Bolton Parish Church
St Peter, Bolton-le-Moors
Parish News
January/February 2012
75 pence
Dear Friends,
‚Fast away the old year passes,
Fa la la la la, la la la la.
Hail the new, ye lads and lasses,
Fa la la la la, la la la la.”
Our thoughts over these past weeks have been absorbed with the
old (looking back over the year that’s ended, courtesy of ’Best of
2011’ programmes on the telly and personal ‘stock-taking’); the
new (wondering what will 2012 bring for the economy, for politics
on the local, national and international stage, for the people that
we care about - and for ourselves); the gold (anticipating the
excitement of the 2012 Olympics in London, now just a few
months away); and even the diamond (celebrating Her Majesty
the Queen’s Diamond Jubilee after her sixty years as our reigning
Monarch). It’s enough to make your head spin!
Within our Church calendar, life has been much calmer. The
beginning of January brought the feast of Epiphany, which
celebrates the visit of the wise men to Bethlehem. There in
Bethlehem, God was making himself known to strangers –
outsiders – who, following both their instincts and their intellects,
stumbled into the picture by a circuitous route. Along the way, in
all innocence, they aroused the suspicions of Herod, a very
jealous, powerful and dangerous man, and, as a result, Mary,
Joseph and Jesus were forced to flee into Egypt as refugees.
Epiphany reminds us that no one is outside the reach of God’s
love (even Herod!) and everyone is part of his purpose for our
world, even those whom we might see as strangers and outsiders.
Now, the season of Lent is fast approaching – a season of
reflection and preparation for the celebration of Easter, the high
point of the Christian year. The tradition of abstinence is intended
to do more than discipline our bodies. Its purpose is to allow us to
approach our times of prayer and reflection with less
‘interference’ to distract us. This year the Christians Together in
Bolton Town Centre Lent Groups (meeting on either Tuesday or
Wednesday evening, or Wednesday afternoon) will be following a
study series called ‘The Way to Freedom’, based on a poem by
Dietrich Bonhoeffer. And at lunchtime on Thursdays, from 1
March – 29 March, a series of Lent Reflections will take place in
the Parish Church Hall. (There will be more details about the
Lent Reflections in the March edition of Parish News.)
If you prefer observing Lent on your own there are lots of other
resources to choose from:
In The Heart’s Time: A poem a day for Lent and Easter, Janet
Morley takes a wide range of poems and offers an
interpretation and application for each one. (SPCK, £9.99)
The CAFOD Lent book, Light Breaks Through, gives a short
commentary for every daily eucharistic reading during
Lent, ending with a thought and a prayer for the day.
(DLT, £5.99)
Lent for Everyone: Mark, Year B continues Tom Wright’s
series of commentaries for Lent based on the gospel for
the current church year. (SPCK, £6.99)
The Archbishop of Canterbury’s Lent Book for 2012 is Love
Unknown, by Ruth Burrows. Her insights on the joys and
challenges of the Christian life emerge from her own life
as a Carmelite Sister. (Continuum, £9.99)
However you choose to mark Lent in 2012, with others or on your
own or both, I pray that you will be richly blessed as you draw
closer to God.
With love and prayer,
Judie Horrocks
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CALENDAR for FEBRUARY 2012
1
Wednesday
2
Thursday
3
4
5
Friday
Saturday
SUNDAY
6
7
Monday
Tuesday
8
9
10
12
Wednesday
Thursday
Friday
SUNDAY
14
Tuesday
15
Wednesday
16
17
19
Thursday
Friday
SUNDAY
21
Tuesday
22
Wednesday
23
Thursday
26
SUNDAY
27
28
29
Monday
Tuesday
Wednesday
Brigid, Abbess of Kidare [c525]
12.30 - Prayers for Healing
The Presentation of Christ in the Temple (Candlemas)
12 Noon - Holy Communion
Anskar, Archbishop of Hamburg, Missionary [865]
Gilbert of Sempringham [1189]
Third Sunday before Lent (Septuagesima)
8.00 - Holy Communion
10.30 - Parish Communion
6.30 - Evening Prayer (said)
The Martyrs of Japan [1597]
12.30 - Holy Communion
2.00 - Mothers' Union (Parish Hall)
12.30 - Prayers for Healing
12 Noon - Holy Communion
Scholastica, Abbess of Plombariola [c543]
Second Sunday before Lent (Sexagesima)
8.00 - Holy Communion
10.30 - Parish Communion
6.30 - Evening Prayer (with hymns)
Cyril [869] & Methodius [885], Missionaries to the Slavs
12.30 - Holy Communion
Sigfrid, Bishop, Apostle of Sweden [1045]
12.30 - Prayers for Healing
12 Noon - Holy Communion
Janini Luwum, Archbishop of Uganda & Martyr [1977]
Last Sunday before Lent (Quinquagesima)
8.00 - Holy Communion
10.30 - Parish Communion
6.30 - Evening Prayer (said)
12.30 - Holy Communion
7.30 - P.C.C. (Parish Hall)
ASH WEDNESDAY
12.30 - Holy Communion (with imposition of Ashes)
7.30 - Choral Communion (with Imposition of Ashes)
Polycarp, Bishop of Smyrna & Martyr [c155]
12 Noon - Holy Communion
First Sunday in Lent
8.00 - Holy Communion
10.30 - Parish Communion
3.30 - Queen's Diamond Jubilee Civic Thanksgiving Service
George Herbert, Priest & Poet [1633]
12.30 - Holy Communion
12.30 - Prayers for Healing
N.B.
