ST MICHAEL’S, AND ALL SAINTS, HIGHGATE November/December 2013 PARISH MAGAZINE From the vicar and priest-in-charge A new window for St Michael’s? I ’m writing about an exciting possible addition to the fabric of our parish church, which could be part of our generation’s bequest to the future. A little back- ground may help. Most parish churches, other than those built since the sec- ond war, are full of memorials to the departed. These range from small plaques (of which there are plenty at St Michael’s) to much larger additions to the fabric, for in- stance sculpture, or stained glass windows. In some places chapels have been added to parish churches or church halls built and dedicated in memory of the departed. But, so far as I can tell, in recent years there has been an increasingly marked presumption against the introduction of new me- morials in parish churches; I think that for instance there would be little chance now of adding new brass plaques such as some of those in the side chapel. There are excep- tions, such as the very discreet memorial to our predeces- sor at All Saints, Fr Phillip Storr Venter, next to the splen- did new glass doors at the west end which his generosity helped to fund. But this presumption against makes for tidier and less cluttered church buildings, and it avoids detracting from the buildings we have inherited from the past. There is an emphasis on conserving that inheritance, and all that was accomplished two or three years ago with the conservation/restoration of the East Wall alongside all the other work at St Michael’s has done a tremendous amount to heighten the appearance of our building, which I am sure has an indirect effect on our worship and our life as a parish church. However, I was much struck by a cri de coeur in the Church Times a year or two ago, which, so far as I can remember it regretted that the emphasis on con- servation and the strict presumption against memorials, taken together was leading to a situation where our gen- eration might be the one which made little or no distinc- tive contribution of its own to the organic development of most of our parish churches. Those of you who know far more about the history of church architecture than I do will I hope agree when I say that even buildings of very ancient foundation show the imprint of many stages and differing styles of development and addition; as the excellent material and guidebook pro- duced as part of our restoration project under Roger Sains- bury’s guidance and leadership shows, we are no exception. When Keith and Jennifer Horne Roberts approached me quite some time ago with the idea of a new window in memory of the life of their dear son Harry, my initial reac- tion was to see the difficulties and to try to dissuade them. But over the past few months I have begun to think differ- ently. There is one window in the building not obscured by the gallery, a fact of which our late Reader Quentin Ed- wards was very conscious, as he told me on more than one occasion. It is the one immediately over the door which leads to the parish rooms. Just supposing we could enlist enough support from suffi- cient people to raise funds for a really excellent new win- dow, very much of our time period but carefully designed to fit in with the rest of the building? Wouldn’t this be an excellent contribution to the beauty of our parish church from our generation? I am personally very excited by this idea. Given that we have had to spend so much money recently on making the building meet the new fire safety regula- tions, and that a large stonework restoration project will be essential in the reasonably near future, and that other funds will need to be earmarked for essential work on the parish (Continued on page 5)
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ST MICHAEL’S, AND ALL SAINTS, HIGHGATE
November/December 2013
PARISH MAGAZINE
From the vicar and priest-in-charge
A new window for St Michael’s?
I ’m writing about an exciting possible addition to the fabric of our parish church, which could be part of our generation’s bequest to the future. A little back-
ground may help. Most parish churches, other than those built since the sec-ond war, are full of memorials to the departed. These range from small plaques (of which there are plenty at St Michael’s) to much larger additions to the fabric, for in-stance sculpture, or stained glass windows. In some places chapels have been added to parish churches or church halls built and dedicated in memory of the departed. But, so far as I can tell, in recent years there has been an increasingly marked presumption against the introduction of new me-morials in parish churches; I think that for instance there would be little chance now of adding new brass plaques such as some of those in the side chapel. There are excep-tions, such as the very discreet memorial to our predeces-sor at All Saints, Fr Phillip Storr Venter, next to the splen-did new glass doors at the west end which his generosity helped to fund. But this presumption against makes for tidier and less cluttered church buildings, and it avoids detracting from the buildings we have inherited from the past. There is an emphasis on conserving that inheritance, and all that was accomplished two or three years ago with the conservation/restoration of the East Wall alongside all the other work at St Michael’s has done a tremendous amount to heighten the appearance of our building, which I am sure has an indirect effect on our worship and our life as a parish church. However, I was much struck by a cri de coeur in the Church Times a year or two ago, which, so far as I can remember it regretted that the emphasis on con-servation and the strict presumption against memorials, taken together was leading to a situation where our gen-eration might be the one which made little or no distinc-tive contribution of its own to the organic development of most of our parish churches. Those of you who know far more about the history of church architecture than I do will I hope agree when I say that even buildings of very ancient foundation show the
