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Bolton Parish Church
St Peter, Bolton-le-Moors
Parish News
June 2011
75 p
Church Services
Sundays 08.00 Holy Communion
10.30 Parish Communion
18.30 Evening Prayer
Tuesdays 12.30 Holy Communion
Wednesdays 12.30 Prayers for Healing
Thursdays 12.00 noon Holy Communion
In addition to the times shown above, Church will be open for private prayer and
visitors during April as follows: 12.00 noon to 1.15 pm on Tuesdays and
Wednesdays, and 11.30 am to 12.45 pm on Thursdays, and, when Stewards are
available, between 11.30 am and 1.30 pm Tuesday to Saturdays.
For Baptisms and Weddings please contact the Lecturer on 01204 522226.
For Funerals please contact the Vicar on 01204 845332.
July Magazine
The July magazine will be available from Sunday 26 June. Copy should be
submitted by Thursday 23 June. Items for inclusion can be sent directly to the
editor: [email protected] or:
The Parish Office, St Peter‘s Parish Hall, Silverwell St., Bolton,
BL1 1PS [email protected]
Tell me how it is that in this room
there are three candles and but one
light, and I will explain to you the
mode of the divine existence.
John Wesley
Music at Barrie’s service
Anthems
Ave Maria—Bruckner
For the Beauty of the Earth – Rutter
Organ
March (―Richard III‖) – Walton
Social Committee
Next meeting:Sunday 5th June
Meditation Group Meetings
Mondays 7.30 pm and Thursdays 2 pm.
Venue: The Friends‘ Meeting House.
Tea & coffee and biscuits are served
after each session.
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Dear Friends,
At this time of the year Parochial Church Councils up and down the land are
emerging from the season of Annual Meetings and beginning a new year of work
and service. All of us involved in PCC were invited recently along with
Churchwardens and Sidespeople to be commissioned afresh by the Archdeacon of
Bolton at the Annual Visitation service. It is an opportunity to rededicate
ourselves before God and also to hear what the diocesan authorities have in store
for PCCs over the coming year on a whole range of topics!
This year we have had a change of Churchwarden. After three years of service,
David Morlidge has retired from the post. I want to thank him publicly through the
pages of our magazine as I have done privately. Being a Churchwarden is a huge
commitment and a lot of work and responsibility and David has discharged his
duties faithfully and with great warmth. Alongside Evelyn, David has been a most
supportive warden and I will ever be grateful to them both for the role they played
together in managing the final months of the interregnum and in working with me
during this first phase of my incumbency.
I am very glad that David is remaining on the PCC and as a Deanery Synod
representative. At the Annual Parochial Church meeting I was very pleased to see
that he was also elected as Deputy Warden. I am glad we will be able to continue
to call upon his wise counsel and support as we move forward.
This month sees the ordination of Barrie Gaskell, our Assistant Curate. Last year
you will remember that he was ordained to the diaconate and now on Saturday 18
June Barrie is to be ordained priest in Manchester Cathedral.
Later that same day at 6.30pm, Barrie will preside for the first time at the
Eucharist in Bolton Parish Church. This is a hugely significant spiritual moment in
the life of any priest and the parish in which he or she serves. We are delighted
that Barrie and his family will be joined by his colleagues from Royal Bolton
Hospital and friends from congregations across Bolton and beyond where Barrie is
known and loved.
I invite you to join us on that occasion, Saturday 18 June at 6.30pm in Bolton
Parish Church. I know it will be a very special and joyous service and I hope and
pray that plenty of Barrie‘s friends from the Parish Church will be able to join us.
Finally please would you pray for both these friends of God, David and Barrie, in
thanksgiving for all they have brought to our life here and for their future roles
amongst us in God‘s service.
With my love and prayers
Matt Thompson
PIANO RECITAL BY PAUL GREENHALGH
BOLTON PARISH CHURCH
TUESDAY 31 MAY 2011
1.15 pm
Admission Free
PROGRAMME
Sonata in C Minor (‘Pathétique’) Op. 13 Beethoven
Grave: Allegro di molto e con brio
Adagio cantabile
Rondo: Allegro
Sonatine Maurice Ravel
I Modéré II Mouvement de Menuet III Animé
Ballade No 4 in F minor Op.52 Chopin
Paul Greenhalgh was born in Lancashire in 1958.
