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Church of St. Mary the Virgin,

Finedon.

Parish Magazine

October 2012 50p

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Finedon Parish Church: St Mary The Virgin

Vicar: The Revd Richard Coles, Parish Priest,

St Mary the Virgin Finedon, The Vicarage,

Church Hill, Finedon, Northants, NN9 5NR

01933 681 786, Mobile 07885 967 960

email: revdrichardcoles@yahoo.co.uk

Assistant Honorary Priest Fr Peter Baden,01832 733186

email: p.baden36@btinternet.com

Parish Clerk Mrs Gill Foster Tel: 680364 (To whom first

contact for Baptisms and weddings must be

made).

Churchwardens: Mrs Jane Read Tel: 680522

Mr Neil Forster Tel: 682177

PCC Secretary: Mrs Gill Foster Tel: 680364

Treasurer: Mr Andrew Weatherill Tel: 682212

Magazine Editor: Mrs Janet Millington, Tel: 681161.

E-mail: millingtonjanet@aol.com

(to whom all copy should addressed by

the 15th of the month prior to publication)

Director of Music Mr Jonathan Harris Tel: 01604 881182

Email: Hjonathan83@aol.com

Deputy Organists Mrs. Kathy Roberts

Mr Oliver Grigg

Choirmaster: Mr. Bryan Chapman Tel: 398818

Tower Captain Mr Bryan Chapman, Tel 398818

Web Site www.finedonphotographs.org.uk/

bellringers.html

Archivist Mr John Bailey Tel 680747

St Michael’s Mission Room: Mrs Helen Watts Tel: 01933 398073

Times Of Services: Sundays

8.00 am Holy Eucharist

9.30 am Parish Eucharist.

6.00 pm Evensong (1st Sunday of the

Month)

Visit us on the Web at www.stmarysfinedon.co.uk

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From the Vicarage Well, what a summer that was. The worst weather anyone can remember – would it ever stop raining? – but it nevertheless produced the best feel-good factor since VE Day (or so I’m told, I wasn’t around for that). The Olympics and the Paralympics, following the Diamond Jubilee, were so extraordinarily successful that even the most cynical and hard hearted observers of our national life unclenched a little. I must admit the debacle over G4S and the grandly corporate behaviour of some of the sponsors left me feeling a little sour as the Olympiad approached , but any resistance I may have felt disappeared as Wiggo and Jessica Ennis and Mo Farah not only added lustre to our sense of national pride but also broadened our sense of what it is to be British – wider still and wider shall her bounds be set, we used to sing of the British Empire, but while that’s gone the way of all earth’s proud empires, it leaves behind a Britain that’s richer and more vivid for it. Well, on a good day: the riots which lit up London and Birmingham and Manchester only a year earlier tell us that modern post Imperial Britain has its tensions too. I don’t want to dampen spirits, but coming back down to earth after the exaltation of this summer has felt a bit lowering. The party’s over now and we face some very difficult problems, locally and nationally, as austerity measures fall ever more heavily on those least able to bear them. If you feel a sense of let-down or feel discouraged as the nights lengthen and the mercury drops I’m sure you’re not alone. In fact, I know you’re not alone - Jesus Christ gives himself to us all, in good times and bad, in triumph and disaster, winners and losers; and if we stick with him we’ll find at the end of our striving a reward that will never fade. Yours in Christ, Fr Richard.

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Our Worship in October

Year B 7th - Trinity 17- Harvest Festival Joel 2: 21-27 Psalm 126: 1-7 1 Timothy 2: 1-7 Matthew 6: 25-33 Hymns 101 Come, ye thankful people, come 534 We plough the fields and scatter 436 Rise and shine Anthem: Greene Thou visitest the earth Lord of beauty, thine the splendor (314) 423 Praise, O praise our God and King

7th Evensong 152 Come down, O Love divine Responses Ferial Psalm 125, 126 153 Come, Holy Ghost, our souls inspire Canticles: Magnificat - Knyvett (Set B) Nunc Dimittis - Ireland (P2012) Anthem: Tallis O Lord, give thy Holy Spirit Sheet: (T Neander) Sing to Him in whom creation

