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Regular events For Children Sundays Children are welcome at all services! At Christ Church 10.45am service there is either an all age service (4th Sundays) or a Sunday club (other Sundays). At St. Augustine’s there is a special children’s area with different children’s activities.

Girl’s Uniformed Groups (all at Christ Church) Monday 6.00 – 7.00pm Rainbows(age 5-7) Jane Webster 885878 Monday 6.30 – 8.00pm Brownies(age 7-10) Tracey Jagger 248365 Monday 7.30 – 9.00pm Guides(age 10-15) Louise Cater 0775 9267671

Sharx Midweek at Christ Church Alternate Wednesdays, 7.00—9.00pm. For ages 10+. Fun, friendship and chat., Karaoke, air hockey, table football, Wii games and lots more. Contact Norman McDonnell for more details 07851142694.

Fellowship House Groups Various days & times to suit. Alternate weeks. Get together with others to explore fellowship, faith and prayer to help you in your daily discipleship. The best way to grow as a Christian! For more details and dates contact Karen Hellewell 365027.

Community Café Wednesdays 10.00 am—11.30am at Christ Church. Informal chat to meet other people, chat over coffee and cakes.

International Evening Thursdays 6.30pm—9.30pm at Christ Church. A relaxed evening of games, food, and a chance to chill out, especially for those from other countries.

Friday Group Friday evenings, bi-monthly. Ladies get-togethers and social events. See ’What’s Happening’ for more details, or contact Ann Gardner 341962.

Men’s Breakfast Last Saturday of each month 8-10am. At The Fountainhead Inn, Pellon. Men only, worship, discussion, prayer and breakfast! Contact David Ramanauskas for more details 330770.

Worship As well as Sundays, we have other regular worship: Monday 9.15 am Morning Prayer at St. Augustine’s Tuesday 12 noon Informal Worship at St. Augustine’s, followed by lunch Wednesday 11.30am Communion Service at Christ Church

Interpreted Services. The first Sunday 10.45am service at Christ Church and the 6.30pm Celebration services on the second Sundays at Christ Church will be BSL signed services.

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From the Vicar

Dear Readers,

Last weekend I had the very great privilege of

being part of Love Calderdale, held in the Piece

Hall on Saturday 18th May, the day before we

celebrated Pentecost Sunday – the birthday of

the church.

Last year, the event was blessed by wonderful weather – we were basking

in sunshine, and over 10,000 people passed through the Piece Hall during

the afternoon.

This year, the weather was not so kind! Mind you, compared to what was

forecast, it was spectacular indeed. As we were setting up in the morning

there was a light drizzle, but as we prayed as a team and came out to start

the celebrations, the drizzle stopped, and people could walk about freely.

Some time in the middle of the afternoon we had some rain, but things just

carried on as normal. There were some great stalls, making banners, fridge

magnets, painted stones, foot massages, a prayer tent, sand pits, hook-a-

duck, free food, a climbing wall, 0 I could go on!

There were also some fantastic bands on stage, including an amazing

school choir and dance group.

Towards the end of the afternoon, we were privileged to witness the

baptism of 8 people. We heard them speak of their commitment to following

Jesus, and all spoke about the new transformed life that following Jesus

brings. They were nervous and excited at the same time, as the enormity of

the step they were taking was becoming more real. This was no ‘private’

faith – me and my God. This was something declared in front of lots of

people in the most public place in Halifax. It couldn’t be hidden, and indeed

shouldn’t be hidden. Following Jesus may be a personal decision, but it is

very definitely not a private one!

We finished by sharing in communion, symbol both of the foundation of our

faith – the death and resurrection of Jesus – and of our mission to the world

– to be prepared to be broken for those who are broken, poured out for

those who are empty.

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And as we packed up, I was left reflecting on several aspects of the day

which seemed to be very important at the moment.

First, the fact that Love Calderdale went ahead despite the weather

forecast, and despite the cold and rain on the day, spoke to me of the

constancy of God’s care and concern for his world, and for the people of

Calderdale – for you and for me. Whatever is happening in our lives,

whatever storms we happen to be in the middle of, the love and care of

God is constant and reliable.

And so, too, must our involvement in our communities. As God’s people we

are not here only when things are going well, and as we would hope –

when people are responding to God’s saving love for themselves and

growing in faith – but we are also here when people are rejecting our

message, when they are turning away from God. Our relationship with

others must mirror God’s relationship with the world – and he never gives

up!

Second, as people rose out of the waters of baptism and experienced that

new beginning in Christ that it demonstrated, so too it seemed as though

God was saying that he had new things for our area. A new beginning in his

dealings with Calderdale that was going to take things to a whole new level.

As we heard in our readings on Pentecost Sunday, Jesus’ promise to his

followers was that we would do even greater things than he had done –

because he was sending us his Spirit (John 14.12)!

And finally (and I have a strong suspicion that this is related to how the last

point is going to come about) what struck me was that involved throughout

the day were people from so many different churches and denominations

represented – all working together irrespective of our different worship

styles, theological differences and so on.

