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Unitarian youth in Torockó, wearing traditional costume. Székelykő mountain, Transylvania, Romania Photo: Márkó László
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New Year’s Day
Basil the Great &Gregory of Nazianzus,
Bishops, 379 & 389
Guru Singh’s birthday(Sikh) The Epiphany
First flight of theAvro Lancaster, 1941
Plough Sunday
William Laud, Archbishopof Canterbury, 1645
Aelred of Hexham,Abbot of Rievaulx, 1167
George Fox, Founderof the Quakers, 1691
Makar Sankranti(Hindu)
Antony of Egypt,Hermit, 356
Week of Prayer forChristian Unity
Wulfstan, Bishop ofWorcester, 1095
Agnes, Child Martyr atRome, 304
Septuagesima Burns NightTimothy and Titus,
Companions of PaulHolocaust
Memorial Day
Hindu festival of Holi - Shillong, India Photo: John Hewerdine
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Brigid,Abbess of Kildare, c 525
The Presentationof Christ in the Temple
(Candlemas)Anskar, Archbishop of
Hamburg, 865
Joseph Priestley,Theologian andScientist, 1804
Vladimir Lossky,Orthodox Theologian,
1958 Chinese New Year Shrove Tuesday Ash Wednesday
Henry VIII recognised assupreme head of the
Church of England, 1531
Valentine,Martyr at Rome, c 269
Thomas Bray,founder of the SPCKand the SPG, 1730
Battle of Verdunbegins, 1916
Alexander Gordon,Minister & Historian, 1931
Polycarp,Bishop of Smyrna,
Martyr, c 155 Matthias, ApostleGeorge Herbert, Priest
and Poet, 1633
Scottish NationalCovenant signed, 1638
Easter Cross at St Andrew's United Church, Kirton LIndsey, Lincolnshire Photo: Jane Sheard
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David,Bishop of Menevia,
Patron of Wales, c 601
Chad,Bishop of Lichfield,
Missionary, 672Hinamatsuri
(Japan)
Mothering Sunday
Perpetua, Felicity andtheir companions,
Martyrs at Carthage, 203
Maha Shivaratri(Hindu)
Commonwealth Day
Patrick,Bishop, Patron of Ireland,
c.460Cyril, Bishop ofJerusalem, 386
Palm Sunday
Thomas Cranmer,Archbishop of Canterbury,
Martyr, 1556
Holi(Hindu)
Maundy Thursday,Purim (Jewish) Good Friday
Easter Day John Donne,
Priest, Poet, 1631
Māori church at Ohinemutu - New Zealand Photo: Anthony Lemon
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Low SundayDietrich Bonhoeffer,
Lutheran Pastor, 1945
William of Ockham,Friar, Philosopher, 1347
George AugustusSelwyn, first Bishop ofNew Zealand, 1878
Baisakhi(Sikh)
Shri Ram Navami(Hindu)
Alphege,Archbishop of Canterbury,
Martyr, 1012
Birth of JamesMartineau 1805
George,Patron of England
Mellitus, first Bishop at StPaul’s, 624 Mark the Evangelist
Christina Rossetti, Poet,1894
Catherine of Siena,Teacher of the Faith,
1380
1st Day ofPassover (Jewish)
The Garden at Tenterden Unitarian Meeting House Photo: Daniel Costley
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Rogation Sunday Bank Holiday Ascension DaySinking of
RMS Lusitania, 1915
Birth of Henry Dunant,Founder of the Red
Cross 1828
William AlexanderSmith, Founder of theBoys’ Brigade, 1914
Pentecost(Whit Sunday)
Caroline Chisholm,Social Reformer, 1877
Vesak(Buddhist)
Joseph Blanco White,Theologian , 1841 FA Cup final, Wembley
Buddha Day John & Charles Wesley,
1791 and 1788
The Venerable Bede,Monk at Jarrow,
Scholar, 735 Corpus Christi
Bank Holiday Battle of Jutland, 1916
