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Tag Archives: Manchester
A Manchester Quiz
The Victoria Park Local History Group, based at St Chrysostom’s Church had a stall at the Manchester Village Fete in Albert Square. As well as a game to guess the dates of events in Manchester’s history (do you know what … Continue reading
St Chrysostom’s does football.
Question: What do you get when you cross 20 people, 2 footballs, 2 nets and a toddler? Answer: A pretty decent game of football! It was a glorious Saturday afternoon on the 1st May and St Chrysostom’s people turned out … Continue reading
Eunuchs for Christ’s sake!
A few of us met for a discussion on that old Chestnut – the Bible and gays. Did tempers run high? No – we’re an inclusive church – but we did have a stimulating conversation. We looked at the usual … Continue reading
Memorial Service for Keith Bennett
On Friday (March 5th) a wide variety of different people came together to celebrate Keith Bennet’s life at Manchester Cathedral. They included family and friends, some of whom had been at school with Keith or lived locally, others had been … Continue reading
My Manchester
Over dinner a few days ago we had an interesting conversation with tutors at the tutors’ table at Dalton Ellis Hall about how each of us at the table knew Manchester in different ways. We were particularly thinking of unusual … Continue reading
Inspired by Victoria Park
St Chrysostom’s hosts Inspired by Victoria Park, this week. It is an exhibition of artwork inspired by our Church itself and our local area in Manchester. The work, by students from Manchester Adult Education Service Level 2 Art and Design … Continue reading
Remembering Keith Bennett
Over 40 years ago the whole of Britain was shocked by the terrible moors murders. Ian Brady and Myra Hindley murdered five children and buried their bodies on Saddleworth Moor, near Manchester. The horrific details of the murders produced, and … Continue reading
Good Food 1940′s Style
Last Thursday (28th Jan) a group from Church went for a 1940′s (World War 2) style meal at Manchester Metropolitan University’s Hollings Training Restaurant. We were joined by members of Lucy’s family, and Father Paddy from the SMA Fathers next … Continue reading
Venus Snow Lady
We’ve come across this special snow sculpture in the parish. On Anson Road, just down from St Chrysostom’s Church, we have a friendly and family run Turkish Supermarket called Venus. They have a great variety of food- olives and cheese … Continue reading
Epiphany Snow!
We had a white Christmas in Victoria Park, and now we are having a white Epiphanytide. Heavy snow came as something of a surprise on Tuesday morning (January 5th). The side roads are covered in snow and walking on the … Continue reading
