2016-04
April/May 2016
WOODSEATS • SHEFFIELD
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held at Abbey Lane School – see pages 11&16
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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 fi nd out more about
St Chad’s, visit our website at www.stchads.org or call the church
offi ce on 0114 274 5086.
Here’s where to fi nd us:
Abbey Lane
Linden Avenue
Church
House
Abbey Lane
School
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I
was privy to a conversation recently where one
aggrieved man was venting his frustrations to another
about receiving a speeding ticket whilst driving at 34
mph past Homebase on Chesterfield Road (and let’s
be honest, we’ve all done it!). I have some sympathy
with anyone who is frustrated at receiving a speeding ticket
on a stretch of road where the car naturally accelerates
downhill without the unobservant driver noticing. What I
did disagree with was the culpable driver’s opinion that
he should have been let off because he was only going a
few miles over the speed limit and that really it was people
doing 40mph or more who should get clobbered.
As the man will find out when he attends his speedawareness
course (and I should know, because I went on
one two years ago), 50% of pedestrians hit by a car driving at
30 mph are killed, and this rises dramatically with every increase in speed
above that fi gure. The speed limits are in place not to frustrate drivers,
nor to provide revenue for cash-starved police forces and councils. They
are there in order to signify what is considered a safe, and therefore an
unsafe, speed for vehicles to travel on that stretch of road.
We have a strange relationship with safety in this country. We chafe
at the restrictions on our liberty imposed by seemingly arbitrary rules
and regulations (and even more so when they apparently come from
Brussels) and yet when these rules don’t work we are quick to blame
and sue those we hold responsible. At the same time, a council in
Norfolk is removing white lines from its roads, believing that they cause
complacency in drivers. A road without road markings is, apparently,
likely to produce more careful drivers.
Opinions over health and safety often get to the heart of our views on
our place and importance in the world. If we believe ourselves to be
autonomous and unaccountable to others, we are likely to take a far more
cavalier attitude towards restrictions on our actions. If on the other hand
we recognise that we are part of a wider community with responsibilities
to friend and stranger alike, we will accept a certain curtailment on our
freedom to act as we wish. I might find it frustrating that
my children can’t take peanut butter sandwiches in for
their packed lunch, but if by doing so another child is
prevented from having an anaphylactic shock, then
cheese sandwiches will have to do instead.
The Bible famously tells us to love our neighbour as
ourselves. If by driving carefully and doing my best to
observe the other little restrictions that impinge on my
daily life I can put that into practice, then it seems to me
a worthwhile way to live.
Rev Toby Hole, Vicar,
St Chad’s Church, Woodseats
April/May 2016
We’ve moved...
Our Sunday services are currently being
held at Abbey Lane School – see pages 11&16
WOODSEATS • SHEFFIELD
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St Chad’s Church, Linden Avenue, Woodseats
Church Offi ce: 9 Linden Avenue, Sheffi eld S8 0GA
Tel: (0114) 274 5086
email: offi ce@stchads.org
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He knocked at the door
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“Yes,” the man replied,
“You can paint the porch.
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Three hours later, the
student came back. “It’s all
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“Can you scroll back up?”
A teacher was
discussing the
Ten Commandments
with her children.
After explaining the
commandment to
‘honour thy father and
mother’ she asked: “Is
there a commandment
that teaches us how
to treat our brothers
and sisters?”
“That’s easy,” one
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St Chad’s Church, Linden Avenue, Woodseats
Church Offi ce: 9 Linden Avenue, Sheffi eld S8 0GA
Tel: (0114) 274 5086
email: offi ce@stchads.org
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What’s On
If you have an event you would like
to see included in our What’s On
section, email impact@stchads.org
Health Walks
•Mondays - 10am: Graves Park.
Meet outside the Rose Garden
Cafe;
•Tuesdays - 10.30am: Ecclesall
Woods. Meet at the Visitors Centre
at Abbeydale Industrial Hamlet;
•Thursdays - 10.30am:
Lowedges. Meet at the Gresley
Road Meeting Rooms, Gresley
Road, Lowedges;
•Thursdays - 10.30am: Ecclesall
Woods. Meet at the JG Graves
Discovery Centre off Abbey Lane.
Call 0114 203 9337 for details
regarding any of the walks.
April 1&2
Quilts ‘n’ more
South Sheffi eld Evangelical
Church, Greenhill Parkway
10am-4pm
The U3A quilting hive hosts its
second quilt exhibition in aid of
Greenhill Library and Guide Dogs
for the Blind. Admission is £2.50.
April 2
Monster Madness
Ecclesall Woods
11am-3pm
Follow the trail and see if you can
fi nd the monsters. Then you can
make your own monster in the
Discovery Centre. The cost is £2
per child.
April 10
Abbeydale Miniature Railway
Abbeydale Road South
1-5pm
The regular open days at
Abbeydale Miniature Railway.
April 10
Plusnet Yorkshire Half Marathon
- Sheffield
Sheffi eld’s annual half
marathon which attracts
thousands of runners to the
city’s streets. Details at www.
theyorkshiremarathon.com
April 15
Gardening for Wildlife
Greenhill Library
7pm
A talk on how to create a garden
that is an important habitat for
butterfl ies, bees and dragonfl ies,
and a haven for birds, hedgehogs
and pond-life. Tickets £5.