Dalton Woodland Burial Ground, Cumbria Photo: John Hewerdine
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Justin,Martyr at Rome, c.165 Coronation Day
Broussilov Offensivebegins on the Eastern
Front, 1916
T.E. Lawrence’s Arabrevolt against the Turks in
the Hejaz, 1916 Bank Holiday Eire1st Day of Ramadan
(Islam)Columba,
Abbot of Iona, 597 Start of Euro 2016,
France Barnabas the Apostle
Feast of Weeks(Jewish)
Richard Baxter,Puritan Divine, 1691
Evelyn Underhill,Spiritual Writer, 1941
Guru Dev’s martyrdom(Sikh)
Fathers’ DayAlban, first Martyr of
Britain, c. 250Etheldreda,
Abbess of Ely, c.678The Birth of
John the Baptist
Cyril,bishop of Alexandria,
Teacher of the Faith, 444
Irenaeus,Bishop of Lyons,Teacher
of the Faith, c. 200Peter and Paul,
Apostles
SACH holiday visits Chatsworth House Photo: Ernest Baker
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Thomas the Apostle
Thomas More, Scholar,and John Fisher, Bishop ofRochester, Martyrs, 1535
Eid Al-Fittr(Islam
Benedict of Nursia,Abbot of MonteCassino, c.550
Bank Holiday(N.Ireland)
John Keble,Tractarian, 1866
Asalha Puja(Buddhist)
Swithun, Bishop ofWinchester, c.862
Osmund,Bishop of Salisbury, 1099
Gregory, bishop of Nyssa,Teacher of the Faith, c. 394
Margaret of Antioch,Martyr, 4th century Mary Magdalene
James the Apostle
Brooke Foss Westcott,Bishop of Durham,
Teacher of the Faith, 1901
William Wilberforce,Social Reformer, 1833
Ignatius Loyola,Founder of the Society
of Jesus, 1556
Blessing of a new bell at Sepsiszentkirályat, by Bishop Bálint Benczédi Ferenc, Transylvania, Romania Photo: Márkó László
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Oswald,King of Northumbria,
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Rabindranath Tagore,Poet 1941
Mary Sumner, founder ofthe Mothers’ Union, 1921
Laurence, Deacon atRome, Martyr, 258
John Henry Newman,Priest, Tractarian, 1890
Octavia Hill,Social Reformer, 1912
Maximilian Kolbe, Friar,Martyr, 1941 The Blessed Virgin Mary
Raksha Bandhan(Hindu)
William & Catherine Booth,Founders of the Salvation
Army, 1912 and 1890
Increase Mather,Boston CongregationalMinister, Author, 1723
Bartholomew theApostle
Krishna Janmaashtami(Hindu)
Augustine,Bishop of Hippo,
Teacher of the Faith, 430 Bank Holiday John Bunyan, 1688
Aidan,Bishop of Lindisfarne,
Missionary, 651
Cycle ride in support of the Historic Churches Trust Photo: Jane Sheard
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Giles of Provence,Hermit, c.710
Gregory the Great,Bishop of Rome,
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Cuthbert, Bishop ofLindisfarne, 687
Ganesh Chaturthi(Hindu)
Aid Al-Addha(Islam)
John Chrysostom,Bishop of
Constantinople,407 Holy Cross DayCyprian, Bishop of
Carthage, Martyr, 258
Ninian,Bishop of Galloway,
Apostle of the Picts, c. 432Hildegard, Abbess of
Bingen, Visionary, 1179
Matthew,Apostle and Evangelist
Lancelot Andrewes,Bishop of Winchester,Spiritual Writer, 1626
Vincent de Paul,Founder of theLazarists, 1660 Michaelmas
Harvest decorations, First Presbyterian (Non-Subscribing) Church, Downpatrick Photo: Mary Stewart
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Navrati (Hindu)
Earl of Shaftesbury,Social Reformer, 1885
Rosh Hashanah(Jewish)
