Archive

The archive section is a very large repository of articles/ web pages created since the formation of the website in October 1998. Many  of these articles are found using the search facilities  or click below for information on:

Sermons Note these are text based articles which featured either in the parish magazine or the parish publications which replaced the magazine. A 12 week rolling record of voice recordings of sermons' can be found on our Podcast page.
Clergy of the Parish of Bognor All the clergy from the first perpetual Curate in 1822.
People of  St. Wilfrid's Church People past and present  who have served or worshipped in our church
Poetry of Fr. Cecil Champneys Burnham

Below you will find articles from magazine articles and other library sources on events in the life of the Anglican church in Bognor starting with the consecration of the first Chapel of Ease in 1822.

Event (click to access)	Date
Consecration of St. John's Chapel by the Archbishop of Canterbury	January 1822
Dedication of the Christ Ascendant Statue by Uli Nimptsch	May 1964
Holy Land Visit	February 1999
Flower Festival	September 1999
Territorial Army Band Concert	September 1999
Roof Repairs	October 1999
British Airways Band Concert	March 2000
90th Anniversary of Dedication	March 2000
Nyewood School Centenary Garden	June 2000
Ordination of Fr. Bill Bullock	July 2002
Restoration of the Organ	February 2000 - December 2002
Wall Mural - Church Hall	December 2002
Organ Dedication	January 2003
Festival of Local History at St. Wilfrid's Church & The Hub Centre	June 2003
Junior St. Cecilia Awards to 3 of our Choristers	September 2003
Motorbike Blessing	September 2003
Organ Recital by Ian Tracey, Organist and Master of the Choristers, Liverpool Cathedral	September 2003
Festival of Local History Exhibition at St. Wilfrid's Church	June 2004
Farewell to Fr Roger Calder	December 2004
Farewell to Fr. Bill Bullock	December 2004
Farewell to Canon Keith Catchpole - Priest in Charge during the Interregnum	February 2006
Churches Together Passion Play in the streets of Chichester	April 2006
Licensing of Fr. Andrew Wadsworth by the Bishop of Horsham	April 2006
Songs of Praise with the choirs of St. Wilfrid's and Nyewood Junior School	March 2007
The Vigil, by Ladislas Fodor performed by  by Act In Faith	May 2007
"The Way Ahead" - Results of the Think Tank set up to reflect on the future of St. Wilfrid's Church	September 2007
Visit by the Bishop of Liberia on the occasion of the Lambeth Conference	July 2008
Remembering the Laying of the Foundation Stone (that took place on 22nd July 1910)	July 2008
Relocation of the Christ Ascendant Statue to the West Wall	September 2008
Christ for the Nations Bible Week	September 2008
Back to Church Sunday	September 2008
Retirement as Choir Trainer of Helen Woods	October 2008
Service of Thanksgiving and Blessing of Pets	October 2008

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