Parish Turns 100 in 2024
Parish Turns 100 in 2024
Throughout 2024 we will be celebrating the first one hundred
years of the Parish of Warblington with Emsworth – the
partnership between St Thomas à Becket church in Warblington
and St James’ church in Emsworth. We will be updating this
page regularly as our plans come together.
Highlights will include an exhibition at Emsworth
Museum and a special souvenir issue of our Parish magazine.
Have
you ever wondered what a Parish actually is?
Or where our boundary lies?
Do you know how
many baptisms have taken place in our churches in the last
100 years, or when a Rector was persuaded to climb to the
very top of St James’ spire?
Do you know what happened to the old St James organ?
Our
parish has a fascinating history and we are creating a very
special leaflet to help locals and visitors find out more
about it. The
plan is to make it available to every household in early
March 2024 …
Over the last one hundred years we know our
churches have played a significant part in the lives of many
local families.
Both St James and St Thomas à Becket have helped mark some
of the most important moments in our lives.
We would love
to hear stories about your connection with our churches and
its activities.
Perhaps you have stories to tell about your time in the
choir at St James or at Sunday School.
Or maybe you were married at St Thomas à Becket or
have a story to tell about enjoying mince pies and coffee
there on Christmas Eve
We
are creating both an exhibition at Emsworth Museum and a
souvenir edition of our Parish magazine, Running Free, and
memories from local families will make both very special for
us, especially if you could also show us photographs.
Please email any stories or memories about being a part of
the Parish of Warblington with Emsworth to
wwe100@warblingtonwithemsworth.org
Stay
up to date with all our plans and events next year by
following us on Instagram or Facebook (you will find the
links at the bottom of every page of the website).
And remember to visit this page of our website
regularly – it is where we will post more information about
planned events.
Don’t forget to look out for the souvenir issue of Running
Free in June 2024.
Parish of Warblington with Emsworth 16th November