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"The Eucharist can be an anaesthetic or an evasion. But it can also be the seed of revolution that awakens the mind to what is possible, to what has not yet even been contemplated by the creative imagination." Bernard Besert
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For evening concerts and lunchtime recitals you are advised to check the separate listings. For preachers check here. NB All enquiries about Alternatives events: 020 7287 6711 or visit their website or email them.
September - full listing
WEDNESDAY 1ST SEPTEMBER
1.10pm Royal Over-Seas League Prizewinner
JONATHAN MCGOVERN baritone
TIMOTHY END piano
Beethoven - An die ferne Geliebte
Ravel - Don Quichotte à Dulcinée
THURSDAY 2ND SEPTEMBER
6.30pm JULIAN GROUP
FRIDAY 3RD SEPTEMBER
*No Lunchtime Recital today
10.00am – 4.30pm ACTION & CONTEMPLATION The first in a two-day conference, led by RICHARD ROHR OFM, sponsored by the Third Order of the Society of St Francis. SOLD OUT
SATURDAY 4TH SEPTEMBER
10.00am – 4.30pm ACTION & CONTEMPLATION The second in a two-day conference, led by RICHARD ROHR OFM, sponsored by the Third Order of the Society of St Francis. SOLD OUT
SUNDAY 5TH SEPTEMBER
9.15am EUCHARIST
11.00am EUCHARIST Preacher: The Revd Hugh Valentine
1.30pm AWAKENING TO GOD Open discussion group in the Church Hall
MONDAY 6TH SEPTEMBER
1.10pm ANTHONY HUGHES piano
Schumann - Allegro Op.8
Mendelssohn - Four Songs without Words
Glinka - Variations on a theme by Bellini
7.00pm ALTERNATIVES The Frontiers of Human Consciousness / Speaker: Stanislav Grof
TUESDAY 7TH SEPTEMBER
8.30am EUCHARIST
1.05pm EUCHARIST with short talk or meditation
6.00pm EVENING LITURGY OF MEDITATION AND PRAYER
7.00pm ZEN GROUP in the Church
WEDNESDAY 8TH SEPTEMBER
1.10pm Beethoven Piano Society of Europe
KATALIN CSILLAGH piano
Beethoven - Seven Bagatelles Op.33
Beethoven - Fantasy Op.77
7.30pm FRANCIS, THE HOLY JESTER
Mario Pirovano brings to London his acclaimed one-man performance of Dario Fo’s work on the life of Francis of Assisi.
Tickets: £15 from: www.beautiful-books.co.uk 020 7734 4448
FRIDAY 10TH SEPTEMBER
1.10pm JULIA WHITE oboe
GEORGINA WHITEHEAD guitar
Telemann - Sonata in A minor
Ravel - Pièce en forme de Habanera
Villa-Lobos - Distribuição de Flores
Gunter Braun - Sonatina
SUNDAY 12TH SEPTEMBER
9.15am EUCHARIST
11.00am EUCHARIST Preacher: Mercedes Pavlicevic
1.30pm LESBIAN, GAY, BISEXUAL AND TRANSGENDERED GROUP
MONDAY 13TH SEPTEMBER
1.10pm Concordia Foundation Recital
SARAH SEW violin
TADASHI IMAI piano
Prokofiev - Sonata for Violin and Piano
Bartók arr. Székely - Romanian Folk Dances
Wieniawski - Polonaise No.1 in D, Op.4
7.00pm ALTERNATIVES
Plug into Your Hard-Wired Happiness / Speaker: Srikumar Rao
TUESDAY 14TH SEPTEMBER
8.30am EUCHARIST
1.05pm EUCHARIST with short talk or meditation
6.00pm EVENING LITURGY OF MEDITATION AND PRAYER
7.00pm ZEN GROUP in the Church
WEDNESDAY 15TH SEPTEMBER
1.10pm Park Lane Group Recital
JENNIFER LEE piano
Ravel - Gaspard de la nuit
Liszt - Dante Sonata
Judith Weir - I’ve turned the page
THURSDAY 16TH SEPTEMBER
6.30pm JULIAN GROUP
FRIDAY 17TH SEPTEMBER
