KALENDAR FOR JULY 2019
Monday 1st 1.45pm - Monday Afternoon Ladies' Group
Henry, John and Henry Venn, Priests
Tuesday 2nd 7.30pm - Holy Eucharist
Wednesday 3rd Thomas Ap
9.30am - Holy Eucharist
Thursday 4th 7pm Rosary
Friday 5th 9am – School - Holy Eucharist
Sunday 7th Trinity 3
8.00am & 11.45am - Eucharist (said)
10.00am - Sung Eucharist
6.00pm - Solemn Evensong & Benediction
Monday 8th 1.45pm - Monday Afternoon Ladies' Domino
Group
Tuesday 9th 7.30pm - Holy Eucharist
Wednesday 10th 9.30am - Holy Eucharist
Thursday 11th Benedict Ab
6.30pm Rosary
Friday 12th 9am - Eucharist
Sunday 14th Trinity 4
8.00am & 11.45am - Eucharist (said)
10.00am - Sung Eucharist
6.00pm - Evensong
Monday 15th Swithun Bp, Bonaventure Bp
1.45pm - Monday Afternoon Ladies' Domino
Group
Tuesday 16th Osmund Bp
7.30pm - Holy Eucharist
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Wednesday 17th 9.30am - Holy Eucharist
Thursday 18th 6.30pm Rosary
Friday 19th
Gregory Bp
9am – School Eucharist
Sunday 21st Trinity 5
8.00am & 11.45am - Eucharist (said)
10.00am - Sung Eucharist
6.00pm - Evensong
Monday 22nd Mary Magdalene
1.45pm - Monday Afternoon Ladies' Domino
Group
Tuesday 23rd Bridget Ab
7.30pm - Holy Eucharist
Wednesday 24th End of Term Leavers Eucharist 9.00am
Thursday 25th ST JAMES the APOSTLE
7.30pm SOLEMN MASS
followed by Garden Party
Friday 26th Anne and Joachim –parents BVM
9am - Holy Eucharist
Sunday 28th Trinity 6
8.00am & 11.45am - Eucharist (said)
10.00am - Sung Eucharist
6.00pm - Evensong
Monday 29th Mary, Martha and Lazarus
1.45pm - Monday Afternoon Ladies' Domino
Group
Tuesday 30th William Wilberforce
7.30pm - Holy Eucharist
Wednesday 31st Ignatius of Loyola
9.30am - Holy Eucharist
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From the Vicar
Dear Friends, It is with a heavy heart that I begin this letter at the end of a month which has been somewhat overshadowed by the very sad news of the death of our Reader Emeritus, David Martlew. David has given years of devoted service to the life of the Church, not only here at St James’ but in other parishes and to the wider life of the Church of England as well. David was a great support to me in my early months at St James, making sure that everything ran like clockwork, and it has only been since his illness at the beginning of this year that I, and I suspect many others, realised just how much David was doing. As our working relationship really only lasted for about six months, I am especially grateful to Fr Rodney, who of course knew him much better than I did, for contributing a very fitting recollection of and tribute to David. As I write this letter we are preparing for David’s funeral on Thursday 4th July, and in the meantime, on behalf of all of us, I extend to Susan, Benjamin and Samuel the love, prayers and support of the whole church family here in Haydock.
