SERVICES: Sunday morning services start at 10.45 am. Children are most welcome at all Chapel services.
|
Date |
Minister |
Organist |
Flowers |
Refreshments |
Steward |
|
|
4
May |
Tina Gandhi |
R Steedman |
Lynne Readett |
M Jones |
E Taylor |
|
|
11 May |
Rev Charles Vanden Broeder |
W Farnworth |
Lynne Readett |
M Sixsmith |
D Shallcross |
|
|
18 May |
Rev Celia Cartwright |
D Williamson |
Lynne Readett |
C Wortthington |
M Sixsmith |
|
|
25 May |
Jean Longworth |
D Williamson |
Lynne Readett |
S
Darbey |
G
Leigh |
|
|
1 Jun |
Vince McCully |
D Williamson |
Lynne Readett |
J Hodgson |
D Williams |
|
EASTER SUNDAY:
The Easter Sunday service was well attended. Tina led a joyful service with contributions
by children in the congregation. The
choir sang “Be still my soul” to ‘Finlandia’, an introit and vesper, which were
much appreciated. The collection was to
be given to Send a Child to Hucklow, which provides holidays at the Nightingale
Centre in Great Hucklow for children who would otherwise not have a holiday.
KINDNESS COMPETITION: Chowbent
Chapel are running a competition on the theme of kindness with Chowbent Primary
School. Funding from Ansdell Unitarian, in memory of the Late Nancy Boardman (a
former Chowbenter) will more than cover
the cost of the first year and it is expected that further funding will be
available from NELUM to enable the competition to run for a second year. On the 4th May instead of the usual service
in chapel, our service will take place in the hall with the added bonus of
those present getting to look through all the amazing entries from the children
and pick the winners!
The NELUM AGM: Saturday, 17 May at our Blackpool
Church at 2pm. If you wish to attend
and stay for afternoon tea, please let Jill know by 9 May.
CHOWBENT AGM will be 18 May following refreshments in the
hall. Please attend if you can. Jill has
asked for all reports for the AGM to be sent to her by 4 May.
CHOWBENT will host the May Churches Together Prayer
Breakfast on 31 May at 9:30-10:30 am. We'd be grateful for any volunteers to
help.
VE DAY - There will be a short service of remembrance for
the 80th anniversary of VE Day at Atherton Cenotaph on 8 May.
ADVANCE NOTICES: There will be a visit to
Elizabeth Gaskell House, Plymouth Grove, Manchester, on Monday, 7 July. Please let Tina know if you would like to go.
June – Gift Month; June 29th – Chapel Anniversary Service to be led by Clare
Williamson from Gateacre; September 20th – Heritage Day + MacMillan
Coffee Event
NUMBERS CLUB: Winning numbers: 10 £50, 91 £30, 90 £20,1 £15. Thank you to all members for their support.
GIFT AID: White
A4 Charity Gift Aid Declaration forms are located in the trough under each of
the Chapel’s notice boards.
FUNDRAISING:
Contact David Shallcross at the Chapel or
email: chowbenter@gmail.com to join the
Chapel numbers club, to buy and dedicate a hymn book, a chalice badge or
a copy of the book "The Story of Chowbent Chapel. by J.J. Wright. For copies of “Chowbent Chapel and the
Organs” by Bryan Hughes contact Dorothy Williamson.
For weekly donation
envelopes; please contact Geoff Leigh.
If you are able to replace your envelope contribution by a standing
order this would be much appreciated.
CALENDAR: If you can print a copy of
the calendar for someone who is not able to get it electronically that would be
much appreciated. Items for the next
calendar, eg dates of events, news of people, should be with me, Dorothy, by
Sunday, 18 May.S
SERVICES: Sunday morning services start at 10.45 am. Children are most welcome at all Chapel services.
|
Date |
Minister |
Organist |
Flowers |
Refreshments |
Steward |
|
|
6 Apr |
Tina Gandhi |
D Williamson |
Lynne Readett |
J Coles |
M Sixsmith |
|
|
13 Apr |
Rev Celia Cartwright |
R Steedman |
Lynne Readett |
S
Darbey |
G
Leigh |
|
|
20 Apr |
Tina Gandhi |
D Williamson |
Lynne Readett |
J Hodgson |
D Williams |
|
|
27 Apr |
Jean Longworth |
D Williamson |
Lynne Readett |
C Worthington |
J Readett |
|
|
4
May |
Tina Gandhi |
R Steedman |
Lynne Readett |
M Jones |
E Taylor |
|
EASTER SUNDAY:
A collection for the work of Send a Child to Hucklow will
be taken at our Easter Sunday service. If you need more information about this
charity please speak to Lynne Readett.
