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PARISH MAGAZINE www.stjamesstpaulcolchester.org.uk

October 2017

FIFTY PENCE

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This Magazine also appears on our website in colour

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Restoration Appeal

Strawberry Tea £140.00

Thai 1 Meal £155.00

John Ball Day/Heritage Day/Sat Church opening mornings £437.85

Cake's Refreshments £ 74.00

Table Top £209.00

Donations £154.00

The Day of Prayer & Giving raised £2,205.00 for church funds THANK YOU!

Ride & Stride visitors - We had 20 visitors register on the day.

Matt from St James teamed up with Michael and Mateo from St Barnabas as they walked to local churches.

Cyclists came from St Thomas of Brentwood, fellow Anglo Catholics. They entertained us and all the visitors with a chant; they had wonderful voices with an amazing vocal range. 120 visitors came into church with more visiting the table top sale outside.

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Letter from Canon Alan Cross S.S.C.

Dear Brothers and Sisters,

One of the things the ‘Reverend Mother’ and I like to do is to visit local villages

and their surrounding countryside.

We know that something special is going to happen in Churches during

September and October as we have seen many posters advertising Harvest

Thanksgiving. Yes harvest is a time of thanksgiving for all God’s gifts to us

every year. In this country we are very fortunate for we can have most things

that we are able to buy.

I am a priest member of the Community of the Sacred Passion (CSP) and the

Anglican Nuns working in Africa as part of the CSP have asked me to pray for

three things that will support their work there:

1) For the tests being carried out to check the quality of the water in

the boreholes in the valley at Kwa Mkono

2) For the ongoing co-operation between the polio hostel and the

village in searching for a good water supply

3) That in spite of the shortage of food due to the poor harvest it may

be possible to feed the children each day

Yes, you and I should be grateful people for all God’s gifts to us. With this in

our minds I want to thank God for all the people who over the past weeks

without a full time Parish Priest have kept things running smoothly in Church

as well as outside the Church building.

When things go wrong there is no use gossiping or moaning – that is easy.

What is hard and more humble is to get on with the job of making it easy for

us all at St James. I salute and thank you.

On 4th

October we celebrate that great saint, St Francis of Assisi. Let me share

with you a thought he once said ‘Preach the Gospel use words if necessary’.

This is what many people have done and are still doing.

I read this prayer recently and I would like to share it with you:

Bless you Lord for bringing us to this day. We thank you for protecting our

lives and giving us what we need. Amen

With a thankful heart and my love and prayers Father Alan

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All Saints Day

Wednesday 1st November 7pm

There will be a full Sung Mass with procession. Fr Richard is Celebrant and St Barnabas will be

joining us. There will be a ‘bring and share’ party afterwards. We shall also have the Meaningful Treat Box for the Children .

All Souls

Thursday 2nd November

12:30pm Mass Fr Alan. When we shall remember by name those who have died. There will be a new list this year for those who are to be remembered. 7 pm Sung Mass at St Barnabas

Tree of Light – Janet Walker

I would like to begin by thanking Sheila & Caroline

who have worked hard over the past 12 years. The

Tree of Light was their idea that has now become

a St James tradition. Jean and I met with Sheila

who gave us a very detailed handover and after

discussion with the Wardens it was decided to

share the workload with the Mission Committee. The Committee met on 10th

August and decisions were made to move forward with this important project.

How can you help? By talking to people about it, distributing posters and by

dedicating a light or two.

Everyone will be receiving a dedication form with all the relevant information.

PLEASE DO FILL THEM IN AND RETURN THEM TO JANET.

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A PARISH PROFILE, 1797 – David Beattie

While hunting for ancestors recently in the records of the parish church of St

Mary’s, Gateshead, I came across an account of the parish signed by the four

churchwardens on 31 July 1797. This took the form of a reply to a “Book of

Articles”, evidently a questionnaire from the diocese. As we have been

working on our own parish profile this year I found the comparison

interesting.

