The Magazine

The Magazine is published monthly with news and articles about St Paul's and the wider church. Priced at 30p, you can pick up a copy in church. The Editor always welcomes articles and other items which can be used in the Magazine - use our contact form to send your contributions.


Previous editions of The Magazine for download in pdf format:

2012 January

2011 December

2011 November

2011 October

2011 September

2011 August

2011 July

2011 June

2011 May

2011 April

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From time to time, The Magazine will mention items which are available on the internet which you might like to look at. You will see this: Magazine+ at the end of articles which have a web link.

February 2012: Magazine+

Children's Society Good Childhood report 2012

November 2011: Magazine+

Chester Diocese Cycle of Prayer

David Stockwell's thoughts on the restoration of St Paul's

Roger Firth's fully updated history of St Paul's organ

Pictures of the organ during the restoration work.

September 2011: Magazine+

See a full copy of St Paul's first hymn book dating from 1940

August 2011: Magazine+

Interview with the Archbishop of Canterbury from Guardian Weekend

Cotterill's "Selection of Psalms and Hymns...." 8th edition. See the article on how hymns became legal in the August magazine.

July 2011: Magazine+

Roger Firth's article on the history of St Paul's organ.

David Wells, Organ Builders - the firm responsible for the work carried out on St Paul's organ 1010/2011

Pictures of plaques on the organ which mark the several stages of its life.

Pledge form for the Director of Music Appeal - you can print this before filling it in and handing to the Wardens or the Vicar

Pictures of the Rainbows' Royal Wedding Cake - and the Rainbows, of course! Click on a picture to see it full size.

rainbow royal wedding 1

rainbow royal wedding 2

rainbow royal wedding cake

June 2011: Magazine+

Wickipedia article about the World Scout Jamboree in Sweden 2011 - see Rebecca Stone's piece about preparing to attend the Jamboree in June's Magazine.

Big Brother Mouse - literacy charity working in Laos - The Sunday Morning Children's Group supported this through their giving in Lent.

Support Jan Stone's charity parachute jump appeal in aid of Wigan and Leigh Hospice. See article in June's Magazine. Click here to go to Jan's web page

May 2011: Magazine+

Jeremy Nicholas: Hymns Ancient and Modern rejected. Link to the full article: a lament on the general decline of the hymn singing tradition.

The Church of England wedding planner. Site which offers assistance in planning a church wedding.