February 2013

Gildersome St Peters In this edition:

CROSS TALK

New website Guides promise Fairtrade fortnight Vandalism and theft Letters Bible Society Top priority Lent course Kingdom comes Book review Gardening Not giving up Vicars vibes

p1,3 p2 p4 p5 p6 p7 p9 p10 p11 p13 p13 p16 p17 Same sex marriage FunziBodo The GT needs U p17 p18 p20

stpetersgildersome.org.uk

St Peters set to launch new website

St Peters is about to press the on button and go live on the world wide web with a brand new website. The site, stpetersgildersome.org.uk, has been technically masterminded by Poeticmedia, a new media company set up by two local young men who decided to stop competing for work and pool their talents. Quite coincidentally one of them, Marlon Mann, is the organist at St Pauls Drighlingtonand the other is Thom Clark the son of St Peters member Janet Clark. Poeticmedia came highly
stpetersgildersome.org.uk

More details on page 3 of Crosstalk

recommended to St Peters PCC after they made a really good job of designing the Gildersome Parish Council website last year.
St Peters Churchwarden Steve Smith, who consulted with all the different groups within the Church to gather information before writing the material which has populated the site said, Working with Marlon and Thom has been fantastic. They are really creative thinkers and when we came up with an idea they always found a solution. The site is clear and professional, alive and attractive and is more about the people than the place. Continued on p3 Know God, Show God, Share God

Girl Guides launch consultation

In one of the most controversial moments in it's 102 year history, the Girl Guide movement has launched a consultation which could mean a momentous change to the promise Girl Guides make when they join. This is the oath which Girl Guides have made for over 100 years. I promise that I will do my best; To love my God To serve my Queen and my Country To help other people and To keep the Guide Law. There are members - past and present - who regard The Promise as the core of their organisation - a united expression of values and the common standard that unites all Girl Guides and the Brownie movement However, the new chief executive of Guiding UK is keen to update the movement and is concerned that some girls and leaders struggle with the wording, particularly the interpretation of what it really means to 21st century youngsters. The review was prompted by complaints from two families with no religious faith, who wanted their daughters to be Guides, but objected to the wording of the oath, and they were supported by the National Secular Society. But the proposed change is being met with resistance by some. Barbara Malthouse, a member of St Peter's and an ex-Girl Guide and Brown Owl told Crosstalk: 'It seems to be change for change sake; these are values which I held as a young girl, and to which I've adhered all my life. I would respect girls of no faith omitting the reference to God, but girls from different faith communities should have no problem in making an oath to serve the Queen of their country. I'd be very interested to know what is going to replace the original Oath'. Octogenarian Pauline Heslop was also amazed to hear that the Oath may be changed. Pauline was a Brown Owl leader for 30 years and said: "The Promise is important not just for the youngsters but also for leaders. Before every Brownie meeting I said a special prayer for all of us. I'm sad to think it might change".

A thing of the past?

In an increasingly secular society and in the 61st year of her reign, do today's girls think an oath to God, Queen and country is relevant? Crosstalk spoke to 10 year old Sophie Roper, who proudly recited her Brownie Promise and said, "I like the words and I think its important to remember God and the Queen when you're a Brownie. Helen Butterworth is leader of the St Peter's Brownie pack. She said: "I'm a great believer in 'if it ain't broke - then don't fix it', and I think its true in this case. I think we can be sensitive to different faiths and those with no faith at all. Our Brownies make their promise very proudly but if someone didn't want to make that promise, I'm sure they could still be a member."

"I'm a great believer in 'if it ain't broke then don't fix it'
Girlguiding UK is committed to retaining a Promise in line with its original principles but wants its members to understand and believe in the words they say. The consultation, which is available on the Girl Guide website until March and is open to nonmembers as well as guiders, presents some suggested alternatives. The reference to God might be replaced by a promise to 'search for the spiritual value in my life' or 'serve the highest truth and love faithfully at all times'. The reference to the Queen could be replaced by 'be useful to my country' and 'engage myself with responsibility in the community I live in'. Guides in Australia have already dropped the oath of allegiance to God and the Queen, replacing them with a revised version: 'I promise that I will do my best to be true to myself and develop my beliefs; to serve my community and Australia; and to live by the Guide Law.' Regardless of the proposed changes, there are currently 50,000 girls on the waiting list to join Girlguiding UK's half a million members.