On the material side, all was well. The church fabric, the bells, the clock, the

font, the pulpit and its cushion, the reading desk, the Bible and Books of

Common Prayer, the surplices, the registers, the chest with its locks and keys,

the churchyard, the Rectory and its outbuildings were all in good order. There

is no mention of an organ. “There is a decent communion table and there is a

proper covering for it used at time of divine service and all suitable linen and

plate used at the celebration of the Lord’s Supper. The plate is applied to no

other use.” Holy Communion was administered on the first Sunday of the

month and on Christmas Day, Good Friday, Easter Sunday and Whitsunday.

There was a school, the master of which was the Revd Mr Falcon, who also

officiated as Parish Clerk. The children were taught the Catechism, and those

who were educated at the expense of the endowment attended church every

Sunday.

So far, so good. The Rector, the Revd Dr Prosser, “is a person in every respect

without blame. Not the least suspicion is entertained that he came by his

benefice unfairly”. He resided in the Rectory, “but was absent on a visit to his

friends in and about London from the middle of January last to the beginning

of June”. (In fairness to the Rector, it should be pointed out that at that time

the term “friends” was sometimes used for close family relations, not just

social acquaintances.)

Fortunately the Rector had a properly licensed curate, Mr Thomas Bowman,

who resided in the parish and “against whose life and behaviour we know no

cause of complaint”. These two clergy performed all the duties belonging to

their function.

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The churchwardens were appointed annually on Easter Sunday in equal

numbers by the Minister and parishioners. They kept full and proper accounts

of their disbursements and receipts.

The verdict on the parishioners was cautious. “We cannot affirm that there are

no swearers, blasphemers or drunkards within the parish, but none has been

particularly pointed out to us as guilty of those vices. We know of no persons

married within the degrees prohibited. We observe the church well attended.

We know of none who keep open shops or pursue their callings on the Lord’s

Day. There are none who object to paying their rates towards the repairs of

the church etc, the Quakers excepted. We know of no wills that are concealed

or unproved.”

At the time Gateshead was a rapidly expanding mining, industrial and

maritime town, and somewhat insanitary as well. (There were to be outbreaks

of cholera in the 1830s.) If the churchwardens’ account is accurate the Revd Dr

Prosser was lucky to have such a well-ordered parish.

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St. James’ Church of England Primary

School News www.st-james-

colchester.essex.sch.uk

The children arrived back on Wednesday 6

th September looking very smart in

their school uniform. It was lovely to see so many smiling and happy faces

returning to school after the long break ready to learn and renew friendships.

Staff

We welcomed four new teachers to school: Miss Saadia Hussain who is in year

6, Mrs Brenda Morelli who is in year 5, Miss Jessica Scott who is in year 1 and

Mrs Emerly Mupesa who is a new Foundation teacher.

Pre-School

We are very proud to announce that the Pre-school is now part of St James’

School and is now known as the Nursery and ‘The Rainbows’. The Nursery is

managed by Monika Nawrocka and supported by five members of staff.

Sensory garden

We arrived back to our sensory garden in full bloom. The colours are amazing

and the aromas are an absolute delight. Our ‘Garden of Eden’ also had an

abundance of apples on the trees. A huge thank you goes to Mrs Marcar and

the ‘Gardening Club’ for all of their hard work.

Harvest

Our school Harvest Festival will be on Friday 29th September. This year we will

be collecting for Beacon House and Colchester food-bank.

Finally we welcome our sixty new Foundation pupils who are currently settling

in with their new teachers. The school is now full, I am pleased to report.

Belynda Fellows

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Guardian Angels – keeping an eye on us

The teaching of Jesus encourages us to believe in guardian

angels. He once said, ‘See that you do not look down on one of

these little ones. For I tell you that their angels in heaven always

see the face of my Father in heaven.’ (Matthew 18:10)

The existence of angels was suggested in various Old Testament

texts, Jesus mentioned them explicitly, and the early Christians

accepted their existence and work (Acts 12:15).

In England, devotion to the angels, both in Anglo-Saxon times

and later, was strong. In modern times, the great American

evangelist Billy Graham has written an entire book on the

existence and work of angels.

Alcuin described them as intercessors (in the 11th century Leofric

Missal); Herbert of Losinga, bishop of Norwich (d 1119) specially

praised them, and his contemporary, Reginald of Canterbury,

wrote prayers in their honour.

