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ObituaryGeoff Hirst
Geoff was born on 22nd May, 1930. at his parents house in Hoyland, near Barnsley. As children, he and his sisters Marlene and Judith attended the parish church at Cowlesley, near Huddersfield, where Geoff sang in the choir. When at school, Geoff was commended by his teacher for his politeness - a hallmark of Geoffs personality we all recognise. His national Service was spent in the RAF, where he trained as a PE instructor. As a young man, his hobbies included learning to play the trombone, driving the whole family to despair trying to master the tune to Remember Me! - he was much better (they recall) on the piano! Geoff loved his motor bikes, and rode in many scramble races around the country, with a wealth of knowledge gained, regarding mechanics and necessary repairs eventually restoring a Triumph motorcycle to gleaming perfection in his garage. At the age of 34, Geoff met Barbara (then 26), at Foxs Select Dancing Academy (whilst she was teaching in Huddersfield). Geoff was a devoted husband for 48 years, and supported Barbara though thick and thin . Geoff loved countryside walks together with Barbara, and this prompted his artistic and photographic talents, which came into their own by way of creating personalised cards, beautiful montages created at home, on his computer. After a largely healthy life, Geoff fell victim to asthma attacks, to which he surrendered and fell asleep with a massive heart attack, on 31st January this year, attended to this end by the very capable and caring staff of the local Intensive Care Unit (Dewsbury). Geoff, was a man of few words, patient, kind, caring, loyal, dependable slow to anger and quick to forgive described by Barbaras brother as the rock, looking after Barbara and leaving a legacy of love, to sustain her in lifes continuing journey.
Organ Concerts
To mark the periods of Passiontide and Easter our Director of Music, Anthony Norcliffe, will give his annual Organ Concert to mark the events on Tuesday, April 2nd at 1pm. As usual admission to this will be free, with a retiring collection. Tuesday May 14th at 1pm sees the inaugural recital of our famed Grand Summer Series (the 19th season) of Organ Concerts which will, as is traditional, be given by our good friend, Dr Simon Lindley (Leeds City Organist & Master of the Music of Leeds Minster). In all, there will be 12 weekly concerts in the series and we shall be delighted to welcome 7 guest recitalists to play for us, the remaining 5 being performed by our own Director of Music. We can guarantee a veritable feast of music, superbly performed on our splendid Norman & Beard organ, one of the citys finest instruments. You will be warmly welcomed at each concert and be one of a host keenly faithful supporters. Full details of the series will be published in the next edition of The Record and we would be glad if you made a regular date with us.
according to the Julian. The result of this combination of solar and lunar discrepancies is divergence in the date of Easter in most years. Easter is determined on the basis of lunisolar cycles. The lunar year consists of 30-day and 29-day lunar months, generally alternating, with an embolismic month added periodically to bring the lunar cycle into line with the solar cycle. In each solar year (1 January to 31 December inclusive), the lunar month beginning with an ecclesiastical new moon falling in the 29-day period from 8 March to 5 April inclusive is designated as the paschal lunar month for that year. Easter is the third Sunday in the paschal lunar month, or, in other words, the Sunday after the paschal lunar month's 14th day. The 14th of the paschal lunar month is designated by convention as the Paschal full moon, although the 14th of the lunar month may differ from the date of the astronomical full moon by up to two days. Since the ecclesiastical new moon falls on a date from 8 March to 5 April inclusive, the paschal full moon (the 14th of that lunar month) must fall on a date from 21 March to 18 April inclusive. Accordingly, Gregorian Easter can fall on 35 possible datesbetween 22 March and 25 April inclusive. It last fell on 22 March in 1818, and will not do so again until 2285. It fell on 23 March in 2008, but will not do so again until 2160. Easter last fell on the latest possible date, 25 April, in 1943 and will next fall on that date in 2038. However, it fell on 24 April, just one day before this latest possible date, in 2011 and will not do so again until 2095. The cycle of Easter dates repeats after exactly 5,700,000 years, with 19 April being the most common date, happening 220,400 times or 3.9%, compared to the median for all dates of 189,525 times or 3.3%. The Gregorian calculation of Easter was based on a method devised by the Calabrian doctor Aloysius Lilius (or Lilio) for adjusting the epacts of the moon, and has been adopted by almost all Western Christians and by Western countries who celebrate national holidays at Easter. For the British Empire and colonies, a determination of the date of Easter Sunday using Golden Numbers and Sunday letters was defined by the Calendar (New Style) Act 1750 with its Annexe. This was designed to exactly match the Gregorian calculation. The Greek island of Syros, whose population is divided almost equally between Catholics and Orthodox, is one of the few places where the two Churches share a common date for Easter, with the Catholics accepting the Orthodox date - a practice helping considerably in maintaining good relations between the two communities.
Apr 14th: In memory of Philip & Howarth Barran & Stella Allison & Donald Barran Susan Coggan Apr 21st: Flower Fund Apr 28th: In memory of Bill Hibbitt Roy Perry Roy Perry
If anyone would like to make a donation to provide flowers in memory of a loved one, to celebrate anniversaries or remember a birthday, then please contact Joan Perry or Susan Coggan (Flower Secretary). A few dates in the calendar are still available . . . . .
Susan Coggan
Chapel Management Committee meetings will be on: Wednesday 20th March and Wednesday 18th April
Chapel Chat . . .
Mar 3rd: Derrick Pritchatt Mar 10th:(Mothering Sunday) Apr 7th: Rosemary Frances Lloyd Janet Gadsby Apr 14th: Roy Coggan Mar 17th: Rev. Lewis Rees Apr 21st: Anthony Dawson Mar 24th: (Palm Sunday) Apr 28th: David Arthur Jonathan Coggan Mar 31st: (Easter Day) Janet Gadsby
CONFLICT or UNITY?
There is no greater cause of conflict in our world today than the diversity of race, religion, culture and creed. Israel, Kosovo, Northern Ireland, Russia, Spain, Africa, India, Indonesia and elsewhere : this is fundamentally the case. Yet whether we are Jew, Muslim, Christian, Hindu, Sikh, Buddhist, Bahai or a member of any other religious faith, we share the same universe; the same planet Earth; the same environment; the same human biology and the same evolutionary process of nature. Clearly then, without a movement toward greater unity as one world and one people, there will be no peace. Leeds is a modern city, which incorporates people from a variety of cultural and religious backgrounds. Their children sit alongside each other in schools, and lie alongside each other in hospitals. Yet the traditions of previous generations present obstacles and barriers to the natural and necessary integration of modern-day communities. It is now imperative that human beings everywhere embrace a vision of the oneness of God and of Humankind. Peace and harmony for future generations depends directly upon the success of this challenge. Of course, such unity will not come easily or overnight, and there will be many objections along the way. Nevertheless an attempt must be made, and where better to begin by way of example to the world, than in our fine city of Leeds? This matter will not go away, and it is of little use hiding in our Synagogues, Temples, Gurdwaras, Mosques and Churches, and thinking that we can continue safe in our exclusive, cultural and religious, traditions. As intelligent and responsible adults, we have a duty to our children and to our world to address the problem now. If you share our vision, or are in sympathy and agreement with our views, then perhaps you would like to make contact with us, and together - whatever our differences - we might begin to find and establish that vital path to greater unity.
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