In case the snow hindered your ability to get to church today,
here is the Service Sheet.
In the days running up to his enthronement, the new Archbishop of Canterbury, Dr Justin Welby, invites people to join him in a journey in prayer as he visits 5 Cathedrals.
And on Saturday March 16th he invites people to gather at 10:30 by the blue plaque marking the birthplace of St Thomas Becket before moving on to St Paul's Cathedral.
This would be a fitting time for members of STB to remember Justin Welby in our prayers as he takes on a job that is probably one of the most impossible challenages, barring being Pope!
There are many people looking for somewhere to sleep during Kirchentag 1-5 May. If you, or some one you know can offer a bed, please let Cicely know. Thanks!
The next Wanderers outing is Saturday, 9 March. We shall travel by train to Schwerin where Stuart is planning to lead us from the station for about 2kms through the town and then along garden and lakeside paths. About 10 kms in all.
We meet outside the Reisezentrum at Hamburg Hauptbahnhof at 10am to catch the RE 4309 leaving from platform 6a at 10.25. Please be punctual! When we see how many of you arrive, we shall buy Meck-Vorpomm tickets accordingly and divide the cost equally.
Arrival back in Hamburg at 7.30 pm at the latest.
Lunch will either be a picnic or 'gastro pub' depending on weather. There will be places to buy your picnic if need be. In any case it is advisable to bring a drink and a little snack to keep one's strength up.
Please let Cicely (Cicely-hollingsworth (at) t-online.de; tel: 040/86 07 90; mobile 0162 635 93 98) or Stuart (stuart.cooke (at) cooke.de mobile: 0178 5616463) know if you are going.
NB Achtung! Those travelling to Hamburg HBf by S-Bahn from the western suburbs should be aware that owing to works between Altona and the main station trains will run along the route S 31 route via Dammtor only and will not necessarily follow the normal time-table. Please allow plenty of time for your journey!
Just in case you wondered, here is Busted Halo's take on electing a Pope from Rev. Bosco Peters website on Liturgy.
Choral Evensong is one of the treasures of the Anglican tradition!
We are pleased to continue the regular monthly Choral Evensongs which we commenced during the 400th anniversary year.
This Saturday the St Thomas Becket Consort will sing at the Service
Introit: C. Hylton Stewart, Psalm 23
Psalm: Plain chant
Canticles: Orlando Gibbons, Magnificat and Nunc dimittis from the Short Service
Anthem: Orlando Gibbons, Almighty and everlasting God
Everyone is very welcome for a restful and spiritually uplifting hour!
And if you feel like singing yourself, rehearsals for John Stainer's Crucifixion to be performed 23 March will commence 5 March. Please contact the Choir Director if interesed (click on link to the right).
Pause for Thought has been updated to get you in the mood for Lent.
Readers might also like to consider the Thought of the Bishop of Massachusettes on the connection between Lent and St Valentines day – Table for Two.
The resignation of Pope Benedict has caught the world by surprise. Readers of this website might like to read Bishop David's comment on this event on his blog here. Bishop David saw the Pope only last week.
This week we will start the season of Lent. On Ash Wednesday, 13 February there will be two services of Holy Communion with the
Imposition of Ashes one at 10.30am and one 7.00pm. Do try to make one of these to kick-off Lent which can be a hugely rewarding period of spiritual development.
A Lent Bible Study will commence 20 February.
And those who are wondering really what all this is about, but never felt there was the opportunity to ask, there is a 'Heretics' Dinner' on Sunday, 17th February 5-7pm. You can share you doubts and opinions over some food with Nathan, Yotin and others. Click here for further information.