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February 2020
Christ the Worker Church Langley
A FREE magazine published by
the Langley Churches for the people
of Langley
Contents
GENERAL FAITH MATTERS
Editorial Page 3 Regular Weekly Services Page 10
Langley Neighbourhood Forum Page 4 Regular Church Activities Page 11
Community Coffee Shop Page 4 Reflections - a life of music Page 12
Bus timetable updates Page 5 Reflections - life after Langley Page 12
Langley Business Centre Plans Page 5 Reflections - Langley Park Page 15
Climate Action Plan Page 6 New Bishop Appointed Page 15
CrossRail Update Page 6 Langley Churches invite you ... Page 16
Election Results Page 7 Church Directory Page 19
Reflections - a physical perspective Page 8
“Whenever you find yourself on the
side of the majority, it’s time to
pause and reflect.”
Mark Twain American Author
Editorial & Enquiries Copy Deadline
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Around Langley
‘The stranger came early in February one wintry day through a biting wind
and driving snow’ is how HG Wells began one of the earliest sci-fi novels,
The Invisible Man.
If the long-range weather forecast is accurate, we may get some strong
winds, but it seems more likely to continue with mild weather here.
Whatever the weather, it seems a good time of year for reflection. I am
guest editing this issue, so that Anna can take a well-earned break, and
have quickly been reminded how dependent the editor is on a range of
people meeting deadlines, and I thank both the named contributors and
those behind the scene who have ensured that we get this out on time.
Following a wide range of local news items we turn to Reflections.
Reflection, my dictionary tells me, can be either the throwing back by a
body or surface of heat, light or sound without absorbing it OR serious
thought or consideration.
You will find in the following pages an article covering the first aspect by Dr.
Roy Fletcher. There follow personal reflections by Kate Cox on Langley Park,
by Peter Williams on a life in music, and by Rev. Bruce Russell, Vicar of St
Francis Church from 2003 to 2017, on life after Langley. These all follow a
painting (and sorry you cannot see it in colour) by our youngest contributor,
Faith Cantore, a budding artist who is in year 11 at Ditton Park school.
All are Langley residents.
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Editorial Article based on Paul writing to believers in Philippi, from his
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imprisonment
Anna in Rome, follows in the Faith
Thomas-Betts 15th ofmatters section.
the previous month
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Friday 14 February is, of course, StWebsite
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News from Around Langley
Langley of the Langley Community Shop when
Robin leaves at the end of this year.
Neighbourhood
All are welcome to the coffee shop held
Forum every Tuesday from 10am until
The next Forum is expected to be on 11.30am.at Langley Library so why not
March 3rd at Langley Hall Primary come along and make new friends.
Academy. Please consult their website Sheila Papali
www.langleyforum.org for further
information.
Musical
evening
Langley Community Come and
Coffee Shop join the fun! Langley & Iver Rotary Club
January brings such miserable weather invite you to an evening of Music and
so it was good to start off our year with dance acts, In aid of Cancer Research.
the Happiness workshop. I think the
Saturday February 1st. 7 for 7.30pm at
coffee shop has all the attributes which
help to make people Iver Village Hall.
feel happy and to cope Tickets £20 each including fish and chip
with the everyday
supper from Christine at 01753 541411.
anxieties and sadness
we might feel when we
Langley Business Centre
lose people we love.
These attributes were Redevelopment
talking and listening to An outline planning application for the
others, just supporting others as well as redevelopment of the Langley Business
having activities such as our armchair
Centre on Station Road has been
exercises. Other attributes were just
submitted to Slough Borough Council’s
taking notice of simple things which
might give you joy such as house plants planning department. Local residents
like Cyclamen. Giving to ourselves as will be given further details in due
well as to others also helps to bring a course.
feel- good feeling- giving to ourselves
might mean finding some me time, to Height Detection System at
read a book or go to the cinema. Station Road
Our next speaker on Feb.11th is John As the railway bridge on Station Road
Bernard, the Langley Free Church has been subject to relatively frequent
minister who is going to tell us about his
bridge strikes which cause many issues,
life and hobbies and how he came into
the Ministry. John will take over as Chair including disruption to road users, and
Page 4
potentially rail users, Slough Borough Terminal 5, with extensions to Heathrow
Council are installing a height detection Central Bus Station only early in the
system which will give drivers of tall morning and late at night.