14th – 19th Sunday of Trinity Job 23: 1-9,16-17 Psalm 22: 1-15 Hebrews 4: 12-16 Mark 10: 35-45 Hymns 13 (T1 Miles Lane) All hail the power of Jesus’ name 60 Bind us together, Lord 533 We love the place, O God Anthem: (P2012) Attwood Come, Holy Ghost 169 God is love: his the care

21st – 20th Sunday of Trinity Job 38: 1-7 Psalm 104: 1-10 Hebrews 5: 1-10 Mark 10: 35-45 Hymns 94 Come, let us join our cheerful songs 67 Bread of heaven, on thee we feed 259 Jerusalem the golden Anthem: O taste and see (Responsorial Psalm 33) 541 What a friend we have in Jesus

28th – Last Sunday of Trinity Isaiah 28: 14-16 Psalm 119: 89-96 Ephesians 2: 19-22 John 15: 15, 17-end Hymns 77 Christ is our cornerstone 39 As the dear pants for the water 429 Put thou thy trust in God Anthem: Beneath the Cross of Jesus (59) 305 Light’s abode, celestial Salem Organ Voluntaries following the 9.30am services

7th October – Heathcote Statham: Divertimento on Monkland

14th October – Haydn: Movements from Eight Pieces for Musical Clocks

21st October – Louis Marchand: Dialogue

28th October – John Stanley: Voluntary no. VII in E minor Op VII

Organ Voluntaries following the 6.00pm evensong

7th October - J.S.Bach: Toccata from Dorian Toccata & Fugue BWV 538

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From the Registers Holy Baptism

19th August Ruby May Cory Frederick Harold William Cory Henry Arthur Cory

Holy Matrimony

8th September Robert Michael Farrow & Penny Laura Hawkins

Floodlight Sponsorship 26th August Julian, Diana, Helen & Eric - in memory of their dad Derrick Munns (on what would have been his birthday) 2nd September Mick & Monica Webb - to celebrate their 51st Wedding Anniversary Alan & Margaret Mitchell - to celebrate their Golden Wedding Anniversary. 9th September Harry & Sue Nicholls - to Celebrate Stanley's first birthday Carole : Remembering Liquorish & thanking God for many years of mutual love & companionship (R.I.P.4th September 2012) 16th September All The Family - in memory of their mum & dad - Joe & Louisa Love (on their birthdays and anniversary) Betty & Dave Cheney - to celebrate Janet’s 60th & granddaughter Chloe’s 14th birthdays, With Love.

23rd September Tracey Hawkes - in memory of her mum Joyce Robinson. 30th September Dorothy & Denis Howell - in memory of Frederick Amos Howell.

Evensong St Mary's Church will be holding an Evensong Service at 6.00 pm on Sunday 7th October. After the service there will be light refreshments.

Flower Festival

Although the number of visitors was down this year, the weather was good following a wet summer. We were pleased to see many families enjoying their visit together. Father Richard thanked everyone during the service on Sunday morning for their work in arranging the Festival. I would like to add my thanks to everyone, from those who prepared the churchyard, all the arrangers for their beautiful displays, stewards and stall holders, Brownies and all those who helped in any way with the refreshments which we all enjoyed. We closed our weekend with Festal Evensong. This was well attended, Thank you to Jonathan for organising this and to everyone involved. We raised approximately £2,100.00 for the Church Funds Thank you everyone Christine ChapmanChristine ChapmanChristine ChapmanChristine Chapman

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Christian Meditation

The next meeting of the Christian Meditation Group will be on Monday 1st October at 7.30 pm at 13 Rockleigh Close. Please let Pat Peet (01933 680773) know if you are attending

