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Kirk Hallam
All Saints News
April 2019
He is RisenRev Christine French. A
As well as looking for the signs of spring blossoming,
and enjoying the warmer weather and lighter afternoons,
I’ve also had a little chance to reflect on recent events,
especially now the Ilkeston Winter Shelter closed its
door on Friday 1st March. I would like to use this
opportunity to share with everyone a few facts from
the Ilkeston Winter Shelter, that were shared with me
by Brian Martin. The project ran for 66 nights and
provided up to 18 beds per night for some of the community’s most
vulnerable people. Since 2010 rough sleeping has increased in England by
165%, with Derbyshire experiencing a 288% increase over the same period.
Homelessness occurs for many reasons and also has a human cost.
Evidence shows that people who experience homelessness for three
months or longer cost on average £4,298 per person to the NHS, £2,099
per person for mental health and £11,991 per person in contact with the
criminal justice system. In a Hard Edges Report it estimates the cost of
rough sleeping to be £14,300 to £21,200 per person per year, with a
higher cost incurred against substance misuse. Therefore it can be argued
that all those (amazing) people who supported the Ilkeston Winter Shelter
have saved the tax payer in the region of £190,000. Here are a few more
facts…..
• 100% of the donations (of over £31,000) came from the community,
with 27% from local organisations/businesses, 25% from
individuals, 19% from councillors, 14% from churches, 11% from
schools and uniformed groups and the rest from other sources.
• 42 individual guests and 3 dogs walked through the doors, with an
average age of 36 years and an average stay of 20 nights, at a cost
of £28.17 per person per night.
• 85% were male, 15% female. The youngest guests were 19 years
old and the oldest 62 year, two-thirds were aged between 26-50 years.
• 9 guests and 2 dogs have been rehomed, with more in the pipe
line, including going into drug rehabilitation.
• There was over 100 volunteers, helping before it opened, while it
was open and in lots of other ways too.
• Over 2,850 evening meals were served to guests, nearly 2,000
breakfasts and over 1,000 packed lunches.
As we celebrate the Good News of the risen Christ at Easter let us also
celebrate what the Spirit is still doing in our church and community, let us
all in this final stage of Lent make time to see God at work in our lives
2 and be open to the power of the Spirit in us all too.Rev Caro, “Curate’s Corner”.
One of the things that we Brits are made fun of for is
our capacity to talk endlessly about the weather-but
let’s face it, it is variable and I think, unpredictable.
Neither are we alone in the UK, American writer Mark
Twain told New Englanders that during their spring he
had counted 136 different kinds of weather inside of
twenty-four hours.
God’s word promised, from the time of Noah, “as long as the earth
remains, there will be springtime and harvest, cold and heat, winter and
summer, day and night.” We are most definitely in Springtime, the clocks
have gone forward, thicker clothes are being left at home, our gardens
are blossoming and birds and wildlife proliferating. We are starting to see
one or two soft top cars on the roads and planning an evening activity
seems so much more attractive than on dark cold nights.
It seems very timely that now in the church year we focus on the Easter story
and the hope and new life that can bring us. Christ’s life on earth, his death
and his resurrection mean that winter, darkness and death are only seasons
not permanent states for those who believe and trust in Him. We can go into
winter knowing springtime will follow and so it is in the hard times in our lives
that knowing the Easter story of love and forgiveness can sustain us.
As you enjoy all the aspects of spring we see in the world around us perhaps
you might like to think of the renewal we can have in our thinking and
being as a result of knowing God as both our Creator and our Redeemer.
As for the weather, that will stay less reliable, as Henry Van Dyke observed
“the first day of spring is one thing, and the first spring day is another’’.
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Mind the potholes!
Our roads are full of potholes. There is now a 2½ times greater chance
that your car will be damaged in a pothole than there was 13 years ago.
One in five local roads is in poor condition, and road resurfacing has declined.
The RAC reports that it was called out 1,714 times within a three month
period, to repair damaged shock absorbers, broken suspension springs
and distorted wheels. Meanwhile the Local Government transport
spokesman says: “Councils are fixing a pothole every 21 seconds.”
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Exercise With summer coming, I had to face the fact that my body
was totally out of shape. So I joined a fitness club and signed up for the
aerobics class. I got to the club, and there I bent, twisted, gyrated,
jumped up and down, and perspired for an hour. But by the time I
got my clothes off and my sweats on, the class was over. 3What’s the point of Easter?
What difference can the Resurrection make to my life?
My past is forgiven:
Have you ever been half-way through a project and wanted to start again?
In life we all have regrets about things we have done, said or thought. The
good news is that Jesus died to forgive these things.
The resurrection is the guarantee that we can know
Jesus’ forgiveness. Do we need to let go a load of
guilt and unforgiveness that we are carrying?
