Monday 7th October 2024

The Carey Room was full for an evening of food and entertainment with Pie and Peas followed by a variety of Desserts, and thanks to everyone who contributed to the puddings, and worked in the kitchen preparing food and of course washing & drying the pots (and there were a lot!)

Thanks also go to Shelagh who produced some multiple choice questions to keep everyone occupied while we ate and chatted, and then followed with a quiz. Well done all the winners.

The Harvest Supper raised £168 (plus gift aid on much of this). A very enjoyable evening.

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Here is a sample of one of the multi choice question sheets:

1. What is the most abundant gas in the Earth’s atmosphere?

Nitrogen                             Oxygen                                Carbon Dioxide               Helium

2. What is the largest island in the Mediterranean Sea?

Sardinia                              Corsica                               Sicily                                    Monaco

3. Name the English Premier League football club that carries the motto “Superbia in Proelio” or “Pride in Battle”?

Arsenal                Manchester City             Aston Villa                         Everton

4. What is the capital city of Peru?

Lima                                     San Juan                             Santiago                             Havana

5. Who was the first man to reach the South Pole?

Robert Falcon Scott      Edmund Hillary               Roald Amundsen            Tom Creen

6. Which of the Canary Islands is the largest and most populous?

Gran Canaria                    Lanzarote                           La Palma                            Tenerife

7. Which colour is the most common on the national flags of the world, featuring on 75% of national flags?

White                                   Green                                   Blue                                      Red

8. Name Hermoine’s cat in the “Harry Potter” series of books and movies?

Snowball                            Ginger                                  Crookshanks                    Granger

9. Which actor was the first female to be paid $1million dollars for a role?

Elizabeth Taylor               Judi Dench         Sandra Bullock                Audrey Hepburn

10. What was the surname of Leonardo DiCaprio’s character, Jack, in “Titanic”?

Dawson                               Smith                                   O’Leary                               Lynch

11. Which of these companies was formed first?

Google                 Bing                       Netflix                 Facebook

12. Name the only nation to appear at every single FIFA World Cup?

France                                 Brazil                                    Spain                                    Germany

13. “The Muppets” character, Animal, plays which instrument?

Drums                  Saxophone                        Trumpet                              Electric Guitar

14. In what type of role did Oprah Winfrey make her first 1970s TV appearance?

Talk Show Host                Actress                Producer                            News Anchor

15. Who was the 1st cartoon given a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame?

Mickey Mouse                  Simba                                  Donald Duck                     Pop Eye

16. Which country produced the most F1 World Championship winning drivers?

Italy                                       Spain                                    Germany                            UK

17. Who was the oldest woman to win a Wimbledon Championship?

Martina Navratilova      Betty White       Serena Williams             Martina Hingis

18. Name the English actor who won the 2014 Oscar for Best Actor, for his role in “The Theory of Everything”?

Eddie Redmayne                Colin Firth             Tom Hiddlestone                 Benedict Cumberbatch

19. What type of rock is marble?

Granite                                Sedimentary                    Igneous               Metamorphic

20. What type of animal is Timon, in “The Lion King”?

Warthog                              Meerkat                              Orangutan         Sloth

The Garden Party for the Queen’s Platinum Jubilee 2022 is almost upon us!

Preceded buy Bellringing to Celebrate the Jubilee from 1pm to 2pm

The notable organ at St James is in urgent need of essential repair with a need to raise £5000 to cover the costs of the repairs.

A crowdfunding page continues to invite donations and has raised almost £1,000 so far (at the start of December 2021)

BAE Systems have just informed us of their marvellous and very generous decision as part of their community investment programme in the year of the Shipyard’s 150th anniversary to contribute £1,500 toward the repair of St James’ organ!

This will take the fundraising to almost 50% of the target for repair to this nationally significant church organ, to preserve it in working order for the benefit of our communities to enjoy for years to come.

We would like to invite and welcome you to our services and events over the Christmas Period.

Events

Christmas Fair
Saturday 4th December between 11am and 2pm
The St James’ Church annual Christmas Fair, with the famous cake stall, raffle, tombola, craft stalls. Hot lunches available.
Christmas Music including the Dalton Town band from 12.30 – 13:15.
Father Christmas will be in attendance from 11am to 1pm. All welcome

‘Christmas Magic‘
Thursday 9th December at 7.30pm
Voce and Special Guests bring you a concert of “Christmas Magic” at St James.
Tickets £10 available on the door which open at 7pm

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Services

There will be the usual Sunday services throughout Advent

Tuesday 14th December (6.30pm)	Carol Service with “Brightly Dawns Our Christmas Day” – A Gilbert & Sullivan Nativity at St James
Friday 24th December (4pm)	Christmas Eve Crib Service for parents with toddlers and young children.
Friday 24th December (11.30pm)	Midnight Mass & Blessing of the Crib at St James Traditional Eucharist with carols and candlelight.
Saturday 25th December (10.30am)	Christmas Day Service will be held at St Francis Family Communion – a shortened act of worship for all ages
Sunday 26th December (10.30am)	Boxing Day Joint Team Eucharist at St James

St James – Sunday 25th July 2021 (ringing approx. 9.30 to 10.30am)

A quarter peal will be attempted on the bells at St James for Service on Sunday 25th July for

Patronal Festival of St James
(https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/James_the_Great)

and also to mark the

150th year of the Shipyard in Barrow-in-Furness
(https://www.baesystems.com/en/heritage/barrow-in-furness)

And finally to congratulate Phoebe (bellringer in this quarter peal and Goddaughter of tower captain Andy) who has just graduated with a 1st Class Honours Degree in Project Management.