April 16
Wildlife Watch – Treemendous
Trees!
Ecclesall Woods
10am-2pm
Learn about wildlife and explore
and enjoy the outdoors. Ages 6-13
years. Booking is essential – email
nell.dixon@sheffi eld.gov.uk or
0114 235 6348
Send details of your event to impact@stchads.org or write to: Impact,
St Chad‟s Church Offices, 15 Camping Lane, Sheffield S8 0GB.
January 30 - February 5
AEGON British Tennis Tour
Graves Tennis and Leisure Centre
World April ranked 16 players compete
alongside
Spring Concert
local Sheffield players.
St
Call
Oswald’s
0114 283
Church
9900.
7pm
Dore Male Voice Choir in concert
February 5
Book
April
Sale
20-23
36 Wife Crawshaw After Death Grove, Beauchief
10am-12pm Dronfield Civic Hall
Good Dronfield quality Players second-hand present books Wife
for After sale Death, in aid a of comedy the Alzheimer‟s by Eric
Society. Chappell. Donations of paperback
novels or biographies in good
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larger Abbeydale books due Miniature to space Railway
limitations). Abbeydale Road South
1-5pm
February The regular 5 open days at
Free Abbeydale Environmental Miniature Activities Railway.
Millhouses Park
10.30am-12.30pm
May 2
Obstacle
Highland
course
Fling
and stream
dipping
Graves
activities
Park
for 8 - 13 year
10.30am to 5.30pm
olds.
Call 0114 263 4335.
Free Environmental Activities
Ecclesall Woods Sawmill
10.30am-12.30pm
Nature quiz trail, stream dipping
and A family bug hunting day with activities attractions for 8 - 13
year including olds. Highla nd Cattle Show,
Pet Call Dog 0114 Show, 235 ferret 6348. racing, craft
and food stalls, Maypole dancing,
February children’s 20 fun fair rides. Admission
Why is free. Not Try A Bike
Greenhil Call 0114 Park 2736433
10am-2pm
Rediscover May 10-14 your cycling skills in
Greenhill Out of Order Park. The rangers will
provide Ecclesall a Parish bike, helmet Hall and
instruction. 7.30pm Meet at the Bowls
Pavilion, Ecclesall Greenhill Theatre Company Park.
Booking presents is Out essential. of Order by Ray
Cooney,
Call 0114
directed
283 9195.
by Alison Millar.
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 29. more
details see the Abbey notice
board.
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email: office@stchads.org
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One BBC journalist was
rung up by someone who
introduced himself as
Michael Scott from the
Visa Verification Fraud
Team. He reported unusual activity
on her account, and asked if
she’d been making the payments.
She was rightly wary of giving
information over the phone, and
told the caller she would call her
bank directly to verify. The caller
encouraged her to do so. She
hung up, and then dialled her
bank. They confirmed the fraud,
spent a considerable amount of
time going through everything,
and then told her not to use the
card anymore, and that the bank
would send a new card and pin
out to her. A successful fraud
avoided? Sadly not. The whole
thing had been a fraud, as she
later discovered. The original
caller had simply stayed on the
line, and played a dial tone sound
down the line to make her think
she was calling her bank. Her
accounts had been emptied of
money, and her details changed.
She lost thousands of pounds, but
fortunately, the bank refunded her
all the money.
A couple of weeks ago, my
brother-in-law received a message
from his grandfather assuring him
that he would help out and would
transfer the money as soon as
possible. This came as something
of a surprise to Scott, who hadn’t
spoken to his grandfather recently.
It turned out that someone had
hacked Scott’s email, and sent
messages claiming to be from
Scott to family members asking
for money, because Scott had
been arrested and needed bail
money! Had Scott’s grandfather
simply responded to the email and
transferred the money, it would
have been lost.
So how can we avoid falling prey
to such scams? The fraudsters get
ever more creative and cunning in
seeking to exploit people. There
are two golden rules to try to avoid
falling prey to scams, both online
and over the telephone.
Firstly, if it seems too good to be
true, it almost certainly is. Whether
that’s the person who wants to
give you a percentage of a fortune
for helping to move the money, or
the wonderful person you’ve met
online but who starts asking for
money, or the wonderful bargain
offer which you must buy now not
to miss out, all of these things
should ring warning bells.
The second golden rule is this:
People aren’t necessarily who
they claim to be. Treat emails with
suspicion. Whether it appears to
be from your bank, or from
the government, or even
from a friend, emails
are very easy to fake.
Call your friend, or
the bank, to confirm
an email, using
telephone numbers
that you know, not
ones provided in the
email. A bank will
never ask you for
your pin, or to use a
card reader over the
phone.
These two simple rules
will help you avoid falling
victim to a scam. If ever you’re
in doubt, why not ask a friend
for their opinion? Fraudsters are
expert manipulators, and someone
from outside the situation may
be able to see better what’s
happening. Stay safe online!
