ST MICHAEL’S, AND ALL SAINTS, HIGHGATE PARISH MAGAZINE

November/December 2013

From the vicar and priest-in-charge A new window for St Michael’s?

’m writing about an exciting possible addition to the imprint of many stages and differing styles of development fabric of our parish church, which could be part of and addition; as the excellent material and guidebook pro- I our generation’s bequest to the future. A little back- duced as part of our restoration project under Roger Sains- ground may help. bury’s guidance and leadership shows, we are no exception. When Keith and Jennifer Horne Roberts approached me Most parish churches, other than those built since the sec- quite some time ago with the idea of a new window in ond war, are full of memorials to the departed. These memory of the life of their dear son Harry, my initial reac- range from small plaques (of which there are plenty at St tion was to see the difficulties and to try to dissuade them. Michael’s) to much larger additions to the fabric, for in- But over the past few months I have begun to think differ- stance sculpture, or stained glass windows. In some places ently. There is one window in the building not obscured chapels have been added to parish churches or church halls by the gallery, a fact of which our late Reader Quentin Ed- built and dedicated in memory of the departed. But, so far wards was very conscious, as he told me on more than one as I can tell, in recent years there has been an increasingly occasion. It is the one immediately over the door which marked presumption against the introduction of new me- leads to the parish rooms. morials in parish churches; I think that for instance there would be little chance now of adding new brass plaques Just supposing we could enlist enough support from suffi- such as some of those in the side chapel. There are excep- cient people to raise funds for a really excellent new win- tions, such as the very discreet memorial to our predeces- dow, very much of our time period but carefully designed sor at All Saints, Fr Phillip Storr Venter, next to the splen- to fit in with the rest of the building? Wouldn’t this be an did new glass doors at the west end which his generosity excellent contribution to the beauty of our parish church helped to fund. But this presumption against makes for from our generation? I am personally very excited by this tidier and less cluttered church buildings, and it avoids idea. detracting from the buildings we have inherited from the past. Given that we have had to spend so much money recently on making the building meet the new fire safety regula- There is an emphasis on conserving that inheritance, and tions, and that a large stonework restoration project will be all that was accomplished two or three years ago with the essential in the reasonably near future, and that other funds conservation/restoration of the East Wall alongside all the will need to be earmarked for essential work on the parish other work at St Michael’s has done a tremendous amount (Continued on page 5) to heighten the appearance of our building, which I am sure has an indirect effect on our worship and our life as a parish church. However, I was much struck by a cri de coeur in the Church Times a year or two ago, which, so far as I can remember it regretted that the emphasis on con- servation and the strict presumption against memorials, taken together was leading to a situation where our gen- eration might be the one which made little or no distinc- tive contribution of its own to the organic development of most of our parish churches.

Those of you who know far more about the history of church architecture than I do will I hope agree when I say that even buildings of very ancient foundation show the

SERVICES AT ST MICHAEL’S Services are modern language (Common Worship) except where indicated as BCP (Book of Common Prayer).

NOVEMBER 2013

SUNDAY 24th NEXT BEFORE ADVENT: CHRIST THE SUNDAY 4th ALL SAINTS SUNDAY KING 8.00am Holy Communion Ephesians 1.11- 8.00am Holy Communion (BCP) 23; Luke 6.20-31 9.45am Morning Prayer Colossians 1.11-20; Luke 9.45am Holy Communion Ephesians 1.11- 23.33-43 23; Luke 6.20-31 11.15am Holy Communion with Baptism Colossians 11.15am Morning Worship Ephesians 1.11- 1.11-20; Luke 23.33-43 23; Luke 6.20-31 6.30pm Evening Prayer (BCP) 1 Samuel 8.4-20; John 6.30pm Choral Eucharist (BCP, with com- 18.33-37 memoration of the faithful de- parted); Hebrews 11.32—12.2; Luke 9:18-27 DECEMBER 2013

SUNDAY 1st ADVENT SUNDAY SUNDAY 10th 3 BEFORE ADVENT 8.00am Holy Communion (BCP) (REMEMBRANCE, Trinity 24) 10.30am United Parish Communion Isaiah 2.1-5; 8.00am Holy Communion (BCP) Romans 13.11-14; Matthew 24.36-44 9.45am Morning Prayer Job 19.23-27a; 6.30pm Service of Advent Lessons and Carols Luke 20.27-38 10.50am Act of Remembrance 11.25am Holy Communion: Job 19.23- SUNDAY 8th ADVENT 2 note time 27a; Luke 20.27-38 8.00am Holy Communion (BCP) 6.00pm Highgate School Remembrance 9.45am Morning Prayer Isaiah 11.1-10; Matthew 3.1 Service -12 11.15am Holy Communion Isaiah 11.1-10; Matthew 3.1-12 SUNDAY 17th 2 BEFORE ADVENT 6.30pm A Service of Music and Readings for Advent 8.00am Holy Communion (BCP; readings and Christmas of Epiphany 3) 9.45am Holy Communion Malachi 4.1-2a; Luke 21.5-19 SUNDAY 15th ADVENT 3 11.15am Morning Worship Malachi 4.1-2a; 8.00am Holy Communion (BCP) Luke 21.5-19 9.45am Holy Communion Isaiah 35.1-10; Matthew 6.30pm Choral Evensong (BCP) Daniel 6; 11.2-11 Matthew 13.1-9,18-23 11.15am Morning Worship Isaiah 35.1-10; Matthew 11.2-11 5.00pm Christingle Service