vehicles advance warning of the low
In Slough, buses will continue to serve the
bridge, by means of an electronic
High Street, but will no longer serve the
message sign. One of these signs will be
bus stops at ‘Queensmere’ on Wellington
installed on both the north and south
Street.
sides of the bridge. The project is being
led by Slough Borough Council, with Service 8 and 9, Slough - Windsor -
support from the Berkshire Local Egham - Staines - Heathrow – Slough:
Enterprise Partnership, and with Service 9 has been withdrawn.
involvement from Bucks County Council
and Network Rail. The Service 8 timetable will be
amended. but will continue to run every
On the Buses - New Route 459 30 minutes between Slough, Windsor,
A new hourly bus route 459 has been Old Windsor, Egham, Staines and
introduced between Heathrow Terminal 5 Heathrow Terminal 5.
and Richings Park via Sutton Lane. It will
The section of route between Slough and
operate experimentally for 3 months
Heathrow (direct via Langley) will be
before a decision is taken on whether to
provided by the revised Service 4.
continue to operate it.
This means that you can no longer get to
Timetable changes Staines directly via Terminal 5 without
Service 3, Slough – Langley -Iver - changing.
Uxbridge
Parlaunt Road/Sutton Lane/
The timetable has been amended.
North Park Junction
Service 4, Slough - A4 - Maidenhead A modified layout of the junction of
Service 4 will now operate from Parlaunt Road, Sutton Lane and North
Maidenhead to Heathrow Central Bus Park has been submitted to Slough
Station via the A4. This will replace route Borough Council. This will make provision
9 which is discontinued. for the traffic lights to include provision
for pedestrians to cross.
Service 7, Slough - Langley - Heathrow
Airport: Service 7 will be amalgamated Chequers Bridge Possible
with Service 1, to enable customers to
Replacement
travel between Britwell, Slough and
Chequers Bridge (Between Market Lane
Heathrow without changing bus. Most
and Mansion Lane) will need to be closed
journeys will terminate at Heathrow
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if The Western Rail Access to Heathrow is now have 1 million pounds for the
constructed. Slough and South Bucks planting of an urban forest across the
Councils are now jointly considering whole of Slough. This will translate into
contributing funds to help create a road 10,000 trees in many different wards,
from North Park to Dog Kennel Lane as especially the ones that have the least
an alternative. The route would need a access to wooded areas. The project will
structure to cross the railway which would take place over the next 2 years and we
be expensive. Negotiations are underway are very optimistic about the difference
with Network Rail to establish whether all that it will make to local residents’ health
parties can agree on funding. A major and Slough air quality.
complication is that South Bucks Council
This project will have quite an impact on
is being abolished on 1st April and is being
the local communities, and we are hoping
replaced by a Unitary Bucks County
you will join us for tree planting days
Council.
where we can spend a day outside, enjoy
Langley Station & Crossrail the benefits of physical activity and fresh
air, and get to know each other a little
Transport for London has taken over
better.
responsibility for Langley Station from
Great Western Railway. Langley Station is To help our environment even further
now within the Oyster Card zone. The there is a new community group being
platform crossing with lift access is now formed in Slough. Climate Action Group
well advanced. will allow us to communicate with every
community that wants to make a positive
Crossrail has announced that the
impact on climate change and improve
underground section of the Elizabeth Line
their local environment. You will receive
from Paddington eastwards to Abbey
regular updates from SBC environmental
Wood is likely to open in Summer 2021.
services on upcoming projects you can
Passengers will then, but not before, be
take part in, and we will be happy to hear
able to travel directly from Langley
your feedback about the changes you
station to Central London without
would like to see in your local areas.
changing at Paddington.
