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About 1,500 laypeople, 80 faith like St James the Deacon, and to concelebrating priests and three follow St Wilfrid's example of conscious of the Society gathered on commitment to the life of the whole Saturday 11th October in Church and not just one part of it. for the Bishop of ’s Northern Provincial Festival. The congregation The congregation was led in joyful was drawn from all over the North of celebration by a choir gathered from all England and beyond, to be renewed in corners of the Northern Province, the faith and encouraged to continue including many of Bishop Glyn's God's mission in the world today. parishes. Noting that the time is near when the Bishop Glyn took as his theme the General Synod will allow women to be witness of three northern saints, appointed to episcopal posts in the Paulinus, James the Deacon and Church of England, Bishop Glyn Wilfrid. He encouraged the worshippers expressed gratitude to all those who to be like St Paulinus in his missionary have served the traditionalist Also in zeal of converting people to Christ, to constituency so well throughout the remain constant and steadfast in the synodical process, and secured the this issue... provision that will enable us to remain ...... and flourish within the life of the Church previous year to make the legislation of England. In particular, Bishop Glyn work. Bishop Glyn said, ‘I urge all of us Keeping paid tribute to Bishop , who are not in favour of the Synodical his predecessor as Bishop of Beverly, development to take the invitation to the Faith who had sacrificially and faithfully flourish’...... represented our position. Calling all Bishop Glyn was very grateful for the Bishop Glyn urged the congregation to gracious and warm hospitality provided Altar Servers rise to the challenge that Bishop Tony by the Dean and Chapter of York Robinson, the Chairman of the Council Minster which enabled the event to run Page 7 of Bishops of the Society, had made the so smoothly. Parish Profile: here iam Devotional for St Mary’s, What on earth is a Vocations Advent p age 11 Lansdowne Conference? page 6 page 16 2 Together ADVENT 2014 visit our website: www.glastonburypilgrimage.co.uk THE CATHOLIC VOICE OF THE CHURCH OF ENGLAND Together ADVENT 2014 3

and community centre. It’s our first completely new church for 40 Farewell to years, but it takes a lot of diocesan effort and resources to achieve this. The 2006 report ‘Faithful Cities’ talked about ‘faithful MA practicaul introtducution toa whalt ha ppFens nelxt ounderu the wromeni bisshophs legisilatnion by g Lindsay Newcombe. capital’, a reserve of moral sense Edmonton and commitment which is The episcopate in the Church of So, what do we do now? • Get to understand how the Society Principles, which give us a guarantee constantly being built up in England will soon be open to women. • This is a time of transition. If your will help shape the future by looking that the Catholic theological Together celebrates the ministry of the neighbourliness and service. The package that allows this parish has any of the resolutions in at the website, asking questions, understanding of ministry will Churches – as we know – do development also includes a way for place under the previous system and keeping up to date with the continue to be given an honoured retiring Bishop of Edmonton community.’ the Church of England to remain (Resolutions A and B under the news in Together. The purposes of place in the Church of England. together despite the differences of 1993 Measure and ‘Resolution C’, the Society are: ‘to promote and Bishop Peter Wheatley has been a projects. There’s a real connection London is a patchwork of different belief that are held about the the petition under the Act of Synod maintain catholic teaching and 1. Women as well as men can be priest of the between social action and being boroughs, each a unitary authority practice within the Church of bishops in the Church of England, General Synod’s decision. for pastoral care from an alternative since before the ‘episcopal areas’ drawn into discipleship. Forty in its own right. Bishop Peter’s bishop, usually one of the ‘Flying England, to provide episcopal and are to be respected, and existed. He was ordained in 1973, years ago it was easy to call on area ranges across five of them. Is This crucial change to the law of the Bishops’), these will be treated as if oversight to which churches, Inevitably, I finish by asking him Church of England is contained in a they were resolutions under the institutions and individuals will 2. Everyone needs to acknowledge and served his title in , then people and find them at home. that difficult to manage? ‘Doors about funny incidents and Measure (which is the Synod’s House of Bishops’ Declaration for freely submit themselves, and to that this is the decision that has went to be Vicar of Holy Cross Now it is more difficult with entry open for a bishop. The Bishop has compliments paid as he retires. equivalent of an Act of Parliament) two years. To maintain continuity, a guarantee a ministry in the historic been made by the Church of Cromer Street, near King’s Cross, phones on housing estates and easy access to hospitals, schools, ‘Funny things happen all the time. and alterations to the Canons (our new resolution under the House of apostolic succession in which they England, but in what was about to become the gated communities, and work local government and can pave the A headmistress asked a class why rule-book). A new Canon includes a Bishops’ Declaration will need to be can have confidence’. Edmonton Area, covering the patterns are no longer just 9 to 5. way for others to be involved. It is the Bishop wears purple. The 3. This is a decision made without reference to a Declaration written by passed within this period, so Archdeaconry of Hampstead. The There are 48 church primary important for him to be out and response was ‘My dad supports • Consider joining the agreement of the whole of the the House of Bishops, which is made parishes should aim to do that (go to www.forwardinfaith.com). jobs might just as easily be titled schools in the Area and this gives about in the community and not Arsenal too.’ A visitor in hospital during 2015. Church worldwide, so it is part of a up of all the Diocesan bishops plus a This is both positive and important Bishop of Tottenham and the Church a great entrée into get too caught up in the office caught me the other day to ask if I few elected assistant bishops from wider process of discernment • If you have a responsibility in your because Forward in Faith finances Archdeacon of Camden, for the family life if we are ready to take it.’ answering e-mails.’ Bishop Peter knew that Bishop Peter was around the country. throughout the whole Church. parish (for example if you are a PCC the Society, and is the practical and area is one of extraordinary notes that after the financial crisis retiring! As for compliments, secretary) then the first action to administrative structure which diversity. It stretches from New I ask whether episcopal ministry and cuts to budgets, the boroughs The House of Bishops’ Declaration 4. Disagreeing with the decision “Beware when all speak well of take will be to read the advice from helps the Society Bishops to care remains a legitimate Anglican Oxford Street and High Holborn in has kept pace with the changes. have been more open to describes a way for parishes to for their people. Membership you” said the Lord. Someone said Forward in Faith which will be position, and the Church of the south to the M25 in the north, ‘20 years ago Bishop David Hope partnership. ‘In St John’s, Upper resolve to have priests and bishops subscriptions allow this work to be the other day that I am not published when the legislation has England is committed to allowing and from the Edgware Road on the introduced Agenda for Action with Edmonton, the parish priest whose sacramental ministry is come into force, and get in touch done. political. I take that as a those who disagree to flourish west side to the River Lea (the old mission action planning at the worked with the borough to reopen assured for those who cannot receive with the Society Bishop’s compliment. I am political, but I try • Prayer, mission, evangelism, and within its life and structures, and the ministry of a female bishop based Representative in your Diocese. Middlesex/Essex border) on the heart of parish life. Under the the church building after eight not to show it. When I was caring for each other are as on their theological conviction. The The Bishop’s Representatives will east. About a million people live in present we have years of closure so that it could be appointed Archdeacon, my important as ever. In the House of 5. Pastoral and sacramental way in which this works will be have training in January. Find out it, in some of the richest and continued to have five or seven a community resource. Having predecessor, Bishop Brian Bishops’ Declaration we are invited provision will be made for them, monitored by an Independent who yours is at www.sswsh.com. poorest communities in the UK. year diocesan strategies. The seen that, Enfield then asked us to to flourish, and we can only do that without a time limit, in a way that Masters, made a beautifully Reviewer. A parish that makes this There are 111 stipendiary clergy, latest, Capital Vision 2020, is more help with community development • Make sure that people understand if we are joyful in faith and actively maintains as much communion as double-edged comment as I left resolution will remain an active part is possible, and contributes to more than in a number of the ‘bottom up’ than ‘top down’. It is in five deprived areas. In fact we of the diocese and deanery, and will the theological reasons why we are work to grow the Church in faith and the room: ‘Do remember you are mutual flourishing. smaller dioceses. much more a gathering together of did not immediately have the be free to flourish and grow because unable to receive the ministry of number. not a natural choice.’ women – and those ordained by the priorities that parishes capacity to be able to respond fully, of the confidence they have in the The House of Bishops have agreed ordination of their clergy. them – as bishops and priests, and Bishop Peter has been Bishop of signalled - but the initiative itself but we are rising to the challenge.’ But for clergy in the Edmonton the importance of passing the Five Guiding Principles to be read with Edmonton since 1999. I ask him comes from the bishops. all the legislation on women bishops. Area, Bishop Peter has been very resolutions for the sake of the unity about highs and lows. ‘I have a lot So how does it feel, being about to much the natural choice, and we of the parish. What follows is a summary of those of Easter Days and some Good ‘The culture of the Diocese of retire after such a long ministry? ‘I wish him well, and assure him of Fridays’, he says. ‘Confirmations London aims to be one for growth, have mixed emotions about our prayers as we look forward to are magical occasions. There are and we are growing in numbers. retirement, because I so enjoy his continuing ministry in a well- Measure House of Bishops’ between 60 and 70 services a The Bishops try to give space and what I do most of the time, but the earned retirement. It shall be lawful for… Declaration The Society Forward year, about 400 candidates, with permission for experiment. In the pace can feel relentless. I hope to women as well as men, to Explains how the House of adults now outnumbering young Edmonton Area we have many new read more, tend the garden in St You can read more about St Mary’s be consecrated to the Bishops “have a duty to ensure The Society (under the In Faith people.’ Low points? ‘The 2011 developments, the most obvious Leonards on Sea and repair my Tottenham in the ‘Parish Profile’ office of bishop that the welfare of the whole Patronage of St Wilfrid and St Tottenham riots were a challenging being at Kings Cross. In Tottenham friendships.’ feature on the back page. Church of England is sustained Hilda) is not a membership Supports and finances the occasion. Local clergy of all Hale we are building a new church in all its theological depth and organization but an ecclesial Society through membership denominations looked to the breadth” body led by a council of bishops subscription. Bishop to give advice and a lead. Changes to the Canons including the Flying Bishops Five Guiding Principles explain So we organised a march for The House of Bishops shall… and any other Church of The Director of Forward in how they wish to proceed with peace. St Mary’s Tottenham make…a procedure for England bishops who agree Faith administers the Society introducing female bishops, and with the objects of the Society. stayed open for three weeks resolutions of disputes at the same time recognise that Provides advice to individuals serving refreshments and acting as arising from the House of the whole church is not in The Society gives confidence for and parishes. a place of support for the Bishops’ declaration agreement and so allow those the future because we can rely dispossessed and the emergency unable to receive their ministry on the sacramental ministry of to flourish in the Church of Works with the Catholic Group services.’ Society priests and bishops. England. in General Synod. Independent Reviewer Bishop Peter was a parish priest A PCC will be able to bring a More secure than the previous Bishop’s Representatives are Will monitor the for longer than he has been a grievance against any Act of Synod because it requires the Society Bishop’s officers in implementation of the House of bishop, moving from Cromer Street a greater majority at General each diocese. A first point of archbishop, bishop, dean, Bishops’ Declaration, and to two parishes straddling the archdeacon, rural dean or priest Synod to change it. contact for anyone (individual will send regular reports to the border between Hampstead and regarding the working of the or parish) who wants to look to Independent Reviewer. Declaration. the Society for pastoral care. Kilburn. What has changed over the years? ‘When I was ordained, Grievances will be settled within Parish resolutions an important ministry of outreach 2 months and the Reviewer will A PCC can resolve to have the was through baptisms, marriages make an annual report. pastoral and sacramental ministry and funerals. Today in London of priests and bishops whose this outreach is through other Individuals can also bring ministry is consistent with their concerns to the Reviewer. specified theological convictions. means, such as community 4 Together ADVENT 2014 visit our website: www.churchunion.co.uk THE CATHOLIC VOICE OF THE CHURCH OF ENGLAND Together ADVENT 2014 5

The Church Observer Christ the King Fr Christopher Smith ponders the future of the sprang up to try to meet the challenges raised war. Perhaps the time is right to be thinking Bishop Roger Jupp considers the King of the Universe from the perspective of Church Union. by the decision of the General Synod to ordain about another Congress, albeit on a rather women to the priesthood, and in due course, smaller scale than those great Congresses his role as Superior-General of the Confraternity of the Blessed Sacrament. At the recent Church Union Annual General Forward in Faith came into being. It quickly between the wars when we filled the Albert Meeting, we began to open up a discussion worked on the proposals to allow Anglo- Hall and aimed ‘to increase knowledge, to “Come, you whom my sin and pride and selfishness, to repent and Chrism is a sign. When we come to about the future of the Union, and ask how, Catholic parishes to opt for the ministry of the strengthen faith, to preserve hope and to believe in his Good News, and to love God and Confirmation we stand at that point which has informed by our past and remaining true to our ‘Flying Bishops’, and it became clear that it deepen love’. But what is clear is that we Father has blessed, take for neighbour as ourselves. His kingdom – the been in the mind and heart of God from the foundational aims, we might best equip the cannot afford to be trapped in the headlights: power and the glory about which we pray – very beginning as we respond to that invitation organisation to go forward into the future. we need to be generating ideas and having the your heritage the kingdom was the cross, and the life he gave on it for the to share in the Lord’s kingly reign and to fulfil He was much loved in the world. that purpose which is uniquely ours. God in courage to follow at least some of them prepared for you … ” In 2005, Bishop Eric Kemp wrote a slightly Catholic movement, and through! Jesus invites us to embrace this true life and misnamed memoir called ‘Shy But Not This is the kingdom which has broken into the to do so in the strength and grace of the Holy When he stood before the Roman Governor Retiring’. It wasn’t really true, as he had in fact had been President of the Defend and Maintain: a history of the Church world with Christ. It is the kingdom for which Spirit which is God’s promised gift to us. retired in 2001 at the age of 86, but he had Union 1859-2009, by William Davage and Pilate, Christ told him that his kingdom was we pray and of which the baptized as Going along the path which the Lord has taken full advantage of the fact that he was Church Union for Philip Corbett, is published by Tufton Books not of this world. Standing there, he certainly members of Christ’s Church are to be the sign. prepared for us, he feeds and nourishes us the incumbent of his office before the Church twenty-seven years, from and is available from the Additional Curates did not display the trappings of a king. When Christ as the Way, the Truth, and the Life is the with himself in both word and sacrament. By of England changed its rules to require parish Society. he was stripped of his garments before pioneer of this kingdom, and as such is our feeding on the Gospel and on the Eucharist, clergy and bishops to retire on or before their 1977 to 2004 . crucifixion, the soldiers found there wasn’t companion as we live and work in response to we are built up into the full stature of Jesus seventieth birthday. He was much loved in the much for which to play a game of dice, except his invitation to engage with him in extending Christ, becoming more like him only if we live Catholic movement, and had been President of would be Forward in Faith, not the Church the seamless robe. Kingship for the crucified his kingly rule. The way of the cross which is the life he so wants us to live. Anointed with the Church Union for twenty-seven years, from Union, that would do the political work. The one, in fact, meant service for others. As the his way of bringing that about still is not an the Oil of Chrism, the promise and call of 1977 to 2004. When they wrote a history of Church Union had missed its chance. Son of David, like David he was more of a easy way, but it is a living, compassionate and Christ was sealed in our lives, and what this the Church Union in 2009, Frs William Davage shepherd, telling stories about lost sheep and sacrificial way. It is one of giving to others, of means is that his kingship and priestly life, the and Philip Corbett had this to say: The Union is in no position to take that role the importance of going in search of the one living for others, of serving others and so promise of which we received in baptism, will back, and the time has come for us to work out that was lost. As the door of the sheepfold, enriching their lives. Others’ lives will be be revealed in our lives, but only if those lives “Dr Kemp had joined the Union shortly after its what our place really is in the future of the the safety and comfort of the sheep would be enriched because we are revealing to them the bear the hallmarks of Christ the King: amalgamation with the Anglo-Catholic Movement. The Council feels it is right for us his priority. Just before he was sent to stand life and person of Jesus Christ who comes to sacrifice, compassion, and forgiveness. ‘I was Congress Movement. He had early been to concentrate on publishing and catechetical before Pilate, he told his disciples that his bring the fullness of life to all. God calls each hungry and you gave me food; I was thirsty and convinced of the need for a political wing for materials, and the publication of this earnest wish was that they should be gathered of us in Christ to this life. He calls us to you gave me drink; I was a stranger and you the Catholic Movement, although he was clear newspaper is where we are currently putting into one fold. embrace it and to be the men and women he made me welcome…’ These are the very that the Union’s work also encompassed the bulk of our resources. wants us to be, living the sort of lives he first things which Jesus showed on the cross, and teaching, publication and conferences.” We know that the keystone of government intended for mankind. Indeed, Jesus in his the wood of that cross became by these things It may be too that the time is coming back must be service of the people and their own life reveals what that life really is. his throne. Sacrifice, compassion and And yet, when it came to the crunch in 1992, when we might recover the charism of the common good. Despite this, looking to Christ forgiveness make up the seamless robe of the Church Union found itself rather like a Anglo-Catholic Congress Movement that was we see that his kingly power is unlike anything Like prophets, priests and kings, at our Christ’s kingship, and he holds them out to us rabbit in the headlights. Other organisations merged into the English Church Union after the we see in the world. As a shepherd, he calls confirmation we are anointed with the Oil of at the foot of the cross which is his throne. In and leads us to him and, through him, to the Chrism to set us apart for the living of this life, clothing ourselves with his robe, may we also Father. He meets us where we are and brings to consecrate our lives by the touch of the make our lives and our hearts his throne. us the same message as in the days before he kingly and priestly life of Christ of which the Priests of The Society stood before Pilate: we are to turn away from Colin Podmore encourages priests to sign up and make the Society Declaration.