Rev Duncan Bell
Online Safety
St Chad’s Church, Linden Avenue, Woodseats
Church Offi ce: 9 Linden Avenue, Sheffi eld S8 0GA
Tel: (0114) 274 5086
email: offi ce@stchads.org
St Chad’s Church, Linden Avenue, Woodseats
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email: offi ce@stchads.org
website: www.stchads.org
ISOMETRIC VIEW OF THE CHURCH AS PROPOSED
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from the congregation, from the sale of
property and from grants. Within a year
we had managed the amazing task of
raising this money, and more. As with
all building projects, the cost of the build
has also increased enormously but we
are confi dent that we now have most
of the funding in place to proceed
with the project.
We have also now received
planning permission from
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Sheffi eld council, and all
GENERAL NOTES
we are waiting for now is
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for the fi nal approval of
from the works is to be made good.
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Established 1959
Buxton Road, Bakewell, Derbyshire, DE45 1BZ
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been received by the
discrepancies.
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time that Impact arrives
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SHEFFIELD
the idea of coming into
scaled. All dimensions are to be confirmed on site prior to
email impact@stchads.org
on your doormat. If the
assumption
commencement
that
of the works. Do not scale from these
a religious building puts you off. If that’s
drawings. If in doubt ask.
money and the permissions
work does 5 Where begin
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confirm that a minimum of 1 week notice must be given for
NORTH INTERNAL
WEST END PERSPECTIVE inspection.
are all in place then work will
at the end of March, OF THE see what CHURCH AS PROPOSED
ELEVATION Church AS outside of a church
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begin immediately after Easter.
the church building copyright of this drawing will and other project documents under looks like!
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Do you have a few hours spare to support our
kitchen, a new parish offi ce, betterequipped
meeting rooms and a more fact we have 1 All already finishes disturbed begun and worshipping all damage caused resulting autumn, and any S baptisms M I T will H A take N D place R O P E R
within their own homes?
will need to worship elsewhere Smith and Roper. - and in
and MARCH weddings 2014
1010/011A in the church until the
lovely clients in Sheffield to remain independent
More about the role:
attractive worship area.
elsewhere. from Since the works January is to be we made have good.
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regular Sunday congregation, but also to 9am and 11am services. It has been
are confi dent that the new building will
• We welcome applicants of all ages!
materials and works together with any accompanying
the wider community as the church will a great experience schedules that worshipping may be issued. in a
be a wonderful asset to our parish and
An open heart and warm smile is all you need to
be open longer for private prayer and different location, and we are extremely
we hope that as many of the parish as
become a Care Companion at Home Instead
contemplation and there will be greater grateful 3 to Inform the governors the Architects of the of all school untoward findings or possible will feel encouraged to come
*Car Driver Desirable
opportunities for us to extend Christian and the discrepancies.
head teacher, Maxine Stafford,
along and visit once the ST work CHADS has been CHURCH, Apply Now! Call 0114 250 7709
hospitality to those in our neighbourhood for allowing us to use the school building. completed.
WOODSEATS,
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4 Written dimensions are to be taken in preference to
who need it most.
Perhaps you’ve never been to church
Rev SHEFFIELD Toby Hole
6 Shirley House, Psalter Lane, Sheffield, S11 8YL
scaled. All dimensions are to be confirmed on site prior to
commencement of the works. Do not scale from these
St Chad’s Church, Linden Avenue, Woodseats
Church Offi ce: 9 Linden Avenue, Sheffi eld S8 0GA
Tel: (0114) 274 5086
email: offi ce@stchads.org
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drawings. If in doubt ask.
Tel: (0114) 274 5086
5 Where Architects approval is required the Architects
confirm that a minimum of 1 week notice must be given for
WESTERN INTERNAL
email: offi ce@stchads.org
website: www.stchads.org
Our Tuesday and
Thursday Toddler
Groups are currently
closed while work
takes place on our
church building
Sheffield City of Sanctuary
I
wonder how we would feel if we
had no home to go to, no warm
bed at night or no employment.
Three years ago I did
an academic study on the
experience of refugees and other
groups in Sheffield. I also studied the
narrative of the Israelites wandering
through the wilderness and their plight
recorded in the Bible.
This study gave me insight to support
groups all across our city, and an
understanding of Sheffield being the
first ‘City of Sanctuary’ which it has
been for nearly 11 years.
The drop-in centres I visited were a
hub of activities supporting the needs
of others. There were many groups
teaching English, and conversation
groups that encouraged a relaxed way
of sharing language skills. These were
incredibly valuable to the people I met,
and were centres where they could
socialise, share stories and receive
help. I returned to visit these centres
recently and found that many of these
groups were still running and active.
Unfortunately the Northern Refugee
Centre no longer exists through
cut-backs. They had been doing
tremendous support work in Sheffield
when I last researched this area.
There are now up to 200 volunteers
involved across the city, and more are
needed, I was told, particularly helping
with the night shelter. Assist – Assylum
Seekers Support Initiative Short Term
– (which was meant to be short term
but has continued on through great
demand) heads up a lot of volunteer
work across the city. The Victoria
Hall provides a drop-in centre where
agencies including the Red Cross and
Celebrations at the tenth anniversary of Sheffield becoming a City of Sanctuary
sexual awareness/drugs awareness
teams can give support where needed.
