Christ Church has been a part of our parish for many decades. Although it was closed in 2007, it still operated with a modified right of use, with a Eucharist every Wednesday since 2008. A licence agreement for use by the Romanian Orthodox Church has also functioned well for many years. Unfortunately, the building is too large for our purposes now and has become unmanageable for us as a parish. The Select Vestry have therefore made the difficult decision to sell the property. On Friday, 7 March at 2.00pm there will be a final said Eucharist in Christ Church Leeson Park. Archbishop Michael Jackson will undertake the act of deconsecration the following Tuesday, 11 March at 7.00pm. Anyone wishing to attend either or both of these services is welcome.
We will mark the beginning of Lent with the Ash Wednesday solemn Eucharist on 5 March at 7.30pm. This service will include the litany of penitence and imposition of ashes. Details of the music at this service may be found here. All are welcome.
This year’s artwork, entitled “Wonderfully Made”, was created by the mother-daughter team Tarani Napa and Tevairangi Napa.
This year’s Women’s World Day of Prayer service will be held in the Methodist Centenary Church (Leeson Park) on Saturday, 8 March at 11.00am. The order of service has been prepared by the churches of the Cook Islands, with its theme—I Made You Wonderful—inspired by psalm 139. All are welcome.
More information about the artists, the Cook Islands, and the annual World Day of Prayer may be found here.
The Gaudete Singers return to Saint Bartholomew’s for their spring concert, Vinea Mea Electa: Music for Lent by Poulenc and Vaughan Williams. This performance will showcase two sacred masterpieces of the early twentieth century that, although both contemporary, represent very different and contrasting styles. Vinea Mea Electa is the second of Francis Poulec’s Quatre motets pour un temps de penitence, a series of four Lenten motets produced during a period of mourning for his friend and fellow composer Pierre-Octave Ferroud. The Gaudete Singers will perform all four of these motets before moving on to Ralph Vaughan Williams’s Mass in G minor. Although Vaughan Williams was a self-declared agnostic, he composed several well-received liturgical pieces throughout his career. Mass in G minor reflects the influence of Byrd and Tallis, but in the distinctive twentieth century style for which Vaughan Williams is known.
Tickets are €20 (€15 concession; €5 students) and available at the door. Payment may be made by cash or card. All tickets include a glass of wine or soft drink after the concert.
23.15: Midnight Mass of Christmas
Setting: Widor Messe solennelle
Anthem: Stewart On this day
11.00: Solemn Eucharist of Christmas Day
Setting: Haydn Little Organ Mass
Anthem: Dexter The holly and the ivy
9.00: Said Eucharist
11.00: Solemn Eucharist
13.00: Said Eucharist [The naming and circumcision of Christ]
All services will be held in Saint Bartholomew’s.
From this month forward, there is no longer a said Eucharist every Wednesday. Instead, these said Eucharists will now be celebrated only on feast days (or the nearest possible date) at 1.00pm. The first of these will be the feast of Saint Matthew, which will be celebrated on Saturday, 21 September. The feast of the birth of the Blessed Virgin Mary will be observed on Sunday, 8 September and the feast of Saint Michael and All Angels will be observed on Sunday, 29 September, both at the main services.
Please note there will not be an evensong service this Sunday, 16 June. Instead, please join us for the choir’s summer concert at 6.00pm. For details, please click here.
For tickets, please click here.
