Welcome to Berwick Parish Church
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Dedicated to The Holy Trinity and Saint Mary, England's Most Northerly Parish Church.
set within the Elizabethan walled defences of Berwick-upon-Tweed, equidistant between Edinburgh and Newcastle, on the North East coast of Northumberland, at the mouth of the mighty River Tweed. PLEASE click on links to <.... left of this page for items which may interest.
for current, future events, reports please see Diary page
especially Diary and Coldstream Guards pages for current report on 'Long March'
The Marchers set off from Coldstream at 9am on exercise 'Enduring Guardsman' Wednesday 6th January 2010 with prayers led by Canon Hughes. On reaching Berwick later that day, they were welcomed into Berwick Parish Church, which they built in 1650, by The Mayor and Sheriff, a large turnout of Town Councillors and The Freemen of Berwick in their robes. Entering Church with the Civic Party to Regimental Slow March 'Figaro' greetings were exchanged, Micah 4 vv1-5 read, an encouraging address delivered, prayers for safe journey offered, The National Anthem sung followed by 'Battle Hymn of The Republic' before all processed out of Church to Regimental Quick March, 'Milanollo'
see one TV report - http://www.bfbs.com/reports/watch_bfbs_reports_ext.php#
also the Coldstream web site with up to date pictures:
when the page opens - go to right hand side and find the link line on the marchers
26 January 2010 - Hitchin
27 January 2010 - Rest Day 28 January 2010 - Barnett 29 January 2010 - Rest Day 30 January 2010 - Tower Hill, London photographs will appear here following the ceremony on Tower Hill
The Address delivered by The Vicar can be read on our 'Meditations' page
over Coldstream Bridge and south - only 400 miles to go!
A DVD has been made of Berwick and its history see link for extract: http://www.ness-st.co.uk/video.html simply send a cheque for £12 (includes p&p) made out to 'Albert Whyte' together with your name and address to The Vicar at address below
You are warmly invited to join in our public worship. Sunday: 8.30am Holy Communion (Book of Common Prayer) 10am Parish Communion (Common Worship) 6pm Choral Evensong (BCP) (1st Sundays followed by BCP Holy Communion) Thursday: 10am Holy Communion (BCP) Anyone wishing Home Communion ring Vicar on 306136
Sunday 10am and Thursday 10am are both followed by refreshments and fellowship in our Parish Centre Church is open daily 9am to 5pm For GROUP conducted tours, with talk on Town and Church, contact The Vicar: Canon Alan Hughes CF TD
The Vicarage Parade Berwick-upon-Tweed Northumberland TD15 1DF Telephone and Fax: 01289 306136 e.mail: skypilot60@btinternet.com If you cannot contact The Vicar, please telephone The Reverend Richard Carlill 01289 303701 The Organ Fund (see organ page) continues to grow .....£123,500 raised £36,500 to go to our target of £160.000. Our Organ builder Mr Coffin visits Church Thursday 28th January to prepare for work, which begins early summer. Please mark your donation ‘Berwick Parish Church Trust' and send to Vicarage (address above)
List of Vicars of Berwick-upon-Tweed from 1291 during The Commonwealth of Oliver Cromwell. Completed in 1652 and Consecrated in 1662
all pages, images and information
copyright @ Canon Alan Hughes you have only to ask "and you will receive!"
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