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.

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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). Nether Compton (CE), Sandbanks (CE), Sandford Ocas (CE) Silton (CE), Studland (Isle Hertfordshire (9) : Elstree (CE), Great of Purbeck (CE), Sydling St Nicholas (CE), Hormead (CE), Great Munden (CE), Harpenden Weymouth (RC/CE), Weymouth (CE), (CE), Hertford (CE), Hinxworth (CE), Minsden Winterborne Clenston (CE), Winterborne near Preston (RC/CE), Norton Village, Kingston (CE), Worth Matravers (Isle of Letchworth (CE), Stevenage (CE). Purbeck, CE), Huntingtonshire (2): Glatton (CE), Hail Essex (29) : Berden (CE), Canewdon (CE), Weston (CE). Canvey Island (CE), Castle Hedingham (CE), Isle of Wight (1): St Nicholas in Castro (CE) Chignall Smealey (CE), Coggeshall (CE), Colchester (CE), Colchester (Wesleyan Metho- Jersey, Channel Islands (1): Greve d’Azette dist), Elm Park, Hornchurch (CE), Elmdon (CE), (St Clement & SN, CE), Fyfield (CE), Great Wakering (CE), Harwich (CE), Hazeleigh (CE), Ingrave (CE), Kelvedon Kent (33): Allington (CE), Ash (CE), Barfreston Hatch (CE), Laindon with Dunton (CE), Little (Barfreyston, CE), Bishopsbourne (VM & SN, Braxted (CE), Little Wigborough (CE), Loughton CE), Boughton Malherbe (CE), Chislehurst (CE), (CE), Manor Park, London (SN Hall, RC), Dover (Buckland Valley, CE), Harbledown (SN Rawreth (CE), South Ockendon (CE), Tillingham Hospital chapel, CE), Leeds (CE), Linton (CE), (CE), Tolleshunt D’Arcy (CE), Tolleshunt Major Lydd (Romney Marsh, CE), New Romney (CE), (CE), West Horndon (CE), Witham (CE), Newwington next Hythe, near Folkstone (CE), Woodham Walter (CE), Orpington London (All Saints & SN, CE), Orpington Farnborough (SN Church Hall, CE), Gloucestershire (13): Abbotswood Yate Otham (CE), Oxney Bottom (RC), Pluckley (CE), (CE/Methodist), Ashchurch (CE), Bristol (CE), Plumstead London (CE), Ringwould (CE), Cheltenham (CE), Cherington (CE), Condicote Rochester (CE), Rodmersham (CE), Sandhurst (CE), Gloucester (CE), Hardwicke (CE), (CE), Sevenoaks (CE), Sholden (CE), Southfleet Hatherop (CE), Kemerton (CE), Lower Gravesend (CE), St Nicholas at Wade (Farm Oddington (CE), Ozleworth (CE), Saintbury chapel, RC), St Nicholas at Wade (CE), Stonar (CE), (RC), Strood (CE), Sturry (Angl/Methodist), Thanington Without (CE), Woodchurch (RC), Hampshire (26): Bedhampton (St Thomas & SN, CE), Bishops Sutton (CE), Boarhunt (CE), Lancashire (17): Blackpool (Hawes Side, St Brockenhurst (CE), Chawton (CE), Chilton Christopher & SN, CE), Blundellsands (CE), Candover (CE), Fawley (All Saints & SN, CE), Burnage Manchester (CE), Fleetwood (CE), Fort Blockhouse (Gosport, Memorial chapel, Halewood (CE), Lancaster (Presbyterian Royal Navy Submarine Museum, CE), Freefolk /Unitarian), Liverpool (VM & SN, CE), Liverpool