Choir rehearsals for Easter:
The first rehearsal for Easter will be at
2 pm on Thursday, 3rd April.
The
Sunday morning rehearsal on 6th April will be in the hall. Other rehearsals are: 2 pm on Thursday, 10th,
Sunday morning after the service on 13th and 7 PM on Thursday, 17 April.
KINDNESS COMPETITION: Chowbent
Chapel are running a competition on the theme of kindness with Chowbent Primary
School. Funding from Ansdell Unitarian, in memory of the Late Nancy Boardman (a
former Chowbenter) will more than cover
the cost of the first year and it is expected that further funding will be
available from NELUM to enable the competition to run for a second year. On the 4th May instead of the usual service
in chapel, our service will take place in the hall with the added bonus of
those present getting to look through all the amazing entries from the children
and pick the winners!
DATES FOR YOUR DIARY:
April 12th -14th – GA meeting @ NEC,
Birmingham
April 13th - Palm Sunday
April 18th – Good Friday
April 20th – Easter Sunday + collection for
'Send a Child to Hucklow'
May 18th – Chapel AGM
June – Gift Month
June 29th – Chapel Anniversary Service to be led by Clare
Williamson from Gateacre
FLOWERS: 9 March – Birthday memories of Eric Homer
given by his daughter Jill Coles; 30 March – In loving memory of Blanche
Collier, given by Dorothy Williamson.
NUMBERS CLUB: Winning numbers: 36 £50, 14 £30, 43 £20,7 £15. Thank you to all members for their support.
USED POSTAGE STAMPS:
Any used stamps can be placed in the stamp collection box,
in the Chapel foyer. They will go to the RNIB.
GIFT AID: If
you are a taxpayer, could you please check whether your contributions to Chapel
are gift aided and the white A4 Charity Gift Aid Declaration forms located in
the trough under each of the Chapel’s notice boards have been completed.
FUNDRAISING:
Contact David Shallcross at the Chapel or
email: chowbenter@gmail.com to join the
Chapel numbers club, to buy and dedicate a hymn book, a chalice badge or
a copy of the book "The Story of Chowbent Chapel. by J.J. Wright. For copies of “Chowbent Chapel and the
Organs” by Bryan Hughes contact Dorothy Williamson.
For weekly donation
envelopes; please contact Geoff Leigh.
If you are able to replace your envelope contribution by a standing
order this would be much appreciated.
CALENDAR: If you can print a copy of
the calendar for someone who is not able to get it electronically that would be
much appreciated. Items for the next
calendar, eg dates of events, news of people, should be with me, Dorothy, by
Sunday, 20 April.
SERVICES: Sunday morning services start at 10.45 am. Children are most welcome at all Chapel services.
|
Date |
Minister |
Organist |
Flowers |
Refreshments |
Steward |
|
|
2 Mar |
Rev Tony McNeile |
D Williamson |
Lynne Readett |
S
Darbey |
G
Leigh |
|
|
9 Mar |
Clare Grace Williamson |
D Williamson |
Lynne Readett |
J Hodgson |
D Williams |
|
|
16 Mar |
Rev C Van denBroeder |
W Farnworth |
Lynne Readett |
C Worthington |
J Readett |
|
|
23
Mar |
Veronica Walker |
R Steedman |
Lynne Readett |
M Jones |
E Taylor |
|
|
30
Mar |
Tina Gandhi |
D Williamson |
Lynne Readett |
M
Sixsmith |
D
Shallcross |
|
|
6 Apr |
Tina Gandhi |
D Williamson |
Lynne Readett |
J Coles |
M Sixsmith |
|
WARM SPACES: On
Tuesdays, weekly coffee mornings
from 10.30 am until 12 noon will continue throughout March. The mornings are open to all ages with free
refreshments available, plus newspapers, games such as dominoes, a knitting
table and toys/ colouring books for young children.
