All Saints Parish Paper MARGARET STREET, LONDON W.1
FEBRUARY 2011 £1.00
VICAR’S LETTER Anglicans who wish to join the Roman All Saints was founded at a time of &DWKROLF&KXUFK7KH\ZRXOGEHDOORZHG religious controversy. There was the to retain some elements of the Anglican SHUFHLYHG FRQÀLFW VWLOO YHU\ PXFK ZLWK ³SDWULPRQ\´ LQFOXGLQJ OLWXUJLFDO IRUPV XV EHWZHHQ VFLHQFH DQG UHOLJLRQ ,W ZDV DQGPDUULHGFOHUJ\ZLWKLQDVHSDUDWHHQWLW\ RFFDVLRQHG DV PXFK E\ WKH JHRORJLFDO XQGHUWKHLURZQ³2UGLQDU\´²DELVKRS GLVFRYHULHV RI 6LU &KDUOHV /\HOO DV E\ RU HTXLYDOHQW 0DQ\ 5RPDQ &DWKROLFV Darwin’s theory of evolution. There is an OHWDORQH$QJOLFDQVWKRXJKWWKDWWKHZD\ DUFKLWHFWXUDOUHÀHFWLRQRIWKLVLQWKHIRVVLOV WKLV ZDV ERXQFHG RQ WKH$UFKELVKRS RI LQWKHPDUEOHVWHSVLQ$OO6DLQWV KRZHYHU &DQWHUEXU\ ZDV JUDWXLWRXVO\ LQVXOWLQJ old we think those fossilised creatures 'U:LOOLDPVLVNQRZQIRUKLVVHHPLQJO\ DUHDQG,FDQ¶WLPDJLQHWKDWDQ\RQHDW$OO HQGOHVVUHVHUYHVRISDWLHQFHEXWHYHQKH Saints thinks they are only a few thousand VHHPVWRKDYHIRXQGWKLVDELWPXFK$QG \HDUVROGWKH\DUHLQFKXUFKEHFDXVH*RG ZKRFDQEODPHKLP" made them. :KHQWKHDQQRXQFHPHQWZDVPDGHD Then there was the Roman Question. QXPEHURISHRSOHFRQWDFWHGPHWRH[SUHVV )UHGHULFN 2DNOH\ WKH 0LQLVWHU RI WKH WKHLUFRQFHUQVDQG,ZDVDEOHWRVHWWKHLU 0DUJDUHW&KDSHOZDVDGLVFLSOHRI-RKQ PLQGV DW UHVW $OO 6DLQWV ZRXOG QRW EH Henry Newman and followed his spiritual going down that path. master into the Roman Catholic Church. +LV DVVLVWDQW SULHVW :LOOLDP 8SWRQ 6RPH¿IW\\HDUVDJR)U.HQQHWK5RVV 5LFKDUGV UHPDLQHG OR\DO WR WKH &KXUFK 9LFDU RI$OO 6DLQWV WRRN XS KLV SHQ WR RI (QJODQG VWHDGLHG WKH FRQJUHJDWLRQ ZULWH D ERRN FDOOHG “Why I am not a RYHUVDZWKHEXLOGLQJRIWKHQHZFKXUFK Roman Catholic”. He did this more in DQGEHFDPH¿UVW9LFDURIWKHSDULVK sorrow than in anger; declaring that he had spent far more time during his Pope Benedict’s visit to this country last ministry defending the Roman Catholic year is generally considered to have gone &KXUFK WKDQ DWWDFNLQJ LW ,Q WKRVH SUH well. He avoided the diplomatic gaffes HFXPHQLFDOGD\VZKHQ5RPDQ&DWKROLFV IRUZKLFKKHKDVEHFRPHQRWRULRXV2QH were not even allowed to say the Lord’s of these was the announcement of the 3UD\HU ZLWK RWKHU &KULVWLDQV WKHUH ZDV proposed “Ordinariate” — a sort of non- an aggressive campaign of proselytising geographical diocese — for groups of aimed at converting Anglicans. Fr Ross
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The Bishop of London addressed Another aspect of the Anglican this matter at the Diocesan Synod in ³SDWULPRQ\´ WR EH SUHVHUYHG LQ WKH 'HFHPEHUUHIHUULQJWRWKHUHWLUHPHQWRI Ordinariate is that the “Ordinary” will WKH%LVKRSRI)XOKDP have a council of priests to which he must “There does however seem to be a refer various matters for decision. But degree of confusion about whether those WKHUHLVDVXEWOHGLIIHUHQFHKHUH ZKHUHDUH entering the Ordinariate like Bishop John, WKHODLW\ZKRDUHWREHIRXQGLQ$QJOLFDQ might be able to negotiate a transfer of 6\QRGV DQG &RXQFLOV" 7KHUH DUH QRQH properties or at least explore the possibility The Ordinariate looks suspiciously like a of sharing agreements in respect of clerical autocrat’s dream in which the duty particular churches. For the avoidance of RIWKHODLW\LVWR³SD\SUD\DQGREH\´ confusion I have to say that as far as the Diocese of London is concerned there is ,FDQ¶WKHOSIHHOLQJVRPHV\PSDWK\IRU no possibility of transferring properties. 