Please let your SBC neighbourhood
Climate action plan for 2020 officer know if you, or a group you are
2020 has barely started and we already involved with, is interested in taking part
have big plans for it, especially when it and we will get in touch.
comes to our environment and climate To make 2020 even better for the
change. At the end of last year SBC environmental services, we are applying
successfully applied for funding from the for more funding to install environmental
Urban Tree Challenge which means we technology across the new urban forest
Page 6that will take measurements in the soil, General Election results
tree canopies, and will make sure our air
The General Election may seem a lifetime
quality is going in the right direction. It
ago with a government now in Parliament
will also become an invaluable
with a working majority but the results
educational resource for local schools and
for Slough of the December election are
colleges and will educate and encourage
given below.
young people to engage with our
environment, and possibly even choose it Congratulations to Tan Dhesi who
as their career path. remains our MP and has become Personal
Private Secretary to Jeremy Corbyn.
We are very excited about what 2020 has
to bring and we hope we will meet some He can be contacted at his Business
of you this year! Address 52 Chalvey High Street SL1 2SQ
Alisa Chukanova and holds a clinic in Langley Library on
Project Support Officer, Environmental the afternoon of the third Friday in the
Services, Slough Borough Council month from 2.30 – 3.30pm.
Name Description Votes
CHAHAL, Aaron Singh Liberal Democrats - to stop Brexit 3,357
DHESI, Tan Labour Party 29,421 (Elected)
EDMONDS, Julian Edward Jubal Green Party 1,047
GRAY-FISK, Delphine Isabel Brexit Party 1,432
TOOR GILL, Kanwal The Conservative Party 15,781
Votes cast: 51,197 Turnout: 59%
Page 7Reflections
‘Reflections by the Lake’ by Faith Cantore
Reflections: a physical perspective different medium (gas, liquid or solid). For
example, light from the sun will travel through
What is the physical or scientific definition of space, a vacuum, or near-vacuum, until it
“reflection”? contacts the Earth’s atmosphere, at which
If you consult any science book or publication, point it is either reflected back into space or
or even use an internet search tool, you will passes into and through the atmosphere; the
find there are three main examples of scientific term for the latter phenomenon is
reflection which relate to light, sound and refraction. Similarly, when the refracted light
water waves. reaches, say, the ocean, it is again either
reflected at the surface or passes through the
Also, there are three types of reflection, which water.
are termed specular, diffuse, and glossy; but
more about those later. Perhaps the most common example of light
reflection is when you see something in a
Both light and sound take the physical form of mirror. What you are seeing is some of the
waves, very small waves, and reflection is light that has illuminated the object, let’s say
defined as a change in the direction of those your face, travelling to the mirror, passing
waves when they come into contact with a through the thin layer of glass that forms the
Page 8front of the mirror, and then being reflected of the building and reaching your ears a split
by the ‘silver’ coating at the back of the mirror second after the direct sound. The third
towards your eyes. example of reflection involves water waves, as
observed crashing against the quayside during
And it’s not only visible light that can be
a storm.
reflected in this way. This type of light is just
one small part of what is called Now comes the most technical part. The law
electromagnetic radiation and occurs over a of reflection states that the angle at which a
limited range of wavelengths; wavelength light (or sound or water) wave is reflected
being the distance between the peaks of from a surface, the so called angle of
adjacent waves. reflection, is the same as the angle of
incidence, which is the angle at which the light
In the case of visible light the wavelength will
reaches that surface. That is the reason why
be between 0.4 and 0.7 micrometres, where
the image in a modern-day mirror is
one micrometre is one millionth of a metre.
essentially undistorted; you look exactly like
Now one common form of invisible light
you, but a mirror (reverse) image. This type of
which has a slightly longer wavelength than
reflection is termed specular reflection and
visible light is called infra-red radiation and
relates to a perfect or near-perfect surface.
again this can originate from the sun or from
anything considered to be a heat source. The other main type of reflection, and the
most common form as far as human vision is
Infrared radiation can also be reflected from
concerned, is called diffuse reflection and this
surfaces such as water or glass and, of course,
can occur when the reflecting surface is
the latter phenomenon is the basis of the
irregular and not totally flat, like in moving
greenhouse effect.
water, a wall, a road, a piece of paper, or even
Similarly, radio waves, another form of the leaves on a tree. In this case, light
electromagnetic radiation, can be reflected reflecting from a curved, undulating or uneven
from the surface of an aircraft or ship, and surface can be reflected in many directions
detected by listening devices; this is the basis and is the primary mechanism by which our
of radar. And, at the other end of the entire surroundings become visible to us.
