Church of St. Mary the Virgin, Finedon. Parish Magazine
October 2014
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Finedon Parish Church: St Mary The Virgin Vicar:
The Revd Richard Coles, Parish Priest, St Mary the Virgin Finedon, The Vicarage, Church Hill, Finedon, Northants, NN9 5NR 01933 681 786, Mobile 07885 967 960 email: revdrichardcoles@yahoo.co.uk
Assistant Honorary Priest
Fr Peter Baden,01832 733186 email: p.baden36@btinternet.com
Parish Clerk
Mrs Gill Foster Tel: 680364 (To whom first contact for Baptisms and weddings must be made).
Churchwardens:
Mrs Jane Read Tel: 680522 Mr Neil Forster Tel: 682177
PCC Secretary: Treasurer:
Mrs Gill Foster Tel: 680364 Mr Andrew Weatherill Tel: 682212
Magazine Editor:
Mrs Janet Millington, Tel: 681161. E-mail: millingtonjanet@aol.com (to whom all copy should addressed by the 15th of the month prior to publication)
Director of Music
Mr Jonathan Harris Tel: 01604 881182 Email: Hjonathan83@aol.com
Deputy Organists
Mrs. Kathy Roberts Mr Oliver Grigg
Choirmaster:
Mr. Bryan Chapman Tel: 398818
Tower Captain Web Site
Mr Bryan Chapman, Tel 398818 www.finedonphotographs.org.uk/ bellringers.html
Archivist
Mr John Bailey Tel 680747
St Michael’s Mission Room:
Bryan & Christine Chapman Tel: 01933 398818
Times Of Services:
Sundays 8.00 am Holy Eucharist 9.30 am Parish Eucharist. 6.00 pm Evensong (1st Sunday of the Month)
From the Vicarage October 2014. Michaelmas, or the feast of St Michael and All Angels as it is more properly known, marks the shift from September to October, the beginning of autumn, coinciding with the start of the new term, for schools, universities and the legal profession, and traditionally also the time of making preserves in anticipation of the winter ahead. Keep Calm And Make Jam, as the t shirt might put it. We too are getting into a new gear as we look to make the best of our resources in order to provide for the future. I don’t much like rattling the poor box at people, but we do share that responsibility, so a new stewardship campaign is about to be launched, which will set out as clearly as possible the financial challenges which we face in order to keep St Mary’s functioning. I don’t need to tell you that costs rise ever faster and we need to do all we can to ensure we continue to raise the necessary resources to meet those costs. And we do work extraordinarily hard and creatively to do that – the Flower Festival, the Summer Fete, the Bell Rope Appeal and so on are evidence of that – but it only takes a hike in energy prices to wipe out the surpluses they make. To really get on top of these challenges we need to look at week by week giving. We are painfully aware that these are tough times for everyone, and to those who already give as generously as they can we say thank you, thank you, thank you. But there are ways of maximizing generosity, through Gift Aid through planned giving, and we will provide you with all the information you need to explore those options more fully. We can also give you the figures to help you make a decision about the amount you give, if you are in a position to do so. If you are an eccentric yet secretive billionaire we can help you with that too. Yours in Christ, Fr Richard.
