Talking about identity, sex etc can feel really personal, private and intrusive. The hope for the LLF process, as I understand it, is that we feel informed and empowered to have and share opinions without framing anything antagonistically.
This past Sunday a host of former choral scholars descended upon St John's to celebrate the Director of Music's birthday.
The scaffolding is complete and the glass has started arriving. The people from Lincolnshire Stained Glass who are working with the team from Universal Stone to replace the Clerestorey glass began bringing the glass up the scaffolding by hand this morning.
From the 22nd January to the 26th February our anthems during the 10am Eucharist will be taken from some of the best composers versions of the Jubilate including Walton, Chilcott, Britten, Gabrieli, Handel and Purcell. Based on Psalm 100, the Jubilate was part of the ancient Jewish Temple Liturgy and is part of the Book of Common Prayer’s Morning Prayer.
This Advent the anthems in our 10am Sunday Eucharist will come from Disney and DreamWorks. As well as telling many Christian stories, Disney and DreamWorks movies have, over the years, engaged with implicit Christian themes in more subtle ways, such as: to believe in yourself, to chase your dreams, and to have courage and be kind. Each week in Advent the choir will be singing a song from an animated film.