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The service is designed and WLPHGIRUWKRVHZKRZRUNORFDOO\,WKDVD +HUH DW$OO 6DLQWV ZH WU\ KDUG WR NHHS UHJXODUDQGOR\DOIROORZLQJVRPHRIZKRP Advent properly and not to anticipate NHHS FRPLQJ EDFN HYHQ WKRXJK WKH\ QR &KULVWPDVWRRPXFKXQWLOWKHZHHNEHIRUH longer work in the area. :HGLGKDYHRQHUDWKHUHDUOLHUDQWLFLSDWLRQ WKLV\HDULQWKHIRUPRID0DVVIRUWKH6W )U*HUDOGKDGSDULVKFDUROVHUYLFHVDWERWK 1LFKRODV6RFLHW\DWZKLFK)U-LP5RVHQWKDO the Annunciation and St Cyprian’s as well that dedicated advocate of the “real Santa as others at the Annunciation for the Hotel Claus” preached. :RUNHUV FKDULW\ 6SULQJERDUG +LOO +RXVH School and the Chaplaincy to the Deaf. To One of the Church of England’s gifts to VKDUHRXWRXU&KULVWPDVPRUHHYHQO\,ZDV the wider Church is the Festival of Nine RQ GXW\ IRU WKH +DPSGHQ *XUQH\ 6FKRRO Lessons and Carols at Christmas. This was Nativity plays and Carol Service. 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His girlfriend is the artist Alison their people. :DWWZKRKDVDPDMRUSLHFHRIKHUZRUNLQ 2OG6W3DXO¶V(GLQEXUJKDQG,UHPHPEHU :KHQRXU&KULVWPDVWUHH¿QDOO\DUULYHG speaking to them at the gate after the LWZDVGHFRUDWHGE\DJURXSRIRXUVHUYHUV VHUYLFH,QWKHDUWLFOHKHUHFDOOHGWKDW,KDG PDUVKDOOHG E\ 6KDZQ :HOE\&RRNH DQG known who Alison was. As he referred to WKHUHVXOWVKDYHEHHQPXFKDGPLUHG-RKQ PHDV³WKHPLQLVWHU´,DVVXPHKHPXVWEH )RUGHDQGWKHVHUYHUVZHUHUHVSRQVLEOHIRU VRPH NLQG RI 3UHVE\WHULDQ XQXVHG WR WKH WKHHUHFWLRQRIWKH&ULEQRPHDQWDVNJLYHQ PRUHH[RWLFVKRUHVRI$QJOLFDQLVPDQGLI its solid construction. his friend thinks we are the campest church LQ &KULVWHQGRP KH PXVW KDYH OHG D YHU\ “On the Feast of Stephen” sheltered life! &KULVWPDV 'D\ ZDV D 6DWXUGD\ VR LW ZDV DOZD\V OLNHO\ WKDW DWWHQGDQFH WKH QH[W :H KDG D ODUJH FRQJUHJDWLRQ DW +LJK GD\ZRXOGEHGRZQ JLYHQWKHIDFWWKDWVR 0DVVRQWKH)HDVWRIWKH(SLSKDQ\5HDGHUV many of our regular congregation are away of the Church Times will know that there over Christmas. Things were made much KDVEHHQDOLYHO\FRUUHVSRQGHQFHDERXWWKH ZRUVHE\WKHLF\FROGDQGDWXEHVWULNH7KH pros and cons of the practice of transferring HYHUFKHHUIXO 7KHUHVD 0RVHV VXJJHVWHG major feasts like Epiphany to the nearest WKDWZHWKLQNRILWDVDJRRG%R[LQJ'D\ Sunday to ensure a decent congregation. FRQJUHJDWLRQUDWKHUWKDQDEDG6XQGD\RQH 7KH &RPPRQ :RUVKLS &DOHQGDU DOORZV WKLVDQGWKHSHUPLVVLRQVHHPVWREHZLGHO\ All Saints in the Christmas Travel XVHG,QIDFWZHIROORZWKLVSUDFWLFHDWWKH Pages Annunciation and St Cyprian’s with their -RXUQH\V IHDWXUH LQ WKH &KULVWPDV VWRU\ smaller congregations. The Roman Catholic ZLWK0DU\DQG-RVHSKJRLQJWR%HWKOHKHP Church in this country and many other parts IURP1D]DUHWKDQGWKH0DJLFRPLQJIURP RI WKH ZRUOG GRHV WRR +RZHYHU , WKLQN WKH(DVW+RZHYHULWZDVDOLWWOHVXUSULVLQJ there are arguments for maintaining the 5 traditional dates and here at All Saints we we, very soon, were asking questions and DUHVWLOODEOHWRGRVR7KHQH[WVXFKIHDVWLV greeting everyone with great enthusiasm. &DQGOHPDVDWWKHEHJLQQLQJRIWKLVPRQWKDW ZKLFKRXUSUHDFKHUZLOOEHWKH%LVKRSRI6W The secret was very well kept, Elaine and $OEDQV)U7LP3LNH¶VVHUPRQDW+LJK0DVV Mhairi did some work in the background, RQWKH(SLSKDQ\FDQEHIRXQGLQWKLVLVVXH and you and the choir were able to keep very quiet on your front. 