Barnabas 11th June 2023 Did you have a best friend at school or through University? A friend that has stood by you through thick and thin? Maybe you have that friend that although you don’t see them regularly, when you do meet them you just pick up where you left off? Friends and friendships are …
Author archives: Philip Rawlings
Sermon 4th June 2023
Sermon for Trinity Sunday Now apologies if some of what I say this morning rings any bells. I have used these analogies before and I can’t think of better ones! The idea, the concept of the Trinity often has us tied up in knots. We are not alone – for centuries us humans have struggled to comprehend …
Music 2023-07-09
9th July 2023 5th Sunday after Trinity Choral Evensong 6pm William Byrd died 4th July 1623 Organ: Voluntarie for my ladye Nevill – ByrdAnthem: Teach me, O Lord, the way of thy statutes – ByrdOrgan: A fancie – Byrd
2023-07-02
2nd July 2023 4th Sunday after Trinity Parish Communion 10:30am Pretroit: Jesu, joy of man’s desiring – J S Bach (first performed on this day in 1723)Anthem: Ave verum corpus – Byrd
Music 2023-06-26
26th June 2023: 7:00 – 8:00pm – Choir practice – St James’
Music 2023-05-11
11th May 2023 Barnabus the Apostle/1st Sunday after trinity Choral Evensong with a medieval flavour 6pm Organ: Ave maris stella – HofhaimerPretroit: Christ the Lord is risen again – Anon 13th centuryHymns: O: 214 Let the round world with songs rejoice; aP: 372 He who would valiant be; F: 373 How shall I sing that …
Music 2023-06-04
4th June 2023 Trinity Sunday 10.30 Parish Communion Organ: Prelude in C (BWV 943) – attrib. J S BachPretroit: Hymn to the Trinity (Words Rev’d John Venus Music Anon, arr. DH)Hymns: E: 146 Holy, holy, holy; G: 256 On this day, the first of days O: 354 Eternal Father, strong to save; F: 466 Thou whose …
D&G Concert
The D&G choir under the direction of Martin Hall present a concert of French music, to include Faure’s Requiem. St James’ church at 7:30pm on Saturday 24th June. Tickets £10 from tickets@dandgchoir.net.
Yehudi Menuhin Concert
Pupils of the Yehudi Menuhin School are coming to St. James’ Abinger! On Sunday 21st May, pupils of the Yehudi Menuhin School will be giving a lunchtime concert at St. James’ Abinger. The concert will start at 12.30pm. There are a limited number of tickets available for this event, which will be a fundraising concert to …
How is your Prayer Life
Prayer is fundamental to who we are as Christians. We all know how important it is, but also how difficult and complicated we can make it! Would you like to feel closer to God? Do you sometimes find it hard to pray? Do you wish you could make more sense of how God is working …
