessed here as well
as the recent marriages not yet celebrating
their first anniversary.
The service will take place on June
9. For more information please contact
Yvonne Smith at St. Chad’s Church Office,
9 Linden Avenue, Woodseats, Sheffield
S8 0GA, phone 0114 274 5086 or email
office@stchads.org.
Clowning around
behind Church House between
11am and 2pm.
There will be a Pie and Pea
Supper in church between 6.30
and 9.30pm that evening to
which everyone is welcome.
Entertainment will come in
the form of a Big Quiz and, of
course, Roly will be there, too.
Please phone Church Office on
0114 274 5086 for tickets and
details.
Do join us again in church
on Sunday, July 1st at 10am
for the culmination of a
weekend of fun, fellowship and
thanksgiving when Roly will
be speaking and, no doubt,
he’ll have us “roly-ing in the
aisles” too! Last time he visited
there weren’t any spare seats,
so do come early to avoid
disappointment!. Watch out for
posters giving more details.
Here are some of the events
planned to celebrate our centenary:
May 20 - Church Picnic and Open Air
Service at Chatsworth Park
June 9 - Marriage Celebration Service
July 21 - Scarecrow event
June 29-July 1 - Visit by Roly Bain the
Clown
September 14-16 - Flower and Art
Festival
September 29 - Salvation Army band
7-9pm
October - Community Project TBA
November - Riding Lights Group TBA
December - Living Advent Calendar
December 7 - Sheffield Folk Chorale
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Reaching the
summit
In January this year, I
trekked to the summit
of Mount Kilimanjaro
in Tanzania with
Compassion, a Christian
charity through which
you can sponsor children
living in 26 of the world’s
poorest countries.
At 5,895 m (19,341
ft), Mount Kilimanjaro is
the highest mountain in
Africa, the fourth highest
of the world’s Seven
Summits, and the highest
freestanding mountain in
the world. The trek was
therefore a challenging
and life changing
adventure!
Our group of 18 trekked
for six days on the Rongai
route to the summit. Our
day on Kilimanjaro began
with a morning wake up
and cup of tea from one of
our guides, and a bowl of
warm water for washing.
After getting dressed, we
headed for the communal
mess tent for breakfast.
After breakfast, we
packed up our belongings.
The majority of these
went into a larger kitbag,
which our porters carried
to the next camp along
with all our food, water,
and tents. We carried
only a day bag, as we
collectively set off for the
next camp. Our guides set
the slow pace, known as
‘pole, pole’, in order to aid
acclimatisation, for which
we were also encouraged
to drink four to five litres
of water a day. We ate
lunch en route or at the
next camp. On arriving
at camp, we set off on a
short acclimatisation walk
to let our body sample the
stress of a higher altitude
before descending back
to camp. While eating
dinner, we were debriefed
by the Chief Guide, before
heading to our tent to
sleep!
The final and most
demanding part of the trek
took place by torchlight,
as we set off at 11pm,
up a zig-zag trail through
loose volcanic scree for
seven hours to the crater
rim at Gilman’s point
(5,685 m). The summit,
Uhuru Peak (5, 895 m),
was a further three-hour
round trip, passing close
to spectacular glaciers
and ice cliffs.
Trekking to the summit
of Mount Kilimanjaro
was a physically and
emotionally demanding
challenge, but I believe
God gave me the strength
to achieve it. Dr Hans
Meyer, a geologist from
Germany, who in 1889
was the first climber
to reach the summit,
describes my feelings
when he wrote, ‘...I don’t
think that I would that
night have changed
places with anybody in the
world.’
Helen Fisher
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You could be forgiven for
thinking that, with multiple 24
hour sports channels
and more opportunities to
see and participate in sport than
ever before, we are the most
sports-mad generation that ever
lived. That could be so, but it
would take something to beat the
obsession with sport that governed
the ancient world.
Track and field events, swimming,
wrestling and chariot racing (as well
as the more gory displays that took
place in the Coliseum) dominated
the daily life of Greek and Roman
citizens. So many words in use today
come from Greek and Latin sporting
terms: marathon, arena, agony and
antagonism (from the Greek agon,
meaning contest), and of course
many of the events in the modern
Olympics are direct descendants from
the ancient games. Even sporting
hooliganism was not uncommon –
the ancient city of Byzantium was
largely destroyed by the rival Blue
and Green chariot teams who rioted
after one contest.