imprint of many stages and differing styles of development and addition; as the excellent material and guidebook pro-duced as part of our restoration project under Roger Sains-bury’s guidance and leadership shows, we are no exception. When Keith and Jennifer Horne Roberts approached me quite some time ago with the idea of a new window in memory of the life of their dear son Harry, my initial reac-tion was to see the difficulties and to try to dissuade them. But over the past few months I have begun to think differ-ently. There is one window in the building not obscured by the gallery, a fact of which our late Reader Quentin Ed-wards was very conscious, as he told me on more than one occasion. It is the one immediately over the door which leads to the parish rooms. Just supposing we could enlist enough support from suffi-cient people to raise funds for a really excellent new win-dow, very much of our time period but carefully designed to fit in with the rest of the building? Wouldn’t this be an excellent contribution to the beauty of our parish church from our generation? I am personally very excited by this idea. Given that we have had to spend so much money recently on making the building meet the new fire safety regula-tions, and that a large stonework restoration project will be essential in the reasonably near future, and that other funds will need to be earmarked for essential work on the parish
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NOVEMBER 2013
SUNDAY 4th ALL SAINTS SUNDAY 8.00am Holy Communion Ephesians 1.11-
23; Luke 6.20-31 9.45am Holy Communion Ephesians 1.11-
23; Luke 6.20-31 11.15am Morning Worship Ephesians 1.11-
23; Luke 6.20-31 6.30pm Choral Eucharist (BCP, with com-
memoration of the faithful de-parted); Hebrews 11.32—12.2; Luke 9:18-27
Romans 13.11-14; Matthew 24.36-44 6.30pm Service of Advent Lessons and Carols SUNDAY 8th ADVENT 2 8.00am Holy Communion (BCP) 9.45am Morning Prayer Isaiah 11.1-10; Matthew 3.1
-12 11.15am Holy Communion Isaiah 11.1-10; Matthew
3.1-12 6.30pm A Service of Music and Readings for Advent
and Christmas SUNDAY 15th ADVENT 3 8.00am Holy Communion (BCP) 9.45am Holy Communion Isaiah 35.1-10; Matthew
11.2-11 11.15am Morning Worship Isaiah 35.1-10; Matthew
11.2-11 5.00pm Christingle Service SUNDAY 22nd ADVENT 4 8.00am Holy Communion (BCP) 9.45am Family Carol Service 11.15am Holy Communion with Carols Isaiah 7.10-
16; Matthew 1.18-25 6.30pm Service of Nine Lessons and Carols
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SERVICES AT ALL SAINTS
WEEKLY SERVICES AT ALL SAINTS
Sundays
10.00 am Parish Communion
Wednesdays
7.30 pm Holy Communion
SERVICES AT MARY FEILDING GUILD
1st Thursday of the Month
11.00 am Holy Communion
Sundays
(except the Sunday following the first
Thursday)
11.15 am Extended Communion
Brownies meet on Thursday evenings Guides meet on Monday evenings
Matthew 2.13-23 6.30pm Evening Prayer (BCP) Isaiah 49.7-13; Philippians 2.1-11
JANUARY 2014 SUNDAY 5th Epiphany of our Lord 8.00am Holy Communion Ephesians 3.1-12; Matthew
2.1-12 9.45am Holy Communion Ephesians 3.1-12; Matthew
2.1-12 11.15am Morning Worship Ephesians 3.1-12; Matthew
2.1-12 6.30pm Holy Communion of the Epiphany (BCP)
Isaiah 60.1-9; John 2.1-11
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Report of St Michael’s PCC held on 12th September 2013
T he main items discussed at the meeting were: Annual Report and Accounts for 2012: Jo Iwasaki presented the final audited version of the ac-
counts which was adopted by the PCC and will be received at the next APCM. The PCC would like to thank Jo Iwasaki for her time as treasurer. Jo is stepping down and being replaced by John-Henry Liepe. Budget for 2013 and Contribution to the Common Fund: An update on the 2013 budget and the pro-posed budget for 2014 were circulated. It was noted that there is likely to be a deficit of £60,000 this year due to the work being carried out to comply with fire safety and insurance requirements. It was agreed that the contri-bution on the Common Fund (which pays for the wages, pensions, housing and training of clergy across the Dio-cese) be increased by 4% to £130,000. Stewardship and Fundraising: The next stewardship campaign is to be held in spring 2015, details to follow. The committee will be working with James on internal arrangements of the parish and responsibility for data management. As part of a new Stewardship initiative, a curry supper was held at harvest weekend. Mission Committee: Arrangements for the ‘I Believe’ and Alpha courses were finalised and the programmes commenced in September. The committee plans to produce and distribute a St Michael’s Christmas card again this year. Mission Action Plan (MAP) Review: The MAP was a big talking point and will be the subject of a PCC away-day in January. Plans for the MAP include amending it to align with Capital Vision 2020 (the Diocese of London's mission and strategic framework to serve the city in which we live and work). The away-day will also address how we can improve internal co-ordination and communications, look at the challenges of growth and how to develop a more efficient way of managing church administration. Memorials Policy: Nick Sanderson prepared a Memorials Policy which was accepted by the PCC and will be put on the Church website. Nick will prepare an article on the policy for the next edition of the Parish Magazine. Staffing: Jonathan Brooks has been appointed as Youth Worker. Toril Öberg has been appointed as Assistant Organist. Mr Robert Willoughby, a lecturer in New Testament at the London Theological Seminary, will be join-ing us in late September for a 'placement' with St Michaels as part of his preparation for his ordination, which we hope will take place next year. Winter Shelter: St Michael’s and Pond Square URC will once again be supporting the Winter Shelter project which commences in November. Women’s World Day of Prayer: It is St Michael’s turn to host the next Women’s World Day of Prayer Ser-vice, on 7th March 2014 at 2pm, which will focus on Egypt.