A BMus degree from Cardiff University was followed by two post-
graduate years at the Welsh College of Music and Drama, studying piano
with Martin Jones and Geoffrey Buckley and more recently with Martin
Roscoe. Whilst at Cardiff, he was awarded the Harlech Television Prize
and the Morfydd Owen Prize.
In addition Paul also holds piano performance diplomas from all the
main music colleges and appears regularly as a soloist and accompanist
at venues throughout the North West. He is Principal of the Blackburn
School of Music and teaches piano at Stonyhurst College in the Ribble
Valley. Paul is also the repetiteur for Heritage Opera, a professional
company founded in 2006 presenting live opera with piano
accompaniment in historic venues across the North of England.
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June Music
Thursday 2nd Ascension Day
7.30 pm Sanctus, Benedictus, Agnus Dei – Sumsion in F
Ascendit Deus – Philips
Heut’ Triumphiret Gottes Sohn – J. S. Bach
Sun 5th Easter 7
Jesu, the very Thought of Thee – Bairstow
Sunday 12th Pentecost
Come Down, O Love Divine – Harris
Sunday 19th Trinity Sunday
Te Deum in F – John Ireland
Sunday 26th St Peter
Tu es Petrus – Palestrina
Choral Evensong Smith Responses
Psalm 50, vv 1-15
The Short Service – Gibbons
O How Glorious is the Kingdom – Harwood
The First Sunday after Trinity
The Collect
O God, the strength of all them that put their trust in thee, mercifully accept
our prayers; and because through the weakness of our mortal nature we can do
no good thing without thee, grant us the help of thy grace, that in keeping of
thy commandments we may please thee, both in will and deed; through Jesus
Christ our Lord. Amen.
Readings June 2 Ascension Day Daniel 7.9-14 Peter Pemrick
Acts 1.1-11 Ruben Angelici
June 5 Easter 7 Galatians 1.11-24 Lesley Easterman
June 12 Pentecost Acts 2.1-21 Geoffrey Dowling
June 19 Trinity Sunday Isaiah 40.12-17,27-31 Doreen Fort
June 26 St Peter Acts 12.1-11 Schools
From the Parish Records
Baptisms
1 May
Lucy Kate McLoughlin
8 May
Kayla Munachimso Odlemba
15 May
Logan William Komaromi
Isabel Paige Wood
Trip to Ripon
Wednesday 17 August
The Choir is singing Evensong in Ripon Cathedral on this date and the
Social Committee will be arranging a coach. Further details will be
announced during the next few weeks. The Committee is also looking
at the feasibility of making this a two-centre trip and including a visit
to the elegant spa town of Harrogate.
Funeral
5 May
Ian Benton
Wedding
21 May
Adam Blair & Gillian Allcock
Special Services
20 May
Canon Slade School Founder’s Day
22 May
Civic Service
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Originally appeared in the Church Times. Reproduced with permission of CartoonChurch.com
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The Hidden Enemy
Swabs carried out on a string of ATMs in busy shopping streets found the chip
and pin pads were harbouring as many harmful bacteria as nearby public toilets.
were both found to contain pseudomonades and bacillus. The survey was carried
out by antimicrobial specialists BioCote.
Scientists took swabs from keypads on different cash machines used by hundreds
of shoppers each day and took them back to the lab to develop. The study
revealed the presence of various bacteria on all the objects sampled; these
bacteria including enteric coliforms, Pseudomonas and Bacillus.
Dr Richard Hastings, microbiologist for BioCote said ‗We were interested in
comparing the levels of bacterial contamination between heavily-used ATM
machines and public toilets. We were surprised by our results because the ATM
machines were shown to be highly contaminated with bacteria; to the same level
as the nearby public toilets. In addition, the bacteria we detected on ATMs were
similar to those from the toilet, which are well known as causes of common
human illnesses.‘
The company has also found that thirty five percent of the population avoid using
public transport because they are worried about how clean it is.
The study revealed the public‘s top ten dirtiest places in the UK. Public toilets
were perceived as the biggest health risk, while public transport also featured
heavily. Bus stops were named in second place, seats on a bus came third, train
stations came fourth and seats on a train came in eighth.