SUNDAY 22nd ADVENT 4 8.00am Holy Communion (BCP) 9.45am Family Carol Service 11.15am Holy Communion with Carols Isaiah 7.10- 16; Matthew 1.18-25 6.30pm Service of Nine Lessons and Carols

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CHRISTMAS EVE: Tuesday 24th 11.30pm Midnight Eucharist of the Nativity (BCP)

CHRISTMAS DAY: Wednesday 25th 8.00am Holy Communion (BCP) 10.00am Christmas Nativity 11.00am Holy Communion

SUNDAY 29th CHRISTMAS 1 8.00am Holy Communion (BCP) 10.30am United Parish Communion Hebrews 2.10-18; Matthew 2.13-23 SERVICES AT ALL SAINTS 6.30pm Evening Prayer (BCP) Isaiah 49.7-13; Philippians 2.1-11 WEEKLY SERVICES AT ALL SAINTS

Sundays 10.00 am Parish Communion JANUARY 2014

SUNDAY 5th Epiphany of our Lord Wednesdays 8.00am Holy Communion Ephesians 3.1-12; Matthew 7.30 pm Holy Communion 2.1-12 9.45am Holy Communion Ephesians 3.1-12; Matthew SERVICES AT MARY FEILDING GUILD 2.1-12 11.15am Morning Worship Ephesians 3.1-12; Matthew 1st Thursday of the Month 2.1-12 11.00 am Holy Communion 6.30pm Holy Communion of the Epiphany (BCP) Isaiah 60.1-9; John 2.1-11 Sundays (except the Sunday following the first Thursday)

11.15 am Extended Communion

Brownies meet on Thursday evenings Guides meet on Monday evenings

ALL SAINTS PARISH MAGAZINE READERS Please e-mail to All Saints editor at [email protected] submissions and correc- tions to Events, Services and Parish Register listings, for inclusion in future magazine edi- tions. Many thanks.

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Report of St Michael’s PCC held on 12th September 2013

he main items discussed at the meeting were:

Annual Report and Accounts for 2012: Jo Iwasaki presented the final audited version of the ac- T counts which was adopted by the PCC and will be received at the next APCM. The PCC would like to thank Jo Iwasaki for her time as treasurer. Jo is stepping down and being replaced by John-Henry Liepe.

Budget for 2013 and Contribution to the Common Fund: An update on the 2013 budget and the pro- posed budget for 2014 were circulated. It was noted that there is likely to be a deficit of £60,000 this year due to

the work being carried out to comply with fire safety and insurance requirements. It was agreed that the contri- bution on the Common Fund (which pays for the wages, pensions, housing and training of clergy across the Dio- cese) be increased by 4% to £130,000.

Stewardship and Fundraising: The next stewardship campaign is to be held in spring 2015, details to follow.

The committee will be working with James on internal arrangements of the parish and responsibility for data management. As part of a new Stewardship initiative, a curry supper was held at harvest weekend.

Mission Committee: Arrangements for the ‘I Believe’ and Alpha courses were finalised and the programmes commenced in September. The committee plans to produce and distribute a St Michael’s Christmas card again

this year.

Mission Action Plan (MAP) Review: The MAP was a big talking point and will be the subject of a PCC away-day in January. Plans for the MAP include amending it to align with Capital Vision 2020 (the Diocese of London's mission and strategic framework to serve the city in which we live and work). The away-day will also

address how we can improve internal co-ordination and communications, look at the challenges of growth and how to develop a more efficient way of managing church administration.

Memorials Policy: Nick Sanderson prepared a Memorials Policy which was accepted by the PCC and will be put on the Church website. Nick will prepare an article on the policy for the next edition of the Parish Magazine.

Staffing: Jonathan Brooks has been appointed as Youth Worker. Toril Öberg has been appointed as Assistant Organist. Mr Robert Willoughby, a lecturer in New Testament at the London Theological Seminary, will be join- ing us in late September for a 'placement' with St Michaels as part of his preparation for his ordination, which we hope will take place next year.

Winter Shelter: St Michael’s and Pond Square URC will once again be supporting the Winter Shelter project which commences in November.

Women’s World Day of Prayer: It is St Michael’s turn to host the next Women’s World Day of Prayer Ser- vice, on 7th March 2014 at 2pm, which will focus on Egypt. Alan West

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rooms, there is no chance of any PCC funding for such a project. So unless we can find sufficient donor funds we shall not be able to go ahead. Some may like to give in memory of a loved one, but of course other people may simply like to support the idea on its own merits, and to the extent that we think of the window as a memorial at all it must be as a collective one.

The first thing will be to canvass opinion and support, and if this should be forthcoming, the second will be to form a small working party to take this idea forward. We are at a very early stage; although contacts have been made with Leaving Alexandria by Richard Holloway: potential artists we still have pretty well a blank sheet. A comment on Jonathan Trigg’s review Are you interested? If so, please come to St Michael’s on (Parish Magazine July/August 2013) Saturday 30th November at 11am to hear a little more and to give us your views. Jonathan Trigg brief follow up to Jonathan's excellent review of this book. I'm not sure that it adds very A much to what he wrote but I have been asked to submit it.