Alan West
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rooms, there is no chance of any PCC funding for such a project. So unless we can find sufficient donor funds we shall not be able to go ahead. Some may like to give in memory of a loved one, but of course other people may simply like to support the idea on its own merits, and to the extent that we think of the window as a memorial at all it must be as a collective one. The first thing will be to canvass opinion and support, and if this should be forthcoming, the second will be to form a small working party to take this idea forward. We are at a very early stage; although contacts have been made with potential artists we still have pretty well a blank sheet. Are you interested? If so, please come to St Michael’s on Saturday 30th November at 11am to hear a little more and to give us your views.
Jonathan Trigg
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Leaving Alexandria by Richard Holloway:
A comment on Jonathan Trigg’s review (Parish Magazine July/August 2013)
A brief follow up to Jonathan's excellent review of this book. I'm not sure that it adds very much to what he wrote but I have been asked
to submit it. I read Leaving Alexandria when it first came out and thought it was amazing. It is beautifully written and chimes in so clearly with much of how I see the church. The training at Kelham must have had a huge influence on anyone who was there in the 50s and 60s. We lived at Nottingham and Lincoln then and went there at least once. It was chilling, in all senses of the word and quite Victorian in its ethos, but I can understand its appeal to eager young minds. I think the first, rather melancholy chapter set in the college graveyard where several of his former teachers lie buried sums up how Holloway saw things when he wrote the book. What was it all for? Might there have been a different, better way? I don't think he will regret having written Leaving Alex-andria. It's a brilliantly honest and brave book. So many people, especially clergy (not our own, I hasten to add, but others I have known ) get to the edge of the preci-pice, look over and draw back. This is completely un-derstandable. It can mean throwing away their liveli-hood and the ability to support a family. Holloway has made that leap, but he hasn't stopped thinking. I am not sure he is so much critical of the gospel, as of the way the church in its high places has so totally dis-torted it.
Rachel Bowden
Social Networking
‘Like a swallow, like a crane, so I twitter…’ Isaiah 38:14
S t. Michael’s is now fully active on social net-working sites Facebook and Twitter. Our Facebook page can be found at https://
www.facebook.com/StMichaelsChurchHighgate and our Twitter name is @StMichaelN6. If you use either Facebook or Twitter, please ‘like’ or follow us for the latest updates on church and parish activities. We are also looking for images for our pages. If you are a keen photographer or would like to help in any way, please email Emma Causer at [email protected].
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In the last issue we traced the efforts of Vicar Harry Edwards,
and his team to commission a new east window for St Mi-
chael’s – up to the point in February 1953 when the PCC
decided in favour of Miss Evie Hone. What now was needed
was a faculty and the money.
F ebruary 1954
On Shrove Tuesday, March 2nd, we are to
have a Parish Gift Day for the east window.
It was destroyed in 1944, and the rescued bits of a very
fine Kempe window are now in the window by the
organ. . . . We have commissioned Miss Evie Hone,
the best stained glass artist in the country (as I think) to
make a window in full colour.
The vicar goes on to describe the window and to say that about
£950 must be raised. In March we learn that the Gift Day
was a great success. £1,010 was given, making £1,580 now
available.
August 1954
Miss Hone is working hard at our window and shows
signs of finishing it before the end of this year. The
Churchwardens have now paid a large sum of money,
nearly the whole of our share of the cost. Miss Hone
has invited me to go to Dublin in September to see
how the work is progressing, which thing I shall proba-
bly do.
He goes on to a long consideration of good and bad art and
good and bad east windows. The new window was installed in
December.
January 1955
The East Window
‘You have the finest modern window in London.’ This
was said to me by the art critic of a famous newspaper.
No doubt this is one of the happiest week-ends of my
life. . . .
It was during this period that my occasional articles in
the parish magazine gave the impression I was
‘modern’ and likely to want something extraordinary.
At least we were determined not to have a pretty pic-
ture in the traditional Edwardian style. The window
destroyed by the bomb was not pretty-pretty. Kempe
was a real artist, and his Jesse window was a noble
composition. At last we heard of a window by Miss
Hone in Kent, the only example of her work in Eng-
land. It was a small village church, and we entered it
not very hopefully. I shall never forget that moment.
There in the small east window was a brooding figure,
Christ of an infinite sadness and compassion hung upon
the cross. Beneath it stood the Rector, a little appre-
hensive I thought. We all gasped a little as the unusual
drawing and disturbing blues and greens made their
impression. We were very silent for a time, but out on
the village street we all spoke at once, saying, ‘This is
the window for us. We have found our artist.’. . .
We continue our series of extracts from past issues of St Michael’s parish magazine, brought to us by the author ‘Bygone.’
