WOODSEATS • SHEFFIELD
December 2019/January 2020
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I
wonder if you can remember Christmas
Day 30 years ago? There might be no
particular reason for you to do so, but for
me one event sticks in my mind. It was
whilst watching the news on December
25, 1989 that I saw footage of the fi nal events
of the Romanian revolution and the toppling
and execution of Nicolae Ceausescu, perhaps
the most brutal of the Soviet Bloc dictators.
Following on from the Queen’s Speech and
whatever Christmas fi lm was showing that year, it
seemed a rather odd way to end Christmas Day.
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December 2019/January 2020
Ceausescu’s execution came at the end of a
remarkable three months that began with mass demonstrations in East
Germany, saw the Berlin Wall pulled down and revolutions throughout
Eastern Europe. As an A-level history student at the time, it really felt
as though I was living through history in the making, as indeed we were.
Some were eager to go further, and declare that the end of history had
been reached.
Thirty years on and it feels as though history is alive and well. I
still feel as though I am living through history in the making, although
perhaps not with the same buoyant optimism of a 17-year-old. I can’t
imagine anyone being foolish enough to declare the end of history
again.
For Christians, Christmas Day marks the pivot point of history. The
Northumbrian monk, Bede, based all of human history around it.
The years before Christmas were BC (Before Christ) and the years
afterwards AD (anno domini). He got his calculations a bit wrong,
placing Jesus’ birth a few years too late, but that aside it was pretty
impressive!
More than a pivot, though, Christmas is the point on which all history
converges. The point in time where God becomes human is the point
where human history becomes wrapped in eternity, the point at which
every moment of human time is sanctifi ed and redeemed by the love of
God.
The death of a dictator on Christmas Day 1989 seemed a strange
way of ending a day of peace and goodwill – especially after so many
thousands had been killed in Romania – and yet it was also oddly fi tting
because at its heart Christmas is about freedom and liberation – our
freedom and liberation from evil, pain and death brought
about by God’s coming amongst us as the man Jesus
Christ.
History will end only when all things are brought to
completeness in God’s love. In the meantime as we
live through history in the making, let us live in the light
and love of the maker of history.
Thirty Years On
Rev Toby Hole,
Vicar, St Chad’s Church, Woodseats
St Chad’s Church, Linden Avenue, Woodseats
Church Office: Linden Avenue, Sheffi eld S8 0GA
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What did the stamp
say to the Christmas
card? Stick with me
and we’ll go places!
What does the Queen
call her Christmas
Broadcast? The One
Show!
Why did no one bid for
Rudolph and Blitzen on
eBay? Because they were
two deer!
What do sheep
say at Christmas?
Merry Christmas
to Ewe!
What do you call
Santa living at
the South Pole?
A lost Claus!
How did Scrooge win
the football game?
The ghost of
Christmas passed!
Why did Santa get a
ticket on Christmas Eve?
He left his sleigh in a
snow parking zone!
Christmas
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Which famous
playwright
was terrified of
Christmas? Noël
Coward!
What does Santa
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gives them the sack!
What’s the most
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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 by the Rose Garden Cafe;
•Tuesdays - 10.30am: Ecclesall
Woods. Meet at Abbeydale Industrial
Hamlet Visitors Centre;
•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.
•Fridays - 10.30am: Graves Park.
Meet in the main entrance, Graves
Leisure Centre.
Call 07505 639524 or visit www.
healthwalksinsheffield.btck.co.uk for
more details.
November 28 - December 1
Sounds of Woodseats Musical
Theatre Company at Christmas
Lees Hall Golf Club
Nov 28-30 at 7.30pm; Nov 30 and
Dec 1 at 2.30pm
Music and song from the world of
stage and screen. Optional supper,
or afternoon tea at the Saturday
matinee. Call 0114 264 4803 for
tickets.
December 1 - January 3
St Chad’s Advent Trail
4-9.30pm
Follow the sheep on our Advent trail
around Woodseats and Beauchief.
See pages 8 and 9 for more
information.
December 1
Christingle Service
4pm
St Chad’s Church
Start the Christmas season with this
service especially for children.
December 1
Nether Edge Farmers’ Market
Stalls, entertainment and various
activities held in the streets around
the old Nether Edge Market Place.
December 1
Pedlar’s Corner Flea Market
Abbeydale Picture House
10am-3pm
Flea market, antiques, retro, arts,
crafts and salvage stalls.
December 4-8
The Angels Are Coming
Sheffield Cathedral
A lights and sounds spectacular
telling the story of Christmas. For
tickets go to thelittleboxoffice.com/
sheffieldcathedral
December 7
Christmas Market
Terminus Road, Millhouses
10am-3pm
Terminus Road’s sixth annual
market with carol singers, artisan
crafts, food stalls, shop promotions
and live music.
December 6
Guys and Dolls
Greenhill Library
7.30pm, doors open 7pm
Evening cinema showing of the
classic musical Guys and Dolls.
Suggested £5 donation includes
refreshments and raffle ticket.
December 7
The Grinch
Greenhill Library
2.30pm
Children’s cinema showing of
The Grinch at Greenhill Library.
Suggested donation £3 adults, £2
children.
December 9
Come and Sing Messiah
St James’ Church, Norton
7.30pm
Sheffield Bach Choir’s popular
Come and Sing Messiah. There will
be mulled wine and mince pies in
the interval. Bring your own score,
or hire one for a small fee.