I read Leaving Alexandria when it first came out and Social Networking thought it was amazing. It is beautifully written and chimes in so clearly with much of how I see the church.

The training at Kelham must have had a huge influence on anyone who was there in the 50s and 60s. We lived ‘Like a swallow, like a crane, so I twitter…’ Isaiah 38:14 at Nottingham and Lincoln then and went there at least once. It was chilling, in all senses of the word and quite t. Michael’s is now fully active on social net- Victorian in its ethos, but I can understand its appeal to working sites Facebook and Twitter. Our eager young minds. S Facebook page can be found at https:// www.facebook.com/StMichaelsChurchHighgate and I think the first, rather melancholy chapter set in the our Twitter name is @StMichaelN6. college graveyard where several of his former teachers lie buried sums up how Holloway saw things when he If you use either Facebook or Twitter, please ‘like’ or wrote the book. What was it all for? Might there have follow us for the latest updates on church and parish been a different, better way? activities. I don't think he will regret having written Leaving Alex- We are also looking for images for our pages. If you andria. It's a brilliantly honest and brave book. So many are a keen photographer or would like to help in any people, especially clergy (not our own, I hasten to add, way, please email Emma Causer at but others I have known ) get to the edge of the preci- [email protected]. pice, look over and draw back. This is completely un- derstandable. It can mean throwing away their liveli- hood and the ability to support a family. Holloway has made that leap, but he hasn't stopped thinking.

I am not sure he is so much critical of the gospel, as of the way the church in its high places has so totally dis- torted it.

Rachel Bowden

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We continue our series of extracts from past issues of St Michael’s parish magazine, brought to us by the author ‘Bygone.’

In the last issue we traced the efforts of Vicar Harry Edwards, He goes on to a long consideration of good and bad art and and his team to commission a new east window for St Mi- good and bad east windows. The new window was installed in chael’s – up to the point in February 1953 when the PCC December. decided in favour of Miss Evie Hone. What now was needed

was a faculty and the money. January 1955

The East Window ebruary 1954 ‘You have the finest modern window in London.’ This On Shrove Tuesday, March 2nd, we are to was said to me by the art critic of a famous newspaper. F have a Parish Gift Day for the east window. No doubt this is one of the happiest week-ends of my It was destroyed in 1944, and the rescued bits of a very life. . . . fine Kempe window are now in the window by the organ. . . . We have commissioned Miss Evie Hone, the best stained glass artist in the country (as I think) to It was during this period that my occasional articles in make a window in full colour. the parish magazine gave the impression I was ‘modern’ and likely to want something extraordinary. At least we were determined not to have a pretty pic- The vicar goes on to describe the window and to say that about ture in the traditional Edwardian style. The window £950 must be raised. In March we learn that the Gift Day destroyed by the bomb was not pretty-pretty. Kempe was a great success. £1,010 was given, making £1,580 now was a real artist, and his Jesse window was a noble available. composition. At last we heard of a window by Miss Hone in Kent, the only example of her work in Eng- land. It was a small village church, and we entered it August 1954 not very hopefully. I shall never forget that moment. Miss Hone is working hard at our window and shows There in the small east window was a brooding figure, signs of finishing it before the end of this year. The Christ of an infinite sadness and compassion hung upon Churchwardens have now paid a large sum of money, the cross. Beneath it stood the Rector, a little appre- nearly the whole of our share of the cost. Miss Hone hensive I thought. We all gasped a little as the unusual has invited me to go to Dublin in September to see drawing and disturbing blues and greens made their how the work is progressing, which thing I shall proba- impression. We were very silent for a time, but out on bly do. the village street we all spoke at once, saying, ‘This is the window for us. We have found our artist.’. . .

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Our window was almost finished in August of this year, May 1955 and the P.C.C. asked me to go to Dublin to see Miss Hone. She is a gentle lady, humble, spiritual, most anx- Death of Miss Evie Hone ious to please us. ‘I do hope you will like it,’ she said. Miss Evie Hone died on March 13th. She went to Mass with The window was sent to us by air and fixed during Ad- her little Protestant maid (she was lame and not very well) vent. . . . and died as soon as she reached the church. All the great No doubt the window astonished the congregation. They newspapers have spoken of her fame. We can speak of the had been warned not to expect a gentle, innocuous book- debt we owe her. It is a tragedy that no more churches will illustration; they were not prepared for the brilliance and be enriched by her art. She left no one, so far as I know, power of it, nor for the fact that this modern window is in trained in her ways. Her only assistant was her maid and a very ancient tradition. The Holy Jesus breaks the bread companion mentioned above. I met Miss Hone twice, and at the first Eucharist and eleven rustic disciples look won- the impression she left with me was of gentleness and good- deringly on. Below St. Peter waits to have his feet washed ness. The most pleasing glass in England (to me) is in by the Servant of all, and Judas, turning his back upon his King’s College Chapel, Cambridge, and it is interesting to salvation, creeps out with his money-bag. I do not know know that some of it was made by one Galyon Hone, an why, but this Judas inspires pity. I think Miss Hone feels ancestor of Miss Hone. Artistic ability seems to have been only grief for him. Above, the window soars in blue and in the family. green and red, a glory of Christian symbol, chiefly of the passion and of self-sacrifice. …

The only public comment I have so far is in the Manches- ter Guardian: ’ . . . congratulation due to the artist, the vicar and the congregation on what is certainly a consider- able achievement.’