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Our window was almost finished in August of this year,
and the P.C.C. asked me to go to Dublin to see Miss
Hone. She is a gentle lady, humble, spiritual, most anx-
ious to please us. ‘I do hope you will like it,’ she said.
The window was sent to us by air and fixed during Ad-
vent. . . .
No doubt the window astonished the congregation. They
had been warned not to expect a gentle, innocuous book-
illustration; they were not prepared for the brilliance and
power of it, nor for the fact that this modern window is in
a very ancient tradition. The Holy Jesus breaks the bread
at the first Eucharist and eleven rustic disciples look won-
deringly on. Below St. Peter waits to have his feet washed
by the Servant of all, and Judas, turning his back upon his
salvation, creeps out with his money-bag. I do not know
why, but this Judas inspires pity. I think Miss Hone feels
only grief for him. Above, the window soars in blue and
green and red, a glory of Christian symbol, chiefly of the
passion and of self-sacrifice. …
The only public comment I have so far is in the Manches-
ter Guardian: ’ . . . congratulation due to the artist, the
vicar and the congregation on what is certainly a consider-
able achievement.’
Mr Edwards is justifiably very happy, but he made an error in
referring to the previous glass as a Jesse window. It was not a
Tree of Jesse window, but a Tree of the Cross window.
March 1955
There is again a lengthy piece appraising (and praising) the new
window.
. . . Some are troubled because the faces are all different
colours, green, brown, blue, pink. In fact, Judas is the
only one with a more or less natural face. But this is a
very poor criticism. The window is not naturalistic in any
respect. It does not pretend to be like nature, and there is
no reason why it should. Some think the disciples are a
villainous looking lot; one lady gave it as her opinion they
were ‘a terrible bunch of pirates’, but equally some think
they have ‘most kind faces’ . . .
May 1955
Death of Miss Evie Hone
Miss Evie Hone died on March 13th. She went to Mass with
her little Protestant maid (she was lame and not very well)
and died as soon as she reached the church. All the great
newspapers have spoken of her fame. We can speak of the
debt we owe her. It is a tragedy that no more churches will
be enriched by her art. She left no one, so far as I know,
trained in her ways. Her only assistant was her maid and
companion mentioned above. I met Miss Hone twice, and
the impression she left with me was of gentleness and good-
ness. The most pleasing glass in England (to me) is in
King’s College Chapel, Cambridge, and it is interesting to
know that some of it was made by one Galyon Hone, an
ancestor of Miss Hone. Artistic ability seems to have been
in the family.
Are you a songster?
All Saints Church Choir would love you to join them. We practise every Thursday at 7.30 pm.
Song is a great way to help the ministry here at All Saints. Please talk to Val McMillan or phone
her on 020 8346 0438
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All Saints Second Great Annual
Community Hog Roast
Luncheon Gathering
O n a blustery cold September 14th Hog Roast Saturday the Bishop of Edmonton, Peter Wheatley, honoured pro-ceedings attended upon by our clergy team and countless
volunteers. Thanks to lively leadership by Fr Bryce (victuals, mise en scène, publicity, ticket sales to name a few of many roles), by Sacristan Marie Edwards (Garden, Church and Hall clearance, tidy) and by Architect Fran-c i s B i r c h (porch design, installation and ASC fabric maintenance) A l l S a i n t s Church’s 2nd Annual Hog Roast gathering was a huge success, raising some £1300
for our funds, bringing newcomers into the church and grounds and attracting well over 100 guests including families and children. A notable feature owed much to Fr Bryce’s enterprising parish-wide PR work was the synergy put on show by teams from local public houses The Woodman, The Red Lion and Sun and The Bull not to mention Anscombe and Ringland Estate Agents whose street side For Sale boards outside strategically chosen homes advertised the event to a large fraction of the parish’s 3000 or so residents. A last minute let down by the providers of the expected bouncy castle was remedied
thanks to quick thinking by Marie in finding an alternative to the clear delight of the children and parents crowding the Vicarage garden. Jonathan Worth, one of our younger parishioners, was roundly applauded for winning Bingo first and second prizes, respectively a Chic liqueur and a cupcake holder! Alice Bell won third prize, a picture frame. Congratulations, Jonathan and Alice. We thank everyone who came and made the day such a good time. While we didn’t get the amazing weather we had last year it still turned out to be a fun day. And of course, we look forward to seeing you at the 3rd Annual Roast, next year in September.
(Editor, All Saints magazine section)
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UPCOMING EVENTS, NOVEMBER AND DECEMBER
ALL SAINTS’ CHURCH, HIGHGATE
TALBOT ROAD N6 4QH
Remembrance Sunday - November 10th
Cooked breakfast served from 9.30am to 10.30am
£5 (£2.50 children) with all proceeds going to Hornsey and Wood Green Training Corps
Act of Remembrance at 10.45am
Christmas Market - Saturday November 30th
10am to 1pm
Many local businesses selling their goods and crafts
Nice coffee and cakes on sale - Mulled wine too
Plenty of activities for the children
Santa Claus visiting from the North Pole to listen to Christmas wishes,
hand out goodie bags and take pictures with the kids!
