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Further Details may be found at www.bamfordchapel.co.uk

Thursday 3rd Nov 7.30 p.m. Elders Meeting

Saturday 5th Nov 11 am until 12 noon Local Councillors Surgery

Sunday 6th Nov 10.30 a.m. Family Worship with Holy Communion

led by Revd Richard Bradley

Sunday 6th Nov 6.00 p.m. Evening Worship

led by Walter Brisk

Tuesday 8th Nov 12 noon

for 12.45

Lunchtime Concert

Jonathan Ellis – Piano

Saturday 12th Nov 1.30 p.m. GEAR Event

Confidence in the Gospel

led by Revd Andrew Willett

followed by a Faith Tea before

7.00 p.m. A Worship Celebration

Sunday 13th Nov 10.30 a.m. Remembrance/Parade Service

led by Sid Hazlehurst

Sunday 13th Nov

6.00 p.m. Evening Worship

led by Revd Richard Bradley

Sunday 20th Nov 10.30 a.m. Family Worship

led by Revd Richard Bradley

followed at 12 Noon by

our CHURCH MEETING

Sunday 20th Nov 6.00 p.m. Evening Worship

With Holy Communion

led by Revd Richard Bradley

Monday 21 Nov 6.30 p.m. Bamford & Oakenrod Forum

Saturday 26th Nov 10.30 a.m. CHRISTMAS FAIR

Sunday 27th Nov 10.30 a.m. Parade/ Toy Service

led byRevd. Richard Bradley

Sunday 27th Nov 6.00 p.m. Evening Worship

led by David Watson

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Message from the manse

“If anyone is ashamed of me and my

words, the Son of Man will be ashamed

of him when he comes in his glory and

in the glory of the Father and of the

holy angels.” (Luke 9:26)

I was reminded of these words of Jesus in

a document I was reading recently. They

are eerily challenging. For it casts Jesus in

a light that is not the comforting Jesus but

the challenging Jesus.

No one can accuse Jesus of sitting on the fence! He was at times

loving and caring, he could speak with passion. He could also

show his more frustrated even angry side (turning the tables over

in the Temple courtyard for example) And it’s not much different

here either. The Lukan account from which this verse is taken is

the account where Luke confesses Jesus as “The Christ” (Luke

9:20) It is a statement of faith. It is the moment when Peter

acknowledges Jesus as the Christ. Peter was one who was there

and always ready to give an answer when a question was asked.

He was the one who walked on water and started to sink. I wonder

if Jesus often used Peter as an example when he was preaching and

teaching the crowds that gathered around him? Peter knew his

Lord, of that there is no doubt. He had his weaknesses – one

might say he was ashamed of Jesus when was arrested. Jesus told

him he would deny him three times and he did. But thank God

that He is a God of forgiveness and transformation. I am sure we

have all been in those situations where we thought, “I really need

to speak up because what is being said or done is wrong and I

should stand up for my Christian principles.” And so often we

don’t. When we are the minority and we feel intimidated or

perhaps even embarrassed to be a Christian. If you have been

there then you follow in the footsteps of Peter (and many others!)

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What Jesus longs for us is that we will be people who are willing

to change. To be people willing to share the Good news of the

Gospel with those we meet. I want to encourage you, or invite

you, to an event you will have heard about already that is taking

place here at Bamford Chapel an event called “Confidence in the

Gospel” it is a workshop being run by a member of the GEAR*

team (Revd Andrew Willet)

It is an afternoon workshop 1.30-5.30 and then there will be a

Faith Tea before there is a Worship Celebration in the evening

from 7pm (more details in the posters, in this magazine and on the

church website) where Lifeline will lead the sung worship.

I want to encourage you to come to this event – all of it if you can

– or either the afternoon workshop or the evening celebration.

Because I believe that God will speak through this event and I

believe this is an important topic for us as a Church. Within the

URC we are in the third and final year of Vision4Life which is the

year of evangelism. This will be, I am sure, an event that will

teach us all something of what it means to be witnesses of Jesus

Christ.

I hope you will give prayerful consideration to attending this

event.

God Bless

Richard

*GEAR is the Group for Evangelism And Renewal in the United

Reformed Church.

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Concerns continue to be expressed for Patricia and John Lapworth, Martyn and Anne, for Beryl Monk and the

wider family, especially Glenda and Walter, for Michelle McClaughlin and her family, Margaret and Fred Riley, Joan Warner`s sister, Sylvia, Helen Baillie, Margaret

Watson on the death of her aunt, Cyril and Doreen Watts and Auriel and Raymond Atkins. Please remember all

these people in your prayers. We also pray for the Ashworth family as they grieve for

Nigel`s mother who died recently.

