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VICAR’S LETTER St Matthew’s, Fr Philip Chester, I was “Lift High the Cross” is the title not engaged in something on a rather less only of a great processional but grand scale. We are both Area Deans and of Canon John Gunstone’s book on the at an Episcopal Area Staff Meeting we Anglo-Catholic Congress Movement, had been challenged by the Archdeacon published last year by the Canterbury of London about the dearth of ordination Press. Some look back wistfully to those candidates from the catholic tradition. glory days while others, including many What were we, vicars of historic catholic who worship here at All Saints, probably parishes, going to do about it? Rashly, know little about them. The book is a you might think, or in faith, we said we good read and contains lessons we might would do something about it. profit from. I commend it to you. The result was a day conference on I want to pick up just one thing from it vocation at the beginning of December this month. The congress movement began which was attended by over 50 men and with groups of clergy who met together women, mostly young, who wished to monthly for a meal and to discuss a paper explore vocation to the priesthood. We prepared by one of them. One group from recruited our friends Bishop Stephen East End parishes was called the ‘Wise Conway of Ely and Fr Richard Collins Men from the East’, others the ‘Wild Men from Durham, to lead the day. We are from the West’ and the ‘Northern Lights’. keeping in touch with those who came, Fr Mackay, the Vicar of All Saints, was a and others who could not be there. Two member of a group called ‘The Apostles’ more gatherings are being planned for and it was from this that the initiative for later this year: a day on ministry and the the first congress sprang. Fr Mackay was Eucharist on the Saturday after Corpus the obvious choice to be the chairman, but Christi, and another day for enquirers. although he was a brilliant preacher he After a lively discussion over supper in was rather reserved, and declined the task, the Vicarage at Candlemas, some friends which went instead to Fr Marcus Attley, in St Albans’ diocese are now taking up the Vicar of St Matthew’s, Westminster. the idea.

I was reminded of this a little while From this has come another gathering, ago when, with the present Vicar of of parish priests in the diocese who share

1 in our tradition and commitment to the restoring a building much of whose glory life and mission of the . had disappeared under a coat of grime. We will meet to pray and think together about how we can revitalise our common The idea that one might be seen as a life and the contribution we make to the representative figure is one which I share wider church. Fr Mackay’s reservation about; the idea that people might look to us for support I tell you this because reporting of and encouragement can seem rather recent events often gives the impression daunting, but if God has such a rôle for that the Catholic tradition in the Church us, then we must trust he will provide of England is moribund if not already the means and we must not shirk the dead. There is no point denying that we responsibility. face many problems, but there are signs Yours in Christ, of hope and we are determined to respond to them. Alan Moses

This is not a partisan political movement RESTORATION but a gathering of friends, of companions PROGRAMME — literally those who eat together — seeking mutual encouragement and Early in February, conservation experts support in our calling and mission. It is returned to All Saints in order to examine our intention to work with anyone who some of the panels from the chancel will work with us. to determine more exactly what work needs to be done on them. So, St Simon Many responses to last month’s letter the Apostle, St Gregory the Great and St have reminded me that for many in the Augustine of Hippo found themselves Church of England, and even beyond being taken down from their usual it, All Saints has provided such support eminence and “translated” for a few throughout its history and amidst all the days to the Parish Room which became a difficulties of recent years. The fact that it temporary conservator’s studio. is here and open and welcoming to people of all sorts of tradition and none; that its The removal of St Simon from the life of worship and prayer is maintained east wall revealed that little if anything with both silent prayer and glorious music; now remains of the original frescos by that priests are available for confession William Dyce. It had been assumed that and counsel; that, as someone said to me the Comper panels on the north wall of after a couple of weeks ago, the sanctuary would conceal the original he had been told to come here because, Butterfield decoration but it turned out “you will get an adult sermon”. Much of that this had all been removed when the this is what we have always done here but panels were installed, leaving only rough there will also be things which we have brickwork. The good news is that the not done before, or not done recently workmanship of the panel, and the quality which need to be revived; rather as we are of the mahogany planks used, is such that