Dedication of the new Glass Lobby - Sunday December 8th, 10am
The Venerable Luke Miller, Archdeacon of Hampstead, will be with us to bless our new glass
lobby. Come and see this wonderful addition to the aesthetic of our church.
Drinks and nibbles to follow the service.
150 Year Anniversary Celebration Service — Sunday January 26th, 10am
The Rt Revd Bishop Richard Chartres will be with us to help celebrate our Sesquicentenary.
A bring-and-share lunch will follow the service with live music included.
Please join us at any or all of these events!
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Giving to St Michael’s
A s all readers will know, tax recovery on giving is an important part of the church’s income. Gift Aid in-creases the value of a gift from a taxpayer by a minimum of 25%, and by considerably more in the case of higher rate payers. There is, however, a considerable amount of administrative work to be done in recov-
ering the tax. The Revenue has just introduced a new, on screen, application process which is much more complex and labour intensive. Historically, so long as we held a valid Gift Aid Declaration, tax recovery could be achieved by stating just the initial and surname of the giver. Now for every individual claim we shall have to give the donor’s title (Mr, Mrs, etc), first name, surname, house number (or name) and postcode. It is because of these demands that detail of the orange envelopes in church has been altered – as you might have noticed. It remains tremendously important that donors avail themselves of the tax recovery possibilities, but it is now also important to do that by the method that causes least administrative hassle.
· Best of all is to join the pledged giving scheme and give by standing order. Please contact me for details on how to do this if you are not already in the scheme.
· The other way of tax-efficient giving is by use of the envelopes. If this is to be your method, please do join the envelope scheme so that you can be given a number. The forms for joining the scheme are available in church.
· If you do not get a number, and if each week you write all the necessary details on to an envelope, this is hard work for you and makes hard work for the volunteers who do the admin to achieve tax recovery.
· Remember that an envelope with nothing written on it achieves nothing for you and nothing for the church.
Please give generously and please, by these means, give efficiently.
Speaker from the Coptic Orthodox Church We would be grateful for your support with welcoming, reading, refreshments or just coming to the service. There will be a mat with soft toys available for pre-school age children. If you can help please contact Mary Embleton Tel: 020 8340 5923 Email: [email protected]
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Letter from All Saints’ Assistant Curate
I cannot thank enough everyone who contributed to and attended the 2nd Annual Roast in September. I have rarely found myself checking so often, in anticipation of an event, the weather forecast. I learned at least one thing though: Don’t trust a weather forecast in England for any amount of time over 30
minutes. It is best, as some say, to simply stick your head out the door. Whatever the weather, it didn’t stop our frantic marquee erecting on the morning. It also didn’t stop the bouncy castle from cancelling the morning of. As you can imagine, there were some upset and disappointed people: it was hard to tell who was more disappointed though; the children for not being able to play or the parents because their children had little to occupy them until around 3pm. Thankfully, the food and drink were wonderful, other events were fun and successful (especially lobbing water-filled sponges at ordained heads), and finally, an alternative bouncy castle arrived to make the day complete. I can’t thank enough the hard work of The Red Lion and Sun along with the generosity of The Bull, The Woodman and the sponsorship of Anscombe & Ringland. Also, thank you to those who did such amazing work in the church garden leading up to the day. Your time and effort were greatly appreciated. With that, it is time to look ahead. In November we have at least two important events. First of all, on Remembrance Sun-day, November 10th, we will once again be serving one of our wonderful cooked breakfasts. Each breakfast plate is £5 (£2.50 for children) and all of the proceeds will be donated to the Hornsey and Wood Green Training Corps this year. (Please see John Havergal’s letter in this edition of the magazine [page 12] for more information about that collection of wonderful and hardworking people.) Following the breakfast, beginning at 10.45am, will be our Act of Remembrance with Parish Communion. Please join us for this solemn and prayerful service as we give thanks and pray for all of those who have served, and continue to serve, in our Armed Forces. At the end of November, on Saturday the 30th from 10am to 1pm, we will host our Christmas Market (formerly known as the Advent Coffee Morning). Like last year, we should have a good collection of local businesses on hand selling everything from books and crafts to locally distilled gin and vodka. Santa Claus will be with us once again handing out goodie bags, lis-tening to Christmas wishes and posing for pictures with the children. Word on the street is that he will have one of his elves to help out this year. As always, good coffee, scrumptious cakes and mulled wine will be on offer to liven our spirits as we look forward to the holiday season. There will be plenty of ways to entertain the kids while parents shop. So please join us on the 30th! Things just keep rolling from there. On Sunday December 8th the Venerable Luke Miller, Archdeacon of Hampstead, is go-ing to be at All Saints’ to bless our new glass lobby at our 10am Parish Communion service. It took many years of planning but this wonderful new addition to our church’s aesthetic has been installed. We are very much looking forward to the day when it will be officially dedicated. Following the service we will enjoy drinks and nibbles in the Church Hall. I would like to thank, in advance, Tom at The Woodman for donating our wine for the day. As you can tell, this is an exciting and busy time for us at All Saints. And really, all of the previous is just a warm up for next year: our 150 Year Anniversary! I will say more in the next parish magazine about our celebration service on January 26th, when The Rt Revd Bishop Richard Chartres will be with us. But importantly as well, we will be using our Sesquicentenary to focus on our future. We will utilize February to focus on our stewardship at All Saints’: not only on money but also on our giving of our time and talents. But of course, paying the bills is ever on the forefront of the PCC’s mind and agenda. While we will have the full details of our income, expenditure and economic forecast available for the campaign, it probably doesn’t hurt to say that we could always use your help now! There are both Gift Aid and Standing Order forms available for download on our website (allsaintshighgate.com), on the Stewardship page. Filling in both of these forms is the most effi-cient way for us to have predictable income and to recover tax on your donation. The help you can give—in money, time and talents—is greatly appreciated. If it isn’t clear from all that is contained in this letter, I can say it explicitly to close: I think it is an exciting time to be at All Saints’. I hope you do too!