Festal Evensong

Our Flower Festival weekend celebrating the Patronal Festival of our Church ended with Festal Evensong. What a treat we were given. The augmented choir that performed to such a high standard was conducted by Robert Page . Robert also composed the Introit, ‘ All men are like grass’, (from Isaiah 40), especially for the occasion. The service opened with Ave, Generosa, by St. Hildegard de Bingen (1089 -1179). We also heard the setting of psalm 61 composed by Jonathan Harris , our organist, which was written for Father Richard’s Induction in 2011. Finally, the choir sang the Hallelujah chorus which can only be described as magnificent. Not only were we treated to all that

beautiful music to a professional standard but along comes Tom Hollander to read the lesson. Tom Hollander starred in ‘The Rev’ on BBC 2, Pirates of

the Caribbean, Pride and Prejudice and many more films. When Tom left Finedon he said he had gathered some interesting material for his next series of ‘The Rev’. Beware!! The Festal Evensong rounded off a very enjoyable and successful Patronal Festival. Thank you to all involved. Almost 100 people were present at Evensong.

Thank you’s

Thank you to all the people who gave up their time and participated in the Flower Festival. Thank you to Malcolm and Bryan who toiled away around the Churchyard to get it in tip top condition. Thank you to all the people who supported the Flower festival by visiting and attending the services.

Mothers’ Union

The members of the Mother’s Union cordially invite you to their ‘Bring and Buy Sale’ to be held at the Mission Room on Tuesday 2nd October at 2.30 pm There will also be handicrafts and handmade greetings cards, for all occasions, on sale at reasonable prices. So come along, join us for a cup of tea and grab a bargain. All monies raised will be donated to church funds.

Fashion Show

St Mary’s church is holding a Fashion Show by M & Co on Wednesday 14th November at the Bowls Club. All proceeds from the Fashion Show will go into the Organ Renovation Fund. Tickets priced £4.00 can be obtained from Velma Munns on 01933 680671.

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St Mary’s Church

Calendars St Mary’s Church Calendars with pictures of Finedon are now on sale in the Church. Alternatively, you can order one by contacting Janet Millington on 681161 or Jane Read on 680552.

Harvest Festival This year St Mary’s Church will be holding their Harvest Festival Service at 9.30 am on Sunday 7th October. Members of the congregation have asked if we can go back to a traditional Harvest Festival. In the past we have had great trouble selling the produce after the Harvest Festival, and even giving it away to Charity. At the recent PCC meeting it was decided that we would decorate the Church for Harvest with fresh produce only, which we would take home afterwards. Sounds a bit silly but where food is needed overseas in poor countries it is better to have a retiring collection to send to Christian Aid who can utilise the funds where people are in difficulties. The Church will be open from 2.30pm to 3.30pm and 7pm to 8pm on Friday for anyone who would like to put fruit, flowers, vegetables, loaves of bread etc anywhere in the Church. The members of the of the Guild of Our Lady will be decorating the windowsills but would welcome contributions to their displays for the services. We hope someone can come up with a brilliant and practical idea for next year.

Church Monthly Draw Total receipts of £289.00 are divided equally between the winners and the church funds. Winning numbers for the August monthly draw are:

1st prize 303 £72.25 2nd prize 293 £43.35 3rd prize 41 £28.90 Winning numbers for the September monthly draw are:

1st prize 327 £72.25 2nd prize 208 £43.35 3rd prize 13 £28.90

If you would like to join the monthly draw (£1.00 per share per month) which takes place in the church on the first Sunday of the month, please contact Kathy Hobbs on 01933 398794.

Finedon Local History

Society The next meeting of the History Society will be held on Monday 22nd October in the Mission Room, Well Street at 7.30pm. The speaker will be Jon-Paul Carr who will give a presentation on ‘Northamptonshire Victorian Inventors and Inventions’ Admission is £2.00 for members and £3.00 for non-members including light refreshments. A raffle will also be held

