Month: January 2017

This year we’re having choral evensong once a month. We aim to make this wonderful service, unique to our Anglican tradition, an important and enduring element in the worshipping life of our church. Come and join us this Friday, 27 January at 6pm for a service with music by Tallis, Gibbons and Mendelssohn.

Evensong is not just for the choir, and it’s not a concert either. If you’ve never been before, or if you’re already a fan from your visits to Anglican cathedrals, come and join in this beautiful service of reflection, prayer and thanksgiving to round off the working week.  You can find more information about Friday’s service on our Facebook page. Details of all the evensongs for the first half of the year can be found and downloaded here (205 kB).

The Week of Prayer for Christian Unity, celebrated worldwide from 18-25 January, is being hosted this year by the Council of Christian Churches in Germany (Arbeitsgemeinschaft Christlicher Kirchen in Deutschland / ACK). As 2017 marks the commemoration of the Reformation, the week of prayer will reflect on the legacy of the Reformation and the current spirit of reconciliation in Christ. You can find more information and material here in English or German.

To mark the Week of Prayer for Christian Unity, the Archbishops of Canterbury and York, Justin Welby and John Sentamu, have issued a joint reflection on the 500th anniversary of the Reformation. In it they call on Christians to repoent of the divisions between the churches and to remember what “the Reformers wanted to put at the centre of every person’s life, which is a simple trust in Jesus Christ”. You can read their statement in full on the ACNS website

The Weltmusik-Chor Hamburg will be giving a concert in our church on 22 January at 5 pm. They are offering a workshop beforehand, from 2 pm to 4 pm. Workshop participants get to join in two of the songs in the concert. Admission is free, but donations are welcome. There will be a potluck buffet afterwards – please bring something. For more information, see the choir website.