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Parish Magazine September 2013

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September 2013 CLERGY Rector: Fr. Michael Wood, 01977 518127 The Rectory, 15 Barnes Road, Castleford WF10 5AA frmw@hotmail.co.uk Team Vicar: Fr. Mark Watkins, 01977 511659 The Vicarage, St Michaels Close, Castleford WF10 4EY wattycm@me.com Asst. Curate: Fr Kevin Greaves, fr.kevin@minister.com Polish Priest: Fr. Greg Ruszczynski, Parish Reader: Phillip Godfrey Lay Pastoral Minister: Mrs Lynda Maw

07826 477763

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01924 267698 01977 518078

Parish Office: (Enquiries for Baptisms) Saturdays at 10.00-10.30am at All Saint’s Church, Castleford.

Editor, Magazine & Pew Sheets (including Diary Dates): Andrew Goyns, 01924 898593 magazine@agoyns.me.uk or pewsheet@agoyns.me.uk 2

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The Rector’s Letter Dear Friends, In 1963 Nat King Cole sang of “Those lazy, hazy, crazy days of summer, those days of soda and pretzels and beer” since those days, fifty years ago, much water has flowed under many bridges. We have had some lazy, hazy, crazy days of summer this year, the first time for what feels like a long time. It has been hot and yet instead of laziness the world seems to have focused upon the craziness. There have been some very strange events in the news both at home and abroad and not least are the tragic events in Egypt; the man claiming sanctuary in the airport in Moscow because of the security leaks, protestors against fracking outside of a plant where fracking isn’t happening but doing nothing outside of plants where it is happening, the flare up over Gibraltar and so it goes on and there was even drama in the Ashes series as well. Fifty years later it really is very difficult to sing about those lazy, hazy, crazy days of summer. What is the phrase about the world going to hell in a hand cart?

I wonder though whether it is any different now or is just that we have some of the more strange events of life thrust at us more these days. It is also true as well that truth is stranger than fiction. The strangeness is not just about the world but also the church as well.

Further on in this magazine is an article about the future of our Diocese of Wakefield and the time that is left for it as we prepare to become part of the super-sized diocese of West Yorkshire and the Dales (Leeds), everything changes and the handcart seems to be getting closer. (continued on page 4)

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September 2013 (continued from page 3) At the start of the Funeral Service is a list of sentences which can be read as we enter church, one of the sentences which isn’t used very much these days is from the Book Deuteronomy “The eternal God is your refuge and underneath are the everlasting arms” and the verse before says, “There is none like God who rides through the heavens to your help and in his majesty through the skies” and then onto “The eternal God is your refuge and underneath are the everlasting arms” Those two verses are perhaps two of the most reassuring in the whole Bible. No matter how close the proverbial handcart may be there is something bigger and something and more secure and something in which we can trust, no matter what.

With my love and prayers,

THE DIOCESE OF WAKEFIELD For some time now discussions have been taking place about the Diocese of Wakefield and the Diocese of Bradford and the Diocese of Ripon and Leeds merging to form a new Diocese of West Yorkshire and the Dales (Leeds). (It cannot just be Leeds because there is a Roman Catholic Diocese of Leeds.) At the meeting of the General Synod in July the vote was taken by a majority to bring this about. Details are still somewhat sketchy but it is intended that this all comes into effect at Easter next year. Before then a new Bishop will have to be nominated, it will not be one of the three sitting diocesan bishops. As with anything to do with the Church of England, there will be a detailed legal process to go through. (continued on page 6) 4

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September 2013 (continued from page 4) Week by week there will be very little difference to our lives I suspect. Although we will be in the Diocese of West Yorkshire (etc.) we will be in the area of Wakefield and it will be the Bishop of Wakefield (probably Bishop Tony will be translated) with whom we will be in contact the most.

As more of the details unfold I will pass them on. There is an outline or roadmap on the Diocese of Wakefield website which if you feel

FAREWELL AND GODSPEED We say Farewell and Godspeed to Fr. Paul as he leaves to begin a new chapter of ministry on Ravensthorpe and Thornhill Lees. He has been with us for over four years and has become part of the place but now it is time for him to move on.

It is a daunting prospect to move from the familiar to the unknown and especially moving from a known parish to one which is unknown, each has its own challenges but equally each has its own blessings.

We say thank you to him for all he has done in the four years he has been with us. We wish him well and offer him our prayers for his future.

His Licensing is on Wednesday 25th September at 7.30pm.