So it is perhaps unsurprising to see
St Paul, who would have regularly
found himself in cities dominated by
amphitheatres and arenas, using
sporting images and metaphors to
get his point across.
In his letter to the Church in Corinth
he talks about his determination to
succeed in his task of bringing the
Gospel to all in terms of training
for the games in order to win an
everlasting crown. He does not,
he says, run aimlessly or engage in
shadow boxing. On the contrary he is
as disciplined as the most obsessive
athlete in order that he will not find
himself disqualified for the prize.
To the church in Galatia, Paul again
uses the race metaphor – describing
their sliding away from the gospel
as like a runner who suddenly finds
themselves cut in and overtaken by
someone else. You were running a
good race, he complains, why have
you let someone else snatch it from
you.
And then at the very end of his
life, imprisoned and facing death, a
more contemplative Paul writes to
his young friend Timothy to say that
he has now fought the good fight,
finished the race and kept the faith.
You can detect in those remarks
a sense of relief, exhaustion and
satisfaction. He knows that he will
soon be executed by those same
Romans for whom murder itself was a
sport, but though for his executioners
it would look as though he had lost
the fight, for Paul the finishing line is
in sight and the victor’s crown is his.
The race is not always to the swift,
says the book of Ecclesiastes. For
Paul, as for many of us, the life of
faith is a marathon that calls for
training and perseverance but with
the certainty of glory at the end.
Toby Hole
Running a good race
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Off-Road Running
It was about 20
years ago when I
first hit the Peak
District hills!
Since that time I
have run up and down
countless hills and
mountains, in countless
parts on the country and
in all sorts of weather!
Sometimes in a group,
sometimes by myself,
sometimes in a race
and sometimes just with
my dog! For me there’s
nothing better after a
busy day, or at the start of a day,
when it’s still misty and still, to put
on my old running shoes and head
towards Burbage, Stanage or White
Edge and go for a run. If you get
the timing right, it can be really quiet
and peaceful. If you get the timing
wrong it’s full of hikers that you have
to navigate round. And what I like
best is running in the cold and wet,
splashing through the marshes and
getting muddied up! For me it’s miles
better than running on pavements
and tarmac dodging cars at
junctions. The Peak District is God’s
natural gym, albeit without changing
rooms, showers and coffee!
You may remember the news
a few years ago when thousands
of fell runners competing in a two
day mountain event were reported
stuck in treacherous conditions in
the Lake District. I was up there
being battered by the rain and wind,
careering down flash waterfalls, but
we made the end of the first day and
were disappointed when we couldn’t
do it again the second day!
Being out in the wind and rain, the
ice and the snow, facing whatever
conditions God throws at you adds
to the excitement, challenge and
fun of any run or race. For me it’s
about being closest to nature, that
means facing the elements, and
Darren and new running partner Cassie
being away from the lights and
noises of the city. It provides a
great sense of release and feelings
of peace and tranquillity, even
though I’m bounding down hills and
dodging boulders and rocks! Quite
often I take time out (you spend a
lot of time looking down watching
your steps when felling running)
to admire the simple beauty of
creation. It’s not the Himalayas or
the Alps, but the Peak District has its
own unique beauty. And it‘s at these
moments when I feel the closest to
God. It’s not complex or particularly
overwhelming. It’s just in the
simplicity and stillness on the side or
top of mountain, in the drizzle and
cold, in the morning mist, when I can
feel the sense of a creator God.
Not everyone can run up and
down mountains to find that special
place of peace and tranquillity,
where they can meet with God. It’s
certainly worth trying if you can! But
I am sure there are places you can
escape to? Maybe it’s a stroll in the
woods or the park, or simply sitting
on a park bench or deck chair in the
garden. If this is your place then I
highly recommend it.
Darren Coggins
PS: If you are interested in fell
running then check out the Totley AC
at www.totleyac.org.uk
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What connects the word
Pancration and the Greek
Royal Navy? Give in?
Answer: The Olympic Games.
