Your church needs you - now is the time to get positive and to rekindle the spirit of St John’s. We cannot do this by the staff team alone and we encourage members of the congregation to get back involved… We need servers to help carry the cross and candles in the service, people willing to help with coffee and hospitality, as well as people to help Red Balloon in Kids’ Club. For Kids’ Club to be revived we need to have more than one group and so the Red Balloon leaders need your help. If you are not currently volunteering, take this opportunity to get involved on one of the rotas. Speak to Bryan or Andre this morning!
Anthems for the Coronation of Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II
The music used at Coronations, unlike the liturgical forms, is chosen afresh for each occasion; the only composition to have attained a permanent place is Handel’s anthem Zadok the Priest.
This week's anthem, O Lord, Our Governour by Dr Healey Willan, one of five anthems representing English church music from the time of Queen Elizabeth I till the present day of Queen Elizabeth II, sung while the queen, on her throne, receives the Homage of the Lords Spiritual, Prince of the Blood Royal and Peers Temporal. The text is from the Psalms and other sources. Dr Healey Willan was the only living composer represented at this part of the service. He was born in England, but lived most of his life in Canada.
Sung Eucharist for Ascension
26th May, 6pm
The Ascension, coming 40 days after Christ’s resurrection, is the culmination of Easter, the season in which we celebrate the stories of the risen Christ. This year Ascension falls on the 26th May and we will celebrate it with a choral eucharist at 6pm.
Whitsun Carols
12th June, 6pm
A unique musical service at 6pm concluding our annual cycle of carol services which tell the events of the Christian year. At Whitsun Carols we commemorate the events from Easter to Pentecost, with readings and musical selections from the choir and guest musicians. A seasonal reception of Pimms and cucumber sandwiches will follow.
HM Queen Elizabeth’s Platinum Jubilee
2-5 June 2022
St John’s Celebrates Sunday, 5th June, 10am
We give thanks for 70 years of the reign of Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II on Sunday, 5th June with a festival service at 10am. The mass setting will be Puccini’s Messa di Gloria. The choir will be accompanied by strings and woodwinds. The service will be followed by a fizz reception and big lunch in church! This is a day not to be missed – get it in your diaries NOW! Further details to follow shortly.
Orion Orchestra Concert
Cadogan Hall, Sunday 15th May 2022, 7pm
Free tickets for St John’s members
Orion Orchestra gives the best young classical musicians the experience, inspiration and mentorship they need to bridge the gap between music college and a professional career, all the while promoting access to music for those with the least opportunity and inspiring the next generation of orchestral players.
Ian Adams and Christopher Colosimo, in their capacity as a Trustees of the Orion Orchestra, would like to extend an offer of free tickets to the St John's Hyde Park community to an all-Strauss concert taking place at the wonderful Cadogan Hall, SW1, on Sunday 15 May 2022 at 7pm.
Further details of the concert can be found on this link: www.cadoganhall.com/whats-on/richard-strauss-experience-with-nicholas-daniel/