Lent Lunch-time Course begins on Thursday 1st March
Church Services
Sundays
08.00
Holy Communion
10.30
Parish Communion
18.30
Evening Prayer
Tuesdays
12.30
Holy Communion
Wednesdays
12.30
Prayers for Healing
Thursdays
12.00 noon
Holy Communion
In addition to the times shown above, Church will be open for private
prayer and visitors as follows: 12.00 noon to 1.15 pm on Tuesdays and
Wednesdays, and 11.30 am to 12.45 pm on Thursdays, and, when
Stewards are available, between 11.30 am and 1.30 pm Tuesday to
Saturdays.
For Baptisms and Weddings please contact the Lecturer on 01204 522226.
For Funerals please contact the Vicar on 01204 845332.
Bolton Town Centre Chaplaincy:
A Service of Commissioning for the new
Town Centre Chaplain and the Associate
Chaplains will be held at the Parish
Church on Monday 30 January 2012 at
7.30 pm.
The First Day of Lent
commonly called
Ash Wednesday
The Collect
Almighty and everlasting God, who hatest nothing that thou hast made, and dost
forgive the sins of all them that are penitent: Create and make in us new and
contrite hearts, that we worthily lamenting our sins, and acknowledging our
wretchedness, may obtain of thee, the God of all mercy, perfect remission and
forgiveness; through Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen.
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Christmas Quiz Answers
Hymn
Location
Letter
Glorious things of Thee are spoken
I’ll praise my maker while I live
Jesu, lover of my soul
Put thou thy trust in God
Nearer my God to Thee
The people that in darkness sat
In Christ there is no east or west
Take my life and let it be
Christians awake! Salute the happy morn
The Church of God a kingdom is
City of God, how broad and far
O, for a thousand tongues to sing
Just as I am, without one plea
On Jordan’s bank the Baptist's cry
Guide me, O Thou great Redeemer
Rejoice, O land, in God thy might
Lo, he comes with clouds descending
See, amid the winter’s snow
Dear Lord and Father of mankind
One in Royal David’s city
Abbots Leigh
Monmouth
Aberystwyth
Doncaster
Horbury
Dundee
Kilmarnock
Nottingham
Stockport
Crediton
Richmond
Selby
Saffron Walden
Winchester
Cwm Rhondda
Wareham
Helmsley
Oxford
Repton
Irby
A
B
C
D
E
F
G
H
I
J
K
L
M
N
O
P
Q
R
S
T
Many thanks to all those of you who supported our efforts this year. My
thanks especially to Mrs Jane Hampson who has worked so hard over the
past years in cajoling and encouraging so many to participate and so enrich
the organ fund.
We had six completely correct entries this year, which was a record—Mr A.
Bailey, Mr G. Chapman, Mrs C. Hale, Mrs A. Henderson, Mr J. Masters and
Mrs B. Pearson.
The eventual winner, chosen by lot (with the help of Revd Judie Horrocks),
was Mrs A. Henderson. An M & S voucher is on its way to her.
Hilary Pickering
Clergy News
The December edition of Blackburn's diocesan newsletter (The See)
included a short obituary for the Revd. Bill Martin, who died on October
20th, aged 82. Although he was never a member of the staff of the parish
church, his parents attended this church, and several members of the
congregation will remember his mother, though she died some years ago.
Bill Martin studied at Cambridge, and was ordained in 1954 at Manchester
Cathedral, serving his title at St Luke, Weaste (in Salford), and later
becoming vicar of the same parish. Much of his later ministry was spent
with the Army Chaplains’ Department, and he eventually became an
Assistant Chaplain General from 1973 to 1982. His career then took a
change of direction, and he taught for six years at a Roman Catholic high
school in Preston.
During that time, he lived first with his mother in
Chorley, and after her death, in retirement at Lytham St Annes.
There is also news of a former organist of St Philip's church who later
became a member of the parish church choir, Lee Taylor. He gained a
degree in Theology at St David's College, Lampeter, part of the University
of Wales, and afterwards spent several years working as a cathedral verger,
first at Carlisle and then at Southwark, where he eventually became Dean's
Verger. On the day the parish church choir sang at Carlisle Cathedral
about eighteen months ago, I received a text message to say that Lee had
been accepted for ordination. Since November 2011, he has been studying
at Ripon-Cuddesdon College in Oxford, and completes his pastoral training
in May. He will be made deacon at Chelmsford Cathedral on 1st July this
year, to serve initially at the church of St Margaret of Antioch, Leigh-onSea. This is an Anglo-Catholic parish in the western (and more affluent!)
outskirts of Southend.