Catholics believe that both women provides ‘ministry, sacraments and When the relevant Bishop of the and men are called to different oversight which we can receive with Society receives a Declaration from a ministries in the Church. But for confidence’. priest, he will welcome him as a theological reasons, we are unable to Priest of The Society. The Welcome receive the sacramental ministry of Priests are now invited to make a Letter will serve as proof that the women as priests (presiding at the Declaration which says that they: priest is someone whose Eucharist) or bishops (ordaining sacramental ministry we can receive priests to preside at the Eucharist). • believe and teach the catholic faith with confidence. • are currently entitled to minister as So when the Church of England has a priest in the Church of England Of course, there will still be validly women bishops, how can we know ordained priests who are not Priests • have been ordained by a male that a priest has been ordained by a of The Society. Clergy (and, during Being a Priest of The Society costs bishop in the apostolic succession bishop whose sacramental ministry vacancies, churchwardens) will need nothing, although the bishops hope of bishops at whose ordination of ordination we do recognise? How to ask some delicate questions about that priests and people of The male bishops presided can we be confident that when he their orders before inviting them to Society will join Forward in Faith, celebrates the Eucharist, we really do • will themselves not receive or join say mass. With Priests of The because it is the membership receive the sacrament of Our Lord’s in the sacramental ministry of Society, that research will not be organization which administers The Body and Blood? women priests and bishops or necessary. Society on their behalf, and helps to those whom they have ordained pay for it. Being a priest of The Catholic parishes naturally want as The need to offer an easy answer to Society involves only the basic • will place themselves personally their priest someone who is in full that question of ‘sacramental obligations of relating to one of our under the oversight of a Bishop of communion not only with his bishop, assurance’ is one of the reasons why bishops, and looking to him for The Society (although they will but with all the priests whom that our bishops have formed The Society. sacramental ministry we can no remain under the legal jurisdiction bishop has ordained, and who will As it says on the Society website longer find elsewhere. (www.sswsh.com), the Society of their diocesan bishop). support the resolutions passed by the PCC. When advertising for, or interviewing, potential new parish So if a priest has not made the priests, asking them whether they Declaration and become a are Priests of The Society will be an Priest of The Society, why not?! easy way of finding out where they stand. 6 Together ADVENT 2014 visit our website: www.sswsh.com THE CATHOLIC VOICE OF THE CHURCH OF ENGLAND Together ADVENT 2014 7 Keeping the Faith Fr William Davage tells us a little about the work of the Society for the Maintenance of the Faith

In the wake of the Oxford Movement, the Council from which was drawn a Patronage the increasing use by bishops of the power to Society for the Maintenance of the Faith was Board that had to be chaired by a cleric. The suspend the rights of a patron for reasons of What on earth is a Vocations Conference? founded in 1873 by two brothers, Canon intention was that the Society would be the pastoral re-organisation. This has sometimes Edward Wood, Vicar of St Clement’s, main holder of patronage for the Catholic made it harder for the Society to maintain a When my Parish Priest encouraged (told) me to apply to attend this August's Cambridge, and James Wood, a lawyer. Its Movement. Although it holds the largest Catholic tradition in its parishes. Further, more “Here I Am” Conference at St Stephen's House, Oxford ("SSH"), I really had no object then, and now, is ‘to promote and number of advowsons (some ninety), other recent, changes which saw the abolition of idea what to expect. I was, however, quite sure about one thing: at 48, I would maintain Catholic teaching and practice.’ From Catholic societies or institutions also exercise freehold for Common Tenure also saw a be significantly and conspicuously older than anyone else. It was, therefore, in its inception, the principal means of doing this patronage. widening of the reasons available to suspend. a state of some uncertainty and considerable nervousness that I walked, on was through the acquisition and exercise of Although the Society retains sole patronage in Friday afternoon, from Oxford Station so to SSH. patronage. None of it was purchased, unlike Major changes in the exercise of patronage about half of its Livings, others are shared, the practice of other patronage trusts. The were made by General Synod in the mid-1980s sometimes with several other patrons, usually As I lugged my suitcase up the front steps, the feared. Having to discuss such challenging remarkable range of experiences. I am grateful to founders considered trade in advowsons to be and the powers of the patron were because parishes have been combined. door was opened by Fr Mark North (a good questions as “What would you rather be: an all the staff for sharing their time, their care and uncanonical. Advowsons came to the Society circumscribed. There is now a tripartite system decade younger than me). Supplied with a key apple or a banana?” certainly exercised one’s their wisdom and would encourage any of you by gift or bequest, and still do today. where the patron, the bishop and elected Today the Society seeks to fulfil its historic role and a folder of materials, I headed for my room. It imagination. All feeling much more relaxed, we reading this magazine who, like me, feel there is parish representatives have particular roles in and wishes to keep faith with the past and to was pleasant and comfortable, with a small en moved on to evening prayer, drinks and dinner. a possibility that God is calling you to full time The Society was to have a lay President and lay a series of checks and balances between assert the importance of the parish in the suite shower room. SSH is a cosy and The day ended with interesting insights into life ministry, to log on to the website Trustees in whom the advowsons (as a them. Difficulties arose for private and Church’s mission of pastoral care and service eccentrically rambling Victorian complex, as as a parish priest from two of the Clergy team www.here-i-am.org.uk, to follow them on twitter ‘peculiar property’) were vested. There was a corporate patrons to exercise their rights with to God’s children. As well as appointing clean and welcoming as any family hotel, though representing a very diverse spectrum of and to consider attending the December day Incumbents, the Society also supports those with rather more crucifixes!! experience, followed, as is proper for those of our conference on 6th December at St Mary’s, parishes under its patronage with grants, tradition, by time in the bar. Somers Town, London NW1 5QT. Alternatively usually for repairs or improvements to the I had a look at the programme and materials. The look out for the next residential weekend in fabric of the church, when funds allow. The days were structured around morning and On Saturday, after morning prayer and a very August 2015. evening prayers, with Mass on Saturday and good cooked breakfast, we were introduced to Society can often provide independent advice Sunday. In between were a series of lectures and the selection process and criteria by the Revd to its parishes or incumbents. Given that most discussions dealing with a range of topics, from Catherine Williams from Ministry Division. After a of the Society’s work is out of the wider public "Nuts and Bolts", on the selection process, to a session on Spirituality and Prayer the day gaze, its membership is small but is open to discussion of prayer and spiritual life. However, continued with opportunities to listen, to pray any who can subscribe to its aims. Applications before all this, I saw words to chill the blood: "Ice and to talk, with the option of confession, and can be made and need to be countersigned by Breaker". Resigned to the prospect of a session ended with small-group discussions, gently a member of the Council. There is an Annual of mild humiliation and forced jollity, I decided it supported and directed by the clergy. Once Festival and General Meeting and a Buffet was time to meet the other victims and headed again in traditional Anglo-Catholic form the bar Luncheon, usually in May. Last year’s was held for tea. was opened for further