Private Prayer for the Royal Family in the light of Prince Philip’s death

Dear All, 

St. James will be open for Private Prayer this evening (Friday 9th April 2021) from 18.30-20.00 for any who want to come and pray or light a candle.

Keep safe and happy Easter.

Fr. Jack

This year we have the opportunity to hold some communal worship.

Please feel free to download this booklet to help us journey through this week with readings taken mainly from the Book of the prophet Isaiah, and especially the ‘Songs of the Servant’.

Our worship is as follows: 

Date	Time	Church	Service
Palm Sunday (28 March)	10.30 am	St James	Service of the Word and Communion by Extension
Holy Wednesday (31 March)	10 am	St James	Eucharist
Maundy Thursday (1 April)	10 am	St Francis	‘Palm Sunday on Thursday’ Service of the Word and Communion by Extension
Good Friday (2 April)	2 pm 2.30 pm	St James	Private Prayer Worship at the Cross
Holy Saturday (3 April)	7.30 pm	St Francis	The First Eucharist of Easter
Easter Day (4 April)	10.30 am	St James	The Eucharist for Easter Day

At last there are signs of hope. Many will now have received their first vaccine and locally infection rates are much lower then when we decided to close for Public Worship.

After consultation with the PCC we are reopening this Sunday, Mothering Sunday, 14th March and unless advised, will continue to be open. St. Francis will open this coming Thursday, 18th March, Some will be ready to return but others will still be wary, and that’s fine. Looking at the Government Road map I will be able to visit for Home Communions from 17th May.

I will send out details for Holy Week nearer the time along with Palm Crosses, but the plan is to stream a service for Maundy Thursday, open St. James for Good Friday and celebrate Easter at St. Francis on Saturday evening and St. James at the normal time on Easter Day.

Restrictions still apply with social distancing and face masks, no congregational singing and choir limited to three! I don’t foresee that we will be able to sing until restrictions end, but hopefully I will be proved wrong.

Looking ahead, weddings only slowly increase numbers allowed – at present still 6, and afternoon baptisms can restart with a maximum of 30 from 17th May. If any of you have family or neighbours asking about weddings and Baptisms please pass this information on.

News around town is that Revd. Robin Ham is now priest-in-charge of St. Pauls as well as minister in charge of Grace Church. Jonathan Elvey has been licensed as a reader based at St. Mary, Walney. We are still stretched with the interregnum at Walney and Barrow Island, and Fr. Carl is still unwell and unable to minister across the South Barrow team.

In this are the materials for the Vision Refresh Lent Course.

Keep safe

Fr. Jack.

A single bell at St James will toll 100 times on Saturday 27th February in honour of Captain Sir Tom Moore and to mark the day of his funeral.

Shortly after 12 Noon on 27/02/2021

St James bell to toll 100 times in memory of Captain Sir Tom Moore

The funeral for Captain Sir Tome Moore will be a private family service, so there have been calls from Bishops and the Central Council of Church Bell Ringers, for churches across the county to mark the occasion by tolling a bell 100 times on Saturday, 27 February suggesting a time of around 12 noon.

Immediately after the clock chime and Angelus at noon, the tenor (heaviest bell) will be rung up, and then after 2 minutes silence, the tenor bell will be tolled 100 times in memory of Captain Sir Tom Moore, who is held in such esteem and affection across the world.

Captain Sir Tom Moore’s fundraising, kindness and words of optimism have touched many of us. We hope this small act of tolling a bell can remind anyone that hears the bell, of this lovely gentleman, his fundraising, pride and care for the NHS; his wish to combat loneliness; and his positive outlook and hope for the country and everyone beyond the Covid-19 pandemic.

May he rest in peace, and his family and friends find comfort in the love from so many people.

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Note: The ringing of a single bell has been approved by Fr Jack Knill-Jones and will be conducted observing appropriate Covid measures for hands-face-space when accessing the tower.

Owen Osmotherley, a regular bellringer at St James from neighbouring Dalton St Mary’s has sent a copy of a line drawing he completed in 2020

Talented, and looks impressive enough to compete with Alfred Wainwright’s picture on Alfred Wainwright page. Click on the image above to see full size to appreciate the detail.