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Thomas Burton the

Intruder Last month I was telephoned by a lady living in Exeter. She wanted to know whether our church records contained any information about her ancestor Thomas Burton. In the 1640s, in the period leading up to the Commonwealth (Oliver Cromwell and all that), parliament consisted mainly of Puritans. In their view, the Church of England had become too idolatrous and papist, and they proceeded to pass all sorts of acts to remedy the situation. Crucifixes, images of the Virgin Mary, bowing at the name of Jesus, organs, and superstitious vestments were all banned, the Book of Common Prayer was replaced by the Directory of Public Worship, and Christmas Day and Easter Day were no longer to be observed. Furthermore, any incumbent who refused to toe the line on these issues was ejected from his living. William Coles, who had succeeded his father as Vicar of Finedon in 1642, had been ejected from his office by 1645. Parliament then proceeded to fill these vacant livings with Puritan nominees of their own, but because such clergymen had not been instituted to the benefice by a bishop, they are termed “intruders”. Richard Martin was Finedon’s first intruder and took up office in 1645. By 1651 he had moved on, and was followed by Thomas Burton who is described as vicar in the baptism entry of his daughter Esther in 1652. By 1654 he too had moved on and was replaced by Finedon’s third intruder, William Sanderson.

In 1660, the Restoration of the monarchy took place, and it was the turn of the Puritans to undergo persecution. All incumbents, including and especially intruders, were obliged to be ordained by a bishop and to accept the Book of Common Prayer. Those that didn’t were ejected from their livings. William Sanderson, however, was not of that number, and remained Vicar of Finedon until his death in office in 1684. The Exeter lady was surprised and delighted that I was able to help her, and particularly thrilled that we had a record of the baptism of Thomas Burton’s daughter Esther from whom she is descended. She informed me that in 1655 Thomas became Vicar of Sibsey, a few miles north of Boston in Lincolnshire, so he was a double intruder. However, like William Sanderson, he must have conformed at the Restoration, because he remained Vicar of Sibsey until his death in 1682 and is buried in the chancel there. Another piece of the Finedon History jigsaw is now in place. John BaileyJohn BaileyJohn BaileyJohn Bailey

Townswomen’s Guild Our meeting this month will take place on Thursday 4th October at 7.30pm in The Town Hall. The speaker Martin Towsey from the Wobern Estate will talk about being Garden Manager to the Duke and Duchess of Bedford. There will be a Harvest Sale with refreshments and the competition is for an interesting piece of wood.

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Finedon WI

The next meeting of the Finedon WI will be on Monday October 8th at 7.30pm in the Mission Room As it is our AGM we have no speaker.

Inter Church Group

There will be an Inter Church Beetle Drive on Wednesday 24th October at 7pm in the Chapel. Tickets - Adults £1.50, Children £1.00 including refreshments. This is a so-cial occasion in half term week be-tween the Church and Chapel. Tickets are available from Jane.

Gardeners Alert

On Wednesday 20th March St Mary’s Church is holding a Gardeners Ques-tion time in the church, although the venue may have to change if the sound engineer cannot get his vehicle close enough to the church. Enthusi-astic horticulturalists you have plenty of time to think up some challenging questions. All being well, it is planned that this will be broadcast at the same time with the BBC. More details in the new year.

Friends of St Mary’s

will be holding a

Horse Racing Night

(including 8 races)

on Saturday

20th October

at the Gladstone Working Men’s Club

First Race at 8.00 pm

Race Sponsor £20 Horse owner £4, Jockey £3

Tri-cast £1 per square Auction race and raffle

Tickets £3.00

Including sausage and chips

Your support for this event will be very much appreciated

Church of St Mary the Virgin

Meat Bingo on

Friday 12th October

at the

Mulso School Wellingborough Road

at 7.30 pm

Admission Free Refreshments available

Raffle Everyone Welcome

Transport is available. For details please telephone

Andrew Weatherill on 682212

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For the Elderly Explorer

and Others too.

