Martin How MBE
11.00, Sunday 17 October 2021
11.00, Sunday 17 October 2021
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St Matthew's is delighted to welcome the renowned Church Musician and Composer, Martin How, to our 11.00 Sunday Mass on 17 October 2021. Martin turned 90 years young in April this year and our mass will be a joyful celebration of his music.
Directed by Nigel Groome, the St Matthew's Choir will sing Martin's Shrewsbury Mass and setting of Ave Verum Corpus, with organist Norman Harper beginning and ending the service with the Elegy and Homage to Elgar. We are honoured that Martin will be giving an address at the service. Awarded MBE in 1993, Martin worked for many years with the Royal School of Church Music, influencing and stimulating thousands of Choir Leaders and Choristers across the globe. We do hope you will join us for this very special occasion. |
Westminster Chamber Music Society: Ferio Saxophone Quartet & Timothy End (Piano)
18.00, Saturday 6 November 2021
18.00, Saturday 6 November 2021
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The Westminster Chamber Music Society is excited to welcome Ferio Saxophone Quartet to celebrate the release of “Evoke”, the group’s latest disc on the Chandos label, and featuring their collaboration with pianist Timothy End.
As one of the leading British saxophone quartets among the new generation of artists, the Ferio Saxophone Quartet consistently receives a highly enthusiastic reception from audiences and critics alike. Winner of the 2015 Royal Over-Seas League’s Ensemble Competition, the quartet was also a Park Lane Group Artist and St John’s Smith Square Young Artist for 2016-2017. Since then, their engagements have included performances at Wigmore Hall, St Martin-in-the-Fields and the Bermuda, Edinburgh Fringe, Brighton, Newbury, Machynlleth, North Norfolk and Petworth Festivals. Commissioning new music is also an important strand of Ferio’s work and they have commissioned works by Laura Bowler, Simon Rowland-Jones and Guillermo Lago. More recent highlights include performances at Beaminster and Ryedale Festivals, a first visit to Festival Septembre Musical de l’Orne in Normandy, further collaborations with pianist Timothy End at Church Stretton Festival and Absolute Classics, and taking masterclasses at the Royal Welsh College of Music and Drama. re to edit. |
Welcome
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St Matthew’s Westminster is a church in the Catholic tradition of the Church of England where everyone is welcome whatever their background. The church seeks to develop an understanding of community in the heart of the city through our threefold ministry of prayer, hospitality and dialogue. The daily rhythm of Eucharist, Morning and Evening Prayer is at the heart of our common life. |
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Worship at St Matthew's Westminster
Sunday· 09.00 Low Mass, 11.00 Solemn Mass
Monday· 12.30 Low Mass
Tuesday· 18.30 Plainsong Evensong
Wednesday· 12.30 Low Mass, 18.30 Choral Evensong
Friday· 12.30 Low Mass
Morning Prayer will be said Monday-Friday at 08.45
Sunday 10th October, 16.00
Silver Sunday· Afternoon Tea
Saturday 16th October, 10.00 – 13.00
Congregational Outing· A Walk in the Country
Sunday 17th October, 11.00
Solemn Mass· A celebration of the music of Martin How
Monday· 12.30 Low Mass
Tuesday· 18.30 Plainsong Evensong
Wednesday· 12.30 Low Mass, 18.30 Choral Evensong
Friday· 12.30 Low Mass
Morning Prayer will be said Monday-Friday at 08.45
Sunday 10th October, 16.00
Silver Sunday· Afternoon Tea
Saturday 16th October, 10.00 – 13.00
Congregational Outing· A Walk in the Country
Sunday 17th October, 11.00
Solemn Mass· A celebration of the music of Martin How
An Important Message from St Matthew's Westminster
The Church, like every institution, has been hit hard by the COVID-19 pandemic in ways that just a year ago would have been unthinkable. Currently, we cannot meet together for worship: unable to break bread together, unable to sing. Despite the restrictions, the clergy and staff at St Matthew’s continue the rhythm of the Daily Offices, holding our extended community in our prayer. The Sunday Mass, the focus and pinnacle of our worship, continues to be celebrated and is livestreamed on both Facebook and our website creating a virtual congregation that has a surprisingly wide reach.
All churches have suffered a fall in income as a result of the pandemic, St Matthew’s more than many others because we are so reliant on the income of our Conference Centre. With the church doors sadly closed for so long, we have lost most of our regular income. We hope very much that on the other side of the crisis our life will return to a more recognisable pattern, but for now we are struggling.
If we are to survive this challenging environment and continue our uniquely distinctive, inclusive Anglican Catholic life and worship, we must ask for your help.
Any contribution, however small, will be of significant help. If you are in a position to offer a contribution to help sustain St Matthew’s.
Thank you so much for your generosity. Any and every contribution makes a real difference.
With our gratitude, love and prayers,
The Clergy and Pastoral Assistant at St Matthew’s Westminster
All churches have suffered a fall in income as a result of the pandemic, St Matthew’s more than many others because we are so reliant on the income of our Conference Centre. With the church doors sadly closed for so long, we have lost most of our regular income. We hope very much that on the other side of the crisis our life will return to a more recognisable pattern, but for now we are struggling.
If we are to survive this challenging environment and continue our uniquely distinctive, inclusive Anglican Catholic life and worship, we must ask for your help.
Any contribution, however small, will be of significant help. If you are in a position to offer a contribution to help sustain St Matthew’s.
Thank you so much for your generosity. Any and every contribution makes a real difference.
With our gratitude, love and prayers,
The Clergy and Pastoral Assistant at St Matthew’s Westminster
London Lockdown
Chalking Up epihpany
It's Epiphany and all over Europe, you'll find chalk blessings scrawled on people's houses. In this video, Fr Philip explains the tradition of 'chalking up' at Epiphany and blesses the chalk for you to use to bless your homes!
If you would like to receive the chalk and prayer sheet, please email office@stmw.org to arrange a time to collect or, for a small donation we will safely package the chalk and post it out to you!
If you would like to receive the chalk and prayer sheet, please email office@stmw.org to arrange a time to collect or, for a small donation we will safely package the chalk and post it out to you!
LEnt Resources
Lent Resources
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Each week in Lent we will be sending out resources to help guide us on our journey. The resources include a bible reading and prayer for each day and there are short offices of morning and evening prayer.
You can download a copy of the resources by clicking the image above or from our website. If you would like to receive a copy of the resources each week, please let Daniel in the Parish Office know by emailing: daniel@stmw.org. Equally, if you know someone who would like to receive the resources but is unable to access the internet, don't hesitate to let Daniel know and he will arrange for a hardcopy to be sent to them. Even though we are physically apart, this is a journey we share. May Lent be a time of blessing for us all. |
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