SOUL DEEP: The course will
continue from 7.15 to 8.30 pm on 5 and 19 March.
SAFEGUARDING: Jill Coles is
the Chapel’s lead officer for Safeguarding with Sheila Darbey as deputy and
supported by Tina. A Safeguarding policy
has now been approved by the Trustees and information will be posted on the
noticeboard and the website.
Safeguarding is the responsibility of all members and any issues should
be referred initially to Jill, Sheila or Tina.
FLOWERS: Flowers
on the 16 February were in loving memory of Patricia and Peter John Vernon,
given by their sister Dorothy Williamson.
NUMBERS CLUB: Winning
numbers: 15 £50, 28 £30, 22 £20, 33
£15. Thank you to all members for their
support.
USED POSTAGE STAMPS: Any used stamps
can be placed in the stamp collection box, in the Chapel foyer. They will go to
the RNIB.
GIFT AID: If you are a
taxpayer, could you please check whether your contributions to Chapel are gift
aided and the white A4 Charity Gift Aid Declaration forms located in the trough
under each of the Chapel’s notice boards have been completed.
FUNDRAISING: Contact David Shallcross at the Chapel or
email: chowbenter@gmail.com to join the Chapel numbers club, to buy
and dedicate a hymn book, a chalice badge or a copy of the book "The
Story of Chowbent Chapel. by J.J. Wright.
For copies of “Chowbent Chapel and the Organs” by Bryan Hughes contact
Dorothy Williamson.
For weekly donation
envelopes; please contact Geoff Leigh.
If you are able to replace your envelope contribution by a standing
order this would be much appreciated.
CALENDAR: If you can print a copy of the calendar for someone who is
not able to get it electronically that would be much appreciated. Items for the next calendar, eg dates of
events, news of people, should be with me, Dorothy, by Sunday, 23 March.
SERVICES: Sunday morning services start at 10.45 am. Children are most welcome at all Chapel services.
|
Date |
Minister |
Organist |
Flowers |
Refreshments |
Steward |
|
|
2 Feb |
Tina Gandhi |
D Williamson |
Muriel Jones |
C Worthington |
J Readett |
|
|
9 Feb |
Rev Celia Cartwright |
D Williamson |
Muriel Jones |
M Jones |
E Taylor |
|
|
16
Feb |
Tina Gandhi |
D Williamson |
Muriel Jones |
M
Sixsmith |
D
Shallcross |
|
|
23
Feb |
Ewen Sim |
R Steedman |
Muriel Jones |
J Coles |
M Sixsmith |
|
|
2 Mar |
Rev Tony McNeile |
D Williamson |
Lynne Readett |
S
Darbey |
G
Leigh |
|
WARM SPACES: In January we held
coffee mornings with funding obtained by our student minister, Tina. Thank you
to our lovely volunteers who kept us stocked up with hot drinks and toasted
teacakes. We all had a great time playing games! We didn’t have a huge turnout, which is expected as it was our first one. Afterwards, Tina met with Darron, the minister at Salvation Army; he suggested we move it to Tuesdays as that’s when they’re shut, so he’ll direct his people to us. With this in mind going
forward our coffee mornings will be on Tuesdays,
Now on Tuesdays, we will provide a weekly coffee morning from 10.30 am until 12 noon
on 4, 11 and 25 February. The mornings
are open to all ages with free refreshments available, plus newspapers, games
such as dominoes, a knitting table and toys/ colouring books for young
children.
SAFEGUARDING:
The service held on February 2nd will cover
Safeguarding and will explain why it is needed and why it is everyone's
responsibility. Please try to attend if you can.
NELUM: The next Nelum meeting will be held at Unity Church on February 3rd at
7:15pm with refreshments available beforehand.
FLOWERS: Flowers
on the 19th January were birthday memories for Lilian and Jack
Leigh. From Susan, Geoff and John Leigh
NUMBERS CLUB: Winning numbers: 28 £50, 1 £30, 30 £20 and 13 £15. Thank you to all members for their support.
USED POSTAGE STAMPS:
Any used stamps can be placed in the stamp collection box in the Chapel foyer. They will go to the RNIB.
