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ST FAITH’S CHURCHGREAT CROSBY
Views from the ArchivesPart 2
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The fifth VicarWilliam Hassall
1948 - 1965
A 1960 view of Fr Hassall, in his trademark biretta, in procession to church
Fr Hassall at the parish party in
1950 to celebrate St Faith’s Silver
Jubilee
Fr Hassall with the St Faith`s
Cub Pack (1952)
Fr Tom Stanage
Curate at St Faith’s, 1958-1961
He later became Bishop of Bloemfontein, South Africa
The sixth VicarCharles Alfred Billington
1965 - 1972The Nave Altar,
on its custom-built platform,as introduced by Fr Charles,
seen today at Eastertide
The 1969 crucifer is today Fr Dennis Smith. Verger Jim Burgess is still going strong...
Fr Charles and the St Faith’s team in 1969
The seventh VicarPeter Goodrich
1972 – 1983
The Goodriches with Church Wardens George Smith (L) and Chris Price
Margaret Goodrich (far right) and curate Fr Peter Cavanagh (second right) in a
St Faith’s theatrical production
(L) Robert Runcie during the 75th anniversary celebrations in
1975. Our most famous ordinand was a server here as a boy, was ordained in 1950, and
subsequently rose to become Archbishop of Canterbury.
He returned here several times before his death in 2000
(R) He presented us with this inscribed portrait at his
enthronement
Priests on Parade with the VicarL to R Myles Davies, Dennis Smith, Tony Magness and Peter Roberts
Amateur dramatics flourished at St Faith’s during Fr Peter’s time
The eighth VicarRichard Capper
1983 – 1997
Fr Richard and Fr Peter Cavanagh receive advice from long-serving
sacristan George Goodwin
The ninth VicarNeil George Kelley
1999 -
The events of the last two incumbencies are recent and current history rather than archives: highlights may be accessed using the site index
and search box facilities
The first archive slideshow
‘St Faith’s today’ slideshow
‘The Church’s year at St Faith’s’ slideshow 1
‘The Church’s year at St Faith’s’ slideshow 2
The 1975 history of St Faith’s (full text)
The Robert Runcie pages
The St Faith’s clergy pages
The picture index
The home page
We hope you have enjoyed these glimpses of the past century at St Faith’s. The links below will access the most recent full history of our church; other links lead to pages which give more information about some of the people and events mentioned in the pages you have just seen. Finally,
the ‘St Faith’s today’ link is to a slideshow of how our church looks today.
Original presentation by Denis Griffiths; realised by Chris Price