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Our Worship in October Year A 5th – 16th Sunday of Trinity (Harvest Festival) Deuteronomy 8. 7 -18 Psalm 65 2 Corinthians 9. 6 - 15 Luke 12. 16 - 30 Hymns 270 Come, ye thankful people, come Think of a world without any flowers (Children’s Choir) 275 We plough the fields and scatter Anthem: Rutter For the beauty of the earth Greene Thou visitest the earth 273 Praise, O praise our God and King 5th Choral Evensong Introit: Farrant Lord, for thy tender mercy’s sake Responses Tallis Psalm 136 (v1-9) Office Hymn 534 (T Richmond) O for a thousand tongues to sing Canticles: Walmisley in D minor Anthem: Gabriel Fauré Cantique de Jean Racine 395 Christ is our corner-stone * 12th – 17th Sunday of Trinity Exodus 32 1 - 14 Psalm 106 1 - 6, 19 - 23 Philippians 4. 1 - 9 Matthew 22. 1 1 4 Hymns 546 O Worship the King, all glorious above* 379 As pants the hart for cooling streams 502 Light’s abode, celestial Salem Anthem: Gabriel Fauré Cantique de Jean Racine 230 Ye watchers and ye holy ones
19th – 18th Sunday of Trinity Exodus 33. 12 - end Psalm 99 1 Thessalonians 1. 1 - 10 Matthew 22. 15 - 22 Hymns 81 Lord, for the years your love has kept and guided 174 (T Carlisle) Breathe on me, Breath of God 612 We have a Gospel to proclaim Anthem: Christopher Tye O Come, Ye Servants of the Lord 563 Rejoice! The Lord is King
26th – Last Sunday of Trinity Deuteronomy 34. 1 - 12 Psalm 90. 1 - 6 1 Thessalonians 2. 1 - 8 Matthew 22. 34 to end Hymns 555 Praise, my soul, the King of Heaven 490 ( T Truro) Jesus shall reign where’er the sun 538 O Jesus, I have promised Anthem: Psalm 150 (Stanford) 606 Thy hand, O God, has guided * Descant Organ Voluntaries 5th October – Clarke: Trumpet Tune The Prince of Denmark’s March 5th October (Evensong) – Handel Overture to an Occasional Oratorio 12th October - Bruhns: Praeludium in G minor 19th October - Buxtehude: Toccata in F BuxWV 157 26th October – John Stanley Voluntary VIII in D Op.5
From the Registers Funerals 28th August Charles Roome
Floodlight Sponsorship 7th September Janet, Lindi, Joanna, Alison, Jacqui & all his family - in memory of Alan Maclean Sadly Missed – on what would have been his birthday Pat Curtis - in memory of her husband Denis Curtis (on what would have been their wedding anniversary) 14th September Bill Clarke - in memory of his loving wife Jeanette (on what would have been her 81st birthday) Gill Foster - in memory of her mother Elizabeth Ellen Munns (on what would have been her birthday) 21st September Tracey Hawkes - in memory of her mum Joyce Robinson (on the 16th anniversary of her death) 28th September Carole Heywood - in memory of her husband Peter Heywood (on the 8th anniversary of his death) Denis & Dorothy Howell - in memory of Frederick Amos Howell.
Chaos in the Choir The first major article featuring the Finedon organ has appeared in the international music journal 'Choir & Organ' with the title 'Chaos in the Choir'. No, this is not a reflection of our able church choir (all our choir members have been very well behaved recently) but a historical look at the 'echo' division of the organ in its 18th century form. 'Echo' was the name of the short compass top
manual, the pipes of which were located behind the wooden 'grill' just above the central position of the original console. In the 19th century restoration, most of the pipes were relocated and the 'third' manual became the lower manual known as the 'choir' and the console moved to its current position on the north side of the gallery. Choir & Organ have just commissioned a substantial article on our restoration project for inclusion in their January 2015 edition.
Finedon Educational Charity As a charity, our aim is to promote the education or development of young people in Finedon. We have limited funds to provide a helping hand. If you have, or know someone who has, an individual development need or a project which would benefit from our assistance, please apply, but do remember to read our terms and conditions. You can download further information and application forms from our Website: finedoneducationalcharity.org or email sec.finedonec@gmail.com . The next deadline for receiving applications is 15th October 2014 so don’t delay. We will consider applications from individuals living in Finedon, youth organisations based in Finedon, Finedon Infant School, Finedon Mulso CEVA Junior School and Huxlow Science College.
Choral Evensong There will be a Choral Evensong at St Mary’s Church on Sunday 4th October at 6.00 pm. This will be followed by light refreshments. 5
Harvest Festival The Harvest Festival service at St Mary’s church will be held on Sunday 5th October at 9.30 am This year we are again asking our congregation to bring tinned or dried goods and place them on the windowsills. These will be given to the Daylight Centre for the food bank.