reflection. By bedtime, I in Saint Augustine’s Kilburn, a Society Living. had a lot to think about. There may be people who can walk into a room of The President of the Society is Dr Brian 30 complete strangers, and happily throw The final formal session, on Sunday morning, was Hanson. The General Secretary is The Revd themselves into the social flow. I am not one of Fr Damian Feeney’s powerful call to arms on the John Hanks and the Membership Secretary is them, and the prospect of tea was nearly as subject of evangelism and mission. After Mass, The Revd Philip Warner. For further daunting as the looming "Ice Breaker". A celebrated by the Bishop of , and information, please visit www.smftrust.org.uk. moment's thought would have told me that lunch, we made our goodbyes and dispersed, in everybody else would be in exactly the same my case feeling encouraged and boat. Everyone was willing and eager to talk and strengthened. be talked to. I also realized that I was far from the oldest. Ranging in age from those just out of Having arrived with real misgivings, I Calling all Altar Servers school to those near statutory retirement, we found the Conference to be an presented a very broad range of academic, social invaluable chance to examine my and occupational backgrounds. The weekend faith and vocation in new ways, and started to look much less daunting. in the company of others with a The G.S.S. is here for you The Guild of Servants of the Sanctuary was We have over two thousand members but are Of course, the "Ice Breaker", under the benign founded in 1898 and is open to altar servers in looking to increase our membership, especially direction of Fr Darren Smith was much less of an the Church of England and in Churches in among young servers. ordeal than we had communion with the Church of England who accept fully the Catholic faith and its practice. There is a meeting of one of the local chapters We have for the last 116 years provided a on almost every day of the year. Members means of fellowship for altar servers, mainly in receive a quarterly magazine – The Server – full England and Wales. of interesting articles and reports of chapter activities. The objects of the Guild are: Many GSS members have discovered a vocation • To raise the spiritual tone of altar servers, to the Sacred Ministry, and the Guild supports • To promote a conscientious performance of financially any members who go forward for the duties of altar servers, training for the priesthood. • To encourage more frequent attendance at look out for the the Holy Eucharist in addition to times of duty. You can find out more on our web site www.GSSonline.org.uk or contact the The Guild consists of local Chapters which meet Secretary-General, Terry Doughty, 7 next residential regularly for worship, fellowship and support. As well as meeting locally, there are two national Church Avenue, Leicester. LE3 6AJ. 0116 weekend in festivals: the Easter Festival on the Saturday 348 3354, [email protected] after Easter Day, held in London, and the Autumn Festival in October, held in a different August 2015 area of the country each year. Priest Marks his Silver Jubilee The Feast of Our Lady of The Society of Mary .Father , parish priest at St Augustine’s, Tonge Moor, Bolton, marked his Walsingham in Leicester s.. silver jubilee of ordination to the priesthood with a concelebrated mass back in July. ew On 24th September over 100 of the faithful gathered together t n The homily at the mass was preached by Father Alan Cooke, Vicar of St Mark’s, es for a joyful celebration of the Feast of Our Lady of Walsingham at at Chadderton. Following the service a grand buffet was organised by the pilgrimage to Lourdes L St Chad’s Church on Coleman Road, Leicester. There was a churchwardens and church members in the church crypt at which Fr Tony cut a The Society of Mary pilgrimage to Lourdes 2014 included a group of 24 young people vibrant Candlelit Procession of the image of Our Lady of decorated cake made by his wife Pam.Saints! who stayed at the Youth Village. Saint Bernadette was a ‘young person’ at the time of Walsingham through the streets and the Principal Celebrant and the Apparitions, and the young people were able to participate deeply in the Preacher at the Mass was Bishop Martyn Jarrett. He reminded spiritualities of the pilgrimage, at the same time contributing significantly to the worship us about some of the ways in which the great artists have and devotion of the whole group. Many will remember for a long time the moving deepened our understanding and revealed great truths that we stations of the Cross which the young people led for the pilgrimage, having pondered on Celebrating the Feast of the Translation can learn from the life of Our Lady, and how we can join with her the Scripture passages and prepared the meditations themselves. of the Relics of S. Cuthbert in bringing Jesus to the world in our own time and place. On Friday 5th September around 500 people from Catholic A great party in the church hall followed the Mass and overall parishes across the north of England gathered in Durham the brothers and sisters who had gathered together from Society Cathedral to celebrate the feast of the translation of the parishes in the were much heartened by relics of S. Cuthbert, whose shrine is situated in that ancient this celebration of orthodox Anglican Catholicism at its best. place of Christian worship. We were pleased to welcome the to celebrate and preach at the Mass which was followed by a procession to the shrine, devotions and a reception. The evening was a spectacular witness to the strength of Catholicism in the Northern Province and an opportunity to ask for the prayers of this greatest of Northern Saints! St Luke’s Kingstanding Patronal Festival Doctor Robert Marshall (BBC Radio 4 Thought for the Day Presenter) delivered a truly inspiring homily for the parish of Saint Luke’s Kingstanding in the Diocese of Birmingham for their Patronal Festival on the 17th October. This also marked the re- launch of the CBS Birmingham Branch which will be meeting regularly in Kingstanding starting on the feast of Christ the King.

The overflowing church was given the added treat of balloons, confetti and bubbles, Mission Made Possible and the congregation vacated the beautiful church to adjourn to a feast to delight all The Catholic Societies in Lincoln Diocese jointly organised an open day on Mission in eyes and fill all bellies. Texan pulled pork and American-style iced cup-cakes were only Parishes in the Catholic Tradition on March 15th at Bishop Grosseteste University, part of the spread. Have a look at the photo gallery at www.saintlukeskingstanding.co.uk Lincoln. We wanted something that would reach out beyond Resolutions Parishes if possible. Parishes from Leicester Diocese were also invited. The Day was led by Fr from the Old S. Pancras parish London, who took us through some basic and straightforward steps towards an outward-looking church community. Some were very simple indeed but could make a big difference. About 50 laity and clergy from eight parishes in Lincoln and one in Leicester Dioceses attended, and all were very much inspired by the day. There will be follow-up day on March 14th next year, which The Shrine of S. Cuthbert after the Mass. Loftus Parish Celebrate Fr Damian Feeney will lead for us. the life of the renowned Geologist Lewis Hunton A congregation of over 50 attended a special Service of Northern October Festival Thanksgiving at St Leonard’s Parish Church, Loftus-in- This is the Society in the diocese of West Yorkshire and the Cleveland, in the on Sunday 14th September Dales working in conjunction with the Society of Mary, with a 2014 to celebrate the life and work of the Loftus born geologist Society Parish hosting the Northern October Festival at St Lewis Hunton 1814 – 1838. Helen’s Church, Athersley – Parish Priest Fr Rodney Marshall. The congregation heard a tribute to the life and work of Lewis Hunton by geologist Prof Hugh Torrens and a sermon by the Bishop of , whose episcopal ring includes an image of a Parish Mission Cleveland ammonite. In Sheffield Diocese, the fruits of Mission Action Planning in the parishes of Hickleton chapter are evident. S. Leonard’s, Scawsby, recently supported S. Wilfrith, Moorends, The service was also attended by a number of civic guests, the in a parish mission in which every house was visited, and all were invited to take part. local MP, community leaders and members of the North East Parishioners encountered dramatic presentations of the life of Christ, and enjoyed a Yorkshire Geology Trust who are currently promoting the life games night where they were asked whether their faith should be left to chance. and work of Lewis Hunton.