Honorius Augustodunenis (d 1151) clarified the existing belief of

the time by asserting that each human soul, when infused into

the body, is entrusted to the particular care of a single angel, who

protects both body and soul and offers prayers to God.

For many centuries Christendom was satisfied with the feast of St

Michael (and all Angels), but the special feast of the Guardian

Angels was introduced in Austria, Spain and Portugal in the 15th

– 16th centuries. Guardian Angels were then seen as guardians of

particular towns or regions, or of each individual. Pope Clement X

made the feast day universal in 1607, fixing its date to 2nd

October.

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The Homily preached by Fr Giles The Solemnity of the Assumption of the Blessed Virgin Mary. August 13th 2017, St James the Great, Colchester.

Today we’re celebrating the Assumption of the Blessed Virgin Mary. The date of

the Solemnity is 15th August, but because it’s so close to a Sunday, we’ve

decided to transfer the festivities to today. We could call this a ‘local custom’.

The Assumption of the Blessed Virgin Mary. Having completed her earthly life,

Mary was assumed, or taken up, body and soul into heavenly glory. If we were to

ask people to define the word ‘assumption’ today, they might struggle. It’s not a

word that many of us would use in everyday speech. An ‘assumption’ might be

something we take for granted, a belief – ‘Because he bought a sausage dog, I

assume he really likes that breed.’ In the Christian church, our definition of

assumption comes from the Latin ‘assumptio’, meaning ‘taking up’. Mary was

assumed into heaven; she was taken up, body and soul, into heaven. That is to

say, we won’t find Mary’s body buried in the ground because it is no longer here

on earth. Perhaps a better term for today’s feast would be the Eastern Church’s

term – the Dormition, or the falling asleep, as in the word ‘dormitory’, or the

French ‘dormir’, to sleep. The bottom line is, today’s feast marks the earthly

death of Mary, and her glorious entry into heaven.

Interestingly, there is no evidence that this feast was kept in the early church.

For example, S Ambrose, bishop of Milan in the fourth century, one of the early

doctors of the church, makes no mention of it at all in his vast amount of works

known to us today. Eventually, over the next few centuries, mention of the death

of the Blessed Virgin Mary did begin to appear in various texts and homilies.

There were feasts celebrating the death of Mary in Palestine in the fifth century,

possibly in Antioch in the fourth century. The Greek Church kept the feast of the

death of Mary either on 18th January or 15th August. Then in the seventh century

the emperor declared that 15th August was the date when the feast would be

celebrated. In Rome, there was just one feast of the Blessed Virgin Mary until

the seventh century – 1st January. Over the centuries, such feasts came into

fashion and fell out of fashion again. Then from 1870 onwards, repeated

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demands were made to the popes for the Feast of the Assumption of the

Blessed Virgin Mary to be made more concrete. Finally, in 1950 Pope Pius XII

defined the doctrine and provided a new Mass for the feast.

A few years ago, I was feeling a little bit lazy on 15th August, and rather than

walking to Mass that day I asked someone for a lift. When I asked if they were

coming to Mass, they said that they weren’t because the Church of England

doesn’t keep the feast – there’s no scriptural basis to it. This interested me, so I

did a little digging. The Solemnity of the Assumption disappeared from our

calendar in 1549 and it hasn’t been officially restored. It was retained in the

University of Oxford’s calendar, and it’s observed in many places, not least here

in S James the Great, Colchester.

There are other feasts of Mary specifically named in our calendar: the

Purification of Mary in February, the Annunciation in March, the Visitation in May,

the birth of the Blessed Virgin Mary in September, the Conception of Mary in

December. But 15th August simply says, ‘The Blessed Virgin Mary’. Very curious

indeed!

If we want to despair of the Church of England, we should hold back a moment

and take a deep breath. All is not lost.

When the Book of Common Prayer talks of Mary, the background thought is that

Mary is given prominence as the ‘pure virgin’ from whose ‘substance’ the Son

took human nature. Even though Mary’s conception and birth are not mentioned

in scripture, the Church of England as a body doesn’t have a problem marking

those feasts because Mary would have been conceived and she would have

been born – facts of human life. Even though the Assumption is not mentioned in

scripture, is it beyond our belief that the body that bore the Christ-child, and the

soul that said yes to God, would be taken up into heaven? A crown of glory as a

more fitting state, rather than lying corrupted in the ground?