Francis of Assisi,Founder of the Friars
Minor, 1226
William Tyndale,Translator of the
Scriptures, Martyr, 1536
Saraswati Puja(Hindu)
Council of Chalceldonbegins 451
Robert Grosseteste,Bishop of Lincoln,
Scientist, 1253Thomas Traherne, Poet,
Spiritual Writer, 1674Dussehra(Hindu)
Yom Kippur(Jewish)
Edward the Confessor,King of England, 1066
Teresa of Avila,Teacher of the Faith,
1582
Nicholas Ridley,Bishop of London &
Hugh Latimer, Bishop ofWorcester, Martyrs, 1555
Succot(Jewish) Luke the Evangelist
Henry Martyn,Translator of the Scriptures,
Missionary in India andPersia, 1812
Aberfan disaster,1966
Trafalgar Day
Shmini Atzeret(Jewish)
United Nations DayCrispin and Crispinian,Martyrs at Rome, c.287
Alfred the Great,Kingof the West Saxons,
Scholar, 899Michael Servetus,
Martyr, 1553Simon and Jude,
Apostles
James Hannington, Bishopof Eastern Equatorial Africa,
Martyr in Uganda 1885
Diwali(Hindu)
Martin Luther,Reformer, 1546
Licensing of Lay Readers by Bishop Christopher Lowson, Lincoln Cathedral Photo: Pat Frankish
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All Saints’ Day All Souls’ DayTheophilus Lindsey,Theologian, 1808
Leonard,Hermit, 6th century
Willibrord of York,Bishop,
Apostle of Frisia, 739Margery Kempe,
Mystic, c 1440
RemembranceSunday
Margaret,Queen of Scotland,Philanthropist, 1093
Hugh, Bishop ofLincoln, 1200
Battle of Somme ends,1916
Hilda,Abbess of Whitby, 680
Christ the KingCecilia,
Martyr at Rome, c 230Isaac Watts,
Hymn Writer, 1748
1st Sunday of Advent Andrew the Apostle
Unitarian worship in the Khasi Hills of Meghalaya, North East India Photo: John Hewerdine
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Charles de Foucauld,Hermit in the Sahara,
1916
Francis Xavier,Missionary, Apostle of
the Indies, 1552
Nicholas,Bishop of Myra, c.326
Ambrose,Bishop of Milan,
Teacher of the Faith, 397
Lucy,Martyr at Syracuse, 304
Formation ofthe Wolf Cubs
(now Cub Scouts),1916
Eglantyne Jebb, SocialReformer, Founder of
‘Save The Children’, 1928
Battle of Verdun ends,1916 Christmas Eve
Chanukah(Jewish)
Christmas Day Boxing Day Bank Holiday The Holy Innocents
Thomas Becket,Archbishop of Canterbury,
Martyr, 1170John Wyclif,
Reformer, 1384
JanuaryThe Unitarian church in Transylvania was first recognised by the Edict of Torda, issuedunder King John II Sigismund of Hungary in 1568. For a full account see “The Only UnitarianKing in History” by Donald Bailey, published in Faith and Freedom Vol. 67, No 179 and Vol.68, No 180.
FebruaryHoli is the spring festival in the Hindu calendar and is also known as the festival of colours.As well as marking the end of winter, Holi also marks the beginning of a new year; a timeto mend relationships and to end conflict.
MarchSt Andrew’s United Church, Kirton in Lindsey, North Lincolnshire is a Norman church, andan ecumenical parish of Anglicans, Methodists and Baptists.Rector: Rev. Kathy Colwell www.the-umc.org.uk
AprilSt Faith’s Anglican Church in the Māori village of Ohinemutu, New Zealand, wascompleted in 1914. Carvings (whakairo) and wall panels (tukutuku) adorn its interior, whilea stained glass window depicts Jesus wearing a Māori cloak (korowai). As the church isnext to Lake Rotorua, it appears that Jesus is actually walking on the lake.