June ends and July begins with the celebration of the feast of Saints Peter and Paul - two key figures in the spread of the Gospel and the life of the early Church, and as I prepare for this celebration, I am drawn to thinking about how much change these two experienced in their religious viewpoint. Much contemporary thinking about ‘church’ focuses on the church as we have known and loved it (inherited church), and the church that will be in the future (emerging church). It’s true, I’m sure, that many of us (myself included) are, at least, suspicious of some of the innovations that seem to be surfacing as part of this ‘emerging church’ culture. On
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my recent break in the Wye Valley, I visited an ancient church (it was actually in Wales, but I’m not saying exactly where…) dedicated to Our Lady. Through the Norman arched entrance and into the Nave, where half of the traditional seating had been removed and replaced by a collection of sofas and easy chairs grouped around low coffee-tables… I’m relieved that I wasn’t there on a Sunday! However… the Christian Church, in all its denominations, is facing a very real existential crisis. What will our congregations look like in 5, 10, 20 years’ time? It is a frightening thought that even here at St James, we are staring into the abyss unless we become serious about evangelising and converting the community in which we live and worship. It simply is not enough for us to rely on ‘refugees’ from other churches and areas who come to St James in retreat from some of the wackier experiments in liturgy and church life. The great temptation – and I know this is true because a) it’s actually been said to me, and b) because I’m subject to it myself, is to throw our hands up and think “Oh well, it’ll be around long enough to see me out… so long as it’s here for my funeral!” It is a real temptation, but if we succumb to it, we might as well put up the notice asking the last person to leave to turn off the lights. The next few years are going to be incredibly challenging for the whole church and for us at St James. We are going to be challenged to look at our inherited structures and ways of doing things and to work out how these can be changed / adapted / modified – and maybe even abandoned altogether – in order to reach the generations of people who neither know Jesus Christ or love him. Peter was a charismatic character, full of bravado and bluster, but when it came to it, he denied the Lord three times… and yet he is the rock on which our Lord chose to found His Church – and Peter changed… Saul was a devout Jew and persecutor of the followers of Jesus – he even held the coats while Stephen was stoned to death. Saul was utterly
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certain that the religion he had inherited was right… but… he encountered the Risen Christ and he changed…. May we be aided and strengthened by the heavenly intercession of Peter, Paul, James and all the Saints as we continue to work out our salvation with fear and trembling. With my love and prayers,
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Dr David Martlew RIP Both Fr Robin and I were greatly saddened to hear of David’s death, after such a long and difficult battle. I first met David some time in 2004. Susan and her mum, Irene, had already discovered St James, Haydock, and had made it their spiritual home. David was at that time Reader at St Thomas Ecclestone, but would occasionally accompany Susan and Irene to St James when other commitments allowed. That was the beginning of a journey of faith, fun, and total commitment. To say that David was a ‘sponge’ for this ‘new’ expression of faith which he found at St James’s would be to seriously underestimate his intellectual understanding and analysis of Catholic Faith and Worship as practiced in the (best parts of the!) Church of England, and to which St James’ has faithfully witnessed for over 150 years. David took nothing at face value; everything had to make sense and have a purpose. And once he had applied his analytical mind, his considerable intellect and knowledge of Church history, and – yes – his ‘gut instinct’, I think it would be fair to say that, like Goldilocks with her porridge, what he found at St James’ was ‘just right’ for him. Once St Thomas’s had come through its interregnum, David then felt he could conscientiously ‘make the move’. And so it was on a Wednesday morning in February (Candlemass 2006?) that the Bishop of Warrington licensed David as Reader at St James the Great, Haydock. It would be difficult to list fully the gifts that David brought to the life and ministry of St James’. Apart from his undoubted gifts as a Reader/Preacher (it was always particularly good to hear his sermons, based usually on the Old Testament Reading, at Evensong), David also brought his organisational skills – and enthusiasm – to so many aspects of parish life. As a School Governor he helped to guide us successfully through the complexities of the Governor Mark; his considerable computer skills produced an amazing ‘algorithm’ for Race Nights, so that we all knew how much we had won – or lost! Donning his chef’s hat, he led an amazing team when it came to Walsingham Cell Breakfasts; he was always on hand to help at Chez Curé and Burns Nights– usually producing ‘theme-related’ candles for the tables; he was a committed member of the Guild of St Raphael, the Walsingham Cell, and the weekly
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Rosary Group; his administrative skills brought new life and direction to the Regional Society of Mary, which he served as Secretary. And amongst all this he even found time to serve as a Lay Representative on General Synod (though looking at the timing of some of his e-mails, the reason he found time was because he never went to bed!) I feel privileged to have had David as a colleague, but even more to have had him as a friend. May he rest in peace, and rise in glory! Fr Rodney Middleton (Vicar of St James the Great, Haydock; 1995-2017)
Thank - you notes
We would like to thank everyone for your prayers for our Mum and all our family, and your kind thoughts and words sent to us after she left this life to journey to her eternal one. Your love and support have helped us all so much at this sad time. Many thanks and may our God Bless you all, love from Gill & Bill Haydock.