electromagnetic spectrum, short-wavelength
Another, extreme example would be the
X-rays are used in medicine. In the case of
curved mirrors once seen in fairgrounds which
sound waves, reflection from walls may be
gave the observer the appearance of being
heard as an echo, as perhaps experienced in
thin or tall or anything unlike your real self.
the “whispering gallery” of St. Paul’s
Cathedral. So next time you see a rainbow or a mirage or
the sunset or an image in a mirror, or just
Sound reflection from the seabed is used to
anything visible, reflect on the fact that this is
determine the water depth below a ship; and
“reflection”.
sound reflection from submarines or
Roy Fletcher
shipwrecks forms the basis of sonar.
The acoustic effect that can be experienced in
a music venue is partly achieved by sound
waves being reflected from the internal walls
Page 9Regular Weekly Service Times
St Mary’s (St Mary’s Road)
Sunday 8.00am Holy Communion (Book of Common Prayer)
th
Third Sunday (16 ) 9.30am Family Worship
Sunday 11.00am Family Communion (and Sunday Club for children)
Sunday 6.30pm Evening Prayer (usually a said service)
Holy Family (Roman Catholic) (Trelawney Avenue)
Sunday 9.30am 11.15am & 6.30pm Mass
Mon & Tues 9.30am Mass
Wed & Friday 9.30am Service of the Word and Communion
Thursday NO SERVICE
Saturday 5.30pm Mass
Langley Free Church (Baptist) (Trelawney Avenue)
Sunday 10.30am Morning Worship and Sunday School (All Age
Worship on first Sunday)
Second Sunday 10.30am Holy Communion
St Francis of Assisi (London Road)
Sunday 9.30am Holy Communion
Fourth Sunday 11.00am All Age Service
Christ the Worker (Parlaunt Road)
1st and 3rd Sundays 11.00am Morning Worship
nd th th
2 , 4 and 5 Sundays 9.30am Holy Communion
Night Shelter
(January to March, Tuesdays and Thursdays)
Tuesdays, Christ the Worker, starting 7th January
Thursdays, Holy Family, starting 9th January
If you are interested in volunteering, please contact
admin@sloughnightshelter.org
Page 10Regular Church Activities
St Mary’s
Sunday 11.00am Sunday Club and Crèche in St Mary’s Centre
Monday 9.30am Jellibeans - Parents and Toddlers Group
Wednesday 2.00pm Toddlers’ Service
rd
3 Monday of the month 2.00pm Mothers’ Union
House Groups Monday evenings & Tuesday afternoons
Holy Family Catholic Church
First Tuesday of the month 1.30pm Tea Dance with Irish music *** NEW ***
Alternate Thursdays 2.00pm Union of Catholic Mothers
Langley Free Church (Baptist)
Monday 12 noon Monday Lunch Club
Wednesday 9.00am Toddler Group
Wednesday 2.00pm Oasis – fellowship time with various speakers
Thursday 10.30am Bible Study (House Group)
Thursday 3.15pm J Team – ages 4 - 11
Thursday 7.30pm Bible Study at LFC
rd
3 Saturday of the month 12 noon Craft Afternoon
st rd
1 and 3 Saturdays 10.00am ChatCaf *** NEW ***
St Francis of Assisi
Friday 9.45am Mums and Tots (Waiting list: call 01753 548646)
rd
3 Thursday of the month 1.30pm “Refresh” for a chat, talk, cakes and songs
Christ the Worker
Tuesdays 2.00pm Needles & a Yarn: Dec. 3rd and 17th and Jan.7th and 21st
Anglican Morning Prayer: 8.45am: Mondays and Fridays at St Mary’s;
Tuesdays, Thursdays and Saturdays at St Francis, Wednesdays at Christ the Worker.
