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Articles for the FEBRUARY magazine should be sent to Gill Young 62
Lyndon Road Bramham by 15th JANUARY tel 01937 843129 or email
gill@newcollege4.f9.co.uk
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Parish Magazine - December
2004 - Issue 24 - Page 2 <<Page 1 |
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All Saints’ Church Bramham
Incorporating news from St Luke’s
Clifford
Bramham Parish News |
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From the Book of Remembrance
All Saints’ Church Bramham
On these days of the month please pray for the repose of
the souls of:-
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December 2004
3rd Sara Smith 1993
Kathleen Kendall 1996
7th Les Dyson 2001
10th Elizabeth Garwood 2001
11th George Richard Lane Fox
(Lord Bingley)
15th Maria Sanderson
Doris Pratt 2002
16th Alec John Wright 1995
17th Geoffrey Richardson 1973
Alice May Bradshaw 1976
Francis Leonard Woodcock 1997
19th David George Hebbron 1970
Alice Marjorie Stevenson 1987
20th Winifred Joan Dalton 1993
21st James Ian Noble 1966
Tom Whittingham 1978
Victims of the Lockerbie air crash
24th Elizabeth Sadler 1973
26th Peter Noble 1960
Florence Annie Lund 1986
Rebecca Knight 1961
28th Olga Nancy Mason 2002
29th Jane Sunstead
30th Bessie Winifred Rodway 1996
31st John Read Shaw 1949
Charles Pottage 1959
May they rest in peace and
rise in glory
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January 2005
2nd Mary Simpson
3rd Fred Young 1976
5th Una Ward Jackson
6th Barbara Barrett 1982
William Arnott Wilkinson
7th George Hebbron
9th Marcia Agnes Mary Lane Fox 1980
James Walker Booth 1983
13th Thomas William Goodwin 1972
14th Frank Reynolds 1998
15th Mary Stevenson 1976
Robert Owen Nash 1977
16th Christine Mary Shaw 1994
17th Emily Molly Stockdale 1989
William Guy 2001
19th Gwendoline Wagstaff 1966
Irene Blanchard 1990
21st Frederick William Barker 2004
22nd Emma Kendrew 1975
23rd Charles Reynolds 1982
Ernest Hale 2002
John Reginald Derek Shaw
(Priest) 2000
26th James Edward Hunter 1957
27th Louise Ware 1952
29th Harry Smith 1967
Robert Bowman 1979
30th Neville Anthony Henry Lawrance
(Priest) 1972
May they rest in peace and
rise in glory
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The Blessed Sacrament
The Blessed Sacrament is permanently reserved in All
Saints’ Bramham and St Luke’s Clifford for the sick and dying
Father Hugh would be grateful to receive the names of
those who are sick or those needing a special visit
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All Saints’ Bramham |
St Luke’s Clifford |
| 5thDec |
Advent 2 |
9.30 am Parish
Eucharist |
8.00 am Holy
Communion6.30 pm Evensong & Benediction |
| 12thDec |
Advent 3 |
10.00 am Special
children’s service with Holy Communion |
11.00 am Parish
Mass |
| 18thDec |
Saturday |
6.00 pm Carol
Service |
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| 19thDec |
Advent 4 |
9.30 am Parish
Eucharist |
11.00 am Parish
Mass 6.30 pm Carol Service |
| 24th |
Christmas Eve |
3.00 pm Crib
Service11.30 pm Midnight Mass |
11.30 pm
Midnight Mass |
| 25th |
Christmas Day |
9.30 pm Family
Eucharist |
11.00 pm Parish
Mass |
| 26th |
St Stephen |
8.00 am Holy
Communion10.00 am Methodist Worship10.00 am Group Sunday at St Luke’s |
10.00 Group
Sunday Eucharist |
| 2ndJan |
Christmas 2 |
9.30 am Parish
Eucharist |
8.00 am Holy
Communion6.30 pm Evensong & Benediction |
| 9thJan |
Baptism ofChrist |
10.00 am Special
children’s service with Holy Communion |
11.00 am Parish
Mass |
| 16thJan |
Epiphany 2 |
9.30 Parish
Eucharist |
11.00 am Parish
Mass |
| 22ndJan |
Saturday |
6.00 pm Family
Worship with Communion |
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| 23rdJan |
SeptuagesimaSunday |
8.00 am Holy
Communion10.00 am Methodist Worship led by Mr Andrew Marshall |
11.00 Family
Mass |
| 30thJan |
SexagesimaSunday |
9.30 am Parish
Eucharist |
11.00 Parish
Mass |
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St Luke’ Clifford - Every Thursday 10.00 am - Holy
Communion (BCP)
All Saints’ Bramham - Every Friday 10.00 am - Holy
Communion
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NEWS FROM THE METHODISTS
Rev. Gary Ridley Tel: 01937 842156
Programme of Services
Sunday 5th December 10.00 am Service led by Mr A Brill
Sunday 12th December 10.00 am Service led by Rev. Gary Ridley
Sunday 19th December 3.00 pm Carol Service led by Rev. Gary Ridley
(no morning service)
Sunday 26th December 10.30 am United Service at Boston Spa Methodist
Church
Sunday 2nd January 10.00 am A Covenant Service led by Rev. Gary Ridley
Sunday January 9th 10.00 am Service led by Mr David Mountain
Sunday 16th January 10.00 am Sacrament Service led by Rev. Dr. Gordon
Shaw
Sunday 23rd January 10.00 am Service at All Saints’ led by Mr Andrew
Marshall
Sunday 30th January 10.00 am Service led by Rev. Gary Ridley
Dear Friends
The word “welcome” must surely be one of the most
important in the English language, and for that matter any other language.