St Chad’s Church, Linden Avenue, Woodseats
Church Office: Linden Avenue, Sheffield S8 0GA
Tel: (0114) 274 5086
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St Chad‟s Church Offices, 15 Camping Lane, Sheffield S8 0GB.
December 10
A Christmas Fantasia
St Andrew’s Church, Psalter Lane
7.30pm
A concert by Escafeld Chorale
with seasonal music and readings
in association with South Yorkshire
Motor Neurone Disease Association.
December Health 12, Walks 13 and 14
Christmas Mondays Concert – 10am: Graves Park.
Dore Meet Parish at Church the Animal Farm car park;
7pm Tuesdays – 10.30am: Ecclesall
Dore Woods. Male Voice Meet Choir at Abbeydale in concert
with soprano Industrial Madeleine Hamlet; Lake.
Thursdays – 10.30am:
December Lowedges. 14 Meet at the Community
Carol Wing, Concert Lowedges Junior School.
St Andrew’s
Call 0114
Church,
203
Psalter
9337.
Lane
7.30pm
National Council for Divorced,
Hallam Choral Society in concert.
Single and Widowed
Tuesdays 8-11pm
December Norton 15 Country Club
Traditional Club offering Carol friendship Service and social
St Chad’s activities. Church
6pm Call Magdalen on 0114
A traditional 2394326. carol service with
music and readings.
January 30 - February 5
December AEGON 19British Tennis Tour
A festive Graves feast Tennis with and Sheffield Leisure Centre
Oratorio World Chorus ranked players compete
All Saints’ alongside Church, local Ecclesall Sheffield players.
7.30pm Call 0114 283 9900.
A selection of favourites for
Christmas February with 5 Sheffield Oratorio
Chorus
Book
and
Sale
Alan Eost.
36 Crawshaw Grove, Beauchief
10am-12pm
December 22
Good quality second-hand books
Children’s
for sale
Christmas
in aid of the
Service
Alzheimer‟s
St Chad’s
Society.
Church
Donations of paperback
11am novels or biographies in good
Children condition from are our welcome Sunday morning (but not
groups larger lead books the Lifted due to service space at St
Chad’s. limitations).
December February 24 5
Christmas Free Environmental Eve Crib Service Activities
St Chad’s Millhouses Church Park
4pm 10.30am-12.30pm
A service Obstacle for all course the family. and stream
dipping activities for 8 - 13 year
olds.
St Chad’s Church, Linden Avenue, Woodseats
Church Office: Linden Avenue, Sheffield S8 0GA
Tel: (0114) 274 Call 5086 0114 263 4335.
December 24
Midnight Communion Service
St Chad’s Church
11.30pm
Celebrate the birth of Christ with a
service of Holy Communion.
December 25
Christmas Family Service
St
February
Chad’s Church
8-12
10am Jamaica Inn
Join Ecclesall the celebrations All Saints Church with this Hall
Christmas 7.30pm Day service for all ages.
A play presented by Ecclesall
January Theatre Company. 10 Tickets: £5.
Yesterday Call 0114 230 8842.
Greenhill Library
7.30pm, February doors 12 open 7pm
Evening Free Environmental cinema showing Activities Yesterday.
Suggested Millhouses £5 Park donation includes
refreshments 1.30-3.30pm and raffle ticket.
Nature quiz trail, stream dipping
January and bug hunting 11 activities for 8 - 13
Christmas year olds. Tree Shredding
Outside Call 0114 Abbey 263 Lane 4335. School
10am-3pm
Take February your Christmas 12 tree along
to Free be shredded Environmental for a minimum Activities
donation Ecclesall of Woods £2. Sawmill
10.30am-12.30pm
January Nature quiz 11 trail, stream dipping
Cinderella and bug hunting activities for 8 - 13
Greenhill year olds. Library
2.30pm Call 0114 235 6348.
Children’s cinema showing the
original February 1950 20 Disney film Cinderella.
Suggested
Why Not Try
donation
A Bike
£3 adults, £2
children.
Greenhil
Refreshments
Park
available.
10am-2pm
January Rediscover 25 your cycling skills in
Call Greenhill in for Park. a Cuppa The rangers will
Church
provide
House,
a bike, helmet
56 Abbey
and
Lane
instruction. Meet at the Bowls
10am - 12pm
Pavilion, Greenhill Park.
Tea, coffee, biscuits and various
Booking is essential.
stalls. In aid of Bluebell Wood.
Call 0114 283 9195.
Beauchief Abbey holds a a variety
of services. and For anyone details is see p19.
welcome to attend. For more
details see the Abbey notice
board. Page 7
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Following on from our Advent
Windows and Advent Angels, this
year we’re inviting you to follow
the sheep!
Throughout Advent, from
December 1 to 24, sheep will be
appearing around Woodseats and
Beauchief in windows, on roofs and in
gardens - so why don’t you join us and
follow the trail?
The Christmas nativity tells us how the
birth of Jesus in the stable in Bethlehem
was announced to the shepherds on the
hillside looking after their sheep.
The displays, models and images will
be on show from 4pm until 9.30pm from
the day they appear until January 3.