GD
Meditation Group Meetings
Mondays 7.30 pm and Thursdays 2 pm.
Venue: The Friends’ Meeting House.
Tea & coffee and biscuits served after each session.
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Cambridge Life
It was a pleasure to welcome Ruben, Amy and Gabriele Angelici back to
the Bolton Parish Church fold over the Christmas holidays, as they
worshipped with us and spent time with friends and family.
Ruben is now nearly half-way through his first year of training for
ordination at Westcott House in Cambridge. Amy has found a part-time
post as a GP in Cambridge, and Gabriele continues to grow by leaps and
bounds.
Ruben’s placement this year has been at Jesus College Chapel, right next
to where they live in the centre of Cambridge. At one Chapel Eucharist
where Ruben served as thurifer (the person who carries the thurible that
contains the burning incense, swings it in procession and censes the altar),
Gabriele acted as ‘boat boy’ (the person who carries the incense). His very
proud father sent us the accompanying photos.
When Ruben is not on placement, he and Amy and Gabriele worship at St
Benet’s church. But as far as we’re concerned, they’re still part of our
church family here too, and we look forward to seeing them again at
Easter.
JH
Below:
Boat Boy.
Right :
Amy with Gabriele at Ely Cathedral
On this day
Celebrated novelist Charles Dickens was born 200 years ago,
on 7th Feb 1812.
English composer Edward Elgar died on 23rd February 1934.
Forgiveness
A Sunday School teacher had just concluded her lesson and wanted to make
sure she had made her point. She said, ‚Can anyone tell me what you must
do before you can obtain forgiveness of sin?‛ There was a short pause and
then, from the back of the room, a small boy spoke up. "Sin," he said.
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Cities in England and Wales
Many people still think that there is an inextricable link between cities and
cathedrals, but in fact this has not been the case for over 450 years. Before the
Reformation in England and Wales, a town which was seat of a diocesan bishop
was automatically regarded as a city, but this was not the case in Scotland or
Ireland, where bishoprics were often centred on very small and remote
communities. In England and Wales there were twenty-three cities by 1538, the
year of the dissolution of the monasteries by Henry VIII. They were: Bangor,
Bath, Canterbury, Carlisle, Chichester, Coventry, Durham, Ely, Exeter,
Hereford, Lichfield, Lincoln, Llandaff, London, Norwich, Rochester, St Asaph,
St David's, Salisbury, Wells, Winchester, Worcester and York. However, there
were only twenty-one bishoprics, because two dioceses - Bath & Wells and
Coventry & Lichfield - had two cathedrals each (one monastic and one secular),
but only one bishop.
On the dissolution of the monasteries, the monastic
cathedrals of these two dioceses lost their status. In Bath, as there was no other
large church in the city, the cathedral priory became the parish church, now
known as Bath Abbey. At Coventry, there were several other churches in the
city, and the cathedral priory was eventually demolished. However, both Bath
and Coventry retained their city status.
After the dissolution, Henry VIII created six new dioceses between 1540 & 1542
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Bristol, Chester, Gloucester, Oxford, Peterborough and Westminster, and
these towns became cities at the same time. The diocese of Westminster lasted
for about fourteen years, and its cathedral then became the Collegiate Church
of St Peter at Westminster, retaining its dean and canons, but usually known by
its pre-dissolution title of Westminster Abbey.
Like Bath and Coventry,
Westminster retained city status.
After that, no new cities were created in England and Wales until the midnineteenth century (though in Northern Ireland, Derry became a city in 1613).
The first new diocese was Ripon in 1838 followed by Manchester in 1847, but
these towns did not become cities automatically: Manchester became a city by
Royal Warrant in 1853, but Ripon had to wait until 1865 before it received that
honour. Towards the end of the 19th century, more new dioceses were created
reflecting the growth in the population. These were Truro (1876), St Alban's
(1877), Liverpool (1880), Newcastle (1882) and Wakefield (1888), all of which
received Royal Warrants as cities at the same time. But the connection was
then broken, when the market town of Southwell in Nottinghamshire became
the seat of a new diocese in 1884, but has never been awarded city status.
Birmingham became a city in 1888, and Bradford, Hull, Leeds, Nottingham and
Sheffield were created cities in the 1890s, but none of these was the seat of a
Anglican diocesan bishop at the time. In the twentieth century, Cardiff was
raised to city status in 1905 and Leicester in 1919. Then, after the First World
War, Plymouth, Portsmouth, Salford and Stoke-on-Trent received city status in
the 1920s, and Lancaster became a city in 1937 to mark the Coronation of
George VI. Only at Portsmouth did the granting of city status coincide with the
creation of a new Anglican diocese.
Cambridge became a city in 1951 to mark the Festival of Britain, but the first
city created by the Queen was Southampton in 1964, followed by Swansea five
years later. The boundary revisions of 1974 meant that some historic cities lost
their status when they were incorporated into neighbouring authorities.
