Churches - Bevendean History Project
Newspaper Articles for St Andrews Church 1947
Brighton & Hove Herald – 11 January 1947
At Evensong tomorrow (Sunday) at St Andrews Church, Moulsecombe, the Bishop of Lewes (the Right Rev. Geoffrey Warde) will dedicate the striking memorial which has now been complete in the side chapel in honour of the 88 Moulsecombe men who gave their lives in the war.
The central feature of the memorial is the magnificent mural painting (photographed above). It is the work of a Brighton artist, Fred C. Herrick, and dominates the east end of the side chapel. The names of the gallant dead here commemorated are set out in the east wall alcove, with a lamp continually burning beneath; and there is to be a book with a page dedicated to each, giving personal details that, “future generations may read, not a list of long forgotten names, but the glory and the tragedy of young men like themselves given to an early death.”
The vicar (the Rev. Bransby A. H. Jones) – who has given such an inspiring lead, in conjunction with the Sussex Churches Art Council, in the preparation of this notable addition to the church – announces that the whole memorial already in hand will have cost over £200. Of this sum half has already been subscribed, and if £300 can be raised, the original plan of extending the mural painting to the surrounding walls can be completed. Moulsecombe is not one of the wealthiest of parishes, and the help of all friends, whether residing in the parish or outside it, is warmly invite.
Brighton & Hove Herald – 11 January 1947
So declared Mr Jan Schenk, the leader of a party of Dutch Young Old Catholics, the guests for ten days of the Moulsecombe Youth Fellowship, when responding in excellent English to a welcome extended to the visitors by the Deputy Mayor of Brighton (Councillor Walter Clout) on Tuesday.
The party, consisting of 31 young men and women from various parts of Holland, arrived in Brighton on Monday morning after a tiring journey, during which delay was occasioned by engine trouble aboard the cross-Channel steamer the Mecklenburg.
Three of the visitors. were members of a similar exchange holiday party entertained by the Youth Fellowship in 1939, and were actually in England when war was declared. Since then they have corresponded whenever possible.
The programme for the visit was drawn up under the guidance of Mr C. J. Witten, organiser of the Youth Fellowship, and includes drives round the county, hikes, socials, and dances. The visitors leave for Holland on Tuesday next.
A party from Moulsecombe will travel to Switzerland on the same day for a similar exchange holiday. Their Swiss hosts hope to visit Brighton next year, when the present guests from Holland plan to entertain Moulsecombe youth in Holland.
Brighton & Hove Herald – 2 August 1947
Inter - communion between the Church of England and the Old Catholics was established in 1931, and this visit was undertaken to bring young people of both Churches together. It will be remembered that a few weeks ago 31 members of the Dutch Old Catholic Church came to Moulsecombe on a similar exchange visit.
The party in Switzerland visited many places, including Basle, Zurich, Lucerne and the William Tell country, the Burgenstock, the Rhone glacier and various mountain passes. For the first week Olten, a small town at the foot of the Juras, was the centre, and later the party moved on to Berne, the capital, where the temperature last week-end reached one hundred degrees. Brighton's more 90 seemed quite cool on Monday by comparison.
Before the party left for home on Sunday, they attended the Old Catholic Church in Berne, where Bishop Kury was the celebrant at Eucharist, assisted by Pfr. Kramis, of Berne, and the Rev. Bransby A. H. Jones, Vicar of Moulsecombe, who also accepted an invitation to preach. The members of the fellowship were greatly impressed by the fine choir and joined in the singing of the hymn "Wach auf du geist der ersten zeugen” to the tune always associated in England with "Ride on, ride on in majesty."
Arrangements for the trip were made by the organiser of the fellowship, Mr C. J. Witten, who speaks highly of the helpfulness of the various Government departments and the Southern and French railways.
Brighton & Hove Herald – 23 August 1947
"Do your best to ensure that your vicar and churchwardens have smiling; faces for yet another year," said Dr. Thwaites, who was deputising for Mrs Daisy Cooke, unavoidably absent through ill-health.
Thanks to Dr. Thwaites and to Mr F. S. Kilner, J.P., who presided, were expressed by Mr C. J. Witten, who was responsible for the bazaar arrangements.
The bazaar continued on Thursday evening, when there were various competitions, the prizes for which were distributed by Councillor and Mrs W. Whiting.
The amount raised by the effort is expected to reach £230.
Brighton & Hove Herald – 6 December 1947
CHURCH NEWS IN BRIEF
The
Rev. Kenneth Morgan, formerly curate of Moulsecombe and later of
Preston Parish Church, has been appointed as a Missions to Seamen
Chaplain on the Tyne.Brighton & Hove Herald – 11 January 1947
ST ANDREWS WAR MEMORIAL DEDICATION
At Evensong tomorrow (Sunday) at St Andrews Church, Moulsecombe, the Bishop of Lewes (the Right Rev. Geoffrey Warde) will dedicate the striking memorial which has now been complete in the side chapel in honour of the 88 Moulsecombe men who gave their lives in the war.
The central feature of the memorial is the magnificent mural painting (photographed above). It is the work of a Brighton artist, Fred C. Herrick, and dominates the east end of the side chapel. The names of the gallant dead here commemorated are set out in the east wall alcove, with a lamp continually burning beneath; and there is to be a book with a page dedicated to each, giving personal details that, “future generations may read, not a list of long forgotten names, but the glory and the tragedy of young men like themselves given to an early death.”