The Church of England has paid a great honour to Mary through the ages. We

retained the Magnificat, the song of Mary, the song we heard in the Gospel just

now. We sing or say it in parish churches, college chapels. Monastic churches

and cathedrals, during Evening Prayer every single day.

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After the Reformation, our ancient churches and Lady Chapels remained

unaltered. Today, out of 16 500 churches and chapels, more are dedicated to

Mary than any other saint – 2 368 to be precise. All Saints and S Peter have

around 1400 churches each. All other saints have just 800 churches or fewer.

There are just 467 churches dedicated to S James. Nowhere near 2368

dedicated to Mary.

In the seventeenth century, Lancelot Andrewes, Jeremy Taylor and Thomas Ken

developed a fuller appreciation of Mary in the Church of England. Andrewes

borrowed from Eastern liturgies when he showed warmth of Marian devotion

“Commemorating the all holy, immaculate, more than blessed mother of God

and ever virgin Mary.” This fuller understanding of Mary was developed by the

Oxford Movement and continues today.

Perhaps we can take the greatest comfort from scripture. As Fr Michael Hollings

says, Mary is always there, ‘quiet and unobtrusive’, perhaps even in the

shadows. When asked to give birth to Jesus, she says yes to God very quietly.

She’s there in the background throughout Christ’s earthly ministry: faithfully

standing by the foot of the cross, prayerfully waiting with the disciples for the

coming of the Holy Spirit at Pentecost.

People recognising Mary’s role didn’t make her great. Most of the time, no doubt

very few people, if any, saw what she was doing. No, it was her faithfulness, her

‘yes’ that made her great. Her quiet, unobtrusive getting on with her role as

mother of the Lord, the model disciple for all Christians to imitate. Being

recognised for this is simply the icing on the cake. A desirable rather than an

essential.

Today we shouldn’t worry if members of the Church of England don’t mark the

Solemnity of the Assumption of the Blessed Virgin Mary. The important thing is

that we honour Mary for who she is: Mother of God and Mother of the Church.

We must hold her up as the model par excellence of all Christians. Like her, we

should be quiet and unobtrusive, simply answering our call from God to love Him

and love our neighbours as ourselves. Amen.

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EDWARD THE CONFESSOR

HELPING TO FOUND WESTMINSTER ABBEY

If you approve of giving money to help cathedrals survive, then

Edward the Confessor (1003 – 66) is the saint for you. This early

King of England was the virtual founder of Westminster Abbey.

And never mind entrance charges - at one point in his life,

Edward was giving a full tenth of his income to Westminster

Abbey.

Edward was the son of King Ethelred the Unready and his second,

Norman wife, Emma. After various ups and downs which included

a brief exile in Normandy, Edward was made King of England in

1042.

As King, Edward had a tricky time of it – trying to keep the peace

for over 20 years while various Danish and Norman magnates

struggled for power (which eventually led to the Norman

Conquest). Scholars have argued over how much of a success he

was as a king.

As a Christian, there is no doubt: Edward’s holiness was evident

to all. He made himself accessible to his people; he was generous

to the poor, and chaste. He was also reputed to have seen visions

and even achieved miraculous cures for people through prayer.

Edward did much to help the Church in many ways. His lasting

contribution was the original Westminster Abbey - a huge

Romanesque church, 300 feet long, with a nave of 12 bays.

Westminster Abbey became the place of coronation and burial of

kings and queens of England. It was finished and consecrated just

before his death. Edward was buried there, and his relics are

undisturbed to this day.

During the Middle Ages, Edward was a very popular saint: along

with Edmund of East Anglia he was widely considered to be

England’s patron saint for a time.

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Saturday, 7th October, 9.30am Mass St James’ Cell of our Lady of Walsingham

Fr Alan Cross has kindly agreed to take over as Superior of our Cell. We are proposing to celebrate Mass on the first Saturday of each month, starting in

October. All are welcome. The November Mass will be on Saturday 4th November at 9.30am.

If you are interested in joining the Cell please speak with Fr Alan or Kate.