Flower Festival Another successful Flower Festival this year. Our thanks go to all our wonderful flower arrangers for their continued support each year. Thank you also to those behind the scenes who helped with the boards in church and erecting the tents outside. We again enjoyed lovely refreshments, thank you to Jean and Tracey and their team for these. Thank you to all who helped on the stalls and the stewards welcoming visitors to our church. Again it was a meeting place for many friends that don’t meet on a regular basis. Thank you to our organists Jonathan, Shanna and Michael for playing over the weekend, especially to Jonathan for organising an exciting recital on Saturday evening, when our newly restored organ was played by Stephen Farr from St Pauls Knightsbridge this was enjoyed by all who attended. Our weekend was completed with Choral Evensong sung by the Finedon Festival Chorus. Finally, thank you to all our visitors. With your support our Flower Festival has raised approx £2,000 for church funds Christine Chapman
Organ Recital The highlight of the Flower Festival weekend surely was the inauguration of our 1704/5 church organ. What a delight and honour to listen to Stephen Farr, one of the finest organists of his generation, display the organs virtuosity. We are all used to singing hymns with the organ but rarely have the opportunity to hear the exploration and scope of sounds, tones and music our Church organ can generate. Thank you to Jonathan, our Director of Music for all his work and worry during the restoration. To Shanna for producing the informative organ display she put together for the Flower Festival. To Christian Needle and family for installing the organ floodlights in memory of Mickey Dunn. Not forgetting Michael Needle who had the most important job turning the pages of music for Stephen Farr during the concert. After all the excitement of the concert which was absolutely brilliant we were treated to a duet for 2 organs by Jonathan and Shanna at Festal Evensong on Sunday. A rarity in churches. Well done all.
Organ Recital at St Mary’s Church Our next organ recital takes place on Saturday 4th October at 11.00 am, performed by our organ scholar Shanna Hart, just before her new university term begins. Please come along to support the concert if you can. There will be around 30 minutes of music followed by coffee and cake. Admission is free; retiring collection. During our recitals the organist will be seen 'in action' on a large video screen at the front of the church.
WILLIAM MOON In August, a gentleman from Raunds, Mr Gerald Connolly, wrote to me to ask whether it would be possible for him and his mother to visit the belfry. His reason for doing so was that his great-great-great-grandfather, William Moon, had dropped down dead in the ringing chamber on New Year’s Eve 1893. William Moon had been a bell-ringer for 49 years, and the present tower captain, Bryan Chapman, kindly arranged for the visit to be made. Mr Connolly brought with him a photograph of a memorial card, which reads as follows:
In Memory Of
William Moon, (For 49 years a Ringer at the Church of St. Mary, Finedon) Who died suddenly in the Belfry, at Midnight, on New Year’s Eve, 1893, Aged 72 Years. Neither I nor Bryan had ever heard of this incident. William Moon was the grandson of another William Moon who had come to Finedon about 1780 to become Sir William Dolben’s gamekeeper; and his younger brother, Richard Moon, became the Dolbens’ butler – but where they came from remains unknown. The mother of William Moon (the bell-ringer) was Sarah Bailey, and William seems to have lodged for a time with his uncle William Vincent Bailey (my great-great-great-grandfather) and his family; and Mr Connolly turns out to be my fifth cousin once removed.
John Bailey
St Mary's Thursday Club Our August meeting is usually a barbeque, but this year we decided to have a meal out instead as the weather wasn't looking too promising. We normally meet on the 4th Thursday of every month at Finedon Band Club from 7.30 pm onwards. If you are interested in becoming a member, please call Louise on 07581556417 for further details.