A private room enables a solicitor
to give people advice if necessary
and interpreters available to help if
required. Each person is screened
by volunteers to see how they may
be best helped, and then channelled
in certain directions. Conversation
groups encourage the use of English
and encourage socialising in a helpful,
supportive environment. All volunteers
work in pairs, and everything discussed
is confidential.
A theologian, Walter Brueggemann,
wrote widely about the children of Israel,
and in his book ‘The Land’, he wrote:
”Like ancient exiles we may imagine that
our situation is occupied only by despair
and alienation and none to comfort.”
Today I reflect how poignant these
words are in our present migrant crisis
across the world. Many have no place of
safety at this present time.
The Bible tells the story in the old
testament of Israel’s journey from being
slaves in Egypt to settling in a land they
could call home. They were taught to
look after the stranger and to remember
their own experience of being homeless
in a strange land. In the book of Exodus
in the Bible (chapter 22, verse 21) this
was written into the Law that Moses
gave to them: ‘You must not oppress
a stranger in any way, remember you
yourselves were foreigners in the land of
Egypt.’
Our nation has a long tradition
of welcoming others often fleeing
persecution, and Sheffield is continuing
this good work despite the many
challenges. It seeks to help vulnerable
people to find a safe place which is what
we are encouraged to do in our Christian
faith.
Pauline Johnson
St Chad’s Church, Linden Avenue, Woodseats
Church Office: 9 Linden Avenue, Sheffield S8 0GA
Tel: (0114) 274 5086
email: office@stchads.org
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Victorian ‘Elf and Safety’
‘‘
Religion
does more
harm than good”.
“Christians are all
hypocrites”. Listen
to some infl uential
modern writers and this seems
to sum up their views on
Christianity. Something else
that is often mocked is ‘elf and
safety’. But we sophisticated,
modern folk of the 21st century
owe a lot to both.
I was born and grew up in
Wigan, Lancashire, surrounded
by coal mines and cotton mills.
My intelligent grandmother left
school at age 12 faced with a
choice between the pit brow
and the mill. Her quality of life,
possibly even her very survival,
owed a lot to certain infl uential
Victorian Christians such as Lord
Shaftesbury.
Shaftesbury adopted the
factory cause in 1832 with
religious zeal. With other
prominent Christians, such
as Richard Oastler and John
Fielden, he worked to limit the
hours that women and children
could work in desperately unsafe
and unpleasant conditions.
Shaftesbury clung to the factory
movement as a crusade, saying,
“to me it appeared an affair less
of policy than of religion”.
The Factory Act of 1833 meant
that it became illegal for children
under nine to work in textile
factories, and children aged
between nine and thirteen could
not be employed for more than
eight hours a day.
As well as the fi rst Factory Act,
Shaftesbury was infl uential in
passing the 1842 Mines Act. This
act meant that:
• No female was to be employed
underground
• No boy under 10 years old was
to be employed underground.
• Parish apprentices between the
ages of 10 and 18 could continue
to work in the mines
Shaftesbury also worked with
Reverend Charles Kingsley
(author of The Water Babies) to
improve the lives of child chimney
sweeps. Despite their undoubted
faults, Shaftesbury and others,
motivated by their Christian faith,
were instrumental in procuring
safer conditions in industry,
and the need has not gone
away today. In the 21st century
Christian organisations like
Christian Aid are infl uential and
active in campaigning worldwide
for safer working conditions for
those who have no protection
from dangerous exploitation.
Shaftesbury told his friend
Edwin Hodder: “My religious
views are not very popular but
they are the views that have
sustained and comforted me all
though my life. I think a man’s
religion, if it is worth anything,
should enter into every sphere of
life, and rule
his conduct
in every
relation.”
(The Life
and Work of
the Seventh
Earl of
Shaftesbury,
K.G. by
Edwin
Hodder)
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During our Reshaping project, our services are being
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Sunday Services
Sunday Held at Services Abbey Lane School
Sunday Abbey Lane, Services
Sheffield S8 0BN
The 9am Service
Sunday Services
back of my mind where it can
shortlisted for the Horses Crime (2010), Writers’
I forget it that easily, it‟s
published six thrillers; grow was quietly in the darkness. I
The ● The Traditional 9am Service in service
effectiveness, so cyclists need
style
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haven‟t committed
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help it that not you
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obviously not up to much.
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Association’s Dagger, awarded Horses steps
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Fleming to the was avoid paper yet, on the When ground I‟m that ready if to start
• Traditional The 9am in style Service
year’s Steel best
shortlisted crashes. for the Crime Writers’
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work, throw up to much.
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on as the much other as I hand, can onto I‟ll
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thriller, Junction while won his novella Ellery Queen
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communion
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paper as quickly as possible –
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realised adult, realised I didn‟t and I actually didn‟t started actually need writing anyone‟s • need a Your novel anyone‟s road once Most I days, When between do about you 7.15 write? and
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permission realised to do I didn‟t so. to Reading do actually so. Reading is always need anyone‟s is always 8.30. More at 8.30. weekends. More at weekends.
position
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Weekday Weekday Services Services
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one aspects of what you do?