To add a bit of fun, see how many
sheep you can spot – and we’ll tell you
the correct answer in our next edition
of Impact, on Facebook and on our
website at stchads.org.
All the displays are in S8. The
addresses and first days they go on
show are detailed below and on the next
page.
We’d also like you to get involved on
social media. Why not get crafty, make
your own sheep, take a photo and post
it on our Facebook page (facebook.
com/stchadssheffield), on Twitter (@
stchadsimpact) or email impact@
stchads.org.
Or you could always bring your sheep
to our service on Christmas morning at
St Chad’s!
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meant as a guide
and does not show
the exact location of
addresses.
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Hutcliffe Wood Road
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Abbey Lane
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Chesterfield
Road
WOODSEATS
Meadowhead
Abbey Lane
St Chad’s Church, Linden Avenue, Woodseats
Church Office: Linden Avenue, Sheffield S8 0GA
Tel: (0114) 274 5086
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the Stable
Our Advent trail...
1 St Chad’s Pre-school,
Church House, 56 Abbey Lane
2 Abbey Lane School
3 Greenwoods DIY,
14-16 Abbey Lane
4 13 Meadowhead
5 19 Meadowhead
6 11 Bromwich Road
7 20 Bromwich Road
8 Open House, Chesterfi eld Road
9 15 Cross Chantry Road
10 25 Smithy Wood Crescent
11 21 Smithy Wood Crescent
12 Unit One, Chesterfield Road
13 80 Fraser Crescent
14 121 Holmhirst Road
15 8 Moor View Road
16 41 Moor View Road
17 14 Linscott Road
18 31 Linscott Road
19 31 Strelley Avenue
20 20 Folds Crescent
21 105 Folds Lane
22 124 Abbey Lane
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A Plastic-Free Services at Christmas
St Chad’s
As co-owner of a zero
waste shop, I get asked
about out about how
we can reduce our
environmental impact at
Christmas a lot this time of year.
The easiest thing to remember
is to ‘reduce, reuse, recycle’.
Therefore, buying and using less
stuff is the main aim over the
festive period. This can be easier
said than done, since giving and
receiving gifts is traditionally how
we demonstrate thoughtfulness
over Christmas.
As an alternative, if you’re crafty
and time-privileged, upcycling
materials to create a unique
gift is perfect. Otherwise, home
baked goods and treats like a
jar of truffles for family members
make lovely gifts. Vouchers,
‘experience’ style days out, theatre
and concert tickets are all very
thoughtful presents, and can be
an opportunity to make special
memories with your friends and
family. It also means there’s
something to look forward to once
the Christmas period is over!
If you are wrapping presents
(and let’s be honest, this is often
difficult to avoid), look out for
recycled paper and use string
so that the paper can be reused
again next year. It’s also harder to
recycle wrapping paper covered
in sellotape, so avoid if you
can. Some people like to use
pillowcases instead of paper –
this is great! On the other hand,
buying new cloth material to
wrap presents in isn’t the most
environmentally-friendly option.
Generally, high quality and
durable plastic toys such as
building blocks don’t end up in
landfill or the incinerator. My
kids play with building sets that I
enjoyed as a child. If you can dig
out your old toys from the attic, it
means spending less and buying
less. Poorer quality stocking filler
plastic is often not very durable
and gets forgotten about by the
new year. We try to fill stockings
with items such as crayons and
socks that are practical and
will be used in the months after
Christmas.
Despite plastic waste getting a
lot of attention, food waste is also
a huge issue. Don’t feel guilty
about buying reduced plasticpackaged
produce that is going
out of date, for this reason. Dayby-day
meal planning that also
includes ideas for likely leftovers
will also help reduce waste.
Overall, my key message is
to do what you feel you are able
to and enjoy the traditions
of the season, whilst
remembering that noone
is perfect.
Rebecca
Atkinson
is coowner
of the
Unwrapped
zero waste
grocery shop
in Crookes
St Chad’s Church, Linden Avenue, Woodseats
Church Office: Linden Avenue, Sheffield S8 0GA
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Recently, among about
30 clergy and trainee
clergy, I was asked the
following: “Imagine you
are on a desert island
and the pages of your Bible
are slowly being washed away.
Which two chapters of the Bible
would you save and why?” There
are 1,189 chapters in the Bible
so, understandably, there were
a range of responses. But one
chapter proved to be the most
popular: John chapter one.
John’s Prologue (John 1:1-18)
will be familiar to carol service
goers. Unlike modern books, the
Prologue is not set
apart from the main
body of the book but
is included within it.
John’s Prologue not
only introduces us to
Jesus, but indicates
how we should read
the rest of his Gospel.
The ‘Christmas
story’ we often tell is
usually a combination
of Matthew’s and
Luke’s Gospel
accounts. For
example, Matthew
tells us about Herod
and wise men,
Luke tells us about
shepherds and a
census. Each Gospel tells the
Christmas story in a different way.
John’s Prologue is John’s
Christmas story. Unlike Matthew
and Luke, who talk about Jesus’
birth on earth, John soars to great
heights to explain who Jesus is
and his origins with rich, elaborate
and poetic language.
John talks about Jesus as ‘the
Word’ and starts off by pointing
his readers back to Genesis
‘The Word
became flesh
and made
his dwelling
among us.
We have seen
his glory, the
glory of the one
and only Son,
who came from
the Father,
full of grace
and truth.