Mr Edwards is justifiably very happy, but he made an error in referring to the previous glass as a Jesse window. It was not a Are you a songster? Tree of Jesse window, but a Tree of the Cross window.

March 1955 There is again a lengthy piece appraising (and praising) the new window.

All Saints Church Choir would love you to join . . . Some are troubled because the faces are all different them. We practise every Thursday at 7.30 pm. colours, green, brown, blue, pink. In fact, Judas is the Song is a great way to help the ministry here at All Saints. Please talk to Val McMillan or phone only one with a more or less natural face. But this is a her on 020 8346 0438 very poor criticism. The window is not naturalistic in any respect. It does not pretend to be like nature, and there is no reason why it should. Some think the disciples are a villainous looking lot; one lady gave it as her opinion they were ‘a terrible bunch of pirates’, but equally some think they have ‘most kind faces’ . . .

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All Saints Second Great Annual

Community Hog Roast

Luncheon Gathering

n a blustery cold September 14th Hog Roast Saturday the Bishop of Edmonton, Peter Wheatley, honoured pro- O ceedings attended upon by our clergy team and countless volunteers.

Thanks to lively leadership by Fr Bryce (victuals, mise en scène, publicity, ticket sales to name a few of many roles), by Sacristan Marie Edwards (Garden, Church and Hall clearance, tidy) and by Architect Fran- cis Birch (porch design, installation and ASC fabric maintenance) All Saints Church’s 2nd Annual Hog Roast gathering was a huge success, raising some £1300 for our funds, bringing newcomers into the church and grounds and attracting well over 100 guests including families and children.

A notable feature owed much to Fr Bryce’s enterprising parish-wide PR work was the synergy put on show by teams from local public houses The Woodman, The Red Lion and Sun and The Bull not to mention Anscombe and Ringland Estate Agents whose street side For Sale boards outside strategically chosen homes advertised the event to a large fraction of the parish’s 3000 or so residents. A last minute let down by the providers of the expected bouncy castle was remedied thanks to quick thinking by Marie in finding an alternative to the clear delight of the children and parents crowding the Vicarage garden.

Jonathan Worth, one of our younger parishioners, was roundly applauded for winning Bingo first and second prizes, respectively a Chic liqueur and a cupcake holder! Alice Bell won third prize, a picture frame. Congratulations, Jonathan and Alice. We thank everyone who came and made the day such a good time. While we didn’t get the amazing weather we had last year it still turned out to be a fun day. And of course, we look forward to seeing you at the 3rd Annual Roast, next year in September.

(Editor, All Saints magazine section)

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UPCOMING EVENTS, NOVEMBER AND DECEMBER ALL SAINTS’ CHURCH, HIGHGATE

TALBOT ROAD N6 4QH

Remembrance Sunday - November 10th Cooked breakfast served from 9.30am to 10.30am £5 (£2.50 children) with all proceeds going to Hornsey and Wood Green Training Corps Act of Remembrance at 10.45am

Christmas Market - Saturday November 30th 10am to 1pm Many local businesses selling their goods and crafts Nice coffee and cakes on sale - Mulled wine too Plenty of activities for the children Santa Claus visiting from the North Pole to listen to Christmas wishes, hand out goodie bags and take pictures with the kids!

Dedication of the new Glass Lobby - Sunday December 8th, 10am The Venerable Luke Miller, Archdeacon of Hampstead, will be with us to bless our new glass lobby. Come and see this wonderful addition to the aesthetic of our church. Drinks and nibbles to follow the service.

150 Year Anniversary Celebration Service — Sunday January 26th, 10am The Rt Revd Bishop Richard Chartres will be with us to help celebrate our Sesquicentenary. A bring-and-share lunch will follow the service with live music included.

Please join us at any or all of these events!

9 Giving to St Michael’s

s all readers will know, tax recovery on giving is an important part of the church’s income. Gift Aid in- creases the value of a gift from a taxpayer by a minimum of 25%, and by considerably more in the case of A higher rate payers. There is, however, a considerable amount of administrative work to be done in recov- ering the tax. The Revenue has just introduced a new, on screen, application process which is much more complex and labour intensive.

Historically, so long as we held a valid Gift Aid Declaration, tax recovery could be achieved by stating just the initial and surname of the giver. Now for every individual claim we shall have to give the donor’s title (Mr, Mrs, etc), first name, surname, house number (or name) and postcode. It is because of these demands that detail of the orange envelopes in church has been altered – as you might have noticed.

It remains tremendously important that donors avail themselves of the tax recovery possibilities, but it is now also important to do that by the method that causes least administrative hassle.

· Best of all is to join the pledged giving scheme and give by standing order. Please contact me for details on how to do this if you are not already in the scheme. · The other way of tax-efficient giving is by use of the envelopes. If this is to be your method, please do join the envelope scheme so that you can be given a number. The forms for joining the scheme are available in church. · If you do not get a number, and if each week you write all the necessary details on to an envelope, this is hard work for you and makes hard work for the volunteers who do the admin to achieve tax recovery. · Remember that an envelope with nothing written on it achieves nothing for you and nothing for the church.

Please give generously and please, by these means, give efficiently.