GIFT AID: If you are a taxpayer, could you please check whether your contributions to the Chapel are gift-aided and whether the white A4 Charity Gift Aid Declaration forms located in the trough under each of the Chapel’s notice boards have been completed.
FUNDRAISING: Contact David Shallcross at the Chapel or
email chowbenter@gmail.com to join the Chapel numbers club, to buy
and dedicate a hymn book, a chalice badge or a copy of the book "The
Story of Chowbent Chapel. by J.J. Wright.
For copies of “Chowbent Chapel and the Organs” by Bryan Hughes contact
Dorothy Williamson.
For weekly donation
envelopes, please contact Geoff Leigh. If you are able to replace your envelope contribution with a standing order, this would be much appreciated.
CALENDAR: If you can print a copy of the calendar for someone who is not able to get it electronically, that would be much appreciated. Items for the next calendar, eg dates of events and news of people, should be with me, Dorothy, by Sunday, 16 February.
SERVICES: Sunday morning services start at 10.45 am. Children are most welcome at all Chapel services.
|
Date |
Minister |
Organist |
Flowers |
Refreshments |
Steward |
|
|
5 Jan |
Tina Gandhi |
D Williamson |
Lynne Readett |
M Sixsmith |
D Shallcross |
|
|
12 Jan |
Rev Celia Cartwright |
D Williamson |
Lynne Readett |
J Coles |
M Sixsmith |
|
|
19
Jan |
Tina Gandhi |
D Williamson |
Lynne Readett |
S
Darbey |
G
Leigh |
|
|
26
Jan |
Jean Longworth |
R Steedman |
Lynne Readett |
J Hodgson |
D Williams |
|
|
2 Feb |
Tina Gandhi |
D Williamson |
Lynne Readett |
C
Worthington |
J
Readett |
|
CAROL SERVICE:
The Carol Service took place on 22 December. It was so well attended we ran out of Orders
of Service. There were readings by
members of the congregation and special items by the choir. For the first time in a number of years we
had children to sing the first verse of Once in Royal David’s City. Joshua and Jonah Lee, grandchildren of Lynne
and John Readett sang beautifully and then joined Tina’s children, Anoushka (age 6) and Rohan
(age 4) dressed as Mary and Joseph, and other children from the congregation
singing “Away in a Manger”. Everyone was
delighted with their contribution.
After the service members met for tea, coffee and mince
pies and the raffle raised £67. Rev
Catherall presented the choir with Black Magic chocolates in memory of Blanche.
CHRISTMAS FAIR AND RAFFLE: The money raised from the Christmas Fair and Raffle was £1154.34. Thank
you to all who worked so hard to make the Fair such a success whether providing
stalls, refreshments or selling raffle tickets, and to those who supported the
Fair on the day.
FLOWERS: The flowers on 15 December were in memory of
Mr and Mrs John Vernon, given by their daughter, Dorothy.
The flowers on 22 December were given by the families of
Charles Frankland Williams, Grace Coles, Eddie and Elizabeth Fildes and
Eric and Pat Gregory and
babies Connor and Robbie.
NUMBERS CLUB: Winning numbers: 22 £50, 62 £30,29 £20 and 32
£15. Thank you to all members for their
support.
USED POSTAGE STAMPS:
Any used stamps can be placed in the stamp collection box,
in the Chapel foyer. They will go to the RNIB.
GIFT AID: If
you are a taxpayer, could you please check whether your contributions to Chapel
are gift aided and the white A4 Charity Gift Aid Declaration forms located in
the trough under each of the Chapel’s notice boards have been completed.
FUNDRAISING:
Contact David Shallcross at the Chapel or
email: chowbenter@gmail.comto join the
Chapel numbers club, to buy and dedicate a hymn book, a chalice badge or
a copy of the book "The Story of Chowbent Chapel. by J.J. Wright. For copies of “Chowbent Chapel and the
Organs” by Bryan Hughes contact Dorothy Williamson.
For weekly donation
envelopes; please contact Geoff Leigh.
If you are able to replace your envelope contribution by a standing
order this would be much appreciated.
A very
happy new year to everyone.
CALENDAR: If you can print a copy of
the calendar for someone who is not able to get it electronically that would be
much appreciated. Items for the next calendar,
eg dates of events, news of people, should be with me, Dorothy, by Sunday, 19
January.
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