With the approach of Christmas it takes on fresh meaning.
No doubt it can conjure up in our minds a warm, glowing, cosy scene of a
holly wreath hung on an open door, a candle-lit room with a crackling fire.
A family arriving, stamping snow from boots, unwinding scarves, hats and
gloves and sharing fond embraces in the hall. We picture bright packages
placed around the shining tree and hot drinks that warm the hands as all are
gathered round the hearth and welcomed home. It is a precious scene and one
which reminds us that this is the season for welcoming.
However, to reconcile this scene, this lovely image with
the reality I read in the Gospels surrounding the birth of Christ is not
easy. The fact remains that there was not room for God’s Son, no cosy
fireside, not even a space to lay his
newborn head, except a feed box in a barn. What does it
mean this stark ironic contrast? How should I welcome Christmas in a world
where folk still wander without shelter, without food, where there is
oppression and injustice? How do I reconcile my own somewhat splendid
Christmas by comparison, especially in the light of the words of St John who
said:
“He came to that which was his own, and his own received
him not”
There is no lack of people in the world today who still
need welcoming. May we be mindful of this fact as we ponder the message of
Christmas of peace and goodwill to all people. May our hearts be open to the
neglected, the stranger and the lonely. Like the innkeeper in Bethlehem of
old we can still do something that can make a difference to those around,
even in the most unexpected moments.
Peace and Joy to you all,
Gary
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NEWS FROM BRAMHAM SCHOOL
“ Come and join the celebrations” especially to our older friends who
come along to all our special occasions . We have a dress rehearsal for the
Christmas Nativity at school on December 6th at 2.00 pm.
For parents we have two afternoons set aside for the Christmas Story on
Tuesday December 7th and Wednesday December 8th at 2.00 pm.
The Carols by Candlelight evening, where all are welcome, will take place on
Friday December 10th from 6.30 pm. There will be a Christmas Fair, mulled
wine and mince pies, along with carols sung by pupils and a time for
everyone to join in and celebrate Christmas.
Everything is happening very early this year and we break for Christmas on
Friday December 17th. Maybe the sensible thing to have done would be to have
worked in school until December 22nd.
Our newly appointed School Council has met this term and decided to ask all
pupils what they would like to spend their Healthy Tuck Shop profits on.
They have already bought a new trolley for pupils to ride on and have also
decided to set up a “Buddy System” to help pupils who need someone to listen
to them in the playground. Often a teacher is not the first person they want
to tell their troubles to and another pupil is maybe the next best thing.
The Walk to School Week last month was a great success and we hope to create
a Walking Bus in the new year which enable pupils to walk to school safely
on a regular basis. The new term after Christmas will see the days getting
longer and pupils coming and going to school will have more daylight to try
out this interesting experiment.