Just to give you an idea what's in store for the rest of the year we are planning a trip to a local theatre, a silly games evening and to finish our year off we will be holding our annual Christmas party. We also run a mums and tots group on Thursday afternoons during school term time at the Mission Room, 1.30pm - 2.30pm. Come along and join us. 7
Ordination Anniversary St Michael & All Angels Day, September 29th, marked the 40th anniversary of my ordination as Priest, and I have been looking back over those 40 years of ministry. God’s chosen people, the Children of Israel, wandered for forty years in the wilderness as they were led from Egypt to the Promised Land. I have wandered around the Church of England, serving in four dioceses, Bradford, Lincoln, Chester and Ripon & Leeds. Whether or not the retirement I am now enjoying is a “promised land”, it does allow time for reflection. When I went to university at Durham in 1966 to study theology, I had already sensed a vocation to ordained ministry that began in my home parish of St Michael & All Angels, Huyton. I was sponsored for ordination training by the Bishop of Liverpool, but when the time for my first curacy came in 1973, Liverpool diocese was producing more candidates than it could find curacies for, so I was able to look around the wider church. My theological college principal at Salisbury had a filing cabinet full of letters from clergy up and down the country from parish clergy looking for curates. I was given half a dozen of these letters and after prayerful consideration, I was ordained Deacon in 1973 to serve at Holy Trinity, Skipton. After three years I moved to a second curacy at Bradford Cathedral, where I met and married Kathryn, who has been supportive at my side ever since. After another two years I was deemed
ready for my first incumbency post. As the Bishop of Bradford had no suitable parish available I was released to look elsewhere. A chance meeting on Kings Cross station between the Archdeacon of Bradford and another senior priest led to my move to Grantham. After five years at St John’s, Spitalgate, the Bishop of Grantham pointed me in the direction of Deeping St James, where I served for fourteen years, and where our daughters Amy and Eleanor grew up. By the time I sensed it was time to move again, incumbents’ posts were being more widely advertised, and it was after competitive interview that I was appointed to Middlewich & Byley. After a relatively short incumbency there, my last move was to the Stanwick Group of Churches in North Yorkshire* – by this time Kathryn was teaching at Kirkby Stephen, and it was with the Bishop of Chester’s blessing that I looked for a parish in that area. I do believe that God was moving me round the Church of England, and I am very grateful for the support and prayers of family, friends and parishioners over the years. When I began my undergraduate studies in 1966 at St John’s College, Durham, Cranmer Hall had taken a very radical step: it began training men and women for ministry together; the idea that women might be ordained was beginning to formulate. Now we await the first consecration of women as bishops! How far the Church of England has moved during my years of ministry! My first Archdeacon wore frock coat and gaiters when on formal duty, my last Archdeacon painted her toenails!
It has been a great joy to minister in the Church of England – often it has felt like being in the wilderness. Like Moses, I have heard people complain, and, like Moses, I have moaned to God on occasion. But always the hand of God has been there. Moses was not allowed to go with those he had led into the Promised Land; priests move away from their parishes and congregations. But for all of us the journey of faith continues and wherever you are on that journey now, may you know Him who showed us His love in Jesus. I am very grateful to Fr Richard for letting me mark the 40th anniversary at Finedon where we now worship on Sundays when we are at home. God bless you all. Stan Haworth *There are two Stanwick’s in England, and since retiring I have taken services at the Northamptonshire one as well.
pencil and a pair of scissors suitable for cutting paper. The meeting will take place on Thursday 2nd October at 7.30pm in the Town Hall. The competition is for a bookmark and there will be refreshments and time for a chat. Members free .Visitors £3.
Mothers’ Union After our ‘Visit to the Holy Land’ at our September meeting, we are back in our own church for October. There will be a Holy Communion service with Father Richard which will include an enrolment service for two new members to the Mothers’ Union. Their service will be held in the church at 2.30 pm on Tuesday 7th October and anyone who would like to come along will be made most welcome.
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An Evening with Stuart Townend There is an Evening with Stuart Townend at Thrapston Plaza on Sunday 19th October at 6.30 pm. Performance, chat and worship with today's leading worship song writer Tickets £10.00 - advance tickets only from 01832 730019 or jand1thrapston@gmail.com
9th - 11th October, 7:30 pm at the Star Hall Tickets £7.50 from 680680/682013
Townswomen’s Guild This month our speaker will be Heather Wallis who will talk about Bookmarks and Small Boxes. This will be an interactive session so will members please bring along a 9
Finedon Community Centre Indoor Car Boot/Tabletop Sale Saturday 25th October 12.00-3.00 pm Charge £5 for a 6ft space bringing own table and to hire a table from us additional £5 (£10 including table) Set up at 11.00 am. Downstairs in Henderson suite a chance to sell unwanted items accumulated and taking up space before Christmas is upon us! Light refreshments, tea & coffee available. Ring Pam to book a space on 01933 398377.
