Join us at 8pm in the Parish Rooms on Tuesday 18 September for the next installment of the St Mary's Film Club; Denial. Acclaimed writer and historian Deborah E. Lipstadt must battle for historical truth to prove the Holocaust actually occurred when David Irving, a renowned denier, sues her for libel. In 1993 in her book, Denying the Holocaust, historian Deborah Lipstadt described David Irving as "one of the most dangerous spokespersons of Holocaust denial.” Irving filed a libel law suit in the United Kingdom where the burden of proof lies on the defendant, not on the plaintiff. The film describes the trial and how what was at stake was more than the reputation of two people but the record o
Keep up to date with the latest Parish news in the September edition of the Parish Newsletter. If you have any advertising or editorial queries please direct these to Editor, Jill Hipson.
Saturday 8 September 2018 - 10am to 6pm Help us to raise money for the Historic Churches Trust at the 2018 Sponsored Bike 'n Hike and have a fun day out at the same time! You can choose your own route and friends to go with. Just get friends and family to sponsor you, then go to as many churches as you can in the day either by foot, bike, or horseback. Lots of churches are open for drinks and food, including New Milll at Tring and Putnam who always lay on a huge spread of sandwiches and cakes for lunch. Sign in at each church you go to and have your form signed, enjoy your day and then collect up your sponsorship. All money raised is shared between your chosen church (hopefully St Mary’s Nor
We won a silver certificate for our team efforts for the sponsored Bike and Hike last year, which was kindly presented to the team leader Evelyn Hodgson, at the confirmation service on Sunday July 8th. Can you help us to do better next year and go for gold? See the events page, or, better still, pick up a sponsor form from Evelyn Hodgson at church on Sunday.
On Saturday 25th August we will be welcoming some visiting ringers to St Mary's. Bellringers do this to experience new towers and new bells, and will often visit several churches in a day. Please do listen out for this from 11:30 to 12:30 on Saturday 25th August. If you would like to learn more about bell ringing at St Mary's please take a look at our Bellringers page or contact Tower Captain, Valerie Clark on bells@stmarysnorthchurch.org.uk.