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Continued from front page

One of the key features of the site is that it does not sit in isolation. It is very connected to all the external organisations which form St Peters support network. We have a live link to the Church of England newsfeed on their website so that visitors can see what is happening nationally right now. We are also setting up a similar link to the Wakefield Diocesan website, said Steve Smith. The PCC have had a good look at the site and have been involved in its development over the weeks it was being built and their ideas have been incorporated. For example one of the questions we are often asked as individuals is, so what is a Christian? and it seemed a good idea and a great opportunity to address that question on the website. So on the homepage there is a section dealing with just that. And rather than us giving a standard answer we have set up a live link to the rejesus

Childrens work

Churchwarden Liz Pearce told Crosstalk, There are lots of clever and innovative features on the site, like YouTube clips, and you could literally spend hours going through all the links to other organisations we have a relationship with and begin to get some idea of how a church really works. Its very encouraging and exciting. She went on, When you look at all the networks we belong to, the activities St Peters offers, the menu of services, cell groups, the range of work with children and young people and with adult groups, you get a sense of just what it is to BE church and not just DO church. Its all about the people website. They are masters of engaging with people and giving information in a real and exciting way. Theres lots to explore and engage with on their siteso there was no need for us to reinvent the wheel; the material and more is already there. he said. One feature I particularly likeand this is for those people who will be attending services as well as those just interestedis that the weekly Gospel reading automatically comes up on the home page of the site in the days before the service. That means I can check out the reading and use it as part of my preparation for the service. Its a great feature and one Im glad they thought of, she concluded. At their February meeting the PCC had a final look at the site and were so pleased with it that they decided to have an official launch. PCC member Steve Roper said, I think the site is brilliant. The PCC will be hosting a cheese and wine evening on Friday 8th March, starting at 7:30pm. We are inviting anyone who wants to see the site and have the features demonstrated and an opportunity to access it on our laptop computers, to come along. Well be sending out an invitation to the rest of the churches in the Birstall Deanery too. Marlon and Thom from poeticmedia will be there to demonstrate and answer questions on the night.

Fairtrade fortnight 25th February 10th March

Following on from the theme in 2012, Taking a step for fair trade when almost 1 million steps were registered, this years Fairtrade Fortnight theme is Taking a step further for fair trade in 2013.
Organisers are asking people to support those who actually grow the food that we love to eat, so that farmers and growers get a better deal and can stop struggling to make ends meet and be able to support their families. Fairtrade is an alternative approach to conventional trade and is based on a partnership between producers and consumers; a relationship where one respects the other, rather than simply concentrating on making large profits. In the 1980s the great crash in coffee prices led to the destitution and deaths of many coffee farmers. A small group of fair traders in the Netherlands came up with the idea of creating a guarantee for consumers based on paying a minimum price for coffee beans which would ensure that farmers covered their costs and received a surplus so that they could feed and house their families, educate their children and pay for health care. The guarantee took the form of a label on the coffee sold in the Netherlands. Part of the idea was that in addition to a minimum price, buyers would pay a small premium which would support farmer cooperatives for community projects. Other schemes followed and in the UK the Fairtrade

