The Guildhall Alumni Choir are pleased to invite you to join them for the Annual Carol Service to be held at the Church of St Mary Magdalene.
From 6pm on Sunday the 18th of December 2022
Rowington Close, Paddington W2 5TF
The death of Queen Elizabeth II is a moment of bereavement for us all. May she rest in peace and rise in glory. And may we continue to be inspired by her example and her unswerving faith in God.
You might like to sign this online book of condolence: https://www.churchofengland.org/remembering-her-majesty-queen
Details of further acts of remembrance and thanksgiving will be announced in the coming days.
St Mary Magdalene, Rowington Close, Little Venice, London
A Concert of Devotional Music for Holy Week
Palm Sunday April 10, 2022, at 6.30pm
After the success of their video made during lockdown last year, instead of their ‘Music for Holy Week’ concert on Palm Sunday, Guildhall Alumni Choir is delighted to be able to present an in-person concert including much of this wonderful music plus a few more items appropriate for the season.
It will be a joy to sing this wonderful repertoire in St Mary Magdalene for the first time. In addition we are pleased to welcome again soloists who have sung and played with the choir at different times in the past as well presenting new ones.
If you are not able to attend but would like to hear some of this music, here is the link to the video from last year below …
About Guildhall Alumni Choir. GAC has been meeting at GSMD six or seven times a term since September 2014 and comprises Alumni from a variety of courses, their friends, family and students. As well as giving regular concerts at the end of term, we have given two premieres of works by Paul Carr written especially for members of the choir. One of these, Drop drop slow tears, was performed when we travelled to Béthune in 2018 to lead the concert commemorating the 1918 Armistice Centenary. This was a very emotional occasion, having as we did the support of young musicians from Germany and France.
We are delighted to welcome some of our Friends who have been able to join us and would like to thank them for their support, even when having to travel some distance.
If the idea of singing with our group is enticing (no audition required), please contact either Janie Mack jacarandamusica@sky.com or Diana Bickley dianabickley@aol.com to find out more.
The Guildhall Alumni Choir is very pleased to announce that its first live singing event since the relaxation of lock down will take place in St Mary Magdalene, Rowington Close, Paddington on Saturday Sept 25th at 5pm.
Some readers may remember the video made by them called, ‘Devotional Music for Holy Week‘, posted on this website in March this year. Members of the choir look forward to meeting any who may have seen it, along with others who live in this lovely part of London.
‘Covid protocols, as required at the time, will be fully observed.’
On Sunday join with people around the country in prayer at 7pm. A candle will burn in the window of the Walsingham Chapel @bishopoffulham
You can access guided tours of the stunning building as well as live music and an art workshop. There will be something for all the family with lots of kids entertainment including face painting and a family explorer trail!
Tours will run every hour 1.30pm, 2.30pm and 3.30pm led by the architect and vicar.
Free entry with snacks and drinks …
Rowington Close, London, W2 5TF
Saturday 17th November 1pm – 4pm
On a brilliantly sunny October day the figure of Christ returned to the War Memorial Calvary, newly gilded, restored to its original appearance. Hoisting the cast-iron corpus onto the wooden cross was a nerve-wracking exercise for all concerned, and a gilder was on hand to touch up any damage caused by the operation. Restoration of the Calvary has been supported by the War Memorials Trust and a generous private donor, and we are delighted that work will be finished in time for the centenary of the end of the First World War.
https://youtu.be/4VHyQYYn_WQ
https://youtu.be/hLLnIWkwAHY
https://youtu.be/HrIeVoPjdCk
The parish Act of Remembrance will take place at the Calvary at the end of Mass on Sunday 11th November, and the Calvary will be re-dedicated at 10.45 on Monday 12th, with children from St Mary Magdalene’s School taking part.
We will be celebrating going back into the Nave for Sunday worship with a mass for the anniversary of the consecration of the church, at 11am on Sunday the 21st October. There will be a party after the service.
From Sunday the 21st all services will return to the Nave and Chancel.
On the 28th of October there will be no Sunday Mass, as we shall be joining with St Peter’s to celebrate their dedication festival.
Also we have a free event on Thursday 25th October, at 6.30pm in church. Celebrated American poet (and civil-rights activist) J Chester Johnson will speak on “Auden, the Psalms and Me” about his time working alongside W H Auden translating the Psalms for the American Prayer Book. This will be fascinating for enthusiasts for poetry as well as liturgy.
St Mary Magdalene's Church Paddington 