Dear FriendsAs I write this the churches that I have the privilege of caring for have celebrated Harvest over the last few weeks, including Little Bolling-ton School coming into church to celebrate their own Harvest with pictures, poems and singing – a lovely occasion. What a wealth of talents this beautiful part of the world nurtures. I wonder if it is the area that creates the talent, or are people with such talent drawn here because of the beauty? A real chicken and egg situation.November for me is a time of remembering, with All Souls Day, Remembrance Sunday and the general change in the weather forc-ing us to try and recall the all too brief Summer, when our senses are assailed by the smells and chills of blustery Autumn days. But I also have to admit that actually Autumn is my favourite time of year, and I also actually love the way Americans refer to it as ‘Fall’. To me this conjures up a far more romantic image of the seasons as it brings to my mind the russet reds and burnt golds of the leaves of the trees. (I am really just an old romantic.)I do know that many people do find this time of year a challenge; one of my friends suffers from SAD syndrome and at this time his ‘day light lamp’ comes into play for a few hours each day to boost his feel-ing of wellbeing, and I do sympathise with his plight.I think that we tend to forget the huge impact that any war has on a community and our annual act of remembrance should be something that we all take seriously, as war can very easily happen again if we forget our past. We only have to look at Ukraine, Russian, Palestine, Israel and Sudan at the moment to see some of the conflicts that are in the world at the moment.Looking at the War Memorials in all our four churches makes us real-ise what an impact War had on our small villages. The number of men who are named in the First World War Monuments is frightening and must have had a devastating impact on the small local villages. Rostherne also holds memorials to several wars: The First and Sec-ond World Wars, the 2nd Maroon War (1795-1796), The Crimea War (1853 – 1856), The Irish Troubles (1960’s – 1988) and The Dhofar War (1963 - 1976) - some 42 names in total are remembered in these wars.Let us then all pray for peace as we remember those who have laid down their lives so that we might live in freedom. Let us remember their sacrifice so that we in our turn do all that we can to ensure that peace survives and that we learn to live alongside our brothers and sisters in Christ, remember that God created us all, and that ultimate-ly it is to God that we return.Autumn is a time for remembering, and that is why All Souls day is also so important to many people, the chance to remember a loved one, to have permission to once more grieve for their loss, to remem-ber the happy times and rejoice, and to mourn what has been lost. I invite you all to share in this special service at Holy Trinty Church, Lit-tle Bollington on 2nd November at 3pm, and if you would like the name of your loved one read out at that service then please pop into one of the churches where you will find information on how to make this happen, or send me an email with your loved one’s name on it.With all Gods BlessingsYours in ChristRobertLITTLE BOLLINGTON W.I.Members enjoyed
Gentlemen’s LunchThe next lunch will be held at the usual venueThe Golden Pheasent,Plumley Moor Lane.PlumleyOnTHURSDAY 20th NOVEMBER 2025For further information please contact:Ed Wakefield 01565 830127 or Derek Moorhouse 01565 830398New members and visitors are invited and always welcome to join our social lunches. We meet every third Thursday of the month, throughout the year.
Ladies’ Lunch CirclePlease note, our next meeting isonWednesday 5th Novemberat 12 for 12.30pmOur Ladies’ Circle meet for lunch at various venues on the firstWednesday of each month.If you are interested in joining us or require further information please contact either Jenny Holcroft jenny@highendheating.com Tel: 07785 776512 or Hilda Moorhouse dm14041949@gmail.com Tel: 01565 830398If you have not already put your name down and wish to join us,please contact Jenny 07785 776512 or jenny@highendheating.com
St.Mary’sBaptism— 19th OctoberBella Florence SMITH and Theodore Matthew SMITHSt Mark’sFuneral—31s October 1pmDorothy BRAYZIERFour Home Communion Services were conducted for those who are now too ill to attend Church.November 17th—7.30pm . St John Knutsford—Deanery SynodNovember 23rd—4pm. Rostherne Christingle & Crib ServiceIt is also with sadness that Carl Harrison from Dunham Massey congregation died during the evening of 22nd October. His service details have yet to be announced.