Weekday Services
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reason many libraries why the is planned a long-term closure disaster of so in
Morning Prayers
the making.
visible to The hard work‟s aspects been done, of what and there‟s you do?
Morning Prayers
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Monday to Thursday at 9am
Why thrillers?
other road
a peculiar joy in deleting as many words
Morning Prayers
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Thursday
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as possible. Some evenings I struggle
users and
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to get down 300 words or so, but I
Monday to Thursday at 9am
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was 18 months into my one serious
discourage never have difficulty in removing that
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you too closely.
to Thursday at 5pm
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provides a focus I lacked Never on that cycle less invitation tends to be: That‟ll cost me an
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Other church Services
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the who work show of what‟s writers possible like Reginald within best.
Hill, the And the books I‟m looking forward
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who confines show of what‟s genre. possible within the
Prayer and Wednesday, Praise March 9 at 7.30pm
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year confines at least – but of genre. have pushed it to the Letters to Monica.
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Cycling on the road is changing position can make your
sometimes perceived intentions clear.
as hazardous. Cycling • Regularly maintain and service
is good for health and your bike. Check that both brakes
fi tness, and there are work, keep your tyres pumped up
many things that cyclists can do and at night make sure that your
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paper as quickly as possible –
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Have you ever wondered
why, in the ‘balance of
nature’, the dice always
seems loaded in favour of
the predator rather than the
prey?
The big cats, swift and powerful
with teeth, claws and awesome
eyesight; owls on silent wings and
snakes with infrared vision and
a sense of smell that can detect
prey wherever it is hidden. Against
these animals their prey seem to
have no defence: gentle grazing
deer, little ground squirrels foraging
for food and, what seems like the
most blatant adverts for a fast food
takeaway, the zebra. The black
and white stripes stand out against
any background and can be seen
for miles. But all is not as it seems;
unlike the dinosaurs, these animals
have not become extinct, indeed, the
big cats are more at risk of this than
their prey as even the most skilled
predator only kills around once in ten
hunts and most of the time the prey
stays safe without fi ghting back.
Take the zebra for example: his
stripes act as an optical illusion,
and the faster the chase the more
confused the big cats become. The
fact that its chosen meal is part of
a herd only adds to its problem and
nine times out of ten the cat gets
a big headache and gives up the
chase. Young zebras are born to run
and can keep up with the herd 40
minutes after birth. Deer on the other
hand blend into the background, and
a young fawn with her dappled coat
can stay safe for hours as long as
she keeps still.
Some of the smaller nocturnal
geckos also stay safe by staying still.
During the day they climb a tree. The
loose skin on their sides has a ragged
edge which blends with the bark so
they don’t even cast a shadow.
Ground squirrels make a tasty
meal for many snakes and it would
seem that they are doomed. But
snakes have to cast their skin, and
ground squirrels have been observed
wrapping themselves in their castoff.
This apparently renders the
snake’s sense of smell useless as it
scents only ‘snake’ and ignores the
squirrel which stays safe in its cloak
of invisibility. Snakes themselves,
particularly the non-poisonous ones,
are also prey so if you are venomous
it pays to advertise the fact. The
colours red, black and yellow are a
warning of this, and snakes coloured
thus are avoided by almost all other
creatures. But 50 per cent of them are
not poisonous but merely mimics. How
can you tell the difference? There is a
rhyme used by human hunters which
goes something like this: “Red next
to yellow can kill a fellow, red next to
Black is harmless to Jack”. This kind of
learnt knowledge is key to our survival.
Our greatest gift is a huge brain
which has enabled us to colonize the
whole world – but we need to use it
wisely. When King Saul answered the
call of nature in a cave, David had
him cornered and could easily have
killed him. Instead he walked away
(admittedly with part of Saul’s robe as
a trophy), put himself into the hands of
God and wrote one of his best songs
(Psalm 57):
In the shadow of thy wings I will take
refuge till the storms of destruction pass
by.
Psalm 37:1 RSV
If only we could all show mercy and
let God take care of the big picture,
what a safe haven the world would be.
Sylvia Bennett
The story of Saul and David in the cave
can be found in 1 Samuel, chapter 24.
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Safety in the Psalms
What do you fear?
Perhaps it is the
fear of failing
health, of suffering
and helplessness.
Perhaps it is economic
fears, of mounting debts and
unemployment. Perhaps it
is relationship fears, with
breakdowns in relationships with
a partner or family
members. Does the
Bible have anything
to say about safety
from such fears?
The Bible
contains many
different genres
of writing, from
historical accounts
to letters to songs.
Indeed, the book
of Psalms, one of
the longest books of the Bible,
is a book of poetry. And most
of the Psalms are written in
situations of fear and uncertainty
and suffering. The Psalms have
a great deal to say to us about
safety in the face of fear.
David, the writer of many of
the Psalms including Psalm
27 above, had many reasons
to fear. Many of the Psalms
are written as David hides
from those seeking his life.
Sometimes that is foreign
countries with whom he was at
war. More often, it is his own
people who were seeking his
life. Later on in this Psalm,
he speaks of his own parents
forsaking him. With traitors and
foreign armies and defeat, David
should really have been asking
the question, “Who shouldn’t I
fear?”