2QWKH6XQGD\DIWHU(SLSKDQ\WKHGD\RI It was truly a breathtaking experience RXU(SLSKDQ\&DURO6HUYLFHWKHFKRLUDQG for us — coming out of the blue, and we organists (including Dr Harry Bramma) shall always remember it for the love and DQGWKH9LFDUVHWRIIDIWHU+LJK0DVVWRWKH friendship expressed, as we are well aware home of Norman and Lily Caplin in South of the busy lives you all lead, and more :RRGIRUG 7KH SODQ KDWFKHG LQ VHFUHW particularly on a Sunday. was to sing a programme of Epiphany carols to much-loved friends who have The crowning joy was the arrival of EHHQSUHYHQWHGIURPFRPLQJWR$OO6DLQWV Fr Alan who brought us our Christmas IRU VRPH WLPH E\ LOOQHVV , DUULYHG D OLWWOH communion, another surprise! It was an ODWH WKDQNV WR WKH YDJDULHV RI WKH &HQWUDO added bonus that you all stayed and joined /LQHRQ6XQGD\EXWSURYLGHQWLDOO\MXVWDV with us. the choir were singing a Byrd Agnus Dei in preparation for the Holy Communion Thank you, thank you so very much, for IURPWKH5HVHUYHG6DFUDPHQWZKLFK,ZDV bringing such joy to us, and we wish you all a very happy 2011. WR DGPLQLVWHU $V , WROG WKH FRQJUHJDWLRQ DW +LJK 0DVV , KDYH DGPLQLVWHUHG With our love, thousands of such communions to the sick Lily and Norman DQG KRXVHERXQG DW KRPH RU LQ KRVSLWDO RYHUWKH\HDUVEXWWKLVZDVWKH¿UVWWREH New Year’s Honours DFFRPSDQLHGE\DFKRLU Stephen Bubb KDV EHHQ NQLJKWHG IRU VHUYLFHVWRWKH9ROXQWDU\6HFWRU+HLVWKH Lily and Norman have written to Paul Director of the National Council of Chief DQGWKHFKRLU ([HFXWLYHVRI9ROXQWDU\2UJDQLVDWLRQVWKH “What a wonderful surprise for us on UHSUHVHQWDWLYHERG\IRU&KDULW\/HDGHUV Sunday afternoon — January 9th 2011 — never to be forgotten!! Colin Menzies KDV EHHQ DZDUGHG DQ Norman and I were sitting quietly with OBE for services to the Church of England Elaine waiting for Mhairi and Michael to in recognition of his work as the Secretary come at 2.00 p.m. for a cup of tea and to of the Corporation of Church House. This hear news from All Saints, Margaret Street, rather old-fashioned title concealed the and their respective families. IDFW WKDW KH ZDV WKH FKLHI H[HFXWLYH RI D major institution which houses the national Suddenly, the sound of heavenly, yet staff of the Church of England and also recognisable voices singing on the way into functions as a major conference centre. our house, and there you all were, and we %HIRUH&ROLQ¶VUHWLUHPHQWODVW\HDUDPDMRU were lost for words! Not for long however, UHIXUELVKPHQW RI WKH SUHPLVHV WR PDNH 6 WKHPEHWWHUDGDSWHGWRERWKIXQFWLRQVZDV EH KHUH IRU WKH )HVWLYDO ,OO KHDOWK DQG carried out under his leadership. Colin has increasing frailty has prevented him from DOVREHHQWKH7UHDVXUHURIWKH&RUSRUDWLRQ EHLQJKHUHLQUHFHQW\HDUV+LVIXQHUDOWRRN RIWKH6RQVRIWKH&OHUJ\DFKDULW\ZKLFK SODFHDW6W%DUWKRORPHZ¶V%ULJKWRQ provides assistance to clergy and their IDPLOLHVZKRDUHLQQHHGVLQFH A Winter Wedding &RQJUDWXODWLRQVWRERWKRIWKHP Timo Fleckenstein and Soo Hyun Lee (known here as Christine) were married at The Departed $OO6DLQWVRQ6DWXUGD\'HFHPEHUth. Philip Prain ZDVSHUVXDGHGWREH7UHDVXUHU RIWKH3&&E\)U'DYLG+XWWDQGSURYHGWR The wedding was very much an EH D VDIH SDLU RI KDQGV LQ WKLV LPSRUWDQW international occasion as Timo’s family rôle. Philip died after a short illness just LV *HUPDQ DQG &KULVWLQH¶V .RUHDQ 7KLV EHIRUH &KULVWPDV7KH9LFDU FRQGXFWHGD ZDV UHÀHFWHG LQ ERWK WKH OLWXUJ\ DQG WKH IXQHUDOVHUYLFHIRUPHPEHUVRIKLVIDPLO\ UHFHSWLRQDIWHUZDUGV *HUPDQDQG.RUHDQ on the morning of Christmas Eve. 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