The modern Olympic Games is
the major international sporting
event in which thousands of
athletes participate in a variety of
competitions, from more than two
hundred countries.
The original Olympic Games were
held in Olympia from the 8th century
BC to the 4th
century AD, there
were no winter
games for obvious
reasons.
Originally most
of the participants
would be people
from the military
whilst in the 1896
games everyone
would be amateur.
This has changed
over the last
few decades
to include
professionals and
now because
of the dedication needed to be
amoungst the best in the world most
athletes are now semi-professional
and professional.
The ethos of the games is to help
build a peaceful and better world by
educating young people through sport
without any discrimination and in the
Olympic spirit which requires mutual
understanding and all within a spirit of
friendship, solidarity and fair play.
Contrast this with the ancient
Olympics which was far from any sort
of spirit of fair play. For instance, take
Pancration. This was an event held
in the ancient Olympic games and
means ‘all powerful’. It was a type of
martial art which was a combination
of wrestling and boxing. However
it definitely was not a sport for
gentlemen – cast off any images of
Eric Liddell and Harold Abrahams of
‘Chariots of Fire’ fame. In Pancration
there were very few rules and
everything and anything was allowed.
This included biting, dislocating
joints and gouging each other’s eyes
out. This ‘sport’ was so brutal that
occasionally a contestant would die
during the event. For some reason
this was the event that was said to be
the most popular of the games.
And what has any of this to do with
the The Greek
Royal Navy? We
are so used to the
events being open
to all that it seems
impossible now
that there could be
any qualification
based on
nationality alone.
In the first games
of the modern
Olympics in 1896
there were four
swimming events,
one of which was
for members of the
Greek Royal Navy!
It was a one hundred metres free
style event and the record was about
two minutes and twenty seconds,
which is a full minute more than the
open one hundred metre event of the
same games.
People now may complain about
the cost of staging the modern games
or about issues such as performance
enhancing substances but at least
nobody dies and when was the last
time that anyone from the Greek
Navy won a swimming event?
Answers on a postcard please!
Steve Winks
Olympics past
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World moves
Young chess star Sam
Cobbold jetted off to
Romania in April
to represent
England in a world chess
championship.
Sam, from Beauchief,
took part in the World
Schools Individual Chess
Championship, competing
in the under-13s category.
Sam and his family
attend St Chad’s and he’s
a member of the church’s
B4H Sunday morning group
and Rooted Thursday night
boys group.
A pupil at Silverdale
School, he plays chess at the
Sheffield Area Schools Chess
Association.
As Impact was going to press,
Sam was still competing in Romania
where he had travelled with mum
Emma. He told us he was enjoying
the red hot weather - while the UK
was experiencing its wettest ever
May - and was pleased with his how
he was playing.
Do you enjoy playing chess?
Woodseats Chess Club meets on
Monday evenings and is inviting people
to join.
Club member Peter Hulse said: “We
aim to be the friendliest, biggest and
most successful chess club in the
region and we want to promote chess in
Sheffield and its schools.”
The club meets on Monday evenings
at Laycocks Sports Club, Archer Road
and whether you are an International
Master or beginner, you are welcome to
join them!
Go to www.woodseatschess.org.
uk for more details or contact Peter
at peter@hulse.plus.com or call 0114
2748512.
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It was announced recently that
the 1981 Oscar-winning film
Chariots of Fire is to be brought
back to the big screen ahead of this
summer’s Olympics, following a
digital re-mastering of the film.
The film tells the true story of
several runners training to compete
in the 1924 Paris Olympics. The
main character in the film, Eric
Liddell, is the favourite to win the
100m race. However, following
an announcement that the semifinals
were to be held on a Sunday,
Liddell felt compelled to pull out, as
a result of his conviction to keep
the Sabbath special. Instead he
focussed on the 200m and 400m,
his less favoured events. He
won bronze in the 200m, but his
personal best in the 400m was
modest by international standards.
At the starting blocks, an
American Team masseur slipped
a piece of paper into his hand
with a quotation from 1 Samuel
2:30: “Those who honour me, I will
honour.” Inspired, he ran the race
as a sprint from the start - at the time
the 400m was considered a middledistance
event - and then managed
to hold off the American favourites to
win gold, breaking the
world record in the
process. It stood as
a European record
for 12 years.