Foundation was set up. In 1994 the first products to carry the Fairtrade logo were sold in supermarkets. So how do people take the step further for fairtrade? Crosstalk asked Jean Lodge, one of the St Peters Fairtrade co-ordinators for her thoughts. She said, We first need to see whats available. There are Fairtrade options on beverages, fruit, biscuits, sweets, chocolate, wine, flowersand also cotton. Some stores sell school uniforms made from fairly traded cotton. Supermarkets, like the Co-op and Sainsburys sell only fairly traded bananas. Fairtrade sales in the UK last year totalled over a billion pounds so some people are getting the message that they can make a difference. For those who havent taken the Fairtrade step it could be as simple as trying out one producer just to see how it compares. For those of us who do buy Fairtrade

products perhaps we could choose a new product. Taken together these extra steps will enable producers to earn a fair living which will support their families and communities. Jean went on to say, To celebrate the Fairtrade 2013 campaign we want to make a journey of footprints around St Peters. To do this well be asking all groups that use the building to draw around their own feet on paper then cut them out and decorate them in an appropriate way, and well make the pathway. Its a bit similar to the bunting we made as part of the 2012 campaign. Itll be great to see how creative people can beand we hope it will be an encouragement and a prompt to them, and the people who see their handiwork , to take that extra step to support Fairtrade in 2013.

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Vandalism and theft worries Church

St. Peters has suffered from recent antisocial behaviour and crime which has left church officials and members of the congregation worried about the best way to respond.
Two weeks ago PCC member Phil Pearce and verger Maureen Buckley were left washing dog dirt from the church windows just a short while before the Sunday morning worship was to begin. It appears that bags of dog faeces, put in a bin provided for the waste, by responsible dog owners in the graveyard, had been taken out and had been thrown at the Church. This has happened on numerous other occasions People in the Church have suffered from other examples of worrying behaviour including young people mooning through the windows from the graveyard. Before Christmas increased security was needed after money collected for the British Legion Poppy Appeal was twice stolen. Christian Aid money has also disappeared. Both external and internal doors are now being routinely locked and a doorbell

Maureen Buckley
installed. Bird feeders have been stolen and vandalised and replaced several times. The water tap and piping in the adjoining graveyard, property of Leeds City Council, was ripped out and stolen leading to the loss of enough water to fill a swimming pool. Local Community Police Officers are monitoring the problemand visit the premises and the site regularly. The Church is used by a wide cross section of the community. Everything from slimming groups to groups for children and meals for the elderly. This makes the problems, when they occur, a worry for the Village as a whole. Church warden Steve Smith said We need to think how we address this problem. However, we are determined that there will be no finger pointing and blaming of particular groups within our community. If theres a problem and thats leading to behaviour we dont like we need to think about why its happening and what we can do to resolve it. This is an issue for the whole Village, not just St Peters.

You have mail.....

Crosstalks very own mailbox contributed by our growing readership. Email your letters to gcrosstalk@ymail.com or drop them in to the Church Office. Dear Crosstalk

I would like to thank my Church Family and friends for their prayers, love and support through my stay in hospital and my recuperation at home after my operation. To everyone that has visited me or sent me cards, flowers and gifts, thank you for keeping me in good spirits and helping me get through my recovery. I am now starting to feel a lot better but still become easily tired. Now the weather is improving I hopefully will get out and about. With all my love and thanks. God bless you all.
Elizabeth Knight Dear Crosstalk

I have seen how small gifts can save lives and change things for the better, so I would love it if people would mark my birthday in this way. The Trust desperately needs a new ambulance which will cost up to 35,000 and we need to put every effort in to finding the money. Over the past 5 years we have seen so many lives saved simply because we could get sick people to hospital quickly. Many have been pregnant women and their babies. Blessings
Sara Peatfield Dear Crosstalk Womens World day of Prayer 2013 On Friday 1st March this years Womens World day of prayer service will be held at Gildersome Baptist Church. The service will start at 7:30pm and the guest speaker will be St Peters vicar, Felicity Lawson. We would like to extend a warm welcome to everyone who would like to attend. The theme of the service will be taken from Matthews Gospel, Chapter 25 I was a stranger and you welcomed me. The service, which has been prepared by women in France, will be a colourful affair with 6 young ladies moving among the congregation wearing scarves provided by the organisers. We hope to see you there. Love Dorothy Bancroft.