Bob Shelton
From the Book of Remembrance for
St Luke’s Clifford
On these days of the month, please pray for the repose of
the souls of:-
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December 2004
4th Ethel Sheldon
5th Gertrude Jackson
Lois Annie Watson 1976
6th Michael Barton
7th Les Dyson 2001
8th Malcolm John Walker
10th Elizabeth Garwood 2001
11th George Richard Lane Fox
(Lord Bingley)
12th Thomas Brierley (Priest)
13th Harry Trustlove
14th Raymond Heslopp
Thomas Colley
16th John Dennis Marshall
George Coupland
18th Richard Ward 1970
Eva Willis 1974
20th Grace Coleman
Hirst Ramsbottom
Geoffrey Palliser Moss 1998
21st Gladys Chilvers
Victims of the Lockerbie air crash
22nd Maria Banks
23rd Charles Thomas Belcher Wilkinson
(Priest) 1955
24th Edward Frederick Lindley Wood
(Earl of Halifax) 1959
26th Lilian Heneage 1963
Ann Poppleton (infant)
Mary Helen Uttley 1977
Clementina Musgrove
Esther Mary Mayman 1976
Rebecca Knight 1961
28th Olga Nancy Mason 2002
29th William Forsyth Thompson
30th Annie Parson 1961
31st Ernest Poppleton
Amy Elizabeth Denham
William George Denham
George William Knight
Florence Holden
May they rest in peace and rise in glory
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January 2005
1st Annie Sweeting 1962
Gertrude Triphena Smailes
John Ainsworth (Priest)
4th Sarah Elizabeth Lazenby 1963
Mark Gooch 1981
Gertrude Oldroyd
5th John Gilboy 1960
Arthur Poppleton 1973
Emma Berry 1997
6th Leonard Whiteside (Priest)
Rowland Brittain 1946
John Metcalfe 1958
Roger Holloway 1979
George William Ward 1980
Marion Brook
8th Doris Sutton 1962
Henry Hargreaves 1974
Arthur Edward Dunnington 1980
9th Marcia Agnes Mary Lane Fox 1980
Clara Honeywell 1980
10th Lily Louisa Smith 1971
Frederick Cullingworth 1975
11th Mary Elizabeth Walker
12th Annie Esther Shaw 1956
Annie Craft 1994
Marjorie Alma Cullingworth 2004
14th Amy Robinson
16th George Allatt Walker
Ann McKay 1972
17th Grace Hammond
Basil Knight 2000
19th Charles (Viscount Halifax)
Alfred Firth
Albert Dobson 1961
Hilda Dobson 2001
20th John Thomas Sellers
21st William Norman 1963
Frederick Evelyn John Goodburn 1966
Elizabeth Ann Goodburn 1979
Frederick William Barker 2004
22nd Frederick Sweeting 1957
23rd John Thomas Caygill 1957
John Reginald Derek Shaw (Priest)2000
26th Joan Hancock 2002
28th Lillan Poppleton 1977
James Murphy
Ida Windross 1969
29th Frederick Arthur Greenhall
30th Neville Anthony Henry Lawrance (Priest)
May they rest in peace and rise in glory
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BRAMHAM PARISH COUNCIL
The Council has again discussed the possibility of
erecting a Christmas tree in the village. Whilst the obvious location is
adjacent to the War Memorial in The Square, there are problems in getting
power to the tree in that position as it would have to cross a public
highway, and the cost of so doing runs into thousands of pounds, which in
terms of the benefit gained, cannot be justified. Last year the tree was
erected in the car park of the Red Lion. After some consultation, this year
it has been decided to place the tree in the Old People’s Garden (between
the timber yard and the White Horse car park). Whilst this may not be the
most prominent site in the village, it does appear the most practical. The
lights, purchased last year with a grant from the Bramham Community Fund,
will again be used, and hopefully enhanced.
Parish Councils have been encouraged for some time to
ensure that they communicate to as wide a possible segment of the
electorate. Historically, the Council has communicated by using the notice
board in The Square, which remains the route for statutory legal notices.
However, for some time, there has been a summary article included in the
Parish Magazine and recently these articles and other Council information
have been added to the Bramham Village website
(www.Bramham.org.uk).
In the case of websites, all Parish Councils are now being urged to develop,
manage and take responsibility for their own websites. Accordingly, the
Council has now decided to follow suit and develop its own site
(www.BramhamParishCouncil.org.uk).
It is intended that this site will only carry Parish
Council information, and it is not intended to replace the excellent Village
site which continues to receive its support, and indeed there will be links
from the Council site to the Village site. If anyone has any comments on the
new site, please let me know.
The Council has been advised that after a long
consultation, it has been agreed to extend the 30 mph zone on Bramham Road,
Clifford from the Northfields School redevelopment for a short distance
towards Bramham. The remainder of the road, down to the existing 30 mph zone
starting near the primary school will be limited to 40 mph. The Council
welcomes any initiatives aimed at contributing to the safety of the children
of the village.
Further to the paragraph last month about litter and dog
bins for the village, the Council has now submitted its priority list to
Leeds City Council, and awaits their deliberations.