However, the film
ends without telling
the even more
remarkable
story of
Liddell’s
life after the
Olympics.
The following
year, Liddell felt
called by God
to go to China,
leaving behind
his successful
athletics and rugby career, and
began teaching in a Chinese school.
In 1937 the Japanese invaded.
Four years later, following British
Government advice, his wife and
children left China. However, Liddell
stayed in order to help his brother,
a doctor, at a rural medical mission
station, which served the poor.
In 1943 he was interned by the
Japanese. He became a leader
and organiser in the camp, where
food, medicine and other basics
were scarce and conditions were
extremely tough. Five months
before liberation, he died of a brain
tumour, at the age of 43. Overwork
and malnutrition had hastened his
death.
It is also believed that, in a
prisoner exchange programme,
Liddell had declined an opportunity
to leave the camp. Instead he gave
his place to a pregnant woman. His
final words, in reference to how he
had given his life to God, were “It’s
complete surrender”.
Jonathan Millard
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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 and Praise
A Time to be Still
• To Sunday, be held February on Monday 13 at June 7.30pm 20 and Monday July
A service 18, 7.15-8pm of quiet reflection to be held on
Wednesday • A contemplative June 27 and meditative Wednesday form July of 25 worship from
7.15 with Wednesday, to 8pm. the theme March Seeking 9 at Stillness 7.30pm with Jesus .
Ash Wednesday Service
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St Chad’s has run a Snooker
Club for about 90 years. In
1990 Norman Swift joined
them and was soon asked to run
both the club and its finances.
Billiards and snooker tournaments
were soon organised and the
biennial ‘Snookathon’, raising money
for charity, was instigated.
Thanks to Norman’s financial
expertise some of the money raised
from subscriptions was used for the
upkeep of the table, and although
other groups use it, maintenance to
‘match condition’ is entirely funded
by the club members.
In 1996 we joined the Sheffield
Churches Snooker League which
was then made up of ten teams.
Unfortunately, over the years several
clubs have withdrawn, mainly due to
poor membership and there are now
only four teams left in the league.
We have had varying success in
this league and two years ago we
finally won the cup. This last season
St. Chad’s won it again and the
photograph shows the successful
team: Harold, Graham, Mark, Nick
and Dave. Doug and Ron have also
played for us on two occasions.
The club meets on Monday
mornings and evenings where there
is a light-hearted atmosphere and
friendly matches.
Subs are easily manageable, so
if you, or someone you know would
like to come and join us you will be
made very welcome. Our club is
open to both church and members
of the local community. For more
details call the church office on 0114
274 5086.
David Harris
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Spare a thought for Beauchief
resident Jon Wheat if you
see him out on his bike in the
driving rain. He’s in training for a
massive Sheffield to Paris bike ride
in aid of the Jessop Wing neonatal
unit in May.
Jon has very personal reasons for
choosing to support the Sheffield
Hospitals Charity. In
April 2011, Jon and his
wife Elisabeth’s second
son, Theo, was born
extremely prematurely
at 26 weeks and
five days’ gestation,
weighing a mere 2lb
10oz. He remained in
the neonatal unit at
the Jessop Wing for a
total of 65 days before
coming home. The
whole family is indebted
to the excellent
professional care
provided by the doctors,
nurses and support
staff at the neonatal unit for Theo’s
survival and continuing health.
This isn’t the first time Jon has
undertaken a charity bike ride. Jon
and Elisabeth’s first son, Zachary,
was also born prematurely, at 31
weeks and four days’ gestation, and
spent 26 days in the neonatal unit.
In October 2009, in recognition of
the excellent level of care Zachary
received, Jon completed a 64-mile
tour of the Peak, raising over £800
for Bliss, a UK charity that supports
hospitals and parents in their care for
premature and sick babies. But riding
to Paris is clearly a step up!
Jon admits that it’s going to be a
challenge. But he will be cycling with
his brother Phillip and friend Jeff so
there’ll be plenty of mutual support.
They are aiming to
cover the 450-mile
journey in six days,
and hope to arrive in
time to coincide with
the final stage of the
Tour de France.