It looked like a visible sign of the unity that Jesus prayed for his followers –

that we may be one in the same way that Jesus and the Father are one

(John 17.11, 21 & 22). And when that happens, the world knows that we

are truly his followers, and they too will be drawn into the eternal dance of

love that is God’s life. Will you come and dance with us?

Wishing you every blessing.

John Hellewell

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WHAT’S HAPPENING This is a BSL interpreted service

JUNE

1 Saturday 10.00 am Dream Team training at Christ Church 1.00 pm SharX preparations for gala in Samuel Room

2 Sunday: First Sunday after Trinity 10.45 am Communion at Christ Church

10.45 am Morning Worship at St. Augustine’s 1.30 pm Farsi Bible Study at Christ Church 6.30 pm Communion at Christ Church 3 Monday 9.15 am Morning Prayer at St. Augustine’s 1.00 pm Chatterbox at Christ Church 4 Tuesday 10.30 am Communion at Asquith Court – all welcome! 12 noon Worship at St. Augustine’s, followed by lunch 12 noon Celebration of 10 years of Tuesday lunches

at St. Augustine’s 2.30 pm Communion at Pellon Manor – all welcome! 6.00 pm Christian Meditation at Christ Church 7.00 pm Alpha Course (1) at Christ Church 5 Wednesday 10.00 am Community Café at Christ Church 11.30am Communion at Christ Church 6 Thursday 3.00 pm Communion at Clement Court – all welcome! 6.30 pm International Evening at Christ Church 7.30 pm Ladies Friday Group trip to Square Chapel 8 Saturday 10.00 am SharX decorate wagon and support Halifax Gala

9 Sunday: Second Sunday after Trinity 9.00 am Said Communion at Christ Church 10.45 am Morning Worship at Christ Church 10.45 am Communion at St. Augustine’s 6.30 pm Celebration Service at Christ Church 10 Monday 9.15 am Morning Prayer at St. Augustine’s 1.00 pm Chatterbox at Christ Church 11 Tuesday 10.30 am West Halifax Churches Together at Christ Church 12 noon Worship at St. Augustine’s, followed by lunch 6.00 pm Christian Meditation at Christ Church 7.00 pm Alpha Course (2) at Christ Church 7.00 pm Warley Ward Forum at Grace Baptist Church

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12 Wednesday 10.00 am Community Café at Christ Church 11.30 am Communion at Christ Church 7.00 pm SharX at Christ Church 13 Thursday 9.15 am Community Coffee at Christ Church School 6.30 pm International Evening at Christ Church 15 Saturday 7.30 pm New Wine Worship at All Saints

16 Sunday: Third Sunday after Trinity 10.45 am Communion at Christ Church 10.45 am Morning Worship at St. Augustine’s 1.30 pm Farsi Bible Study at Christ Church 6.30 pm Communion at Christ Church 17 Monday 9.15 am Morning Prayer at St. Augustine’s 1.00 pm Chatterbox at Christ Church 18 Tuesday 12 noon Worship at St. Augustine’s, followed by lunch 2.00 pm Pastoral Team meeting at Rosemary’s 6.00 pm Christian Meditation at Christ Church 7.00 pm Alpha Course (3) at Christ Church 19 Wednesday 10.00 am Community Café at Christ Church 11.30 am Communion at Christ Church 12.15 pm Wednesday Lunch at Christ Church 20 Thursday 6.30 pm International Evening at Christ Church 22 Saturday 7.30 pm Halifax Young Singers at Christ Church

23 Sunday: Fourth Sunday after Trinity 9.00 am Said Communion at Christ Church 10.45 am Parade Service at Christ Church 10.45 am Communion at St. Augustine’s 12.45 pm Baptisms at Christ Church 6.30 pm Communion at Christ Church 24 Monday 9.15 am Morning Prayer at St. Augustine’s 1.00 pm Chatterbox at Christ Church 7.30 pm Preacher’s Meeting at the Vicarage 25 Tuesday 12 noon Worship at St. Augustine’s, followed by lunch 6.00 pm Christian Meditation at Christ Church 7.00 pm Alpha Course (4) at Christ Church 26 Wednesday 10.00 am Community Café at Christ Church 11.30 am Communion at Christ Church 7.00 pm SharX at Christ Church 7.30 pm Central Churches Together 27 Thursday 6.30 pm International Evening at Christ Church

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28 Saturday 8.00 am Men’s Breakfast at The Fountainhead Inn 10.00 am Prayers for Calderdale at The Minster

30 Sunday: Fifth Sunday after Trinity 10.45 am Joint Communion at Christ Church

followed by Bring & Share to Celebrate Sue becoming Assistant Priest

2.00 pm Farsi Bible Study at Christ Church 3.00 pm Party in the Precinct, Wakefield Cathedral 6.30 pm Communion at Christ Church

July

1 Monday 9.15 am Morning Prayer at St. Augustine’s 1.00 pm Chatterbox at Christ Church 6.15 pm Deanery Synod at Trinity Academy 2 Tuesday 10.30 am Communion at Asquith Court – all welcome! 12 noon Worship at St. Augustine’s, followed by lunch 2.30 pm Communion at Pellon Manor – all welcome! 6.00 pm Christian Meditation at Christ Church 7.00 pm Alpha Course (5) at Christ Church 3 Wednesday 10.00 am Community Café at Christ Church 11.30 am Communion at Christ Church 4 Thursday 3.00 pm Communion at Clement Court – all welcome! 6.30 pm International Evening at Christ Church