And yet, David could stare
“The LORD is my
light and my
salvation – whom
shall I fear?
The LORD is the
stronghold of my
life – of whom
shall I be afraid?”
Psalm 27:1
these possibilities in the face,
and still say, “Of whom shall
I be afraid?” He was able to
see something beyond his own
circumstances that offered
safety and confi dence. And it
was this: “The LORD is my light
and my salvation.” David was
confi dent that no matter what his
circumstances, God was for him.
His greatest need
– forgiveness and
salvation – had been
provided by God, and
so his eternal safety
was secure. When
that was dealt with,
he knew everything
else would be OK,
however it worked
itself out.
He knew his
greatest need – to be
right with God – had been taken
care of. If God could deal with
that for him, God could deal with
anything else. Whatever fears
or needs are pressing down on
you at this time, bring them to
God, knowing that being right
with him puts everything else into
perspective.
Rev Duncan Bell
The school run poses a
hazard for many families
each morning, but if you’re a
childminder with a crowd in
tow there’s even more to look
out for. Fiona Young tells us
about her morning routine...
Children arrive and their
bags are hung up and
shoes discarded – baby
likes to chew on a shoe,
dirt and all.
The children are excited to see
each other, chat and chill out. A
game of tig starts, running in and
out of the rooms – most clashes
avoided. A singing and dance
routine evolves with children lifted
in the air and swung round in
Strictly style. Hide and seek is
popular. Playdough is dropped
on the fl oor, baby spots it and
investigates – straight in the
mouth! Older children chat –
bottom humour is rife – mind your
language as the little ones will
copy you.
It’s 8.30am and time to go.
Shoes on, coats on. Carefully out
the door – we don’t want trapped
fi ngers, or falling down the steps.
Out through the gate, a crowd of
eight and a pram. A couple of
scooters, things are forgotten and
back we go.
‘Dog poo, dog poo, avoid the
dog poo,’ we all chorus a warning
one to the other. Who wasn’t
paying attention? Someone has
the walk of shame to the nearest
bit of grass. Lamp posts and sign
posts – a street furniture hazard –
little ones have not yet developed
their spatial awareness – Bang!
The three year old has had a
growth spurt. Suddenly parked
car wing mirrors are at head
height. Ouch. Who parked their
car so inconsiderately leaving no
space on the pavement for the
school run?
Approaching school the traffi c
gets worse. Parking spaces are
at a premium, cars are reversing –
CAN YOU SEE US? Petrol fumes
pump out straight into the lungs
of the little ones – why do drivers
sit in their cars texting with the
engine running next to a school
and 600 schoolchildren?
We are aiming for the zebra
crossing, but have yet to cross
a side road. A big van is parked
blocking our view of the road.
Smaller cars are on double yellow
lines, unless of course the police
are here on a spot check. Then it
is safe to cross.
In through the gates and the
children are delivered to school.
It’s time to reverse the journey and
face the next set of hazards of the
day!
The hazards of the school run
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Tel: (0114) 274 5086
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Welcome Sight at Sea
I
don’t know about you but
I love visiting the coast.
Whilst some people love
sitting on the beach soaking
up the sun I love exploring
and often when walking on a
coastal path will come across a
piece of industrial history which
has been lying there since it was
abandoned many years ago,
slowly atrophying. They may be tin
mine workings, whaling stations
or quarries. These small nuggets
of our past enable us to look back
to a time when the coast was not
a place for rest and relaxation
but a working environment
and often a dangerous
place to be. Working
on the land was
dangerous enough
but working at sea
could, and still
does, hold many
dangers. We
might stand on a
cliff top gazing out
at the setting sun but
just over the horizon
a storm is brewing which
within a few hours will turn the
sea into a hazardous maelstrom.
My favourite place in all the
world is a place on the west coast
of Scotland called Ardnamurchan.
For those who love statistics it
is the most westerly part of the
British mainland by a good twenty
two miles. To access it the best
route is via Glen Coe, across the
Coran Ferry and then instead
of turning right towards Fort
William, turn left on a single track
road for many miles. Eventually,
after more than an hour and
sometimes two, you reach the
point on the north coast where
you can see Eigg, Muck and
Rhum. My favourite place on
the peninsular is Ardmanurchan
Point because that is where the
lighthouse is situated. There is
something about lighthouses which
holds a fascination for me. I am
not quite sure why. I guess it might
be because they stand there day
after day, year after year sending
out a light which has a unique
pattern to show sailors not only
where the danger areas are but
also whereabouts in the British
Isles they are. Lighthouses stand
in isolated places, often on a small
lonely rocky island miles out to
sea, battling the elements just to
keep us safe. They almost have
a character of their own.
Take the Bishops Rock
lighthouse which
many of you will
remember from the
BBC One ident
where a helicopter
rises from sea
level and hovers
over the top of
the lighthouse
helicopter platform.
It stands on a small
piece of rock forty six
meters long by 14 meters wide
and lies four miles west of the Isles
of Scilly. It has been there since
1858 and its light is visible for
twenty two miles. I would imagine
that landing a helicopter on it is no
mean feat.