Thank-you to everyone who helped make the celebration of Ascension Day and my 20th Anniversary of Priesting such a happy and memorable occasion. I could not wish to have celebrated this milestone anywhere else! Fr Andrew
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NOTICES
Mothers’ Union The Mothers’ Union will meet on Tuesday 2 July 2019 after the 7.30pm Eucharist. Janet Dawber and Sylvia Turner will once again lead us in a musical evening. If you would like more information about the Mothers’ Union or would like to join our Branch, please speak to Geraldine Peplow, Enrolling Member.
The Guild of Health & St Raphael The next meeting of the Guild of Health & St Raphael will be held after the 7.30pm Eucharist on Tuesday, 30 July 2019 when Carol O’Neill and Marie Sayer will offer laying on of hands. There are just a few places still available on the day trip to Chester on Saturday, 12 October 2019. Please let me know, as soon as possible if you would like to take up one of those places. The Guild Eucharist is held on the last Tuesday of every month at 7.30pm, with a short prayer meeting and refreshments afterwards. Everyone is welcome. Edna Clough
250 club
1st. 125 2nd. 85 3rd. 80 4th. 289 5th. 326 6th. 250
Next draw 21st Jul
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GENERAL KNOWLEDGE QUIZ Answers on p 16
1. Yuri Gagarin was the first man to orbit the earth. What was the name of his spacecraft?
2. Who wrote the novel ‘The Spy Who Came in From the Cold?
3. In the human body where would you find Cone and Rod cells?
4. What colour is the distinctive King of the Mountains jersey in cycling’s Tour
de France?
5. Which iconic London building sits at the top of Ludgate Hill, the highest point in the city?
6. Which novel by Jane Austen includes the characters Mr. Knightley, Mr.
Woodhouse and Jane Fairfax?
7. Can you name the Portuguese explorer who organised the Spanish expedition to the East Indies in 1519, resulting in the first circumnavigation of the Earth?
8. Which scientist formulated the model of the universe that placed the Sun
rather than the Earth at the centre of the universe?
9. Born in Salzburg in 1756 which prolific composer had the middle name Amadeus?
10. Thirty-six percent of all soybeans are produced in which country?
11. Which chemical element is known by its symbol H?
12. Ernest Hemingway wrote about Robert Jordan, an American fighting with
the International Brigade in the Spanish Civil War. Name the novel.
