The Church's electoral roll is revised every six years and is due this year.We'll start displaying a notice about the revision of the electoral roll on 23rd Janaury and the deadline for signing up will be 2nd March.This year's revision in 2025 will entail every entry being taken off the roll and everyone who wishes to remain on it or indeed to join, will need to apply afresh. Application forms are available from the Church Office or the PCC Secretary. They can be downloaded from this site and there will be print copies at the back of church and in February's and March's The Church Magazine.
Women of the Nativity: Reflecting on the Meaning of ChristmasThe seasons of Advent and Christmas offers us an opportunity not only for lavish celebrations with mince pies and mulled wine (of which there will be plenty!), but to remind ourselves of the Good News at the heart of our faith: the Good News of God coming among us as a vulnerable child in the manger.Revd Henry will be running an eight-week Reflection Group, offering a space to step back from the Christmas rush and reflect together on the significance of the events at Bethlehem. We'll be using Paula Gooder's short booklet The Women of the Nativity to look afresh at the great mystery of Christmas from the perspective of some of the people involved in its events, both familiar and unfamiliar.The course will take place at the Vicarage (Hollow Lane, Cheddleton,ST13 7HP) on Wednesday afternoons, 3pm, with four sessions before Christmas, and four sessions in the New Year: 27 November; 4, 11, 18 December; 8, 15, 22, 29 January. Revd Henry will order booklets for participants. These cost c. £12, but please don't be put off by the cost; there are free copies available for those otherwise unable to attend.Please use the sign up sheet at the back of church to register your interest, or speak to Henry after one of our services.
Hello! I’m Henry, and I’m absolutely delighted to have been appointed as your new vicar at All Saints, Leek, and St Edward the Confessor, Cheddleton. Over the past three years, I’ve been based at the magnificent Hexham Abbey in Northumberland, and it’s been a tremendous privilege to be involved with the Abbey’s engagement with schools, families and young people, working with our fantastic choir, welcoming our many visitors, and making the Abbey a place in which our local community can feel at home.When I’m not at work, I enjoy going to concerts or the theatre, singing and playing the saxophone, baking and cooking, as well as spending time in the great outdoors — and I’m much looking forward to exploring the beautiful landscapes of the White Peak and the Staffordshire Moorlands in due course. I’m now busy planning my move south for the end of June, and I hope that my licensing to the parishes of All Saints and St Edward the Confessor will take place some time in July. More details about this service will follow soon!I very much look forward to getting to know you all in the coming months (hopefully over a delicious piece of home-made cake!), and I’m excited to explore together where God might be leading our communities in Leek and Cheddleton in this new season of our shared Christian journey.With much excitement, and the assurance of prayers,HenryA Prayer for the JourneyGod of our pilgrimage, walk with us, we pray,as we prepare for this new season in the life of our communities.Give us open hearts and the knowledge of your steadfast presence in our midst,that we might be ready to follow where you lead, in hope, and joy, and love.Amen.