Page 11Faith Matters
Reflecting on a life of music my time as organist I have been thankful that
God has enabled me to do this to the glory of
I guess the first thing to say is how fortunate I his name.
was as a child to realise that I was gifted as a Peter Williams
musician. I started piano lessons at the age of
Reflecting on Life after Langley
nine and within three years had become the
youngest church organist in the country It is now nearly three years since I stepped
according to a national newspaper. By the age down from being vicar of St Francis, Langley –
of fourteen I had formed and was conducting a my last service there was at the end of
choir. I say ‘fortunate’ because many people February 2017 – but I have not been far away
spend years trying to work out what they are since! Immediately after leaving St Francis I
gifted at. Some never actually come to this began in the post of part-time Succentor at St
realisation and believe that for some reason, George’s Chapel, Windsor Castle. I had, since
God bypassed them when it came to handing February 2015, been a deputy lay-clerk (singer
out talent and gifts. Everybody is gifted in in the choir) there, and this was increased in
some way. September of that year to singing the priest’s
part at Evensong five days a week, but
My music has opened up for me a world of
becoming Succentor greatly increased my
interest and given me many wonderful
experiences. I have had the opportunity to commitment, with morning services on
form two choral societies and a philharmonic Sundays and weekdays, and working in the
orchestra. Also I have had the stamina and liturgy office to help prepare music lists, orders
persistence to continue to conduct. It is not of service etc.
easy to explain the thrill of conducting choirs For the first few months I was Succentor I
and orchestras and to hear the beautiful continued to live in St Francis Vicarage in
harmonies and melodies radiating from them Lynwood Avenue, as the property my wife and
and hopefully me bringing out the effects the I were to live in in the Castle needed
composer desired. renovations, and they took longer than
During the fifty six years I have played the expected. However, in July 2017 we finally
organ in churches, there have been times when moved in. And, wow, was it worth the wait! It
great sensitivity has been called for. There would have been worth the wait for the
have been numerous occasions when I have privilege of living in such a historic yet also
met with the bereaved to discuss their needs spacious and newly-renovated property. But
when decisions are being made about the the real wow-factor was the views: out of the
music and songs or hymns for their loved one’s back over Windsor High Street to St Leonard’s
funeral service. Hill and on towards glorious sunsets; out of the
front a full-on view of the West Front of St
Of course music can enhance or hamper any George’s Chapel, glowing in the evening sun
church service and I have learnt that it certainly after the tourists had left. As if this all wasn’t
can affect the atmosphere of worship. enough, the property gave privileged grand-
It is always a great privilege to assist stand views of big royal occasions, including
worshippers in their praise to God and during Garter Day, and the weddings of Prince Harry
Page 12All of the above might be true enough but
some of you might reflect on how lucky we are
to have such a wealth of history right on our
doorsteps. Did you know that, according to the
Register of Parks and Gardens of Special
Historic Interest, a deer park is first mentioned
at Langley Marish in 1202 and continued in use
throughout the Middle Ages.
Now known as Langley Park, the original
building within the deer park was a hunting
* The photo shows the view of St George’s from our lodge for the royals. In 1603 Sir John
house on Maundy Thursday 2018, when for security Kedermister was appointed Chief Steward of
reasons the cars normally parked in front of the
the Manor of Langley Park and, after replacing
chapel had be taken elsewhere.
the hunting lodge with a house, stables and
outbuildings, he was granted ownership of the
and Meghan Markle and of Princess Eugenie
park and manor in 1626. Now no longer Crown
and Jack Brooksbank. The role of Succentor
property, the park was sold in 1738 to Charles
didn’t include an active part in those big
Spencer, 3rd Duke of Marlborough who once
occasions, but it did for the two Royal Maundy
again used it as a hunting lodge until, in 1756 he
services that have taken place in St George’s in
commissioned the building of the present
recent years, in 2016 and 2018. What a
house which was finished in 1760. His son,
privilege!
George, the 4th Duke inherited the house and
My role of part-time Succentor came to an end park in 1758 and commissioned Lancelot
in March 2019, and in the following month 'Capability' Brown to landscape the whole area.
Alison and I moved back into the property we His designs and influence continue to be
own in Windsor and that we had let out for the enjoyed by many today.
twenty years we were living in church
There have been many changes within the park
accommodation. However, life has by no
over the years. For example, did you know that
means come to an end: I continue to sing in the
the plinth on the edge of Temple Gardens once
choir at St George’s as a deputy lay-clerk, and I
had a thirty metre high monumental memorial
take services from time to time in the Slough
column in oriental style on it but initially the
area as the need arises, including this last
plot housed an elaborate, domed, octagonal
Christmas Day back at St Francis. Yes, I have
Palladian temple, visited by guests to Windsor
missed Langley, but, as I say, I’m not far away,
Castle. The plinth is still in situ and, on a clear
and Alison and I send our love from where we
day, affords a fantastic, uninterrupted view of
are now just across the Thames!
the castle seven kilometres away.
