July 2020 the Newsletter of the Church of England in Central Windsor There’s no magazine for the moment so instead there’s a supplement to our Keeping Us in Touch Newsletter —it’s A4 so if you’d like to print the puzzle page you can His connection with this diocese and his accessibility through his writing means that many of us will feel we know him in a way that we may not have known his predecessor (s). Bishop Stephen frequently tells peo- ple that he is an optimist and his en- thusiasm and passion for the gospel is immediately apparent on meeting him. But he is also unafraid of speak- ing out and for “telling it as it is”. I was aware once again of this in read- The Revd Canon Sally Lodge, Rector ing of a speech he made recently about the future of the Church of Dear Friends, England in the aftermath of the coro- navirus pandemic. Two comments th On 11 July, Bishop Stephen Cottrell stood out. Firstly, that the future of th will be confirmed as the 98 Arch- the church “depends on collabora- bishop of York in a service broadcast tion”, and secondly that we should virtually using the Zoom video con- not “look for a return to normal” ferencing app. An unusual procedure because “C of E normal” is not up to for unusual times! Bishop Stephen the job! In other words, things will was Bishop of Reading from 2004 to and must change if the C of E is to 2010 before being made Bishop of continue to be the Church of and for Chelmsford. He is a prolific author the people of England. and many of you will, like me, have copies of his books on your shelves. [email protected] continued on next page continued from previous page For our team of churches here in cen- will remain unable to leave their and in loving memory of Annesley Annesley entered the Navy in 1848, tral Windsor, the last few months homes to worship in church and for Turner Denham, Commander R. N., serving with distinction in various have been a testing time but they this reason our online worship will who died June 27th, 1899, aged 64 conflicts, retiring in 1878. During his have also been a time of wonderful continue for as long as there is a sus- years. This stained glass was placed retirement he was involved with collaboration. Our Sunday Gatherings tainable need for it. here by his sorrowing widow”. His many local organisations: the Wind- and other services online have been a widow was Cordelia Ellen Denham sor District of the Prince Consort’s splendid example of working togeth- We will all need to exercise wisdom, who was from a local family and Association; the Windsor & Eton Roy- er with one joint aim – to worship patience and courage as we move died in the mid-1920s. al Dispensary; Windsor National God in a strange land, the land of forward into the new future. It may Schools; Board of Guardians (Poor Zoom and Facebook. Differences in not have been the future we imag- It seemed timely to include the win- Law/workhouses etc); he was chair of church tradition and our own person- ined at the beginning of the year but dow in this edition as the second Sun- the first Lifeboat Saturday in Windsor al likes and dislikes have been set we can make it a good future if we day in July is Sea Sunday and in 1897 and also a supporter of the aside in a common desire to keep keep our sights on the One who is Annesley’s funeral was held on Satur- local branch of the Navy League. worshipping and to continue to be a the same yesterday, today and forev- day 1 July 1899. The service started Christian presence for our local com- er (Hebrews 13.8) at All Saints, where he was a parish- Annesley was christened, aged 3 munity despite the enforced closure ioner, and concluded at the ceme- months, on Sunday 9 August 1835 on of our buildings. Every blessing, tery. It was conducted by Revd J H J board the William Penn ship (which Ellison (vicar), Revd Canon Gee his father used to survey and lay And what of the future? As the “soon Sally (former vicar) and the Revd Arthur down a new channel in the Mersey) to be” Archbishop of York acknowl- Robins (Rector of Holy Trinity). by Professor Sedgwick—probably edges, we must not look to a return Adam Sedgwick, the geologist who to normal. We cannot return to the Christ calming the storm is also the was ordained and was a friend and place where we were, even if it seems Denham Window in