Jon says: “Theo’s
stay in hospital was
at times terrifying
for us, particularly
on the number of
occasions he stopped
breathing and had to
be resuscitated. But
there were always
positive steps as well,
such as Liz being able
to establish breastfeeding – with
support from staff on the unit and
a lot of perseverance! We are very
lucky that Theo and Zachary are now
happy, healthy boys.”
Jon is aiming to raise over £1000
for the Jessop Wing neonatal unit
this time. If you wish to donate,
please visit www.justgiving.com/
sheffield2paris.
Amy Hole
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Youth worker on a roll!
I
was very pleased when I was
asked to write this article about
sports and in particular a bit
about the sport I love.
For those who don’t know, I’m a
keen roller hockey enthusiast and
enjoy playing as often as I can.
Although being a youth worker and
father of two, time seems to be
difficult to find these days. So what
is roller hockey? The easiest way
to describe it is ice hockey on inline
skates. We play at what used to
be the old Silver Blades ice rink on
Queens Road. This rink now has a
rubber tile floor rather than ice and
suits inline skates. I also have been
known to play a bit of recreational ice
hockey now and again.
I started playing roller hockey
around the age of 11. A group of
Abbey Lane School friends from
the local area used to play out on
Mitchell Road every night throughout
the summer. We started with just
skates, sticks and a tennis ball and
progressed to wearing more kit and
playing in a sports hall. I still play with
a few of those same school friends
from Woodseats nearly 20 years
later and that’s part of the legacy that
playing a sport leaves.
Sport is a massively important
area of youth work and youth
development. It teaches our children
and young people some very
important life lessons such as: - you
can’t win all the time, and sometimes
situations will go against us and how
we deal with it is more important than
succeeding. Sport teaches patience,
tolerance and discipline. I can’t help
but feel that if we had more of these
attributes on show in society, the
world we know would be a more
loving place.
It’s not just roller hockey that
I really enjoy, in fact I think
it’s fair to say that there’s very
little in the way of sport that I
don’t enjoy. From cricket to rugby,
golf, darts, tennis, pretty much all
Motorsport, in fact I’m struggling
to think of any sports I don’t enjoy.
Now I know it’s not like that for all
people, but I believe there is at least
one sport out there that each person
might enjoy watching if not playing.
Being a player of an unusual sport,
I encourage you to explore what’s
out there. Even if you’re not a sports
fan, you can still encourage others
to enjoy it. Sport is very beneficial for
us, it’s good for our bodies, it’s good
for our minds and it’s especially good
for growing community and bringing
people together.
For me, following Jesus is like
being on a sports team. There will
be times when you’re elated with
many joining around you to celebrate.
There will also be times when you
feel like you’re alone (maybe taking
a penalty in a shoot out), but actually
God is always with you and playing
in team sports over the years has
helped me to understand that.
Nick Seaman
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At the risk of being “sent to
Coventry” (City?) my personal
feeling is that football is
something to endure rather than enjoy.
However, the history of football in this
country quite fascinating.
Out of the 37 clubs which have
played in the English Premier
League since its inception in the
1992/93 season, 12 can trace their
origin directly to a church - Aston
Villa, Barnsley, Birmingham City,
Bolton Wanderers, Everton, Fulham,
Liverpool, Queens Park Rangers,
Southampton, Swindon Town,
Tottenham Hotspur and, last but not
least, Manchester City.
The formation of these clubs was
the response by various individuals to
the social problems of their day. Anna
Connell was the daughter of the rector
of St Mark’s Church, West Gorton
in Manchester. She was deeply
concerned about religious and racial
conflict in the city.
In his book Thank God For Football,
Peter Lupson writes - “At that
time, West Gorton was an area of
tremendous deprivation. There was
overcrowding, squalor, poor sanitation
and poverty, and the ways in which
the men of the community sought
refuge from this, was drink and gang
warfare which was called “scuttling” in
that era. Anna was grieved by seeing
these men live such wasted lives and
wanted to do something for them that
could reverse the direction they were
going in”.
This remarkable young woman
started a cricket club first. It became
such a success, the Archdeacon of
Manchester said, “No man could have
done it - it required a woman’s tact
and skill to make it so successful”.
