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We are very fortunate that the College’s Founder’s choir is able to perform again at St Mary’s church (see below). The concert is at 7pm on 18 May 2024. Tickets £10 will be available at the door, and also online.
Last year’s superb evening of music-making in May 2023 was greatly enjoyed by a most appreciative audience, so we are in for another great choral treat. Two of our organists in St Mary’s church both sing and accompany the choir: they will both be performing in the concert.
Use the button above to purchase tickets online, or you can purchase tickets at the door.
On Sunday 14 April, the 2nd Sunday after Easter, services at St Mary's began with Holy Communion, led by Patrick Mukholi. It was good to see the return of those who had been away for Easter! The Tower Bell Ringers started to arrive at 9am, and began their wonderful 'Welcome to Church'. Family Matins at 10am was all about the Good Shepherd, with the children telling the story and reading the bible passages and prayers. Madeline Holl very kindly played for the service and ended with the Minuet in D Minor from Bach's 'Anna Magdalena Notebook'.
To hear the Tower Bells as one walks up the path to church is a most welcome sound and this was a wonderful start to the Family Communion service on Sunday 7 April, the first Sunday after Easter . This was led by Rev Patrick. Steven Robinson was the organist for this service, and we thank him. The choir performed 'The Strife is o’er' as the congregants took their communion.
Easter Sunday began at St Mary’s with an 8am Holy Communion service led by Patrick Mukholi. Another wonderful way to start the day. Several visitors attended the service. The 10am Family Communion Service welcomed the Revd Nicholas Cheeseman to take the service.
Luke, our first Royal Holloway organ scholar, returned as organist for the service. The communion anthem was 'Love’s redeeming work is done'. and the Bell Ringers rang 'Thine be the glory'. Luke’s final playing was his improvisation on all the hymns performed during the service. A wonderful Easter Day.
Sunday 24 March was Palm Sunday. It began at St Mary’s church with an 8am Holy Communion service. This service is very much appreciated by its congregants. Crafty Church was at 9:30am, and the story was all about the Grand Parade – Jesus’ journey to Jerusalem on a donkey. The activity was drawing and cutting out Jesus and the donkey. Twelve children read bible passages and a Palm Sunday poem. At 11am we had Choral Matins, led by John Kimbell. The 12 strong choir processed during the first hymn. In addition to the Palm Sunday Epistle there was a reading of the G K Chesterton's famous 'Donkey' poem. The donkey is 'the devil's living parody of all four-footed things' whose supreme, sweet moment was carrying Jesus into Jerusalem on that first Palm Sunday. Henry Smith’s voluntary at the end of the service was an excellent performance of 'Offertoire Solennel' by Louis Raffy.
Family Praise was the first service at St Mary’s on Sunday 17 March, the Fifth Sunday in Lent. The story was the wedding at Cana. As usual several children read the bible passages and prayers and one young girl gave a wonderful performance on the piano. Holy Communion taken by Patrick Mukholi followed at 11am. The choir was in great form, with several of our extra singers performing with us. The choir anthem was 'Fairest Lord Jesus and the communion settings were Sanctus and Benedictus - Merbeck with the 'Kyrie' and 'Agnus' by James MacMillan. Henry Smith ended this excellent musical service with 'Sortie' by Louis Taffy
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