2 they are in remarkably good order apart from a layer of grime, some blistering and PARISH NOTES the signs of over-enthusiastic attempts by an earlier restoring hand. A Birth Our former Assistant Director of Music We are on course to begin Phase 3 of Andy Arthur, now at Trinity Hall in the works after Easter. Cambridge, sent the following message: “I wanted to pass on our news that In the meantime, our fund-raising efforts Isabelle Bethan Mary Arthur was born go on. Donations from members of the yesterday at 2.32 p.m., weighing 7lbs 13 congregation and other friends have been ozs. Charlotte and baby doing really well coming in steadily and we have also been and Dad is very happy and proud!” given a grant of £25,000 from the Lloyd Webber Foundation. This means that A Baptism since last July we have raised £170,000 On Sunday February 6th William Mansur towards our target of £259,000. Folland Thomas was baptised at High . Applications have been made to a number of trusts and fund-raising efforts A Birthday go on in the parish, including another raffle Canon Jim Rosenthal celebrated his 60th organised by Chris Self and the illustrated birthday with a party at the National Liberal lecture to be given by Colin Kerr. To fill Club. All Saints was well represented the gap between that event on Saturday among those gathered to wish him many April 2nd and the Choir Cabaret on June happy returns. Bishop Michael Marshall 5th, the Vicar is going on pilgrimage demonstrated his virtuosity at the piano again. This time he will be spending his with renditions of “Happy Birthday” in post-Easter break walking the Pilgrim’s the style of various composers, before Way from Winchester to Canterbury, accompanying us as we sang it. aiming to reach Canterbury Cathedral for St Augustine’s Day, Thursday May 26th. New Appointments He will be looking for sponsorship to At the meeting of the General Synod last raise funds for the restoration appeal and month, Dr Colin Podmore was appointed for our USPG Mission Project. the Clerk to the Synod.

Fr Christopher Woods, Chaplain of Christ’s College, Cambridge, and a member of the Friends of All Saints, has been appointed Secretary of the Church of England’s Liturgical Commission.

Our best wishes to them as they take up their new appointments.

3 Alun Ford, who is training for the both well in their new life in the North. priesthood at Westcott House, is to serve his title at St George’s, Jesmond, in Archdeacon for an Evening Newcastle. The Vicar, in his capacity as Area Dean of St Marylebone, represented the Carol Ford, who is our latest candidate Archdeacon of Charing Cross at an to be accepted for ordination training, ordination to the diaconate in St Mary’s, will begin her studies at Cranmer Hall Bryanston Square. in Durham in the autumn. We wish them

“PEOPLE OF THE BOOK” A series of sermons at Evensong in Lent

2011 is the 400th anniversary of the the (another publication of the Authorised or King great influence on our language) were James Version of the Bible and this is produced with their literary legacy being marked by events, exhibitions and in mind. This was an unintended publications throughout the year. consequence of work well done. They were to be books for the Church; to be The Authorised Version is praised for used in its worship and life. its literary merits and the contribution it has made to the formation of English Our short series of Lenten sermons in language and literature. this anniversary year is intended to look at the Bible in this light. But neither the Authorised Version nor

Lent 1. march 13th “The Bible and the Liturgy” The Revd Dr Anders Bergquist, Vicar of St John’s Wood and Member of the Liturgical Commission of the Church of England.

Lent 2. march 20th “The Bible and Life” The Revd Professor Richard Burridge, Dean of King’s College, London

Lent 3. march 27th “The Bible as Literature?” A.N. Wilson, Novelist, critic and historian.

Lent 4. april 3rd “The Bible and Prayer” The Vicar.

4 LENT COURSES DAYTIME: On Bishop Michael Marshall’s Lent Book The Transforming Power of Prayer. Wednesdays March 16th, 23rd and 30th, April 6th and 13th at 10.30 a.m. at the house of Yvonne Craig. If you have not been to Yvonne’s before, please ask one of the clergy or the Parish Office for her address.

EVENING: “A WALK WITH OUR MOTHERS IN THE FAITH” march 17th Julian of Norwich — led by the Revd Graham Rainford march 24th Josephine Butler — The Vicar march 31st Teresa of Avila — The Revd Andrew Thomas april 7th Evelyn Underhill — The Revd Lindsay Yates At 7.00 p.m. in the Parish Room Each session will last approximately an hour and end with Compline. Our thanks to Carol Ford for organising this course.