House of Recovery Volunteers needed A six bed housing unit with support facilities for those wanting to move from drug and alcohol dependency through recovery to freedom opens soon in Rushden. The Centre is looking for volunteers with a wide range of skills to offer their time. If you can help, please contact Mark Lees 01933 353946.
Finedon Over 60’s Club Come and join us on Wednesday afternoons at the Bowls Club, Wellingborough Road from 1.45 pm until 3.30 pm, entrance only £1.00. October Programme
WW1 play ‘KILLED’ Saturday 8th November at 7.30pm performed by The Looking Glass Theatre to mark the commemoration of the start of WW1. The play is based on a story found in a book called ‘ The Thin Yellow Line’ by William Moore.. Billy Dean, a young British “Tommy” during WW1, gets separated from his battalion during an attack on an enemy position, and is subsequently sentenced to be shot for cowardice. The play starts the night before Billy’s execution, and through a series of flashbacks the action cross cuts between The Western Front and a Munitions Factory in England where Billy’s wife May works. Was Billy’s fate misfortune or cowardice? Tickets : 01933 680450
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Wartime experiences David Wilson/Richard Oberman 8th Harvest Sale, Bring and Buy/ Jig-a-long. 15th Bees, Hazel and R Goodman 22nd Countdown 29th Tanzania visit, Charlie & Josh
Church Monthly Draw Total receipts of £272.00 are divided equally between the winners and the church funds. Winning numbers for the September monthly draw are: 1st prize 2nd prize 3rd prize
107 275 76
£68.00 £40.80 £27.20
If you would like to join the monthly draw (£1.00 per share per month) which takes place in the church on the first Sunday of the month, please contact Kathy Hobbs on 01933
Fundraising Event for Finedon Library
1950s Dinner Dance at Finedon Dolben Cricket Club on Friday 10th October 2014 7.00 pm until 11.30 pm Enjoy a splendid 3 course dinner and then dance the night away to a 50’s live band! £40 per person Tickets may be purchased from Finedon Library Library opening hours: Wed: 14.00 - 18.00 Thurs 14.00 - 18.00 Fri: 14.00 - 18.00 Sat: 10.00 - 14.00 Sun: 13.00 - 16.00 Library Manager - Viktoria Marta Tel: 03001261000 Email: VMarta@northamptonshire.gov.uk
Finedon Trefoil Guild The Finedon Trefoil Guild are holding a ‘Coffee at the Cons’ morning on Monday 3rd November. In addition to this, we would like to make a request for donations of used gift bags and unwanted gifts in preparation for our ,Secret Tombola’ stall at the Buffs Christmas Fayre in December, both gratefully received at Finedon Newsagents Wellingborough Road via Eileen or by ringing Eileen
01933680071 or Ann 01933680268. Fund raising for Lowland Rescue and Skylark Children's Ward KGH. Thank you Ann Swann
Finedon Local History Society The October meeting is a talk on the life of John Clare to be given by David Dykes. The meeting will be held in the Mission Room, Well Street, Finedon at 7-30pm, on Monday 27th October 2014. Admission is £2-50 for members and £3-50 for non members the evening is followed with light refreshments.
National Gardens Scheme We would like to thank all the volunteers who helped and all the people who visited our gardens this year - whose efforts have meant that we have managed to send a record amount off the NGS for distribution to the various care charities whom we support. Sadly we are ‘losing’ two gardens this year - our thanks to them for their valuable contribution - but we are gaining on replacement …….. WATCH THIS SPACE!!