Llandaff, Rochester, St Asaph and St David's were the losers here, though St
David's had city status restored by the Queen in 1994. Cities created in England
and Wales since 1974 are Derby (1977), Sunderland (1992), Wolverhampton and
Brighton & Hove (2000) and, to celebrate the Queen's Golden Jubilee in 2002,
Newport and Preston. I believe that Rochester recently regained city status
under the new name of Rochester & Medway.
It is likely that further new cities will be created in 2012 to mark the Queen's
Diamond Jubilee, and you will be aware that Bolton is once again "put in a bid"
for city status. There is no limitation on the number of cities there may be in
any county - the county of Greater Manchester already has two cities
(Manchester and Salford), but some counties have three - e.g. Bradford, Leeds
and Wakefield in West Yorkshire, and Portsmouth, Southampton and
Winchester in Hampshire. Conversely, some of the oldest counties have no city
at all (e.g. Bedfordshire, Dorset, Essex, Huntingdonshire and Suffolk).
One final point, city status does not bring with it the title of Lord Mayor for the
senior citizen. This title is separately conferred by the sovereign, but as far as I
know, only on places which are already cities, and there are several cities, some
dating pre-16th century, which do not have a Lord Mayor.
GD
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Crossword (Clues
opposite. Answers
on inside back
cover)
A Little Story
I remember a story told by one of the Lay Readers at Clitheroe Parish
Church (where I used to be organist). She and her husband paid frequent
visits to South Africa, and she remembers that, during a season of severe
drought, a local minister called his congregation together for a special
service to pray for rain. When they were all gathered together in the hot,
dry church, the minister came out from his vestry and surveyed his flock
for a few moments. Then, apparently for no reason, he began to berate
them for their lack of faith, calling them unworthy servants, scarcely
deserving to be called members of Christ’s church. They stared at him in
bemused silence as he got more and more worked up – understanding
only began to dawn as he issued his parting shot before disappearing back
into his vestry – ‚Why haven’t you brought your umbrellas?‛
MJP
Across
1 Salary (Isaiah 19:10) (4)
3 Question Jesus asked of those healed of leprosy, ‘Were not all ten —
?’ (Luke 17:17) (8)
9 Wide, elevated level area of land (Joshua 13:9) (7)
10 ‘So you also must be — , because the Son of Man will come... when you
do not expect him’ (Matthew 24:44) (5)
11 ‘[He] said to the man, ‚Stretch out your hand.‛ He — — , and his hand
was completely restored’ (Luke 6:10) (3,2)
12 ‘Who has gathered up the wind in the — of his hand?’ (Proverbs 30:4) (6)
14 Not born again (13)
17 ‘Again and again he — the same sacrifices, which can never take away
sins’ (Hebrews 10:11) (6)
19 Mails (anag.) (5)
22 ‘He — — here; he has risen’ (Matthew 28:6) (2,3)
23 Defeated (Judges 20:43) (7)
24 Soldiers’ quarters (Acts 21:34) (8)
25 ‘Pillars of marble’ were how the Beloved described those of her Lover
(Song of Songs 5:15) (4)
Down
1 Totally destroyed (Genesis 7:23) (5,3)
2 What the Philippian jailer was told to do with his prisoners Paul and Silas
(Acts 16:23) (5)
4 Object of ridicule (Job 12:4) (8-5)
5 In most years, the month in which Easter falls (5)
6 For example, Caesarea, Joppa, Tyre, Sidon (7)
7 ‘[Jesus] was in the desert for forty — , being tempted by Satan’ (Mark 1:13)
(4)
8 ‘Hallelujah! Salvation and glory and power — to our God’ (Revelation
19:1) (6)
13 Mend dots (anag.) (8)
15 Purifier (Malachi 3:3) (7)
16 Attacked (1 Samuel 27:8) (6)
18 The good Samaritan to the innkeeper: ‘When I return, I will reimburse
you for any — expense you may have’ (Luke 10:35) (5)
20 How Matthew described the crowds who followed Jesus (Matthew 4:25)
(5)
21 For example, one of 25 Across (Judges 19:29) (4)
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As usual at this time of year, it gives me very great pleasure to introduce the
Parish Church’s own series of concerts and recitals. The Tuesday Lunchtime
Concerts get underway soon after Easter, and run until the end of July; this year’s
series, although including some familiar faces, has a slightly more varied feel
than last year, with a greater number of concerts which feature musicians other
than organists. These concerts are always very enjoyable, and well worth
supporting.
The first of our Saturday morning concerts is an organ recital by Jonathan Bielby
M.B.E., formerly Organist and Choirmaster of Wakefield Cathedral, who will be
presenting a celebration of British organ music, ideally suited to our magnificent
organ.
Do make a note of the dates and times, and make a resolution to come and enjoy
the musical feats which are on offer!
Michael Pain
BOLTON PARISH CHURCH
SATURDAY MORNING RECITALS 2012
Saturday 5th May at 11.00 a.m.