They ate together and learned what faith can mean. Finally on Sunday 14th September, all were encouraged to commit and recommit themselves to Christ, pinning their names Together is published and edited by the Church Union in co-operation with the Additional Curates Society, the Confraternity of the Blessed Sacrament and Forward in to a huge cross that now stands by the altar. People have returned to Christ, a dramatic Faith. The opinions and views expressed in this newspaper by contributors and healing occurred and many have had their faith rekindled. advertisers are their own, and not those of the Church Union, Additional Curates Society, the Confraternity of the Blessed Sacrament or Forward in Faith. If you have ideas for content, please email [email protected]. If you would like free copies for your parish, or to discuss other matters of The Society Bishops are delighted with distribution, please contact the ACS on 0121 382 5533, email the announcement that Father Philip [email protected] or write to The Additional Curates Society North is to be the new Bishop of Burnley. Gordon Browning House, Spitfire Road Birmingham B24 9PB He is to be consecrated in York Minster on the 2nd February. Please keep If you would like to advertise in Together, please contact Mike Silver on Father North, his sending parish and the Prof Hugh Torrens, The and [email protected] or 01634 401611. Our next edition will be published in his new diocese in your prayers over the early Lent, and will be taking advertisements for Holy week services. next few months. The Rector of Loftus with the new Lewis Hunton Plaques 10 Together ADVENT 2014 visit our website: www.churchunion.co.uk THE CATHOLIC VOICE OF THE CHURCH OF ENGLAND Together ADVENT 2014 11

Devotional for Advent Interpreting the signs of the times He answers, in effect, by telling so clearly identifying himself, is is simultaneously a challenge for the parable of the wicked the one upon whom the ‘One most ‘When these things begin to take the Church, and her great husbandmen. The authority by venerable’, God the Father, has place, look up, and hold your temptation. Many have been led which he acts is his as the beloved conferred ‘rule, honour and heads high, because your astray by the temptation to a Son of his Father. Before long, kingship’. This is the Advent liberation is near at hand’ : ‘your Sports News millenarianism for which there Jesus is condemning the Scribes, theme par excellence: the Lord’s redemption is near at hand.’ could be no theological praising the poor widow (she of coming in glory, coming to rule, Redemption - apolutrosis - Our cricket correspondent Serenhedd James reports on a narrow win for the Church of England against the Vatican. justification, sometimes because the widow’s mite), and then coming as king and as judge. ‘His liberation by the payment of a they are deluded, and sometimes warning about the coming rule is an everlasting rule which ransom. This is not any old because they are wicked. Edward destruction of the Temple. will never pass away, and his regaining of liberty from captivity. The sun shone, the crowd cricket fan. As well expressing the The Roman gauntlet was picked Currer, and managed by a Irving was simply wrong, and the kingship will never come to an This is the redemption that only cheered, and the teams played warm relations between the See up enthusiastically by the Church religious working in Rome, Fr Catholic Apostolic Church he left At which point, the disciples ask end’, says Daniel. Christ can bring. It is the up, played up, and played the of Rome and our own two of England Cricket Committee. An Eamonn O’Higgins LC. The Church behind was the product of his him, ‘when will this happen, and redemption brought about through game. The spectators included a Provinces, the idea was that the appeal for volunteers – clergy or of England side had a distinctly over-enthusiastic followers. On the what sign will there be that it is the cross. member of the Royal Family, a match should also serve to ordinands only, as those were the Evangelical flavour, and the vigour other hand, Charles Webster about to take place?’ And how sprinkling of archbishops and highlight the work of the newly- terms of the challenge – went out of youth (which in more than one Leadbetter, the Theosophist, was does Jesus reply? ‘Take care not Our vocation, then, unlike the bishops, clergy, religious, and a established Global Freedom in the Church Times, and eleven case brought a whole new a dirty old man who had to get out to be deceived.’ It’s as much a when will Jehovah’s Witnesses, or the thousand lay people, from both Network (www.gfn2020.org). The good men and true were picked at meaning to the idea of Muscular of England while he still could, and saying for us as it was for them, Catholic Apostolics, or the Order of sides of the Tiber, and all in aim of the Network is to eradicate a selection session at Lord’s to Christianity) was tempered by the who founded the Liberal Catholic when you think about how easily the Star of the Sea, is not to Canterbury on a glorious end-of- human-trafficking across the world defend His Grace’s honour [or wisdom of more experienced Church in Australia for his own so many of our brothers and this happen, indulge in eschatological summer day, as the Archbishop of by 2020, and is a joint initiative, WG’s? – ed] against the Vatican clergy, including the Chaplain of rotten ends. He it was who sisters have been blown off course guesswork. It is simply and Canterbury’s XI took on St Peter’s both ecumenical and inter-faith, tourists. Bradfield College, the Revd convinced his followers to build a down the Christian centuries. and what straightforwardly to be prepared: Cricket Club at the Spitfire between Pope Francis, the Stephen Gray, who captained the 200-seater Doric amphitheatre on ‘Take care not to be deceived.’ No to live life in such a way as to be Ground, home of County , and the St Peter’s Cricket Club fielded a side. The Vicar of St Stephen’s, Balmoral Beech, for the Lord’s doubt those who followed Irving sign will prepared at any time to give an Cricket Club. Grand Imam of Al Azhar. side almost entirely made up of East Twickenham, the Revd Jez return across Sydney Harbour in and Leadbeater, and Razzal and account of ourselves before the Archbishop David Moxon, Director seminarians and young clergy Barnes, and the Bishop of 1925. Young and Hubbard and all the there be that Lord. We’ll know the signs of the The idea of an ecumenical cricket of the Anglican Centre in Rome from the Indian subcontinent, Shrewsbury, the Rt Revd Mark rest were not bad, and not times when we see them. We match had come from the and the Archbishop of captained by an English priest Rylands, acted as managers. As we are all aware, the Lord did necessarily stupid. But they were need to live life so that we are not Australian Ambassador to the Holy Canterbury’s Representative to working in the Curia, Fr Tony Come the day, the match was hard not walk across the Pacific in gullible. In fact, the signs of the it is about to ashamed to stand before our See, John McCarthy, himself an the Holy See, is also heavily played, and the end was nail- 1925, which is why a block of final gathering-in of the kingdom Judge. active Roman Catholic and a keen involved. biting: both sides put on an desirable flats now occupies that will be unmissable, as Jesus take place?’ College of Readers impressive performance, and site. But the lesson for us is not to teaches us here. That is not to imply, however, that although the Archbishop’s men be distracted from our Christian we should live in fear. The very Patron. The Rt. Revd won the match they did so only in vocation by false prophets, but These signs, then, will bring fact that it is impossible to Bishop of Richborough the last over and with a couple of instead to take Jesus at his word. distress, fear and foreboding. If Of course, in the book of Daniel, contemplate the second coming Co-patron. The Rt. Revd Martyn Jarret balls to spare. The Archbishop of ‘Watch, therefore, for ye know the picture seems dramatic, no the narrative is of the end of and judgement without the Canterbury was clearly delighted neither the day nor the hour doubt Jesus intended it to be. But, Babylonian captivity and rescue by incarnation and the cross means HOWELL & BELLION Membership of the with the result. He presented the wherein the Son of Man cometh.’ more importantly, he intended it to Cyrus, King of Persia. 