Then Anna started a football club,
which eventually became Manchester
City - they wore long white shorts and
black shirts with white crosses. Work,
when there was some, finished on
Saturday at lunchtime and this gave
rise to what has become the traditional
3pm kick-off - no opportunity to go
straight to the pub from work and stay
there all afternoon!
I watched a programme recently on
BBC2 called “Reverse Missionaries”.
Three pastors each wanted to
discover the historical roots of their
faith. Franklin Small came from his
Caribbean island to Kings Stanley,
a Cotswold village where Thomas
Burchell, a Baptist missionary who
went to Jamaica in 1822, had lived.
Franklin was shocked to find 21st
Century Britain, in his words, “dying
spiritually”. The village church was
all but empty, the pub was full and
the children laughed at him when
he spoke to them. Franklin was
saddened that many people were
lonely, and the young people seemed
to lead lives without purpose. Soon
people began to realise that Franklin
really cared about them. He listened
to them and he understood their
needs - in fact he was sharing God’s
love with them. The community began
to be transformed in small ways.
Then he shared his second passion -
football - by organising, and playing in,
weekly matches. New relationships
began to develop and several families
came to church for the first time. We
don’t know what fruits his visit will
have borne, but he certainly sowed
seeds. I’m sure that the football
team’s still going strong, too!
Chris Laude
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Let’s Go Steelers!
Sheffield Steelers are the most
successful ice hockey club in
Great Britain.
I have been a passionate supporter
since their inauguration 20 years ago
- travelling with my family throughout
Great Britain and Europe.
Our first European trip saw 1,000
Steelers fans descend onto the
Dutch town of Tilburg. Always loud
and proud, with horns, drums,
banners and balloons, led
by our own trumpeter
we gave a rousing
rendition of On Ilkley
Moor Bah Tat, to the
obvious amusement
of the Tilburg
contingent.
We left behind
a huge banner
signed by all our fans
to commemorate the
tournament.
Hameelinna, Finland
was the next stop. Our hotel sat on
the shore of Lake Aulanko, where it is
reputed Sibelius was inspired to write
Finlandia. The reserved Finnish fans
were mesmerised by the 400 Steelers
fans who slapped, drummed, cheered
and danced. The local children soon
game to join in the fun. When the
tournament ended there were hugs
and kisses all round.
Our most scary trip was to the
Russian town of Omsk in Siberia.A
city trapped in a 1950s time warp.
Old cars, buses and trolley buses
navigated the potholed roads. Our
hotel had 2’6” beds, linoleum floors,
fibre glass curtains and triple glazed
windows, newly painted with lead
based paint! The shower disgorged
water, first black, then a sludgy brown
settling to a mustard yellow! The rink,
a huge concrete edifice, held 7,000
fans, with armed soldiers at attention
on the stairs.
Steelers fans distributed sweets,
scarves, all manner of things to the
children. The team gave away their
chocolate supplies and even had a
whip round for the cleaner who had
been unpaid for three months.
Russia versus a mainly Canadian
Steelers team, not good news. There
was a bench clearance, the locals
hurled bottles and cups of tea onto
the ice, raising their fists
chanting Russia,
Russia! whilst the 64
Steelers fans sat quietly
in their seats!
Next trip was to
southwest France.
We stayed in Biarritz,
playground of the
rich and famous in
the 1920s. The faded
elegance reflected in the
Art Deco casino where we
sipped our coffee on the terrace,
watching the Atlantic surfers.
The rink and fans at Anglet were
both cold and unwelcoming, good job
the sun shone!
Bolzano in the Italian Alps and a
hair raising journey up and down
mountains, round hairpin bends in
the dark and snow. Don’t trust the sat
nav! The Christmas market, set in
the town square, was picture postcard
perfect. The Steelers won against the
odds and then went onto the final in
Grenoble, winning the bronze medal!
Our latest trip was to the quiet
uninspiring own of Hernning in
Denmark. In sharp contrast, the Tivoli
Gardens in Copenhagen, ablaze with
Christmas lights, was stunning. The
historic Royal Palaces, whose guards,
bedecked in scarlet tunics, appeared
as if they had stepped out from a
Hans Christian Andersen fairy tale! A
beautiful city.
The jigsaw of my life contains many
pictures and memories of my time with
the family of travelling Steelers fans.