Roger Sainsbury Stewardship Recorder [email protected]

Women’s World Day of Prayer Service

On Friday 7th March 2014 at 2 pm

St Michael’s is hosting the

Women’s World Day of Prayer Service

Written by Christian Women in Egypt

Speaker from the Coptic Orthodox Church

We would be grateful for your support with welcoming, reading, refreshments or just coming to the service. There will be a mat with soft toys available for pre-school age children.

If you can help please contact Mary Embleton Tel: 020 8340 5923 Email: [email protected]

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Letter from All Saints’ Assistant Curate

cannot thank enough everyone who contributed to and attended the 2nd Annual Roast in September. I have rarely found myself checking so often, in anticipation of an event, the weather forecast. I learned I at least one thing though: Don’t trust a weather forecast in England for any amount of time over 30 minutes. It is best, as some say, to simply stick your head out the door. Whatever the weather, it didn’t stop our frantic marquee erecting on the morning. It also didn’t stop the bouncy castle from cancelling the morning of. As you can imagine, there were some upset and disappointed people: it was hard to tell who was more disappointed though; the children for not being able to play or the parents because their children had little to occupy them until around 3pm.

Thankfully, the food and drink were wonderful, other events were fun and successful (especially lobbing water-filled sponges at ordained heads), and finally, an alternative bouncy castle arrived to make the day complete. I can’t thank enough the hard work of The Red Lion and Sun along with the generosity of The Bull, The Woodman and the sponsorship of Anscombe & Ringland. Also, thank you to those who did such amazing work in the church garden leading up to the day. Your time and effort were greatly appreciated.

With that, it is time to look ahead. In November we have at least two important events. First of all, on Remembrance Sun- day, November 10th, we will once again be serving one of our wonderful cooked breakfasts. Each breakfast plate is £5 (£2.50 for children) and all of the proceeds will be donated to the Hornsey and Wood Green Training Corps this year. (Please see John Havergal’s letter in this edition of the magazine [page 12] for more information about that collection of wonderful and hardworking people.) Following the breakfast, beginning at 10.45am, will be our Act of Remembrance with Parish Communion. Please join us for this solemn and prayerful service as we give thanks and pray for all of those who have served, and continue to serve, in our Armed Forces.

At the end of November, on Saturday the 30th from 10am to 1pm, we will host our Christmas Market (formerly known as the Advent Coffee Morning). Like last year, we should have a good collection of local businesses on hand selling everything from books and crafts to locally distilled gin and vodka. Santa Claus will be with us once again handing out goodie bags, lis- tening to Christmas wishes and posing for pictures with the children. Word on the street is that he will have one of his elves to help out this year. As always, good coffee, scrumptious cakes and mulled wine will be on offer to liven our spirits as we look forward to the holiday season. There will be plenty of ways to entertain the kids while parents shop. So please join us on the 30th!

Things just keep rolling from there. On Sunday December 8th the Venerable Luke Miller, Archdeacon of Hampstead, is go- ing to be at All Saints’ to bless our new glass lobby at our 10am Parish Communion service. It took many years of planning but this wonderful new addition to our church’s aesthetic has been installed. We are very much looking forward to the day when it will be officially dedicated. Following the service we will enjoy drinks and nibbles in the Church Hall. I would like to thank, in advance, Tom at The Woodman for donating our wine for the day.

As you can tell, this is an exciting and busy time for us at All Saints. And really, all of the previous is just a warm up for next year: our 150 Year Anniversary! I will say more in the next parish magazine about our celebration service on January 26th, when The Rt Revd Bishop Richard Chartres will be with us. But importantly as well, we will be using our Sesquicentenary to focus on our future. We will utilize February to focus on our stewardship at All Saints’: not only on money but also on our giving of our time and talents. But of course, paying the bills is ever on the forefront of the PCC’s mind and agenda. While we will have the full details of our income, expenditure and economic forecast available for the campaign, it probably doesn’t hurt to say that we could always use your help now! There are both Gift Aid and Standing Order forms available for download on our website (allsaintshighgate.com), on the Stewardship page. Filling in both of these forms is the most effi- cient way for us to have predictable income and to recover tax on your donation. The help you can give—in money, time and talents—is greatly appreciated.

If it isn’t clear from all that is contained in this letter, I can say it explicitly to close: I think it is an exciting time to be at All Saints’. I hope you do too! Bryce P Wandrey

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Christmas Story

wise council founded a little school in a village on the outskirts of a great city. The vision inspiring the founders was free education for happy fulfilled lives in community service. The school is now a famous suc- A cess transforming the lives of 13 to 18 year old self-enrollers, to the delight of their families and themselves, to serve their communities, country and ultimately the world including you and me.

The council were the powers who founded the Air Training Corps, now with some 40,000 uniformed Cadets in training, over 95% of whom will be snapped up for careers in industry, commerce, the trades and professions, CV’s brimming with employable awards skills and qualifica- tions eagerly sought in the work world.

The little school is 16F Squadron in neighbouring Hornsey. The students are 30-40 young people you see attending classes and parade nights in all weathers, year in year out, delighted to benefit at a fraction of the cost, from skills, training and education laid on by HM Government, including heated class rooms, gyms, dining facilities and experienced and qualified instructors. The range of courses is astonishing, from BTECS and NVQS to The Duke of Edinburgh’s Award, not to mention Gliding, Adventure and Orienteering, Fitness and Sports, marching in the celebrated Nijmegan road marches, musi- cianship - among highlights of which is playing in Hornsey’s now well-known local Band …the courses list goes on and on.