Bryce P Wandrey
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Christmas Story
A wise council founded a little school in a village on the outskirts of a great city. The vision inspiring the founders was free education for happy fulfilled lives in community service. The school is now a famous suc-cess transforming the lives of 13 to 18 year old self-enrollers, to the delight of their families and themselves,
to serve their communities, country and ultimately the world including you and me. The council were the powers who founded the Air Training Corps, now with some 40,000 uniformed Cadets in training, over 95% of whom will be snapped up for careers in industry, commerce, the trades and professions, CV’s brimming with employable awards skills and qualifica-tions eagerly sought in the work world. The little school is 16F Squadron in neighbouring Hornsey. The students are 30-40 young people you see attending classes and parade nights in all
weathers, year in year out, delighted to benefit at a fraction of the cost, from skills, training and education laid on by HM Government, including heated class rooms, gyms, dining facilities and experienced and qualified instructors. The range of courses is astonishing, from BTECS and NVQS to The Duke of Edinburgh’s Award, not to mention Gliding, Adventure and Orienteering, Fitness and Sports, marching in the celebrated Nijmegan road marches, musi-cianship - among highlights of which is playing in Hornsey’s now well-known local Band …the courses list goes on and on. But is the biggest gain to Cadets, the self-confidence, comradeship, VIP contacts, skills and experience, coping with challenge in serving themselves and us all in inspirational style and roles? The answer is in mums’ and dads’ eyes as you see them well up, describing the transformation of their offspring into smart, high-achieving citizens brimming with confidence, breaking records, winning awards, making friends for life. Problem: In the five short years of their eligibility for ATC enrolment, Cadets need a minibus to transport them between far-flung training sites - playing fields, class rooms, parade grounds, campuses, festival arenas and open air camps. By valiant efforts over the years, the Cadets have raised £13,000 themselves. But fund raising saps energies and time essential for learning and study, if Cadets are to qualify. Solution! A mere £7,000 is all that stands in the way of achieving the needed £20,000, which is why All Saints Church has chosen the 16F Squadron Minibus Appeal for its Re-membrance Day and Christmas charity this year. Your generosity would bring the happiest ending for this Christ-mas Story’s self-giving young heroes – whatever gift you can easily manage. Cash please hand to clergy or PCC members. Cheques please draw to, ‘16F Squadron ATC’ with written on the back, ‘Cadet Minibus Fund,’ and mail direct to : Flt Lt Keith Miller, Hon Treasurer, 16F Squadron ATC, 11 Freemantle Avenue, Ponders End EN3 4UB Donors of £100 and over will receive a complimentary ATC tie – donors of £500 and over will receive the tie plus a coveted year-long Friends of 16F Squadron guest-pass to parade nights and to march with the Squadron Band in the annual Hornsey Carnival. Thank you for whatever you can give.
John Havergal* *John is a proud serving 16F Squadron civilian committee member and former chairman.
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All Saints’ 150 Year Anniversary
2014 Schedule of Events
January Service of Celebration
Sunday 26th with The Rt Revd Bishop Richard Chartres
10am The service is followed by a bring and share lunch
March Church Open Day
Saturday 1st Come and explore our church, learn about its history, see how it is run, meet community groups
noon to 3 pm and more (food will be available)
Saturday 22nd 150 Year Celebration Quiz
7pm An evening of fun and general knowledge with food, beer and wine from a local pub
April Fund-raising Breakfast
Sunday 27th Join us for a delicious breakfast and help raise valuable funds
8.30 to 9.30am for St Anne’s Hospital, Nkhotakota
June All Saints’ Songs of Praise
Sunday 8th An evening of 10 favourite hymns as selected by the congregation,
6.30pm with readings and reflections
July An Evening of Music from the last 150 years
Date TBD Live performance of classical and modern pieces including ‘Air on the 23rd Psalm’ composed by
parishioner Lynn Elmer-Laird
September 3rd Annual Parish Roast
Saturday 13th Our annual garden party with food, beer, wine and entertainment for all ages including bouncy
noon start castle and bingo!