On March 6th I will be 50 and Id like to invite everyone at St Peters to mark the event by coming to our home, Cranbourne, St Andrews Avenue, Morley, for tea, coffee and cakes on the afternoon of Sunday March 10th from 2pm. I am asking that there will be no cards or gifts to mark the occasion, but instead that people give the cost of itor a gift, to the Funzi and Bodo Trust, of which I am a founding trustee.

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Anyone for afternoon tea?

Several members of St Peters Church used an online resource during Lent 2012 to help them read the whole of the New Testament during the 40 day period. Each day participants could log on to the Bible Society website and listen to several chapters of the Bible being read by using the audio facility, starting at the beginning of Matthews Gospel and finishing with the book of Revelation by Easter.
This facility was provided free by the Bible Society even to those who probably have several copies of the Bible at home and could sit and read it whenever they made the time! This prompted the St Peters Overseas Mission group to consider what they could do to support the Bible Society in helping those who dont have easy access to a Bible.

some Southern African countries communities are provided with a wind-up audio-Bible for their listening groups, as they are unable to read, at a cost of 40. In South America they are helping street children and visit the sick in hospitals. The Overseas Mission group are holding an Afternoon Tea event at St Peters on Saturday 2nd March from 2 to 4pm to help raise funds. The cost will be 1 for tea and cake. They also plan to produce a display of as many different versions of the Bible as they can for people to look at. If you have any unusual translations or old family bibles that you would be willing to put out on display please speak to a member of the Overseas Mission group. Ann Johnson (0113 2189987), Liz Silver, Eric and Dorothy Bancroft.

...there are 4,500 languages where very little or none of the Bible has ever been translated
Group member Ann Johnson told Crosstalk, One billion people worldwide, are too poor to buy their own Bibleand over 860 million adults cannot read, so audio Bibles are really needed. And then there are 150 million who are either blind or have impaired vision. When you consider the fact that there are 4,500 languages where very little or none of the Bible has ever been translated it just shows how vital and important the audio facility actually is. Ann went on to say, There are many countries where the church is growing and new Christians would love to have their own copies of the Bible and The Bible Society is working to help them but they also help in other more practical ways. For example as refugees recently flooded over the border from Syria to Jordan the Organisation, with the support of the Government, gave out food parcels, blankets and toiletries to the refugees but also reached out with Gods word. The organisation helps to distribute Bibles in a number of countries including China, Nicaragua, Cambodia, Ethiopia and Tanzania but they also offer spiritual and practical support the more money we can raise the more work they can do. For example, in China half a million people each year are turning to Christianity and want Bibles but the demand is bigger than the supply at present. It costs only 80p for the paper to print a Chinese Bible. In
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The Bible Society was established in 1804 by a group of people including William Wilberforce and Thomas Charles to encourage the 'wider circulation and use' of the Scriptures. We're still working on this mission today. We believe that the Bible is an extraordinary collection of books, worth reading and part of the solution to today's big issues. We make Scriptures available where there are none. We help the churches use and teach them. And we try to promote the Bible through the arts, education, media and politics. (from the Bible Society website)

At a glance ...
Holy Communion
8:00 am and 10:00 am Sunday 6:00 pm every second Sunday 7:30 pm Tuesday 10:00 am Wednesday

Children and young people have special activities provided each Sunday during the 10am services. VICAR: The Reverend Canon Felicity Lawson St Peters House, 2a Church Street, Gildersome, Leeds LS27 7AF Tel. 0113 253 3339 LAY PASTORAL MINISTERS: Maureen Buckley, Tel. 0113 2539868; Jean Wood Tel. 0113 2049819; Barbara Lumb, Tel 0113 3180730 Crosstalk E-mail address: gcrosstalk@ymail.com Church e-mail address: guildsome.pcc@tiscali.co.uk