But is the biggest gain to Cadets, the self-confidence, comradeship, VIP contacts, skills and experience, coping with challenge in serving themselves and us all in inspirational style and roles? The answer is in mums’ and dads’ eyes as you see them well up, describing the transformation of their offspring into smart, high-achieving citizens brimming with confidence, breaking records, winning awards, making friends for life.

Problem: In the five short years of their eligibility for ATC enrolment, Cadets need a minibus to transport them between far-flung training sites - playing fields, class rooms, parade grounds, campuses, festival arenas and open air camps. By valiant efforts over the years, the Cadets have raised £13,000 themselves. But fund raising saps energies and time essential for learning and study, if Cadets are to qualify. Solution! A mere £7,000 is all that stands in the way of achieving the needed £20,000, which is why All Saints Church has chosen the 16F Squadron Minibus Appeal for its Re- membrance Day and Christmas charity this year.

Your generosity would bring the happiest ending for this Christ- mas Story’s self-giving young heroes – whatever gift you can easily manage. Cash please hand to clergy or PCC members. Cheques please draw to, ‘16F Squadron ATC’ with written on the back, ‘Cadet Minibus Fund,’ and mail direct to : Flt Lt Keith Miller, Hon Treasurer, 16F Squadron ATC, 11 Freemantle Avenue, Ponders End EN3 4UB

Donors of £100 and over will receive a complimentary ATC tie – donors of £500 and over will receive the tie plus a coveted year-long Friends of 16F Squadron guest-pass to parade nights and to march with the Squadron Band in the annual Hornsey Carnival. Thank you for whatever you can give. John Havergal*

*John is a proud serving 16F Squadron civilian committee member and former chairman.

12 All Saints’ 150 Year Anniversary 2014 Schedule of Events

January Service of Celebration Sunday 26th with The Rt Revd Bishop Richard Chartres 10am The service is followed by a bring and share lunch

March Church Open Day Saturday 1st Come and explore our church, learn about its history, see how it is run, meet community groups noon to 3 pm and more (food will be available)

Saturday 22nd 150 Year Celebration Quiz 7pm An evening of fun and general knowledge with food, beer and wine from a local pub

April Fund-raising Breakfast Sunday 27th Join us for a delicious breakfast and help raise valuable funds 8.30 to 9.30am for St Anne’s Hospital, Nkhotakota

June All Saints’ Songs of Praise Sunday 8th An evening of 10 favourite hymns as selected by the congregation, 6.30pm with readings and reflections

July An Evening of Music from the last 150 years Date TBD Live performance of classical and modern pieces including ‘Air on the 23rd Psalm’ composed by parishioner Lynn Elmer-Laird

September 3rd Annual Parish Roast Saturday 13th Our annual garden party with food, beer, wine and entertainment for all ages including bouncy noon start castle and bingo!

October Harvest Meal Sunday 5th Come and celebrate Harvest Festival with a bring and share lunch after the Sunday morning service 11.30am

November Fund-raising Breakfast Sunday 9th Join us for a tasty cooked breakfast and help raise funds for Help for Heroes 9.30 to 10.30am

Saturday 29th Christmas Market 10am – 1pm Looking for the perfect gift? Local businesses, craftspeople and creatives sell their wares in support of All Saints’

Closer to the scheduled time, for full details of all these events, go to www.allsaintshighgate.com

13 First World War Centenary Project

They shall grow not old, as we that are left grow old: Age shall not weary them, nor the years condemn. At the going down of the sun and in the morning We will remember them. (Laurence Binyon, ‘For the Fallen’)

014 marks the centenary of the beginning of the First World War. Britain entered the war on 4 August 1914 and the conflict lasted until 11 November 1918. Between 2014 and 2018, the Government, the Imperial War Museum, histo- 2 rians, and museums, parishes and churches across the UK will be commemorating the war in a variety of ways. St Michael’s will be making its own contribution to the project with a dedicated memorial page on our website. The plan is to collect all details relevant to the contribution and sacrifice made by the people of this parish and that of All Saints. We shall be adding these details to other project databases as well as our own website. So far we have the following names taken from the church memorials of St Michael’s and All Saints. As part of the project we’ll be identifying all of these men and learning more about where they lived in the parish. We are very interested in hearing from anyone who is related to those named as follows:

St Michael’s Church

Arthur Frederick Andrews Geoffrey Vaughan Marriott Christopher Boyd Andrews Henry Meadyer Ernest Lancelot Andrews Alfred Moore Reginald Andrews Ernest John Pollikett George Arthur Arnold Arthur John Purey-Cust Alfred Barne? Harry William Rawlings Noel Coghlan Barrs George Rimmer George Barton Richard Thomas Robbins Arthur Noel Bingley Bertie Gordon Shorter Charles Blanford Percival Arthur Shorter Reginald Edward George Burton Robert George Shorter Alfred John Bush James Ashton Simpson Joseph Cater Ernest Robert Smith Christopher Frank Challen Henry Stokes Harold Church Geoffrey Bulmer Tatham Francis Hugh Davies Frederick William Twinn James Ford Davies John Edward Twinn Lionel St Clair Dickinson Laurence Frank Wade Richard Dyer William Thomas Wallis Ernest Evans Arthur Graeme West Richard Baxter Harrison Henry West James Anthony Horne Charles Herbert Wilcockson Robert Jones Cuthbert Gordon Willis Edwin Kenmore John Wilson Thomas John Kirkin Christopher Wilton Valentine Sandford Longman Gower Float Young