7 Sunday: Sixth Sunday after Trinity 10.45 am Communion at Christ Church

10.45 am Morning Worship at St. Augustine’s 12.30 pm Transformational Planning at St. Augustine’s 6.30 pm Communion at Christ Church 8 Monday 7.30 pm Preacher’s Meeting at The Vicarage 1.00 pm Chatterbox at Christ Church 9 Tuesday 12 noon Worship at St. Augustine’s, followed by lunch 6.00 pm Christian Meditation at Christ Church 7.00 pm Alpha Course (6) at Christ Church 7.30 pm Baptism Preparation at Christ Church

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10 Wednesday 10.00 am Community Café at Christ Church 11.30 am Communion at Christ Church 7.00 pm SharX at Christ Church 8.00 pm Mission Group at Kath’s 11 Thursday 6.30 pm International Evening at Christ Church 13 Saturday 6.00pm X:Site Halifax at Christ Church

14 Sunday: Seventh Sunday after Trinity 9.00 am Said Communion at Christ Church 10.45 am Morning Worship at Christ Church 10.45 am Communion at St. Augustine’s 1.30 pm Farsi Bible Study at Christ Church 6.30 pm Celebration Service at Christ Church 15 Monday 9.15 am Morning Prayer at St. Augustine’s 1.00 pm Chatterbox at Christ Church 16 Tuesday 12 noon Worship at St. Augustine’s, followed by lunch 6.00 pm Christian Meditation at Christ Church 7.00 pm Alpha Course (7) at Christ Church 17 Wednesday 10.00 am Community Café at Christ Church 11.30 am Communion at Christ Church 18 Thursday 6.30 pm International Evening at Christ Church 19 Friday 9.26 am School end of term service at Christ Church

21 Sunday: Eighth Sunday after Trinity 10.45 am Communion at Christ Church 10.45 am Morning Worship at St. Augustine’s 6.30 pm Communion at Christ Church 22 Monday 9.15 am Morning Prayer at St. Augustine’s 23 Tuesday 12 noon Worship at St. Augustine’s, followed by lunch 6.00 pm Christian Meditation at Christ Church 7.00 pm Alpha Course (8) at Christ Church 24 Wednesday 10.00 am Community Café at Christ Church 11.30 am Communion at Christ Church 7.00 pm SharX at Christ Church 25 Thursday 6.30 pm International Evening at Christ Church 27 Saturday 8.00 am Men’s Breakfast at The Fountainhead Inn 10.00 am Prayers for Calderdale at The Minster

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28 Sunday: Ninth Sunday after Trinity 9.00 am Said Communion at Christ Church 10.45 am Parade Service at Christ Church 10.45 am Communion at St. Augustine’s 12.45 pm Baptisms at St. Augustine’s 1.30 pm Farsi Bible Study at Vicarage 6.30 pm Communion at Christ Church 29 Monday 9.15 am Morning Prayer at St. Augustine’s 30 Tuesday 12 noon Worship at St. Augustine’s, followed by lunch 6.00 pm Christian Meditation at Christ Church 7.00 pm Alpha Course (9) at Christ Church 31 Wednesday 10.00 am Community Café at Christ Church 11.30 am Communion at Christ Church 12.15 pm Wednesday Lunch at Christ Church

AUGUST

1 Thursday 3.00 pm Communion at Clement Court – all welcome! 6.30 pm International Evening at Christ Church

4 Sunday: Tenth Sunday after Trinity 10.45 am Communion at Christ Church

10.45 am Morning Worship at St. Augustine’s 6.30 pm Communion at Christ Church

MAGAZINE DEADLINE

The Parish Magazine is distr ibuted on the last Sunday of every

other month. The copy deadl ine for the February / March

magazine is

Sunday, 14 th July 2013

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Lunchbox dates for 2013

26th June 31st July

28th August 25th September

30th October

Wednesday’s 12.30pm cost £3.00

Lunch box Christmas Lunch

Wednesday 27th November 2013 12.30pm

UNWANTED MOBILE PHONES AND USED PRINTER INK CARTRIDGES

• All original manufacturers' printer cartridges except EPSON, i.e. not compatibles e.g. Asda etc. . These should be returned to vendor.

• Any mobile 'phone: I don't need the SIM card; use again or cut up & bin.

• Unwanted spectacles, These are recycled for distribution in Africa.

Thanks very much. Phone & cartridge money goes mainly to Christian Aid, but value of each item is greatly variable.

Please note: It's best to return empty toner cartridges to manufacturer. Use label provided or speak to supplier.

Please bring your items to church,

or contact Kit directly on 01274 876141

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You are warmly invited to:

Tue 4th June : 12:00 - 14:00

St. Augustine’s Centre Hanson Lane

Halifax HX1 5PG 01422 352 492 / 342 719

E v e r y b o d y w e l c o m e

10 th Anniversary

Welcome and worship from 12:00 Lunch served from 12:30

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Baptisms at the Piece Hall

It was with great joy that 8 people were baptised at Love Calderdale on

May 18th by John, Amir and Fran.