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September 2013 The Rev Dr Gary Bowness continues his tongue-in-cheek letters from ‘Uncle Eustace’…

ON THE ABSURDITY OF A VICAR EVER RETIRING The Rectory St. James the Least My dear Nephew Darren Beware of being invited by bishops to drop round for a chat. My first mistake was to answer the phone when he rang; what are answerphones for, but to avoid having to talk to anyone – ever. My second mistake was not to be able to think of a meeting I had to attend – preferably on another planet – on the day he suggested. I therefore found myself in his study, waiting for the point of the meeting while we negotiated the obligatory five minutes discussing the weather and his summer holiday in France. I made it quite clear that I had been far too busy to swan off to foreign parts – although I suspect the implication of what I said passed him by.

We then got to the point. He was toying with the thought of my retirement and linking us with the adjoining parish of St. Agatha’s. I patiently explained, using simple words and speaking slowly for his benefit, that at 85 and with 40 years at St. James the Least, I was just getting into my stride and that the vicar of St. Agatha’s, a stripling at 63, had nowhere near enough experience to organise the hymn list, let alone two parishes. This, too, seemed to drift somewhere above his head.

He had clearly done his homework. There were already plans for my Queen Anne rectory to be sold and the 5 acres of garden be turned into a housing estate. This news would be received by our parishioners with as much equanimity as if they were told that Buckingham Palace was to be converted into a sports centre. (continued on page 11) 10

September 2013 (Continued from page 10) The matter, I was told, was confidential – which meant that I only relayed the news to one parishioner at a time. By the end of the day everyone in the village knew and a counter attack was being planned.

Inevitably, the most outraged were those who never attend church.

People do so love having a church not to go to. Congregations have soared, gardeners are being brought in to tidy the rectory grounds and the church council is now well attended. The latter is a mixed blessing, as I always think that the time to get worried is when people start to turn up to meetings.

It may surprise our bishop, but the threat of a merger has been the greatest impetus to mission we’ve had in years. Retirement indeed; I’m sure Zadok was never asked about his pension plans.

Your loving uncle, Eustace

ARCHBISHOP OF YORK LAUNCHES LIVING WAGE MISSION The Archbishop of York, John Sentamu, is to chair a new, independent Commission on the future of the Living Wage. Bringing together leading figures from business, trade unions and civil society, Commissioners will investigate what potential the increasingly popular concept of a Living Wage holds for Britain’s five million low paid workers. The findings of the 12 month long Commission are poised to shape party manifestos for the 2015 General Election. www.archbishopofyork.org/articles.php/2946/archbishop-of-yorklaunches-living-wage-mission

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VITAL ROLE OF CREDIT UNIONS, SAYS ARCHBISHOP JUSTIN Church backing for credit unions, including support from the Archbishop of Canterbury in a Total Politics magazine interview, has been welcomed by the Association of British Credit Unions Limited.

Chief Executive, Mark Lyonette said that the wide community reach of the Church and the skills within its congregations “can help raise awareness of the benefits of credit unions and help them to grow” Archbishop Justin spoke about the importance of the local church raising awareness and making community partnerships to enable credit unions to flourish, adding it would be at least a decade long process. The Church of England website has published a new section on Credit Unions, which includes a case study, facts and stats and details of what local churches can do.

Credit Unions are not-for-profit financial cooperatives. They offer similar services to banks, including savings accounts, loans, and a range of other services to help their members to save and manage their money responsibly. Lack of awareness of Credit Unions is one the main factors holding back their growth. Only 13% of people know about the services provided by Credit Unions, yet 60% of people say they would benefit from their services. Churches can help by publicising the Credit Unions among congregations and the wider community. www.churchofengland.org/our-views/home-and-community-affairs/ home-affairs-policy/work-and-the-economy/credit-unions.aspx Dr Eve Poole from the Ashridge Business School, speaking on BBC Radio 4’s Sunday programme, made the point that the Church is ideally placed to support Credit Unions. She compared 16,000 Churches around the country with 11,500 Post offices (9,000 in England) and 3,146 branches of Tescos.

