Weekly Notices 1st December 2024
Advent Sunday, Year C
1st December, 2024
Services this week:
Tonight:
6.00 p.m. Advent Carol Service
The Sovereign Singers, dir. Harry Castle
Mass: First Week in Advent, Year 1
Tuesday 10.00 a.m. St Francis Xavier
Martineau House, Melrose House
Wednesday 9.10 a.m. School Mass
5.30 p.m. No Evensong
6.30 p.m. No Mass
Moyle House, Nash House
Thursday 9.30 a.m. Feria
Peabody Avenue, Paxton Terrace
Friday 9.30 a.m. St Nicholas
Ranelagh Road, Peabody Close
Saturday 9.30 a.m. St Ambrose
Ripley House
Second Sunday in Advent,
Year C
8.00 p.m. Holy Communion (trad. language)
Selden House
10.30 a.m. Sung Mass
Parish & Congregation
6.00 p.m. Choral Evensong & Benediction
this week
this week
Today: Advent Carol Service, 6.00 p.m.
Thursday: Study Group 7.00 p.m., 30 Warwick Square. We study the readings for the following Sunday. All welcome.
Next Sunday: Parish Pray-ers meet after the 10.30 a.m. Sung Mass.
future
Handel’s Messiah: 7.30p.m., Wednesday, 4th December with St Gabriel’s Church Choir and Tiffin Boys’ Choir. Conductor: James Day plus professional soloists and baroque orchestra.
Tickets: £18 (U.30 £10)
ticketsource.co.uk/st-gabriels-concerts
Confirmation: The Bishop of Fulham will confirm at the 10.30 a.m. Sung Mass, Sunday, 2nd March, 2025. If you are interested in the confirmation or would like to know more about the Christian Faith, please see Fr Owen.
CHRISTMAS SERVICES
Tuesday, 10th December
7.00 p.m. Service of Nine Lessons & Carols by candlelight
with members of the Pimlico Musical Foundation Choirs, Inner Voices & Westminster Cathedral Choir School Gallery Choir
Thursday, 12th December
7.00 p.m. Service of Nine Lessons & Carols by candlelight
with the St Gabriel’s Choir & Brass Quintet
Mulled wine & mince pies follow these services.
Tickets for these services may be reserved free at
Christmas Eve
4.00 p.m. Crib Service with members of the St Gabriel’s Choir
11.00 p.m. Sung Midnight Mass & blessing of the crib
Christmas Day
8.00 a.m. Holy Communion (trad. language)
10.30 a.m. Sung Mass (inc. Schubert Mass in G)
Concerts
St Gabriel’s Concerts
Chandos Chamber Choir
Stars: an evening of sublime celestial choral music with audience carols
Dove, Essenvalds, Monteverdi, Victoria
Conductor: James Davey
7.00 p.m., Thursday, 5th December
Tickets: £15, 5 (£20 on the door)
Christmas Concert
London City Orchestra, conductor William Payne
A concert of classical and Christmas music
7.30 p.m., Saturday, 7th December
Tickets: £15, £18
www.londoncityorchestra.com
Lost
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7.00 p.m., Friday, 13th December
Colla Voce Christmas
Colle Voce Choir
Quatre motets pour le temps de Noël, Poulenc, plus festive favourites
7.00 p.m., Saturday, 14th December
Tickets: £16, concessions £12, children free
Christmas Concert
Joyful Company of Singers
seasonal choral favourites and traditional carols for choir, audience and organ.
7.00 p.m., Thursday 19th December at 7pm
Tickets: £20 (£10 Adult & U30 Concessions, U12 Free) from
www.eventbrite.co.uk (plus booking fee)
and £25/£12 on the door.
A Jazzy Christmas
Paul Edis & friends
7.30 p.m., Friday, 20th December
Tickets: £18
pauledis.co.uk
Edward VII Meets the Tsar
Lambeth Orchestra
Conductor: Peter Selwyn
Coleridge-Taylor, Christmas Overture
Rimsky-Korsakov, Suite from The Golden Cockerel
Elgar, Symphony No. 1
7.30 p.m., Saturday, 21st December
Tickets: Adult: £14.00, Student: £7.00, Child: £1.00
www.lambeth-orchestra.org.uk
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If you would like to learn more about the Christian Faith, perhaps with a view to Christening or Confirmation, please see Fr Owen