Christian Platt has now been discharged from the Royal Marines on medical grounds and is considering what to do next. We pray that he finds the right course of action

in the near future.

Congratulations to Oliver and Nicola Redmond on the birth of their first child, Bethany Grace, a grandchild for

Addie and Barbara. Belated congratulations also to John and Sarah Finnegan on the birth of their second son, James David, who has been attending church regularly

over the past few weeks.

At a recent meeting of “Churches Together in North West Rochdale” our minister Richard was unanimously elected as chairman, because of the imminent retirement of the

previous chairman, Pastor Bryan Drury from Cutgate Baptist. We wish Bryan a long and happy retirement.

“Churches Together” meet three or four times a year in order to plan joint events such as the distribution of Christmas and Easter Cards, Carol singing, Lent Groups

and Whit Walks. All the meetings are open and everyone is welcome. Look out for dates of meetings and

ecumenical events.

News of the family

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Norden United Reformed Church Forsyth Street

Norden Every Monday Line Dancing

1.00 pm - 3.00 pm Every Tuesday

Crochet and Knitting Class 12.30 pm - 3.00 pm

Come and learn to crochet or knit, or sort out any problems in a very warm and friendly atmosphere.

Every Tuesday Yogalaties

7.00 pm - 8.00 pm The tutor takes you through very relaxing and

gentle exercise.

Children of Israel

In Sunday School one morning young Joseph raised his hand and

proceeded to ask a question that had perplexed him for some time.

"There's something I can't figure out.

According to the Bible, the Children of Israel crossed the Red Sea,

right?" "Right," said his teacher.

"And the Children of Israel beat up the Philistines, right?" "Er, right."

"And the Children of Israel built the Temple, right?" "Again you're

right."

"And the Children of Israel fought the Egyptians and the Children of

Israel were always doing something important, right?" "All that is right,

too," agreed the teacher. "So what's your question, Joseph?”

"Well what were all the grown-ups doing?"

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Businesses are now given a hygiene rating when they are inspected by a food

safety officer from the business’s local authority.

Businesses are awarded one of 6 ratings from 0 at the bottom , which means

that urgent improvement is necessary, to 5 at the top, which means that the

business was found to have ‘very good’ hygiene standards.

Bamford Chapel Luncheon Club are please to inform you that at their latest

inspection they were awarded a food hygiene rating of 5.

Look out for the certificate!

Well done to everyone who works so hard to maintain these high standards.

Bamford Chapel Luncheon Club can be found listed on the Food Standards

Agency website with their grade 5 rating. Take a look at:

http://ratings.food.gov.uk/

and search for Bamford Chapel.

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Prayer after services

As has been announced at recent services prayer will

be offered after both the morning and evening services. Therefore, if there is a concern that you have for yourself or someone you know please don’t

leave without being prayed for. It may be that you feel God was speaking to you in the service and you

feel that you would like someone to pray with you then we feel it is important that this is offered to the

whole church every week. There are a group of people (listed below) willing to

pray with people and some of these people will wait in church for anyone who would like prayer. We

suggest (as a start) that people make their way to the back of church (opposite side to the choir) and you should be met by one of the prayer team

volunteers. If you sit in the balcony then please make your way to the back of church. On the other

hand, if you would prefer to remain seated where you were in the service then one of the prayer team will come to you. Please be patient with us as we try

to work out the best place for this to happen where there is the most quiet in church.

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For those going through for coffee you are asked to

be attentive to the fact that someone around you may be having a time of silent reflection or prayer.

The list of people below is not an exhaustive list and you may prefer to be prayed for by someone else.

Please just ask. If your name is not on this list and you would like it to be then please speak to Richard.

(The names I have at present are: Ray and Auriel Atkins, Margaret Ogden, Joanne Shaw, Joan Warner,

Addie Redmond, Ken Greer, David Watson, Jane Baines, Julie Platt and Richard Bradley)

Any constructive comments about how this system works will be gratefully received.

God Bless, Richard

Lesley, Nigel and Lucy

Ashworth would like to thank everyone at

Bamford Chapel for all their loving kindness and

support during the illness and passing of Alice

Ashworth, a much loved mother, mother -in-law

and nana.

They would also like to thank everyone at Chapel

for the lovely flowers and cards they received.

