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From Fr. Gerardo StCioffari, o.p. Nicholas director of the Centro Studi Nicolaiani News 22 October 16, 2011 BASILICA PONTIFICIA DI S. NIC A communication channel to keep in touch with St Nicholas’ Friends around the world From Fr Gerardo Cioffari, o.p., 22 director of the January 21, 2012 St Nicholas Research Center in Bari TODAY JAMES ROSENTHAL PRIEST AT ST NICHOLAS AT WADE, KENT LL OUR BEST WISHES TO THE FOUNDER OF THE ST NICHOLAS’ SOCIETY AND TRUE INTERPRETER 31 OF ST NICHOLAS ’ MESSAGE Canon Jim Rosenthal, 60, who processes through the streets of Canterbury each December as the real St Nicholas, will be installed as Parish Priest at St Nicholas at Wade Church, Thanet, this Saturday (21 January). The highly successful Nicholasfest by now in its 12th year, included the Archbishop of Canterbury and the Bishop of Dover walking along St Nicholas. Canon Rosenthal is the founder of the St Nicholas Society UK/USA, which attempts to teach people who Santa Claus really is, and appears in many churches and events over the Advent. Furthermore, he is a very special person also for those who are interested in the spreading of Nicholas’ cult throughout the world. In fact if you go on Internet and click for “stnicholascenter ... church Gazetteer” you will find the entire world ordained according the continents Thanks to the cooperation of Mrs Carol and the states, with a rich list of St Nicholas Myers, the Center founded by Rosenthal Churches for each country. The fact of has a very active American network, with which the Centro Studi Nicolaiani of Bari is having the image of the Church helps in continuous contact. avoiding confusion. The worth of his list is also in clarifying the Christian confession to Almost every year he comes to Bari which that Church belongs. and is a special guest of our Dominican 1 Community of St Nicholas’ Basilica. That’s Fr Rosenthal is “thrilled to come back to why he made many Barian friends and the Canterbury diocese and especially to foreigners who equally love St Nicholas. St Nicholas at Wade and Chislet”. He will celebrate Holy Communion and Preach for He lived for 7 years at Old Palace Canterbury during the time of Lord Carey the first time in his new role on 22 January when he served as Communications Officer at 10.15 a.m. in St Nicholas at Wade. for the Anglican Communion. “Kent is like a homecoming and I can’t wait to start,” he said. He says the smiles he brings to the faces of “thousands” each year keep him happy and well for the whole year. The new address is: St Nicholas Vicarage The Length St Nicholas at Wade, Kent CT7 0PR England The following contacts give also an idea of the numerous activities of James Rosenthal: www.stnicholassociety.com [email protected] www.sintnicolas.weebly.com www.stnicholasatwade.com St Nicholas at Wade Parish www.saintmarythevirginchislet.com www.stnicholassociety.com St Nicholas at Wade, more commonly www.awareness-foundation.com simply St Nicholas, part of the Wantsum Group, is a both a village and a civil parish The welcome service is on Saturday, in the Thanet District of Kent, England. The 21 January 2012 at 3 p.m at St parish had a recorded population of 782 at Nicholas at Wade. Leading the service the 2001 Census. The village of Sarre is part will be Bishop in Canterbury Trevor Will- of the civil parish. mott, Archdeacon Sheila Watson and Priest The name derives from its location on the in Charge Bob Coles of Minster. The Dean of western border of the Isle of Thanet the Cathedral is also expected to attend. (originally separated from the Kent mainland). Before the channels of the River Originally from Chicago, Fr Rosen- Wantsum and River Stour silted up, one thal has served churches in London would have been able to 'wade' at this point, including St Matthews, Westminster, All over a ford. In Roman times the channel was Hallows by the Tower, St Stephen Walbrook navigable and the site likely very busy with the Saxon Shore Forts of Regulbium and St Marylebone Parish Church. He is (Reculver) and Rutupiae (Richborough) honorary canon of 3 cathedrals and serves as both close by. Remains of Roman communications specialist for the shipbuilding yards are said to have been Awareness Foundation in London of which found between St. Nicholas-at-Wade and the the Archbishop of Canterbury is patron. nearby village of Sarre. 