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ADVANCE NOTICES - OCTOBER Sunday 6th October

Harvest Festival Services at the usual times plus Evensong at St Paul’s followed by Harvest Supper (watch Pew Sheet for full details)

Tuesday 8th October

School Harvest Festival Services For Park Junior School in Church at 9.30am & 11.00am

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CROSSWORD Across 1 ‘Unless the Lord builds the house, its builders — in vain’ (Psalm 127:1) (6) 4 Season of the year (Psalm 84:6) (6) 7 ‘My soul is overwhelmed with sorrow to the point of death. — here and keep watch with me’ (Matthew 26:38) (4) 8 It came over the whole land from the sixth to the ninth hour on the first Good Friday (Luke 23:44) (8) 9 Paul invariably did this in the synagogues he visited on his missionary journeys (Acts 17:2) (8) 13 ‘It is God who works in you to will and to — according to his good purpose’ (Philippians 2:13) (3) 16 Members of the Church of Scotland (13) 17 ‘Now when he saw the crowds, he went up on a mountain side and — down’ (Matthew 5:1) (3) 19 Mock(Luke14:29)(8) 24 Disgrace(Psalm44:13)(8) 25 First month of the Hebrew calendar (Exodus13:4)(4) 26 Christianity of the Britons before Augustine arrived from Rome(6) 27 Mean (Numbers 35:23)(6) Down 1 ‘Whoever finds his life will — it’ (Matthew 10:39) (4) 2 ‘My lord the king, let the — — on me and on my father’s family, and let the king and his throne be without guilt’ (2 Samuel 14:9) (5,4) 3 O raid (anag.) (5) 4 ‘If two of you on earth — about anything you ask for, it will be done for you by my Father in heaven’ (Matthew 18:19) (5) 5 Take care of (1 Samuel 17:15) (4) 6 What the older son heard as he came near the house the day his prodigal brother came home (Luke 15:25) (5) 10 ‘Do not think of yourself more highly than you ought,but rather think of yourself with — judgment’ (Romans 12:3) (5) 11 Do ten(anag.)(5) 12 Architectural style first used in Greek temples in the sixth century BC (5) 13 Capable of being used(1Kings7:36)(9) 14 ‘Each one should — his own actions’(Galatians6:4)(4) 15 Among the items imported by Solomon’s fleet of trading ships (1 Kings 10:22) (4) 18 ‘But I am afraid that just —— was deceived by the serpent’s cunning, your minds may somehow be led astray’ (2 Corinthians 11:3) (2,3) 20 Outstanding 18th-century hymn writer, — Watts(5) 21 One of the four sons of Asher(Genesis46:17)(5) 22 Be distressed(Proverbs24:19)(4) 23 He was the father of Gaal, who threatened rebellion against Abimelech (Judges 9:28) (4)

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WORDSEARCH

PUZZLES

Luke 4 tells the story of one of the greatest moments in world history: the day Jesus first began his public ministry, and proclaimed that it was he whom Isaiah had been talking about. He was in the synagogue in Nazareth, and on that Sabbath morning he stood up to read: ‘The Spirit of the Lord is on me because he has anointed me to preach good news to the poor...to proclaim freedom...release the oppressed...to proclaim the year of the Lord’s favour.’

The Messiah had begun his work on earth.

Nazareth, Countryside, Jesus, Synagogue, Fair, Isaiah, Scroll, Spirit , Lord, Anointed, Me, Proclaim, Freedom, Prisoners, Recovery, Sight, Blind, Release, Oppressed, Proclaim, Year, Favour, Stood, Prophet, Good, News, Sat & Written.

As usual the remaining letters spell out a bible passage. (See page 25)

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SEPTEMBER CALENDAR Wednesday 4th

Clergy Chapter meet at Hightown for Mass and lunch 12 Noon

Saturday 7th

Coffee Morning at Hightown 10.00am-Noon Proceeds to Macmillan Fund Parish Walk & Afternoon Tea (watch notices for more details)

Sunday 15th Monday 16th

Mass at St Paul’s followed by Meeting of the PCC 7.00pm

Wednesday &

Fr Michael is on a Supervision Skills

Thursday 18/19th Thursday 19th

Course (learning how to train curates!)

Diocesan Training Session on “Messy Church” in Hightown Hall 7.00pm

Sunday 22nd

Wakefield Cathedral 4.00pm Bishop Stephen’s 10th Anniversary Celebration as Bishop of the Diocese Fr Paul’s Licensing at St Saviour’s Ravensthorpe 7.30pm St Michael’s Day—Parish Mass followed

by Lunch at St Michael’s

Wednesday 25th Sunday 29th

WOULD YOU LIKE TO RECEIVE COMMUNION AT HOME? IF

YOU ARE HOUSEBOUND OR UNABLE TO COME TO CHURCH, PLEASE CONTACT ONE OF THE CLERGY AND THEY WILL MAKE ARRANGEMENTS FOR YOU TO TAKE COMMUNION AT HOME.