Jonathan Bielby M.B.E. – Organ
A CELEBRATION OF BRITISH ORGAN MUSIC
Stanley  Parry  Stainer  Stanford  Elgar  Ireland  Leighton  Bielby
Saturday 16th June at 11.00 a.m.
Ben Smith – Piano
(including Piano Sonata – Samuel Barber and Ballade No. 1 – Chopin
Saturday 7th July at 11.00 a.m.
Hans Hielscher (Wiesbaden) – Organ
(including music by Rheinberger, Ketelby and Hielscher)
Admission to each concert
Tea and coffee
by programme at the door
served from 10.30
£5 (concessions £3)
Car parking available on the Church car park
Bolton Parish Church, Silverwell Street, BB1 1PS
Bolton Parish Church Lunchtime Concerts – 2012 Season
Tuesdays from 1.15 pm to 1.50 pm
Admission free – Tea and coffee served
April 17th
MICHAEL PAIN (Bolton Parish Church) – Organ
April 24th
STEPHANIE NEAL (Soprano) with Michael Pain (Piano)
May 1st
“LA SERENATA” – Flute Duo with Keyboard
David Edmonds, Samantha Mansell, Charles Edmondson
May 8th
ADRIAN VAN DER SCHANS (Haslingden Parish Church) – Organ
May 15th
LINDA CARRINGTON (St. Paul’s, Andsell and Fairhaven) – Organ
May 22nd
NIGEL SPOONER (Longridge) – Organ
May 29th
ELIZABETH MARTLAND – Piano
June 5th
Queen’s Diamond Jubilee Holiday – NO CONCERT
June 12th
PETER MORRISON (St. Mary’s, Chorley) – Organ
June 19th
STUDENTS FROM THE JUNIOR ROYAL NORTHERN COLLEGE OF MUSIC
June 26th
PAUL GREENHALGH – Piano
July 3rd
STEPHEN CARLESTON – Piano and Organ
July 10th
“A Taste of France” French songs from the 1930s to the 1960s and French organ music
MICHAEL and JUDY PAIN
July 17th
DAVID BRINDLE (Preston) – Organ
July 24th
GARY HULME (St. Mary’s, Prestwich) – Organ
July 31st
VIVIEN CHASEY (Violin) with Yi-heng (Piano)
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Music List
Sunday 29 January
Hear the Voice and Prayer – Tallis
Final (Symphonie No. 1) – Vierne
Monday 30 January (7.30 pm) From the Rising of the Sun – Ouseley
Sunday 5th February
Introit – Venite, vv 1-7
Ave Verum Corpus – Mozart
Toccata – Gigout
Sunday 12 February
O Nata Lux – Tallis
Pasticcio – Langlais
Sunday 19 February
Introit – Venite, vv 1-7
Jesu, Joy of Man’s Desiring Verum – Bach
Plein Jeu (Messe pour les Couvents) – Couperin
Prelude, Fugue and Variation – Franck
Wednesday 22 February
Missa de Angelis
Ash Wednesday (7.30 pm)
Lord, For Thy Tender Mercies’ Sake – Farrant
Sunday 26 February
O Lord, Increase our Faith – Loosemore
Diamond Jubilee (3.30 pm)
I was Glad – Parry
Crown Imperial – Walton
On the morning of Valentine’s Day, Emma woke up with a start. Her husband
James asked what was the matter, and she told him: ‚I just had a dream that you
gave me a pearl necklace for Valentine’s Day. What do you think it means?‛
‚You’ll know tonight,‛ James said.
That evening, James home with a small package
and gave it to his wife. Delighted, Emma opened it –
only to find a book entitled The Meaning of
Dreams.
14 February – St. Valentine
Freda Rothwell is a fan of the poetry of Christina Rossetti and has submitted a
number of poems by her. These two poems show that winter has a special beauty
of its own, and remind us of the promise of spring to come. The third poem will be
included in the next issue and will coincide with the arrival of brighter weather
(we hope).
There Is A Budding Morrow In Midnight
Wintry boughs against a wintry sky;
Yet the sky is partly blue
And the clouds are partly bright:
Who can tell but sap is mounting high
Out of sight,
Ready to burst through?
Winter is the mother-nurse of Spring,
Lovely for her daughter’s sake,
Not unlovely for her own :
For a future buds in everything;
Grown, or blown,
Or about to break.
A Wintry Sonnet
A Robin said: The Spring will never come,
And I shall never care to build again.
A Rosebush said: These frosts are wearisome,
My sap will never stir for sun or rain.
The half Moon said: These nights are fogged and slow,
I neither care to wax nor care to wane.
The Ocean said: I thirst from long ago,
Because earth’s rivers cannot fill the main.—
When Springtime came, red Robin built a nest,
And trilled a lover’s song in sheer delight.
Grey hoarfrost vanished, and the Rose with might
Clothed her in leaves and buds of crimson core.
The dim Moon brightened. Ocean sunned his crest,
Dimpled his blue, yet thirsted evermore.