Cambridge has a great deal to offer for a day out . Do not be daunted by the price of parking and places to park especially if you have a senior citizen bus pass. A couple of options are possible:- Take exit 11 off the M11 to Trumpington Park and Ride which is very close to the motorway. Buses leave for the city centre every 10 mins. Parking and the bus is free for the Elderly Explorer with a bus pass. The journey takes about 15 mins into Cambridge and en route there is an opportunity to hop off and on the bus to visit the Botanical gardens and the Fitzwilliam museum. An alternative suggestion is to take the guided bus which travels from Trumpington, a quick visit to Addenbrookes hospital through Cambridge to St.Ives, about one hour. The guided bus stops about 200 yards from the shopping centre in St. Ives where on occasions you will find a really charming market selling fresh fruit, vegetables, fish, cheese and other delights. A must is a visit to the fascinating second hand/antiques shop by the bus station. Its best description is the ‘Old Curiosity shop’. Alternatively, Park and Ride is also on hand at St. Ives into Cambridge, about 30 mins. For the energetic elderly explorer the cycle track from St. Ives into Cambridge on a tarmac surface travels alongside the guided bus route through some very pretty countryside. So try a trip to Cambridge to discover what Cambridge and the surrounding countryside has to offer the elderly explorer.

Finedon Community Centre

Three Bonzos and a Piano

Friday 2nd November 8pm

at Finedon Community Centre

Three founder members and guest present

an exhilarating slice of the comedy of

the legendary Bonzo Dog Doo Dah Band

Tickets £12 each from Pam Wilton; 01933

398377 Email

pam.wilton@ntlworld.com

STEPPING OUT by Richard Harris

7th, 8th, 9th,10th November 2012

at Finedon Community Centre

Tickets £10 Adults/£9 OAPS

Tickets can be reserved by contacting 01933 398377

Email: pam.wilton@ntlworld.com

An Amatuer production by Centre Stage Productions

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Festival of Craft Presented by

Rose of the Shires Craft Group

“Helping budding crafters to bloom” St Mary’s Church, Finedon NN9 5NR

Saturday 24th November 2012

11am – 4pm FREE ENTRY

All work by local crafters, available to purchase (or order) on the day

Refreshments Children’s Activities Face painting

Decopatch Workshop Demonstrations Crafty Raffle

Find us on Facebook Sponsored by Tamara’s Art @ Crystal Dry Cleaners - 24-26 Grove Street, Raunds NN9 6DS – 01933 395901

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In My DayIn My DayIn My DayIn My Day the ramblings of Hubert James In my day it was about this time of year that the football season started. Yes, I know, nowadays it doesn’t actually start because it never ends, but in my day there were several months when we strapped on the pads and played cricket. And of course, in my day, football was a full contact sport played with a leather laced up ball that soaked up water so you needed hobnailed bots to kick it. The boots also worked on the opposition centre forward. A well placed boot could launch a nippy winger across the Rec and into the school playground. The champion of a well placed elbow was Finedon Vic’s centre half; Tug O’Wark, a man mountain raised on Gaelic Football in Kilkenny (Not so much the name of a town as an instruction). Tug was lethal and of course, he came into his own when we played more or less any Corby team, who all had their own notoriety. Now there was one famous occasion when Tug’s tactics failed and Corby Rustlers gave us a trouncing.

The Rustlers used the unheard of formation of deploying with two telepathic centre forwards, Yes, twins, the Stanley Brothers, Craig and Charlie. They worked at the Steelworks and at weekends performed as a duo. They were pretty good banjo players but a bit strange. They entertained each other with stupid meaningless catchphrases. Craig insisted on asking anyone he met; ‘Where’s the Chalk’ and if you ever asked Charlie what he had been up to, he would tell you, ‘queuing for bricks’. Very odd. Charlie was a bit of a wimp so hated coming to Finedon, but brother Craig had what you might call a lateral brain. He thought sideways. During a quiet moment at the steelworks he converted two empty baked bean cans into a pair of shin-pads. Charlie started wearing them and his newly discovered courage improved his form. Now when the Vic’s fixture came up Craig went one step further and welded a full body protector for his brother. Come the day of the game, Tug had a breakfast of raw steak, a chicken and a few fried eggs before warming up with three pints of extra strong lager. He swelled with confidence and gas from the beer and tried to suppress a smirk as ‘The Stanley Brothers’ trundled onto the pitch. But it was soon wiped off his face as he bounced off the tin man at every turn and scored three first half goals. Tug was never the same player, his confidence was shot. And they reckon that he pinned the ET headline on his bedroom wall. It read Stanley Queue Bricks Full Metal Hat-trick.