ALL SAINTS LENT APPEAL, 2011

Our giving this year will be divided early December, so we have to celebrate between the Bishop’s Lent Appeal and our early too! own Mission Projects: “The three cathedral primary schools The Church Army Hostels for homeless take part both musically and in readings women in Marylebone. and other local schools participate too. The children have been practising all the The West London Day Centre — each well-known ‘world’ and local carols for day we provide vouchers for meals at the some time. The school rehearsals and the centre for the homeless. words of the songs themselves give us a great opportunity to explain and discuss the Our USPG Anglicans in World Mission real meaning and purpose of Advent and Project: the work of Richard Owen in the Christmas and how both seasons should Diocese of Trinidad and Tobago. impact on our daily lives. There has been follow-up work in many classrooms with In his last letter, Richard Owen wrote: art and drama. Trinidad and Tobago, as it “I have just finished accompanying and aims for ‘developed’ country status, along helping to direct our primary schools’ carol with the many positives of such aspirations, service in Holy Trinity Cathedral, Port of has also developed a very commercialised Spain, which, with about 1,000 children approach to Christmas, so we try very hard attending is an exhilarating and exciting in our church schools to focus our attention act of worship. Our school term finishes in on the birth of our Lord and Saviour.

5 “Traditional Christmas music in means of deterring young people from the Trinidad and Tobago is called ‘Parang’. more negative influences to which many of This is a style of music originating in them are exposed. South America, but has been localised in the villages in the hills of North Trinidad. “Talking to some teaching colleagues Traditionally, ‘Paranderos’ — groups recently, we were commenting that as of singers and musicians — go house to well as educating we are increasingly house singing Christmas carols in Spanish, called upon to be counsellors, mentors, accompanied by maracas, drums, ‘box’ mediators, providers and countless bass, quarto, ‘shac shac’ and other simple other supportive rôles to children in our instruments. The music is rhythmic and charge; and we often feel ill-equipped for joyful. Colourful costumes and movement such rôles. Amongst all the ‘busy-ness’, are an integral part of the performance. organisation, administration, rehearsals, Many of our schools have Parang groups performances and teaching which make and the children enthusiastically perform great demands on our time and effort, it in competitions, festivals and concerts at is vital for all of us to take time to reflect, this time of year. review, consider and revise and most of all, pray about all we do in Jesus’ name. I feel “Naturally, ‘pan’ (steel bands) are an truly blessed here in Trinidad and Tobago essential part of ‘Trini’ life and culture all with colleagues who constantly support me year round and our school pan ensembles by an encouraging word, a kind action, or take part fully in Christmas celebrations. help given spontaneously without being We had an excellent Christmas medley at asked — simply by being true friends. Such our carol service and at several concerts. seemingly insignificant action can have far-reaching effects, much as the birth of a “Since my last newsletter, I am delighted baby in a remote land to a poor family had to let you know that we were successful an impact on the whole world.” in receiving funding from the government which enabled us to order a good selection The Bishop’s Lent Appeal is for work in of wind and brass instruments to facilitate our Link dioceses of Angola, and Lebombo the teaching of instrumental music in our and Niassa in Mozambique. primary schools. We are working closely with musicians from a unity within the The Bishop of London writes: University of Trinidad and Tobago who are “Dear friends, advising us on the purchase of instruments “Our partner churches in Angola, and helping us to source tuition. We have Lebombo and Niassa (in Mozambique) are begun recorder teaching to introduce the experiencing remarkable organic growth. children to basic notation and techniques The missionary diocese of Angola is now so that when the instruments arrive they present in 10 of Angola’s 18 provinces will be off to a flying start. It is rewarding to and plans to be represented in all of them see the performing arts gaining increasing over the next 5 years. In 2010 the first recognition by policy makers as a vital three Angolan women were ordained and part of holistic education and as a positive a further 15 students graduated from the

6 Mission and Ministry Programmes. Niassa to TRAINING GOD’S PEOPLE — our too has seen considerable growth over the partners achieve so much with so little: their last five years with the number of priests harvest is indeed plentiful but the workers up to 45 from 18, and with twice as many are few. London’s Lent Appeal could help Mothers’ Union members and Church multiply the workers — by raising £64,000 Members as in 2005. Shortly there will for their training and resourcing. Will you be more Anglicans on the electoral roll in join me by donating your Lenten savings? Niassa than in London. “With thanks for our partnership in the “We in London have an opportunity . through our Lenten disciplines to contribute  Richard.”

CONFESSIONS BEFORE LENT Monday 7 March 12.00 - 1.00 p.m. Fr John Barrie 5.00 - 6.00 p.m. Fr Gerald Beauchamp Shrove Tuesday, 8 March 12.00 - 1.00 p.m. Fr John Gaskell 5.00 - 6.00 p.m. The Vicar

Ash Wednesday, 9 March 12.00 - 1.00 p.m. The Vicar 4.45 - 5.45 p.m. Fr Julian Browning

DIARY DATES

Thursday 3 March 7.05 p.m. hOLY HOUR led by the Vicar

Saturday 5 March Cell of OLW/Al1 Saints The talk by Stephen Platten, Bishop of Wakefield, has been postponed. Instead the members of the Cell will be catching the 9.34 a.m. train from St Pancras to St Alban’s Abbey to join the Image of Walsingham for a Eucharist at 11.00 a.m. when the Administrator of the Walsingham Shrine, Bishop Lindsay Urwin OGS, will preach. After a break for lunch and other activities, the event will conclude with Evensong and Benediction at 4.00 p.m. Please contact Ross Buchanan (Tel: 020 7221 1312) if you are interested or would like more information. All are welcome.