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(pro-Cathedral, RC), Liverpool Toxteth (Gr Fundenhall (CE), Gasthorpe (CE), Gayton (CE), Orth), Manchester Blakley (Bel aut. Orth cath), Great Bittering (RC), Great Yarmouth (CE), Marton Moss Blackpool (CE), Newchurch in Itteringham (RC), Kings Lynn (CE), Little Rossendale (CE), Owen, Little Thornton (RC), Yarmouth, South Town (RC), Lower Sheringham Sabden (Heyhouses, CE), Sutton-St Helens (CE), (RC), North Lopham (CE), North Walsham (CE), Whiston (CE), Wrea Green (CE), North Walsham (Sacred Heart, RC chapel ?), Potter Heigham (CE), Rougholm, Gressenhall Leicestershire (12): Bringhurst (CE), Farm (RC chapel), Salthouse (CE), Shereford Fleckney (CE), Frolesworth (CE), Knapthoft (CE), South Lopham (St Andrew and N, CE), (CE), Leicester (SN and Xenophon, Gr Orth), Swafield (CE), Thetford (RC), Twyford (CE), Leicester (CE), Little Bowden (CE), Lockington Wells-next-the-Sea (CE), West Lexham (CE), (CE), Mowsley (CE), Shangton (CE), South Woodrising (CE), Kilworth (CE), Wanlip (Our Lady & SN, CE). Northamptonshire (9): Bulwick (CE), Eydon Lincolnshire (33): Addlethorp (CE), (CE), Great Doddington (CE), Islip (CE), Barkstone (CE), Burton Pedwardine (St Andrew, Marston Trussel (CE), Overstone (CE), VM & SN, CE) Cabourne (CE), Caenby (CE), Potterspury (CE), Stanford on Avon (CE), Carlton Scroop (CE), Cuxwold (CE), Deeping St Twywell near Kettering (CE), Nicholas (CE), East Kirkby near Spilsby (CE), Fulbeck (CE), Grainsby (CE), Great Coates (CE), Northumberland (5): Cramlington (CE), Gunby St Nicholas (CE), Haxey (CE), Lincoln Gosforth (CE), Kyloe (CE), Newcastle upon Tyne Newport (CE), Lutton, Sutton St Nicholas (CE), (chapel in SN Cemetery, CE), Newcastle upon Normanton (CE), North Cotes (CE), North Tyne (Cathedral, CE). Kelsey (All Hallows or SN, CE), Partney (CE), Sapperton (CE), Searby cum Ownby (CE), Nottinghamshire (7): Askham (CE), Cropwell Skirbeck Boston (CE), Snitterby (CE), South Butler (field chapel, RC), Hockerton (CE), Ferriby (CE), Spalding (VM & SN, CE), Spanby Littleborough (CE), Moorhouse (CE), (CE), Stenigot (CE), Swaby Wold Marsh (CE), Nottingham (CE), Tuxford (CE), Swayfield (CE), Ulceby near Barton (CE), Oxfordshire (19): Asthall (SN & St Swithin, Walcot (CE), Wrangle (VM & SN, CE), CE), Britwell Salome (CE), Chadlington (CE), London Area (see also Middlesex, Kent, Essex Earley (St Nicolas, CE), Emmington (CE), Forest and Surrey): Addington South London (CE), Hill (CE), Heythrop (CE), Idbury (CE), Islip Deptford Green London (St Luke & SN, CE), (CE), Kiddington (CE), Littlemore (VM & SN, Kidbrooke London (CE), Tooting Graveney CE), Marston (Oxford city, CE), Oxford (R Orth London (CE), Moscow), Oxford (SN & St Thomas Martyr, CE), Piddington (CE), Rotherfield Greys (CE), Middlesex (10): Chiswick London (CE), City of Tackley (CE), Tadmarton (CE), Yelford (SN & London (SN Acons, CE), City of London (SN Swithin, CE), Olave, CE), City of London (SN Shambles, RC), City of London (SN Cole Abbey, CE), North Rutland (4) : Cottesmore (CE), Pilton (CE), Hayes London (CE), Perivale London (VM & SN, Stretton (CE), Thisleton (CE), CE), Poplar Aberfeldy London (CE), Shepherds Shropshire (6): Churchstoke (CE), Newport Bush London West (Gr Orth), Shepperton (CE), Oldbury (CE), Shrewsbury (Non- London (CE), conformist), Shrewsbury (Presbyterian), Telford Norfolk (34): Ashill (CE), Blakeney (CE), (Serbian Orth), Bracon Ash (CE), Bradwell (CE), Brandiston Somerset (22): Barlynch near Dulverton (RC), (CE), Buckenham (CE), Bunwell (St Michael /St Bathampton (CE), Bratton Seymour (CE), N, CE), Dersingham (CE), Dilham (CE), Diss Brockley (CE), Brushford (CE), Combe St (RC), East Dereham (CE), Feltwell (CE), 6