Lighthouses are powerful
symbols of strength and fortitude.
They stand in areas where they
are likely to be battered day after
day by powerful winds and storms
offering safety and security to all at
sea. I can imagine that many years
before GPS and other navigational
aids the first sight of their local
lighthouse as it appeared over the
horizon would have said ‘you are
nearly there’ and ‘welcome home’.
Steve Winks
Celebrating 100 years at
Woodseats Methodist Church
I’m sure that anyone who knows
Woodseats will have seen
Woodseats Methodist Church on
Holmhirst Road.
The church and the smaller
rooms next to it were completed in 1916
– so we are pleased to be celebrating
the centenary this year. Services were
first held in the Woodseats Picture
Palace on Chesterfield Road (now JD
Wetherspoons) from October 1911 whilst
suitable land was found, the money
raised and the church built.
Building work started in November
1915, but in 1916, because of the
demands of war, the Government
cancelled all building projects of £500
or more. However, the builder ensured
that all building materials were on site
so that the work could be completed
without contravening the Government
regulations. Therefore, Woodseats
Wesleyan Church was the only new
church in Methodism to be completed
during the latter half of the First World
War.
The first service in the church was held
on December 12, 1916. Since then it
has been used extensively by the church
New music shop now
open selling Sheet
Music, Accessories, Gifts
and Instruments. Also
offering tuition in Piano,
Keyboard, Ukulele,
Guitar and Violin.
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and community for all manner of events
and activities.
We will be holding events celebrating
the centenary during the year,
culminating in a special service on
Sunday, December 11 at which the
preacher will be the Rev Dr Roger
Walton, the President of the Methodist
Conference.
What are your memories of Woodseats
Methodist Church? Write to susan.
dilks@blueyonder.co.uk or the Active 8
magazine.
Pat Bashton
Secretary to the Church Council
Woodseats Methodist Church
St Chad’s Church, Linden Avenue, Woodseats
Church Office: 9 Linden Avenue, Sheffield S8 0GA
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Top advice on how to eat safely
A
survey has shown that UK
consumers are putting their
health at risk when cooking at
home. More than 80 per cent
of those asked admitted to one
or more habits that put them at risk of
food poisoning, including one in three
admitting they would eat food that has
been dropped on the floor.
The survey also revealed that one
in three people don’t check ‘use by’
dates, with 85 per cent of them instead
using the ‘sniff test’ and 68 per cent just
checking the colour – even though this
will not always reveal whether food is
safe to eat. Unlike ‘best before’ dates,
‘use by’ dates relate to safety and are
based on scientific testing, yet more
than 40 per cent of those questioned
said they would eat food after its ‘use
by’ date.
Follow these top tips to keep your
home free from the risk of food
poisoning:
1. Don’t wash your chicken. Washing
raw chicken is unnecessary and can
spread germs. Harmful bacteria can
easily splash from raw meat and
poultry onto worktops, chopping
boards, dishes and utensils.
Germs that cause food
poisoning can also linger
for days in the sink.
2. Make sure your meat
is cooked thoroughly.
Check your meat is
steaming hot all the way
through. Cut into the
thickest part of meat to
check that none of it is pink
and ensure that the juices
which run out are clear.
3. Use your leftovers safely. We all
hate to waste food, so if you’ve stored
cooked food in the fridge, eat it within
two days. Always adhere to use by dates
on food.
4. Keep it clean. Always wash and dry
your hands thoroughly before preparing
food and after handling raw meat or
poultry. Make sure your worktops and
utensils are clean and disinfected.
5. Be fridge friendly. Check your fridge
is at the right temperature – below 5°C –
to stop germs from growing. Don’t pack
the food too tightly as the cold air needs
to circulate to cool your food.
6. Avoid cross-contamination. Use
different chopping board and knives for
raw meat and foods that are ready-toeat,
like cooked meats, salads and raw
vegetables, and ensure they are cleaned
between each use. This will help to
stop germs spreading. Keep your raw
meats on the bottom shelf of the fridge,
separate from other foods.
7. Food safety is not just about raw
meat. Remember that it’s important
to peel your vegetables as necessary,
because soil can sometimes carry
harmful bacteria. Washing with rubbing
and movement will help to remove
bacteria from the surface of fruit and
vegetables.
If you want to know more about
food safety and also gain a useful
qualification, book onto one of our
food hygiene courses. Contact Health
Protection Service on Tel 0114 2734415,
look on our website www.sheffield.
gov.uk, or email healthprotection@
sheffield.gov.uk
And of course we all like a treat,
whether it’s a romantic meal for two
or a big family outing to celebrate
a birthday, why not check out the
hygiene standards before you book.
To see what score your favourite
restaurant has achieved, look at
www.food.gov.uk/ratings.
Dawn Terry
Environmental Health Officer
Sheffield City Council
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Eloise
by Judy Finnigan
This is Judy Finnigan’s
fi rst novel and as I have
enjoyed her ‘Book Club’
choices in the past, I
looked forward to reading
it.