ASH WEDNESDAY, 9 March 6.30 p.m. high Mass and Imposition of Ashes Preacher: The Vicar Low Masses (with Ashing) at 8.00 a.m. and 1.10 p.m.

Friday 11 March (and all Fridays in Lent except for 25 March) 7.05 p.m. Stations of the Cross

7 Saturday 12 March Poetry Tea at 3.30 p.m. at Pamela Botsford’s Please come! The subject this time will be ‘The Weather’. You can bring poetry or prose to read or just come and listen. To accept please ring Sandra Wheen on 020 7636 8456 and leave your name and ’phone number, or speak to Sandra or Pamela in the courtyard. Cost £5 which will go towards the All Saints Restoration Appeal.

Lent Study This will be on Wednesdays 16, 23 and 30 March, 6 and 13 April, 10.30 a.m. at the home of Yvonne Craig. The group will be reading The Transforming Power of Prayer by Bishop Michael Marshall. If you have not been to Yvonne’s before, then please ask one of the clergy or the Parish Office for her address.

Parish Retreat 2011 A few places are still available on this retreat at Bishop Woodford House, Ely, from March 18th - 20th conducted by Bishop John Flack. Martin Woolley will happily give further details on 020 7436 2858 or at [email protected].

Friday 25 March — The Annunciation of Our Lord to the Blessed Virgin Mary Low Masses at All Saints at 8.00 a.m. and 1.10 p.m. (only) 7.00 p.m. Patronal High Masss at the Annunciation, Bryanston Street. Preacher: Fr Henry Everett, Priest-in-Charge, St Mary Magdalene, Paddington. All are welcome.

Saturday 2 April — 2.30 p.m. A Victorian Masterpiece — Restorations of William Butterfield’s All Saints, Margaret Street 1859 - 2011 An illustrated Account by Colin Kerr RIBA, church architect and supervisor of the current restoration. Tickets £10 to include a glass of wine, in aid of the Restoration Appeal. Please see the notice elsewhere in this issue.

Saturay 9 April 4.0 p.m. Old Choristers’ Evensong Music: Canticles — Harwood, and a new anthem by Louis Halsey. All are welcome.

Passion Sunday 10 April 12.45 p.m. annual Parochial Church Meeting 6.00 p.m. Liszt’s Via Crucis will be sung by the Choir of All Saints to commemorate the bi-centenary of the composer’s birth, preceded by a short plainsong Office and followed by Benediction. The Stations of the Cross commissioned by the PCC from Suzanna Rust will be in use for the first time this Lent. Wehope to be able to project these on to a screen during the music.

8 Dr Harry Bramma — 75th Birthday Celebration and CD Launch On Friday November 11th at 7.30 p.m. we shall celebrate Dr Harry Bramma’s 75th Birthday with a CD Launch Concert of “The Church Music of Dr Harry Bramma”. The Choir is set to record this disc in March. The project is being funded voluntarily by individuals, thereby generating a rather special birthday present to Harry. Those interested in making a kind donation should contact Paul Brough, Director of Music. Cheques payable to All Saints Choir a/c please. Acknowledgements and formal invitations to the event will be issued in September. THE JUST SHARE LECTURES On Christian Social and Political Thought 2011 Wednesdays at 6.05 p.m. at St Mary le Bow Church 23rd March “Credit Crunch and Custody: symbols of social dislocation” The Rt Revd Peter Selby, former Bishop of Worcester.

30th March “Strangers and neighbours: wealth and poverty” The Rt Hon Ann Widdicombe, former MP and cabinet minister

13th April “Let your Yes be Yes — the Christian imperative to change the voting system” Jonathan Bartley, Founder and co-director of Ekklesia and spokesperson for the ‘yes to fairer votes’ campaign.

