Ready for the celebrations: the decorated statue of St Faith and the High Altar await the High Mass


'In Our Day Of Thanksgiving...
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PATRONAL PAGEANTRY 2011




As has been the case for many years, the people of St Faith's celebrated October 6th,
the feast day of our patron, Saint Faith, with a colourful Procession and High Mass.


The celebrant was Fr Neil Kelley, assisted by ex-Mirfield ordinands, Frs Michael Maine and David Pickett.
The preacher was
the Reverend Dr Jennifer Cooper, Lecturer and Tutor in Theology from the College of the Resurrection.


Fine music has always been a feature of these very special occasions, and this was no exception.
The augmented choir sang
the Kyrie, Gloria & Agnus Dei from the  “Little Organ Mass” by  Haydn, and Mozart's 'Ave Verum Corpus',
while Fr Ian Gallagher memorably gave us Schubert's 'Ave Maria'.
The music was conducted by Daniel Rathbone and the organist was Stephen Hargreaves.

A splendid and moving service was followed by lavish refreshments in the church hall.
Despite the wild, wet  and windy weather (60+ mph gales on Crosby seafront!) the turnout was good,
and the church family and our visitors enjoyed a night to remember.

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to what we know about Saint Faith - and many details of other churches and places dedicated to or connected with her.



 

      
  
   
 
    
  
 
  

 

In our day of thanksgiving one psalm let us offer

For the saints who before us have found their reward;

When the shadow of death fell upon them, we sorrowed,

But now we rejoice that they rest in the Lord.

 

In the morning of life, and at noon and at even,

He called them away from our worship below;

But not till his love at the font and the altar

Had girt them with grace for the way they should go.

 

These stones that have echoed their praises are holy,

And dear is the ground where their feet have once trod;

Yet here they confessed they were strangers and pilgrims

And still they were seeking the city of God.

 

Sing praise then, for all who have sought and here found him,

Whose journey is ended, whose perils are past;

They believed in the light, and its glory is round them

Where the clouds of earth’s sorrows are lifted at last.


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