Among them were Ladan and Mitre, two of our friends from Iran. They

looked radiant as they came up out of the water, despite the cold

temperature of it!

Please continue to pray for them as they start on another part of their

journey with God. It is a joy to witness their hunger for the Word of God,

and to witness them proudly declaring their Christian faith.

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Ladan and Mitra making their baptism promises

Celebrating afterwards!

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Caring for the environment: a fuller theological consideration of why Christians care for the environment Christian care for the environment rests on three pillars.

The first is the conviction that this world is God’s creation. He made it and

“saw 0 it was very good.” (Gen 1.31) Human rebellion has affected the

relationship between humanity and creation (Gen 3), but God cares about

his creation, makes promises to every living creature (not just human

beings) that he will not destroy it (Gen 9), and gives his people instructions

about how they should treat it (e.g. Lev 25.1-12) and gives his prophet a

vision of what it will one day be (Isaiah 11.6-9). In the New Testament Paul

expresses the conviction that God has continuing purposes for creation

(Romans 8.19-21) and tells us, concerning Jesus Christ, that ‘all things

were created 0 for him’ (Col 1.16). It seems appropriate then that when we

get to the final chapter of Revelation the picture is not of souls floating

around on clouds, but of a renewed creation.

The second pillar is the conviction that God has given human beings a

responsibility for his creation. While the command to ‘rule’ (Gen 1.28) can

be (and has been) misunderstood, it must be interpreted in terms of the

servant kingship God himself models for us. Thus understood, it fits with

the command to ‘work (equally well translated ‘serve’) and take care of’ the

earth’ (Gen 2.15). We are called to be ‘care-takers’.

The third pillar is that God is a God of justice and mercy and that he calls

us to be people of justice and mercy too (Micah 6.8). Almost everything bad

about climate change and environmental degradation affects the poor and

future generations worse than the rich and comfortable

These basic truths can be built on in various ways. The theological

concepts of covenant and of justice are fruitful ones to explore. The

conclusion has to be that the earth is not just a back drop for human

existence but that God has a care for all that he made. So Christians are to

care for the world in which God has put us. To call God creator and at the

same time to spoil and destroy his creation is a contradiction of our faith.

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These truths are recognised by the Anglican Communion’s 5th Mark of

Mission which says that as part of our mission we are to “Strive to

safeguard the integrity of creation and sustain and renew the life of the

earth”.

When we turn to consider the state of our world we find a plethora of

environmental problems. Climate change is at the heart of many of them.

Since the industrial revolution human activity has pumped increased

quantities of carbon dioxide into the atmosphere, raising the temperature of

the planet, changing weather patterns, creating new areas of desert,

melting ice caps, raising ocean levels, damaging habitats and thus

biodiversity, increasing the frequency of violent weather events. In addition

human beings have been polluting earth, air and water, destroying vital

tropical forests, exhausting fossil fuels, over-using water supplies, over-

fishing the oceans, causing or hastening the extinction of species. Most

often it is the consumer demands of the more developed nations which

have been the moving causes, yet it is largely the poorer nations which are

suffering first and most from the effects.

As Christians we cannot ignore this destruction. Our calling to care for

God’s earth and our commitment to justice and love and mercy demand

that we pay attention both to the causes and the possible remedies. This is

not an optional interest but a central consequence of our faith.

Bill Halling. Wakefield Diocese Environment Officer

Christ Church PCC ask that you to bear with them whilst work goes on to install the new heating system. Church will not be closed and all services will go ahead as normal, but you may need to sit in different places on some occasions. Please pray for the work to be done

and those who are carrying out the work. Thank you.

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“Good News in a nutshell, Cosmos in a Hashtag”

Almost six million people were reached by the Church of England’s

(@c_of_e) Easter 2013 Twitter campaign. Recently released figures from

Twitter showed a cumulative reach of 5.8m users from the 8,527 tweets

sent over the Easter period, from Good Friday to Easter Day, using the

hashtag #EverythingChanges.

Devised by the Church of England’s Communications office with a group of

Christian tweeters and bloggers, the aim of the campaign sought to

highlight the Christian meaning of Easter on the social media network.

Tweets were sent from across the country with a marked tone of solemnity

and sorrow in tweets on Good Friday and peaking on Easter Day with

tweets celebrating the resurrection of Jesus Christ.

Vicky Beeching (@vickybeeching) - Research Fellow in Internet ethics at St

John’s College Durham said: "The #everythingchanges hashtag was

another great example of the Church engaging proactively with the digital

sphere. To get a new 'digital generation' to feel welcome in Church and to

hear the Christian message, using social media is crucial. Social media is a

medium where all of life is lived; meaningful messages can be

communicated and the Church is boldly embracing the digital world in these

campaigns.”

The Rt. Revd Dr. Graham Kings, Bishop of Sherborne

(@BishopSherborne) said: “#everythingchanges focuses the vast scope of

the cross and resurrection. It is more than Jesus being killed and raised, or

my whole life being changed. It is as big as the whole universe beginning to

be transformed. Good news in a nutshell. Cosmos in a hashtag.”