JOHN 1: 14
chapter one by using the phrase
‘in the beginning.’ The Word
has always been around, since
the beginning of time, the Word
was not only with God in the
beginning, but is God. John
goes on to talk about Jesus, ‘the
Word became flesh’ coming to
be with humanity, to overcome
the darkness of the world with his
light, to show us who God is, and
reunite us with God.
Apart from telling us who Jesus
is, John’s Prologue has a strong
focus on belief, a key theme of
the whole Gospel. John prepares
his reader by saying that some
will believe in Jesus
and some will not.
John’s Gospel clearly
contains so much
about who Jesus is
and his purpose, but
arguably the Gospel
is more concerned
with how people will
respond to Jesus.
Indeed, near the
end of his book John
tells his readers his
’
purpose for writing:
so those who read
it may believe and
have life with God
(John 20:30-31).
John’s Christmas
story (his Prologue)
focuses on the reasons and the
meaning behind Jesus’ coming.
It is about the Light of the World,
coming to dwell with us, revealing
God’s glory and granting life with
him.
But John’s Prologue also raises
the question that will appear again
and again in the coming chapters:
‘will you believe?’
Rev James Norris
John’s Christmas Story
St Chad’s Church, Linden Avenue, Woodseats
Church Office: Linden Avenue, Sheffield S8 0GA
Tel: (0114) 274 5086
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Tel: (0114) 274 5086
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For some, Secret Santa is
one of the highlights of the
Christmas season. For
others, it may bring on just
another layer of unwanted
dread and pressure at this busy
time of year!
If you’ve not heard of Secret
Santa before, it’s a Christmas
tradition where a group of friends,
family, fellow pupils or colleagues
draw random names to become
each other’s ‘Secret Santa’ and buy
a suitable present for their selected
person. The general idea is that
the recipients of each present
won’t know who gave it to them. It
can allegedly be traced back to an
old Scandinavian tradition known
as ‘Julklapp’ (lit. ‘Christmas
Knock’), whereby people
knock on someone’s
door, and when
it opens throw a
present inside and
run away. Wherever
it started from, for
many people Secret
Santa is an important
part of getting ready for
Christmas.
I have two personal experiences
of Secret Santa, both relate to my
day job as a teacher, but sadly
neither experience went well or
met my expectations. My first was
several years ago when I agreed
to be a sport and put my name in
the hat with other teaching staff. I
was randomly allocated the name
of a young female colleague, and
asked my wife for advice on what to
buy. This was actually a very wise
move – my wife may otherwise
have wondered why I was buying a
present for another woman at work!
The spend limit was £10, and my
wife helped me select and wrap
some very nice and expensive
looking smellies. Pleased with my
efforts I left this present under the
little Christmas tree in the staffroom,
and excitedly picked up the present
left for me. On Christmas morning I
opened my present, to find a cheap
looking plastic CD case that opened
up to be a desktop calendar, the
sort of thing I get sent for free each
year from educational suppliers.
Imagine my disappointment!
My second experience was more
recently when, against my better
judgement, I succumbed to the
relentless requests and pleas of my
year nine tutor group to allow them
to do a class Secret Santa. They
promised to do all the organising,
however a couple of boys forgot to
buy presents and some children
didn’t get their expected gifts;
I later had to deal with
phone calls to upset
parents. Never again!
Whatever your own
experience of Secret
Santa might be, if you
are looking forward to
celebrating Christmas
this year I wonder what
favourite traditions you
enjoy to help you get in the
festive spirit? In previous years,
you may have collected Advent
angels or seen the individually
decorated Advent windows in
homes throughout Woodseats and
Beauchief during an evening walk;
and there are several services at St
Chad’s such as the hugely popular
Christingle in early December, the
traditional carol service, children’s
crib service and the midnight
communion on Christmas Eve. I
can’t promise that you’ll receive a
secret present, but you’ll be given
a warm welcome and be able
to reflect on the true meaning of
Christmas. Perhaps this is the year
you start a new tradition?
Daren Craddock
Secret Santa?
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We asked a few people at St Chad’s to
tell us about their favourite Christmas
services. Here’s what we found out...
Some years ago, my
family was asking God
for something impossible
that we really needed. My
husband and children had
far more confidence than I that God
would answer our prayers. Christmas
Eve I had a phone call. It was all
sorted!! Just like that! “Told you God
would surprise us, Mum!”
A few hours later at midnight
communion, a huge spotlighted
crib, with a doll on a bundle of
straw, moved me to tears. If God
could come as a tiny baby to this
world, anything is possible! Midnight
communion is a wonderfully reflective
start to Christmas Day’s celebrations,
connecting Jesus’ birth with the last
meal he had with his friends. If Jesus
can die and then be resurrected,
anything really is possible with God.
Ro Willoughby
Every Wednesday
from 9.30-11.30am
My favourite Christmas
service is the Kingdom
Kids’ nativity when I
get to take part in the
morning service.
I also like the Christingle service
when we get to sing lots of different
fun songs, hold the lit Christingles
and eat lots of sweets!
Jonny Hopkinson (8)
Full details of services at St Chad’s
and some of the other churches in
Woodseats and Beauchief are on the
following pages.