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BROWNIE PACK HOLIDAY

WEEKEND

O n the weekend of 30th September, which

happened to be one of the hottest weekends

of the year, the Brownies enjoyed their

camping weekend at Springfield Park.

When I say “camping” we weren’t exactly

in tents (or I would not have been there)

but it’s not quite 5* accommodation either.

The theme this year was Princesses, all our crafts and activities

were based around this theme. As the weather was so good we

were able to do plenty of the activities outside. We had a camp

fire and songs, treasure hunt, walks and a play in the park; we

even managed to do some of the crafts outside, as it was a shame

to miss that lovely weather. The main event was the Princess Ball

and Banquet on Saturday night. We all put our party gear and

even the ball room was dressed up. Thanks to Steph, Pippa,

Lucianna and Holly for that.

A great time was had by all throughout the whole weekend as you

can see from the selection of comments from the Brownies

themselves, they even said they liked the jobs we gave them to do,

waitressing, cooking and even cleaning – take note mums!

I would like to take this opportunity to thank Gillian, Barbara,

Steph, Lucianna, Holly and of course myself for all the hard work

and time given towards making the weekend a great success.

Lyn Jefferies

NB: see the Brownie notice board for original

copies of the comments.

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A Lancashire Grace

For what we ha’n tu eyt gi thanks

Lets hope its tu yo’re likin

If yo ha’n teyth then use em well

We want no picking & pikin

If some o’ yo ha’n loyst yore teyth

Then yo’ll ha tu use yore gums

So get agate & settle to

An tackle owt as comes

Thank you Lord for friends & food.

AMEN

used before the Luncheon Club meal by Joyce

Yates

Macmillan Coffee Morning LADIES FELLOWSHIP

Yet another successful fund raising event for Macmillan was hosted by Bamford Chapel Ladies Fellowship on Friday 23rd September [a week earlier than the national one]. We raised £518.60 plus £25 in gift aided donations. Thank you to everyone who helped on the morning in various ways. As well as being our annual fund raiser for Macmillan, we all have a lot of fun too. Finally thank you to everyone who came along and supported our efforts. LESLEY SUTTON

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THE CHRISTMAS FAIR

NEEDS YOU! This year’s Fair is on Saturday 26th November. It is a major fund-

raiser in the Chapel’s calendar and an important outreach to the

community. We therefore need your help.

We need volunteers to: -

greet people as they arrive

(and take their money!)

work in the kitchen or

run a stall.

If you can help please sign the list on the notice board or speak to

Gillian James or Julie Platt.

We also need donations for the following stalls:-

STALL DONATIONS CONTACT

Toy tombola New toys Lesley Ashworth

Chocolate tombola Chocolate of all Kathryn Telford

shapes and sizes

Tech. Stall DVDs, CDs etc Andy Platt

Surprise parcels Presents for adults up to Audrey Telford or

the value of £1 Pat Gate

Bottles stall any bottles ?

Tombola Tombola prizes ?

Second Hand Books ?

Second Hand Toys Janet Crompton

Jewellery stall any jewellery Gillian James

in good condition

Christmas stall any items which can be Gillian James

given, used or eaten at Christmas

There will also be boxes for donations in the

Coffee area. Thank you!

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Bible Reading Plan:

30th October – 31st December 2011

As we continue with the journey of reading through the Bible in a

year please find below the readings for the period of 30th October –

31st December. I have continued with the same pattern as the

earlier magazines by also giving the month ahead of the edition of

the magazine.

I hope people have found it a useful discipline as it becomes part

of our daily lives as for some people they find a set time each day

works for them where others do not stick to one set time but read

the day’s readings when they get a break long enough to do it. If

anyone wanted to share with others what they have found thus far I

am sure Louise and the editing team would like to hear from you

and to print your reflections.

Epistles The Law History Psalms Poetry Prophecy Gospels

Week Sunday Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday Saturday

22 (30th Oct’er) Galatians 1-3 Exodus 33-36 1 Kings 1-4 Psalms 63-65 Proverbs 1 Jeremiah 47-52 Luke 7-8

23 (6th Nov’er) Galatians 4-6 Exodus 37-40 1 Kings 5-9 Psalms 66-68 Proverbs 2-3 Lamentations Luke 9-10

24 (13th Nov’er) Ephesians 1-3 Leviticus 1-3 1 Kings 10-13 Psalms 69-71 Proverbs 4 Ezekiel 1-6 Luke 11-12

