Our latest Becket News edition features the licensing of our new Chaplain, Revd Matt Johnson. Elsewhere in the issue, there is news from our younger members – a report from the ‘Our Voice Matters’ youth event in Freiburg and the latest on the relaunch of Becket Mix. Our former caretaker, Mabel Wulff, gets a Purple…
The Revd Matthew "Matt" Johnson, the 48th Chaplain of the "Englische Kirche" in Hamburg since 1612, will be licensed during the 10:30 service on Sunday, 9 August by the Archdeacon of Germany and Northern Europe and the Eastern Archdeaconry, the Ven Dr Leslie Nathaniel.
The choir of Durham Cathedral will be singing a concert of choral music at St Thomas à Becket on Friday, 17 July at 18.30. Directed by Daniel Cook, the choir will be accompanied by organist Joseph Beech. Admission is free and there will be a retiring collection.
An hour of music in aid of the church with Richard Morrison, baritone, Jon Mortimer, piano, Collegium Musicum (piano, clarinet, violin, cello), Christian Sach, guitar and Mardon & Vaughn, violin & guitar. Free entry, donations gratefully received.
Our Organist and Director of Music Tom Kessler plays works by Stanford, Felton, Bairstow, Wesley, Stamm, Messiaen and Dubois
We end Nacht der Kirchen at St Thomas à Becket with a service of Night Prayer, or Compline, sung by the STB Choir and led by the Chaplain, Revd Matt Johnson, with our Director of Music, Tom Kessler.
Our main service is the Parish Eucharist (Holy Communion) on Sundays at 10:30 am. You can find further information about this and all other services here.
Music is an important part of our services, while the church hosts many concerts. If you’re coming regularly to worship at St Thomas Becket and love to sing you might consider joining the choir.
In Hamburg, as in many churches in the Diocese, the minister is called the chaplain. Our 48th Chaplain since 1612 is the Revd Matthew “Matt” Johnson.
St Thomas à Becket Church is entirely reliant on donations and money raised through events to cover costs. Please help us continue to provide Christian ministry in English in Hamburg.
On Tour with Henry and Mabel – a film about the History of the Anglican Church of St Thomas à Becket by Birgit Kiupel and Andre Piontek
