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The Parish Church of All Saints' Stand, Whitefield

Services

Services at the Church of All Saints' Stand

Sunday	8-00 am	Holy Communion
	10-00 am	Parish Eucharist
	4-00 pm	Evensong
Wednesday	10-15 am	Holy Communion

Morning & Evening Prayer are said in Church every day (except Friday) at 9 am & 5 pm

Baptism & Marriages by arrangement with the Rector

Our own printed version of "Common Worship" is used at each Eucharist and Communion service with the exception of the 2nd Sunday in the month when the 1662 "Book of Common Prayer" is used in its place at 11-00am.

The Wednesday celebration of Holy Communion uses the 1662 "Book of Common Prayer"

A children and Family "free form" service takes place on the 2nd Sunday in the month at 10-00am.

Special Events

Events for the raising of monies towards the restoration and improvements to the interior of the building for worship and use by the wider community will continue for several years. Our target is £500,000.

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Church address

All Saints Church, Church Lane,

Stand

Whitefield, Manchester M45 7NF

Parish Office Tel. 0161 766 2619
(Mon-Thurs 10am-2pm or answerphone

We are currently in an Interregnum

BASIC INFORMATION AND STATISTICS

Parish of All Saints’ Church, Stand in the Deanery of Radcliffe & Prestwich in the Archdeaconry of Bolton and Diocese of Manchester

Area Dean: Christopher James Chich Hewitt

Approximate key dates for the building

1826 Consecrated by the Bishop of Chester

Approximate seating capacity

Originally 1800 using the Galleries

Normally 750

Name of any attached or nearby hall or other comparable facility

All Saints’ Church Hall (built 1826) demolished and rebuilt 1989

Rectory

Situated approximately 75 metres from the church listed Georgian farmhouse.

Official population 15,500, Number on electoral roll 204, Average number of Sunday communicants 80/100 communicants.

In the last twelve months, numbers of those baptized 39 those confirmed 4, marriages 11, 1 divorced marriage

1 blessing, funerals 46- 23 services in church 2 Interments from outside 21 interment of ashes, 1 memorial service, 15 cremations

Christmas communicants (all services) Communicants 162, Attendance 260.

Easter communicants (all services) Communicants 144, Attendance 168.

Circulation of parish magazine 300 copies /month

Name, address, and telephone number of churchwardens

Stewart M. Barnet, 0161 766 2774

Frank Botham, 0161 796 7239

LOCAL COMMUNITY

Mainly a residential parish of 15,500 inhabitants in 6,300 homes on the outskirts of the Metropolitan Borough of Bury, 6 miles from Manchester city centre.

Housing around the church, which has been pronounced a Conservation Area, is of a high standard and privately owned.

SCHOOLS, INSTITUTIONS, VOLUNTARY GROUPS

There are 4 Primary Schools within the area, one of which is All Saints’ Voluntary Aided School. The PCC is asked to provide two Foundation Governors for the Church of England school and clergy have been fully involved in assemblies. It has been customary for the Rector to be Chair of Governors. All schools are welcome to visit the church and some celebrate their Christmas Carol Service and end of term services at All Saints’

There are two comprehensive schools in the area, Phillips High and Castlebrook High, one church school, All Saints’ Primary and two independent grammar schools, Bury Grammar School and Bolton School within easy reach. There is a Church of England High School, Bury Church School, located on the edge of the centre of Bury 2 miles away.

WORSHIP AND WORSHIPPERS

The pattern of Services is as follows:

8 am Holy Communion (CW) 3^rd Sunday (BCP)

10 am Parish Eucharist (Common Worship Order 1with our own settings)
4/6pm Evensong (BCP)

2nd Sunday 10 am “Free form” family service followed by 11am Holy Communion (BCP) which is said.

Wednesday 10.15am Holy Communion (BCP)

The churchmanship can largely be described as "middle of the road". The church’s tradition of worship is centred round the sacraments of baptism and Eucharist. The Sacrament is reserved. It is customary for the president to wear alb and stole. The vast majority of the congregation happily accepted the introduction of Common Worship and the current hymnbook, Common Praise. The Church’s main Sunday service is the Parish Eucharist assisted by two or more lay assistants, servers and readers, attracts 80- 100 worshipers on average, at 10.00am. The liturgy used is Order One from Common Worship in our own service book. There are two readings and a sermon of about ten minutes duration. On the second Sunday the service is non-Eucharistic; an informal liturgy, with contemporary worship songs and an all-age talk for the children, attracts large numbers of ‘fringe’ families and is a good introduction to the church for those who have not been regular attendees. The Free form service attracts some 120 people. Alongside the more formal services, our church uses a less formal Family Eucharist several times a year on special occasions e.g. Pentecost.

As mentioned, we have a strong musical tradition with Choral Services at Advent, Christmas, Easter, All Saints and Deanery services.

MISSION

Our Mission Statement

To teach people to discover the generosity of God in their lives and to respond to it.

The church is magnificent and magnificent things happen in it.

