The Clarion
The Clarion is the monthly magazine of the parish of St.Mary the Boltons.
The magazine has news about the month ahead in the parish, and occasional articles by the priest-in-charge and members of the congregation.
We discuss the future, and how we can use the Church for God's purpose.
The church is open during the day on most days – but please call to confirm if you are making a special journey. You'll find contact numbers on the Contacts page.
To see the Clarion issues in detail, please click on the links below. All except May 2004 are in the PDF format. Most modern web browsers can read these. If necessary, download a free reader from the Adobe website.
July/August 2008: Summer Fair report; the poetry of Blake; John Ellerton, composer of The Day Thou Gavest; a new framework for our charitable giving.
June 2008: Pilgrimage to Toledo, Avila and Salamanca; Sunday School to sponsor a child; St Jude’s Update.
May 2008: Ginny Thomas's remarks to the APCM; Gift Aid tax relief; Summer Fair, call for help.
April 2008: Gerald Beauchamp's Sermon.
March 2008: Easter - A Champagne Event; The Bishop od London's Lent Message; My sister Mari, an Iraqi refugee.
February 2008: Lent; Christian Zionism,
December 2007/January 2008: Preparing for Christmas; It wouldn't be Christmas; report from Al-Ahli Hospital in Gaza City.
November 2007: a month for remembering; Lace and Faith; Just This Day; Gerald Beauchamp
October 2007: How Good is Your Hebrew?; For Creed and Creation.
September 2007: September: a new start; Harvest Festival; St Paul's Institute.
August 2007: Summer Reading; Update on Al Ahli Hospital, Gaza; God's Waiting Room? - a visit to Mary Smith Court.
July 2007: Summer Fair a great success; St Mary's Pilgrimage holiday; Confirmation classes; A wedding in Zinbabwe; Change of Parish Administrator and Kensington Area Conference.
June 2007: Articles about Al Ahli Hospital in Gaza and the Arthritis Research Campaign, which are beneficiaries of the Summer Fair (Saturday June 23rd); Reading at St Cuthbert's and a letter from Carole Sharpe.
May 2007: Report of the Annual Parochial Church Meeting and articles on William Tyndale and Zero - Hans Schleger.
April 2007: Includes The Challenge of Easter by Ginny and advance notice of the Summer Fair (June 23)
March 2005: contains a piece from Suzanna Rust explaining how the icon of St John the Evangelist was prepared. This is the icon we will be sending to Gerald with our love and prayers.
February 2005: includes an update from Gerald which tells more about the new life he is leading
January 2005: includes Ginny's review of Christmas and an article on the Magi by Mary Blanchet
December 2004: has notes on Ginny's sermon on the first Sunday in Advent, and a report on a first at St Mary's - a youth service, in which the whole service was presented by the teenagers in our Sunday Club. It also announces the publication of a new book about St Mary The Boltons.
November 2004: includes news of our prayer network and the theme for World AIDS day.
October 2004: includes Gerald's farewell.
September 2004:includes John Harris' obituary and a letter of thanks from Anne Swift for all the support she has received during her mother's final illness. Also, as there are so many new contacts this month, we have included the back page to this month.
August 2004: includes more memories of the Russian pilgrimage and a report on money raised for the Children's Society through our summer fair.
July 2004: includes news of the Russian pilgrimage and Richard Dowbiggin's obituary.
June 2004: includes news of the appointments of a new Associate Vicar, the Revd Ginny Thomas, and our new Director of Music, Mr Graham Caldbeck.
May 2004: contains the news from our vicar, Gerald, that he is to leave St.Mary's to test his vocation to the religious life at the Society of St.John the Evangelist in Cambridge, Massachusetts. Gerald explains how he has come to this decision. May's issue also contains Aida Gowan's obituary and a pastoral letter from the Bishop of London.
April 2004: information on the1400th anniversary of the diocese of London, an update on the search for a new director of music, and more comments on the 'inclusive church' vote.