Nicholas (CE), Corfe (CE)Dinnington (CE), Semele (CE), Sutton Colfield (Boldmere, RC), Henstridge (CE), Holton (CE), Kelston (CE), Warwick (CE), Willoughby (CE), Kilton (CE), Kittisfors (CE), North Barrow (CE), Porlock Weir (CE), Radstock (CE), Redcliffe Bay West Midlands (1): Kings Northon (St (Portishead, CE), Stowey (SN & VM, CE), Uphill Nicolas, CE), (CE), Uphill (Old church, CE), West Pennard Wiltshire (24): Baydon (CE), Berwick Bassett (CE), Whitchurch (CE), Withycombe (CE), (CE) Biddestone (CE), Bradford on Avon (RC), Staffordshire (4): Abbots Bromley (CE), Bromham (CE), Cholderton (CE), East Grafton Codsall (CE), Fulford in Stone (CE), Mavesyn (CE), Fisherton Delamere (CE), Fonthill Gifford Ridware (CE). (CE), Fyfield (CE), Hardenhuish Chippenham (St Andrew & N, CE), Huish (CE), Little Suffolk (20): Bedfield (CE), Denston (CE), Langford (CE), North Bradley (CE), Old Sarum Dunwich (RC), Easton Bavents (CE), Felixstowe (RC), Porton (CE), Salisbury (Hospital, CE), Ferry (CE), Gipping (CE), Hintlesham (CE), Sandy Lane (VM & SN, CE), Slaughterford (CE), Ipswich (CE), Ipswich ((Presbyterian/Uni- Tytherton Lucas (CE), Upper Chute (Nicolas, tarian), Ipswich (Congregational), Little Saxham CE), Wilsford (CE), Wilton (VM & SN, CE), (CE), Oakley (CE), Pakefield Lowesthoft (RC), Winsley (CE). Rattlesden (CE), Rushbrooke (CE), St Nicholas South Elmham (RC/CE), Stanningfield (CE), Worcestershire (10): Dormston (CE), Thelnetham (CE), Wattisham (CE), Wrentham Droitwich Spa (CE), Earls Croome (CE), Kings (CE). Norton (CE), North & Middleton (CE), Peopleton (CE), Pinvin (CE), Queenhill (CE), Surrey (13): Alfold (CE), Charlwood (CE), Warndon Villages (CE, Methodist, Reformed), Compton (CE), Cranleigh (CE), Godstone Worcester (CE), London (CE), Great Bookham (CE), Guildford (CE), Leatherhead (VM & SN, CE), Peper Yorkshire (36): Askham Bryan (CE), Bawtry Harrow (CE), Pyrford (CE), Sutton London (CE), (CE), Beverley (CE), Bradford (R Orth Outside), Thames Ditton (CE), Weybridge (CE), Bransdale (CE), Butterwick (CE), Dunnington (CE), Dunnington by Beeford (CE), Ganton (CE), Sussex (23): Arundel (CE), Bosham (CE), Gipton (Leeds, RC), Grindale (CE), Bramber (CE), Brighton (CE), Brighton Guisborough (CE), High Bradfield (CE), Hollym Portslade (St Nicolas & St Andrew, CE), East (CE), Holmpton (CE), Hornsea (CE), Hull Angmering (CE), Etchingham (Assumption & (Danish Seamen’s ch, Ev Luth Denmark), Hull SN, CE), Hastings (The Fishermen’s church, (CE), Husthwaite (CE), Keyingham (CE), CE), Houghton (CE), Icklesham (All Saints with Moorends (Joseph & N, RC), North Grimstone SN, CE), Iford (CE), Itchingfield (CE), Lancing (CE), North Newbald (CE), Pickering (CE), (VM & SN, CE), Lavant (CE), Middleton on Sea Roxby (CE), Ruston Parva (CE), Ryecroft (CE), Old Shoreham (CE), Pett Level (Cliff end, (Rawmarsh, CE), Stillington (CE), Thorne (CE), CE), Pevensey (CE), Poling (CE), Saltdean (CE), Upper Cumberworth (CE), West Tanfield (CE), West Itchenor (CE), West Thorney (Thorney Wetwang (CE), Wigginton near York (VM & SN, Island, CE), Worth (CE), CE), Withernsea (CE), York (St Lawrence with SN, CE), York (SN Hospital, CE), Warwickshire (18): Alcester (CE), Austrey (CE), Baddesley Ensor (CE), Beaudesert (Henley in Arden, CE), Birmingham (Hockley, CE), [Interesting England’s Chapels ] Liverpool (Crypt Burmington (SN & S. Barnabas, CE), Curdworth chapel in the Cathedral of Christ the King, RC), Canterbury (SN & St Peter, CE), Elmdon Park (Solihull, CE), Cathedral (SN Chapel), Canterbury St Dunstan’s (Chantry Ettington Park (SN & Holy Trinity chapel, CE), chapel SN), Croydon London (St John Bapt, CE), Frankton (CE), Kenlworth (CE), Loxley (CE), Cirencester (chapel in St John Bapt church), York (Chapel SN, York Minster). Nuneaton (CE), Radford (Coventry CE), Radford 7

