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September 2024 – Message from the Churchwardens

by churcheditorMagazine, News September 1, 2024August 26, 2024Comments are Disabled

From the September 2024 Parish Magazine We are both truly thankful to those who continue to offer us as new churchwardens support and guidance. In the next few days we will be welcoming the Rev’d Morna as our new incumbent at St Mary’s. We hope that you will join us for this special occasion on …

Ride + Stride 2024

by churcheditorEvents, News August 26, 2024August 26, 2024Comments are Disabled

Saturday 14th September 2024 marks the annual Ride and Stride organised by Northamptonshire Historic Churches Trust. Churches across the county and every deanery have been invited to participate with some churches opening up for you to visit. This years event also coincides with our Flower Festival weekend, so not only will visitors be able to …

Rev’d Morna Simpson – Introduction

by churcheditorNews August 18, 2024August 26, 2024Comments are Disabled

In less than a month we welcome Rev'd Morna Simpson as Vicar of Finedon. Whilst preparing to take up this post, she took some time out of her busy schedule to record a short message for you all. Rev'd Morna will be installed by the Bishop of Peterborough and Archdeacon of Oakham in a special …

August 2024 Message from Fr Stan

by churcheditorMagazine, News, Vicars Message August 1, 2024July 28, 2024Comments are Disabled

From the August 2024 Magazine Fr Stan writes: When I was preparing for ordination at Salisbury and Wells Theological College in the early 1970s our Principal, canon Harold Wilson (not the prime minister of the same name), instilled in us the importance of the “Vicar’s Letter” in the parish magazine because, he said, more people …

August 2024 – Message from the Churchwardens

by churcheditorMagazine, News August 1, 2024July 28, 2024Comments are Disabled

From the August 2024 Magazine July has been a slightly quieter month in terms of church activities and events. For the churchwardens however it seems to have been very busy trying to find our way through not just the weekly requirements for services and many of the other aspects of being a churchwarden. We are …

Welcome Message from Rev’d Morna

by churcheditorMagazine, News, Vicars Message August 1, 2024July 28, 2024Comments are Disabled

From the August 2024 Magazine Dear friends, We have arrived in Finedon! Having moved at the end of July, Becky and I, as well as our cats (Nellie and Maggie) and tortoise (Mother Julian) are beginning to settle into our new home. We are very much looking forward to meeting you all and, when things …

July 2024 – Message from the Churchwardens

by churcheditorMagazine, News July 1, 2024June 22, 2024Comments are Disabled

From the July 2024 Magazine We are now legally the churchwardens of our wonderful church. We both attended our churchwarden’s admissions citation service on Tuesday 25th June at St Peter and St Paul, Kettering led by the Venerable Alison Booker the Archdeacon of Oakham, as our church sits within the Oakham Archdeaconry. The service was …

July 2024 Message from Fr Stan

by churcheditorMagazine, News, Vicars Message July 1, 2024June 22, 2024Comments are Disabled

From the July 2024 Magazine Fr Stan writes: After writing about Rogation Days and Quarter Days, I now turn to holidays (or should it be Holy Days?). The first holiday I can remember was going as a very young boy with my parents to the Isle of Man where my father’s aunt and some of …

June 2024 Message from Fr Stan

by churcheditorMagazine, News, Vicars Message June 1, 2024May 26, 2024Comments are Disabled

From the June 2024 Magazine Fr Stan writes: Last month I wrote about the Rogation Days and their significance. This month I want to consider the Quarter Days. From my childhood I recall that almost every diary marked the Quarter Days but that is rarely the case now. The Quarter Days fall on the following …

June 2024 – Message from the Churchwardens

by churcheditorMagazine, News June 1, 2024May 26, 2024Comments are Disabled

From the June 2024 Magazine We write this as your new churchwardens. It is a great honour to have been voted into this position at the APCM at the end of April. We legally take up our position on the 25th June once we attend the Admissions Service and make our statutory declaration. We will …