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PEOPLE
This will give you a rough
guide to
who can be of assistance at
Emmanuel should you wish to find anything out! It gives you an
idea too of how the church works week by week. Of course,
everyone is important as the whole body works together, but these
people may be useful to know...
Vicar.
Reverend Adam Reed.Tel: 01287 622007
Email: bilpop@btinternet.com
Administrator-- Christine
Pollard. Under God, she holds up half the sky.
Chris works in our office, 9.30-2.45 Tuesday-Friday, and is
overseeing grant applications for our building project. As well
as being an administrative miracle she makes amazing soup. She's
married to Andy and is
mother of Hannah and Craig.Email Chris at emmanuelsaltburn@hotmail.co.uk
or ring our office on 0752 767 1437
(9.30 to 2.45, Tuesday to Friday)
Hours may vary during holiday periods, please leave a message and we will get back to you.
Peter Jones assists with "verging",
spends hours down the church
shop, is on the pcc and does a good Tom Jones impression. He's
not unusual.
Treasurer.
George Brignall helps us steward the money God has given us to
look after. He's very good at it, having done it for quite some
time. He also spends copious amounts of time in the church shop,
with his wife Margaret, and enjoys reconditioning sewing machines.Churchwardens:
Anne
Findlay. Anne enjoys silk painting, travelling, and
artichokes. She's been churchwarden for a while, but is as fresh
as a daisy, and full of passion for the kingdom.
Steph
Hanczik is newly retired from
teaching, has great organisational skills and can
make some gorgeous desserts.
Beth
Sigsworth. Beth is a deputy warden and oversees things when Anne
is away. She's married to Matthew and is mother of Naomi
and Timothy. She makes beautiful soap. Beth also helps
lead children's work and is the PCC secretary.Doorways:
Doorways Co-ordinator. John Pearson works at the Doorways Youth
Project in Saltburn, reaching out to young people through activities,
signposting and mentoring. He's married to Vanessa and enjoys
creative prayer through dance, labyrinths etc.
Pastoral care co-ordinators:
Sue
Welburn. Sue oversees bereavement care with Margaret Bennett.
She's also on the leadership team and the pcc, runs
a community group and works full-time in education. She's got
more beans than Heinz and knows how to have a good time (as you can
see). She's married to Ian.
Margaret
Bennett. Margaret oversees bereavement visiting with
Sue. She's a reader and is on our leadership team. She's
crafty (in an arty way) and is married to Malcolm. She oversees
our "Prayerways" team - praying on the streets on Saturday mornings.Emmanuel Parish Church Council (PCC):
Betty Jones is married to Peter and mother to Lyndsay. She helps with the verger duties and is also on the PCC. She enjoys looking after her twin grand daughters and she works at the local senior school.
Margaret Brignall is on the PCC, Deanery Synod and is famous for helping to run the best shop in town. She has the honour of being married to the treasurer and enjoys walking.
Roger Elgood is on
the PCC and on the Alert committee. He enjoys a good pipe and a
brew, which he works off
down the gym.
Lyndsay
Jones is on the PCC, is a teaching assistant and part of the Jones
family, though she doesn't do Tom Jones impressions (as far as I know).
She's a great server on Sundays and very patient.Annette Adams is on the PCC and works tirelessly for fairtrade and Tradecraft. (Annette hosts a fairtrade stall every Sunday morning in the church hall).
Barbara Greene is on the PCC. She's
an amazing women who also heads up the prayer
ministry team at Emmanuel.
Steve Hall is a lovely guy, is good with
money and he is
also on the PCC.
Alison Hullah is another lovely lady who
holds fab body shop parties and does a mean pedicure. Alison is
on the PCC.
The lovely Ruth Steere is also one
of our newest PCC members. She loves animals and knows where to buy the
most delicious biscuits.
Norman
Pictor is on the PCC and Deanery Synod. He doesn't miss a trick,
plays clarinet in our music group and likes to tango.
Jeni Pringle is on the leadership
team, PCC, and is a reader.
She's also highly artistic and a proud grandmother which can make
her quite busy.
Matthew
Sigsworth has not just been let out to play, as his photo might
suggest, but he is on the leadership team, PCC and a reader.
He's
married to Beth, father of Naomi and Timothy and has a thing about VW
campervans.
Marjorie Wieland is on the PCC and enjoys
poetry and fossil hunting.More leaders... we are blessed!:
David Lester is a retired vicar married to Elizabeth, who has moved up
from the Nottingham area. Think he's tanned? I'm afraid
that's not Saltburn, but Spain.
Eric
Norris. Eric has been a vicar in many places, but has now finally
found the promised land, and retired here. He's married to Audrey.
Verger. Rest in Glorious Peace. Thank you
Norman.Norman Shadlock passed away on Wednesday 21st July 2010. He had been looking after Emmanuel for decades. He understood more about church buildings than you or I will ever know. He was a legend and it was a privilege to know him.