MayThe Unitarian Old Meeting House in Tenterden is believed to date from c. 1700. A plaquein the church indicates that Benjamin Franklin was a member of its congregation. Minister: Rev. Daniel Costley www.ukunitarians.org.uk/tenterden
JuneThe Dalton Natural Woodland Burial Ground in Cumbria is a place of natural or greenburial. It describes itself as providing a natural woodland burial as an environmentallysustainable alternative to existing funeral practices, where the body is returned to the earthto decompose naturally and be recycled into new life.
www.daltonwoodlandburial.co.uk
JulyChatsworth House is the home of the Duke of Devonshire. The Cascade, the stone stepsover which water flows – providing great fun for the children on the SACH holiday, wasoriginally built in 1696. www.chatsworth.org
AugustUnitarian Bishop Bálint Benczédi Ferenc blesses the new bell at Sepsiszentkirályat inRomania, commemorating the 680th anniversary of the village’s foundation.
SeptemberOn the second Saturday of September the Ride+Stride event takes place across the UKfor the Historic Churches Trust and local trusts. It’s a sponsored bike ride, with cyclists callingat a number of churches - who often lay on much-needed refreshments, in support ofmaintaining our national heritage. www.rideandstrideuk.org
OctoberThe First Presbyterian (Non-Subscribing) Church, Downpatrick was founded in the mid-seventeenth century as the original Presbyterian congregation in that part of county Down.The meeting-house was built in 1711 for the ministry of the Rev Thomas Nevin who led thecongregation into the non-subscribing Presbytery of Antrim in 1725.Minister: Rev. David Steers www.downpatricknsp.org.uk
NovemberThe Licensing of Lay Readers at Lincoln Cathedral follows three years of study for aFoundation Degree in Ministry Studies. Lay readers are men and women from a diverserange of occupations and backgrounds, who serve as volunteers to encourage God’sministry. www.lincoln.anglican.org
DecemberThe Unitarian movement in India in the Khasi-Jaintia Hills was founded by Babu HajomKissor Singh in 1887.
Send a Child to Hucklow Fund (SACH) wasstarted in 1961 by Rev Peter Godfrey and RevGlyn Pruce, to provide holidays fordisadvantaged children at the NightingaleCentre, Great Hucklow in the Peak DistrictNational Park.
The children are selected from agencies such asthe Family Service Units, Women's Refuges,Social Service Departments, etc., with no regardto religious considerations.
In 2016 children from across the UK will enjoy amuch needed holiday, entirely funded andorganised by SACH. The charity is run on anentirely voluntary basis and the Hon Secretary isErnest Baker.
All proceeds from the sale of additional copiesof this calendar will go to the fund.
Registered charity number: 271585
Donations Treasurer:Sue Catts (Cooper), 8 Woodlands Drive, BEVERLEY, HU17 8BZ
“The only condition is that the childrenselected would not otherwise have a holiday”
WWW.SENDACHILDTOHUCKLOW.ORG.UK
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FAITH & FREEDOMA journal of progressive religion published at Harris Manchester College, Oxford, UK,with financial support from the Daniel Jones Trust and the Hibbert Trust.
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Editor: Rev. Dr David SteersEditor Emeritus: Rev. Peter GodfreyFounding Editor: Rev. Eric Shirvell Price
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Please contact Nigel Clarke, faithandfreedom@btinternet.com, for details on how to subscribe or if you would like a samplecopy. Payment can also be made on the website by Paypal.
COMING IN 2016:For research, information and inspiration, the entire Faith and Freedom archive from 1947 onwards will beavailable online to subscribers.
THANKS TO:Rev. Ernest Baker, Rev. Daniel Costley, Dr. Pat Frankish, John Hewerdine, Márkó László, Dr. Anthony Lemon,Rev. Mária Pap, Jane Sheard and Mary Stewart for their photographs.
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