Whilst the number of crimes reported in the village during October was
half that of the same period in 2003, there is concern that there were two
burglaries that occurred during afternoons and that alarm systems were not
switched on. The Police recommend that alarms should be activated whenever
property is unattended, and remind residents that failure to set an alarm
may have insurance implications
. Colin Poole
Guide and Rangers District Carol Service to be held this
year in
All Saints’ Church Bramham on
Monday 6th December at 6.00 pm
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News from St Luke’s
Remembrance Day
Over 50 villagers of all denominations met for a short service of
remembrance at the war memorial in Clifford on Remembrance Sunday. The Last
Post was sounded prior to the two minutes silence. Representatives of the
Parish Council laid a wreath of poppies and the Brownies and Scouts were
also represented. Afterwards, poppy crosses were laid on the three war
graves in St Luke's churchyard.
Christmas at St Luke's
The Carol Service this year will take the form of the traditional Nine
Lessons and Carols. Once more, we will be joined by Glennis Allan's handbell
ringers and there will be solo performances of the Wexford Carol and "Three
Kings from Persian Lands" as well as plenty of traditional carols for the
congregation to join in. As usual, there will be a short play performed by
the Children's Group. The service will be at 6:30 on Sunday 19th December.
Everyone is welcome and
invited to join us for wine and refreshments afterwards.
There will be a crib service at 5:00 on Christmas Eve. This will be a
reflective service for young children where we put the finishing touches to
the big crib, think about what Christmas means and sing carols. It is a bit
of an oasis in the rampant commercialism that children are otherwise exposed
to.
Christmas Day mass is at 11:00, allowing plenty of time to
shove the turkey in, go to church and still be home in time to overcook the
sprouts.
New Year Concert
The first couple of months of the year can be a little dreary but St Luke's
can counter that dreariness with a concert at 7:30 on 29 January 2005. (Why
not mark the date in one of the St Luke's 2005 calendars - going fast!)
The Valenzano Ensemble, which has played several times previously at St
Luke's, will perform a concert of music including Bach's Brandenburg
Concerto No 3 and his cantata "Ich habe genug". David Martin has also
written a suite for oboe and strings with harpsichord continuo which will
receive its world premiere. There will also be a bass solo performance of
Steffani's "Lagrime Dolorosa". Tickets are now available at £10:00 which
includes wine and refreshments.
Sales Counter
For anyone who hasn't noticed, at the back of church it is now possible to
buy a range of items from books (new and old), cards, pens and produce, all
sold in aid of St Luke's. So enjoy the service and then pick up a bargain!
Vicky Gausden
BISHOP OF SELBY
Bishop Martin is coming to speak about the Future of the
Church for our five churches in the Lower Wharfe Group of Parishes on
Wednesday 19th January in St Mary’s Boston Spa at 7.30 pm
There will be an opportunity for questions and answers
All parishioners are
warmly invited to attend
ROLLER DISCO
1st Friday in every month 7.00 pm to 9.00 pm
Bramham Village Hall
The next meeting of the Justice and Peace
Group
will be at 8.00 pm Thursday January 13th 2005
at 10 Hayfield Avenue Boston Spa
BRAMHAM
“Little Tykes Mums & Tots”
Over the past few months there have been around half a
dozen children attending our weekly Monday morning sessions. Everyone joins
in helping out, making drinks, keeping the children happy and clearing away
afterwards. The session is fairly informal, the focus being on making it a
good meeting place for both adults and children. We now have heating set on
timers, so that a warm welcome awaits you both figuratively and literally
speaking!
After the success of last year’s Christmas party for the
children we are arranging another one. This year on Monday 13th December
between 10.00 am and 12 noon. We hope that Father Christmas will be coming
again. There will be a few simple games and pooled party food for the little
ones and all the usual toys to play with.
Anyone caring for a baby or toddler is welcome to come
along.
For further information please contact
Alison StJohn on 541744
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Bramham
Football Club
invite you to a
DISCO/DANCE
In Bramham Village Hall
on
NEW YEAR’S EVE
with
Karaoke, Buffet Supper, Fancy Dress, Raffle
8.00 pm - 12.30 am
Tickets £10
available from
The White Horse and 19 Croft Road, Bramham
Tel: 843782
Bar applied for
Strictly Tickets Only
POLICE SURGERY
The next policy surgery in Bramham is in the
Old People’s Shelter
on
Saturday
18th December
at 1.00 pm
This is an opportunity for you to report to the police any
concerns you have.
PC Kate Don
Christmas Carols
One night Freda went carol singing. She knocked on the door of a house
and began to sing. A man with a violin in his hand came to the door. Within
half a minute tears were streaming down his face! Freda went on singing for
half an hour, every carol she knew - and some she didn't. As last she
stopped.
The man had continued to weep gently throughout her performance. “I
understand,” she said softly. “You are remembering your happy childhood
Christmas days. You're a sentimentalist!”
“No, not exactly,” he replied in a choked sort of voice. “I'm a
musician!”
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