Dr Richard Hastings, microbiologist for BioCote, commented: ―Even with the
strictest hygiene practices, public transport can be a real hotspot for germs and
bacteria. This is because of the high volumes of human traffic and the fact that
people are in close contact with one another. All it takes is for one person to
have a cold or bug and this can get passed on quickly, putting passengers under
greater risk from outbreaks of viruses and infectious disease. The main culprits
are the areas where lots of people touch, like buttons or hand rails, as bacteria
live and grow on these surfaces. However, other surfaces like the seats also
present hazards where cross-contamination can occur.‖
To help reduce the risk of passengers being exposed to potentially harmful
microbes and improve overall hygiene practices, Dr Hastings is encouraging the
transport industry to think seriously about incorporating antimicrobial silver ion
technology into products that are commonly used in the production and build
process of public transport.
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Flower News
Donations in May
With thanks: Mrs C. Jones
Flower List
The flower list for 2011 is available at the back of church for anyone who
would like to make a donation to mark a particular date.
Sunday 19th June
As members of the Church of England Flower Arrangers Association, we shall
be taking part in the Annual Chain of Flowers on Sunday 19th June. On that
day, members all over the country will provide flower arrangements in their
own churches on the theme “O worship the Lord in the beauty of holiness”.
The association prayer will also be included in services on that day. “O Lord,
the creator of all things of beauty, grant to those serve you with their gifts of
floral art a sense of your majesty and a desire to heighten the worship of the
holy church by the dedicated use of their gifts. This we ask in the name of
Him, who with the Father is the creator and sustainer of all good things, Jesus
Christ our Lord. Amen.”
The Flower Team
And finally, the Company warns that that essential kit in the female armoury,
namely the makeup bag, can harbour more bacteria than the average toilet.
Beauty products, like food, do not last forever. Bacteria can infiltrate them and
transfer onto the face, causing irritation or serious infections such as impetigo,
ringworm and even herpes. Old eye make-up can be a breeding ground which
can cause swollen and itchy eyes and, in some cases, conjunctivitis.
Dr Richard Hastings comments: ―I don‘t think any women are comfortable with
having to think about what potentially might be breeding in their makeup bag.
However, the bacteria growing within them can pose a real health risk if not
cleaned regularly.
Look out for the PAO ( period after opening) symbol which identifies
the useful lifetime of a cosmetics product after its package has been
opened for the first time. It depicts an open cosmetics pot and is used
together with a written number of months or years.
One last word of advice; take particular care when applying tester beauty
products in department stores – you never know who used it before you!
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Famous birthdays and famous deaths in June
1st June Born 1926 Marilyn Monroe. Died 1941 Sir Hugh Walpole, 1968 Helen Keller.
2nd June Born 1857 Sir Edward Elgar. Died 1937 Louis Vierne, 1990 Sir Rex Harrison.
3rd June Born 1865 George V. Died 1899 Johann Strauss, 1963 John XXIII.
4th June Born 1738 George III, 1910 Sir Christopher Cockerell. Died 1942 Reinhard
Heydrich, 1989 Ayatollah Khomeini.
5th June Born 1718 Thomas Chippendale. Died 1625 Orlando Gibbons, 2004 Ronald
Reagan.
6th June Born 1799 Alexander Pushkin, 1956 Björn Borg. Died 1968 Robert F.
Kennedy.
7th June Born 1848 Paul Gauguin, 1940 Tom Jones. Died 1329 Robert the Bruce, 1861
Patrick Brontë, 1994 Dennis Potter.
8th June Born 1671 Tomaso Albinoni, 1829 Sir John Everett Millais. Died 1376
Edward the Black Prince, 1889 Gerard Manley Hopkins.
9th June Born 1891 Cole Porter. Died 1870 Charles Dickens.
10th June Born 1921 Prince Philip, 1922 Judy Garland. Died 1934 Frederick Delius,
1993 Les Dawson 2004 Ray Charles.
11th June Born, 1572 Ben Jonson, 1776 John Constable, 1864 Richard Strauss. Died
1727 George I, 1979 John Wayne.
12th June Born 1897 Anthony Eden, 1924 George Bush, 1929 Anne Frank. Died 1980
Sir Billy Butlin, 2003 Gregory Peck.
