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PASTOR EMMANUEL VISITS St LUKE'S CHURCH, FORMBY
ST Mark's
Church, Shyira, Rwanda has a link with St Luke's Church, Formby,
England and the Rev Emmanuel, the Vicar and Archdeacon of Shyira,
has just spent fourteen days with the Parish of St Luke. He has
attended services, preached and visited various places of interest
during his stay with various members of the church congregation.
Among the visits he has journeyed to the UCB (United Christian
Broadcasting) studios, St Luke's Junior School and Range High
School, a MAM/CMS meeting, St Luke's Church Flower Festival and St
Luke's Church's 150th Festival service. He has met and talked to the
Sefton Deanery Chapter priests, as well as to the Deanery Chapter
Readers.
Emmanuel has four
parishes to visit on a regular basis in his deanery. It is very
hilly where he is and there is a river to cross, so he has twenty
miles to travel up mountains and down, on foot as he has no
transport. It was in Gitare by the border with Uganda that he was
brought up. His parents took him regularly to an Anglican church and
he joined the Boys' Brigade. He says that when he was eight years of
age he dreamed about becoming a priest. He went to a secondary
school in Gahini where he learned English under an Anglican
missionary, Norma Westlake. In 1992 he moved from Kigali as Lay
Chaplain to Shyira Secondary School and also started his theological
education at the Faculte Protestante in Butare. He fled from the
genocide in March 1994 to refugee camps in the Congo. In 1996
Emmanuel returned to Gitare where he married his wife Jeannine; they
now have four lovely and very lively children. After spending so
time teaching the Diocese sent him to Kabale in Uganda for three
years of theological studies. In 2001 Emmanuel arrived in Shyira.
In Shyira, Emmanuel
has increased the number of Christians, planted a small church in a
village near-by, started a Mothers' Union group, counselling for HIV
sufferers, set up CEFOPS (further education for 14+ years) for young
people who were unable to pay for Secondary education, created a
Hospital Fellowship Ministry for the staff and patients,
associations to alleviate poverty, a parish fund for youth work,
chaplaincies in all institutions and an extension course in
theological education.
Next year his church celebrates its 75 year for which he has many
plans including the renovation of the Shyira Church of St Mark. This
man of many talents not only has many ideas which he has put in to
practice, but many more in the pipeline. He does not let his hopes,
dreams and ideas to remain as such, but quickly puts them into
practice. Our world today could use many more people like him.
New
Name New Look Bar
Cuba bar in
Southport was re opened with a stunning new look. It is
a real massive sports bar with live screens, pool tables and
stunning bar staff to boot. This will be one of the best
bars in 2006 for Southport Town Centre. We popped a long
to find out more and to take a look. More next
week!
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Reminder
to patients who have received a survey questionnaire
SOUTHPORT
& Ormskirk Hospital NHS Trust is carrying out a survey to find out
what patients think about the care they receive. Questionnaires have
been sent to a number of patients who have recently been treated at
either Southport & Formby or Ormskirk & District General Hospital
asking for their views.
Director of Nursing and Midwifery Jan Beck said:- "I would
like to urge people to please take the time to complete the
questionnaire. Their views are vital in helping us to find out how
we are doing and how we can improve. This is an excellent way for
patients to help shape the services we provide in the future. The
trust plans to use this feedback to improve patients' experiences.
The results will be used to help us highlight areas where we perform
well and to identify the areas where there is most room for
improvement."
The questionnaire covers many aspects of the patient's experiences
including their admission, the quality of care, pain control,
communication with doctors and nurses, information, medicines,
involvement in their care, hospital food and cleanliness and
discharge arrangements.
Every NHS hospital trust in England is carrying out this survey as
part of a national programme led by the Healthcare Commission. This
survey is part of the commitment, set out in the NHS Plan, to design
a health service around the needs of patients.
Obtaining feedback from patients and taking account of their views
and priorities is vital for bringing about
improvements in the quality of care. This is a national, centrally
coordinated survey that will allow organisations to compare their
results, and will identify the trusts where patients give the most
positive responses so that best practice can be shared. The survey
results will contribute to national performance indicators published
by the Healthcare Commission.
The results of this survey will be available in spring 2006 and will
be published on the Healthcare Commission
website.
ONE
FOR THE LADIES AT LIVERPOOL PUB
THE Black Bull
pub is attempting to dispel sexist attitudes that label women who
drink pints as unfeminine.
The Ember Inns pub is currently holding its annual Cask Ale Festival
and to help encourage more women to sample real ales, it has
launched a Try Before You Buy initiative.
National organisation The Campaign For Real Ale (CAMRA) supports the
initiative, and sees it as a positive way for Ember to engage with
their customers.
“We have a large female membership at CAMRA and it is growing all
the time.
Our research shows that there are certain ales that are definite
favourites with women. Try Before You Buy promotes choice and
encourages more people to try something new. It is an excellent way
of creating a feeling of involvement and making customers feel
valued, which is very important in a community pub.” said
Tony Jerome, Marketing Manager at CAMRA.
The Cask Ale Festival has seen the pub introduce a range of guest
ales for people to try, including several award winners and a
selection of golden ales. “Real ale is often seen as a heavy
drink, bitter to taste and with an old fashioned image.
However, while we will of course continue to serve traditional real
ale, golden ales are now growing in popularity, offering a lighter,
more refreshing taste and paler colour to attract females and young
adults and making it a more social option.” explained Paula
Jayne Holding, Manager at The Black Bull.
Try Before You Buy means that people can sample a small amount
before they decide whether to purchase a whole pint. This form of
safe experimentation is ideal for female drinkers who can select an
ale that they like the taste of, without having to buy the product
first.
The Cask Ale Festival runs until 25 November. A range of activities
will be taking place throughout the six weeks, with voting forming a
key part as guests will vote each week for their favourite ale to be
stocked in the following week, and there will also be a Local Hero
campaign.
Ember Inns offer traditional pubs with a contemporary twist.
Creating a warm and welcoming ambience, Ember is committed to
providing its guests with a ‘home from home’ environment combined
with the highest levels of service, comfort and friendliness.
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