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illnesses. The possibilities for local churches who remain part of their local communities are endless, he said. St Peters Church in Gildersome is already making a contribution and helping to fulfil some of these responsibilities. There are groups providing meals for the elderly; teaching cookery and nutritional skills to people of all ages; providing a homework club with facilities and support for young people; supporting the bereaved and creating opportunities for people, who might otherwise be lonely, to get together. Yorkshires top cleric was preaching at the service at which Justin Welby was created Archbishop. John Sentamu, who is Archbishop of York, talked about the need for people to rediscover each other. He said that people often yearned for objects they hoped would bring them joybut that they were often disappointed. He urged people to invest more in each other and in creating relationshipsand quoted an African proverb which says, He who stands out does so because he is standing on anothers shoulders. The new Archbishop will be enthroned at Canterbury Cathedral next month at an event which will be attended by royalty, senior politicians, and representatives of the 80 million Anglicans worldwide.

The new Archbishop of Canterbury, Justin Welby

Poverty my top priority - Welby

Moments after he was formally confirmed as the 105th Archbishop of Canterbury at a special legal ceremony in St Pauls Cathedral, Justin Welby was asked by a reporter from BBC local radio what his top priority was. He replied without hesitation saying, Highlighting poverty in England.
The new Archbishop has talked previously about his fears for the welfare state. He believes it may not be possible for the State to care for vulnerable people in a way it once could. Archbishop Welby sees this as a rallying cry for the church. He believes that the church can fulfil many of the roles once provided by Government. This may take the form of caring for the elderly, the homeless, or supporting those with

Lent course spawns new cell group

Members of St Peters have had access over the years to a number of cell groups which meet on a weekly basis in the homes of members of the congregation. A cell group is usually made up of a dozen or so members who want to meet up to share fellowship, Bible study, discussion, prayer and teaching.
Cell groups are small faith communities who share a journey, grow together and reach out to others. They are the places within the church to ask all the questions you wanteven the ones you think you ought to know the answer to. Invariably when youve asked what seems like a really nave question someone else will admit to wanting to know exactly the same thing! In a cell group everyone is known as an individual. Everyone is involved. And everyones contribution and gifts are used to benefit the other members. I think cell groups are the places in which people grow spiritually and their faith matures, said congregation member Maggie Smith. During the 6 weeks leading up to Easterthe period of Lentthe cell groups will be using study material put together by Revd Canon Dr Nicholas Sagovsky, an Anglican priest, on behalf of Churches Together in Britain and Ireland (ctbi). The course, This is our storyJourneys of faith, is supported by the BBC and the Organisation will be broadcasting a different true life story of a personal journey of faith facing, for example, depression, alcoholism and hunger, on local radio stations. Radio Leeds programme (92.4 FM) will be at 7:40am every Sunday during Lent. Dr Sagovsky said, As human beings, we love to tell stories. We like stories that have a clear shape, with Linda Dr Sagovsky a beginning, a middle and an end. We like to be able to identify with the characters we read about. Some of the stories we enjoy most - from James Bond to Lord of the Rings - are imaginary. Others, like those we often tell about our families and ourselves, are based on remembered history. The Christian faith gives us a great story and during the course well be looking at it in more detail. During this Lent a brand new cell group has formed to meet a specific need. Linda Farnhill told Crosstalk, Some peoplemainly parents with school age childrencan not meet at the time of day the majority of people find most convenient; thats about 7:30 in the evening. For parents thats childrens bath time, or bedtime, or a time for settling them down. It can be a time for supporting older children with their homework; or time to make tomorrows packed lunches. Evening meetings just dont suit everyone. So Linda has organised a cell group meeting on Thursday afternoons in the upper room at St Peters, the room where later in the day she will lead the Space4Study session with children and young peoplesupporting them to do their homework. Already a number of people have signed up for the group. And guess what. They are nearly all mums with young children. We are going to follow the Lent course and the material is really good. Its interesting, well produced and Im really looking forward to it, she said, and well make sure we finish in time to do the rush to the school gates.

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Your Kingdom comes in a cup!