Don’t fool me

A three year old put his shoes on by himself. His mother noticed

the left was on the right foot. She said, "Sam, your shoes are on

the wrong feet." He looked up at her and said, "Don't kid me, Mum,

I KNOW they're my feet."

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How a garden can help the homeless

A city centre church garden project has won a national award this Spring

for its work in turning around the lives of homeless people.

St John’s Church Gardens in Waterloo (Southwark Diocese) is run by St

Mungo’s Putting Down Roots project and encourages homeless people to

work in the grounds with qualified horticultural trainers. It is one of five sites

across London tended by the group.

Bishop James Newcome, lead bishop on healthcare issues, visited the

project as part of the national Gardening Against the Odds awards. Now he

is urging churches across the country to consider whether they could link

up with similar charitable projects, using their land.

Putting Down Roots gardener trainer, Jeff Morgan, who himself has

experienced homelessness, said: “Our clients give hours of their time back

to their neighbourhood, making the gardens a lovely space for the local

community to really enjoy. Putting Down Roots has been working with

homeless men and women in London for over ten years helping people to

develop skills and move into further training or employment.”

Gardening Against the Odds awards are sponsored by the Conservation

Foundation http://www.conservationfoundation.co.uk/

Sundays – lazy no longer

It seems that Sunday is not for rest any more: we typically carry out about

15 jobs on the day. In fact, it seems that one in ten of us make Sunday one

of the busiest days of our week, with cleaning, ironing and washing topping

the list of laborious tasks. The study was carried out for Chef & Brewer.

When is the last time you gave yourself simply a day to rest?

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Dear friends,

At a recent Wednesday SharX meeting we had a sudden influx of 18 young

people turning up for the first time. The average age of these potential

members was 17 and of course had we been able to allow them all to

become members it would have greatly changed the dynamics of our

established group.

This lead to an urgent review of the rules regarding membership of SharX

and the leaders decided that given the layout of the meeting rooms and the

number of regular SharX Leaders we would have to place a restriction on

the number of members both overall and first time attendees in one night.

Consequently membership is now set at 36 plus up to 3 new members

being allowed an introductory free session per meeting.

It was also decided that a parent or guardian must be present to register

and sign consent form at the introductory session before admittance is

allowed to ensure we are adequately complying with the Christ Church

Child Protection Policy. If we already have 36 active members, newcomers

will be placed on a waiting list.

Since my last SharX update in the Feb/March Hub we have maintained an

average of 30 members attending

Wednesday sessions and had another

amazing trip to The Urban Saints Big Night

Out at Lightwater Valley. This year with the

help of Youth for Christ Calderdale,

Wakefield Diocese, SharX and a

contribution from St.Michael's Mytholmroyd

we were able to share a 53 seat coach with

12 from Holy Nativity Mixenden, 8 from St.

Michael’s and 27 SharX and 3 leaders.

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The event was also longer this year and approximately 2000 young people

from Christian youth groups from the North East of England were able to

enjoy the rides from 3 – 8pm followed by a Christian concert featuring

Galactus Jack and 12/twenty-four. For me the success of the trip can be

summed up by a comment made by SharX member Georgia Fenton when

she joyfully stated that it was the best day of her life!

With encouragement from her friends, particularly Amber and Kanada,

Georgia had overcome her fear of big rides (she even rode the Ultimate!!)

and enjoyed her first ever concert where she and her friends spent the

entire gig at the front of the crowd dancing, singing and shouting along with

Galactus Jack and 12/twenty-four as they spread God’s Word. Amazing

day and all who attended were once again a credit to Christ Church. The

clouds even parted as we approached Lightwater Valley and the Sky

remained blue until the rain restarted as the coach headed home.

As we approach summer it is a very busy time for SharX and leaders. This

year we decided not to push our luck with the bedding plants as the

weather is just too unpredictable. Instead our main fundraiser for 2013 will

be The Halifax Charity Gala. For the first time we are entering a float in the

procession and the theme will be based on ‘The Armour of God’. Don’t miss

it.

We are also selling tickets priced £1 for adults with concessions for family,

children etc. SharX are allowed to keep 50% of ticket sales so if you are

thinking of attending please buy your tickets from Sharon.

We will also have a stall at the Gala based on Tombola with excellent

prizes aimed at young children who will pick a brick from a wall of words to

win prizes from inflatable hammers to sneaky snakes, lollipops a prize

every time at 50p per ticket.

We are hoping to raise enough to cover the cost of coach hire and tents

when 30 SharX and leaders attend the Spree Christian Youth weekend at

Holly Bush farm near Thirsk at the end of June so please come along and

support us. Weather permitting it will be a great fun day out at Manor

Heath. We will of course be tithing 10% of any profits to our chosen charity

for June, July, and August - The Forget me not Children’s Hospice and

Respite centre.

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So that’s just a little taste of what’s in store for SharX as we head into

summer and then we are also planning a large event for up to 250 Christian

youth’s at Christ Church on September 7th from 6.30 when Galactus Jack

and Chip Kendal bring us ‘The Test of Faith Live Roadshow’ for young

people aged 10 to 18plus at £5 per person. Please encourage your children

and grandchildren to attend. They won’t regret it!