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Service at Christmas
I’m not sure which year it was – it
could have been about 1967. I,
with youth club members from
St John’s Church in Buckhurst
Hill, Essex, went to the midnight
communion service. We’d had a good
evening together and this was the
culmination. So off we went, coats on
and into church.
I can’t remember anything about the
service – it was just a normal midnight
service. But, when we came out – well,
what a difference. White stuff coming
down thick and fast. It must have been
snowing for most of the service! The
result? One enormous snowball fi ght all
through the churchyard and beyond.
Wet and bedraggled we eventually
all went to our homes. The snow didn’t
last long – Boxing Day was a big anticlimax
for us!
David Allen
My favourite Christmas
service isn’t at Christmas,
it’s four weeks before!
Yes I know it sounds
odd. But when do you start
to get the feeling that Christmas is
coming? Bonfi re night? As you fi ll a
Christmas Child shoebox? As you write
Christmas cards or make the cake?
None of these do it for me.
Imagine sitting in a packed church,
the lights go out, there is silence, then
one candle is lit and the choir begins
to sing. No it’s not King’s College on
Christmas Eve. It’s Advent Sunday and
the image of the Light of the World is
represented by the lighting of candles
on window ledges and in the hands of
the congregation.
By the light of those candles we sing
the Advent hymns and listen to the
prophecies of the Messiah. It’s begun!
Ann Allen
As an ‘oldie’, my favourite
Christmas service has got to
be the traditional service of
Nine Lessons and Carols. As
a young boy growing up in the
iron and steel town of Middlesbrough,
we went as a family every Sunday to
my local church of St Barnabas. Apart
from knowing Christmas as a fun time
of receiving presents and visiting lots of
relations, the church part didn’t really hit
me until I became a choirboy at eight
years of age. It was then that I began
to learn that singing hymns and psalms
and anthems and church music as a
whole was all about worshipping and
praising Jesus Christ the Son of God.
By about the middle of October we
began to start to rehearse the music
which was chosen to be sung at
Christmas. Ever since being a young
choirboy, the Nine Lessons and Carols
has always been the most enjoyable
Christmas service to participate in.
There is such a variety of music and the
reading of the Christmas story to enjoy
that I believe it is an ideal opportunity
to introduce a relative or friend to fi nd
out the real meaning of the Christian
message.
There is a tremendous choice of old
and new carols but unashamedly my
favourite has always been Silent Night.
I can even imagine the angelic choir
warming up with it, before descending
to declare to the shepherds the good
news of baby Jesus.
Brian Zealand
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Services at St Chad’s
Sunday Services
Sunday
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Services
Sunday Services
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Weekday
Weekday
Services
Services
Weekday Services
Weekday Services
Morning Prayers
Morning Prayers
Morning Prayers
Morning Prayer
Evening Prayers
Evening Prayers
Evening Prayers
Monday to Thursday at 9am
Monday to Thursday at 9am
Monday to Thursday at 9am
• Monday to Thursday at 9am - a half-hour service
of prayer and Bible readings in church
Monday to Thursday at 5pm
• Monday Friday at to 9am Thursday - up to at an 5pm hour of prayer, blessing
for Monday the community to Thursday and at prayer 5pm ministry if requested
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Prayer and Praise
Prayer Prayer and and Praise
Sunday, February 13 at 7.30pm
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Christingle Service at 4pm
A service with traditional Christingles especially for children
SUNDAY DECEMBER 15
Traditional Carol Service at 6pm
A service of music and readings
SUNDAY DECEMBER 22
Children’s Christmas Service at 11am
Younger members of our church lead our Lifted service
CHRISTMAS EVE
Crib Service at 4pm
A family service especially for children
Midnight Communion at 11.30pm
A traditional service of Holy Communion
CHRISTMAS DAY
Family Worship at 10am
A Christmas Day celebration for all ages
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Beauchief Baptist church warmly invites you to join us
in December for our Christmas celebrations
Saints Alive Puppets
Will lead a Christmas Family Service on
Sunday 15th, 10:30am
Interactive Nativity Service
Designed so every child (& willing adult!) can play a part and receive a gift
Sunday 22nd, 10:30am
Carols by Candlelight
A traditional carol service followed by delicious refreshments
Sunday 22nd, 3:30pm
We will be collecting for HARC (Homeless and Rootless at Christmas) at both
services on the 22nd. If you would like to experience the joy of giving please
come prepared!
for more information see
www.facebook.com/beauchiefchurch
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What’s on this Christmas at
Woodseats Methodist Church
HOLMHIRST ROAD, WOODSEATS S8 0GU
Saturday 21st December, 10.30-12.30
MESSY CHURCH! Fun for all the family!
Arts and crafts, food and celebration time
including our Saints Alive puppet team!
Sunday 22nd December, 3pm
Christingle service and nativity,
including carols and songs from Saints Alive!
This will be followed by a buffet tea
to which everyone is invited.
A warm welcome is extended to everyone!
Weekly services are held at Beauchief Abbey
1st,2nd&4th Sundays Holy Communion 11.00am
3rd Sunday Evensong 3pm
5th Sunday Matins 11.00am
Our church services are based on the Book of Common Prayer
and refreshments are served afterwards
All welcome
1st December 11.00am Advent Sunday
Christmas Eve Carol Service 7pm
Christmas Day 10.30am
Seasons Greetings
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Christmas in Denmark
Christmas in Denmark is
not all that different from
the one in England. It is
all about being with your
family, spending quality
time together and eating lots of
delicious food.
