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