Zumba Lessons Zumba with Jane at The Mission Room, Well Street, Finedon, Monday's 9:30am. Call Jane on 07725 277364 for more details. 11
In My Day the ramblings of Hubert James
In my day it was about this time of year that we all discovered interior decorating. Up to then decorating amounted to a bit of wallpaper and some drippy gloss paint on the skirting. I tell a lie, there were ducks. We all had a row of three china ducks flying up the living room wall. But that was about it. Then we discovered art - paintings. Well I say painting, I really mean one painting. We all got ourselves prints of a painting of an elegant looking green coloured woman. It was our very own Mona Lisa. Lovely. That sparked a revolution and before we knew it we all had Lava lamps, avocado bathrooms and pine furniture. Interior design was born. What we didn’t realize at the time was that Finedon had it’s very own talented artist. Ann Letts lived along Sibley Road with her twin toddlers Dennis and Mark. Her husband had abandoned her for the bright lights of Peterborough and the delights of a part-time waitress from the Wimpey Bar. I reckon life was a real struggle for Ann. The boys could be a handful. Especially, Dennis, or Den as she
called him. He had trouble concentrating and of course, in my day we didn’t have Attention Deficit Syndrome to blame. In fact, in my day we never had syndromes. However, Ann was a pretty decent painter with her own particular style. She painted the twins doing normal things like, playing with Meccano, or blowing bubbles. To make them look more innocent and adorable she drew them with big round, slightly sad eyes. Now it’s all very well doing popular paintings but traditionally artists never make any money until they shuffle off to the great studio in the sky. Luckily, in my day we had a shop called Athena. Athena was everywhere and sold prints and posters of popular art. Ann took some samples of her work into the local branch and they liked them. In no time at all, copies were being mass produced of two cute lads gazing up at soap bubbles floating to the sky. She called it Pairs Soap. The whole country went mad for it and Ann Letts made a tidy sum and moved away. Someone tried to write a play about her story but something about the title let it down and it failed. It was called Ann Letts, Prints of Den and Mark.
Out of the Mouths of Babes A father was reading Bible stories to his young son. He read, "The man named Lot was warned to take his wife and flee out of the city, but his wife looked back and was turned into a pillar of salt." His son asked, "What happened to the flea?"
Ven Gordeon Steele, Archdeacon of Oakham writes
Having family in Glasgow, I took a par cular interest in the Commonwealth Games held there over the summer. We were privileged to be able to a end some of the athle cs and gymnas cs, and to watch a good deal more on television. As someone with no sporting prowess whatsoever, it was something of a learning curve for me, and I was particularly struck when the commentators drew attention to various athletes looking relaxed, even as they gave their performance their all, and thus being more successful than those who were inhibited by the tension that their bodies displayed. I took these thoughts with me as I went from Glasgow to St Beuno’s, the Ignatian retreat house in North Wales. As a result of watching the Games, I was more attentive to the rhythms of my body than I might otherwise have been. Good healthy walks released the tension that had built up within me and enabled me to rest better and to appreciate all the more the spiritual
well from which I was then able to drink. For all of us, even for those who have no direct role in schools, the school year gives rhythm to the life of the church, and so September has seen the resumption of normal activities, the starting of new initiatives, the grasping of nettles, perhaps, that had previously been neglected. Having left the starting line, therefore, are we now getting into our stride? Is it a stride that is relaxed and sustainable and that will see us through to a successful finish? If it is not, then perhaps we need to give some thought to adjusting our pace. If we are engaged in a marathon, we can’t run all the time like a sprinter. Are we nourishing ourselves adequately to ensure that we achieve all that we have felt called upon to undertake? Are we moving towards the peace of which the bible speaks, that shalom that is a state of harmony with God, with others and within ourselves, or are we running somewhat aimlessly, raggedly or disjointedly? May we all get into a sustainable stride in which we find our rhythm and, as we do so, may we be inspired by the example of the amazing blind runners in the Games, and keep as closely tethered to Jesus as they did to their running guides. With my prayers and good wishes
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Massed choirs Evensong For more informa on about the ChoralFes val visit www.pdcf.org.uk
October Events Sat 4 The Cloud of Unknowing, a medita on day led by Graeme Watson, Anglican priest and author. St Mary’s Higham Ferrers, 10am-4pm. Maggi Gordon 01604 899342. For lovers of Choral Evensong, Peterborough Cathedral at 5.30pm on Saturday 11th October is the place to be. This is when parish church choirs come together for the annual Diocesan Choral Fes val. They have been rehearsing the psalms, anthems and hymns for the occasion in their own churches, and in area rehearsals, for some weeks. On the day itself they will rehearse together, under the baton of Steven Grahl, who became Director of Music in September. For regulars like choirmaster Geoff Best from the benefice of Cogenhoe & Great Houghton & Li le Houghton with Brafield on the Green, the Choral Fes val is a highlight. “There is something very special about it,” he says. “From the passion which people bring to the rehearsals, to the huge body of sound that we make when we join with the Cathedral choirs. It’s an emo onal experience to be part of that magnificent sound.” The choirs will be joined by the Cathedral’s own choir for Evensong. You are very welcome at the service at which one of the hymns is, very appropriately, “O for a thousand tongues to sing”.