13. Which river runs through Leeds city centre
14. Which Irish county is known as ‘The Red Hand County’?
15. How many card players make up a standard game of bridge?
a)2 b)4 c)6
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From the Ninth Pew I have just finished reading two books, the first ‘Reformation Divided’ by Professor Eamon Duffy and the other ‘Glorious Battle’ by John Shelton Reed, a book I have revisited many times. Both books paint a picture of the Church in England with the second offering a far from flattering account of the Church of England particularly the battle with the Bench of Bishops as first the Tractarians and then others attempted to revive a Catholic Faith which they believed the Church had lost since the Reformation. The persecution of Catholics throughout the Elizabethan and Stuart monarchies, despite the catholic sympathies of the Stuarts, the period of the Commonwealth and in my view the not so Glorious Revolution of 1688 and the Act of Settlement in 1701 when Catholics were excluded from holding any state office, set the Church of England in a very protestant direction. By this time of course the country itself was staunchly anti-Catholic. Following the death of Queen Anne, the last of the Stuart line in 1702, George of Hanover was invited to take the crown, 52nd in line to the throne as the previous 51 were all Roman Catholics! Yet if professor Eamon Duffy is to be believed there was still an undercurrent of Catholicism within the established church perhaps a carry-over from the days of Archbishop William Laud and before. According to Duffy, The Reformation was not universally welcomed by the populace, but a 'land grab' by an establishment determined to increase their power by taking control of The Church and using it to suppress all dissent. It was largely successful and helps explain the difficulties faced by the Tractarians in the first half of the nineteenth century. A Bill passed by Parliament in 1833 which effectively abolished two archbishoprics and eight bishoprics in Ireland stirred into action a group of people who increasingly resented the influence of the state in spiritual matters. In July 1833 John Keble preached on what he called 'national apostasy' at St. Mary's Oxford. Others, such as John Henry Newman, Hurrell Froude, Edward Pusey and William Palmer rallied to the cause.
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In September 1833 they began to publish what became known as the Oxford Tracts giving rise to the Oxford Movement and Tractarianism. Issues addressed in the early Tracts included: Apostolic Succession by the laying on of hands, the assertion that the Church of England is part of the Catholic Church of the west, a strong opposition to the emerging liberalism and a focus on personal holiness. Although many of the outward trappings of the movement e.g. a surpliced choir, vestments, making the sign of the cross have become part of the normal ritual of many Anglican churches, catholic teaching has not, and those fundamental issues still remain which has led to a creeping secularisation and liberalism of the Church Establishment, a laissez-faire attitude to doctrine where in some churches anything goes and believe what you want. This is not what most of us at St. James' understand about our faith where the mass is right at the heart of our worship and we give due reverence to the Blessed Sacrament and devotion to Our Lady. This is the good news of Jesus Christ in Word and Sacrament and we have a real message to proclaim. Geoff Lightfoot
From the Registers Baptism 2nd June Halley Miley Chadwick Wedding 1st June Jack Luke Hosker & Kelly Ann Hargreaves Funerals 12th June Louisa Haydock (aged 90 yrs) 12th June Jennifer Haselden (aged 70 yrs) 14th June Brian Bawden (aged 77 yrs) 18th June Lindsay Slater (aged 37 yrs)
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ROTAS
Sidesmen and Women
Date North Nave South Nave
07-Jul Dorothy Roberts Elaine Wallwork
Nancy Armson Les Moorcroft
14-Jul Jean White Eddie George
Carol O'Neill Edna Clough
21-Jul Roy Martin John Heaton
Bernie Lightfoot Irene Jones
28-Jul Val Lock Dorothy Rafftery
Margaret Lyons Susan Shaw
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DONATIONS TO CHURCH FUNDS The churchwardens gratefully acknowledge the
Following donations to Church funds
General Fund
£30 Thanks giving to all at St James From Mr. M. McManus
£10 in loving memory of Sheila Langston-Green From Sylvia and Gordon Turner
£20. In loving memory of David Martlew From Sue and Mike King
£10 in loving memory of Syd Bentham From Peggy, Maureen and family
£10. In loving memory of Louisa Haydock From John and Ronnie Croke
£30. In loving memory of Louisa Haydock From Nancy, Richard and family.