OUR MINISTRY TEAM RECOGNISES THAT THIS IS AN IMPORTANT ASPECT OF MINISTRY AND IS KEEN TO HELP. 16

September 2013 READINGS FOR SEPTEMBER 1st September -

The Fourteenth Sunday after Trinity (G) (Proper 17) Ecclesiasticus: 10: 12-18; Psalm : 112; Hebrews: 13: 1-8, 15-16; Luke: 14: 1, 7-14;

8th September -

The Fifteenth Sunday after Trinity (G) (Proper 18) Deuteronomy: 30: 15-end; Psalm: 1; Philemon: 1-21; Luke: 14: 25-33;

15th September -

The Sixteenth Sunday after Trinity (G) (Proper 19) Exodus: 32: 7-14; Psalm: 51: 1-11; 1 Timothy: 1: 12-17; Luke: 15: 1-10;

22nd September -

The Seventeenth Sunday after Trinity (G) (Proper 20) Amos: 8: 4-7; Psalm: 113; 1 Timothy: 2: 1-7; Luke: 16: 1-13;

29th September -

St Michael & All Angels The Eighteenth Sunday after Trinity (G) (Proper 21) Genesis: 28: 10-17; Psalm: 103: 19-end; Revelation: 12: 7-12; John: 1: 47-end.

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September 2013 WELFARE REFORM AND THE CHURCH – SYNOD INVITES GOVERNMENT TO RE-OPEN BIG SOCIETY TALKS General Synod has approved a motion calling for a “renewed settlement between the state, the churches and civil society”, and for “close attention to the impact of welfare cuts on the most vulnerable, and for support for those not in a position to support themselves”.

The motion was moved by Mission and Public Affairs Council chair Mr Philip Fletcher, who authored the report Welfare Reform and the Church (GS 1897). In his speech, Mr Philip Fletcher said: “We don’t claim… that the whole responsibility for the welfare of our citizens should fall on the shoulders of the state – on the contrary, we would welcome a properly thought-through settlement between the state and the voluntary structures of society, including the Church, as a way of building up communities and promoting neighbourliness.”

ARCHBISHOP JUSTIN BECOMES PATRON OF CHARITY FOR HOLY LAND’S CHRISTIANS The Archbishop of Canterbury Justin Welby has become a patron of a charity which supports Christians in the Holy Land. Friends of the Holy Land, which supports Christian communities in the region, was established in 2009 to help ensure the long-term survival of Christian people and communities in the Holy Land. It does “essential work”, said the Archbishop.

In a recent visit to Ramallah in the Israeli-occupied West Bank, Archbishop Justin dedicated a new flagship diabetes clinic part-funded by the Friends of the Holy Land. The clinic, open to all faiths, adjoins St Andrew’s Church in central Ramallahm and focuses on treating the complicated consequences of diabetes among Palestinians. The Archbishop said that such healthcare projects were “one of the most important works being done by the Anglican Communion worldwide.”

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September 2013 FINANCIAL STATISTICS FOR THE C OF E IN 2011 Parish incomes continue to increase, passing £900 million for first time at £916 million, up £20 million on 2010, according to the latest parish finance statistics published by the Church of England.

Income from giving in 2011 increased by 1.3% to £546 million, with planned giving exceeding £10 per subscriber each week for the first time and tax-efficient giving reaching £10.70 a week. At £46.40 a month, this is more than double the average donation to the charitable sector of £17.00 a month.

Dr John Preston, National Stewardship Officer, said, “2011 saw another year of increased parish incomes and giving, in large part due to the faith and commitment of regular givers. Although overall growth in income was lower than inflation, it is encouraging to note that the average weekly gift from our planned givers rose by a further 3%."

Other figures showing improvement include income from parish investments, up 7% as markets improved, and income from trading, such as book stalls, parish magazines and church halls, up 6%.

Investment in church buildings, for maintenance and improvements to facilities for community use, topped £200 million for first time, in 2011. Parishes made significant donations to mission organisations and other charities, totalling £49 million in 2011.

Average weekly tax-efficient giving in dioceses ranged from £6.40 to £20.20; while weekly giving per electoral roll member ranged from £4.10 to £9.40.

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September 2013 ARCHBISHOP JUSTIN EXPRESSES SOLIDARITY WITH CHRISTIANS AND MUSLIMS “WHO STRIVE FOR PEACE” IN EGYPT The Archbishop of Canterbury has assured Christians and Muslims in Egypt that all who strive for peace and reconciliation in the region “are not forgotten”.