13th June Born 323 BC Alexander the Great, 1865 William Butler Yeats. Died 1231
Saint Anthony of Padua, 1986 Benny Goodman.
14th June Born 1928 Che Guevara. Died 1936 G. K. Chesterton,.
15th June Born 1843 Edvard Grieg. Died 1996 Ella Fitzgerald.
16th June Born 1890 Stan Laurel, 1912 Enoch Powell. Died 1752 Joseph Butler.
17th June Born 1945 Ken Livingstone. Died 1719 Joseph Addison.
18th June Born 1942 Sir Paul McCartney. Died 1928 Roald Amundsen.
19th June Born 1566 James I, 1623 Blaise Pascal. Died 1937 Sir James Barrie.
20th June Born 1909 Errol Flynn, Died 1597 William Barents.
21st June Born 1905 Jean-Paul Sartre, 1953 Benazir Bhutto. Died 1908 Rimsky-
Korsakov.
22nd June Born 1856 Sir H. Rider Haggard, 1949 Meryl Streep. Died 1956 Walter de la
Mare, 1969 Judy Garland, 1987 Fred Astaire.
23rd June Born 1894 Edward VIII. Died 1980 John Laurie, 1998 Maureen O‘Sullivan.
24th June Born 1895 Jack Dempsey, 1912 Brian Johnston. Died 2007 Derek Dougan.
25th June Born 1900 Louis Mountbatten, 1st Earl Mountbatten. Died 1876 George
Armstrong Custer, 1997 Jacques-Yves Cousteau.
26th June Born 1943 Georgie Fame. Died 1830 George IV.
27th June Born 1880 Helen Keller. Died 2001 Jack Lemmon.
28th June Born 1491 Henry VIII, 1926 Mel Brooks. Died 2001 Joan Sims.
29th June Born 1980 Katherine Jenkins. Died 1861 Elizabeth Barrett Browning,
30th June Born 1966 Mike Tyson. Died 1973 Nancy Mitford.
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Enoch Powell, born 16th June 1912
―Like the Roman, I seem to see the river Tiber foaming with much blood,‖ he said. He
estimated that by the year 2000 up to seven million people would be of immigrant
descent. The ‗Rivers of Blood‘ speech was Enoch Powell‘s defining political moment.
It led to him being sacked from the shadow cabinet. However, thousands of workers
staged strikes and marches in support of his views and he was inundated with letters
from well wishers. In February 1974, Enoch Powell left the Conservative party because
of his opposition to Edward Heath's intention to join the European Community. He
became an Ulster Unionist and represented the seat of South Down, Northern Ireland,
from 1974 to 1992.
Although remembered for the above speech, Enoch Powell had in 1959, made what
Dennis Healey later described as the greatest parliamentary speech I have ever heard.
This speech criticised this country‘s treatment of Kenyans during the Mau Mau
rebellion and, in particular, the clubbing to death of eleven Mau Mau by their British
captors after refusing work in the camp. He noted that some MPs had described the
eleven as "sub-human" and responded by saying "In general, I would say that it is a
fearful doctrine, which must recoil upon the heads of those who pronounce it, to stand
in judgement on a fellow human being and to say 'Because he was such-and-such,
therefore the consequences which would otherwise flow from his death shall not flow'‖
The Daily Telegraph report of the speech said that as Mr Powell sat down, ―he put his
hand across his eyes. His emotion was justified, for he had made a great and sincere
speech.‖
Enoch Powell was also a distinguished classical scholar and had a particular interest in
the gospels. His The Evolution of the Gospel – A New Translation of the First Gospel with Commentary and Introductory Essay refuted the claims of certain biblical scholars
that Mathew had been written after Mark and Luke.
Enoch Powell died in 1998 aged 85.
Addressing a Conservative association meeting in
Birmingham in 1968, Enoch Powell said Britain had to
be mad to allow in 50,000 dependents of immigrants
every year. He compared this to watching a nation
heaping up its own funeral pyre. Mr Powell, MP for
Wolverhampton South West, called for an immediate
reduction in immigration and a policy of urgent
encouragement of those already in the UK to return
home. "It can be no part of any policy that existing
families should be kept divided. But there are two
directions on which families can be reunited," he said.