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TN39 3AZ 8am Low Mass of the Dawn, 10am Marenzo: Tribus Miraculis St. Lukes, Laburnum Road Fr.Robert Ward 01 803 269258 Thursday 25th December 2014: and St Barnabas' Holy Family High Mass All Saints, Eastchurch, 8.00 a.m. Mass 10.30 a.m. Mass for St. Saviour & St. Peter Solemn Mass of the Day and Sermon. www.stmagnusmartyr.org.uk Milber, Newton Abbot Christmas Eve Christmas Day Balsall Heath, Birmingham 11.00am Eastbourne Every Week at St.Andrew's Fr.Philip Warner 020 7626 4481 Tuesday 1st Jan St Peter, Isle of Sheppey. 5.00pm Nativity Play with Carols Friday 26th December 2014 : Christmas Eve Christmas Eve - 4pm Crib Mary Mother of God - Mass 11.30pm Midnight Mass 12 noon : Mass for St Stephens Day Sunday - 8am Low Mass(EM/BCP), Bushey Heath, ABC Sunday 21st December Sunday 28th December 2014: 10.30 Christmas Eve Sung Mass (including Christmas play Service for Children, 11.30pm 12.00 noon 10am Solemn High Mass and Sermon. 6.30pm Service of Nine Lessons Christmas Day a.m. Carols and Communion – The Holy by Junior Church) 6.30 pm Midnight Mass. 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Andrew Burton SSC St Peter’s Crabbs Cross, ALL SAINTS’ CHURCH Christmas Day Luke's Southport or Father David Goodburn SSC Westbourne, Bournemouth (020 8950 1424) Contact Fr.Chris Shipley 35a Durham Road, East Finchley, London N2 9DP Low Mass at 8:00AM www.stpeterbusheyheath.org.uk Redditch 01 303 254472 Sung Mass at 10:00AM Christmas Eve Sunday 21st December 01 795 880205 [email protected] Sunday 21st December The Parish Church of St.Saviour 6pm Christingle 4pm Nine Lessons & Carols - a St John the Evangelist Sunday 21st December, Advent 4 www.stpeterschurchfolkestone.org.uk 6.30 pm Christmas Carol Service Smallthorne, Stoke on Trent Contact Fr. Vincent Perricone 7.15pm First Mass of Christmas service with animals and animal 6pm Carol Service. Queen’s Road, Clevedon, BS21 7TH St.Philip & St.James, followed by mulled wine and mince pies www.smallthorne.org 01380 501481 12 Midnight - Mass with Blessing of Crib welfare groups celebrating God's Christmass Eve Sunday 21st December All Saints , 4pm Crib Service, 11.30pm Solemn redemption of all creation. New Bentley 3.00pm Christmas Service at Elmview Wednesday 24th December Christmas Eve North Street, York. Midnight Mass. Sunday 21st December Christmas Day S.Chad, Toller Lane, Lodge. 5.00pm Service of Lessons 3.00 pm Children’s Christmas Service 10:30am Mass with Carols with Carols 11am Parish Mass, 3pm Christmas Eve - 8pm Solemn Christmass Day & Carols All Saints, South Kirkby 11.30pm Midnight Mass. Christmas Eve Christmas Eve 10am Mass of the Day. Bradford 11.30 pm Sung Midnight Mass with Christingle. St Stephen's Day 26th Dec First Mass of Christmas and 7.30pm Procession, Christmas Eve Blessing of the Crib followed by wine Sunday 21st Dec 10am Mass St.Stephen Christmas Eve 4.00pm Christingle Service 4.30pm Christingle Service. Christmas Day Blessing of the Crib. Blessing of the Crib and 9am Mass. and mince pies Christmas Eve 8am Said Mass, 10am Sung 11.45pm Blessing of the Crib 11.30pm Midnight Mass of the Holy 11.30pm Midnight Mass. High Mass, Celebrant the Nativity Thursday 25th December Christmas Day Christmas Eve St. John's Day 27th Dec Mass. - 10.30am Sunday 28th, Holy Family and First Mass . 6pm Christmas Family Mass. 10am Mass Christmas Day Bishop of Beverley. 8am Mass, 10am Sung Mass. Christmas Day 8.00 am Mass of the Dawn Solemn Mass of the Day. Solemnity of the Mother of God, Christmas Day 10.00 am Sung Mass of the Day Christmas Day Christmas Day 10.00am Family Mass Christmas Day Sun 28th Dec Fr.Adrian Pearce. 01 202 8.30am Mass of the Dawn, 10am Family Mass. Pre-Christmas Confessions - 1st January For full details of all services please see Vicar: Fr Christopher Hardy SSC 9am Said Mass Holy Family Sunday, Mass 10:30am 911569 10.30am Said Mass of the 10am. 9am Mass during the Octave. 10.45am Mass of the Day www.achurchnearyou.com/clevedon-st- by appointment. Fr.S.P.Dickinson Day with Carols. Parish Priest Canon Ralph Crowe 020 8883 9315 Contact 01 782 835941, e-mail: Parish Priest: Fr.Timothy Kaye All enquiries Tel Fr Paul Hutchins e-mail - [email protected] john or contact Lorraine Robinson, www.allsaints-eastfinchley.org.uk [email protected] ssc on 01704 213 711. Parish Office 01 202 766772 01 302 875266 Fr.Andrew Horsman 01 904 706047. Fr.Mike Bartlett SSC 01 527 545709 SSC Tel. 01 274 543957. Churchwarden on 01 275 876979 01 977 642795 14 Together ADVENT 2014 visit our website: www.forwardinfaith.com THE CATHOLIC VOICE OF THE CHURCH OF ENGLAND Together ADVENT 2014 15

St.Augustine's Christmas at Holy Trinity St.Anselm's Parish Church St Barnabas Parish Church S. Stephen on the Bathwick Parishes, Bath St.Saviour with All Saints St.John & St.Mary Magdelene Christmas Sunday 21st December Biscot, Luton Cliffs Blackpool St.Mary's (bottom of Bathwick Hill) Scarborough, Corner of Belle Vue Goldthorpe & St.Wilfred, 4.00pm Children's Crib Service at S.Lukes Tonge Moor, Bolton Hatch End Morecambe in the Parish Sunday 21st Street/Gladstone Road, YO12 7EP Hickleton 6.00pm Community Carol Service at S.Luke's Sunday 21st Dec: Sunday 21st December Christmas Eve Sunday 21st December of Swindon Wednesday, 17th December 10am Holy 18.00 Candlelit Carol Service Christmas Eve Sunday 21st December 7.30pm Carol Service (St.Aidan's). Communion: 6.30pm Service of 4.00pm Crib Service 6pm Nine Lessons and Carols. Tuesday 23rd December 10am Parish Mass and Nativity 6.00pm Carol Service at Hickleton New Town - 11.30pm Midnight 11.30pm Solemn Midnight Mass and 24th Dec Christmas Eve 5.30pm Crib & Christingle 7.30pm Carol Service at S.Mark's Christmas Eve Christmas Carols and Lessons Play, 4pm Carol Service. Christmas Eve Mass with the completion of the Christmas Eve: 4pm Christingle Christmas Eve Blessing of the Crib 16.30 Children's Crib Service 4pm Crib Service, 11pm Midnight Mass. Service, 11.30 Midnight Mass. - 5pm Children's 4.00pm Children’s Crib Service at S.Mark's Christmas Eve Christmas Crib. Christmas Day - Service: 11pm Midnight Mass Christmas Service, 12 midnight Christmas Day Christmas Day Christmas Day Christmas Day 9.15am Sung Mass Christmas Day Goldthorpe. Midnight 1st Mass of 4.00pm Children's Crib Service at S.Mark's with Carols. Christmas Day: Midnight Mass. - 8.30am Mass 23.45 Solemn Midnight Mass, with 10.30am Parish Mass. 10am Mass of Christmas Morning . Church Place (St.Aidans),10.30am Solemn Christmas at Goldthorpe 6.00pm Community Carol Service at S.Saviour's 10am Procession, Blessings and 8am Mass of the Dawn, 10am 10.00am Solemn Mass procession of the Bambino & Blessing Holy Family , Sunday 28th December Christmas Mass. Parish Priest Fr.David Dixon, Christmas Day S.Saviour's 9.00pm Mass of the Nativity at S.Luke's Sunday 28th prayer at Crib, and Parish Parish Mass of the Day. 4.00pm Carols at the Crib of the Crib. 9.00 Said Mass of Dawn - 3pm Service of Nine Wednesday 26th December 10.30am Parish Mass [email protected] 01 723 363828 9am Parish Mass at Hickleton 11.30pm Midnight Mass at S.Mark's December Communion with Carols. , Friday and Saturday 10.30 Solemn Mass Ashford Road Lessons and Carols. Sunday 10.00am Mass 10.30am Parish Mass at Goldthorpe St.Stephen - 8am Mass. Friday 26th St.John's (opposite the fire station) Fr.Thomas Singh 28th Holy Family Friday 26th, St.Stephen Christmas Day - Holy Family - 8am Mass, S. Stephen, Patron Saint of the Parish. S.Francis of Assisi S.Luke's Fr.Tony Davies 01204 523899 01 582 579410 8.30am Mass Christmas Eve 10am Mass at Goldthorpe. 10.00am Family Mass of Christmas Day 10am Parish Mass. 10.30 Solemn Mass & Procession Bournemouth at S.Saviour's 10.00am Solemn Mass Vigil Mass of the Nativity with Carols, Saturday 27th, St.John the Evangelist Broad Street Canon Andrew Sage. (corner of Charminster Road & East Way) ALL WELCOME Contact 4.00pm Compline at 6 pm 9am Mass at Goldthorpe Fr.Clive Pearce: 0208 428 4111 Holy Mother of God, 1st Jan [email protected] 1253351484 Contact Fr Dexter Bracey 01793 538220 All Saints, Twickenham Christmas Day Sunday 21st December Sunday 28th, Holy Family Mobile 07710 900545 12 noon Solemn Mass 9am Sung Mass [email protected] St.John the Evangelist 5pm Service of Nine Lessons and 9am Parish Mass at Hickleton Christmas Eve St.John the Baptist Holy Family , Sunday 28th Decembe r Carols by Candlelight. 