But we do have some different
traditions that I will tell you all
about.
Christmas calendars might
make you think of chocolate or
other treats – one for each day.
We also have those in Denmark,
but when we talk about
Christmas calendars,
we are thinking
of a completely
different thing: a
TV series. Every
year, a series
of 24 episodes
is shown
throughout
December.
These series
can be about
anything from an
elf living in a library
to two kids that go to
Valhalla and meet the Nordic
gods. The thing that they all have
in common is that the series take
place at Christmas time, and it is
something that the whole family
can enjoy watching together.
Probably the most important
difference is that we celebrate
Christmas on Christmas Eve.
On a typical Christmas Eve,
you would get up early and
eat breakfast with your family.
Then you would help each other
decorate the Christmas tree,
although some people choose to
do this earlier in December. Then
you put all the presents under
the tree. At some point during the
day, you will all sit down together
and watch the last episode of that
year’s Christmas Calendar.
And now, on to what most
Danish people would probably
say is the most important thing
about Christmas: The food. Not
everyone eats the same meat,
but potatoes, gravy, red cabbage
and something called browned
potatoes are sure to be found in
every household. In my family,
we prefer to eat duck, but pork is
also a popular choice. For desert
we eat a risalamande, which is
a kind of rice pudding
served with a warm
cherry sauce. One
whole almond
is put in the
pudding and
the person
who gets this
wins a prize.
After
dinner, it is
time to walk
around the
Christmas tree.
Each member of
the family chooses a
Christmas carol, then you
hold hands and walk around the
tree singing. The best part of
this is when someone chooses a
song called ‘Now it’s Christmas
again’ because that involves all of
you running around the house in
a line while singing.
After all the songs, it’s time
for presents. Each family does
this differently – in mine the kids
take turns in choosing a present,
then everyone watches as the
person opens it. This can go
on for a long time, so we make
sure to keep ourselves going
with confectionary, candy and
cookies.
Emma Kirk Manning
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“Do not be afraid!
I bring you good
news that will
bring great joy
for all people!”
Most people who have been to a
nativity play will know this line. The
young girl wearing a long white
dress with a tinsel halo proclaims
these words to some disconcerted
youngsters wearing dressing
gowns with tea towels on their
heads.
This is a crucial part in the
Christmas story: the good news
that Jesus is born in Bethlehem
is publicly announced for the fi rst
time. We have become familiar
with this announcement being
made to shepherds, but why
shepherds?
Although historians and
commentators disagree on details
regarding shepherds in Jesus’ day,
shepherds were most defi nitely
outsiders. Due to their nomadic
lifestyle they were not able to
live in the tight-knit communities
of that time. Furthermore, they
were unable to observe some
of the Jewish law due to their
lifestyle, and they could alltoo-easily
trespass onto other
people’s land with their fl ock. The
shepherds respond to the news
by hurrying off and fi nding the
baby Jesus, spreading the good
news further and worshipping
God. The shepherds are elevated
and praised in Luke’s narrative
by the way they respond to the
good news. Looking through
the rest of Luke’s Gospel, this is
not surprising, for Luke seems
particularly concerned with those
on the edge of society.
The shepherds are ordinary
people who receive an
extraordinary message. A new king
has been born, in Bethlehem, also
known as the town of David – this
is the famous King David, who
used to be a shepherd himself.
This new-born king, the angel tells
the shepherds, is the long-awaited
Saviour, what the Jewish people
call the Messiah, the chosen
and anointed leader who will
bring peace and freedom. This is
certainly good news.
But the good news is not just
good news for these Jewish
shepherds, or even just for the
Jewish people. The opening of
Matthew’s Gospel tells us this.
First, throughout the history of
God’s people, Matthew tells us
through Jesus’ family tree that
God has been bringing those
who might seem on the outside,
those who are despised, those
who have done wrong, those who
are outcast, all these people, into
God’s story. And, secondly, after
Jesus is born it is people from far,
far away, the wealthy wise men,
who come and visit Jesus first.
Christmas is the true story
of God coming to us in Jesus,
no matter who we are or what
our status is. Christmas is for
everyone.
For the full story of the
shepherds, read Luke chapter 2.
For the wise men, read Matthew 2.
Rev James Norris
Good News told to Lowly People
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Christmas Number Ones
It was not until 1952 that the
UK Singles Chart began. The
New Musical Express (NME)
published the positions of
all songs based on weekend
sales. The emergence of a
serious contest for the Christmas
number-one spot began in 1973
when bands Slade and Wizzard
both deliberately released festive
songs in an effort to reach the top
of the charts at Christmas. Slade,
with ‘Merry Xmas, Everybody’
beat Wizzard and their ‘I Wish It
Could Be Christmas Every Day’.
The number one single was not
revealed on Christmas Day until
1994.
Since 2002 the Christmas number
one has been dominated by reality
TV contests, with the winners
often heading straight to number
one in the week before December
25. By this time most of the older
population had given up caring. To
many of us, the race to Number
One at Christmas epitomised all
the crass commercialism that now
dominates at the season.
However, for a while, it was
good fun. We had a period when
the number ones at this time
reflected the most popular bands.