So on behalf of The SharX and Leaders God bless and have a fab summer.

NormanNormanNormanNorman

Norman McDonnell – SharX Christian Youth leader

Mobile 07851142694 or email norm.mcdonnell@gmail.com

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Coming to Christ Church, Halifax, West Yorkshire Saturday, 7

th September 2013

£5 per person, First come, first served! So don’t delay email

norm.mcdonnell@gmail.com or phone 07851142694 TODAY for full details.

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The Journey

Fred and Hilda were given good advice, but they ignored it. They thought

they knew better. Confidently, they drove off in their car without a map or

any navigation system. Fred said he knew the way, and Hilda didn’t pack

any food or drink, assuming these could be bought later.

This couple were ill-prepared for their long journey and soon their holiday

drive turned into a nightmare. Fred couldn’t cope with the adverse road

conditions and without any prior car maintenance checks the car began to

overheat. Hilda was now hungry and thirsty.

As night fell the weather turned inclement and Fred confessed they were

lost. The car ran out of fuel and they stopped in a damp and deserted

place. Without a mobile phone between them they were stranded. Their

journey had been a big mistake and they didn’t know what to do.

Suddenly, a large van appeared and parked beside them. The driver

stepped out, smiled and offered his assistance. He gave them something to

eat, checked the car engine, put in petrol. Soon, Fred and Hilda’s car was

roadworthy once more.

This friendly man never once reprimanded Fred and Hilda for their lack of

foresight. Instead, he made them feel at ease, safe and secure. “Where do

we go from here?” asked Fred. The man smiled, “Come, my friends. I’m

taking you home.”

Sometimes in our lives, we can embark on a course of action for which we

are ill-prepared. We may disregard sound advice and then, sooner or later,

we end up in trouble. At these times we need a person who can rescue us.

We need someone to set us on the right road again; someone who will

support and encourage us.

Our lives are like a journey. Sometimes, we may think we can get along

without God. We may try to ignore his guidance. In our quest for

independence we may lose our way and then have to admit our mistakes

and confess our failings.

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Sometimes our trouble and pain can be caused by our own deliberate fault

and in our hopeless condition we need someone greater than ourselves to

come to our aid.

When Jesus draws alongside us the situation changes. He doesn’t

condemn us. He comes to save us. Jesus is the only one who can enter

our lives to put things right. Jesus says to each one of us, “Come, follow

Me. I’m taking you to My Home.”

Little Angels?

Absolute poverty. A lack of access to the very basics of life, such as food,

clothing and a place to live. These are conditions that we are familiar with

from images on our television screens of children half a world away.

Horrifying - but distant.

But what if they were on our doorstep? It was the reality of child destitution

in Victorian England that led the Sunday school teacher Edward Rudolf to

found The Children’s Society in 1881 - and absolute poverty is still a reality

for many asylum seeking and migrant children in England today.

At our destitution project in Birmingham my colleagues and I see children,

families and young people week in, week out who are in the most appalling

situations - homeless, but forbidden from accessing homelessness

assistance; hungry, but struggling to buy enough food to eat, these families

are not legally allowed to work, and are not eligible to claim benefits

because of their immigration status. Many of them have come to the UK

seeking sanctuary from war and persecution, and most of the families we

work with have no regular income at all.

Those who are able to access limited financial support from the Home

Office currently receive less than 70 per cent of income support, and for

those on ‘section 4’ support is cashless, leaving families with no money to

travel to school or important medical appointments.

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That’s why we work to provide practical support to destitute children and

families, and why we are running the End Forced Destitution campaign – to

ensure that children claiming asylum are never left destitute or relying on

poverty levels of support. Because children, whatever their immigration

status, are children first and foremost and deserve a good childhood.

The writer of the letter of Hebrews starts his closing exhortations by

reminding readers: “Do not forget to show hospitality to strangers, for by so

doing some people have shown hospitality to angels without knowing it”

(Hebrews 13:1-2).

Migrant and asylum seeking children might not be a popular group to help;

they might be despised by many people, looked down upon and vilified in

the media. They may be strangers to us in our towns and cities (and they

are very unlikely to have wings or carry a harp!) but the writer of Hebrews

assures us that by

welcoming them we are

welcoming God’s own

messengers, and that’s

definitely worth signing up

to.

By Andy Jolly, West

Midlands Young Refugee

Project

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Centurion Faith (Lk7:1-10)

He heard,

He sent,

He asked,

Believing,

Actively trusting

That Jesus’ word is enough.

Great faith!

Great result!

Jesus spoke power and healing

Into the situation.

And today

He speaks still,

If we come,

If we ask,

If we trust.

His word is enough.

Say the word, Lord,

Into our situations,

It is enough.

By Daphne Kitching

Daddy’s girl

A young father was taking care of his baby daughter while his wife went to

town shopping. He decided to go fishing and he had to take the toddler

along. "I'll never take her along with me again!" he told his wife that

evening. "I didn't catch a thing!"

