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It’s our 250th church anniversary coming up in June and we’ve been asking for memorabilia.
One of the gems is a St John’s Church Bury Parish Magazine from April 1968.
Amongst the adverts for Brian’s Chippy on Argyle Street and Cunnane’s ‘high-class fish, fruit, poultry and vegetables and fresh flower shop’ on Malvern Avenue, we have some very revealing letters and editorials uncovering what church life was like here 52 years ago.
Here’s our March 2020 church magazine.
There are thoughts about Lent and Mothering Sunday plus more on the upcoming 250th celebrations for St John’s. Also lots of news and views from our various groups as well as this letter from our Reader Emeritus Margery Spencer…
In this bumper Christmas issue we have details of all the many services and events that we have going on.
There’s a letter from Dave, about God “mucking in” with us.
There are also appeals to help those who are homeless and some reflections on Advent, Christmas and Epiphany.
Three quarters of the way through 2019 already!
So, we thought we’d share with you our top 5 posts so far this year.
They are each very different but they are a good representation of the range that we publish. You might have missed them the first time – or you might enjoy reading them again!
On 4 August 1918, the fourth anniversary of the declaration of war, King George V and Queen Mary joined members of the House of Commons and the House of Lords for a special service at the Church of Saint Margaret, Westminster. The King had asked that 4 August 1918 should be observed as a National Day of Prayer: 100 days later the war ended.
On 4 August 2018 churches across the country, across the spectrum of denominations, started 100 days of prayer, peace and reconciliation. We are calling this Remembrance 100
In memory of Lance Corporal John Smith who died 21st April 1917, aged just 26. He left a wife and 2 children.