1.00pm SHARON BARNEA and FAMIA CHOI CASTRO piano duo
Mozart - Sonata in C, K521
Mozart - Andante con variazioni in G major
Ravel - Rapsodie Espagnole
SUNDAY 19TH SEPTEMBER
9.15am EUCHARIST
11.00am EUCHARIST Preacher: The Revd Lindsay Meader
1.00pm VAGABONDS meet after the service in a local pub for discussion and fellowship
1.30pm NB: NO DANCED LITURGY TODAY (next Danced Liturgy is on 17th October)
5.00pm TAIZÉ PRAYER
MONDAY 20TH SEPTEMBER
1.10pm ADAM SHERKIN piano
Beethoven - Sonata Op.54
J.S. Bach - Four Duets, BWV 802-805
Rachmaninov - Corelli Variations Op.42
7.00pm ALTERNATIVES Spirit, Power and Mystery / Speaker: Starhawk
TUESDAY 21ST SEPTEMBER
8.30am EUCHARIST
1.05pm EUCHARIST with short talk or meditation
6.00pm EVENING LITURGY OF MEDITATION AND PRAYER
7.00pm ZEN GROUP in the Church
WEDNESDAY 22ND SEPTEMBER
1.10pm THE AMOR QUNITET A programme of tangos by Astor Piazolla
7.30pm SIMON SCHEMBRI guitar
Complimentary entrance
Concert organised by the Malta High Commission
THURSDAY 23RD SEPTEMBER
7.30pm LONDON ORCHESTRA OF THE CITY
EDWARD SHAW conductor
Dvořák - Carnival Overture
Shostakovich - Cello Concerto No.1
GUY JOHNSTON cello
Tchaikovsky - Symphony No.4
Tickets: £10 (£8 concs) in advance
£12 (£10 concs) on the door
Box Office: 020 7381 0441
FRIDAY 24TH SEPTEMBER
1.10pm AJS Recital
AKIKO MURAKAMI piano
Ravel - Valses Nobles et Sentimentales
Chopin - Barcarolle Op.60
SATURDAY 25TH SEPTEMBER
7.00pm PETER MORGAN piano
J.S. Bach - French Suite No.5 in G Major
Beethoven - Sonata Op.27, No.2 “Moonlight”
Mendelssohn - Rondo Capriccioso Op.14 in E
Liszt - Nocturne Op.9, No.1 in B flat minor
Chopin - Nocturne Op.9, No.1 in B flat minor
Tickets £15 (children £5)
In aid of Macmillan Cancer Support
020 7381 0441 or 020 8947 9365
SUNDAY 26TH SEPTEMBER
9.15am EUCHARIST
11.00am EUCHARIST Preacher: The Revd Hugh Valentine
MONDAY 27TH SEPTEMBER
1.10pm Royal College of Music Recital
PENTAGON BRASS
Handel - Water Music Suite No.2
Bach - Fugue in F minor BWV 578
Previn - Four Outings for Brass
Handel - The Harmonious Blacksmith
7.00pm ALTERNATIVES Befriend Your Monkey Mind / Speakers: Ed and Deb Shapiro
TUESDAY 28TH SEPTEMBER
8.30am EUCHARIST
1.05pm EUCHARIST with short talk or meditation
6.00pm EVENING LITURGY OF MEDITATION AND PRAYER
7.00pm ZEN GROUP in the Church
WEDNESDAY 29TH SEPTEMBER
1.10pm BEATA WETLI piano
Chopin - Rondo à la Mazur Op.5
Balakirew - Mazurka in E flat minor
Chopin/Balakirew - Romance
Schumann - Davidsbündlertänze
THURSDAY 30TH SEPTEMBER
6.30pm JULIAN GROUP
MORNING PRAYER
Each weekday except Tuesday
at 8.30am.
You are welcome to join us.
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CARAVAN DROP IN
Crisis listening, support and counselling
Situated on the Church garden terrace, this drop-in service is available Saturday to Monday 10.00am – 7.00pm Tuesday to Friday 11.00am – 7.00pm
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ST. JAMES’S CAFÉ PROJECT
020 7321 0633 -
Situated at the London Connection, 12 Adelaide Street, London WC2N 4HW. Day resource centre for young (16-25 years old) homeless people. Opens at 8.00 am. Director: Colin Glover