WALES (19) Anstruther, Fife (CS), Biggar, Lanarkshire (RC/CS), Glasgow, Lanarkshire (Chapel, RC), Glasgow, Lanarkshire (Cardonald, CS), Lanark (CS), Dalkeith, Midlothian (Buccleuch, CS), Beaumaris Anglesey (VM & SN, CW), Llanelli North Leith, Midlothian (RC), Sighthill Edin- Carmathenshire (St David &SN, Orth), Barry burgh Midlothian (CS), Holm, EastMainland, Glamorgan (CW), Butetown (Cardiff, Glamor- Orkney (CS), Orphir, Orkney (RC), Papa gan, Gr Orth), Cardiff Glamorgan (Serbian Stronsay, Orkney (RC), Peebles, Peebleshire Orth), Nicholaston (The Gower Glamorgan, (Crosskirk, RC), Dunblane, Perthshire (R Orth CW), St Nicholas (Cardiff Glamorgan, CW), Ec Pat), Broxburn, West Lothian (St John Swansea Glamorgan (Seamen’s mission, non- Cantius & N, RC), Broxburn, West Lothian denominational), Townhill Swansea Glamorgan (United free Ch of Scotland), Uphall, West (CW), Grosmonth Monmouthshire (CW), Lothian (N Strathbrock, CS). Trellech Monmouthshire (CW), Fishguard [Interesting Scotland’s Chapels] Aberdeen (SN Pembrokeshire (Angl/Wesleyan Methodist), chapel, S Margaret of Scotland Gallowgate, Scottish Monington Pembrokeshire (CW), Monkton Episcopal Angl), Glasgow Cathedral (CS). Pembrokeshire (SN & St John, CW), New Moat Pembrokeshire (CW), Penally (Pembrokeshire, SN & Tello, CW), St Nicholas Tremarchog (Pembrokeshire, CW), Knighton, Powys (VM NORHERN IRELAND (7) Perp succ & SN, RC), Montgomery, Powys (CW).

[Interesting Wales’ Chapels ] St Davids Pembrokeshire, St Davids Cathedral, chapel SN (CW), Belfast, Co. Antrim (CI), Carrickfergus Co. Tenby (Pembrokeshire, St Mary, CW). Antrim (chapel RC), Carrickfergus Co. Antrim, (church RC), Carrickfergus Co. Antrim (CI), Ardglass Co. Down (RC), Ardglass Co. Down (CI), Ardtole Co. Down (RC). SCOTLAND (22)

Aberdeen (SN Uniting, CS, United Reformed), Aberdeen (Kincorth, CS), Dundee, Angus (RC), Shielfoot, Ardnamurchan, Argyll (Sts Finnan & N, R Orth Ec Pat), Prestwick Ayrshire (Old St N, ISLE OF MAN (1) RC/Reformed), Prestwick Ayrshire (CS), Bishopscourt near kirk Michael (CE)

GREETINGS

FROM BARI TO ALL

ST NICHOLAS’ FRIENDS

THROUGHOUT THE

WORLD

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