"Oh, next time I'm sure she'll be quiet and not scare the fish away," his wife

said.

The father said gloomily. “No, it wasn't that. She ate all the bait."

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ACROSS 1. Benjamin's ___ was five times so much as any of

theirs (Gen 43:34) 5. A ___ then must be blameless (1 Tim 3:2) 10. must be controlled by ___ and bridle or they will

not (Ps 32:9) 13. an ___ to grace your neck (Prov 3:22) 14. Because strait is the gate, and ____ is the way

(Matt 7:14) 15. ___ your cloak around you and follow me (Acts 12:8) 16. Simon's mother-in-law was in bed with ___ ___

(1,5) (Mark 1:30) 17. who was ___ ___ think that I could oppose God?

(1,2) (Acts 11:17) 18. For John came neither eating ____ drinking (Matt 11:18)

19. Cut down the tree and ____ off its branches (Dan 4:14) 20. Jesus cried out in a loud voice, "Eloi, Eloi, ___

sabachthani?" (Mark 15:34) 22. from my youth I ___ him as would a father (Job 31:18) 24. Thy servant slew both the ____ and the bear (1

Sam 17:36) 28. Rescue me from the ___, do not let me sink (Ps 69:14) 29. It ___ the sides of the gateways (Ezek 40:18) 32. for special occasions, and the ___ ones are for

everyday use (2 Tim 2:20) NLT 35. the home of a man known as Simon the ___ (Matt 26:6) 37. And he ____ in his right hand seven stars (Rev 1:16) 38. wisdom has built her house; she has ___ out its

seven pillars (Prov 9:1) 40. Its posts he made of silver, its ___ of gold (Song 3:10) 41. King Solomom's mines had a great deal of this

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42. Like a ___ of Lebanon he will send down his roots (Hosea 14:5)

45. and the ____ shall cry to his fellow (Isa 34:14) 46. You are not being sent to a people of ___ speech

(Ezek 3:5) 48. to whom be glory for ____. Amen. (Romans 11:36) 50. It had large ___ teeth; it crushed and devoured

(Dan 7:7) 51. Moses announced to the Israelites the appointed

___ of the LORD (Lev 23:44) 54. I now consider ___ for the sake of Christ (Phil 3:7) 56. But there went up a ____ from the earth, and

watered (Gen 2:6) 57. A brother offended is harder to be ____ than a

strong city (Prov 18:19) 59. with silver, iron, ____, and lead, they traded in thy

fairs (Ezek 27:12) 60. Jesus, knowing their evil ___ said, "You

hypocrites” (Matt 22:18) 62. whosoever shall compel thee to go a ____, go with

him twain (Matt 5:41) 63. ___ who comes to him must believe that he exists

(Heb 11:6) 64. Solomon had built the supporting ___ (1 Kings 11:27) 65. Thou shalt neither ___ a stranger, nor oppress

him (Ex 22:21) 66. A ___ man brings trouble to his family (Prov 15:27) 67. the LORD changed the wind to a very strong ___

wind (Ex 10:19)

DOWN

1. He will be like rain falling on a ___ field (Ps 72:6) 2. ran greedily after the ____ of Balaam for reward

(Jude 1:11) 3. The ____ is laid for him in the ground, and a trap

(Job 18:10) 4. The trees of the LORD are full of ____ (Ps 104:16) 5. His shield ___ went ahead of him (1 Sam 17:7) 6. what part hath he that believeth with an ___ (2 Cor

6:15) 7. there shall come forth a rod out of the ___ of

Jesse (Isa 11:1) 8. They speak vanity every ____ with his neighbour

(Ps 12:2)

9. shut the doors of the ___ upon him (Judg 3:23) 10. your vats will ___ over with new wine (Prov 3:10) 11. tenth letter of Greek alphabet 12. Can ____ walk together, except they be

agreed? (Amos 3:3) 19. men of violence who plan to ___ my feet (Ps 140:4) 21. Go to the ____, thou sluggard; consider her ways

(Prov 6:6) 23. If ___ ___ die, shall he live again? (1,3) (Job 14:14) 24. gathered thereof wild gourds his ____ full (2 King 4:39) 25. the gazelle, the roe deer, the wild goat, the ___

(Deut 14:5) 26. of ___ and darting snakes (Isa 30:6) 27. disputing daily in the ___ of one Tyrannus (Acts 19:9) 30. let them also ____ love thy name be joyful in thee

(Ps 5:11) 31. For my yoke is ___ and my burden is light (Matt 11:30) 33. I have given you every ____ bearing seed (Gen 1:29) 34. female sheep (Gen 33:13) 36. the eighth letter of the Greek alphabet 39. the ___ and warrior, the judge and prophet (Isa 3:2) 40. He rebuilt it and put its doors and bolts and ___ in

place (Neh 3:14) 42. I have set before you life and death, blessing and

___ (Deut 30:19) 43. he shall be cast into the ____ of lions (Daniel 6:7) 44. wines on the lees well ___ (Isa 25:6) 45. Eli sat upon a ___ by the wayside watching (1