The vicar (the Rev. Bransby A. H. Jones) – who has given such an inspiring lead, in conjunction with the Sussex Churches Art Council, in the preparation of this notable addition to the church – announces that the whole memorial already in hand will have cost over £200. Of this sum half has already been subscribed, and if £300 can be raised, the original plan of extending the mural painting to the surrounding walls can be completed. Moulsecombe is not one of the wealthiest of parishes, and the help of all friends, whether residing in the parish or outside it, is warmly invite.
Brighton & Hove Herald – 11 January 1947
DUTCH YOUTH IN BRIGHTON
The Dutch visitors pay a visit to the Royal Pavilion
Guests of Moulsecombe Youth Fellowship
“We are building a bridge not only between the governments of the nations, but a bridge between the hearts of the people."The Dutch visitors pay a visit to the Royal Pavilion
Guests of Moulsecombe Youth Fellowship
So declared Mr Jan Schenk, the leader of a party of Dutch Young Old Catholics, the guests for ten days of the Moulsecombe Youth Fellowship, when responding in excellent English to a welcome extended to the visitors by the Deputy Mayor of Brighton (Councillor Walter Clout) on Tuesday.
The party, consisting of 31 young men and women from various parts of Holland, arrived in Brighton on Monday morning after a tiring journey, during which delay was occasioned by engine trouble aboard the cross-Channel steamer the Mecklenburg.
Three of the visitors. were members of a similar exchange holiday party entertained by the Youth Fellowship in 1939, and were actually in England when war was declared. Since then they have corresponded whenever possible.
A Varied Programme
After
introductions the party, who were also welcomed by Councillor W
Whiting, chairman of the Moulsecombe Community Centre, and Mrs Whiting,
were conducted over the Royal Pavilion by Mr Clifford Musgrave. They
were accompanied by members of the Moulsecombe Youth Fellowship,
together with the Vicar of Moulsecombe (the Rev. Bransby A. H. Jones)
the Rector of Hangleton (the Rev. T. R. Franklin, a former curate at
Moulsecombe), and Councillor Miss D. E. Stringer, a member of the
Brighton Youth Committee.The programme for the visit was drawn up under the guidance of Mr C. J. Witten, organiser of the Youth Fellowship, and includes drives round the county, hikes, socials, and dances. The visitors leave for Holland on Tuesday next.
A party from Moulsecombe will travel to Switzerland on the same day for a similar exchange holiday. Their Swiss hosts hope to visit Brighton next year, when the present guests from Holland plan to entertain Moulsecombe youth in Holland.
Brighton & Hove Herald – 2 August 1947
FROM MOULSECOMBE TO SWITZERLAND
Youth Fellowship's Trip
TWENTY-EIGHT
members of the Moulsecombe Youth Fellowship have just returned from a
fortnight’s holiday in Switzerland as guests of the Swiss
Christian Catholic Church, a branch of the Old Catholic Church of
Europe.Youth Fellowship's Trip
Inter - communion between the Church of England and the Old Catholics was established in 1931, and this visit was undertaken to bring young people of both Churches together. It will be remembered that a few weeks ago 31 members of the Dutch Old Catholic Church came to Moulsecombe on a similar exchange visit.
The party in Switzerland visited many places, including Basle, Zurich, Lucerne and the William Tell country, the Burgenstock, the Rhone glacier and various mountain passes. For the first week Olten, a small town at the foot of the Juras, was the centre, and later the party moved on to Berne, the capital, where the temperature last week-end reached one hundred degrees. Brighton's more 90 seemed quite cool on Monday by comparison.
Kind and Courteous Hosts
The
impressions gained of the Swiss people were of kind and courteous
hosts, rather reserved at first, but sincere in their admiration for
Great Britain.Before the party left for home on Sunday, they attended the Old Catholic Church in Berne, where Bishop Kury was the celebrant at Eucharist, assisted by Pfr. Kramis, of Berne, and the Rev. Bransby A. H. Jones, Vicar of Moulsecombe, who also accepted an invitation to preach. The members of the fellowship were greatly impressed by the fine choir and joined in the singing of the hymn "Wach auf du geist der ersten zeugen” to the tune always associated in England with "Ride on, ride on in majesty."
Arrangements for the trip were made by the organiser of the fellowship, Mr C. J. Witten, who speaks highly of the helpfulness of the various Government departments and the Southern and French railways.
Brighton & Hove Herald – 23 August 1947
CHURCH BAZAAR AT MOULSECOMBE
"The
House of God also has housekeeping expenses," said Dr. John Thwaites,
appealing for support for the bazaar and sale of work at St. Andrew's
Church Hall, Moulsecombe, which he declared open on Wednesday."Do your best to ensure that your vicar and churchwardens have smiling; faces for yet another year," said Dr. Thwaites, who was deputising for Mrs Daisy Cooke, unavoidably absent through ill-health.
Thanks to Dr. Thwaites and to Mr F. S. Kilner, J.P., who presided, were expressed by Mr C. J. Witten, who was responsible for the bazaar arrangements.
The bazaar continued on Thursday evening, when there were various competitions, the prizes for which were distributed by Councillor and Mrs W. Whiting.
The amount raised by the effort is expected to reach £230.
Brighton & Hove Herald – 6 December 1947