For instance, the Beatles had four
number one festive hits.Before
that, during the 50s the top stars
were also top at the end of the
year, including Harry Belafonte,
Johnnie Ray, then later, Elvis
Presley and Cliff Richard. There
were novelty hits (‘Ernie, the fastest
milkman in the West’ by Benny
Hill), sickly sweet hits (‘Save your
Love’ by Renee and Renato) and
plain nonsense (‘Mr Blobby’ by Mr
Blobby).
Later, there was a tendency
towards hits linked to collecting for
charity, although back in 1984 Band
Aid produced ‘Do they know it’s
Christmas’. In recent years we have
had Military Wives and Lewisham
and Greenwich NHS Choir getting
to the hallowed spot. Then in 2017
it was back to the best selling
singer in the UK, with Ed Sheeran
reaching the top with ‘Perfect’.
Perhaps sanity was restored.
Who will be number one at
the end of 2019? Who knows.
I stopped being interested in
pop charts in the 1960s when
I discovered that there was
much more musical talent to be
discovered elsewhere. I hate
visiting department stores and
restaurants from about October
time because they insist on playing
‘Best Christmas Hits’ or similar,
on a loop. Commercial Christmas
seems to start earlier every year
and these tunes seem to illustrate
its worst excesses.
David Manning
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The vegans are coming!
This could strike terror
into your Christmas
celebrations. A guest, or
more than one, may have
taken the plunge into veganism.
The good news is…don’t panic!
If you think about it, a lot of what
constitutes a Christmas dinner
is vegan anyway, such as all the
vegetables, stuffing, cranberry
sauce etc. Other foods can be
adapted by using vegetable-stock
for gravy, sunflower oil for roasting
and dairy-free spread and soya
cream for delicious mash potato.
There is a huge choice of vegan
roasts, sausages and deserts
such as Christmas puddings,
mince pies, ice creams and
custards. Most ready-made pastry
is vegan, and all the supermarkets
now stock vegan ranges, but just
check that it is vegan rather than
vegetarian as some well known
brands do contain non-vegan
ingredients.
Vegans do not eat animal
products such as meat, fish, dairy
or eggs. Some don’t use any
animal products, so leather wallets
are out. Other vegans do not eat
honey or use products with honey
in (such as some cosmetics,
soaps and lip-balms). Many beers
can be described as non-vegan
because they use fish-products
to make the beer clear (fining)
Great news – loads of craft ales
are ‘un-fined’ and many wines
are vegan-friendly too. You
can also get dairy-free
chocolates, which really
do taste like the ‘real
thing’. However, these
can be pricey, so they
are probably a gift for
that special vegan
person in your life.
We’ve been vegans for twoand-a-half
years and although we
have missed egg and chips (Chris)
and real cheese (Jay) it has
certainly not been a hardship. The
benefits have far outweighed the
occasional non-vegan longings,
which have included losing weight
in a healthy and sustainable way,
having more energy and feeling
fitter and having much lower food
shopping bills.
Most of our food is cooked
from scratch using vegetables,
pulses, tofu and herbs and
spices. Of course, being vegan
doesn’t necessary mean that you
automatically lose weight and are
healthier, because you could live
on chip butties!
Being vegans has made us
more aware of where our food
comes from, how it is produced,
sustainability and animal welfare.
However, we are not out to change
others into going vegan, we just
feel it has been a positive step for
us.
So, don’t worry when the vegans
come to Christmas dinner, it will
be a culinary adventure!
Chris Morton and Jay Daniels
A Vegan Christmas?
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Serving Soup...
It’s lovely on a Sunday night in
winter to light the fire get into
your onesie and snuggle in
front of the telly.
However, for some people
this is not the reality. Some people
do not have homes,
they are looking for
‘We have
sharing all
our stories
and enjoying
each other’s
company
somewhere to settle
down where it is
relatively safe and
warm and rely on the
goodwill of others
to give them warm
clothes, sleeping
bags, blankets and
some warm food.
On Sunday nights
I join other volunteers in running
a soup kitchen in the city centre,
giving soup, sarnies, hot dogs,
warm drinks and donated items
of clothing etc to people who are
homeless or hungry, lonely and
in need of someone just to chat
some brilliant
conversations
to and invariably have a laugh
with. We have some brilliant
conversations sharing all our
stories and enjoying each other’s
company.
The soup kitchens run throughout
the week with volunteers
from different churches
and when people say
“you are good, doing that
for people”, I say “the
pleasure’s all mine”. I feel
it a privilege having the
opportunity to spend a
’
short time in the company
of some interesting,
humorous, warm and
compassionate people
including the volunteers.
So this Christmas, think what
you might be able to give, do or
offer people less fortunate than
yourselves and think about the
reward you will in return receive.
Anne Broomhead
St Chad’s Church, Linden Avenue, Woodseats
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Grace Food Bank was
set up in 2012 to relieve
fi nancial hardship among
people primarily living
in the Beauchief and
Greenhill Ward in Sheffi eld.
Since its inauguration it has
been well used throughout the
year but especially at Christmas.
We all want to give our families
something special to eat at
Christmas. This is a very busy
time for the volunteers, but very
worthwhile. At Christmas we invite
back to the food bank everyone
who has accessed it between
September and December
to get a parcel of
Christmas food and
some extra staples
for the holiday
period.