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The Rt Revd Donald Allister, The Rt Revd Donald Allister, The Rt Revd Donald Allister, The Rt Revd Donald Allister, Bishop of Peterborough, writesBishop of Peterborough, writesBishop of Peterborough, writesBishop of Peterborough, writes

The world turns …The world turns …The world turns …The world turns …

Having turned 60 at the end of August, I’m indulging myself with a little retrospection. Two other events of the remarkable summer of 2012 also encourage me to look back: the Queen’s Diamond Jubilee and the Olympic Games. So much has changed in our country over the last 60 years. The monarchy is more modern and open, though the Queen herself seems to get even better as the years pass. Church life has seen the parish communion movement, modern services and music, many congregations shrinking but some experiencing remarkable growth. Public life and popular culture are still distinctively British, but so much is different, as brilliantly portrayed in the Olympic opening and closing ceremonies. Improved healthcare means that male life expectancy has risen by more than 10 years in my lifetime, though that average hides wide and growing discrepancies: the socially disadvantaged now live

between 10 and 15 years less than the comfortable middle class. In short, some things have got better and some have got worse. Those who look back too much need reminding that there was no golden age. Those who advocate “progressive” social policies need to hear that not all progress is good. What nobody can dispute is that the pace of change has been and still is staggering. What does this say to us as Christians, and particularly to our commission to make disciples of all peoples? The electronic media make long-distance communication much easier. Every church should have a decent up-to-date website, and Christians should consider using Skype or similar software to keep in touch with church members or mission workers overseas. However in a world of instant tweets and e-mails we have to be extra careful to think about what we are saying and how it will be heard. The old skill of crafting the message is still necessary. The Latin motto on the great crucifix in our Cathedral translates into English as “The cross stands while the world turns”. The message of God’s love in Christ never changes. But it is always the Church’s task to bring “the grace and truth of Christ to this generation”. That means we have to know our culture, understand how this generation thinks, and be there alongside people with the unchanging love of God. With best wishes

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Christ Church hosts Jamaican Christ Church hosts Jamaican Christ Church hosts Jamaican Christ Church hosts Jamaican thanksgiving servicethanksgiving servicethanksgiving servicethanksgiving service

Congregation members at Christ Church Northampton were busy making a traditional Jamaican spread of jerk chicken, hardo bread, cornmeal cake and coconut drops this summer, when the church played host to a service of thanksgiving to mark the 50th Anniversary of Jamaican Independence.

The packed service was organised by Heritage Lives, the community organisation based at Christ Church which aims to bring the diverse communities of Northampton together, and Pastor Donnovan Allen of the New Testament Church of God. The preacher was Prebendary Carl Ramsay, who had previously taken part in the national 50th anniversary service at Methodist Central Hall, London.

Although Northampton’s number of people with Jamaican roots is relatively small, they have made a long and varied contribution to the life of the area. Celebratory events in the town include an evening of Jamaican music and an arts and crafts festival.

Harvest home truths for allHarvest home truths for allHarvest home truths for allHarvest home truths for all

The wettest summer for a century has caused problems for farmers and some home truths are being offered to fuel thanksgivings and prayers at harvest and other services.

“Haymaking in June and July just did not happen because of the perpetual rain, and grain crops are way down in quantity and quality because of lack of sunshine and warmth which also keeps diseases at bay,” reports Brian Knight, a farmer in Walgrave.

As yields are also down in the Ukraine and the USA, food prices are set to rise. Oxfam warns that the prices of staple foods will double anyway in the next 20 years, and extreme weather events will increase them further.

“My impression is that better prices on the world markets could help our farmers,” reflects Revd Jim Mynors, Rector of Aldwincle. “But at the same time there’s a danger of little sympathy for the farmers from the rest of us – even at harvest times.”

