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Fr. Oliver Coss SSC was installed as Rector of All Saints
Northampton, with St Peter and St Katharine on the 7th September 2016 and can be contacted
through the Parish Office or by emailing
rector@allsaintsnorthampton.co.uk
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Mrs. Alison Mills and Mr. Richard Lambert are the CHURCH WARDENS. They can be contacted through the Parish Office, on
01604 632845.
Mrs Katie Steel is the PARISH SECRETARY. She
can be contacted through the Parish Office, on
01604 632845 or by emailing
secretary@allsaintsnorthampton.co.uk.
Dr.Robin Sheppard is the PARISH SAFEGUARDING OFFICER.
He can be contacted through the Parish Office.
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Jem Lowther
is the Director of Music at All Saints'
Northampton. He can be reached by email at
music@allsaintsnorthampton.co.uk or phone
(01604) 632845.
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Jem Lowther took up the position of Director of Music at All Saints’ Church
in Northampton in September 2015.
In this role he takes charge of the training and direction of the choirs,
as well as all the other musical activities of the church.
Educated as a Music Scholar at Eton College, Jem spent his gap-year working as
an organist in Washington D.C. and New York City, before taking up at Organ Scholarship
at Corpus Christi College Oxford. In this role he acted as musical director for
the college’s chapel choir, leading them in performance both at home and abroad.
He left Oxford with a first-class degree in Music, and the highest mark of any organist
in his finals recital.
Jem is a Fellow of the Royal College of Organists and holds a ABRSM diploma in solo piano performance.
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PHILIP SLANE
has been the SINGING TUTOR at All Saints since January
2012. Philip was a chorister at Winchester Cathedral, later
winning scholarships to the Guildhall School of Music and
the Royal College of Music. He held positions in the choirs
of Westminster Abbey and St Paul’s Cathedral (where he still
sings frequently), and has regularly sung with The Sixteen
and The Monteverdi Choir.
Alongside this he fashioned a solo concert and opera career,
including tenures at Glyndebourne and The Royal Opera,
Covent Garden. In the last few years Philip has steered his
career towards teaching, and since joining the team at All
Saints, he has been revelling in the opportunity to
contribute his professional experience to our highly
talented young musicians.
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Laurence Caldecote
was appointed Assistant Organist on 1st January 2018, but first played organ at All Saints’ in December 2016,
when, at short notice, he was organist for Mass of the Nativity and since that time, he has been our regular
organist on Sunday mornings.
Laurence holds a BA (Hons) in Music Composition and Professional Practice from Coventry University
where he was Director of the Coventry University Performing Arts Chamber Choir.
He has studied composition with Chris Hazell and Robert Ramskill, and the organ with Dr Martin Moxham,
Geoffrey Holroyde, Tim Campain, and Kerry Beaumont.
He currently studies with Richard Brasier in London.
Laurence is a Fellow of the Guild of Musicians and Singers.
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ROGER PALMER has been ORGANIST EMERITUS at
All Saints since 2013, following 21 years as ASSISTANT
ORGANIST. Roger began playing the organ in his
teenage years and soon became Assistant Organist at Luton
Parish Church. He had the honour of playing for the Queen
and the Royal family as they attended the church each year
from Luton Hoo Country House as part of their Wedding
Anniversary celebrations.
Roger plays regularly for local choirs and holds the
Fellowship Diplomas of both Trinity College of Music and the
London College of Music, as well as the Associate Diploma of
the Royal College of Music.
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The Company of All Saints' Ringers ring on
Sundays, feast-days and on all civic occasions, and they
regularly ring peals or quarter peals for special
anniversaries. A new ring of ten bells was installed in
2006. The TOWER CAPTAIN is BRIDGET PAUL, who can be
contacted on 01604 832291.
Further information on the bells can be found here.
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We are lucky enough to maintain two separate chorister lines.
Our Junior Choir is made up of children from years 3-9, while our Senior Choir is made up of girls in years 10-13.
These top lines are supported by a back row of teenagers and adults who sing the alto, tenor, and bass parts.
The choirs sing for Choral Eucharist Sunday mornings at 10:30am, and evensongs on Monday and Thursday at 5:30pm.
They also carry out a busy programme of concerts and tours, more details of which can be found in the Music Department.
A full list of choral services can be found here.
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There are three specific groups of worshippers at All Saints.
There is the Weekday Congregation who attend the daily
Eucharist or thrice-weekly Choral Evensong. Then there is the
Sunday congregation who attend the 8.00am, 10.30am and 6.30pm
services. Finally the Civic Congregation, who attend annual &
anniversary services important to the town and county.
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The Parochial School was resited in the 1970s, but the links
between the parish and the school are maintained by foundation
governors, and the Beckett & Sargent foundation. |
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Conscious of the need for educational grant aiding, the B & S
charity, founded in the Parish, gives grants to young people
in all fields of education. |
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The P.C.C is part of the Church of England's synodical
government, operating by statute. The Parochial Church
Council is elected on an annual basis by those on the
Electoral Roll of the Church. The P.C.C consists of two Church Warden, the Deanery Synod Representatives and twelve
elected members. |
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The coffee shop is run by The Good Loaf.
As a social business its aim is to provide real employment opportunities to vulnerable
local women so that we can break the cycle of poverty, unemployment and offending.
More details can be found on their website here. |
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