The main character, Cathy, is
mourning the loss of her best
friend Eloise, who died recently of
cancer. In Cathy’s own past she
has had episodes of depression,
leading to a severe mental
breakdown. So when she starts
hearing the spirit voice of Eloise
and has nightmares,
and warning visions,
she realises that her
late friend’s death is
not all it appears to
be and feels bound
to seek answers in
order to protect her
friend’s children.
Cathy’s husband,
who is incidentally a
psychiatrist, is very
dismissive of her
fears and thinks
his wife is having
a recurrence
of her mental
instability and is
rapidly becoming
unhinged.
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As a character he was quite
unbelievable, shallow and most
unsympathetic, especially when
you consider his profession.
He tries to get her to leave the
cottage in Cornwall and becomes
very insistent she return home
to their family home and sell the
cottage.
The writing, if a little fl owery and
repetitive, does endear the reader
to a lovely picture of Cornwall,
with blue skies, blue seas,
quaint cottages and beautiful
landscapes.
A story about a friend’s grief and
loss of a dear friend. Not quite a
ghost story or
indeed a spinechiller,
but a
good read with
a satisfactory
ending all the
same.
A good book
for a rainy
afternoon, a day
on the beach or
a journey. One
to pass on to a
friend but not one
you would keep
on the bookshelf.
Vicki Harris
St Chad’s 3rd
Age Book Group
Book Review
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Tel: (0114) 274 5086
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fasted for 72 days, having no food or
water, living only by God‟s grace.
During this fast Yun was repeatedly
tortured, humiliated and beaten by
Prison Guards and fellow prisoners. In
prison violent and dangerous men
observed Yun‟s faith and obedience
Registers to God. They realised that he 2016
was not
a criminal, just a committed Christian
and came themselves into a deep and
Thanksgivings
loving relationship with Jesus.
Miraculous and loving interventions
January helped Yun for example jumping over
10 a ten Maddox foot wall; Llewelyn walking Evans-Pryor
through the
17 open Nathaniel doors of Ben a high Millard security prison
unobserved and walking after his legs
were so severely broken (he was told
Funerals
he would be crippled for life after this
January punishment).
11 Joan Whatever Kathleen Yun experienced, Ivy Nunn (89) God
21 repeatedly Mary Smith demonstrated (96) his
faithfulness never leaving him or his
February
family to cope alone. We will
22 Betty Lambert (90)
probably never experience this kind of
persecution but this book is testimony
to the incredible power of God and his
Holy Spirit.
Sian Mann
CALL IN FOR A CUPPA
At Church House
(56 Abbey Lane)
10am to 12 noon
On the last Saturday of each month.
Bring & Buy (new items)
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February 27
Wild Designs: Pyrography
Ecclesall Woods Sawmill
11am-2pm
Learn how to create designs in
wood using a pyrograph (heated
needle). Booking is essential.
Call 0114 283 9195.
March 6
Junk Boat Race
Millhouses Park
11am
Using your engineering skills, some
For Weddings
and Funerals
You don’t have to be a churchgoer
to have a wedding in church or
be ‘religious’ to have a dignifi ed 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 offi ce. For funerals please tell
your funeral director that you would like
to have a church service.
• If you have had a new baby and would
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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 the church offi ce
on 0114 274 5086 if you are interested in
attending.
10am
Join the rangers on an
exploration of the footpaths from
the park into the countryside.
Meet at the Bowls Pavilion.
Call 0114 283 9195.
March 27
Grass Sledging
Meersbrook Park
11am-1pm
Sledge the slopes of Meersbrook
Park with the rangers.
Call 0114 283 9195.
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View of Beauchief Abbey Chapel
Beauchief Abbey Lane, S8 7BD
WWW.beauchiefabbey.org.uk
Services April & May 2016
(based on the Book of Common
Prayer)
Holy Communion 11.00am
Sun 3rd, 10th & 24th April
Whit Sunday 15th May
Sun 8th & 22nd May
Evensong 17th April 3pm
Matins 29th May 11.00am
Special Services
Sun 1st May 3pm NONES
followed by Holy Communion
Thurs 5th May 7pm
Ascension Day HC
6th - 15th May 7pm -8pm
10 days of Prayer the Abbey will be
open for quiet reflection & prayer
All welcome
email info@beauchiefabbey.org.uk
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Contacts
WOODSEATS • SHEFFIELD
CHURCH OFFICE 9 Linden Avenue 274 5086
S8 0GA
Term time offi ce hours:
Mon - 10am-1pm; Tues - 9.30am-1pm;
Thurs - 9.30am-1pm; Fri - 9am-11am
Church Offi ce Administrator Helen Reynolds email: offi ce@stchads.org
Please note: The offi ce is likely to be closed during part of our building works – please contact us via telephone
or email during this time
Vicar Toby Hole (Vicarage) 274 9302
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Curate Duncan Bell 274 5086
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Assistant Minister for the elderly Yvonne Smith 274 5086
Readers
Daren Craddock, Amy Hole, Pauline
Johnson and Yvonne Smith 274 5086
Youth Worker Nick Seaman 274 5086
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Steve Winks and
Darren Coggins 07875 950170
Impact magazine Tim Hopkinson 274 5086
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Deputy Wardens Ann Firth 274 5086
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Uniformed Groups
Group Scout Leader Ian Jackson 235 3044
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