The demand for fresh, high quality coffee, has now reached St Peters Church. People attending the Coffee Morning on a Saturday, the Coffee Pot on Thursday mornings and morning worship each Sunday can look forward to a hot cup of freshly brewed filter coffee. Its good enough to rival Starbucks or Costa. Whats even more appealing is that it doesnt cost anything like as much. In fact coffee lovers pay only 50p at the Coffee Morning and Coffee Pot but are just invited to make a donation after the 10am Sunday morning service. Advocates of instant coffee and cups of tea neednt fear theyll still be on offer. All of this compliments the cafe experience at St. Peters making it the perfect caf environment to visit.

The decision to break with tradition and go with the new approach was made by the PCC at their December meeting when they held a tasting session. When it came to the vote they were unanimous in making their choice. Their decision has had the thumbs up from people attending conferences, courses and training sessions in Church as well as the vast majority of the congregation. Vicar Felicity Lawson told Crosstalk, Since we started developing and improving the after service refreshments its been noticeable how much things have changed. People now stay for up to an hour and a half after the service enjoying each others company along with the coffee and cakes. It has created a wonderful environment for the community to gel and get to know each other even better. The new improved coffee can only make things even more successful.

Its good enough to rival Starbucks or Costa

Some people who dont attend morning worship but have family who do, have started coming along after the service to enjoy the refreshments and the buzzing atmosphere. The arrival of the new coffee percolator brings other important benefits. All the coffee used is Fairtrade giving the people who grow the coffee a fair price for their labour. It is appropriately called Kingdom Coffee. Some of the people who have made coffee at the church for a long time are still getting familiar with the equipment and coming to grips with the change. Training on the Buffalo percolator is being given and its hoped that very soon it will be as familiar but better than the old system. The new coffee machine can be used for groups of 50 people and upwards and can make 90 cups an hour The expression wake up and smell the coffee has become popular as meaning people should face reality. But at St Peters it has a whole new meaning as the smell of fresh coffee wafts down the corridor and into the church as worship concludes.

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Johnsons jury: The Grace Outpouring Roy Goodwin and Dave Roberts
Many people at St Peters have already read this book as it has been passed round via different groups. However if you havent read it yet you should! It is an amazing story of a place in Wales called FfaldyBrenin which translates as The Sheepfold of the King. It is a true story of a couple who are called to go and run a Christian retreat centre in the Welsh hills. Although called by God to move to the centre Roy took a while and several messages before accepting the job of running the centre. He then initially felt that he wasnt doing enough and that it wasnt working as he had imagined. But as time went on he came to see how God was moving powerfully in the centre and around. Roy and his wife Daphne were called to make the centre a house of prayer and so they did they walked through every room, building and across the land praying Gods blessing. From then on things started to happen. Visitors were filled with the Holy Spirit in the chapel, had visions and were healed. People walking across fields nearby were knocked to the ground by the power of the Spirit. Interestingly, a local pagan actually came to ask for the large wooden cross that they had erected on the hillside to be removed as it had great power which was stopping their occult activities. Through their commitments prayer lives were changed across a growing network of communities. Prayer walks started and as word about the centre has spread peoples prayer lives along with their faith have been renewed. There are so many powerful stories in this book of how lives have been changed. I would love everyone in St Peters and the community to read this book. Once you start its difficult to put down. This book challenges us all to reevaluate our prayer life both at home and within Church to see what a remarkable impact we could have on our community here in Gildersome.

Barries bloomers: Getting prepared

February will be a busy month in the garden and a time to get prepared for what is to come. Barrie Gomersal offers his advice for the coming month.
Continue to plant roses if the ground is not waterlogged Cut back clematis and any summer flowering plants. Leave about 12 inches of stem. Plant lily bulbsand add peat to dry soil and sharp sand to heavy soil before planting. Place seed potatoes in shallow trays in a light, frost free place to sprout. Use cloches to warm up the soil for early sowing. Sow bedding plants like begonia, lobelia, dahlias and nicotiana in a heated propagator. Sow early cabbage and broad beans in a
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gentle heat ready for planting out in March. Stockpile compost and pots ready for repotting, which can start next month. Keep off the ground when its very wet or frozen to prevent damage to the soil structure. The temperature for sowing lobelia, geraniums, antirrhinums or early pansies should be in the region of 60F.

