St Mary Redcliffe Church Parish Magazine, February 2019

at church parish weekend away
SIDMOUTH 2019
BUSY church, busy lives…
how about we stop for a
couple of days? Take some
time to relax together, get
to know each other better,
spend time with God, and
spend time thinking about
who we are and what we
do as a church?
After a wonderful weekend two years ago, we will be returning
to the Sidholme Hotel in Sidmouth on the beautiful Jurassic
Coast in Devon again this year. There will be talks, activities and
worship for all ages, and plenty of time to relax and socialise — the
hotel is a 15-minute walk from the beach and has an indoor swimming
pool and lovely grounds. You can find out more about the hotel on
their website at https://www.christianguild.co.uk/sidholme/
The price for the weekend includes full board from Friday dinner to
Sunday lunch, and depends on the type of room you book —
Prices per adult range from £185 for a superior en-suite room to £108
for a room with shared bathroom. Prices for children are: under 5s free;
age 5–10 pay 25% of adult price; age 11–15 pay 50%; age 16–17 pay 75%.
In addition, there is a charge of £5 per person towards the costs to the
parish of running the weekend. If you’d like to come but are worried
about the cost, please speak to one of the clergy in confidence.
It really is a wonderful opportunity to take some time away together as
a church community — as those who attended in 2017 will testify. So if
you would like to be part of the Parish Weekend 2019 please fill in the
form online at https://forms.churchdesk.com/f/BJfXVdV74 or pick up a
leaflet at the back of church and we will contact you with further details.
soundbites music at redcliffe
SEASONAL MUSIC AND CHOIR NEWS
— ANDREW KIRK
DIRECTOR OF MUSIC
MUSIC FOR ADVENT, CHRISTMAS AND EPIPHANY: I would like to
thank members of the congregation for their kind comments about
the singing during the festive season. It is always a highlight of the choir’s
year. The choristers voted for their favourite carols and it was very interesting
to see the differences between the ones the adults liked best, and
the ones which were the boys’ and girls’ favourites! How lovely are the
messengers (Mendelssohn) and O magnum mysterium (Poulenc) were two
of the most popular.
CHOIR PRESENTATIONS: Three out of our four Head Choristers have
changed since Christmas. In the girls choir, Alice Turvey and Liv Chapman
have now been promoted after Lily Cooper finished her seven years in the
choir. Barnaby Westrup took over from Moses Cardwell in mid-January. We
thank all the choristers and their parents for their hard work and commitment,
especially over the busy Christmas period. We have had some new
boys and girls starting recently which is encouraging but more are needed!
THE CRUCIFIXION — JOHN STAINER: On Saturday 6 April at 4pm the
boys and adults choir of Bath Abbey will join with our choir in a performance
of this popular work. Members of the congregation are warmly
invited to support us — there is lots of opportunity for everyone to sing the
lovely hymns.
GOOD FRIDAY 12–3PM — ST JOHN PASSION BY J S BACH: Former
Bishop of Salisbury, David Stancliffe, is assembling and directing a
period orchestra along with soloists to join our boys and adults choir in
a performance of St John Passion on Good Friday. This will be an excellent
musical challenge and opportunity for our choir who will sing the
opening and closing choruses along with the chorales. There will be more
information forthcoming shortly.
Andrew Kirk