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For Younger Readers
What it’s worth
A man and his ten-year-old son were on a fishing trip, miles from
home. At the boy's insistence, they decided to attend the Sunday
worship service at a small rural church. The father forgot to
bring any cash, so he reached in his pocket and gave his son 10
pence to drop in the offering plate as it was passed.
As they walked back to their car after the service, the father
complained. "The service was too long," he lamented. "The
sermon was boring, and the singing was off key." Finally the boy
said, "Daddy, I thought it was pretty good for 10p."
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Diamond Jubilee Service – Interview with the Vicar
Who had the original idea for the service?
The original idea to mark the Queen’s Diamond Jubilee with services in
each of the boroughs of our Diocese came out of a conversation between
the Bishop of Manchester and the Lord Lieutenant. Many dioceses will be
marking the Jubilee with a single service held at their Cathedral. Bishop
Nigel and the Lord Lieutenant wanted to do something more and to
include more people across the diocese.
So it is that Bolton has its own Borough Service on Sunday 26 February at
3.30pm. Out of the eleven boroughs that are in some way included in our
diocese, Bolton’s service is the first!
Who’s involved in planning the service?
About a year ago, when it was decided to go ahead with this project, it felt
good to volunteer to go first. It’s exciting to lead the way but I could not
have done this alone- no way! The service is both a diocesan and a county
service so the Bishop and the Lord Lieutenant have had significant input
into what will happen on the day. The Local Authority have been
marvellously supportive and on a day to day level I work closely with the
Mayor’s Office in order to plan right down to the most minute detail what
will happen on the day. We have had the help and support of lots of
different people and organisations across the borough but I should
particularly mention the contribution of the Bolton News which has been
really helpful and supportive from day one.
Who will be attending?
The guest of honour on the day is of course the Lord Lieutenant who is
representing Her Majesty the Queen. He will be joined by all of our
bishops, Bishop Nigel and also the Bishop of Bolton and the Bishop of
Middleton. The Mayor of Bolton will be present of course and
representatives from as many walks of life and activity from across our
communities as possible. There will be folk from every town and district
within our borough and we hope that members of the public who see the
procession from the Town Hall to the Parish Church on the day and want
to join us for the service will feel able to do so.
Through the pages of the Bolton News I have invited members of the public
to contribute a memory or to suggest a symbol that could be presented in the
service to represent something of our life as a borough from every decade of
Her Majesty’s reign. If we end up using their idea, then the person who
suggested it will be invited to the service.
How can people from the Parish Church get involved?
Many of us will be involved one way or another, as members of the choir,
servers, sidespeople, wardens and deputy wardens. However there will be a list
at the back of church shortly for people to sign simply to attend. Places are
limited so first come first served!
What are you looking forward to the most?
The fanfare that we are planning to mark the beginning of the service.
Hopefully it will sound fantastic but it will also signal that all the planning
has worked and we have a church full of people ready to enjoy what should be
a truly memorable occasion.
Revd Matt Thompson was interviewed by his colleague Revd Judie Horrocks
The Bolton News began its reports about the service back in November:
BOLTON has pulled off a coup by being the first borough in Greater
Manchester to celebrate the Queen’s Diamond Jubilee with a church service.
There will be a service at Manchester Cathedral and then Bolton will lead the
other areas with a service at the parish church on Sunday, February 26 at
3.30pm.
The occasion will start with a procession of VIPs from the Town Hall to
Bolton Parish Church, led by the Lord Lieutenant and the Bishops of Bolton,
Manchester and Middleton, and the Mayor of Bolton, Cllr Noel Spencer.
Joining the procession will be soldiers from the Duke of Lancaster’s
Regiment, the 216 Battery (RV) along with the Sea, Army and Air cadets,
accompanied by Shree Swaminarayan Gadi Pipe Band.
The Vicar of Bolton, the Rev Matt Thomson, said: ‚I am so delighted that
Bolton has been chosen as the first borough to host a service of celebration
and thanksgiving for Her Majesty the Queen.
‚We are looking forward to welcoming everyone to Bolton Parish Church. At
a time when there is worrying news for so many people, my hope is that our
Jubilee celebrations will give us an opportunity to come together as the
Bolton family and celebrate all that is good about our nation.‛
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Something to
forward to!!
look
There will be a special
bank
holiday
to
celebrate the Queen’s
Diamond Jubilee on
Tuesday 5 June 2012.
The annual May Bank
Holiday has been ‚put
back‛ to Monday 4
June 2012, giving
people a four-day
weekend.
We support Vision Aid, the Bolton charity for Blind and Partially Sighted Children
For information, or to make a donation, please contact Vision Aid at
P.O. Box 2211, Bolton BL6 9FW. Tel: 01942 790865
Email: [email protected]
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The other Euro
The European Union commissioners have announced that agreement has
been reached to adopt English as the preferred language for European
communications, rather than German, which was the other possibility. As
part of the negotiations, her Majesty’s Government conceded that English
spelling had some room for improvement and has accepted a five-year
phased plan for what will be known as EuroEnglish (Euro for short).