October Harvest Meal
Sunday 5th Come and celebrate Harvest Festival with a bring and share lunch after the Sunday morning service
11.30am
November Fund-raising Breakfast
Sunday 9th Join us for a tasty cooked breakfast and help raise funds for Help for Heroes
9.30 to 10.30am
Saturday 29th Christmas Market
10am – 1pm Looking for the perfect gift? Local businesses, craftspeople and creatives sell their wares in support
of All Saints’
Closer to the scheduled time, for full details of all these events, go to www.allsaintshighgate.com
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First World War Centenary Project
They shall grow not old, as we that are left grow old:
Age shall not weary them, nor the years condemn.
At the going down of the sun and in the morning
We will remember them.
(Laurence Binyon, ‘For the Fallen’)
2 014 marks the centenary of the beginning of the First World War. Britain entered the war on 4 August 1914 and the
conflict lasted until 11 November 1918. Between 2014 and 2018, the Government, the Imperial War Museum, histo-
rians, and museums, parishes and churches across the UK will be commemorating the war in a variety of ways.
St Michael’s will be making its own contribution to the project with a dedicated memorial page on our website. The plan is to
collect all details relevant to the contribution and sacrifice made by the people of this parish and that of All Saints. We shall be
adding these details to other project databases as well as our own website.
So far we have the following names taken from the church memorials of St Michael’s and All Saints. As part of the project we’ll
be identifying all of these men and learning more about where they lived in the parish. We are very interested in hearing from
anyone who is related to those named as follows:
St Michael’s Church
Arthur Frederick Andrews Christopher Boyd Andrews Ernest Lancelot Andrews Reginald Andrews George Arthur Arnold Alfred Barne? Noel Coghlan Barrs George Barton Arthur Noel Bingley Charles Blanford Reginald Edward George Burton Alfred John Bush Joseph Cater Christopher Frank Challen Harold Church Francis Hugh Davies James Ford Davies Lionel St Clair Dickinson Richard Dyer Ernest Evans Richard Baxter Harrison James Anthony Horne Robert Jones Edwin Kenmore Thomas John Kirkin Valentine Sandford Longman
Geoffrey Vaughan Marriott Henry Meadyer Alfred Moore Ernest John Pollikett Arthur John Purey-Cust Harry William Rawlings George Rimmer Richard Thomas Robbins Bertie Gordon Shorter Percival Arthur Shorter Robert George Shorter James Ashton Simpson Ernest Robert Smith Henry Stokes Geoffrey Bulmer Tatham Frederick William Twinn John Edward Twinn Laurence Frank Wade William Thomas Wallis Arthur Graeme West Henry West Charles Herbert Wilcockson Cuthbert Gordon Willis John Wilson Christopher Wilton Gower Float Young
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All Saints’ Church
Not all those who died in war service are commemorated on war memorials. There are omissions, notably of many women.
During the centenary, it is also worth noting the contributions made by those who survived the war or served the country
away from the battlefields. Moreover, the Peace Pledge Union is organising a centenary project to acknowledge the experi-
ences of conscientious objectors, many of whom spent years in prison for their beliefs. If anyone knows of any conscientious
objectors who were connected with either of our churches, please let us know.
If you would like to help with the project in any way (e.g. by contributing historical or family details, researching contem-
porary documents, or assisting with funding applications), please contact Emma Causer at [email protected].
Adams, A. C. Bailey, H. G. Lieut. Bingley, A. N., Lieut. Borrill, H. F., Sgt. Brassinee, C. H. Brodhurst, B. M. L., Major Brodribb, W. C., 2nd Lieut. Bromhall, J. C., Major Brooman, E. J., 2nd Lieut. Brown, A. E. Brown, C., Sgt. Burt, T. J. V., C. S. M. Bush, A. J., 2nd Lieut. Butcher, N. De G., Lieut. Campbell, C. Cathles, G. K., Lieut.
Church, H., Capt. Collingwood, F. Coombe, J. W. H. Coombe, S. J. Dandridge, S. G., Lieut. Davis, Mildred Deacon, H. G. Edwards, A., 2nd Lieut. Farman, H., Sgt. Field, J. J., Col. Sgt. Fielder, C. B., C. S. M. Greenwood, F. W., Sgt. Harrington, A. Harrington, W. Hawkins, A. R., Lieut. R.N.R. Heavingham, H. A.
Hewson, W. C. Hodson, A. J. Hodson, J. A. Holman, G. C., Lieut. Hows, E. C. Hutson, A. Jeayes, H. L. Lce. Sgt. Jones, Robt. Kenwood, E. Lack, J. W., Capt. Law, L. F. Laws, S. Matthews, J. Medhurst, L., Lieut. Miller, A. Miller, W., Lieut.
Moore, W. T. Morison, J. S., 2nd Lieut. Mountstephens, A., Cpl. Moore, W. T. Morison, J. S., 2nd Lieut. Mountstephens, A., Cpl. Neal, F. C. L. Newman, A. S. Parsons, J. F. L. Pascall, P. M., Lieut. Penny, A. H., Capt. Percy, H. E. Pomroy, J., Sgt. Pomroy, P. W., Cpl. Rawlings, S. Ray, R., Lieut. Seccomb, G. Sell, H. Seymour, A. P., Lce. Cpl.