Mr Powell said adoption of the proposed Race Relations
Bill would be like "throwing a match on to gunpowder".
He said that as he looked to the future he was filled with
a sense of foreboding.
G. K. Chesterton features in the list of famous birthdays and deaths, having
died on 14 June 1936.
He has left us with some memorable quotations. Here is a selection:
"Just going to church doesn't make you a Christian any more than standing in
your garage makes you a car."
"The word good has many meanings. For example, if a man were to shoot his
grandmother at a range of five hundred yards, I should call him a good shot,
but not necessarily a good man."
"Music with dinner is an insult both to the cook and the violinist."
"The world will never starve for want of wonders, but for want of wonder."
"A dead thing goes with the stream, but only a living thing can go against it."
"If seeds in the black earth can turn into such beautiful roses, what might not
the heart of man become in its long journey toward the stars?"
"The most incredible thing about miracles is that they happen."
"Free verse? You may as well call sleeping in a ditch 'free architecture'."
"I wish we could sometimes love the characters in real life as we love the
characters in romances. There are a great many human souls whom we should
accept more kindly, and even appreciate more clearly, if we simply thought of
them as people in a story."
"A room without books is like a body without a soul."
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Things to do in June
1st June, 8
th June: 2 – 4 pm
Living in Ancient Egypt: Daily Life and Religious Beliefs
Bolton Museum, Le Mans Crescent,
Discover more about the life of ordinary Egyptians. Why did they wear eye makeup?
What were their religious beliefs? How did things change from the earliest times until the
rule of Cleopatra & ancient Rome? Bolton Museum has an excellent collection of
artefacts from ancient Egypt and these will be used to highlight the course discussions.
The sessions are free and suitable for all abilities. To book a place, contact Susan Danaei
from on 07810 415765.
Thursday 2nd June 10 am – 3.30 pm
Dig into Books this Half Term!
Central Library, Le Mans Crescent,
Suitable For Ages 2-100. Free.
This year‘s theme for the Big Book Bonanza will be Nature! Celebrating a collection of
favourite books and summer time crafts. Free family fun activities such as planting
vegetables, crafty caterpillars and flower potty-peeps! Children must be accompanied by
an adult.
Friday 3rd June at 7.30 pm
Charity Brass Band Concert
Victoria Hall, Knowsley Street. Featuring the world-famous Besses o‘th‘Barn Band.
Admission: ages 5-11 free, full-price £12, concessions (12-18, 60+) £10.
11th – 18th June at 7.30 pm
The 39 Steps
Bolton Little Theatre, Hanover Street. Cost: £9.00
Nothing has been cut from this hilarious and spectacular version of Britain‘s most spell-
binding thriller – legendary scenes include the chase on the Flying Scotsman, the escape
on the Forth Bridge, the first theatrical bi-plane crash ever staged and the death defying
(or nearly!) finale at the London Palladium. With four actors playing a minimum of one
hundred and thirty-nine roles, it‘s the most astonishing theatrical tour de force of the year.
24th June: 1 – 1.30 pm
Lunchtime Talk – ‘Bleeding, dying, undone Bolton’: the English civil war in Bolton
Bolton Museum, Le Mans Crescent,
A free, informal lunchtime talk with Matthew Constantine, Senior Manager of
Collections. Free tea and coffee is provided, and you are welcome to bring your lunch.
No booking required.
26th June: 12:00 – 6 pm
Kite Festival - Moss Bank Park
Moss Bank Park, Moss Bank Way, Bolton. Free.
The return of the annual Kite festival at Moss Bank Park, Bolton is here. Come and see
professional kite flyers take to the sky with kites measuring up to 100 metres long. Have
a go at making your own kite or purchase one of the stunt kites and really get flying. The
event also features live music, street art entertainers, children‘s entertainers, a local radio
road show and a large funfair.
