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Tag Archives: St Chrysostom’s
Mary for all people
Belligerently beautiful, Queen of all fat women, Defender of the unloved. Penelope Dent’s poem My Fat Virgin, describes and praises the Virgin Mary as a large, jolly, motherly figure, eating pork pies. Ildelphonsus of Toledo gives a more traditional reflection of the … Continue reading
St Chrysostom’s Churches
Visitors often ask about our church’s dedication, and we are pleased to tell them about our heavenly patron, St John Chrysostom. Then we are often asked why this dedication for this church? The short answer is that it is probably … Continue reading
The Church Travellers Directory
As a young man I confess a prize possession was Fr Blagdon-Gamlen’s Church Travellers Directory – or to give it its full title: The Church Travellers Directory: Giving the Names of Anglican Churches in England, Wales, Scotland and Ireland, where … 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
God calling!
Visiting churches in Trafford, Pendleton, Cheetham and Longsight, curry in Rusholme, Benediction at St Chrysostoms, discussing cartoons of the Mothers Union… all were part of an SCP (Society of Catholic Priests) Vocations Weekend based in Manchester, and staffed from St … Continue reading
Maria Desolata
Hidden in our schedule for the great three days, on Good Friday, is a reflective evening service – Maria Desolata. At the end of a busy liturgical day we quietly retrace the way of the cross from the perspective of … Continue reading
Guess Where UK… St Chrysostom’s Manchester
A group from the Manchester Adult Education Service (MAES) are using St Chrysostom’s Church for an art project. The group leader, Fiona, has placed one of her photos of a stained glass window in church on the Flicker photo site Guess Where UK. … Continue reading
Training for OLM at St C’s
A year ago I started training for Ordained Local Ministry, and I thought that it would be good to let you know how it’s going. I often get asked, “How its going?” by folks at St Chrysostom’s and my reply … Continue reading
Confirmation Celebration!
On Sunday evening, 9 members of St Chrysostom’s congregation, Temi, Tommi, Grace, Mary, Janet, Abbey, Jonathan, Odegua and Rosline confirmed their faith at a confirmation service at St John’s Church in Pendlebury. Bishop Chris, the Bishop of Bolton led the service which included prayers and … Continue reading
