Good morning and welcome to our joint service of holy communion for both St Margaret’s and St George’s, at St Margaret’s church. This is Rev Steve’s first with us as parish priest.
This service is followed by our Annual Parochial Church Meeting.
We begin with the hymn “I the Lord of Sea and Sky” … More God’s Works of Art
Is it only me that has a favourite compendium of sacred anthems? It’s “the blue and yellow one”, also known as “Anthems for Choirs 2: Twenty-four Anthems for Sopranos and Altos (unison and 2-part)”, edited by Philip Ledger and published by OUP. Unusually for such a compendium, I have sung well over half of the 24 anthems, and many of my favourites are in the selection … More The Song of the Tree of Life – Ralph Vaughan Williams (1872-1958)
Good morning and welcome to our joint service of holy communion for St George’s Day, brought to you from St George’s Church, Simister. Rev Sue will preside and preach. We begin with the hymn “Great is Thy Faithfulness” … More St George’s Day and the Good Shepherd
For a while I have been considering writing a series of articles on the various movements of Communion Settings. This year, as March falls entirely within Lent, it seems the ideal time to make a start with the Kyrie … More Kyrie
I’ve often been a bit puzzled by the fact that I enjoy Holy Week more than Easter. After all, Easter is the time of celebration. So I’ve given it some serious thought this year. I really like the Easter stories. There’s Mary in the garden, with Jesus saying her name, and in that instant, she recognises him … More April Letter to the Parish
Yesterday was Easter Day, so here’s a little extra hymn for you, sung by our choir … More Easter Hymns
Alleluia! Christ is risen! A joyous welcome to our service of holy communion celebrating Easter. Rev Sue will preside, Rev Helen will preach, and ALM Carol will lead the intercessions … More Easter Day 2024
He is risen! He is risen indeed! Alleluia!
Our choir sings for us this joyful Easter hymn … More Easter Hymns
Today is Easter Eve, so Carol and Tom sing for you this hymn which is based on the ancient “Exsultet” plainsong … More Lenten Anthems
Today is Good Friday. Carol and Tom sing for you … More Lenten Anthems
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