25 (20th Nov’er) Ephesians 4-6 Leviticus 4-6 1 Kings 14-18 Psalms 72-74 Proverbs 5-6 Ezekiel 7-12 Luke 13-14

26 (27th Nov’er) Philippians 1-2 Leviticus 7-9 1 Kings 19-22 Psalms 75-77 Proverbs 7 Ezekiel 13-18 Luke 15-16

27 (4th Dec’er) Philippians 3-4 Leviticus 10-12 2 Kings 1-5 Psalm 78-80 Proverbs 8-9 Ezekiel 19-24 Luke 17-18

28 (11th Dec’er) Colossians 1-2 Leviticus 13-15 2 Kings 6-10 Psalms 81-83 Proverbs 10 Ezekiel 25-30 Luke 19-20

29 (18th Dec’er) Colossians 3-4 Leviticus 16-18 2 Kings 11-15 Psalms 84-86 Proverbs 11-12 Ezekiel 31-36 Luke 21-22

30 (25th Dec’er) 1 Thessalonians 1-3 Leviticus 19-21 2 Kings 16-20 Psalms 87-89 Proverbs 13 Ezekiel 37-42 Luke 23-24

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Many thanks and God Bless, Richard

Bible reading plan taken from www.bible-reading.com

Copyright 1995-2009 Michael Coley

Epistles The Law History Psalms Poetry Prophecy Gospels

Week Sunday Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday Saturday

22 (30th Oct’er) Galatians 1-3 Exodus 33-36 1 Kings 1-4 Psalms 63-65 Proverbs 1 Jeremiah 47-52 Luke 7-8

23 (6th Nov’er) Galatians 4-6 Exodus 37-40 1 Kings 5-9 Psalms 66-68 Proverbs 2-3 Lamentations Luke 9-10

24 (13th Nov’er) Ephesians 1-3 Leviticus 1-3 1 Kings 10-13 Psalms 69-71 Proverbs 4 Ezekiel 1-6 Luke 11-12

25 (20th Nov’er) Ephesians 4-6 Leviticus 4-6 1 Kings 14-18 Psalms 72-74 Proverbs 5-6 Ezekiel 7-12 Luke 13-14

26 (27th Nov’er) Philippians 1-2 Leviticus 7-9 1 Kings 19-22 Psalms 75-77 Proverbs 7 Ezekiel 13-18 Luke 15-16

27 (4th Dec’er) Philippians 3-4 Leviticus 10-12 2 Kings 1-5 Psalm 78-80 Proverbs 8-9 Ezekiel 19-24 Luke 17-18

28 (11th Dec’er) Colossians 1-2 Leviticus 13-15 2 Kings 6-10 Psalms 81-83 Proverbs 10 Ezekiel 25-30 Luke 19-20

29 (18th Dec’er) Colossians 3-4 Leviticus 16-18 2 Kings 11-15 Psalms 84-86 Proverbs 11-12 Ezekiel 31-36 Luke 21-22

30 (25th Dec’er) 1 Thessalonians 1-3 Leviticus 19-21 2 Kings 16-20 Psalms 87-89 Proverbs 13 Ezekiel 37-42 Luke 23-24

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BAMFORD CHAPEL TRAIDCRAFT Thank you to all who have placed orders from the Christmas catalogue. Keep them coming! Have you viewed the range of Christmas cards on display at the stall after morning worship? You can either buy directly from the stall or place orders if you wish to have more than one pack of the same design [pages 5-25 of Christmas catalogue display Christmas stationery] Other items available for Christmas are

Christmas Food [pages 92-97] :-

Christmas cake

Christmas pudding Christmas biscuits [Ginger or Chocolate tree

shaped] Chocolates Belgian finest selection/Divine after

dinner mints/Gold coins

Message from Geraldine Smith, Customer Services Manager We sell products, yes – but they are only part of the picture. Traidcraft brings changes to the lives of the people we’re working with and their communities, so they don’t just survive but can flourish. As we prepare for Christmas with its traditions of giving, please know that each order you place with Traidcraft not only provides fair work and wages, but gives you the opportunity to make a difference – to change the world. Catalogues are available from the Traidcraft stall after Sunday morning worship or contact Barbara Redmond. THE TRAIDCRAFT TEAM

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For Goodness’ Sake – How many Alfies / Alphas

are there?

Just to sort out some confusion – there is only ONE Alpha Course! It consists of

15 topics exploring the Christian faith in an open way. When you hear people talk about Alpha 1 / Alpha 2 / Alpha 3, (and hopefully 4,5,6 ….) it’s a bit like school re-unions and ‘the class of 2006’

etc. It’s just a way of remembering when and with whom we shared such a meaningful experience.