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Sat 6, Sat 6, Sat 6, Sat 6, Handmade at St Johns. Design and Craft Fair at Peterborough St John's. Sat 13, Sat 13, Sat 13, Sat 13, Diocesan Choral Festival Evensong. 5.30pm at Peterborough Cathedral. Sat 13Sat 13Sat 13Sat 13, Bishop Graham Cray, Archbishop’s Missioner, to speak at Whitefriars Church, Rushden, 2pm, plus 7.30pm worship. Details 01933 316834. Sat 20, Sat 20, Sat 20, Sat 20, Bread for the Journey: A Day Exploring Different Ways of Praying 10am-3pm at Peterborough Cathedral. A Peterborough Deanery event, open to all. Call 01733 263267 or visit www.peterborough-diocese.org.uk/downloads/breadforthejourney.pdf Wed 24Wed 24Wed 24Wed 24, Northants Police and Crime Commissioner Forum at Northampton, All Saints. A chance to quiz potential Commissioners before the vote on 15 November. Tel: 01604 632845. Sat 27Sat 27Sat 27Sat 27, Graham Kendrick and Tony Campolo. One of the UK’s foremost worship leaders in concert, with one of its most inspiring Christian speakers. 7.30pm at Christ Church Northampton. Tickets £10 www.christiantickets.co.uk Sat 27Sat 27Sat 27Sat 27, Music in Lyddington: Pavlo

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Available for hire weekdays and Saturdays. Suitable for most social functions, charitable events, children's parties (no late

discos) All enquiries and information

Mrs Helen Watts Tel: 01933 398073

(Between 6 pm & 8 pm or by letter to 46 Well Street, Finedon)

St Michael’s Mission Room, Well Street, Finedon

October

1st 7.30 BL, Bowls Club, YBA 7.30 Christian Meditation, 13 Rockleigh Close.

2nd 9.45 Coffee Morning, Bowls Club 2.30 Mothers’ Union ‘Bring & Buy Sale’ Mission Room

4th 7.30 TG. Town Hall, Martin Towsey ‘Garden Manager to the Duke & Duchess of Bedford.

6th 9-12 Wesleyan Chapel Table Top Sale

7th 6.00 pm Evensong, St Mary’s Church

9th 10.00 Coffee Morning Football Club

12th 7.30 Church Meat Bingo, Mulso School

16th 9.45 Coffee Morning, Bowls Club

20th 8pm Friends of St Mary’s Race Night, Gladstone Club

22nd 7.30 History Society, Mission Room, Northamptonshire Victorian Inventors & inventions, Jon-Paul Carr

23rd 10.00 Coffee Morning, Football Club

24th Inter-church Beetle Drive, Wesleyan Chap-el

30th 9.45 Coffee Morning, Bowls Club

November

1st 7.30 TG Town Hall, ‘Tiffany Glass’

2nd Finedon Sessions (live Concert) Community Centre 3 Bonzos & a piano

5th 7.30 BL, Bowls Club, AGM

6th 10.00 Coffee Morning, Football Club

13th 9.45 Coffee Morning, Bowls Club

14th St Mary’s Church Fashion Show, Bowls Club

20th 10.00 Coffee Morning, Football Club

26th 7.30 History Society, Mission Room, AGM & slides

27th 9.45 Coffee Morning, Bowls Club

December

1st 11-2pm FIWC Christmas Bazaar

3rd 7.30 BL Entertainment at Woodford WMC

6th 7.30 TG Town Hall, In House Party with cheese & wine

7th 8pm St Mary’s Church, Wassail Evening

January

10th 7.30 TG Town Hall, New Year Party with soup & sweet

February

7th 7.30 TG Town Hall, Alison Howe ‘Doll Making’

March

7th 7.30 TG Town hall, AGM & Mike Hollowell ‘A visit to Greenland’

April

4th 7.30 TG Town Hall, Nick Hamilton (Barnsdale) Talk with Q & A

24th Festival of Craft, St Mary’s Church

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Finedon Community Centre ‘Stepping Out’