All Saints subject of a window dedicated to his mentor of Charles Darwin). The ser- father, Sir Henry Mangles Denham tempting to try to do so. We must Two lights form the window dedicat- vice was held while the ship was tak- (the famous hydrographer), in Holy move forward, taking with us the ed to Commander Annesley Turner ing a party to Dublin and as the ser- Trinity. This was placed there by best of these unprecedented times. Denham in the south wall of All vice began the ship came close to a Emily Mangles, one of Annesley’s Saints, pictured on the previous page. buoy with a bell which rang— We will be worshipping again in our sisters. Emily is also responsible for reminding the congregation of church church buildings and that will be The window was installed in April the window beside Sir Henry’s which bells. Due to the buoy his baptism wonderful. I am hoping that this will 1900 and the left light depicts Jesus is dedicated to another sister, Alicia seems to have become an anecdote be possible on a limited basis before calming the sea and the right light, Eliza Parker, and the southern most that stayed with him. the end of July. Exactly what this will Jesus walking on water. The window light of the east window at Holy look like is yet to be finalised because was designed and made by Mr J Pace Trinity is dedicated to Emily’s hus- Annesley and Cordelia lived at 2 at the time of writing we await gov- (his signature is in the right hand cor- band (Captain Mangles who was in Queen’s Terrace, Kings Road, and ernment and national church guide- ner) and the brass plate was designed the army and died back in Windsor, Annesley died there after a long ill- lines. For now, I hope that a simple by Mr A Y Nutt. having eventually succumbed to inju- ness. They are buried together in service of Holy Communion once a ries received in the trenches before Spital Cemetery. week will be achievable and plans are The inscription on the brass plate, Sebastopol). in progress to enable this to happen. fixed on the mullion between the But there will be many people who lights reads “To the glory of God, Down It is easy to understand 1 ‘For I am gentle and humble in the popularity of Mary heart, and you will find — for your Magdalene over the cen- souls’ (Matthew 11:29) (4) turies: she is the patron 2 Where Peter was when he denied saint both of repentant Christ three times (Luke 22:55) (9) sinners and of the con- 3 Remarkable early 20th-century Indi- templative life. Jesus an evangelist, a convert from Hin- drove seven demons from duism, — Sundar Singh (5) Mary, who came from 4 ‘Now the king had put the officer near Tiberius in Galilee. on whose — — leaned in charge of Mary has also sometimes the gate’ (2 Kings 7:17) (3,2) been identified with the 5 and 8 Across The Lover describes woman who anointed this facial feature of the Beloved Christ’s feet in the house thus: ‘Your — is like the tower of of Simon. Lebanon looking towards — ’ (Song She became His follower of Songs 7:4) (4,8) to the bitter end. She fol- 6 ‘Stand firm then, with the belt of lowed Him to Jerusalem truth buckled — your and was present during the cruci- Across waist’ (Ephesians 6:14) (5) Mary tomb fixion, standing heart-broken at 1 ‘I pray that out of his glorious — he may strengthen 10 Trout (anag.) (5) the foot of the cross. Her love for patron body you with power through his Spirit in your inner be- 11 Easily frightened (1 Thessalonians Jesus did not end there, for she repentant morning ing’ (Ephesians 3:16) (6) 5:14) (5) went to the tomb to anoint His sinners faithful 4 ‘Saul’s father Kish and — father Ner were sons of 12 The ability to perceive (Ecclesiastes body on the Sunday morning. Abiel’ (1 Samuel 14:51) (6) 10:3) (5) contemplative humble Such faithful, humble devotion 7 ‘Praise the Lord, O my — ’ (Psalm 103:1) (4) 13 One of the clans descended from life devotion was richly repaid; it gave her a 8 See 5 Down Benjamin (Numbers 26:38) (9) unique privilege among all man- seven privilege 9 Laws (1 Kings 11:33) (8) 14 “It is one of the Twelve,” he re- kind: she was the first person to demons mankind 13 ‘Who of you by worrying can — a single hour to his plied, “one who — bread into the whom the Risen Lord appeared Tiberius risen life?’ (Luke 12:25) (3) bowl with me”’ (Mark 14:20) (4) on Easter Sunday morning.