11th May“Responding to the Big Society” The Revd Dr Angus Ritchie, Director, the Contextual Theology Centre These lectures will explore how the concept of justice has been interpreted by Christian social and political thinkers historically and what it might mean in the City and society more widely today. www.justshare.org.uk Meeting of Parishioners and Annual Parochial Church Meeting, Sunday April 10th 2011

A meeting of parishioners will be held on over, (b) on the Electoral Roll and (c) an Sunday April 10th at 12.45 p.m. in the actual communicant member of the Church Church at which Churchwardens will of England. be appointed for the year 2011 - 2012. Members of the Electoral Roll, and Nominations must be proposed and residents of the parish on the electoral seconded, and candidates must indicate register are eligible to attend. Any person their willingness to stand. In addition wishing to be considered for the post of candidates are asked to submit a short Churchwarden must be (a) 21 years or typed or clearly written statement giving

9 the reasons for their wishing to stand and Nomination forms may be obtained from the benefits they feel they could bring to the Parish Office or the PCC Secretary. the post if appointed. Nominations for the Although nominations may be made at post of Churchwarden MAY NOT be made the meeting, it is requested that completed at the meeting. forms, together with statements, are Prebendary L.A. Moses, Vicar returned to the Parish Office by Monday March 28th, to enable the papers for the The Annual Parochial Church Meeting meeting to be available one week before will follow immediately. Only members of the Annual Meeting. the Electoral Roll are eligible to attend. Sidesmen for the year 2011 - 2012 will At this meeting: also be appointed. Four members of the laity will be elected Dilys M. Thomas, Hon Sec PCC to Serve on the Westminster St Marylebone Deanery Synod for the years 2011 - 2014. Revision of Electoral The retiring members of the Synod are

Mr R. Buchanan, Dr D. Thomas, Miss Roll P. Thompson and Mr M. Wooley. All are The Electoral Roll has to be revised before eligable for re-election. the Annual Parochial Church Meeting on Sunday April 10th 2011. Inclusion on the Also, six members of the laity will be revised Roll is the qualification to attend, elected to serve on the Parochial Church participate, and vote at the Meeting. The Council for the years 2011 - 2014. The Roll will be closed for revision between retiring members of the Council are, Mr Tuesday March 15th and Friday March R. Clutterham, Mrs J. Drake, Mr P. Hartley, 25th 2011. No further entries may be Mr I. Lyon and Mr Q. Williams. Mr J. made between March 15th and the close Groves resigned from the Council on of the Annual Meeting. 5/5/2010. Of the retiring members, Mrs J. Drake and Mr P. Hartley are NOT eligible Would all members of the congregation for re-election. please check their entries on the copy of the Roll available in the Parish Office; Candidates for election to the Deanery any alterations should be notified to me, Synod or the Parochial Church Council c/o the Parish Office, please. must (a) be on the Electoral Roll (b) at least 16 years of age and (c) actual Anyone else who wishes to be included communicant members of the Church on the Roll, and is qualified to do so, should of England. All nominations must be complete one of the forms, available at the proposed and seconded by persons on back of the church, and send it to me. Apart the Electoral Roll, and all candidates from the legal aspects of this exercise, must indicate their willingness to stand. an up-to-date record of our members is In addition, all candidates are asked to essential for the smooth running of a non- submit a short typed or clearly hand- residential parish like ours. written statement giving their reasons for Catherine T. Burling, standing for election. Electoral Roll Officer

10 A Victorian Masterpiece

Restorations of William Butterfield’s All Saints, Margaret Street 1859 - 2011 An illustrated Account by Colin Kerr RIBA Supervisor of the current restoration.

Saturday April 2nd at 2.30 p.m.

Tickets £10 to include a glass of wine

on sale on Sundays after principal services, cheques to All Saints PCC Restoration Appeal or from All Saints Office, 7 Margaret Street, London W1W 8JG enclosing a stamped addressed envelope.

