institute) began life in May 1907 and
the Village Hall Committee are
organising a party to mark its 100th
Birthday.
down memory lane with a display of
old photographs, clippings and a
rolling film show in the Village Hall for
the rest of us. The movies show Great
Longstone from the 50's to present
day.
to share for the day let us know!
Everyone from the village is welcome
and it all happens on Saturday 19th
May 2007 between 11am and 3pm.
Sue MacDonald
removed fuel and five steel gates from
farm premises at Millers Dale.
Overnight on 18/19th March, a
Vauxhall Cavalier motor vehicle was
stolen from farm premises at Tideswell
Moor.
message, please contact the Call
Centre on 0845 164 1644, quoting
`Ringmaster' and the relevant crime
reference number as above.
Longstone Village Hall and to get one
you must have pre-booked it. Last year
some slower walkers went hungry `cos
some non-booked people had eaten
their dinner shame! Forms to book
lunch will be in the churches towards
the end of April.
next month's `UTE' so now is the time
to start serious training! By the way
you do not have to do the walk to join
in the lunch or else I wouldn't be
eating - but you do have to pre-book it
PLEASE.
David's letter in last month's `UTE'
has yielded results and that the Well
Dressing is assured for this year.
Groucho Marx once said that he wouldn't join any club that would have him as
a member. A wonderfully paradoxical remark which many Christians, especially
in the C of E, might echo with something along the lines of `I believe in not
entirely believing' or agree with Ian Hislop's statement "I've tried atheism and
I can't stick it : I keep having doubts". (Why I am Still an Anglican, ed. Caroline
Chartres)
in the ringing chamber of Derby Cathedral, which is quite high above the ground,
when I pointed out to a visitor that when you lean against the wall you can feel
the tower swaying. The visitor was alarmed and thought that this meant that
the tower was about to collapse, but I was able to explain that even stone is
flexible and that it was its flexibility that actually kept the tower from collapsing
under wind or swinging bells pressure. I think this is a useful metaphor for the
Church i.e. the need for flexibility as well as stability.
downright sinful. The survivors are those that have acknowledged their
shortcomings and adapted.
Christian, and this is particularly challenging when applied to the doctrines and
practices of the Church. This idea applies not only to the Church but to our
nation which is built upon the Judaeo-Christian moral code. It is not easy to be
prepared to re-examine long-held beliefs or traditional activities but it is essential
to do so. A preparedness to see these die, if need be, is the way to new life.
The preparedness to undertake a re-appraisal may be called doubt by those
frightened that their faith will collapse if there is any movement.
dying and rising with Him, be flexible enough to withstand all the pressures of
this current age.