My present is under control:
How often do we say ‘My life is out of control.’
We can’t control life, but God can! God promises us the power that we
need to face any situation, as we trust Him: ‘I can do all this through Him
who gives me strength.’ (Philippians 4:13).
My future is secure:
Death is the great certainty, ‘one out of one dies!’ Yet Jesus overcame
death by the resurrection, that we might experience the life of heaven, for
eternity. ‘I am the resurrection and the life. The one who believes in Me
will live, even though they die.’ We don’t need to fear death; but if we
are to really live, we have to be ready to die! This is how to be ready:
“Lord Jesus, I am sorry for the things I have done wrong. I ask your
forgiveness. Thank You for dying to set me free from my sins. Please
come into my life and be with me forever. Thank You, Lord, Amen”
‘The best news the world has ever had came from a cemetery near
Jerusalem: the tomb was empty!’
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Why we are turning to soap bars
It’s official: we are buying more soap bars these days. And that is a good
thing. It is all a part of the backlash against plastic waste. More of us
want eco-friendly versions of our everyday needs. Thus, we have ‘bags
for life’, loose fruit and veg, and now – bars of soap.
Liquid soaps took off in the 1990s, marketed as more hygienic than barred soap.
Since then, scientific studies have found this to be myth. Meanwhile, hundreds
of millions of plastic bottles of soap have been used once – and thrown into the
environment. Whereas with a bar of soap, once it is gone, it is really gone.
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How to live longer: If your diet is full of fibre, you may cut the risk of
early death by up to a third. Fibre is found in fruit, vegetables, wholemeal
bread and pasta, as well as high-fibre breakfast cereals. People who eat these
tend to have lower weight and lower cholesterol levels, which reduces
4 their chance of heart disease, cancer, stroke, and diabetes by up to 24%.Mothers’ Union Report
At our last meeting, in March, Beryl Murdy joined us to
pass on some hints and tips on dealing with deafness.
Sadly it's a subject close to Beryl's heart as her husband
is profoundly deaf.
At our next meeting on April 3rd Rev'd Christine is telling us about her
recent visit to the Holy Land.
All are welcome to attend.
Jane Mortimer, Branch Leader
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The mysterious, tragic death of Jill Dando
Jill Dando, a popular TV presenter, newsreader, journalist and Crimewatch
reporter, was shot dead on the doorstep of her house in Fulham 20 years
ago this month. It is still a mystery who killed her.
Jill had been brought up as a Baptist. Her co-presenter Nick Ross suggested the
formation of an academic institute in her name and, with her fiancé Alan Farthing
– like Jill, a Baptist – he raised almost £1.5 million. The Jill Dando Institute
of Crime Science was founded at University College, London, in April 2001.
Jill had undergone heart surgery when she was three, because she had been
born with a hole in her heart and a blocked pulmonary artery. She began
her career in local print journalism. Barry George, a local man, was imprisoned
for the murder but was later acquitted after a retrial. The case remains
open: another theory suggests an assassination in retaliation for the NATO
bombing of the Television of Serbia headquarters a few days earlier. This
was given credence by the fact that the murder was professional in style.
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Happy Birthday, Manchester City!
Manchester City Football Club, top of the pile in the Premier
League last season and now in the running for more honours,
was founded 125 years ago, as a reorganised church team.
The original church team was established in 1880, by two
churchwardens at St Mark’s (West Gorton), to benefit the
community by curbing local gang violence, ‘loutish behaviour’ and alcoholism
at a time of high unemployment in East Manchester.