11 The sermon PREACHED BY THE VICAR AT HIGH MASS ON THE FIFTH SUNDAY BEFORE LENT, 6 February, 2011

Readings: , “The King’s Speech” has received Proper 1 Year A huge critical acclaim and won a string Isaiah 58: 1 - 12; 1 Corinthians 2: 1 - 12; of awards. One criticism, however, has Matthew 5: 13 - 20 been over a matter of historical fact. Winston Churchill appears as a supporter “Shout out, do not hold back! Lift up of the then Duke of York over against your voice like a trumpet! Isaiah 58: 1 King Edward VIII whose abdication would thrust his brother into the public Public speaking is very much in the eye as King. Churchill was in fact one public mind at the moment as a result of of the staunchest supporters of Edward “The King’s Speech”. Even those of us and Mrs Simpson and indulged in some who have not yet seen it will have seen overblown parliamentary rhetoric on the countless clips showing the future George subject. Words which must have come VI struggling to overcome his stammer with to haunt him when he had to arrange for the help of the unconventional Australian the exiled Duke and Duchess of Windsor speech therapist, Lionel Logue. to be spirited away from the Nazis with whom they were rather too obviously in Our readings today are in different ways sympathy. about preaching, that is public speaking about God. Rhetoric is something we are suspicious of these days: we associate it with Prophets were called to speak to the dishonesty and manipulation. Politicians people on behalf of God, to tell it like it who stray onto moral ground are accused was. So in Isaiah the prophet is despatched of “pulpit rhetoric”; even if they never to denounce them for their sins against mention God. God’s justice which are cloaked by fervent religious practices. Yet, we know a good speech, or a good sermon, when we hear one. Winston In his First Letter to the Corinthians, the Churchill may have made a bad speech apostle writes to them of how “When I about Edward VIII, but his speeches came to you, brothers and sisters, I did during the dark times of the war would not come proclaiming the mystery of galvanise the nation; give the lion back its God to you in lofty words or wisdom”. roar. When he began speaking of fighting the Nazis on the beaches, there was serious “Jesus said to the crowds.” The doubt that this country was up to resisting Gospel today is part of perhaps the most a seemingly invincible foe. By the time he famous sermon ever: “The Sermon on the had finished speaking, there wasn’t. Mount”.

12 This was rhetoric as “performative” or l the initial element was the preparation “transformative”; making a difference, for the speech. This involved discovering changing things, making something real, the available means of persuasion and making it happen. constructing appropriate arguments.

“Lift up your voice like a trumpet!” l The second was concerned with style When I was an ordinand, we had regular and diction, emphasis and metre. sessions with a speech therapist whose job was to teach us to make ourselves heard. l The third with the organisation of the She was a delightful but very respectable argument. Edinburgh lady called Nancy Stuart; although she did reduce us to helpless In his other scheme: laughter on our first meeting when she l the first element was PATHOS — this said: “Now boys, I want to feel your was concerned with the audience, its diaphragms”. capacities, emotions and tendencies.

I met her again a couple of years ago when l The second was ETHOS — the I was preaching in Chichester Cathedral, character of the speaker. and she was in the congregation. She was pleased to hear that I had not neglected l The third was LOGOS — the arguments what she had taught us; although the themselves. cathedral has a sound system, preachers still need to speak clearly if their words are In today’s epistle, Paul might seem not to be merely amplified mumbling. to be dismissing all this. But if we look more closely at what he is saying, in a They also need to be amplified sense; a letter which was meant to be read aloud sermon has to be more than presentation: in church, as if he were there making more than what Father Gaskell calls “All his argument, we see that his words of chocolate box and no chocolates”. It has dismissal are themselves eloquent in their to have something to say; something worth persuasive power and intention. hearing; something that will persuade its Paul’s irony reminds us that preaching hearers. That is what rhetoric proper is the Gospel is paradoxical: the holding about. together of things that seem opposed. In the ancient world, rhetoric was one l There is a speaker, a message, and of the subjects taught in higher education. hearers in the situation of preaching — Among its most famous exponents was the classical components for rhetoric, the philosopher Aristotle. He has left us two threefold descriptions of the elements l And there is the essential of preaching of rhetoric. the Gospel — God — who eludes any human capacity to grasp completely In the first of these: and control.

