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7th October 2009
Light & Bright Party
31st October 2009.
After the successful alternative to Halloween party for the children we held last year, we will be repeating this again on Saturday 31st October... please put this in your diary, or pass on the information to anyone you know might be interested in coming. We would also appreciate any extra help on the night.
Please see Liz Miller, Niki Taylor or Angela May for more information or queries you may have or please email any of us.
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19th July 2009
Partnership Visit Davyhulme / Harmala
31 July – 7 August 2009.
This is a very exciting occasion for our Parish and we hope that you will be able to join in the programme for the week
to help this Parish offer hospitality to our link Parish of Harmala.
The final details are below.
Any queries please contact:-
Yvonne – 748 7296
FRIDAY 31 JULY 7pm – Supper in the church hall – fish & chips, apple pie and ice cream – followed by Compline.
Cost £5.00 each.
Names for supper needed by 27 July please.
Tea and coffee will be served and you are welcome to bring your own alcoholic drinks if you wish.
SATURDAY 1 AUGUST 10am – Visit to Manchester Cathedral, lunch in the visitor centre, walking tour of Manchester and visit to Museum of Science & Industry.
Coach (£2.00) leaves the church car park at 9.15am for those who have booked.
SUNDAY 2 AUGUST 10am – Hosts for Sunday lunch requested to collect their guests from the Premier Inn – Swinging Bridge for 10.30am service.
Visitors to be returned to church by hosts at 6pm for Evensong which will be followed by supper of sandwiches and cake in the church hall.
TUESDAY 4 AUGUST 10.30am – Coach outing to Quarry Bank Mill, Styal.
For those who have booked, the cost of the coach is £5.00 per adult, plus entrance to the Mill (£8.50).
It is planned to have a picnic lunch and we would be grateful if you could bring enough picnic so that we can share with our visitors.
When we leave the Mill we will be visiting William Temple Church at 4pm before returning to Davyhulme Golf Club for an early evening meal at 6pm. P
lease meet at the golf club for the evening meal about 5.45pm if you are not going to Quarry Bank Mill.
Any queries to Andrea Shepherd.
WEDNESDAY 5 AUGUST– Full day visit to Liverpool by train leaving Urmston station at 8.52am.
The walking tour will include St George’s Hall, Liverpool Cathedral and Albert Dock area.
THURSDAY 6 AUGUST –Coach trip (leaving church car park at 10.00am for those who have booked) to include Imperial War Museum, Manchester United Museum, lunch at Salford Quays & Lowry Art gallery visit, return by 4pm.
THURSDAY 6 AUGUST – 6.30pm – Eucharist at church to include signing of Partnership Agreement followed by a barbeque. Food will be provided but please bring your own drinks (with enough to share with our guests).
Please could we have names by 27 July.
FRIDAY 7 AUGUST – 1.30pm at Swinging Bridge hotel, final opportunity to say goodbye to our visitors.
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17th June 2009
3rd - 6th July FLOWER FESTIVAL - MANCHESTER CATHEDRAL
Admission by programme £5, £4 (concessions) Free admission for children
The Mothers Union will be depicting their work and their presence in Manchester and around the world in a display in the Lady Chapel
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7th June 2009
Put yourself in the Picture
St Mary the Virgin are having a Stewardship Campaign in June / July 2009.
Stewardship envelopes will be distributed to homes in the parish, each envelope containing a unique piece of jigsaw.
When all pieces are returned to church they will make 4 jigsaws that represent parish life.
For full details of the Stewardship Campaign - please Click Here
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3rd May 2009
Social Breakfast
Saturday 16th May 2009, between 9.00am and 11.00am
Contact Val Timms or Louise Williams for tickets
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26th April 2009
3rd Annual Garden Gala - Plant & Craft Sale
Saturday 2nd May - 10.00 am to 2.00 pm
THIS SALE RAISED THE FANTASTIC SUM OF OVER £1000 FOR CHURCH FUNDS
Once again Bridget Newton is holding her annual Plant Sale at her home, 27, Lowood Ave, Davyhulme ( off Davyhulme Rd).
Admission is £ 1.00 which includes tea / coffee and biscuits.
All proceeds to St Mary's Church funds
We trust that this event will be as succesful as last year, we hope to have a wide selection of plants including annuals, bedding plants, perennials, herbs, tomatoes, hangingt baskets, planters and various additional donated plants.
Further Attractions
Raffle, Craft, Cake, Book and Curio Stalls - something to interest everyone.
