Summer walks '08 (again)

The first walk has taken place and I'll be recording photos of the walks I attend, on my flickr pages, in an album here. This week's will not be as advertised (time change too!) - contact me for details!

June-July Rota

Is about to be printed and an electronic copy is in the usual place

Always rushing?

From Simon Tugwell's book on prayer:

God invites us to take a holiday [vacation], to stop being God for a while, and let him be God. God is inviting us to take a break, to play truant. We can stop doing all those important things we have to do in our capacity as God, and leave it to him to be God.

I was aware this morning that Sunday lunch - which I normally cook was complicated and so planned to rush off after church to get home. For some reason I didn't and because I didn't, I discovered something - a problem - which because I waited, could be planned and managed. If I had rushed off I would have discovered the problem next Sunday when it would have been considerably more of a problem.
Then that evening, to Choral Evensong at St Michael's to hear Graham T on prayer as wasting time with God and hence my digging out of the above Tugwell quote. If we don't rush we can listen, we can think, we can pray, we can decide rather than letting events drive us.

Summer walks '08

Our summer walks will take place on Thursday evening this year, and will continue each Thursday until the last walk on Thursday 24 July. We meet at 7pm prompt, on All Saints car park.
Below is a list of the leaders for each walk and the name of the pub where we have a drink after the walk! We aim to reach the pub around 9pm. anyone who cannot make the walk, but who would like to meet for a drink and a chat is very welcome.
If there are any problems with these arrangements please contact Geoff Walton.

• 15 May Mike Smithers
  Ryles Arms Higher Sutton
  
• 22 May Laurie Brown
  Stanley Arms Wildboarclough
  
• 29 May Robert Marshall
  Crag car park. Wildboarclough
  
• 5 June Brian Gleaves
  The Old Park Gate Over Peover
  
• 12 June Chris Campbell-Kelly
  Royal Oak Rushton Spencer
  
• 19 June Maurice Hotchkin
  The Robin Hood Rainow
  
• 26 June Pete McKenzie
  The Ship Inn Wincle
  
• 3 July Alison McKenzie
  Horseshoe Inn Astbury
  
• 10 July Phil Marsh
  Leather Smithy Macclesfield Forest
  
• 17 July Jim Magnall
  Royal Oak Rushton Spencer
  
• 24 July Geoff Walton
  Miners Arms Adlington
  
• 31 July We hope to arrange a Car Treasure Hunt from the church car park ending at The Church House Inn at Sutton
  

I have a pdf of the leaflet - I don't want to put it on the web as it has phone numbers in it - I think there are still some left in church. If you want a copy emailed contact me (Robert Marshall)

ADCM

View from the stalls of this morning's annual district church meeting

Dave Mock and Pat Gaskell at a meeting at the end of morning service which I thought was good for sorts of reasons!

Easter!

Something I did for this morning with a few pictures from New Year.

April-May rota

A working version...is here - critiques and complaints of victimisation welcome! The final version will look prettier too!

Worship today

but where? - cartoon at ASBO Jesus

Feb-March Rota

here is an initial (draft!) pdf version with the source file - though you will need to have openoffice.org (a free download) installed to read the original source!

Seeking new vision

Graham writes:

We are looking for an outgoing and adventurous person to come and join us in our close knit staff team. You should enjoy working with others and not be afraid of change.

The job spec is available from here. Applications welcome :-)

The New Year Walk

phot0897.jpg, originally uploaded by rajmarshall.

New Years day is the occasion for the traditional New Years day walk up Shutlingsloe

The full set of photos is here on flickr

Christmas

A Happy Christmas from the fellowship at All Saints!

The Bishop pays a call

Way back in 2006 the Bishop of Chester booked a morning service with us for Advent Sunday 2007 - and that was today. He also found we had a baptism this morning with a sizable extra party but he coped very well with us as we are..photo is of him at coffee afterwards.

Bit of a rota

In view of my - currently chaotic schedule - here is part of the Dec-Jan rota

well it should give you opportunity to swap away from dates!
And here is a slighly more complete pdf version with the source file - though you will need to have openoffice.org (a free download) installed to read the original source!
The pdf link is now a complete rota and unless anyone spots something(!) will go to print!

Two links

Firstly a tribute to Anita Roddick on the Sojourner's blog telling of her rediscovery of faith through Greenbelt.
And an interview from the Church Times with Ray Gaston - I (Robert) used to be a lay reader at this church - though it wasn't quite as radical then!

Another rota

Again a draft is here for comment!

August-Sept Rota

A draft of the next rota is available for comment!

White Nancy

Having beaten my camera into submission here is a picture from last night's walk:
I'm putting all the Summer walks photos here on my home webserver - be kind to it!

New Rota

A new rota is available - only in draft at the moment - from here

Summer Walks '07

The Summer walks start on Tuesday - they are usually on Thursday evenings - but as the first one coincides with Ascension Day, that one has been moved slightly! The schedule looks like this -

• 15 May - Ryles Arms, Higher Sutton
  
• 24 May - Royal Oak, Rushton Spencer
  
• 31 May - Holly Bush, Bollington
  
• 7 June - The Old Park Gate, Over Peover
  
• 14 June - Stanley Arms, Wildboarclough
  
• 21 June - Rising Sun, Rainow
  
• 28 June - Ship Inn, Wincle
  
• 5 July - Horseshoe Inn, Astbury
  
• 12 July - Leather Smithy, Macclesfield Forest
  
• 19 July - Royal Oak, Rushton Spencer
  
• 26 JUly - Miners Arms, Adlington
  

You might think from the above that these are visits to pubs - but we do have a walk first. Meet up at the All Saints' Car Park at 7pm (that's generally a leaving time!)
I'll try to get around to editing this and adding some links to the various pub web sites!