Past EVents

From time to time, as events are held in the parish, reports will appear here. 
You can send us a story or pictures by emailing northopchurch@gmail.com

A Flower Festival was held from 4th to 16th October in the Church for Harvest. Church was open every day in daylight hours. Free entry.
Featuring Photography from Mold Camera Club, many people and groups have got involved - Coleg Cambria, the WI, Northop and Nothop Hall Schools and local businesses and the Church  looked spectacular.

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Flower festival photos from Camera Cat Studios Northop

Flower festival photos from Eric Palmer of Mold Camera Club

Congratulations to Mr and Mrs Hughes

Married in St Mary's in the 9:30am Sunday service on 27th Sept 15. We wish Michael and Melanie every blessing.

Jacob's Baptism

Jacob John Anthony Hainsworth was baptised by Bishop Gregory on Advent Sunday in the Eucharist. Thanks to all who attended for your support.

To see pictures, follow this link (you don't need to have a Facebook account to see them):
https://www.facebook.com/media/set/?set=a.879551992095287&&l=0c1b999af1

Northop Panto

Not itself a Church event, but involving and supported by a number of church members, the annual Northop Presents Panto was a great success. Congratulations to all involved in an excellent Robin Hood.

Remembrance Exhibition

Remembrance Sunday 2014 was a memorable occassion, attended by around 300 people. The SIlver Band played, the Scouts and Brownies led a procession through the village and took part in the service and Viv Williams from flintshirewarmemorials.com told the moving story of Lt Neville Astbury who died 16th Sept 1916.

The service also launched the exnibition, housed in the church for the month of November, and open 10am to 4m daily.  Pupils from Sychdyn School, Northop Hall School and Ysgol Owen Jones have been researching the lives of the men commemorated on the War Memorial in the Church from their three communities. Their work, and additional research carried out by Vivien and Eifion Williams of flintshirewarmemorials.com, will be on display in the church.

We were keen for the exhibition to commemorate the lives of these men as well as their deaths. Through it, we hope that vistors to the church can feel a connection to a generation of young men lost from our community, and remember them not only as soldiers but simply as people, at this historic centenary.

The church is also seeking donations at the exhibition to restore a Roll of Honour, on view in the church, on which the names of all who were deployed were written at the time so that the parish could pray for them.  Each casualty was then marked with a cross. It is a poingnant tribute to those who died and those who returned a hundred years ago.

You can download presentations by pupils from Sychdyn School and Northop Hall School here.
John Watkinson
Thomas Latham
Frank Hodkinson
Fred Powell
Jonathon Roberts
Joseph Dodd
Samuel Williams
Ben Jones
Edgar Stevenson
Thomas Wilcock
Will Davies

Here is the main text of the exhibition.

Northop Hall School Harvest

It was lovely to host NH School's Harvest Festival in St Mary's in October.  Each year group presented different aspects of Harvest, including songs and poems and we learned about Harvest round the world and through time. In the photos, you can see members of the school council with some of the harvest gifts, which are given to elderly local residents.

Pet Service

All creatures great and small were welcomed into the Parish Church on St Francis day for a celebration of our animal friends.  The dogs joined in with the Alleulias particularly well.

Meet the Newest resident of the Vicarage

Jacob John Anthony Hainsworth was born 15th August 2014 to Rev Richard and his wife Laura. He weighed 7lb 6. 
Richard and Laura would like to thank everyone for their good wishes, cards and gifts on his arrival.

Summer Fair 2014

14th June 2014
A very successful and well supported Summer Fair was held in and around the Memorial Hall on a sunny summer Saturday.  The event included a performance from the Silver Band, and by pupils from Ysgol Owen Jones, stalls game and refreshements, a grand prize draw and a dog show.
Our thanks to all who came, and to Lesley and the team for their excellent organisation.  Around £1700 was raised for church funds.

Concert by the Chester St Cecilia Singers

14th June 2014:
A busy day brought to an excellent conclusion!  The St Cecilia Singers performed a varied programme on the theme "Faith, Hope and Love" to an appreciative audience and a high standard.  Northop Church member, Karren, who is a member of the Singers, performed a solo piece, with red rose in hand...

Cenentary celebration for St Mary's Church Northop Hall

A choral evensong was held at St Mary’s Church Northop Hall on Sunday 5th August to celebrate the centenary of the consecration of St Mary’s church, Northop Hall. The church was consecrated on 23rd of April 1912.

The centenary evensong was led by the then vicar of Northop Parish, the Rev. Ray Billingsley and sung by the choir of St Eurgain’s church, Northop.

The parishioners of Northop Hall arranged a buffet refreshment which was shared by the congregation of over 50 at the end of the service. It was a very happy moment to see the specially baked celebration cake cut by the doyenne of Northop Hall, Lillian Edgington who at 100 years old is the contemporary of the church.