This year’s blessing of the animals will be on 4 October 2015 at 2.30 pm.
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Sermon preached on 7 June 2015
Corpus Christi
There will be a glorious high mass for the Feast of Corpus Christi on 4 June 2015 at 7.30 pm.
Music to include: Vierne Messe Solennelle and Panis Angelicus by Franck.
This service will include the full ceremonies of the feast including the procession of the Blessed Sacrament amongst scattered rose-petals and Benediction of the sacrament for all present.
Picture Credit – Angela Kirkby – (Creative Commons Attribution, non-commercial)
Regular Sunday Worship Times
Sunday services are at 8.30 am, 10.30 am and 6.30 pm. The morning services are communion services, the evening one is usually Choral Evensong. Look out for the Open Silence once a month at 8 pm.
Sunday 3 May 2015
The church is open at service times.
Sunday 3 May 2015 – Easter 5
0830 Said Eucharist (1970)
Presiding: The Very Rev Kelvin Holdsworth
1030 Sung Eucharist
Presiding: The Very Rev Kelvin Holdsworth
Preaching: The Very Rev Kelvin Holdsworth
1830 Choral Evensong
Presiding: The Very Rev Kelvin Holdsworth
Daily Prayer takes place from Monday to Saturday at 0930 in church. A said midweek Eucharist takes place every Thursday at 1100.
RSCM Voice for Life Awards
There are five levels in the Voice for Life scheme, for singers of any age from beginners through to advanced singers, starting with a preparatory level for new, inexperienced singers.
- White (preparatory level)
- Light Blue
- Dark Blue
- Red
- Yellow
WHITE LEVEL
The preparatory White Level for new singers (ie, probationers/trainee choir members) introduces and assesses very basic choral skills and understanding. On completion of this preparatory level, the singer is admitted as a full member of the choir. It is also custom to award a surplice at this stage.
LIGHT BLUE, DARK BLUE, RED AND YELLOW LEVELS
Once the singer has become a full member of the choir, they move on to the four main levels of Voice for Life: Light Blue, Dark Blue, Red and Yellow. At each level of Voice for Life there are graded targets which are assessed informally by the choir trainer or teacher. Once a singer has completed the necessary training for that level, reached the targets and finished their workbook they can be awarded their RSCM Voice for Life medal and the appropriately coloured ribbon.
For all five levels, as well as for the Bronze, Silver and Gold awards, candidates are tested on singing skills, general musicianship and a growing knowledge of the context in which they sing, including liturgy, the church year, and musical history.
BRONZE, SILVER & GOLD AWARDS
In order to support the choir trainer and affirm the levels achieved within the choir while working on the Voice for Life training scheme, the RSCM provides a parallel system of awards designed to be assessed through a formal external examination: these are called the Bronze, Silver and Gold awards.
Successful candidates are entitled to wear a prestigious medal cast in the appropriately coloured metal (bronze, silver or gold) and these are worn on distinctive ribbons. Bronze awards are worn with a Green ribbon, Silver awards with a Purple ribbon and the Gold award with a Dark Red ribbon.
Sunday 15 February 2015
The church is open at service times.
Sunday 15 February 2015 – Epiphany 6
Farewell to the Rev Chukwuemeka Iwuagwu
0830 Said Eucharist (1970)
Presiding: The Rev Chukwuemeka Iwuagwu
1030 Sung Eucharist
Presiding: The Rev Chukwuemeka Iwuagwu
Preaching: The Very Rev Kelvin Holdsworth
1830 Choral Evensong
Presiding: The Rev Chukwuemeka Iwuagwu
Daily Prayer takes place from Monday to Saturday at 0930 in church. A said midweek Eucharist takes place every Thursday at 1100.
Sunday 8 February 2015
The church is open at service times.
Sunday 8 February 2015 – Epiphany 5
0830 Said Eucharist (1970)
Presiding: The Very Rev Kelvin Holdsworth
1030 Sung Eucharist
Presiding: The Very Rev Kelvin Holdsworth
Preaching: The Rev Canon Dr Charlotte Methuen
1830 Choral Evensong
Presiding: The Rev Cedric Blakey
Daily Prayer takes place from Monday to Saturday at 0930 in church. A said midweek Eucharist takes place every Thursday at 1100.
Sunday 11 January 2015
The church is open at service times.
Tuesday 6 January 2015 – The Epiphany
1930 Choral Eucharist
Setting: St Mary’s Cathedral Centenary Eucharist – David Bednall
Sunday 11 January 2015 – The Baptism of the Lord
0830 Said Eucharist (1970)
Presiding: The Rev Chukwuemeka Iwuagwu
1030 Sung Eucharist with Baptism
Presiding: The Rev Prof John Riches
1830 Choral Evensong
Presiding: The Very Rev Kelvin Holdsworth
Daily Prayer takes place from Monday to Saturday at 0930 in church. A said midweek Eucharist takes place every Thursday at 1100.