On his recent visit to Egypt at the invitation of the Most Rev Mouneer Anis, President Bishop of the Episcopal Church in Jerusalem and the Middle East, the Archbishop told Egyptian Christian leaders that “the prayers and solidarity of the Anglican Communion” are with them. The Archbishop also met His Holiness Pope Tawadros II, the head of the Coptic Orthodox Church, and discussed with him “how the Church can flourish and grow” whatever local challenges it faces around the world.

Archbishop Justin added that he “had the opportunity to express the prayer and solidarity of the Anglican Communion with all the Christians of the Middle East as they seek the common good of their various nations.”

The Archbishop also met with the Grand Imam of Al-Azhar, Sheik Mohamed Ahmed el-Tayeb in Cairo, Egypt, in which they affirmed the importance of the ongoing dialogue between the Anglican Communion and Al-Azhar at such a critical time for Egypt and the wider region.

SECRETARY OF STATE FOR EDUCATION CALLS FOR CONTINUING PARTNERSHIP WITH COFE Education Secretary Michael Gove has praised the standards and popularity of church schools and urged a continuing partnership. The Education Secretary was taking part in a recent seminar at Lambeth Palace on ‘Church of England: Education and our Future’. He praised the standards and popularity of church schools and urged a continuing partnership.

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MONDAY – 5.30pm & 7.00pm –

The Glasshoughton Centre, Leeds Road, Glasshoughton, Castleford.

Your Consultant’s name is Jean – Tel: 0113 286 4255 TUESDAY – 6.30pm –

St Joseph’s Catholic Church Hall, Pontefract Road, Castleford Your Consultant’s name is Vanessa – Tel: 01977 557843 THURSDAY – 9.30am, 5.30pm & 7.30pm –

Trinity Methodist Church Hall, Powell Street, Castleford Your Consultant’s name is Caroline – Tel: 01977 793096

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RIDING LIGHTS ON AUTUMN TOUR 'A Different Drum', which has been called one of Riding Lights Theatre Company's ‘most inspirational’ plays, is on national tour this autumn.

In the blood of a flea, wrapped in a bundle of French silk, the plague arrives in the Derbyshire village of Eyam, and with it comes a devastating decision. As the entire community chooses the bold path of sacrifice, they begin to march to a different drum…

Beginning in the 17th century the play follows a thread through history to the present day, picking up accounts of others who have dared to break the boundaries of self-interest.

Full of life and colourful music, a different drum imagines how different the world could be if we responded unswervingly to the call to 'do unto others as you would have them do unto you.'

Venues on the national tour, which runs Friday 27 Sept to Saturday 2nd Nov currently include: North: Wakefield, Keighley Pocklington, York, Prenton, Chester South East: Seasalter, Hythe, River, London, Huntingdon South West/Midlands: Ivybridge, Verwood, Wool, Frome, Roath, Cheltenham, Sedbury, and Madelely View the tour schedule with full venue details at: http://ridinglights.org/drum (Please note that the Wakefield event is on Friday 27th September 2013 at St John the Baptist Church, Wentworth Street, Wakefield WF1 2QU at 7.30pm. Box Office 01904 655317. Ed.)

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PUZZLE SOLUTIONS CROSSWORD WORDSEARCH

Wordsearch: Bible Phrase Praise him in his noble acts praise him according to his excellent greatness. (Psalm 150 v2) SUDOKU EASY SOLUTION

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September 2013 ALL THE ANGELS, LED BY ST MICHAEL

by David Winter (Courtesy of Parish Pump) What is an angel? Easy, people think. A shining figure with glorious wings, who appears from time to time to do some mighty work for God or bring a very special message from him.

Well, that’s right in one sense (apart from the wings, which owe more to stained glass windows than the Bible). But the fact that not all ‘angels’ in the Bible are ‘glorious’ or ‘shining’ should make us hesitate to categorise them in this spectacular way. After all, the three apparently ordinary men who visited Abraham and Sarah to tell them that she would have a son even though she was long past child-bearing age had none of those outward embellishments. Nevertheless Abraham recognised them as divine messengers..