Bruce Russell
The surrounding Temple Gardens are still a
Reflection on Langley Park great attraction, especially when the
When you reflect on Langley as a place to live, rhododendrons are in flower. Did you know ...
what are your first thoughts? Traffic one of the plants, called ‘Langley Park' is
congestion? Airport expansion? Loss of specific to Langley and the only other specimen
identity? Or something completely different? is kept in the seed bank of Kew Gardens. More
recently, after visits by a rhododendron
Page 13specialist, another new species was discovered
and named ‘Langley Surprise'. It certainly is
surprising that the shrubs and trees planted so
long ago, continue to give such pleasure to
local residents and visitors from further afield.
Langley Park (and Black Park) are often used
for film sets, the most recent being 'Doolittle'
which is due to be released on 7th February.
Fancy having a park on our doorsteps big
bench by The Friends of Langley Park
(more information on their Facebook page)
and is a wonderful place, close to the war
memorial, to reflect on how lucky we are to
live so close to such a beautiful park and
garden.
• the Tea Rooms!
If you would like to learn more about Langley
Park there are many information boards that
remind you of the history - maps and trails are
available at the Tea Rooms. Simply Walk (run
enough to recreate a whole street!
by Bucks CC) lead regular walks for differing
Other attractions within the park include: fitness levels every Monday, departing from
the car park on Billet Lane at 10am promptly.
• the mature woodlands which are
predominately made up of different Other activities are run by the Country Park
varieties of oak rangers and information can be found on the
web site.
• the sinuous lake to the south and west of
the house (which has now been So now it’s my turn to reflect. Did I know all of
transformed into an upmarket hotel and the above before writing this article? Much of it
spa) which in 2019 gave great ongoing 'yes' as I have been a regular visitor to the park
interest as a pair of swans hatched and
since I moved to Langley in 1980, but details,
raised seven cygnets, Egyptian geese
hatched their goslings up one of the 'no'! On reflection, I wouldn’t change anything
splendid Cedar of Lebanon trees, and other about the park I love unless it was for safety or
water fowl entertained. a necessary improvement. This is done by
• the more recent addition of a play park regular volunteer conservation sessions led by
caters for our youngest generation and the the park rangers, so there are many ways to
wide, level paths cater for buggies, get involved or just turn up and enjoy your local
wheelchairs or just the less mobile amongst slice of history, fresh air and friendship. There
us. is something for everyone!
• the Arboretum has many specialist trees Kate Cox
and shrubs and 2019 saw the creation of a
'Fernery' in one corner. This has been
enhanced by the generous donation of a
Page 14Some final thoughts on
Reflection
One of the loveliest letters in the New
Testament is a Thank You letter from Paul to
the people that make up the small church at
Philippi. He is a prisoner in Rome, dependent
upon his friends for the means of survival, and
he is writing to them to express his gratitude
for their kind gift.
But being the Christian teacher and pastor
that he is, Paul has devoted most of the letter
to writing of his joy in their progress since he
took the good news of Jesus to them, and in Northampton has welcomed Bishop Elect
encouraging them in their faith. David’s appointment and has asked
Then, before his ‘thank you’, he writes this in everybody to pray for him as he prepares for
chapter 4 verse 8 – finally, whatever is true, his ordination as Bishop.