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We support Vision Aid, the Bolton charity for Blind and Partially Sighted Children
For information, or to make a donation, please contact Vision Aid at
P.O. Box 2211, Bolton BL6 9FW. Tel: 01942 790865
Email: [email protected]
June Maze Fathers and daughters A young father was taking care of his baby daughter while his wife went to town shopping. He decided to go fishing and he had to take the toddler along. "I'll never take her along with me again!" he told his wife that evening. "I didn't catch a thing!" "Oh, next time I'm sure she'll be quiet and not scare the fish away," his wife said. The father replied gloomily “No, it wasn't that. She ate all the bait."
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Tuesdays from 1.15 pm to 1.50 pm
Admission free – Tea and coffee served
May 31st PAUL GREENHALGH – Piano
June 7th STEPHEN MARTLAND (St. Thomas & St. John, Radcliffe) – Organ
June 14th PETER MORRISON (St. Mary, Chorley) – Organ
June 21st STUDENTS FROM THE JUNIOR ROYAL NORTHERN COLLEGE OF MUSIC
June 28th “CHAMPAIN” – Sacred and secular trios* see below
July 5th ALISTAIR MACKENZIE
(Director of Music, Bolton School Girls’ Division) – Organ
July 12th GARY HULME (St. Mary, Prestwich) – Organ
July 19th VIVIEN CHASEY (violin) and RUPERT JONES (piano)
(including Violin Sonata – César Franck)
July 26th MICHAEL PAIN (Bolton Parish Church) – Organ
Lunchtime Concerts – 2011 Season
Ouch!!
The male third of Champain is having to have some very painful dental treatment during the week leading up to the scheduled concert and the trio has had to pull out (pun intended!). A worthy replacement act is being arranged and details will be provided.
To advertise in this publication,
contact [email protected]
or call the Parish Office
on 01204 522226
I don't like that man. I must get to
know him better.
Abraham Lincoln
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National survey reveals state of UK churches
The results of the National Churches Trust Survey, recently published, was open
to all of the estimated 47,000 churches, chapels and meeting houses in the UK. It
has found that these buildings play a key role in local life as venues for
volunteering and community activities – but need support in undertaking repairs
and maintenance.
The survey is unique in revealing not just the physical condition of churches, but
also the way they are managed, funded and used by their communities.
Here are just some of the findings of the survey:
More than 90% of the UK‘s church buildings hold a service at least once a week
More than 50% are regularly open to the public beyond their worship services.
1.4 million members of church congregations volunteer in any capacity in their
church building along with an estimated further 200,000 people from the wider
community.
Nearly half of the UK‘s church buildings are used for arts, music and dance
activities.
More than half of the UK‘s church buildings facilitate activities such as
nurseries, youth groups and additional activities for young people. More than two
-fifths of the UK‘s church buildings are used for support services such as
homelessness, drug & alcohol misuse, finance & debt, parenting & mental
health.
For further information about the National Churches Trust and to download the
full report visit www.nationalchurchestrust.org
Look down the back of your
sofa Here‘s good news: you probably
have more money than you think
you have. In fact, about £40
million in loose change could be
lost down the back of our sofas
according to a recent survey by the
Halifax. The average person has
an estimated £1.61 lost somewhere
down their sofa, as well as up to
another £15 or so distributed
around the house in pockets, bags,
drawers and the car.
Spend it wisely. You could even
pop it into your envelope or onto
the collection plate!
Women who know their place Barbara Walters of 20/20 (ABC‘s prime
time news magazine programme) did a
story on gender roles in Kabul,
Afghanistan, several years before the
Afghan conflict. She noted that women
customarily walked five paces behind
their husbands. She recently returned to
Kabul and observed that women still
walk behind their husbands, despite the
overthrow of the oppressive Taliban
regime. Barbara Walters approached one
of the Afghani women and asked, 'Why
do you now seem happy with an old
custom that you once tried so desperately
to change?' The woman, without
hesitation, replied 'Land mines.'
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―Take the first step in faith. You
don‘t have to see the whole
staircase. Just take the first step.‖
Martin Luther King
And Man Created God
By Robert Banks, Lion Hudson, £8.99.
ISBN: 9780745955438
This book addresses one of the oldest
questions going: if God made
everything, who made God? The
question was asked in ancient Greece
and has preoccupied religious believers
in the centuries since. Scholar Robert
Banks explores the history of the
objection.