13 Your clergy here take care over say will be given to you.” An abuse of preparation; to study the texts and their scripture by the kind of preacher whose context; to find apt illustrations; to hearers soon detect that they began work hard with words to maximise the thinking about what they want to say on possibility of being heard and understood. their way up the pulpit steps. There are They read scripture until it becomes their of course times when we have to speak own. They read other books: novels without notice; but when this is done well and poetry and history and politics and it usually springs from a well-prepared science, they watch films and go to plays; and stocked mind. watch television and listen to the radio; engage in countless conversations about Is Paul saying, this is all a waste of time all sorts of things; and all to help us or worse still quite wrong? Is he calling understand better the world and people for bland, monotonous or just plain bad they speak to. We have to adapt our style preachers who do not get in the way of the to different contexts: High Mass here, a message? Is he suggesting that preachers dialogue sermon with the children at the simply act like parrots, saying over and school Mass on Tuesday mornings. Both over again: “Christ crucified, Christ audiences seem equally attentive: people crucified, Christ crucified.”? refer back to sermons preached months or even years ago; parents tell us that their Or is he trying to point us to the one children have come home and told them element of the preaching event which what we had been preaching about. humans and their wisdom cannot control, measure or manipulate, God: “so that Sometimes we have to preach in places your faith might rest not on human we have never been before: a challenge wisdom but on the power of God.”? because we are not sure what to expect. Some congregations are attentive and We have no videos or tapes, manuscripts expectant; others compose themselves or outlines of Paul’s sermons. Luke’s to sleep or read the notices or look account of Paul’s preaching in Acts ostentatiously at their watches. It’s like demonstrates an obvious concern for stirring cold porridge. But even then, if rhetorical technique, but many consider you have prepared properly, something it to be as much Luke as Paul. What we gets through. We pray and strive to have are his letters and these too witness practice what we preach, so that our to his rhetorical skill and give us a good preaching comes out of faith even as it window into his preaching. The relation seeks to awaken and deepen faith. of preaching and rhetoric is not “either/ or” but “how to”. Each time Paul protests We work hard on the structure of our his inadequacy as a speaker, his skill with sermons: so that they have a beginning, words and technique comes through. middle and end. We are not among those preachers who seem to take as their text: Underlying all of Paul’s protestations, “Do not worry about what you are to there is one fundamental belief: God is say on that day: for what you are to the source of preaching’s effectiveness.

14 Paul cares that people believe, just as your of this momentous time. Often in old days preachers here do, but Paul knew, really men offered the religious effort of a long knew, that when someone believes, it is pilgrimage towards the attainment of a due to the work of God. That is why Paul great catholic or national object. This year insisted that his speech and proclamation let us offer the religious effort of a good were not “with persuasive words of Lent. wisdom”; as if he was just cleverer and more skilled than the advocates of other “A man has spent a good Lent if he faiths and philosophies who could be has gained a nobler conception of God, heard every day in Corinth. a clearer vision of our Lord, a more intelligent grasp of the sacramental This was momentously different; it was principle and system, and a more worthy God who brought faith into preaching and conception of prayer. A good Lent is a drew faith out of it. Paul’s preaching was purely practical matter. We all begin Lent “a demonstration of the Spirit and of wishing to keep it well; wishing will power”, not an argument of persuasion not do the work, but perseverance will. in the classical sense. Even though Paul Perseverance is getting up when we wish knew preaching entailed the person of the to lie in bed, perseverance in prayer when preacher, the logos of the message, and we do not want to pray, perseverance the people who listened, all these human in study when we do not want to read, components must bow to the reality of perseverance in abstinence when we want God. For God is the source of preaching’s to indulge ourselves, perseverance in power, even as God is the subject of all unselfishness when we want to be selfish, true preaching. and perseverance in going to bed when we want to sit up and idle pleasantly. Power had to be understood in the light of the Gospel of Christ crucified. Paul’s “Let me say something about the preaching, like Churchill’s speeches, opportunities All Saints is providing. was intended to be performative, transformative: they were to build a “First, the daily Eucharist. Let community dependent on the power everybody put down steady and frequent of God and formed in the likeness of attendance at the daily Eucharist as his the crucified Christ whose risen life it first Lent rule. shared. “Secondly, the daily Evensong. We have 100 YEARS AGO altered the hour to 5.30. We know it is a more convenient hour and we are hoping With the great issues of the day in both for more people. Will men make a note of Church and State in mind, Fr Mackay the change of hour and try to come. wrote: “Thirdly, the sermons. I hope everyone “In union with the sacrifice of the Cross let will choose one course or both, and make us offer to God a good Lent for the needs a point of not missing once. Then I hope