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Not giving up

It flies in the face of tradition - but this year people are being asked not to give anything up for Lent. Instead they are being asked to consider giving or doing something which benefits someone else. Its a campaign being led by the Gildersome based Funzi and Bodo Trust and is said to be a more selfless way of marking the days leading up to Easter. Chairman Ashley Peatfield told Crosstalk, People often give things up during Lent which involves a personal sacrifice, like them stopping eating chocolate or cakes. The trouble is that the sacrifice is often only for the benefit of the individual who just wants a motivation to lose weight. Theyre not really sacrificing anything. People are already signing up to the idea of not giving up for Lent. Diana Bell was really moved by the work of the Funzi and Bodo Trust after seeing a film of their work at St Peters Church. She has decided to give her time to the charity during Lent. Every Thursday she will be supporting the Treasurer Veronica Hood in a variety of administrative roles. Diana said, I desperately want to make a difference and this is a practical and simple way of doing it. Lynne Holmes and her 14 year old daughter Ellie have decided to make their contribution a financial one. Throughout Lent they are going to be putting all their small change in a water bottle. Lynne said, The water bottle will remind us that people on Funzi are drinking water that is a danger to their health and how we take basic commodities like water for granted. The money we collect will help save the lives of sick children. Emma McQuilkin is a keen cake maker and has produced stunning designs for a series of fundraisers. She is going to be baking cakes for the Trusts Sunday cake stall during Lent. Emma says this will help in two ways. Taking some pressure off Ashley and Sara Peatfield who founded the charity and who bake over 200 cakes each week to raise funds. But also by making money for the work of the charity. Cathy Lawford will complete the story by buying extra cakes each week to give away to friends and family - a way of raising funds but also creating an opportunity to tell people about the work of the Charity.

The Charity will be producing lapel badges for people supporting the Give Something for Lent campaign to wear. There will also be a display in church where people can sign up in person or anonymously for their own chosen way of supporting the Lent campaign.

Diana

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As part of the lent campaign anyone choosing to give, rather than giving up, is asked to wear a purple ribbon to show their support. Trustee Linda Farnhill has made the ribbon badges which can be pinned to clothing. The Trust hopes that by wearing badges it will not only signal their support for their work but will also give the wearer an opportunity to talk about the Charity and Lent. Badges can be taken from the poster display in the foyer at St Peters.

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Vicars Vibes
Hospitality, welcome, communication and care for the poor are themes which seem to run through this months Crosstalk. The Bible tells us that if we want to know what God is like then we should look at Jesus. Not only was he a brilliant communicator, telling

riveting stories and challenging people to think again about how they lived their lives, John calls him Gods

Word, the way God communicates with us. In Jesus we see Gods welcome of ordinary people and those on the margins of society the leper, the foreigner, the notorious prostitute, the collaborator with the hated Roman authorities. Lent is traditionally a time when we look again at our lives and our faith. We could do worse than sit down for an hour, it wont take much longer, and read one of the Gospels from beginning to end and ask ourselves, Just who is this Man and what is he saying to me? The churchs fear was that the legislation needed to be more carefully thought out. People needed to understand that marriage was an institution that pre dated the Christian church. Was it right for the Government to change the understanding of it being between a man and a woman in this way? She said the church also feared that current reassurances being given by the Government could be challenged and changed in Europe, putting priests and Christians teachers at risk in the future. Felicity said that it was not about denying gay people a special day. On the question of homosexuality she concluded that the church may be in a time of transition, when attitudes were being re assessed. Much as they had been over the issue of women priests. She pointed out that some Christians would still have a problem with her leading a service, as a woman, although that wasnt a view the congregation of St Peters held. The new Archbishop of Canterbury, Justin Welby, has said that while he supports the churchs current teaching on homosexuality he wants to listen carefully and to think about where he stands.