Last Christmas
we gave out
Christmas
parcels to a total
of 192 adults
and 115 children.
We were very busy.
This year will be no
different. It’s a special
time. We are already planning
extra packing sessions and extra
extended collection sessions.
The atmosphere amongst the
volunteers at these sessions is
a lovely one. It is also great to
meet up again with clients that we
haven’t seen for a while to fi nd out
what has been happening to them.
It’s fabulous when they bring good
news. Benefi ts may have at last
been sorted out, or employment
found. We eat cake and mince
pies with warming coffee and tea,
sitting next to the lit Christmas
trees.
We are fortunate that our
shelves are already well stocked
with ordinary foodstuffs, and as I
write we are beginning to receive
food from our Christmas wish list
from our very generous donors.
About 25 churches, several local
schools, a mosque and a number
of local community groups and
workplaces collect food for us,
either regularly or as one off
Christmas collections.
The fi rst Christmas food arrived
in September! By early December
we know our shelves will be
overfl owing with cake, chocolate,
crisps, tins of ham and salmon,
coffee, fi zzy fruit juice and, if
anything like previous
years, many boxes of
mince pies!
We are very
grateful to Hallam
FM for giving us
14 sacks of toys
and presents for
older teenagers
from their Mission
Christmas appeal
so that we can give
a present to every
child in the families
we help. We collect
winter coats and warm jumpers in
November. Pre-loved Uniform will
attend our extended Christmas
sessions to hand out these to both
adults and children.
If you would like to donate or
lend a helping hand sorting food
or wrapping presents or taking
food from the food bank to the
distribution points please get in
touch with us at St Chad’s. Thanks
to all who already donate food and
money or give their time. I can
assure you nothing is ever wasted
and everything given is truly
appreciated.
Ann Lomax
Food bank trustee
Christmas at the Food Bank
St Chad’s Church, Linden Avenue, Woodseats
Church Office: Linden Avenue, Sheffi eld S8 0GA
Tel: (0114) 274 5086
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On the Christmas Streets
As Christmas comes
around again, the Street
Pastors are ready for
anything on the streets of
Sheffield city centre.
Who knows what we will meet
around the next corner? Often
people out for a work Christmas
party. Usually these are great fun
but sometimes people end up very
drunk or taking some drugs.
Street Pastors are there to
‘Care, Listen and Help’. We
care for their immediate needs,
giving water or fl ip fl ops (needed
if they came out in high-heeled
shoes). We listen to their stories
– sometimes very sad stories of
abuse, break up or just some bad
decisions on one night! We help
them to get home in a taxi or with
a friend or family member or we
reunite them to their friends who
they have lost.
We care for the homeless by
giving them space blankets
to protect them from
the cold. We care
for the club and
pub promoters
working late
into the night
by giving
them hand
warmers and
a listening ear
and a lolly.
We help the doormen and
women by responding to their
calls to come and assist in another
lone girl/drunk man/lost and lonely
person. It could be your son/
daughter/grandchild/niece/friend.
Christmas can be a great time
but it can also be a very lonely
time for some. Street Pastors are
there to show the love of Christ.
We are there to represent the
incarnation of God to man through
Jesus. We are His hands and feet
on the streets over the Christmas
period and all year round.
Some people think it is a
sacrifi ce walking the streets from
10.30pm to 4am. And it is, but we
receive far more back as we work
as a team and see God turn up in
different situations. We have great
fun with banter, hugs all round and
selfi es.
Do you want to make a
difference for God in this city? You
can join us! You can pray! You can
give! See Joy Winks or Ann
Lomax at St Chad’s for
more information or
contact sheffield@
streetpastors.org.
uk
Tricia Watts,
Coordinator of
Sheffield Street
Pastors
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Book Review
Disclaimer by Renee Knight
resemblance to actual
persons,living or dead, is
purely coincidental.’
When Catherine, the main
‘Any
character in this psychological
thriller, picked up this book at home
and started to read it, she failed to
notice the red line
running through this
disclaimer. Before
she was long into the
book, she realised,
with a growing sense
of horror, that she
was the woman she
was reading about.
There was even a
description of the
clothes she had
been wearing on
that fateful day. She knew without
a shadow of a doubt that the secret she
had been keeping for years was about to
be revealed.
The story follows her desperate efforts
to keep this book out of the hands of
those who know her and to track down
the only person she knows will have
written it. He is Steven Brigstocke, a
lonely widower, grieving the death of
his only son and, recently his wife.The
blame, he is led to believe, lies with
Catherine, and he wants his revenge.
This is a cleverly written book, full
of twists and turns as the truth slowly
emerges. We all have secrets. We all
make judgements without knowing all the
facts. Are we too quick to judge others?
I enjoyed this book as did all of the
other members of the book club. It is her
debut novel. I shall be looking for more.
Ann Lomax is a member of St
Chad’s 3rd Age Book Group
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Registers 2019
Baptisms
September
22 Henry (Harry) William Dracup
October
20 George Richard Owen
Thanksgiving
October
27 Sophie Homer
Wedding
September
7 Luke William Street and
Emily Jayne McAvoy
Funerals
August
2 Jane Margaret Sanderson
14 Derek Anderson
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 office.
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 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 office
on 0114 274
5086 if you
are interested
in attending.
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Church Office: Linden Avenue, Sheffi eld S8 0GA
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