Gorton AFC, as it became, won only one game in its first season, but from 1887,
after a new piece of ground on Hyde Road was found for a pitch, it became
Ardwick AFC, and in 1894 Manchester City. During the early years its main
competitor was nearby Newton Heath, which became Manchester United. 5All Saints, Kirk Hallam – Worship Rotas April 2019 (Year C)
Date Morning Service 1st Reading Psalm 2ndReading Gospel Evening Service 1st Reading Psalm 2nd Reading
7th April, 5th Sunday of Lent Holy Communion Isaiah 43: 126 Philippians 3: John 12: Evening Prayer Philippians 3: 126 John 12:
Lent, no flowers Sides: Hilary, Jane 16-21 Chris 4b-14 Claire 1-8 Claire Sides: Alan 4b-8 June 1-8 Alan
14th April, Palm Sunday Iona Communion Isaiah 50: 31 Philippians 2: Luke 23:1-49 Evening Prayer Philippians 2: 31 Luke 23:
Lent, no flowers Sides: Joyce, Brenda 4-9a Janet 9-16 5-11 Neil Dramatized Sides: Cynthia 5-11 Alan 9-16 1-49 Fred
19th April, Good Friday Holy Communion Genesis 15: 27 Philippians 3: Luke 13: BCP Holy Communion Genesis 15: 27 Phil.3:17 Luke 13:
10 am, Walk of Witness, starting at Queen Street Baptist. 2-3pm, Meditation, Caro
Lent, no flowers Sides:Joyce,Brenda 1-12,17-18Claire 17-4:1 Chris 31-35 Claire Sides: Cynthia 1-12,17-18 Alan -4:1 June 31-35 CF
21st April, Easter Sunday Holy Communion Isaiah 65: 118 1 Corinthians 15: John 20: BCP Holy Communion Isaiah 65: 118 1 Cor.15: John 20:
Flowers, Whole team Sides:Monica, Jane 17-25 Carol 1-2,14-24 19-26 Yvonne 1-18 Caro Sides: Colin 17-25 Colin 1-2,14-24 19-26David 1-18 CF
28th April, Easter 2 Holy Communion Acts 5: 118 Revelation 1: John 20: Evening Prayer Acts 5: 118 John 20:
Flowers, Whole team Sides: Julia, Ann 27-32 Claire 14-29 4-8 Chris 19-31 Claire Sides: Beryl 27-32 Alan 14-29 19-31 June
5th May, Easter 3 Holy Communion Acts 9: 30 Revelation 5: John 21: Evening Prayer Revelation 5: 30 John 21:
Flowers, Jane & Janet Sides: Hilary, Janet 1-20 Neil 11-14 Janet 1-19 Claire Sides: Alan 11-14 Fred 1-19 Alan
You are what you think about. Negative thoughts can actually were encouraged to be kind to themselves when things went wrong, reported
harm you, physically. In a recent study, it was found that if you listen to more connection with others, and had feelings of relaxation and safety. No wonder
that critical inner voice, you will end up with an increased heart rate, that the Bible urges us: “Brothers and sisters, whatever is true, whatever is noble,
consistent with feelings of being under threat and distress. On the other whatever is right, whatever is pure, whatever is lovely, whatever is admirable –
hand, positive thoughts have the opposite effect. Those in the study who think about such things… And the God of peace will be with you.” (Phil. 4: 8,9)
6 7Easter prayer of thanks
Loving Father, thank you for the reality of Jesus’ resurrection on Easter Day.
When life is difficult, when we are struggling through pain and loss, help us
to know your presence in our lives. Help us to trust you.
We are thankful for your Easter gift of life and hope.
In Jesus name, Amen.
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April Services
Sunday 7 9.30 am Holy Communion
6.00 pm Evening Prayer
Sunday 14 9.30 am Iona Communion
11.00 am Palm Sunday Parade Service
6.00 pm Evening Prayer
Friday 19 2.00 pm Good Friday Meditation
Sunday 21 6.00 am Sonrise Service, Dale Abbey.
10.00 am Holy Communion
6.00 pm Holy Communion (BCP)
Sunday 28 9.30 am Holy Communion
May 6.00 pm Evening Prayer
Sunday 5 9.30 am Holy Communion
6.00 pm Evening Prayer
Arrangements for the calling of Banns of Marriage, Holy Matrimony
and Holy Baptism may be made by appointment.
Please contact: The Reverend Christine French,
The Vicarage, 71 Ladywood Road,
Kirk Hallam, Derbyshire, DE7 4NF
Tel: 0115 783 1793 Mob:0780 828 1187 Email: revchristine@outlook.com
Curate – Caro Hemmings: Mob:0750 885 6390 Email: Caro.kirkhallam@gmail.com
Reader – Claire Hobby: Mob:0782 409 9466 Email: cehobby@gmail.com
Churchwarden Mrs Janet Wheeldon Tel:0115 877 1593
www.allsaintschurchkirkhallam.btck.co.uk Visit www.facebook.com/allsaintskirkhallam
Magazine feedback, Community news: ken.udall@ntlworld.com
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What do you call a can opener that doesn’t work?
A can’t opener!Christian upbringing
After the baptism of his baby brother in church, Jason sobbed all the
way home in the back seat of the car. His father asked him three
times what was wrong.
Finally, the boy replied, “That preacher said he wants us brought up
in a Christian home, but I want to stay with you and Mum.”
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Puzzles (Answers – near the back).
Count the number of times that the letter F appears in the
following sentence: “Finished files are the result of years
of scientific study combined with the experience of years.”
Only three words in Standard English begin with the letters
“dw” and they are all common words. Can you name them?
A woman gave birth to two boys on the same day, in the same year, within
minutes of each other, yet they were not twins. How is this possible?
What fruit has its seeds on the outside?
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From the Registers
We welcome those who were baptised on
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26 January Harriett Rose Pond
8Higher power? A Sunday school teacher said to her children, ‘We have learnt how powerful kings and queens were in Bible times. There is a higher power. Can anybody tell me what it is?’ One child blurted out, ‘Aces!’ 9
With a new tax year beginning….