The Bible is full of angels, from the early chapters of Genesis to the last chapter of Revelation, and often they had a key role in crucial events. It seems, from just two instances, that Michael was their leader, an ’archangel’. In the Gospels an angel of the Lord appeared to Zechariah in the Temple, to tell him that his elderly wife was to have a son, the forerunner of the Messiah, John the Baptist. An angel - Gabriel - appeared to Mary to tell her that she would be the mother of the Messiah, the Son of God. . An angel appeared ‘in a dream’ to Joseph, the village carpenter in Nazareth, to tell him to go ahead and marry his fiancée, Mary, and later - also in a dream - warned him not to go back to Bethlehem. A ‘young man’, whom we take to have been an angel, was sitting in the empty tomb on Easter morning, waiting to tell the startled women that Jesus wasn’t there - he had risen (Mark 16:5).

Without going into every biblical reference to angels, those should be sufficient to show that the word covers an enormous diversity of experience. So the Letter to the Hebrews speaks of those who practice hospitality as sometimes ‘entertaining angels unawares’. Sometimes people recognised angels for who they were, and sometimes they didn’t. Angels, quite simply, are God’s agents or emissaries, messengers and ministers of his will.

Sometimes they are human; sometimes they seem to be spiritual beings.

Perhaps we could even say that anyone, in any situation, who is at that moment God’s ‘messenger’ to us, or serves us graciously, is an ‘angel’. So when we say, ‘Oh, be an angel and pop up to the chemist for my prescription’, we may be nearer the heart of the matter than we think!

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HIGH DAYS AND HOLY DAYS IN SEPTEMBER 2

The Martyrs of Papua New Guinea, 1901 and 1942

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Gregory the Great, Bishop of Rome, Teacher, 604

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Birinus, Bishop of Dorchester (Oxon), Apostle of Wessex, 650

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Allen Gardner, Founder of the South American Mission Society, 1851

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THE NATIVITY OF THE BLESSED VIRGIN MARY

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Charles Fuge Lowder, Priest, 1880

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John Chrysostom, Bishop of Constantinople, Teacher, 607

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HOLY CROSS DAY

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Ninian, Bishop of Galloway, Apostle of the Picts, c432

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Hildegard, Abbess of Bingen, Visionary, 1179

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Theodore of Tarsus, Archbishop of Canterbury 690

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John Coleridge Patteson, first Bishop of Melanesia, and his companions, Martyrs, 1871

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MATTHEW, APOSTLE AND EVANGELIST

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Lancelot Andrewes, Bishop of Winchester, Spiritual Writer, 1626

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Wilson Carlile, Founder of the Church Army, 1942

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Vincent de Paul, Founder of the Congregation of the Mission (Lazarists), 1660

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MICHAEL AND ALL ANGELS

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Jerome, Translator of the Scriptures, Teacher, 420

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September 2013 PARISH OFFICERS PCC Secretary: Mrs Mavis Whitehead PCC Treasurer: Mr Colin Maw Stewardship & Gift Aid Secretary: Mr Arnold Randall Family & Children’s Worker Mrs Karen Richardson CHURCHWARDENS David Field, Castleford: 01977 707120 Mavis Whitehead, St Paul’s 01977 550529 Pauline Morris, St Michaels 01977 668790 Ian Fletcher, Hightown 01977 550139

01977 550529 01977 518078 01977 278611 01977 552524

DEPUTY CHURCHWARDENS

Hilary Wilkes, Castleford: 01977 733554 Colin Maw, St Paul’s: 01977 518078 Emma J Lisle, St Michael’s Vacant, Hightown

Our Churches in Castleford Team Parish All Saints, Church Street, Castleford All Saints, Lumley Street, Castleford (Hightown) St Michael & All Angels, St Michaels Close, Castleford St Paul the Apostle, Pontefract Road, Glasshoughton 30

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SERVICES All Saints’ Castleford SUNDAY Holy Communion Sung Mass (except last in month) Tuesday Holy Communion Saturday Mass of the Blessed Virgin Mary

8.00am 9.30am 7.00pm 9.30am

All Saints’ Hightown SUNDAY (except last in month) Sung Mass Wednesday Holy Communion

10.45am 7.00pm

Saint Michael and All Angels SUNDAY (except last in month) Sung Mass Thursday Holy Communion

10.45am 10.00am

Saint Paul’s, Glasshoughton SUNDAY (except last in month) Sung Mass Wednesday Holy Communion

9.30am 10.00am

LAST SUNDAY OF THE MONTH: Combined Parish Mass at 10.00am - ( see diary section for venue ) FOR MAJOR SAINTS’ DAYS IN ALL CHURCHES See diary section and weekly pew sheets For all the latest News & Information from around the Parish go to:

www.castlefordteamparish.org.uk