10.30am Parish Mass at Goldthorpe Bovey Tracey ABC, Parish Priest: Fr Tom Davis SSC 9am Sung Mass Monday 29th Parish Church of St.Cuthbert 10pm Mass of the Nativity St.Agnes & St.Pancras Tatchbrook St., Leamington Spa Christmas Eve Forward in Faith, Under the Episcopal of the Lord. 01524 415216 S.Thomas Becket The Parish of St.Peter w St.Matthias Care of the . Toxteth Park, Liverpool, L17 3BA . Contact Fr.Peter Edwards 5pm Blessing of the Crib and Family 10am Mass at Goldthorpe Christmas Day Sunday 21st December 01 225 460052 & the Holy Apostles, Philbeach Gdns., Earls Court SW5 Sunday 21st Dec - 3.00pm Carol Advent Four WINCHESTER Advent Four - 9.30am Solemn High Mass, 11.30pm Midnight Mass. Tuesday 30th, 6th Day of the Octave Service with Lessons. Christmas Eve 11am Parish Mass Holy Trinity, Upper Brook Street Tuesday 16th December 6.30pm Carol Service with Mass, 3.30pm Family Carol Service. Christmas Day 7pm Mass at Goldthorpe. Plymouth 7.30pm Parish Carol Service. - 11.00pm Sung Midnight Mass. Sunday – Advent 4 Christmas Eve Christmas Day Fr.Alex Lane 0208 894 3580 Benediction. 10am Parish Mass and Procession. Wednesday 31st Christmas Eve - 10am Sung Mass. Christmas Eve 21st December—10.30am Parish Mass 9pm Midnight Mass and Blessing of St.Martin, St.Stephen (26th) - 10.00am Low 7pm Mass at Goldthorpe Christmas Eve 4pm Crib Service, Website: allsaintstwickenham.co.uk Wednesday – Christmas Eve the Crib. For further information please see: Mass. St.John the Evangelist (27th) - 11.30pm Midnight Mass. Salisbury Thursday 1st January 7pm 11.30pm Midnight Mass. Christmas Day 24th December - ‘Midnight’ or 1st Mass of Christmas Day www.stfrancis-bournemouth.org.uk Blessing of the Crib and First 10.00am Low Mass. Sunday 28th Mary Mother of God 10am Parish Christmas Day Christmas -7.00pm 9.30am Solemn High Mass. Christmas Eve Mass of Christmas at St.Thomas, Holy Family - 10.00am Sung Mass. 10am Parish Mass. Thursday – Christmass Day Mass at Hickleton 10.30am Sung Mass. All Saints with St.Michael, Sunday 28th December 4pm Crib Service. Keyham and St.James, Ham. Parish Priest Fr. Greg Stanton SSC Contact Canon Christopher Cook SSC 25th December - Christmas Day Mass Shrewsbury Holy Family - 9.30am Solemn St.Helen, Fr.Carl Schaefer 01 709 898426 Contact: Father Paul Bagott 07925 051905 10.30am Christmas Day 11.30pm Blessing of the Crib and 0151 733 1742 High Mass. 07711 405750 or 0207 370 3263, 21st Dec Advent IV Parish Mass Friday 26th December - St. Stephen’s 10am Procession and Sung Abbottsham Midnight Mass of Christmas at email: [email protected] Website: www.stagnes.org.uk Day - Low Mass 12.00 noon 10.30am, 9 Lessons & Carols - 3pm Fr.David Lawson, SSC. 01 926 422208. Eucharist. St.Martin-on-the-Hill, Scarborough St.Peter's, Wyndham Square. Christmas Eve Crib Service - 4pm Sunday 28th December - The Holy Christmas at www.fifparish.com/stjohnleamington Christmas Eve 'Scarborough's Pre-Raphaelite Gem', Midnight Mass - 11.30pm Christmas Family - Parish Mass 10.30am For further information contact the Christmas Day Saint Catherine’s Day Parish Mass - 10.30am 26th Holy Trinity Tuesday 30th December - S. Sylvester — 11.30pm Midnight Mass. Albion Road, YO11 2BY. St Martin’s Ruislip Administrator 01 722 503123 10am Todmorden Road, Burnley, Lancashire Dec S. Stephen Low Mass - 6.30pm Low Mass 10.00am St.Barnabas Parish Church or visit our website: Sung Mass and Carols at 27th Dec S. John Low Mass - 10am Winchmore Hill, N21 Thursday 1st January 2015 Christmas Day Christmas Eve St.Peter's. Sunday 21st December www.sarumstmartin.org.uk CHRISTMAS EVE 6.30pm - Carol Service 28th Dec Holy Family Parish Mass - Mary, Mother of God, Naming of Jesus, West Street, Crewe, ABC. 11am Sung Eucharist 4.00pm Crib & Christingle Service, 29th Dec Christmas Eve Low Mass 12.00 noon 6:00pm Children’s Mass & Nativity Play Christmas Eve 10.30am S. Thomas 11.30 Midnight Mass OCTAVE (including Feasts) 11:30pm Midnight Mass Beckett Low Mass - 10am 30th Dec 4.00pm Traditional Nativity Play Sunday 4th January 2015 The Epiphany For Confessions and Daily Fr.Francis Otto, 01 237 473445 4.30pm - Children’s Carols S.Swithun, Christmas Day 10am Sung Mass DAILY in St Peters 6th Day of the Octave Parish Mass - and Vigil Mass of the Nativity (The Wise Men) Parish Mass 10.30am Mass times : 01 270 212418. CHRISTMAS DAY 6.00pm - Family Nativity Mass 8.00am BCP Holy Communion, 10.30am 31st Dec 7th Day of the 11.30pm - Midnight Mass. Contact Canon Malcom Jones SSC Bridport 8:15am Mass & 10:30am Sung Mass 11.30pm - Midnight Mass Christmas Eve 10.30am Mass of Christmas Morning. Fr.Sam Philpott 01 752 298502 Octave Low Mass - 12.30pm 1st Jan Christmas Day 01 962 810223 (Parish Office) or Resolutions AB&C, Forward in Faith Church 5pm Crib Service for Families and St.Dunstan with Holy Angels Parish Priest Fr.David Dixon, EPIPHANY COMMUNITY CAROL SERVICE Christmas Day Mary, Mother of God Low Mass - 9.00am Said Mass and 10.30am Churchwarden, Barbara Smith 01 264 720887. 9.30am Children, 11pm Midnight Mass Sunday 21st December Sunday, 4th January 2015 8.00am - Mass Sung Mass. Mass 12.00 noon email:[email protected] [email protected] and Blessing of the Crib. Cranford, West London. 6:30pm In Aid of Pendleside Hospice 10.00am - Sung Mass each day in the Octave. Website: www.holytrinitywinchester.co.uk 6pm Carol Service. 01 723 363828 Saint Silas, Fr.Michael Fish SSC 1st Jan www.stmartins-ruislip.org Christmas Eve The nearest F in F Parish to Pentonville 01 743 244879 12.00 noon Solemnity of Mary the Christmas Day Daily Mass Christmas Week Heathrow Airport. Mother of God. St Barnabas Woodford Green 10am Solemn Mass and 11.30pm Midnight Mass. St.Gabriel Penton St N1 (nr Angel tube) and throughout the year St.Oswald's, Hartlepool All Saints Benhilton 127 Snakes Lane East IG8 7HX Procession to the Crib. Christmas Day Christmas Eve Pimlico, London, SW1 For other times please contact For Confessions and for 3.00pm Crib Service (Holy Angels), Sunday 21st December Father Roger Parker 07977 291166 Sunday 28th December 9.30am Sung Mass. Nine Lessons and Carols 6.00 p.m.CAROL SERVICE Sutton, Surrey. SM1 3DA further information contact Fr Richard Christmas Eve 11.30pm First Mass of Christmass or see our website Christmas Eve 10am Mass, 5.30pm Mass, 6pm Thursday 18th December 7pm www.saintcatherines.co.uk A Forward in Faith Parish under the Bolton [email protected] 5pm Christingle; 11.30pm (St.Dunstan's). Christmas Eve 9.30am Mass, 5pm Carol care of the Carol Service and Benediction. 0208 364 1583 Blessing of the Crib & Sung The Good Shepherd , Christmas Day Christmas Eve 4.00 p.m. POP-UP NATIVITY & Service and Nativity, 11.30pm Christmas Eve: Mass. BLESSING OF THE CHRISTMAS CRIB Furnham, Chard 10.30am Solemn Mass of the Day "Come to the Manger" children's Midnight Mass. 5:00pm - Christingle & Crib Service Christmas Day Vicar: Fr.Ralph Powell SSC SACRED HEART MISSION 9.30am Sung Mass. (Holy Angels). service 4.00pm Midnight Mass Christmas Eve Christmas Day 11:00pm - Carols by candlelight Parish of Godshill 9.30 am Christmas Eve COMMUNITY, PLYMOUTH Octave of Christmas: 11:30pm 11.30 p.m. MIDNIGHT MASS 9.30am Sung Mass 11:30pm - Solemn Midnight Mass All Saints S. HELEN’S WEST AUCKLAND 11.30pm Midnight Mass. Sunday 28th S. JOHN EXETER STREET PL4 0NG Christmas Day: Vicar: Fr. W.Obedoza SSC S. GABRIEL PEVERELL PARK PL3 4JJ BISHOP AUCKLAND Holy Family - 9.30am Solemn Mass Christmas Day Christmas Day Parish Priest Fr.Graeme Buttery SSC 14th December Advent 3 0203 659 4023 Christmas Day S. MARY FEDERATION ROAD, LAIRA PL3 6BR 10:00am - The Solemn Mass of Friday 19th November (Holy Angels), 11.15am Solemn Mass Holy Communion 8am 11.00 a.m. FESTIVAL MASS 01 429 273201 Tableau instead of sermon Email:[email protected] 9.45am Said Mass CHRISTMASS EVE Christmas Day 21st December Advent 4 6.30pm Youth Carol Service with Music (St.Dunstan's). Parish Mass 10:30am Group and Scout and Guide Groups Contact: Fr.Jeff Williams 01 460 419527 Wishing you a Blessed and Happy Christmas CHILDRENS CRIB SERVICE IN S. GABRIEL’S Mass will be celebrated daily during the 9 Lessons and Carols 18h30 followed by Father Wakeling (020 7837 4228) AT 3pm, CHILDRENS CRIB SERVCE S. Sunday 21st December (Advent 4) Website: churchofthegoodshepherd- Rector: Fr.Michael Gill SSC Contact Fr.Owen Higgs 0207 834 7520 MARY'S AT 5pm. MIDNIGHT MASS (BEGINS S. Peter’s London Docks Christmas Octave mulled wine and mince pies S. 