All Saints' should seek to become the church where Stand and Whitefield people are at home and where they will be welcomed. We should seek to encourage and develop the resources of the congregation and wider community.

FINANCE AND STEWARDSHIP

A Stewardship campaign, under the direction of Ken Wiggins, took place in the Spring of 2002. This campaign will be reviewed in the Spring of 2006. We are the largest contributor to the ‘Parish Share’ in the Deanery. In 2003 our contribution was £52,000 and £55,000 in 2004. Our ‘Parish Share’ for 2005 is £59,800 .

Charitable Giving- We support year on year the work of the following organisations:

Christian Aid

Safe in the City

Childrens’ Society

Leprosy Mission

UNICEF

Victim Support

We nominate four or five charities, projects or appeals each year which receive a share of £1,000/£1,5000.

Our former Rector - Richard Bailey

Studied for three years at UMIST gaining a degree in Electrical Engineering. He then spent two years as a research assistant in the Department of Astronomy at the University of Manchester, working on a project which led indirectly to the Landing on the Moon. For the next two years he was employed as a teacher at Broughton Secondary Modern School, before entering Ripon Hall, Oxford, to study for ordination. While at Oxford he played cricket for the college, and rugby for a team drawn from the theological colleges of all denominations.

After ordination, he served as curate at St James's Breightmet and St Matthew's Stretford, from 1965 to 1971. For the next nine years he was Rector of St George's, Abbey Hey, where he was also Chairman of the Residents' Association. From 1980 to 1986 he was Vicar of St James's, East Crompton, during which time he was also asked to be archdeaconry chaplain to Readers.

From 1986, he was Vicar of St Matthew's, Chadderton, taking over the Church a month after a fire which caused over £100,000 damage. The Church was reopened within a year, and the congregation rebuilt and the opportunity taken to renew and re-order the Church.

During his ministries at East Crompton and Chadderton, he worked in the Schools of both parishes, being chairman of Governors for some 17 years. he was also a member of the Governing Body of Crompton House and St Catherine's College, Liverpool.

He has been Rector of All Saints', Stand since May 1998 and retired in April 2004.

Church Wardens

Frank Botham

Frank has been warden for 4 years. He has been in engineering as a draughtsman for most of his working life. Frank is now retired and plays an active part in life of our ministry. He welcomes and gives guided tours to the many people who visit or magnificent church designed by Sir Charles Barry. Frank is an active member of the PCC and continues to add different slants to our administration and worship.

Stewart McPherson Barnet

Stewart was appointed to the office of warden in May '03. He is a Chartered Engineer and runs his own computer business. Stewart has been an active member of the church for over 40 years as a member of the choir, PCC since 1980, Bell ringer since 1968. He is chair of the Music & Arts Society and involved in the Building and Worship committees.

Director of Music

Gordon Stewart

Please see the music page

Sidespersons

Howard Taylor, Carole Taylor, Audrey Reid, Clifford Cox, Hilda Wright, Harold Livesey, Jean Harrell, James Heyworth, Betty Broadbent, David Davies, Betty Heyworth, Edward Wilkinson, Ann Marshall, Glenda Hegg, Pat Howarth, Brenda Coverdale, Eric Coverdale, Ian Orrell, Silvia Metcalfe, Elizabeth Parsons, Janine Dobson, Joyce Lomax.

PCC Secretary

Philippa Dodd

Philippa is a energetic and helpful member of the PCC. When she is not involved in church work she can be seen doing voluntary work for the RNIB. Pippa has been secretary for 3 years

PCC members

Stewart Barnet, Frank Botham, David Davies, Liz Parsons, Joyce Lomax, James Heyworth, Clifford Cox, Barbara Cox, Gordon Stewart, Jane Gorton, Carole Taylor, Beryl Bailey, Brenda Coverdale, Philippa Dodd, Lynda Hinton,

Treasurer

David Davies

David has been a very pro-active warden for six years and is due to retire in March 2003. He helps to run the cub scouts and is currently looking after the finances of the church. He is married to Mandy, who helps with parish functions, and they have two teenage sons.

Building Committee

Nigel Moody, Gordon Thorne, Stewart Barnet, David Davies, Warren Marshall, Jim Mannion, Frank Botham

Worship Committee

Gordon Thorne, Carole Barnet, Stewart Barnet, Jack Preston, Linda Fogg, Betty Heyworth, James Heyworth, Gordon Stewart, Allan Mottram,

Deanery Synod

Frank Botham, James Heyworth

Standing Committee

Rector, Church Wardens, PCC Secretary and Treasurer

Church Hall Manager and Booking Agent

Lynda Hinton

Church Architect

Evans Lloyd Prichard Ltd

Lay Assistants

Allan Atkins, Jack Preston, Chris Dodd, Gill Critchley, Brenda Coverdale, Edward Wilkinson, Lynda Hinton, Philippa Dodd, Stewart Barnet

Stewart Barnet, website editor

Last revised 30th March 2005