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| Esh Winning & Waterhouses Parish Magazine 1932 |
Parish Magazines might not be what is usually thought of as a "church record" but they provide a fascinating snapshot into parish life. I was lucky enough to find this 1932 magazine from the parishes of Waterhouses with Esh Winning in County Durham amongst my great-aunt belongings.
The little two sided magazine contains the normal list of officers, (my great aunt Lillian Thompson was at just 19 the organist), religious reflections and parish news: communion times, the Mother's Union service, a whist drive by the choir to raise money for the church and a planned bazaar later in the year because both the church and the church hall are in need of repair.
I loved the announcement of a "Magic Lantern Service" for Lent, which would include slides of stories from the old testament. More prosaically it was just a "slide show" but magic lantern is a delightful connection to an older world.