£30. In loving memory of Brian Bawden, From Gordon and Sylvia Turner
£300 in loving memory of Louisa Haydock a mother, grandmother, great
grandmother
£20 in loving memory of Kenneth Jackson From Susan and Keith
£100 with thanks to Fr Andrew for his kind handling of the funeral of John Moore
From John and Beryl Moore
£20 in memory of Frank Jones on his birthday and anniversary From Alice and family Guild of St Raphael £10 in loving memory of Frank Jones from Alice Carpet fund £70. In loving memory of Kathleen and Gilbert Turner From Gordon and Sylvia Turner Graveyard Fund £70 in memory of Phyllis Leach from family and friends £10 in memory of my loving wife Pauline Mills from Norman
£10 in loving memory of Louisa Haydock From Geraldine and Phil Peplow
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Intercessions July 2019 Date Day of Observance and Intention The Anglican Communion
and our Parish Mon 01 Henry, John and Henry Vann
For a love of the Scriptures
North East India (North India) Kenyons Lane
Tue 02 For our Deanery Caribbean & Aruba (WestIndies)
Kilbruck Lane
Wed 03 Thomas, Apostle
For all who have doubts about their faith
North Karamoja (Uganda)
King George Road
Thu 04 For Queen and Government North Kigezi (Uganda)
Little Delph
Fri 05 For persecuted Christians in Sudan Awerial (South Sudan)
Lupin Drive
Sat 06 Thomas More and John Fisher
For the Christian faith throughout our country
Kaduna (Nigeria)
Lyme Street
Sun 07 Trinity 3
For our Parish
Anglican Ch. of Papua New Guinea
Manor Road
Mon 08 St Stephen’s House Oxford NW Australia (Australia)
Marian Road
Tue 09 For refugees Northern Argentina (South America)
Mercer Road
Wed 10 For Christians persecuted in Nigeria Badagry (Nigeria)
Millfield Lane
Thu 11 Benedict, Abbott
For the Order of St. Benedict
Bangor (Wales)
Mineway
Fri 12 For the Society of St. Wilfred and St. Hilda Northern Luzon (Phillipines)
Moore Drive
Sat 13 For Society parishes in the Diocese of Liverpool Liverpool (England)
Nathan Drive
Sun 14 Trinity 4
For the Parish
Ang. Ch. of Philippines
Norman Avenue
Mon 15 Swithun, Bonaventure
For fair weather for those on holiday
Northern Malawi – C Africa
North Street
Tue 16 Osmund
For all bishops
Northern Mexico
Oak Avenue
Wed 17 Persecuted Christians in the Indian sub-
continent
Barisal (Bangladesh)
Oakthorn Road
Thu 18 Elizabeth Ferard founder of the Community of
St.Andrew
Bath & Wells (England)
Old Boston
Fri 19 Gregory and Macrina
For teachers of the Faith
Northern Territory (Australia)
Peach Grove
Sat 20 Margaret of Anthioch , Bartolome de las Casas
For the Catholic Faith
The Church of Wales (Wales)
Penny Lane
Sun 21 Trinity 5
For the parish
The Province de l’Eglise
Anglicane au Rwanda
Piele Road
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Mon 22 Mary Magdalene
For all women who serve the church
Northern Zambia (C. Africa)
Pimblett Road
Tue 23 Bridget
For all women religious
NW Ankole (Uganda)
Pine Close
Wed 24 For those leaving our School today Carlisle (England)
Plane Tree Grove
Thu 25 St James the Great, Apostle
For the Parish
Bethlehem (Episcopal Church)
Poplar Grove
Fri 26 Anne and Joachim
For parents and Grandparents
Norwich (England)
Poplar Road
Sat 27 Anglican province of Canada Nova Scotia & Prince Edward Island
Primrose Grove
Sun28 Trinity 6
For our Servers Readers and Intercessors
The Scottish Episcopal Church
Princess Avenue
Mon 29 Martha, Mary and Lazarus
Walsingham Youth Pilgrimage
Biharamulo (Tanzania)
Quayle Close
Tue 30 William Wilberforce
For those caught in the modern day slave trade
Birmingham (England)
Queens Road
Wed 31 Ignatius Loyola
Society of Jesus
Blackburn (England)
Rampit Close
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Quiz Answers 1. Vostok 2. John Le Carre 3. The eye 4. Red polka dots on white 5. St. Paul’s Cathedral 6. ‘Emma’ 7. Ferdinand Magellan 8. Copernicus 9. Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart 10. United States 11. Hydrogen 12. ‘For Whom the Bell Tolls’ 13. River Aire 14. Tyrone 15. b) 4