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All Saints’ Church

Adams, A. C. Church, H., Hewson, W. C. Moore, W. T. Seymour, W. J. Wallis, C. G. R. Bailey, H. G. Capt. Hodson, A. J. Morison, J. S., Sharpe, C. L. Watson, D. Lieut. Collingwood, F. Hodson, J. A. 2nd Lieut. A., 2nd Lieut. Watts, T. E. Bingley, A. N., Coombe, J. W. Holman, G. C., Mountstephens, Shorter, H. Weddell, A., Lieut. H. Lieut. A., Cpl. Moore, Shorter, J. Bdr. Borrill, H. F., Coombe, S. J. Hows, E. C. W. T. Shorter, P. Weddell, G. Sgt. Dandridge, S. Hutson, A. Morison, J. S., Shorter, R. Weddell, P. F. Brassinee, C. H. G., Lieut. Jeayes, H. L. 2nd Lieut. Smith, F. D., 2nd Weeks, E. J., Brodhurst, B. Davis, Mildred Lce. Sgt. Mountstephens, Lieut. Sgt. M. L., Major Deacon, H. G. Jones, Robt. A., Cpl. Stevens, T. S. White, S. H. Brodribb, W. Edwards, A., 2nd Kenwood, E. Neal, F. C. L. Sussex, F., Cpl. Wilson, J., 2nd C., 2nd Lieut. Lieut. Lack, J. W., Newman, A. S. Thorne, A. F. Lieut. Bromhall, J. C., Farman, H., Capt. Parsons, J. F. L. Toyne, J. A. Wiltshire, B. Major Sgt. Law, L. F. Pascall, P. M., Turk, A. Woodrow, E. Brooman, E. J., Field, J. J., Col. Laws, S. Lieut. Twinn, F. Woodrow, S. 2nd Lieut. Sgt. Matthews, J. Penny, A. H., Twinn, J. Woodward, D. Brown, A. E. Fielder, C. B., Medhurst, L., Capt. Vassie, C. E. Brown, C., Sgt. C. S. M. Lieut. Percy, H. E. Wade, L. F. Burt, T. J. V., Greenwood, F. Miller, A. Pomroy, J., Sgt. C. S. M. W., Sgt. Miller, W., Pomroy, P. W., Bush, A. J., 2nd Harrington, A. Lieut. Cpl. Lieut. Harrington, W. Rawlings, S. Butcher, N. De Hawkins, A. R., Ray, R., Lieut. G., Lieut. Lieut. R.N.R. Seccomb, G. Campbell, C. Heavingham, H. Sell, H. Cathles, G. K., A. Seymour, A. P., Lieut. Lce. Cpl.

Not all those who died in war service are commemorated on war memorials. There are omissions, notably of many women. During the centenary, it is also worth noting the contributions made by those who survived the war or served the country away from the battlefields. Moreover, the Peace Pledge Union is organising a centenary project to acknowledge the experi- ences of conscientious objectors, many of whom spent years in prison for their beliefs. If anyone knows of any conscientious objectors who were connected with either of our churches, please let us know.

If you would like to help with the project in any way (e.g. by contributing historical or family details, researching contem- porary documents, or assisting with funding applications), please contact Emma Causer at [email protected].

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The latest in the St Michael’s Concert Series ‘Saturdays at Six’

Instrumental Recital by Diary dates — music at Students from the Royal College of Music St Michael’s

Saturday 9 November 2013 6 pm

Admission free Concert lasts 1 hour Music and Meditation for Christmas

The St Michael’s Singers Paul Dean & Toril Öberg (Organ)

Featuring The Canonic Variations on ‘Vom Himmel hoch’ (BWV 769) By JS Bach

Sunday 8 December 2013

6.30pm

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NO MORE ROUGH SLEEPING! St Mungo’s Report Laid Before Government at the House of Commons 26th June 2013

o more increases in the number of people sleeping rough! No more preventable homelessness! No more suffering on the street! Those were objectives in a report to government from St Mungo’s at a parliamentary reception which Mar- N garet Preddy and I attended in the House of Commons on June 26th.

The report highlights that during 2012/13, 6,437 people slept rough at some time in London, an increase of 13 per cent on the previous year. The report found there is no stereotypical homeless person – homeless people can be lawyers, doctors or teach- ers and others. Based on extensive surveys of recent rough sleepers, the report goes into the background of factors of why people start sleeping rough. Such factors are: a) a traumatic childhood, b) problematic drug and alcohol use, c) mental health problems, d) relationship breakdown and e) eviction. Bereavement can also precede some of the above issues.

Working mainly in London and the South, St Mungo’s provides over 100 accommodation and support projects for homeless people day in, day out.

The report also looks at where the homeless go for help. Local authority housing teams are currently facing an increasing work- load but they have an obligation to assess whether they owe a duty to provide housing for priority cases and advice and assistance to all who are homeless or sleeping rough. Many councils fail to provide this help.

Another concern is the large number of people who start to sleep rough immediately upon release from prison. The housing and support service for ex-offenders is often inadequate especially for those released after serving short sentences.

The report ends with recommendations to local authorities and government and criminal justice agencies to improve the situa- tion. These were supported by MPs from the three main parties present at the reception.