2 THE 600 ST NICHOLAS’ CHURCHES IN THE UNITED KINGDOM St Nicholas Churches in England keep all the magic of the powerful Middle Age buildings as it happens in no other country of the world. Certainly in Italy, France, Germany and Russia too there are many beautiful St Nicholas’ churches, but a great number of them underwent heavy modernizations. On the contrary, if you look at the English St Nicholas’ churches you feel transported back to the age of William the Conqueror or Richard Lion’s Heart. Father Gerardo with Charles and Diana A great number of St Nicholas’ Parishes are very active. When I accompanied Princes Charles and Diana visiting our Basilica in A characteristic of the English Parishes (and Bari (2 of May 1985), I published a special in general of the Protestant St Nicholas’ issue of the Bollettino di S. Nicola and sent Parishes) is the ecumenical spirit. it to many Anglican Parishes. In that Almost all of them in the Internet occasion I received in response a lot of presentation are very warmly inviting to join letters and booklets from them. them in the prayer and in the dialogue, regardless of your Christian denomination. An example that, in my opinion, should be followed by the Roman Catholics and the Orthodox. Uphill, The old church The following list of 611 St Nicholas’ Somerset of St Nicholas Churches is an updating of what I published together with Philip Barnes in the year 1994 (based mainly on the Studies in Church Dedications by Frances Arnold Foster). At that time I had notice of 428 St Nicholas Churches. Afterwards I took into account that extraordinary work by can. Jim Rosenthal named « St Nicholas Society … Churches Gazetteer » (very useful 3 because of the images and because of the As for the chapels, I have included only the informations about the Christian chapels in the meaning of small churches, denomination that takes care of the Church). omitting the chapels inside Cathedrals or The third source is connected with the other churches. I could not always check hundreds of sites realized by people con- wether the chapels annexed to the many St cerned with churches and monuments in Nicholas Primary Schools were real England, and that are dayly growing on little churches or rather rooms adapted for Internet. Although I did not finish carrying prayer. For the moment all these St out cheks, I prefer to draw up a provisional Nicholas’ chapels have been omitted. list anyway (so that if someone finds out mistakes could make me the favor of The list is made according to the counties in bringing it to my attention). their alphabetical order. ABBREVIATIONS. CE = Church of England (Anglican) ; CS = Church of Scotland ; CI = Church of Ireland ; CW = Church of Wales ; RC = Roman Catholic ; Orth = Orthodox ; VM = Virgin Mary or Our Lady; SN = St Nicholas or St Nicolas. ENGLAND Cheshire (7): Burton on the Wirral (CE), Chester (SN & St Leonard Cath, CE), Chester (chapel, RC), Cholmondeley (CE), Greasby (CE), Nantwich (VM & SN, CE), Wallasey (CE), Bedfordshire (7) : Barton Le Clay (CE), Chellington (CE), Hockliffe (CE), Hulcote (CE), Cornwall (12): Downderry (CE), Fowey (CE), Swineshead (CE), Tingrith (CE), Wilden (CE). Island at St Ives (RC/CE), Perranuthnoe (St Piran & SN, CE), Saltash (SN & St Faith, CE), St Berkshire (10): Abingdon (CE), Baulking Tudy (Chapel, CE), St Mawgan in Pydar (St (CE), Beedon (CE), Compton (VM & SN, CE), Mawgan & SN, CE), Tresco, Isles of Scilly (CE), Newbury (CE), Remenham (CE), Sulham (CE), Tresco, Isles of Scilly (Priory, RC), Wallingford (CE), Wasing (CE), Wockingham Tresmee/Tresmeer (CE), West Looe (CE), West (Bearwood College, St Paul & SN, CE). Looe (VM & SN, RC) Buckinghamshire (16): Chearsley (CE), County Durham (7) : Boldon Colliery (SN Chetwood (VM & SN, CE), Cublington (CE), Hedworth, CE), Bradbury (chapel, RC), Dunston Cuddington (CE), Great Kimble (CE), Hedsor (SN with Christ church, CE), Durham (CE), (CE), Ibstone (CE), Ickford (CE), Kingsey (CE), Hetton le Hole (CE), Sunderland Lillingstone Dayrell (SN of Bari, CE), Little (Bishopwearmouth, CE), West Boldon (CE). Horwood (CE), Lower Winchendon (CE), Newton Blossomville (CE), Saunderton (VM & Cumberland (4): Flimby (CE), Lazonby (CE), SN, CE), Simpson, Milton Keynes (Woughton Nicholforest Penton (CE), Whitehaven (Tower Ecumenical Parish, St Thomas & SN, CE, United chapel, CE), Reformed, Baptist Union), Taplow (CE), Derbyshire (3): Allestree (CE), Catton Hall Cambridgeshire (10) : Arrington (CE), (CE), Haddon Hall near Bakewell (CE), Balsham (CE), Barway, Soham (CE), Cambridge Devonshire (13): Barnstaple (CE), (Our Lady and SN, CE), Childerley (RC), Great Broadwoodwidger (CE), Combe Raleigh (CE), Wilbraham (CE), Kenneth (CE), Landwade Hall Devonport, HMS Drake (Royal Naval Barracks, (CE), Little Chishill (CE), Manea (CE), 4 CE ecumenical), Drakes Island (RC), Dunkeswell (CE), Fyfield (CE), Havant Langstone (CE), (CE), Exeter (RC), Exeter (Priory, RC), Kingsley (CE), Leckford (CE), Longparish (CE), Ilfracombe (RC), Ringmore (CE), Sidmouth (St Millbrook (CE), Newnham (CE), North End Giles & SN, CE), South Pool (SN & Cyriac,CE), Portsea (CE), North Stoneham (CE), Old Topsham (Methodist), Portsmouth (Royal Garrison Church St John Bapt & SN, CE), Pilley (CE), Southampton (Gr Dorset (25): Abbotsbury (CE), Arne (Isle of Orth), Southbourne on Sea (CE), Steventon Purbeck, CE), Ashmore (CE), Broadwey (CE), (CE), West Worldham (CE), Westbury (East Buckland Ripers (CE), Chaldon Herring (CE), Meon, RC), Wickham (CE) Child Okeford (CE), Corfe Mullen (St Huberts & N, CE), Durweston (CE), Edmondsham (CE), Herefordshire (4): Chekley (Mission Hall, Hilfield (Chapel of ease, CE), Kimmeridge (CE), CE), Hereford (CE), Norton Canon (CE), Sutton Manston (CE), Moreton (SN & St Magnus, CE), St Nicholas (CE).