Sam 4:13) 47. God gave unto them Saul the son of ___ (Acts 13:21) 49. said unto him that was over the ___, Bring forth

vestments (2 Kings 10:22) 52. they gathered ___ as much , two omers for each

(Ex 16:22) 53. the ___ of your feet shall tread (Deut 11:24) 54. stretcheth out his rule; he marketh it out with a

____ (Isaiah 44:13) 55. emerald, chrysolite, ___ and jasper, sapphire

(Ezek 28:13) 56. and your hands ___ out violence on the earth (Ps 58:2) 58. If a bird's ____ chance to be (Deut 22:6) 59. last letter of the Hebrew alphabet 61. Abner, the son of ____, Saul's uncle (1 Sam 14:50) 62. unto the priest the shoulder, and the two cheeks,

and the ____. (Deut 18:3)

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Heck, yes, I’m short God only lets things

grow until they’re PERFECT.

Some of us didn’t take as long as others!

Ann Cockerill

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The violence in Syria

A recent Joint statement from The Archbishops of Canterbury and

Westminster, Justin Welby and Vincent Nichols, concerning the ongoing

violence in Syria:

Since the very first days of the Syrian conflict in March 2011, we have

prayed as we watched in horror and sorrow the escalating violence that has

rent this country apart. We have grieved with all Syrians - with the families

of each and every human life lost and with all communities whose

neighbourhoods and livelihoods have suffered from escalating and

pervasive violence.

And ... our prayers also go with the ancient communities of our Christian

brothers and sisters in Syria. The (recent) kidnapping of two Metropolitan

bishops of Aleppo, Mar Gregorios Ibrahim of the Syriac Orthodox Church

and Paul Yazigi of the Greek Orthodox Church of Antioch, and the killing of

their driver while they were carrying out a humanitarian mission, is another

telling sign of the terrible circumstances that continue to engulf all Syrians.

We unreservedly support these Christian communities, rooted in and

attached to the biblical lands, despite the many hardships. We respond to

the call from the Greek Orthodox Patriarchate of Antioch and all the East,

and the Syriac Orthodox Patriarchate of Antioch and all the East, urging

churches worldwide to remain steadfast in the face of challenging realities

and to bear witness to their faith in the power of love in this world.

We both continue to pray for a political solution to this tragic conflict that

would stem the terrible violence and also empower all Syrians with their

fundamental and inalienable freedoms. We also call for urgent

humanitarian aid to reach all who are suffering. We pray that Syria can

recapture its tradition of tolerance, rooted in faith and respect for faiths

living side by side.

+ Justin Welby + Vincent Nichols

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Solutions

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From the Registers...

FUNERALS

8th April Gerrard Lynch 11th April Sylvia Pegg 17th April Paula Ristic 18th April Leslie Holroyd 25th April Edna McDermott 30th April Doreen Moat 7th May Susan Townsend 8th May Russell Holden

our love, sympathy & prayers to their family and friends

28th April Aalayah Mai Coates Alfie Edward Harker

our warmest congratulations to them, their families and friends

WEDDINGS

6th April Martin Bargeman & Fay Dixon

Our warmest congratulations and best wishes for the future.

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Church flowers 23rd May Birthday memories of Jack Greenwood, a loving husband and

Dad, from Elsie, David and family.

22nd July Remembering with love Geoffrey Spencer, from Tess and family.

A very big thank you to everyone who donated towards the altars and used the flower box to advantage.

June Lockwood, tel. 356740

CHRIST CHURCH

Community Café Wednesdays – 10.00 to 11.30 am

Meet new friends, or bring your own along for a coffee

and a chat, or just somewhere to chill out.

If you need a lift contact John Hellewell on 365027 or

Kathleen Griffiths on 323676

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Who’s Who at Church

Vicar: Rev. John Hellewell 365027 New Vicarage, Church Lane, Mount Pellon RevJHell@blueyonder.co.uk

Assistant Priest: Rev. Sue Heptinstall 341436

Readers: Karen Hellewell 365027 David Ramanauskas 330770

Pastoral Worker: Denise Keenan 259421

Magazine Editor: Sharon Tyler styler288@gmail.com 07871910300 Christ Church St. Augustine’s

Wardens Michael Cockerill 363892 Jon Hirst 368613

Michael Crouch (01535) 646494 Jimmy Keenan 259421

Secretary Kath Sharman 363058 Jon Hirst 368613

Treasurer Margaret Sanders 380557 Bob Berridge 347978

Pastoral Care Rosemary Power O’Mahony 330770 Denise Keenan 259421

Child Protection Angela Ward 356755 Ann Mansfield 364620

Electoral Roll Jean Sparkes 380557 John Fleming 352669

Church Flowers June Lockwood 356740 Jenny Lynn

Baptism enquiries Ann Cockerill 363892 John Hellewell 365027

Wedding enquiries June Lockwood 356740 John Hellewell 365027

Christ Church (Pellon) C of E (VC) Primary School

Head Helen York 350792

St. Augustine’s C of E (VA) Junior & Infant School

Head Leona Binner 360615

Christ Church, Church Lane, Mount Pellon, Halifax, HX2 0EF St. Augustine’s, Hanson Lane, Halifax, HX1 5PG