Churchwarden’s report for May 2024Lent finished at the end of March with services on Maundy Thursday, GoodFriday and Easter Day along with the beginning of Summer Time. Theweather remains somewhat patchy.The normal pattern of services at St. Mary’s will be broken on the thirdSunday in May, 19th, when there will be no morning service at 10.30:instead there will be a service of Choral Evensong at 6.30pm with theDeanery Choir conducted by Peter Spooner: it has been some time sincethey last came to Rostherne. It is a lovely service too little held nowadays. Itis hoped that as many as possible will feel able to attend what should be awonderful occasion and a fitting end to the weekend.The Rostherne with Bollington PCC at its meeting in March decided thatrecipients of printed copies of the parish magazine should pay a subscriptionof £10 per year if they wished to continue to receive a monthly copy: this isto enable the cost of paper and ink to be recovered so far as possible:notices to that effect have been sent out to recipients in the parish of loosecopies; notices to those receiving by post have yet to be notified.The Annual Parochial Church Council Meeting for Rostherne with Bollingtontook place on 16th April at which the Annual Report and Accounts for theyear ended 31st December 2023 were tabled.Sunday afternoon church sitting at St. Mary’s. It is hoped that it will bepossible to open the church for visitors during the coming months but inorder to do so it is necessary to have two people able and willing to preside.If you wish to volunteer please let me know and hopefully we can make abetter success of it than last year.Bishop Sam has been in touch as regards progress towards a possible endof the current interregnum. The pastoral reorganisation involving the threeparishes of Over Tabley, Dunham Massey and Rostherne with Bollington iscurrently with the Church Commissioners and the hope is that by late May/early June advertisement and interviewing will have been completed in timefor a summer start. There is some optimism as to there being at least onesuitable applicant for the post.Let us hope so but given that nothing is certain it would be wise to continueseeking cover for services for the latter half of the year.Since then a notice has been issued, a copy of which appears in this editionof the magazine, concerning the draft pastoral scheme which has beenprepared : anyone may make representations to the Church Commissionersfor or against all or any part or parts of the draft scheme no later than 22ndMay: details of how to do so are set out in the notice.Christopher Tetlow
The next lunch will be held at the usual venue, The Golden Pheasant, Plumley,on Thursday 23rd May 2024 12.30 for 1.00pmNew members and visitors are invited and most welcome to join our social lunches.We meet every third Thursday of the month.For further information please contact: Ed Wakefield 01565 830127 or Derek Moorhouse 01565 830398
A reminder that we are meeting again atThe Swan with 2 NicksonWednesday 1st MayAs usual, 12 for 12.30pmIf you wish to join us and have not already done so,Please contact Mary Holdermcath007@gmail.com or 07890 659721Our next meeting will be on June 5th atThe Kilton Inn12 for 12.30pmPlease contact Jennyjenny@highendheating.com or 07785 776512
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