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Bolton’s Twin Town Paderborn
Above: the Cathedral by night.
Below: Window of Three Hares (Dreihasenfenster)
The window is one of the cathedral's
most recognisable features and
depicts three hares in motion,
arranged in a triangle. Each hare is
shown as having two ears and yet
only three ears are visible. Each of
the ears is in fact shared by two
hares. The original 16th century
carving can be found in the cloister's
inner courtyard, and has been
duplicated on numerous buildings
and a number of shops throughout
the city centre. The motif of the three
hares can be found in a number of
medieval European churches and is
thought to be a symbol of the Trinity.
“Der Hasen und der Löffel drei und doch
hat jeder Hase zwei.”
The hares and ears are three, yet every hare
has two.
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B O L T O N P A R I S H C H U R C H
FORTHCOMING ORGAN CONCERTS
SATURDAY 4th JUNE at 11 a.m.
CHARLES EDMONDSON (Kendal) Including: Sonata No. 2 – Alexandre Guilmant
Admission by programme £5 (concessions £3)
SATURDAY 17th SEPTEMBER at 11 a.m.
MICHAEL AUSTIN (Aalborg, Denmark) Prelude and Fugue in C minor – Felix Mendelssohn Toccata, Chorale and Fugue –
Francis Jackson
Seven Pastels of Lake Constance – Sigfrid Karg-Elert
Admission by programme £7 (concessions £4)
SATURDAY 24th SEPTEMBER at 11 a.m.
MICHAEL AUSTIN (Aalborg, Denmark) The Art of Fugue – J. S. Bach
Admission by programme £7 (concessions £4)
Tea and Coffee will be served before each concert, from 10:30 a.m.
The recitalist on 4 June is Charles Edmondson., who was born in Bradford and was
the assistant organist at St Peter‘s Cathedral there while still at school. A former
pupil of Conrad Eden of Durham Cathedral and Francis Jackson of York Minster,
he became a Fellow of the Royal College of Organists in 1964 and in 1967,
graduated as a Bachelor of Music from the University of Trinity College, Dublin.
He also holds the Archbishop of Canterbury‘s Diploma in Church Music and is a
Licentiate of the Royal Academy of Music. He embarked on a career in education
and taught in Devon and then in Suffolk, where he was Director of Music at
Culford School, Bury St Edmunds. In 1968 he took up the appointment of organist
and lecturer in music at the College of Education in Ripon, Yorkshire. In 1974, he
became music adviser to the newly formed county of Humberside‘s Education
Authority until 1996 when the county was abolished.
Now living in Kendal in Cumbria, he has given over 250 organ recitals over the last
50 years and venues have included the cathedral churches in Blackburn, Bradford
and Bury St Edmunds and the priory churches in Bolton Abbey, Bridlington,
Cartmel and King‘s Lynn. Charles is the brother of Bishop Chris.
Canon Slade School, Bradshaw Brow BL2 3BP Headteacher: Mr Phil Williamson
Tel: 01204 333343
Bishop Bridgeman Primary School, Rupert Street BL3 6PY Headteacher: Mrs Jill Pilling
Tel: 01204 333466
Bolton Parish Church Primary School, Kestor Street BL2 2AN Headteacher: Mrs Jackie Bunyan
Tel: 01204 333433
BOLTON PARISH CHURCH CONTACTS
Parish Church Schools
Parish Staff
Telephone
Vicar:
Revd Matt Thompson
522226
Lecturer:
Revd Judie Horrocks [email protected]
522226
Associate Priest:
Revd Prof. Kenneth Newport
Assistant Curate:
Revd Barrie Gaskell
Church Wardens:
Dr Michael Collier Miss Evelyn F Weston
Deputy Wardens:
Mr Graham C Burrows Mr Ken G Jones
Mr Andrew Mitchell Mr John Doyle
Mr John Walsh Mr Alan Forrester
Mr Trevor J Whillas Mr David Morlidge
PCC Secretary:
Mr Graham C Burrows
Treasurer:
Mr Andrew J Mitchell
Director of Music:
Mr Michael Pain
Parish
Administrator:
Lynn Mitchell 522226
07532 145485