CHIAROSCURO QUARTET AT ST JAMES 15 September

We hosted our first Roman River Festival Concert in St James during September. The Chiaroscuro String Quartet played pieces by Mozart, Haydn & Beethoven and were led by Alina Ibragimova, the world renowned violinist with her period-instrument. Ticket sales were over 200 – an excellent evening.

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HOW TO CARVE THE PERFECT PUMPKIN

Here are some tips to make the most of your pumpkin this month.

1. The shape. Pumpkins come short and round

as well as tall and thin. Decide on the pattern

of face you will want to carve, and choose your

shape of pumpkin accordingly. If you like big

toothy grins better get a wide pumpkin!

2. The ripeness. Choose one with hard skin,

which your fingernail will dent but not puncture.

Avoid bruised or dented pumpkins, unless the

marks can be incorporated into the character of the pumpkin you have in mind.

3. The hollowing. At home, begin by laying out sheets of newspaper, because

you have a messy job ahead. Choose a medium length knife with a thin serrated

blade, and cut out a hole near the top around the stem. As you cut, it will help if

you angle your knife slightly upwards. This makes the lid and hole slightly cone-

shaped, which stops the lid from falling into the pumpkin later on.

4. The scraping. Dig out your pumpkin with a large spoon. Make sure the

pumpkin is perfectly flat on the bottom.

5. The face. Use a crayon to draw on the face. It can easily be wiped off if you

go wrong, but in the meantime, will give you some guidance. Now, cut out the

design, pushing out the pieces of pumpkin wall as you go along.

6. The preserving of your masterpiece! Vaseline does this well – it seals in the

moisture, and slows down the growth of mould inside. Popping your pumpkin

into the fridge each night also will help.

7. The illumination. A small plain white votive candle in a glass holder works

best.

8. The setting. Pumpkins need a flat, stable surface away from anything that can

catch fire. A table in a conservatory works well. If you are using a windowsill,

make sure that curtains and blinds are well out of the way, and that the cat or

children won’t knock it off!

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PRAYER & MASS INTENTION FOR OCTOBER

1 SUN Our Parish

2 Mon Spiritual Directors

3 Tue Parish Priests

4 Wed Franciscans

5 Thu The poor & lonely

6 Fri Local shops

7 Sat The Parish Cell of Our Lady of Walsingham

8 SUN Our Parish

9 Mon Local hospitals & care homes

10 Tue Our school

11 Wed Our Diocese & Deanery

12 Thu Our Mayor & Councillors

13 Fri Anglicans

14 Sat Churchwardens & PCC

15 SUN Our Parish

16 Mon Our town of Colchester

17 Tue Young people

18 Wed Doctors

19 Thu Ordinands

20 Fri The sick & the housebound

21 Sat Spiritual writers

22 SUN Our Parish

23 Mon The unemployed

24 Tue Beacon House

25 Wed Abberton Manor nursing home

26 Thu The Prime Minister & all Mp’s

27 Fri Headway

28 Sat Bishops

29 SUN Our Parish

30 Mon Theological Colleges

31 Tue World Peace

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The Thai 1 Restaurant is the longest established Thai Restaurant in Colchester Essex, Britain’s oldest recorded town. We pride

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our highly experienced Bangkok trained Thai chef’s. Thai 1 Colchester can be found just a few hundred yards on the right hand side travelling up East Hill Colchester, going towards the Town and Castle Park. You can visit our website at www.thai-

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ANGLIAN WILL WRITING

We are based in Colchester and offer a professional, friendly, Will

writing service throughout East Anglia.

If you would like a Will, Trust, Power of Attorney drawn up, please

contact

Antony Tregenna,

(Affiliate Member of Society of Will Writers and Fellow of Institute

of Legal Executives)

Directly on 07484 738659,

By e-mail on [email protected]

Or via 01603 865220 to arrange a consultation.

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On Friday 11th the I.C. Group went on a social outing to London for the day to the London Bridge Experience where they were transported back to Roman times. It was very interesting how many times Colchester played a part in its history as we travelled back to the present day. After all that time travel and the scary dungeons it was time for lunch; Pizza Express re-arranged the restaurant for us so we were all on one long table. After lunch we made our way to the Emirates Airline for another experience on a cable car over the River Thames, the views were fantastic. Then sadly it was time to make our way back home via the tube and train, such basic transport.