Where to next?
Let’s Go Steelers! Let’s Go!
Chris Brown
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My memories of sports day
from my childhood are
of gloriously sunny days
and the freshly mown grass laced
with the sticky tar used to mark the
racing lanes.
I also have vivid memories of my
headmistress pinning a ribbon on my
blouse so I must have won a race at
some point as only the winners were
awarded prizes then! So, have things
changed for our children in their
sports day today?
Working at Abbey Lane primary
school, I find that sports day is
preceded by days of watching the
weather forecast and hoping it stays
dry as risk assessments have to be
completed and wet grass can mean
cancellation and many disappointed
children as well as parents.
We have been fortunate in being
able to use the field at St Chad’s
for sports day these last few years
and, as a first aider, it’s a relief to
not have to worry about the grazed
hands and knees from our previous
hard playground surface – that goes
for the parents’ races as much as the
children’s races!
Whereas I remember sack races,
three-legged races, obstacle races
and the much revered relay race that
included a lap of the big field, sports
day today includes individual races
like the potato and spoon race, the
beanbag on the head race and
skipping races but also has timed
team challenges such as dribbling a
ball using a hockey stick, throwing a
ball into a target hoop and bouncing
on a space hopper over a mini jump.
These all require coordination and
skill but also highlight other aspects
of sport that will be much in the
public arena this summer with the
2012 Olympics being held in London.
Some people complain that all the
competitiveness has gone out of
sports in schools today but I would
say that competitiveness is still there
and is still as important. What has
changed is the range of opportunities
on offer so that all children can be
included and compete in some way.
It’s the taking part that matters and
always doing your best – whatever
that is.
The seven Olympic and
Paralympic values of respect,
excellence, friendship, courage,
determination, inspiration and
equality will be displayed on all our
television screens and newspapers
this summer but you will also find
them in the more humble setting of
the school sports day.
Beth Turton
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Where’s that
from..?
Off his own bat
Meaning - to achieve by one’s own efforts.
Derived from - the game of cricket and
its unique set of rules. The phrase first
appeared in Cricket Scores written in 1742
by Henry Thomas Waghorn, a celebrated
statistician and cricket historian - “The bets
on the Slandon man’s head, that he got 40
notches off his own bat, were lost”. Runs
were known as “notches” and could be
scored in various ways - “extra” runs if the
other team bowled “wides” or “no balls”;
“byes” when the batsman ran without first
hitting the ball; and “overthrows” when
a fielder threw the ball at the wicket and
missed, giving the batsman time to run
again. All these counted towards the batting
score, but it’s the runs which the batsman
scored “off his own bat” which gain the kudos
for the player.
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Her Fearful Symmetry
by Audrey Niffeneger
ISBN 978-1439165393
The story begins by
introducing Elspeth, who
has a terminal illness,
and her partner Robert.
They live in an apartment,
owned by Elspeth, which
overlooks the Highgate
cemetery in London.
Elspeth is one of a
pair of identical twins.
Her sister Edie lives
in Chicago with her
husband and their two
identical twins, Valentina
and Julia. We are
told there is some dark reason why
Elspeth and Edie are estranged.
Before she dies, Elspeth bequeaths
the apartment to her nieces with the
proviso that they live there for a year
before they decide whether to sell it
or not; and that their parents are not
to visit the apartment during that year.
In the apartment upstairs lives
a crossword-puzzle writer called
Martin who suffers from an obsessive
compulsive disorder. His wife has
left him and he is unable to leave the
apartment.
Once the characters are introduced,
the story unfolds. It tells of Robert’s
grief and how he visits the cemetery
at night in secret. It relates the
attempts to help Martin cope with his
problems and how the twins adjust to
life in London.
We soon realise that the apartment
has another occupant besides
Robert and the twins as Elspeth’s
ghostly presence both is felt and
acknowledged. Events then happen
quite quickly and become more
and more absurd and unbelievable.
The characters of the twins never
really develop; they seem pale and
insignificant, despite each trying to
assert their differing personalities.
This in turn makes
it ripe for the
haunting Elspeth
to frequent their
lives with her own
very strong life
force. The dark
secret of the rift
between Elspeth
and her twin is
discovered.