Sat 11 Learning from the Chief of Sinners, Bishop Lindsay Urwin, Assistant Bishop of Peterborough leads this day long conference focussing on St Paul. St Peter’s, Brackley. 9.30am-3.30pm. Entrance by cket. jillianknight16@gmail.com Wed 15 Medicine on the edge, the moral and ethical dilemmas facing the profession over the next 20 years. A talk given by Dr Colin Connolly. 7.15pm. St Barnabas’, Wellingborough. Fri 17 Peterborough Cathedral Choir, perform a concert in the Chapel of Oundle School. 7.30pm. Tickets £15 inc interval refreshments. 01832 274734. Sat 18 Prayer spaces in the school day, an event for anyone who wants to know more about hos ng a Prayer Space. 11am-4pm Redwell Junior school, Wellingborough. Tickets £10. 01604 887049. Sun 19 Stowe School Orchestra and Chamber Choir, in concert. 7pm St Peter & St Paul’s Kings Su on. Tickets £12. Thur 23, Book sale, with proceeds going to Chris an Aid. 10am-2pm. St Peter’s,
Town Diary
October 1st
1.45 Over 60s, Bowls Club, Wartime Experiences
2nd
7.30 TG Town Hall, Heather Wallis, Bookmarks and Boxes
4th
11am Organ Recital, St Mary’s Church 9-12 noon Table top sale, Wesleyan Chapel
5th
9.30 Harvest Festival St Mary’s Church 6.00 Choral Evensong, St Mary’s Church
November 1st
11 am Organ Recital, St Mary’s Church
3rd
British Legion AGM
6th
7.30 TG Town Hall, Susan Lees, Lyvedon New Bield & The Gunpowder Plot
8th
7.30 WW1 play ‘Killed’, Community Centre
16th
11am-3pm Christmas Market & Craft Fair, Finedon Community Centre
29th
Variations Choir, Finedon Independent Wesleyan Chapel
December
6th
British Legion, Fish & Chip night
1st
BL Chat night
7th
9.45 Coffee Morning, Bowls Club 2.30 Mothers’ Union Holy Communion service, St Mary’s church
4th
7.30 TG Town Hall, Christmas Party
5th
8pm St Mary’s Church Wassail Evening
8th
1.45 Over 60s Harvest Sale, Bring and buy/jig-a-long
6th
11.00-2.00pm Christmas Bazaar, Finedon Independent Wesleyan Chapel
9th/ 11th
7.30 Vicar of Dibley, Star Hall, Tingdene Entertainers
12th
British Legion, Entertainment, Gladstone Working Men’s Club
10th
7.00 Finedon Library 1950s Dinner Dance, Cricket Club
January 2015
14th
10.00 Coffee morning, Football Club
21st
9.45 Coffee Morning, Bowls Club
15th
1.45 Over 60s, Bees
22nd
8th
7.30 TG Town Hall, New Year Party
February 5th
7.30 TG, Town Hall, Dusty Roades, Country Customs
1.45 Over 60s, Countdown
14th
7.30 Valentine’s Day Barn Dance, Community Centre
25th
12-3pm Indoor Car Boot, Community Centre
March
27th
7.30 History Society, Mission Room The life of John Clare
28th
10.00 Coffee Morning, Football Club
29th
1.45 Over 60s, Tanzania visit
5th
7.30 TG, Town Hall, AGM, RSPB & Red Kites
April 2nd
7.30 TG, Town Hall, Spring planting in the parks, Richard Kibble
St Michael’s Mission Room, Well Street, Finedon Available for hire weekdays and Saturdays. Suitable for most social functions, charitable events, children's parties (no late discos)
For all enquiries and information contact Bryan & Christine Chapman Tel: 01933 398818 Email: bryanchapman2@aol.com 15