St Mungo’s runs many programmes to get rough sleepers off the streets into housing and to provide the training needed to change their lives. If you feel moved to help St Mungo’s help the homeless, their address is 161 Hammersmith Road, Lon- don W6 8BS, cheques to ‘St Mungo’s.’ Mary Barker

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PARISH REGISTERS

All saints

Holy Baptism Edward Ralph Kilborn

St Michael’s

Holy Baptism Frank Stephen Noel Casey Lucy Jennifer Tillett Henry George Taylor Claire Ridehalgh Luke Edward Ridehalgh Noah Edward Ridehalgh

Wedding Matthew Robert Thomas Douglas and Katherine Marie Alexandra Gauer

Blessing of a Civil Marriage Jetmir Ismail Hoxha and Jennifer Mary Winifred Clode Nathaniel Warren Peck and Eleanor Guthrie Elworthy

Funeral Jeanne Dodd Edith Donaldson Sir Robin Williams

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ould you offer someone a home far from home for just a day or two? HOST, a well-established charity, is making its annual appeal. They are hoping to hear from people who enjoy making C others feel at home, and who would love to meet interesting young adults from other parts of the world who are currently studying at universities in the UK, and who want to understand this coun- try better.

One host wrote: ‘It is a great to welcome these students and make them feel wanted. They get to see a good side of life in Britain in contrast to what they might learn from the media. It is also fun getting to know someone from another country.’

Invitations can be for a day, a weekend, or three days at Christmas. Sharing Christmas with someone who has little idea what Christmas is can be really special – and for the guest, much better than being on a deserted university campus. Invitations are urgently needed from volunteer hosts, no matter how far they live from a university. To find out more, please see www.hostuk.org or call 020 7739 6292.

PARISH DIRECTORY — ALL SAINTS http://allsaintshighgate.com

Priest-in-charge The Revd Preb Dr Jonathan Trigg [email protected] 8347 5124

Assistant Curate The Revd Bryce P Wandrey [email protected] 8351 6083

Self-Supporting Minister The Revd Howard Rogers [email protected] 7485 6376

Reader Pam Lighthill [email protected] 8444 0387

Churchwardens John Havergal [email protected] 8341 0442 Anna Cotton-Smith [email protected] 07779 270 558 PCC Secretary Margaret Preddy [email protected] 8348 3263

Stewardship Recorder Mary Barker 020 8348 6058 Treasurer David Bulgin [email protected] 8349 2397 Electoral Roll Jane Havergal [email protected] 8374 5543 Church Hall Jean Johnson 8347 8020 Choir Mistress Valerie McMillan 8346 0438 Children’s Advocate Demi Adebanjo [email protected] 8340 2128 Brownies Marie Edwards [email protected] 8340 5726 Guides Elizabeth Bulgin 8349 2397 Bible Study Pam Lighthill [email protected] 8444 0387 Bible Reading Fellowship Marie Edwards [email protected] 8340 5726

Magazine (ASC) John Havergal [email protected] 8341 0442

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Vicar The Revd Preb Dr Jonathan Trigg [email protected] 8347 5124 Associate Vicar The Revd Bryce Wandrey [email protected] 8351 6083 Self-Supporting Minister The Revd Howard Rogers [email protected] 7485 6376 Assistant Curate James Yeates 8144 3056 Youth Worker Jonathan Brooks [email protected] 020 7861 0170 Church Wardens Mark Dailey [email protected] 7561 0750 Alan West [email protected] 07764 638 722

Readers Robert Pfeiffer [email protected] 8348 9140

Nicholas Sanderson [email protected] 7264 4373 [email protected] 8883 6031 Gill Taylor 8340 8419 John Taylor [email protected] 8340 9019 Patrice Ware-White 8348 3257 Director of Music Paul Dean [email protected] 07740 282 744 Assistant Organist Toril Briese [email protected] Musician Michael Haslam 07730 556 595 Parish Office and Bookings Kay Langley-May [email protected] 8340 7279 PCC Secretary Mary Embleton [email protected] 8340 5923 PCC Treasurer John-Henry Liepe 07841 781 228 Safeguarding Officer Veronica Sanderson [email protected] 07961 165 029 Bible Reading Fellowship Elaine Wright 7485 7903 Christian Aid Judith Matheson [email protected] 7263 1090 Fairtrade Gilly Wesley [email protected] 8341 3927 Head Teacher— Geraldine Gallagher 8340 7441 St Michael’s School Kneelers Projects Charlotte Elworthy 8340 4656 Magazine Susan McFadden [email protected] 8348 9691 St Michael’s Fellowship The Revd Bryce Wandrey [email protected] 8351 6083 St Michael’s Guild Elaine Wright 7485 7903 Stewardship Recorder Roger Sainsbury [email protected] 8883 4927 Volunteer Guide Co-ordinator Julia Rigby [email protected] 8340 8300 (Church Visits) MISSION PARTNER REPRESENTATIVES Chair, and Kirima Karen Sennett [email protected] 8340 3739 A Rocha Judith Roberts 07914 799 750 AICMAR Gilly Wesley [email protected] 8341 3927 Barnabas Fund Peter Hill-King [email protected] 07977 535936 Bible Society Sarah Wrightson 8348 3654 CARIS (Haringey) Mary Holtby 8245 5490 20