Light Refreshments Available
If you would like your Hanging Baskets and containers replanting beforehand, please contact Bridget Newton on
0161 748 9120.
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23rd February 2009
Parish Trip to Yorkshire – Sunday 22nd February 2009
Following the 10.30 service on Sunday 22nd February 2009 over 50 members of St Mary’s Church left Davyhulme by coach to visit two churches in Yorkshire.
Our first stop was at the “Three Nuns” at Mirfield for a quick lunch, which considering that the total price of the coach and lunch was only £15.00, proved very satisfactory and seemed to be enjoyed by all
This was followed by a visit to St Thomas, Manchester Rd, Huddersfield, which was built between 1857 and 1859, the architect being Sir George Gilbert Scott who is best known for his masterpiece, St Pancras station and hotel.
(For more details on the architect Click Here ) (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/George_Gilbert_Scott)
St Thomas's, Huddersfield, has, for almost one hundred and fifty years, offered daily worship in the catholic tradition of the Church of England.
The church building was extensively reordered in 1990 and the re-ordering gave us much food for thought.
After leaving St Thomas’s,the party then went to Halifax Parish Church (St John the Baptist) for a good look round, afternoon tea and Evensong. Parts of Halifax Parish Church are over 900 years old and the church is most impressive in many ways
The Evensong service was conducted by Rev. Hillary Barber, sometime vicar of St Clements – Chorlton and former curate of Canon Chris Ford.
The trip was very informative and enjoyable, and once again thanks are due to our PCC Secretary, Angela May for organising this event.
To view our trip to Yorkshire on Sunday 22 February 2009 Click Here
Copyright © David Mackereth - 2009
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Sunday 15th February 2009
Child Friendly Church Award
During the parish eucharist on Sunday 1st February 2009, St Mary the Virgin - Davyhulme was presented with the
“Child Friendly Church Award from the Diocese of Manchester
The presentation was made on behalf of the diocese by Mr Maurice Smith, Diocesan Director of Education
The award and logo are now on display in our church, for full details of this award please Click Here
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Friday 23rd January 2009
Confirmation by Rt Rev Chris Edmondson - Bishop of Bolton
Sunday 18th January 2009
The following 25 people were confirmed by Bishop Chris and the service was followed by a “jacobs joint” lunch in the church hall
David Alanzo Anderson, Nadia Bibby, Adrian Peter Bloor, Anthony Graham Burden, Graham Malcolm Burden,
Alan Dean, Lairaine HILDA DEAN, James Daniel Dey, Neil Edgar, Howard Lee Grace, Jack Brandon Hamer,
Clive Peter Hamilton, Jack Hill, Garry John May, Maureen Pemberton, Sophie Rebecca Phillips, Timothy Edward Pollard, Elizabeth Alana Rushton, Jacqueline Anne Rushton, Gladys Eileen Stringer, Charlotte Ellen Taylor,
Jack Gary Daniel Thompson, Caitlin Emma Whalley, Hugh Nicholas Wright
Just look at the smiling faces of the confirmation candidates to see what a happy event this was.
To view photographs of the confirmation Click Here
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Tuesday 13th January 2009
Confirmation of 25 candidates
At the 10.30 service on Sunday 18th January 2008, the Bishop of Bolton, Rt Revd Chris Edmonson will confirm 25 members of St Mary’s congregation of all ages
This is the largest number of Confirmation Candidates from St Mary’s in recent years
The Confirmation will be followed by a “Jacobs Joint” lunch in the Church Hall.
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Tuesday 13th January 2008
Website Update
As you are probably aware, the St Mary's parish website was re-vamped in July 2008, to allow David Mackereth & Margaret North to have direct control of the website. Since then Margaret & I have struggled with numerous technical problems which have made it difficult for us to update and extend the website.
In an effort to resolve these problems we have now re-created and upgraded the whole website from scratch, and at present it appears that this has resolved most of the problems we were experiencing.
The updated website contains the following new topics :-
Description of the Church
Details of the Organ
History of the Church Hall
History of the Day School
Local Notabilities from the past
Safeguarding Children
Sunbeams
Footprints
Lazers
Rainbows
Brownies
Guides
Mother & Toddler Group
Mothers’ Union
We hope to be able to cover the following topics in the near future :-
Previous Clergy
Pew Kneelers
Book of Remembrance
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Sunday 11th January 2009
Epiphany Service
See the three wise men and their camels as they visit the baby Jesus
To view photographs of the epiphany service Click Here
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Thursday 1st January 2009
Happy New Year
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