The historical
aspect of the
book, the writer’s
knowledge of
Highgate cemetery
and its tombs and
mausoleums is
well written and
interesting. The attempts to get
Martin to conquer his agoraphobia are
very plausible and often humorous.
Unfortunately the plot becomes
less and less believable and quite
disturbing, especially the way
relationships between the characters
develop. The ending almost seems
to have been written by somebody
else, it just fizzles out and is very
unsatisfactory.
I was more than a little disappointed
with this book. I enjoyed the “Time
Traveller’s Wife” by the same author
but I think this book was a poor follow
up.
Vicki Harris, a member of the St
Chad’s 3rd Age Ministry’s Book Club
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Olympic Facts
after following God‟s calling since the
age of 16. Through illegal house
churches It’s nearly he helped time... spread The opening
Christianity ceremony through of the China, London whilst 2012
evading Olympic the Chinese Games authorities will soon be who
saw taking him place. as a dangerous criminal.
You After may his conversion, be fed up with Yun the fasted Olympic for
100 hype days or can’t on just wait a to bowl see of rice,
the world’s top praying sports for men a chance to
and women in glance action, at but a Bible; his
everyone’s eyes family will were soon concerned
be on London for and his the sanity. UK. To be
Here are a few found facts with a Bible would
and figures about
have
London
meant serious
2012...
consequences and
When will the punishment. London God
Olympics take honoured place? this fast and
The 2012 Summer prayer sending Yun a
Olympic Games Bible. will He be immediately
held in London
from July 27 to read August and 12, memorised followed
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9.
observed Yun‟s faith and obedience
to God. They realised that he was not
a How criminal, many just times a committed has London Christian
and hosted came the themselves Olympics? into a deep and
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helped Yun for example jumping over
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walking through
are expected
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to take part in the London
open doors of a high security prison
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It is expected 205 nations
were so severely
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broken
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he would be the crippled Olympic for Games life after in this 2012.
punishment). 147 nations will take part in
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repeatedly demonstrated his
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family to cope and alone. athletes We are will there?
probably never There experience will be 26 this sports, kind of
persecution 34 venues, and but this 10,500 book athletes is testimony taking
to part the in incredible the Olympics power and of 20 God sports, and his
Holy 19 venues Spirit. and 4,200 athletes in the
Paralympics.
Sian Mann
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Registers 2012
Funerals
March
15 Clifford Hugh Newton (88)
20 Isabella Malcolmson (89)
26 Gladys Bailey (92)
26 Raymond Albert Twigg (89)
April
2 George Brian Greenwood (97)
5 Mary Swift (86)
11 Rev Ronald Finch (96)
20 Alan John Stenton (87)
30 Muriel Finch (94)
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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 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
between the two services and give parents
an opportunity to ask any questions.
Please call St Chad’s church office on
0114 274 5086 if you are interested in
attending and to find out the latest dates.
St Chad’s Church, Linden Avenue, Woodseats
Church Office: 9 Linden Avenue, Sheffield S8 0GA
Tel: (0114) 274 5086
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Contacts@StChads
CHURCH OFFICE 9 Linden Avenue 274 5086
S8 0GA
Term time office hours:
Mon & Thurs 10am1pm;
Tues 10am12pm; Fri 9.30am11.30am
Church Office Administrator
Helen Reynolds
email: office@stchads.org
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 Malcolm Smith 274 7159
Jimmy Johnson 274 5086
Deputy Wardens
Nigel Belcher
Linda McCann
Buildings Manager Nigel Belcher 274 5086
email: nigel@stchads.org
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
Visit our website: www.stchads.org
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PLEASE NOTE: The inclusion of advertisements in Impact in no way means the
advertiser is endorsed or recommended by St Chad’s Church.
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Church Office: 9 Linden Avenue, Sheffield S8 0GA
Tel: (0114) 274 5086
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St Chad’s Church, Linden Avenue, Woodseats
Church Office: 9 Linden Avenue, Sheffield S8 0GA
Tel: (0114) 274 5086
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St Chad’s Church, Linden Avenue, Woodseats
Church Office: 9 Linden Avenue, Sheffield S8 0GA
Tel: (0114) 274 5086
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