whatever is noble, whatever is right, whatever OUR NEW SHEPHERD AND GUIDE David
is pure, whatever is lovely, whatever is James Oakley was born on 28th November,
admirable – if anything is excellent or 1955 in Stourbridge. He is the eldest of five
praiseworthy – think about such things. children to Joyce and Fred Oakley. The family
As we read this first Around Langley of 2020, moved to Birmingham when David was 7
perhaps we could reflect on Paul’s wisdom years old. After school, he worked in a well-
and make sure that our focus is on the right known department store and entered Oscott
things. It might make our lives a little better. in September 1974. Fr David was ordained on
Tony Randall 5th July 1980 and has served in several
parishes within the Archdiocese of
New Bishop Appointed Birmingham. He has always suggested that
Holy Family Catholic parish is in the diocese of the parish is his natural habitat. Fr David
Northampton and on 8th January we received studied catechetics at the Maryvale Institute
the news that Pope Francis has appointed and was awarded a MEd degree. He was
Canon David Oakley, a priest of the appointed Pastoral Director and Procurator at
Archdiocese of Birmingham and currently Oscott in 1994. During this time he researched
rector of St. Mary’s College, Oscott, to be the a PhD thesis in Pastoral Theology, which was
thirteenth Bishop of Northampton. Cardinal later published. As Parish Priest at Maryvale,
Vincent Nichols will celebrate the Episcopal Fr David directed the diocesan Department
Ordination of Bishop Elect David in for Parish and Family Catechesis, developing
Northampton Cathedral at 11 am on the resources in collaboration with CaFE. At the
Solemnity of St. Joseph, 19 March 2020. same time, he undertook licentiate studies in
the Pontifical University of St Patrick’s,
Bishop Peter Doyle, our retiring Bishop, on Maynooth and was awarded the STL degree.
behalf of the priests and deacons, and the Since February 2013, he has been the twenty-
religious and people of the Diocese of third Rector of Oscott.
Page 15Langley Churches Invite you to join them ...
At Langley Free Church At Christ the Worker Church
Oasis Fellowship group meets on Needles & a Yarn
Wednesdays (1.30 for 2.00pm). The We meet to knit and crochet blankets,
programme for Febraury: baby clothes and toys for local and
Feb 5th Precious Things international charities. The next
12th Tea Sharing & Gift Time meetings will be on Tuesdays, 4th and
19th Tony Randall 18th February at 2pm. Contact Maureen
26th Robin Wilding Bush on 01753 543465 for further details.
Contact: Ann Portsmouth, 01753 585845
or 07788 812 500.
St Mary’s
On Saturday 29th February Family Games
CRAFT Afternoon Leap Year Challenge will be held at the St
The first craft afternoon of the year will Mary’s Church Centre starting at 4pm.
be on Saturday, 15th February, 12–5pm. Call Robin Grayson on 01753 542068 for
For further information contact Chris on details.
07789 838500, or the church on 01753
On Sun 1st March at 11 am there will be a
540771.
Joint Parish Service at St Mary's (no
The Monday Lunch Club is open service at St Francis or Christ the
to everyone, offering friendly company, Worker).
and meets every Monday in the church,
12-2.30pm. Purchase lunch for £2 or
bring your own.
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Page 18Parish Directory
St Mary’s Church
www.langleymarish.com/stmary
Rev. Robin Grayson 01753 542068 r.j.grayson@btinternet.com
Curate: Rev. Sue Lepp 07930 520562 revdsuelepp@gmail.com
Hall Lettings: Mr Graham Jones 07802 784024 st.marys.church.centre@gmail.com
St Francis Church
www.langleymarish.com/stfrancis
Hall Hire: Mrs Joy Raynor 01753 676011 joyraynor@aol.com
Licensed Lay Minister: Mr Bill Birmingham 01753 548646 billbirmingham@gmail.com
Christ the Worker Church
www.langleymarish.com/c-t-w/
Rev. Shola Aoko 01753 547025 shola_aoko@yahoo.co.uk
Hall Lettings: Mr Graham Jones 07802 784024 ctw.langley@gmail.com
Parish Administrator: Mrs Dalletta Reed 01753 541042 langleymarish@gmail.com
Holy Family Catholic Church
www.holyfamily.co.uk
Parish Priest: Canon Kevin O’Driscoll
Deacon: Rev. Graham Jones
Hall Hire: Mrs Maria Boland
All above contactable at 01753 543770 holyfamilylangley@yahoo.co.uk
Parish Worker: Mr Kieran McKeown 01753 543770 kieranmckeown50@yahoo.co.uk
Langley Free Church
www.langleyfreechurch.org.uk
Pastor Rev. John Bernard 01753 473219 pastor@langleyfree.org.uk
Hall Hire: 01753 540771 bookings@langleyfree.org.uk
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