Same sex marriage not about homosexuality

The Church of Englands opposition to same sex marriage is not about homosexuality according to the vicar of Gildersome, Felicity Lawson.
Using her Sunday morning sermon to explore the issues surrounding the same sex marriage legislation she said that to come down in favour of one view or the other on the subject would be an abuse of the pulpit. She recognised that within the congregation at St Peters she would find very different and strongly held views. Other Christian groups had supported the legislation to allow same sex couples to marry, including the Quakers who have a meeting hall in Gildersome. However, she urged people to respect each other and to talk to those who held different views from their own. Felicity said that it was not right for Christians to shrug their shoulders over difficult subjects and fail to engage in the debate. Explaining the Church of Englands opposition to the legislation she said it should not be confused with the debate about homosexuality. The church had welcomed the introduction of civil partnership laws which had given gay people the same rights as those who are heterosexual.
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Big boost for small kids

Education for small children living on the Kenyan island of Funzi has come a step closer. The Gildersome based Funzi and Bodo Trust has received a grant of 22,000 to build a kindergarten. It will be erected next to the school which the Trust re-built in 2008.

the Trust with a new challenge as it must fundraise the rest of the money. Any long delay would mean the loss of the Guernsey grant. Sara Peatfield who worships at St. Peters Church co -founded the Trust told Crosstalk We have faced these sort of challenges before. You have to keep faith with the idea that the money will be found somehow. Individual generosity goes a long way and I am sure anyone with children or grandchildren will find this an attractive project to support. We never stop working to raise the money needed. I am determined along with the other trustees that the kindergarten will be built. The Trust wants to build a basic kitchen as part of the development. Many children go hungry and their only meal may be one at school from donated food. Its hoped the kitchen could serve both the kindergarten and the primary school.

Anyone wanting to support the kindergarten campaign can do so by contacting Sara on 0113 2526513
The flag of Guernsey will become well known on the island of Funzi
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The GT needs U!
Visitors to St Peters may have noticed that there is usually evidence of some gardening activity in the grounds. The clues are all there. Crocuses and daffodils that mysteriously appear at this time of year; lopped branches and pruned bushes; freshly dug flower beds; and the smell of freshly mown grass in season.
But who does all this work? Is it a contractor employed at great expensewith an army of specialised labourers? Is it part of the small print in the vicars contractor something lay readers have to do? No! Its done by the GTor to give them their full title, the Gardening Team. There are lots of teams at St Peters, said churchwarden Steve Smith. And they make the place tick. Theres the welcoming team, the prayer team, the coffee team, the cleaning team, the worship teamand lots of other teams. The Gardening Team are just as important as all the othersbut we rarely see them at work. Theyre brilliant and we owe them a real debt of gratitude. They just turn up and get on with the job. Church Environmental Officer Sally Duxbury told Crosstalk, The work is generally done by Phil and

Liz Pearce and Paul Butterworth who regularly turn up on Saturday mornings and quietly get on with what can be a thankless task. On first glance our grounds dont seem that large until you try and keep them under control and then you realise exactly how much there is. Its like painting the Forth Bridge, it never ends, particularly in the growing season when the grass needs cutting regularly. And then theres Maureen and Doug Oddy. They look after the memorial garden area which always looks spectacular in spring and throughout the summer. They put an awful lot of work in to that. The weeding alone is a massive task! Sally went on to say, It would be wonderful and a lot less arduous for the few, if we had a bigger team of willing volunteers to meet on the 2nd Saturday of each month between 9am and 12noon - even if people only have an hour to spare that would be brilliant. It is a great way to spend a morning in the fresh air, establishing friendships and I am reliably informed they even get coffee and biscuits thrown in!! Soif anyone was interested and motivated to do some of the green fingered activities around the grounds, what should they do? That was the obvious question our reporter just had to ask Sally. Just shout, she said, and if you think you have no gardening skills dont worry, anyone can weed, sweep or tidy up. Just come along with spades, forks, rakes and whatever other equipment you have you will be made very welcome. If you need any further details just contact Phil Pearce on 0113 2537140, she replied.

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