Everyone went through the same Alpha sessions, maybe as a guest on a particular Alpha or served as host / helper on another Alpha.

There’s no ‘advanced Alpha’ course! After the one & only Alpha Course there are several options – volunteer as a host or helper on the next Alpha (the roll-on, roll off notion) / join an activity on the existing ‘spiritual fitness programme’ / join or start a completely new spiritual action group.

After Alpha 1, a discussion group started (open to all) at the home of Barbara & Addie. After Alpha 2 a ‘stillness & sharing’ group started at chapel (open to all)

So – have we all got it sorted? There is only one Alpha Course – do you know which one you’ll be coming on??????

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Church Website During the service on the 25th September Richard showed the

website to the congregation. This is a tool for the church in

witnessing to the community. However, it needs to be a living

and evolving tool. It needs information both textual and

pictorial! At this moment it is not complete. There are more

pages to be added. If your group/organization would like a

page then please speak to Richard who will gladly oblige.

However, you will need to produce some material that I can

work with to put on the site. If your organization/group

already has a page on the site then it needs to be a changing

page as your group develops. Please, please keep me updated

with news, events and if possible photos as well.

Some pages are “static” and have basic factual information

(e.g. the history of the church) and some pages are time

constrained/temporary (Back to Church Sunday, Lunch time

concerts etc.). Still others change with time (the worship page

for example)

Over the coming weeks you might see substantial changes as I

get feedback from people and make the appropriate changes.

I need to admit now; I am not a website expert. I came

across a simple platform for building a website and this is the

result of the time I have given it.

If you search www.bamfordchapel.co.uk or put

“Bamford Chapel” into

a search engine

(certainly google) it

will bring it up.

Please take a look and

keep taking a look. If

you see any typos

please let me know!

Thanks, Richard

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OPERATION CHRISTMAS CHILD.

Operation Christmas Child is the largest children's Christmas project in the world, run by the Christian charity Samaritan's Purse. Gift-filled shoeboxes have been sent to disadvantaged children around the world since 1990, bringing joy into the lives of over 80 million children.

Could I once again ask for your support of this children's charity? Many of you will already be familiar with it. For those who are not, the aim is to fill a shoe box with various items such as, soap and flannel, toothpaste, brush, comb, pens and pencils and notebooks. We also try to include hat and gloves and a small toy.

We also need shoe boxes.

We need gifts for both boys and girls in the age groups, 2-4, 5-9 and 10-14.

I will be happy to receive any items also boxes

Joan Ashton, on behalf of Carol Hartley. tel 01706 360395. (I can collect.)

Clothesline Collection

Early in the New Year I am intending to organise a Clothesline Collection to raise money for Chapel funds. A date has not

yet been booked, but this is to give you advance warning so that if you are having

a clear out before or after Christmas, to clear some room in your cupboards, you could bag up your unwanted items and save them for us.

The recycling company which collects will accept clothing, shoes, curtains, bedding, handbags and belts and books. Further details will be given later, but if, in the meantime

you need any further information please speak to me.

Gillian James.

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“STILLNESS & SHARING”

A new afternoon faith group This group has now met 4 times on a Tuesday

afternoon in the lounge. We only meet on the 1st and 3rd Tuesdays in the

month, because the idea is we develop techniques, which we can then use in our own ‘quiet times’ at home

The ‘stillness’ involves exercises in Christian meditation and a special way of reading bible passages. The ‘sharing’ is of our faith journey

experiences and of our concerns for others.

We are due to meet on the following dates between November and Christmas: 1st and 15th November / 6th

and 20th December. We arrive from 2.15pm for a 2.30 start and we aim to end by 3.30pm

If you’d like to give it a try, you can try out a single

session to see if it helps you; you can come to each session or come once a month; you can pop in any

time you’re available. The key word is flexibility. You would be welcome at any session.

If you’d like more information, please speak to Lesley

Ashworth or Joan Warner.

Thank you – Joan Warner

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Bamford Chapel Lunchtime

concert

Tuesday 8th November Lunch available at 12 noon

Concert at 12.45 pm

Jonathan Ellis (pianoforte)

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Ladies Fellowship

The opening meeting of our new season kicked off with a talk by Mrs Pat Anderson entitled “Holidays with

a difference.” And my word it certainly was.