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JOHN’S DAY 11.30pm Solemn Mass 8.30 am Mass of the Dawn (SATURDAY 27th DECEMBER) Christmas Day St Alban’s, Ventnor 9.30 am Family Mass of Christmas Day Christmas Eve Christmas Eve Parish Priest Fr. Walsh. Disciples Jerusalem Recognised SOLEMN MASS FOR THE FEAST OF TITLE 8am Sunday 4th January 2015 AT 6pm. FOLLOWED BY BUFFET SUPPER Mass of Christmas dawn 11.30pm Midnight Mass of 16h00 - 9 Lessons and Carols, 0151 632 4728, The Epiphany of the Lord 10am Solemn Mass of 23h30 Carols, mulled wine & Mince pies Jesus Conversation Eyes SUNDAY 28th DECEMBER the Nativity and Blessing of www.standrewswestkirby.co.uk 10.00 am Parish Mass followed by the THE HOLY FAMILY OF JESUS, MARY Christmas Day Christmas Day the Crib. Epiphany Lunch in the Parish Centre Hearts AND JOSEPH. MISSION COMMUNITY MASS Sung Eucharist 9h30 Emmaus Cleopas S. Stephen (26th) Christmas Day 3.30pm Solemn Evensong and Benediction IN S. GABRIEL'S AT 11am and S. John (27th) 4th January The Epiphany S. Paul’s, Hasland, Bread 11am Mass 10am Sung Mass with Carols. Daily Mass during the Christmas Octave Road Walking Sung Eucharist 9h30 Chesterfield Canon Robert McTeer SSC 01388 604152 FR KEITH HAYDON January 1st 2015 Mass each day during the Fr.John Ryder 01 983 840895 www.sthelenschurch.co.uk. PARISH PRIEST 01752 220644 Mary, Mother of God Christmas Octave. Christmas Eve 11am Mass 6.30pm Carol Service and followed by Prosecco and mince pies. The Church of Holy Trinity, Hempton St.John the Evangelist, Christmas Presentation All Saints Team Ministry, St. Agnes, ABC, FiF (near Fakenham, Norfolk) Christmas Day Kennington Park Middlesbrough South Shields All Saints' 9.45am Festival Mass. Sunday 21st December St. Agnes Place, SE11. ABC FiF (nearest tubes Christmas Eve Oval or Kennington on the Northern Line) Christmas Eve 3pm Family Carol Service (at Exeter Road, Exmouth S.James, Temple Normanton, St.Mary's, Whitelease). Sunday 21st December 5.30pm Carols and Blessing 4pm - Family Crib Service. Chesterfield Christmas Eve Christmas Organ Recital and Carol Christmas Eve - 6pm Crib of the Crib, 11.30pm Midnight Service followed by refreshments. Christmas Day 11.30pm Midnight Mass. Service, 11.30pm Midnight Mass Mass of the Nativity and Tuesday 23rd December Christmas Day Christmas Eve Christmas Day - 8am Low 11.30pm Midnight Mass. Blessing of the Crib. 10am - Parish Mass. 4pm Carols around the tree; 10am Christmas Day Mass. Mass, 10.30am Sung Mass with Sunday 28th December Christmas Eve Christmas Day Christmas Eve Procession 6pm Nine Lessons and Carols 10am Solemn Mass. 10am Sung Mass with Carols. Midnight Mass 11.30pm. Parish Priest: Fr.Lockett Contact: 020 7820 8050 Contact Fr.Trevor Smythe For further information contact Contact Fr.Mervyn Thompson Fr. Malcolm Ainscough SSC [email protected] Fr.Stephen Cooper on 01 642 824779. SSC 01 328 820030. saintagneskenningtonpark.co.uk 01 395 278534 Tel 01246 232486. 0191 456 1851 16 Together ADVENT 2014 visit our website: www.sswsh.com Parish Profile: St Mary’s, Lansdowne Road, Tottenham

Fr Simon Morris writes… Food’s important here. And so is wine. I learnt a useful tip a few months after arriving: if you don’t like I nearly cracked a tooth on the first the taste of your wine you can simply piece of curried goat I ate. Hospitality poor white rum in the glass and and warmth ought to be signature of everything is fine. every Christian institution and in Tottenham we do a great job aspiring S Mary’s, Lansdowne Road was built to this. Both our churches have three when we were considered to be in or four ‘Bring and Share’ Lunches East London and William Walsham every year and we have two lunch How was our Bishop. The parish was clubs every week, run completely by conceived and funded by volunteers and self-funding. These Marlborough College (though this link cater for forty people each week. barely exists today), the work executed following the vision of the Cutts brothers. We have three halls, all just over a hundred years old, which provide the financial backbone of the parish. On an average Sunday there will be Assistants, two of whom live on the about 185 at the main Mass at S second floor, one working here, the The word ‘diverse’ is so battered Mary’s (and we’re hoping to attract other at S Benet’s Tottenham. Fr Bill through overuse I won’t use it to more once our new heating system is Beer, recently retired, has a couple of describe us. The ethnic make-up of completed). Four years ago we rooms too and does a huge amount the congregations is about forty-five reopened the Church of the Good that benefits the parish. percent African, forty-five percent Shepherd, it having been closed for West Indian. The rest is a mixture of seventy-two years, and the new ‘Think of the children,’ I hear Mrs. white British and others. When I first Sunday evening Mass there draws Lovejoy saying (Simpsons reference). visited the parish in 2007 what about 25. Recently, a few of us did a There may be advantages to having a attracted me to it was its harmonious sponsored walk to Saint Paul’s Church school, but we have great and compelling fusion of formal and Cathedral from the Good Shepherd links with local community schools. informal, traditional and modern. The and we hope that will raise the funds Our Boys’ Brigade and Girls’ singing takes off with gusto when for a new front garden. Associations across the parish have singing both ‘This little light of mine,’ some sixty young people enrolled, and ‘O Bread of Heaven’ (we don’t The large vicarage was built to house though getting them all to Parade tend to clap when singing the latter the domestic staff, of course, as well Mass is a different matter. More work though). as the curates. The butler’s kitchen to do here, I think! remains but is used by the Pastoral Hymns as Homilies no 3: Fr Gavin Cooper reflects on the great Advent hymn, Come, thou long-expected Jesus.

Advent hymns carry in them a decent dose of originally part of Wesley’s Hymns for the ‘Come thou long-expected Jesus’ is a typical wonderful imagery and excitement. Nativity of our Lord in 1744 (a compilation example of Wesley’s ability to theologise in a Inevitably, speaking of the coming of the Lord which was reprinted over twenty times way which skims the surface whilst conveying is going to be a very positive and uplifting throughout Wesley’s lifetime) so was, in fact, deep theological truths. It allows us to exercise. So in the first eighteen hymns of part of a group of Christmas hymns. understand the story of salvation in the the New English Hymnal we have some of the context of our own lives: that we should live best hymns in the repertoire. It is all too easy As it is now most commonly sung to the with the Lord ruling our hearts through his for these to be lost by the second week of tunes Halton Holgate and Cross of Jesus, it Holy Spirit, with his kingdom as our goal. Advent, as carol services on an industrial now appears in most compilations divided scale begin to eclipse the feeling of into four verses, but it was written as two The aching longing that this hymn presents expectation with the early arrival of eight line stanzas. It takes the form of a should be our longing throughout Advent and Christmas. On one level, this is no bad thing. desperate plea, the first line summing up the into Christmas. We are called to be a people It gets people into Church, hearing the whole work. There are six uses of imperative who are prepared to welcome Christ message of salvation. On another, it means verbs throughout the hymn which further this whenever he comes, and our journey through that there is little sense of excitement or pleading: come, release, find, bring, rule, and Advent serves as a reminder that we should preparation for the coming of Jesus as a raise. This drives the hymn on and is what always be ready. As the secular world child, let alone his second coming. gives it its distinctive supplicatory tone. celebrates Christmas earlier and earlier, let us strive to keep a holy Advent. Let us Amongst the Advent regulars are two of Throughout the prayer, we are taken through contemplate the second coming of Christ and Charles Wesley’s most beautiful hymns, ‘Lo, the Old Testament idea of Jesus as Israel’s celebrate his first coming as man. As we do he comes with clouds descending’ and strength and consolation. We are met with we should repeat the plea, ‘Come, thou long- ‘Come, thou long-expected Jesus’. Both of the idea of Jesus as the one who will set his expected Jesus, now thy gracious kingdom these hymns look not to Christ’s birth, but to people free. We are told of his birth as a child bring’. his coming again to judge the earth. This and as a King, and we ask: ‘now thy gracious said, ‘Come, thou long-expected Jesus’ was kingdom bring’.