In the first year, ‘s’ will be used instead of the soft ‘c’. Sertainly, sivil
servants will resieve this news with joy. Also, the hard ‘c’ will be replaced
with ‘k’. Not only will this klear up konfusion, but typewriters and
komputers kan have one less letter. There will be growing publik
enthusiasm in the sekond year, when the troublesome ‘ph’ will be replaced
with the ‘f’. This will make words like ‘fotograf’ 20 per sent shorter.
In the third year, publik akseptanse of the new spelling kan be expekted to
reach the stage where more komplikated changes are possible.
Governments will enkourage the removal of double letters, which have
always ben a deterent to akurate speling. Also, al wil agre that the horible
mes of silent ‘e’s in the languag is disgrasful, and they would go.
By the fourth year, peopl will reseptiv to steps such as replasing ‘th’ with ‘z’,
and ‘w’ with ‘v’.
During ze fifz year, ze unesesary ‘o’ kan be dropd from vords containing
‘ou’, and similar changes vud of kors be aplid to ozer kombinations of
leters.
After zis fifz yer, ve vil hav a reli sensibl riten styl. Zer vil be no mor trubls
or difikultis and evrivun vil find it ezi tu understand ech ozer.
Ze drem vil finali kum tru.
On this day
70 years ago, on 29 Jan 1942, the BBC Radio 4 programme ‘Desert
Island Discs’ was first broadcast. This is now the world’s longest
running weekly programme in the category ‘factual radio’.
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Almond Tarts
After all the rich Christmas cakes and mince pies why not try these quick
and easy almond tarts. Using egg whites gives them an irresistible
chewiness!
Shortcrust pastry (make your own or buy some – enough for approx. 24
tarts)
Jam
4 oz ground almonds
6 oz icing sugar
2 egg whites
Flaked almonds for decoration
Grease two bun tins and line with
pastry. Add half a teaspoonful of
jam to each pastry case.
Place the ground almonds, icing
sugar, and egg whites in a bowl.
Mix together and add about a
dessertspoonful to each pastry tart.
Sprinkle a few flaked almonds on
the top of each tart.
Bake in a
moderate oven for approx. 25/30
minutes.
Flowers
The flower team would like to thank anyone who helped with flowers over the
Christmas period.
Reminder about a future event for the diary:
24th - 28th July 2012 Manchester Cathedral
The Parish Church Flower Team has been invited to produce a displays for the
flower festival to celebrate the Queen’s Diamond Jubilee. The theme for the
festival is ‚Music through the Ages‛.
Recent donations—Mr and Mrs A Pearson
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I wonder if any readers received a ‚round-robin‛ news compilation at
Christmas/New Year. Here is an amusing contribution
Dear ........
It's that time of year again. I expect you're dying to know what we have
been "up to" during the last twelve months.
Rupert has been involved with extra work for the university as a roving
lecturer on the horticultural implications of transmogrification, and in
addition, much of his spare time is taken up with his duties as a borough
councillor here in Sopping Chidbury. In fact, this coming year it is his turn
to be Mayor, and naturally I've already given some thought to my outfit for
the Palace Garden Party! I'm still involved with the Fox and Hounds Mutual
Friendly Society, and have also taken on the organisation of the meals-onwheels service for the Association of Distressed Gentlefolk in Reduced
Circumstances.
The twins are now in their second year at High School (Year Eight, I believe
they call it) and are doing remarkably well. Jocasta's origami won a prize in
the school's Art Exhibition, and Tarquin played a solo on his ophicleide at
the Summer Concert. Jessamy has now more or less recovered from the
trauma of last year's massacre of her pet mice by Boris, the neighbours'
violent ginger tom-cat, though the Rottweiler puppy we bought her as a
replacement pet is now getting rather large and something of a handful.
Little Rudolf surprised us all by becoming Infant Schools' boxing champion
for the whole of the county, and his reindeer costume for Red Nose Day was
hugely popular.
You possibly read in the newspapers about Rupert's father, Orlando, and his
epic journey across the channel by jet-ski, but my mother, Lettice, has been
no less adventurous. In the summer she went on a llama-trekking holiday
in Patagonia. Although the llama only responded to commands in Spanish,
she was able to practise some of the conversational Welsh she has been
learning at evening classes on some of the local humans! For our main
holiday we took the two youngsters mafia-spotting in Sicily, while the twins
went to Netherthong for the annual rhubarb thrashing.
I do hope you have had such a fun-packed year as we have. We all send you
our very best wishes for the Christmas Season, and hope you have a happy
and propitious New Year.
Love from,
Hortense, Rupert, Jocasta, Tarquin, Jessamy and little Rudy (not forgetting
Adolf, the Rottweiler)
N.B. Welsh is spoken in Patagonian region of Argentina. However, reference
to any person alive or dead is unintended and purely accidental!