London Bridge Experience & the cable car over the River Thames

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DIARY FOR OCTOBER

1 SUN

8-00

10-00

Mass

Sung Mass

2 Mon Holy Guardian Angels 11-00 Extended Mass Alderwood

3 Tues NO MASS

4 Wed St Francis of Assisi 19-00 Mass St James

5 Thurs 12-30 Mass St James

6 Fri 9-00 Mass School

7 Sat Our Lady of the Rosary NO MASS

8 SUN

8-00

10-00

Mass

Sung Mass

9 Mon Blessed John Henry Newman 11-00 Extended Mass Colonia Crt

10 Tues NO MASS

11 Wed 19-00 Mass St James

12 Thurs 12-30 Mass St James

13 Fri St Edward the Confessor 9-00 Family Service School

14 Sat NO MASS

15 SUN

8-00

10-00

Mass

Sung Mass

16 Mon NO MASS

17 Tues NO MASS

18 Wed St Luke 19-00 Mass St James

19 Thurs 12-30 Mass St James

20 Fri 10-00 Mass School

21 Sat NO MASS

22 SUN

8-00

10-00

Mass

Sung Mass

23 Mon NO MASS

24 Tues NO MASS

25 Wed 19-00 Mass St James

26 Thurs St Chad & St Cedd 12-30 Mass St James

27 Fri NO MASS

28 Sat St Simon & St Jude NO MASS

29 SUN

8-00

10-00

Mass

Sung Mass

30 Mon NO MASS

31 Tues NO MASS

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Churchwardens of the Parish

Mrs Kate Thurston 01206 793243

60B East Hill

Colchester CO1 2QZ

Mr Stephen Pawlak 01206 728443

16 High Street

Rowhedge

Colchester CO5 7HQ

Parochial Church Council Officers

Chairman Mr David Beattie 01206 868848

19 Riverside Place

Colchester CO1 2ZG

Secretary Mrs Lucy Mason 01206 386766

2 The Anchorage

East Road

East Mersea CO5 8UJ

Treasurer Mr Philip Dodd 01206 504480

38 Rosebery Avenue

Colchester CO1 2UL

Electoral Roll Mrs Sheila Sansom 07905516502

Officer 14 Greyfriars Court

The Secret Garden

Castle Road

Colchester CO1 1TL

Parish Safeguarding Mrs Clare Moles 07751329314

Representative 10 Bristol Road

Colchester CO1 2YU

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Health & Safety Mrs Janet Walker 01206 860155

Officer 107 Military Rd New Town

Colchester CO1 2AT

St. James’ Church of England Primary School Colchester

Head Teacher Mrs Belynda Fellows

Website http://www.st-james-colchester.essex.sch.uk

Children’s’ Society Mrs Joyce Mays 01206 841681

Sidesmen Mrs Kate Thurston 01206 793243

Readers Mrs Janet Walker 01206 860155

Intercessions Mrs Kate Thurston 01206 793243

Gift Aid Officer Vacant

Organist Mr Mark Terry 07765574267

Sacristan Team Mr Brian Appleby 01206 578094

Mr Paul Bareham 01206 210270

Mr Stephen Pawlak 01206 728443

Children’s’ Liturgy Mrs Diana Irven 01206 386393

Flowers Mrs Susan Brandeis

Magazine Editor Mrs Lucy Mason 01206 386766

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Contact by email [email protected]

Hon Asst. Priest Fr Alan Cross SSC

Canon Emeritus, Chelmsford Cathedral

Chaplain to Abberton Manor Nursing Home

Services at St James the Great, East Hill

Sundays Said Mass 08:00

Sung Mass 10:00

Monday Mass PLEASE SEE CALENDAR

Tuesday No Mass

Wednesday Mass 19:00

Thursday Mass 12:30

Friday Mass / Service in School PLEASE SEE CALENDAR

Saturday No Mass

Festivals and Saints Days see monthly calendar.

Confession By appointment

Holy Baptism By arrangement after preparation

Ministry to the Sick Names of the Sick to the clergy/Churchwardens,

the Blessed Sacrament is reserved for the

communion of the Sick, and the Oil of the Sick for

Anointing

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October 2017