A man said his credit card was stolen, but he decided not to report it because
the thief was spending less than his wife did.
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April Diary
Monday 1 12.30 pm Friendship Club meal, Cat & Fiddle.
Tuesday 2 7.30 pm Housegroup, Friendship House.
Wednesday 3 2.00 pm Mothers’ Union in Friendship House.
Thursday 4 7.00 pm PCC Meeting, Friendship House.
Monday 8 7.00 pm Friends of Kirk Hallam Church AGM, F.House.
Thursday 11 6.00 pm Songs of Praise at Oliver House.
Sunday 14 11.00 am Palm Sunday Parade Service.
Monday 15 10.30-12.30 Messy Church, BKHCC.
Tuesday 16 11.00 am Songs of Praise at Ladywood NH.
Tuesday 16 7.30 pm Housegroup, Friendship House.
Thursday 18 7.00 pm Maundy Thursday Agape Meal @ St John’s.
Friday 19 10.00 am Act of Witness, starting at Queen St. Baptist.
Friday 19 2.00 pm Good Friday Meditation, All Saints.
Sunday 21 6.00 am Sonrise Service, Dale Abbey Arch.
Tuesday 30 7.30 pm Housegroup, Friendship House.
May
Wednesday 1 2.00 pm Mothers’ Union in Friendship House.
Thursday 9 6.00 pm Songs of Praise at Oliver House.
Saturday 11 7.00 pm PyeHillChoir,AllSaints,£5adult,£3child,inc.refresh.
Monday 13 12.30 pm Friendship Club meal, Cat & Fiddle.
Tuesday 14 7.30 pm Housegroup, Friendship House.
Tuesday 28 11.00 am Songs of Praise at Ladywood NH.
Tuesday 28 7.30 pm Housegroup, Friendship House.
Weekly Events
Tuesday 7pm - 8pm Bell Ringing Practice, Church Tower.
Thursday 12 – 2 pm Soup & Study, FH Quote: He who runs from God
Friday 6-7 pm Choir Practice, FH in the morning will scarcely find
Saturday 9.30–10.30 am Prayer Group, FH Him the rest of the day. JohnBunyan
April Groaners.
What starts
+ with E, ends with E, and has only 1 letter in it? Envelope.
What’s the best thing about Switzerland? I don't know, but the flag is a big plus.
10 If April Showers bring May Flowers, what do Mayflowers bring? Pilgrims.April Community News Weekly meetings in the
Big Kirk Hallam Community Centre, Kenilworth Drive.
Mondays 9 am–noon Knit and Natter.
Mondays 2 pm–4 pm TLC (Tea, Laughter and Cake).
Mondays 5 pm–6 pm Developpe Dance.
Mondays 6.15-7.45pm Cubs – Boys & Girls aged 8-11
Tuesdays 10-12.30 Stay and Play (in school holidays)
Tuesdays 2-3 pm Laughter Yoga Puzzle Answers.
Tuesdays 6.30-8 pm Brownies – Girls aged 7-10 Once as a capital,
Tuesdays 8.15 pm Yoga with Grace thrice lower case,
Wednesdays 4.30 onwards Slimming World total four.
Dwarf, dwell,
Thursdays 10-11 am Beginners Yoga with Grace and dwindle.
Thursdays 6-7 pm Beavers – Boys & Girls 53/4 – 8 The third of the
Thursdays 7.30-9.30pm Scouts – Boys & Girls 11-14 triplets was a girl.
A strawberry.
Fridays 6.30 am Yoga with Grace
Fridays 9-11 am Monkey Trouble Toddler group.
Fridays 10am-12 noon Cinema Club (During school holidays)
Fridays 10am-12 noon Live Life Better Derbyshire Stop Smoking
(drop in clinic, appointments on request)
Follow the centre on facebook: Big Kirk Hallam Community Centre
Email: kirkhallamcommunitycentre@outlook.com
BKHCC bookings, 0115 837 1380 (Alisya)
Café at a glance.
Tuesday, Wednesday,
Thursday, 9am-3pm
Saturday 9am-12 noon
Esther’s Book All Saints Kirk Hallam
Launch (at Kirk Uniformed Groups
Hallam Church)
“The History of
Kirk Hallam”
Monday 15th April & 27th May
Kirk Hallam Community
Parade Service Centre, Kenilworth Drive
14th April, Arrive 10.15 am for 10.30
start. Finish 12.30 pm.
Saturday 13th 11 to 11.30 am. Arts and Crafts, story,
April, 2.00 pm song time, baby corner.
With chocolate and
Books £5 each craft activities Free of Charge. 11You can also read