2 years ago Pat went to Zambia for 2 weeks working holiday which she funded herself. Along with other

volunteers she helped to lay the foundations for a new school. Although she was shattered at the end of each

day she told us how wonderful it all was and the friendship she found.

Some other volunteers were coming later to complete

the building of the school and she hopes to go back to Zambia later this year to see how the work has

progressed.

Pat told us of a scheme whereby £100 per year for 5 years would pay for a student to go to university.

An amount of £110 was raised during our evening which we gave to Pat to forward on to Mission Direct.

It was lovely to have Ruth Bradley with us and I think

it might embarrass her by mentioning it but sorry Ruth, in Ladies Fellowship if you are “New Girl on the

block” you get a mention. Anyway it was lovely to have you with us and we hope you will be a regular

attender. Our 30 members were present and everyone enjoyed the

evening. It was most informative and gave us

all “Food for Thought”. Margaret Entwistle

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Coffee Evening

Tuesday 22nd November

6pm - 7.30 pm

In aid of the Eden Project

Refreshments

Bring & Buy

Raffle

Games

All welcome

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LADIES FELLOWSHIP I relinquished the role of Treasurer of this fellowship at the last AGM and finally handed over the final balance and cash in hand [all of £2.13 !!] to Anne Newman who has kindly agreed to take over this task. I wish Anne all the best; she knows I am here for help and support if ever it is needed. I have loved every minute of being Treasurer and committee member working alongside dedicated ladies who are anxious to provide fun, fellowship and more recently pastoral care for the ladies [of all ages] at Bamford Chapel. I have certainly had a lot of fun and last Monday’s committee meeting at my home was no exception. My reason for handing over this role is of a personal nature and I won’t be attending as many meetings as once I did but I continue to be interested in the fellowship and will be available to assist whenever I can. Joan [Secretary] has named me LFOC [Ladies Fellowship Outing Consultant]!! Sounds very grand doesn’t it? Thank you to all for friendship and God Bless the next season of Ladies Fellowship meetings. If any ladies have often thought about going along to a meeting, let this year be the time to do so. You will have a very warm welcome. Programmes are available from Joan. LESLEY SUTTON

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A Special Concert next Spring!

When we are planning our Midday Concerts, we

sometimes get very bold and invite an artiste we know we will

probably not be able to afford! A few months ago Mike Lucas told

me about Kathryn Rudge, a graduate of the Royal Northern

College of Music, a young mezzo soprano of immense promise. I

wrote to her asking if she would come to Bamford some time, and

to my great pleasure she said she would like to do that. Of course,

her fee was beyond what we offer for our Midday Concerts – she is

already launched on a truly splendid career – but I persuaded her to

come for an evening concert next May. Until then, she has almost

continuous professional engagements, and in October 2011 she has

taken to the stage of the Coliseum Theatre in London with English

National Opera, playing Cherubino in Mozart’s “Marriage of

Figaro”. She will come to us on the evening of Saturday 19th May

2012. We are planning to sell tickets at £5 and hoping to attract an

audience of at least 150. This would enable us to pay Kathryn and

her accompanist appropriate professional fees and would also

enable us to make a profit for the Chapel.

For me, one of the real joys of our Midday Concerts is that

we bring into our lovely building visitors who might not otherwise

come here. Even though they may take no part in our worship,

their visits surely make an impression for good on them. Will you

all please make a note in your diaries now of the date of this

evening concert, and make sure that it is widely circulated. It is a

long way off, but experience shows that if folk know about things

well in advance they often make a real effort to keep a date free. I

can promise that this will be a memorable concert. Mike and I

listened to Kathryn being

interviewed on Radio Three one

evening, and her lively personality

was irrepressible even there.

So note the date, and pass it on!

Walter

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Cyril Watts would also like to extend

his thanks to everyone who has helped Doreen. Without such help it

would have been extremely difficult for Doreen to have visited him in

hospital.

Doreen Watts would like to express how wonderful

the support from Bamford Chapel has been whilst her husband, Cyril, has been in Manchester Royal

Infirmary. In particular, she would like to express her sincere gratitude to all the volunteer drivers

who have taken her to see Cyril during the lengthy period that he has been in hospital. Doreen does not

know how she would have coped without

everyone's kindness and support and her

heartfelt thanks goes out to everyone.

Don’t forget the

Christmas Fair takes

place on Saturday

26th November

10.30 am - 2.00 pm. Please help to make this very important event a

success by attending yourself and bringing plenty

of guests!

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