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
Author archives: Philip Rawlings
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 …
Light up the World in Prayer
Across the globe from Ascension to Pentecost, we are encouraged to join with the wave of prayer as we pray for those of our friends and family who are yet to discover God’s love for them. At the back of church are some free Novena booklets with daily bible readings, based on the Gospel of …
Sermon 14th May 2023
Reflection for Evensong 14th May 2023 This reflection is based on the hymn Christ is our Corner-stone which we will be singing at the start of Sunday’s choral evensong. “Christ is made the sure foundation, and the precious corner-stone, who, the two walls underlying, bound in each, binds both in one, Holy Sion’s help for …
Sermon 2023-05-07
Coronation Sermon Were you glued to your television screens yesterday?Did you manage the whole thing?What impacted you the most?The pomp and ceremony? After all we do do these things well don’t we?!The commentary?Who was there and who wasn’t? For me I was, rather ashamedly, struck by the sacramental and sacred nature of the whole thing. …