Seymour, W. J. Sharpe, C. L. A., 2nd Lieut. Shorter, H. Shorter, J. Shorter, P. Shorter, R. Smith, F. D., 2nd Lieut. Stevens, T. S. Sussex, F., Cpl. Thorne, A. F. Toyne, J. A. Turk, A. Twinn, F. Twinn, J. Vassie, C. E. Wade, L. F.
Wallis, C. G. R. Watson, D. Watts, T. E. Weddell, A., Bdr. Weddell, G. Weddell, P. F. Weeks, E. J., Sgt. White, S. H. Wilson, J., 2nd Lieut. Wiltshire, B. Woodrow, E. Woodrow, S. Woodward, D.
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The latest in the
St Michael’s Concert Series
‘Saturdays at Six’
Instrumental Recital
by
Students from the Royal College of Music
Saturday 9 November 2013
6 pm
Admission free Concert lasts 1 hour
Diary dates — music at
St Michael’s
Music and Meditation for Christmas
The St Michael’s Singers
Paul Dean & Toril Öberg (Organ)
Featuring
The Canonic Variations on
‘Vom Himmel hoch’ (BWV 769)
By JS Bach
Sunday 8 December 2013
6.30pm
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NO MORE ROUGH SLEEPING! St Mungo’s Report Laid Before Government at the House of Commons 26th June 2013
N o more increases in the number of people sleeping rough! No more preventable homelessness! No more suffering on the street! Those were objectives in a report to government from St Mungo’s at a parliamentary reception which Mar-garet Preddy and I attended in the House of Commons on June 26th.
The report highlights that during 2012/13, 6,437 people slept rough at some time in London, an increase of 13 per cent on the previous year. The report found there is no stereotypical homeless person – homeless people can be lawyers, doctors or teach-ers and others. Based on extensive surveys of recent rough sleepers, the report goes into the background of factors of why people start sleeping rough. Such factors are: a) a traumatic childhood, b) problematic drug and alcohol use, c) mental health problems, d) relationship breakdown and e) eviction. Bereavement can also precede some of the above issues.
Working mainly in London and the South, St Mungo’s provides over 100 accommodation and support projects for homeless people day in, day out.
The report also looks at where the homeless go for help. Local authority housing teams are currently facing an increasing work-load but they have an obligation to assess whether they owe a duty to provide housing for priority cases and advice and assistance to all who are homeless or sleeping rough. Many councils fail to provide this help. Another concern is the large number of people who start to sleep rough immediately upon release from prison. The housing and support service for ex-offenders is often inadequate especially for those released after serving short sentences. The report ends with recommendations to local authorities and government and criminal justice agencies to improve the situa-tion. These were supported by MPs from the three main parties present at the reception. St Mungo’s runs many programmes to get rough sleepers off the streets into housing and to provide the training needed to change their lives. If you feel moved to help St Mungo’s help the homeless, their address is 161 Hammersmith Road, Lon-don W6 8BS, cheques to ‘St Mungo’s.’
Mary Barker
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PARISH REGISTERS
All saints
Holy Baptism Edward Ralph Kilborn
St Michael’s
Holy Baptism Frank Stephen Noel Casey
Lucy Jennifer Tillett Henry George Taylor
Claire Ridehalgh Luke Edward Ridehalgh Noah Edward Ridehalgh
Wedding
Matthew Robert Thomas Douglas and Katherine Marie Alexandra Gauer
Blessing of a Civil Marriage Jetmir Ismail Hoxha and Jennifer Mary Winifred Clode Nathaniel Warren Peck and Eleanor Guthrie Elworthy
Funeral
Jeanne Dodd Edith Donaldson
Sir Robin Williams
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Priest-in-charge The Revd Preb Dr Jonathan Trigg [email protected] 8347 5124
Assistant Curate The Revd Bryce P Wandrey [email protected] 8351 6083
Self-Supporting Minister The Revd Howard Rogers [email protected] 7485 6376
PARISH DIRECTORY — ALL SAINTS http://allsaintshighgate.com
C ould you offer someone a home far from home for just a day or two? HOST, a well-established charity, is making its annual appeal. They are hoping to hear from people who enjoy making others feel at home, and who would love to meet interesting young adults from other parts of
the world who are currently studying at universities in the UK, and who want to understand this coun-try better. One host wrote: ‘It is a great to welcome these students and make them feel wanted. They get to see a good side of life in Britain in contrast to what they might learn from the media. It is also fun getting to know someone from another country.’ Invitations can be for a day, a weekend, or three days at Christmas. Sharing Christmas with someone who has little idea what Christmas is can be really special – and for the guest, much better than being on a deserted university campus. Invitations are urgently needed from volunteer hosts, no matter how far they live from a university. To find out more, please see www.hostuk.org or call 020 7739 6292.
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