Category Archives: Manchester

2022 Veni Creator Spiritus: God Knows!

Posted on January 1, 2022 by stchrysostoms

HAPPY NEW YEAR!  In 1939 the then Princess Elizabeth gave to her father, King George VI, a copy of a poem. It became famous when the King quoted it in his 1939 Christmas Broadcast. The poem,  God Knows is by … Continue reading →

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Te Deum Laudamus! The past year

Posted on December 31, 2021 by stchrysostoms

So often the news seems to be worrying or even upsetting, this has been so true in 2021.   It’s hardly surprising that many end the year tired and perhaps a little bewildered. The blight of the Coronavirus has affected … Continue reading →

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Spiritual Communion

Posted on February 16, 2020 by stchrysostoms

Sometimes we are not able to be at Church to receive Holy Communion. There may be very good reasons for this. We may be travelling, ill, weather conditions may prevent us, or we may have another good reason for being … Continue reading →

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St Chrysostom’s People: Walter Carroll

Posted on October 18, 2019 by stchrysostoms

Maurice Duruflé‘s choral setting of Ubi Caritas was wonderfully performed, and filled St Chrysostom’s Church with glorious music during our celebration of St Chrysostom’s People. Euan Au conducted the singers, The Renaissance Consort, and when the piece came to an end he … Continue reading →

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First of the witnesses

Posted on July 21, 2019 by stchrysostoms

First of the witnesses, You met the Risen Lord, You were sent first with the News, Meeting incredulous men, Who dismissed you As bearer of women’s tales. Ann Lewin’s poem, Mary of Magdala, invites us to move our focus when … Continue reading →

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Confirmed in celebration and joy

Posted on June 20, 2019 by stchrysostoms

“I look forward to this day every year” said the Bishop! Which day? Which Bishop? The day was the day when children from St Chrysostom’s School come to church to be confirmed. They are encouraged and supported by their friends, … Continue reading →

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Thanks for the contribution of LGBT people to St Chrysostom’s

Posted on October 29, 2018 by stchrysostoms

Thanks for the contribution LGBT people have made, and continue to make, at St Chrysostom’s, was the theme of our Evening Oasis worship held at the end of October. Paul Pritchard led the worship and here are the prayers which … Continue reading →

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An award from the Bishop

Posted on October 17, 2018 by stchrysostoms

For the second year in a row St Chrysostom’s has been given a ‘Church for a Different World Award’ by the Bishop of Manchester.  The awards celebrate how churches across the Diocese of Manchester are innovating to meet the needs … Continue reading →

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1837 plans for a Victoria Park Church

Posted on October 9, 2018 by stchrysostoms

The idea for having a church on the site of St Chrysostom’s came long before our church building. Dr Bosdin Leech, a noted local resident and historian of the area, wrote to the St Chrysostom’s Monthly Magazine in 1938 about … Continue reading →

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A candle for Winnie, A candle for Keith

Posted on August 17, 2018 by stchrysostoms

18th August, is the anniversary of the death in 2012 of Winnie Johnson. Winnie was known throughout England as the mother of Keith Bennett, the child victim of the moors murderers Ian Brady and Myra Hindley. Despite extensive searching Keith’s … Continue reading →

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