GD
March Magazine
Copy should be submitted by Thursday 1 March. Items for inclusion
can be sent directly to the editor: [email protected] or: The Parish
Office, St Peter’s Parish Hall, Silverwell St., Bolton, BL1 1PS
[email protected]
No Coming to God without Christ
Good and great God! How should I
fear
To come to thee, if Christ not there!
Could I but think, he would not be
Present, to plead my cause for me;
To Hell I’d rather run, than I
Would see thy face, and he not by.
Robert Herrick 1591-1674
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The Book of Common Prayer 350th Anniversary
Two dates are often cited for the introduction of the Book of Common
Prayer in 1662.
The first is 19 May when royal assent was granted, the second is 24
August when the Prayer Book came into use
The Dictionary of English Church History notes that: "…The Prayer book
now remained unaffected by Parliamentary action till 1645, when its use
was forbidden by the ordinances of the Long Parliament. A Bill for
Uniformity passed the Commons in July 1661, but this was then delayed
by the revision which was in progress. This was completed, and adopted
by Convocation in December, and in 1662 the Bill was again considered
in Parliament, and also in Convocation. The revised book was not
discussed by either House of Parliament, though the Commons asserted
their right to discuss it if they pleased. They also threw out a clause,
introduced by the Lords, giving the Crown power to dispense with
obligations of the Bill. It received the royal assent, 19th May. It orders
the exclusive use of the book, which is annexed to the Act, in all places of
worship from St. Bartholomew’s Day (24th August) 1662, before which
all ministers must publicly declare their assent to it on pain of
deprivation…"
The House of Lords Journal records that "...the Act of Uniformity was
given Royal Assent on 19 May 1662. The final clause of the Act of
Uniformity stated that: XXXII. Provided also, That the Book of Common
Prayer, and Administration of the Sacraments, and other Rites and
Ceremonies of this Church of England, together with the Form and
Manner of Ordaining and Consecrating Bishops, Priests and Deacons,
heretofore in Use, and respectively established by Act of Parliament in
the first and eighth Years of Queen Elizabeth, shall be still used and
observed in the Church of England, until the Feast of St. Bartholomew,
which shall be in the Year of our Lord God one thousand six hundred
sixty and two…"
This means that, until St Bartholomew’s Day [24 August] in 1662 the
previous version of the Book of Common Prayer was still used.
*Bolton Parish Church will be marking the first date with a special
service of Choral Matins at 10.30 a.m. on 19 May 2012.
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Foot in mouth
The vet in a small town also
happened to be in charge of the
Neighbourhood Watch Scheme.
Late one night the phone rang,
and his wife answered. An agitated
voice enquired, "Is your husband
there?"
"Do you require his services as a
neighbourhood watch, or as a vet?"
she asked.
"Both!" was the reply. "We can't get
our dog's mouth open, and there's
an intruder in it."
The beautiful, hand-painted HM The
Queen’s Diamond Jubilee Chess Set
has been specially designed and
launched by Studio Anne Carlton to
celebrate a Royal milestone. The
commemorative chess set was
designed in association with St
George’s Chapel at Windsor Castle and
features beautifully hand painted
figures including The Queen and The
Duke of Edinburgh.
The Rook is modelled on the famous
Round Tower of Windsor Castle which
dates back to the late 12th century.
The pawns represent the choristers of
St George’s Chapel, Windsor. Every
chess set also includes a Parchment
Certificate.
The set costs a hefty £199.9, but is a
beautiful collectors’ item that is sure to
become a family heirloom. The
figures of HM The Queen and the
Duke of Edinburgh have also been
produced as individual collectable
pieces,
available in
a
commemorative gift box (£44.99 for
the pair) and both the chess set and
the figurines are available to
purchase directly from the Studio
Anne Carlton web site www.sacgames.com and leading retailers.
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BOLTON PARISH CHURCH CONTACTS
Telephone
Parish Staff
Vicar:
Revd Matt Thompson
[email protected]
522226
Lecturer:
Revd Judie Horrocks
[email protected]
522226
Associate Priest:
Revd Prof. Kenneth Newport
Assistant Curate:
Revd Barrie Gaskell
Church Wardens:
Dr Michael Collier
Miss Evelyn F Weston
Deputy Wardens:
Mr Ken G Jones
Mr Andrew Mitchell
Mr John Walsh
Mr Trevor J Whillas
Mr John Doyle
Mr Alan Forrester
Mr David Morlidge
PCC Secretary:
Mr Graham C Burrows
Treasurer:
Mr Andrew J Mitchell
Director of Music:
Mr Michael Pain
Parish
Administrator:
[email protected]
522226
Parish Church Schools
Canon Slade School, Bradshaw Brow BL2 3BP
Headteacher: Mr Phil Williamson
Tel: 01204 333343
Bishop Bridgeman Primary School, Rupert Street BL3 6PY
Headteacher: Mrs Jill Pilling
Tel: 01204 333466
Bolton Parish Church Primary School, Kestor Street BL2 2AN
Headteacher: Mrs Jackie Bunyan
Tel: 01204 333433