15 everyone will come to the Mission sermons and on Wednesday nights at 8.30. Sundays and I hope the chancel and the sanctuary as well as the nave will be crowded. We Solemnities want the force of intercessory prayer at Music and Readings these services. We want people who will undertake to pray all the time that God l SUNDAY 6 MARCH the Holy Spirit may gain entrance to the hearts that need him. THE SUNDAY next BEFORE LENT “Fourthly, I cannot ask more people to come to church on Sunday mornings, HIGH MASS at 11.00 a.m. because the church is now always full; but Entrance Hymn: 399 (T 416 (ii)) on Sunday evenings there is often room for Introit: Esto mihi more, and I hope there will be no empty Mass: Messe Solennelle — Vierne chairs on Sunday evenings in Lent.” Lessons: Exodus 24: 12 - end Psalm 99 The present incumbent can ask more 2 Peter 1: 16 - end people to come to church on both Sunday Hymn: 177 morning and in the evening! Gospel: Matthew 17: 1 - 9 “The regulation of the Lenten which Preacher: The Vicar we receive from the Bishop enjoins Creed: Credo II abstinence from flesh meat on Wednesdays Anthem: Glorious and powerful God and Fridays, and on the last four days of — Stanford Holy Week, with some restriction of the Hymns: 178, 308, 234 (ii) quantity and variety of food taken at other Voluntary: Prelude and Fugue in E times. It was a saying of the Early Church, ‘St Anne’, BWV 552 — Bach “Blessed is he who fasts to feed a poor person”, and let us see to it that our Lenten Solemn Evensong savings are bestowed not on ourselves but at 6.00 p.m. on the Church and on the poor. Psalm: 84 A.M. Lessons: 2 Kings 2: 1 - 12 Matthew 17: 9 - 23 Office Hymn: 176 Canticles: The Short Service — Ayleward Anthem: Benedicite — Harry Bramma Preacher: Fr Julian Browning Hymn: 466

16 BENEDICTION l SUNDAY 13 MARCH O Salutaris: French Chant THE FIRST SUNDAY Hymn: 389 Tantum Ergo: de Séverac OF LENT Voluntary: Choral Song — Wesley High Mass at 11.00 a.m. Litany in Procession: Loosemore WEDNESDAY Introit: Invocabit me 9 MARCH Mass: The Western Wynde — Sheppard ASH WEDNESDAY Lessons: Genesis 2: 15 - 17, 3: 1 - 7 Psalm 32 High Mass and Romans 5: 12 - 19 Imposition of ashes Hymn: 67 at 6.30 p.m. Gospel: Matthew 4: 1 - 11 Entrance Hymn: 507 Preacher: Fr Gerald Beauchamp Introit: Misereris omnium Creed: Credo III Mass: Missa ‘Emendemus in melius’ Anthem: Cast me not away — Wesley — Palestrina Hymns: 507, 123, 65 (T 329 (i)) Lessons: Joel 2: 1, 2, 12 - 17 Psalm 51 SOLEMN EVENSONG 2 Corinthians 5: 20b – 6: 10 at 6.00 p.m. Hymn: 71 Psalm: 50: 1 - 15 Gospel: Matthew 6: 1 - 6, 16 - 21 Lessons: Deuteronomy 6: 4 - 9, 16 - end Preacher: The Vicar Luke 15: 1 - 10 During Imposition of Ashes: Office Hymn: 59 Remember not, Lord, our Canticles: The Short Service — Byrd offences — Purcell Anthem: Ne irascaris, Domine — Byrd Psalm 103 Preacher: Fr Anders Bergquist, Anthem: Nolo mortem peccatoris Vicar, St John’s Wood Church — Morley Hymn: 429 Hymns: 73 (i), 445, 68 BENEDICTION O Salutaris: 238 Hymn: 457 (ii) Tantum Ergo: 202

17 l SUNDAY 20 March l SUNDAY 27 MARCH THE SECOND SUNDAY THE THIRD SUNDAY OF LENT OF LENT

High Mass at 11.00 a.m. HIGH mass at 11.00 a.m. Entrance Hymn: 507 Entrance Hymn: 507 Introit: Reminiscere Introit: Oculi mei Mass: Missa ‘Doulce mémoire’ Mass: Mass for five voices — Byrd — Lassus Lessons: Exodus 17: 1 - 7 Lessons: Genesis 12: 1 - 4a Psalm 95 Psalm 121 Romans 5: 1 - 11 Romans 4: 1 - 5, 13 - 17 Hymn: 357 Hymn: 60 (T 238) Gospel: John 4: 5 - 42 Gospel: John 3: 1 - 17 Preacher: The Vicar Preacher: The Vicar Anthem: Tristis est anima mea Creed: Credo II — Lassus Anthem: Hear my prayer, O Lord Hymns: 384, 390, 368 — Purcell Hymns: 378, 63, 434 SOLEMN EVENSONG AT 6.00 p.m. Solemn Evensong Psalm: 40 at 6.00 p.m. Lessons: Joshua 1: 1 - 9 Psalm: 135 Ephesians 6: 10 - 20 Lessons: Numbers 21: 4 - 9 Office Hymn: 59 Luke 14: 27 - 33 Canticles: The Short Service — Caustun Office Hymn: 59 Anthem: O Lord, in thy wrath rebuke Canticles: Service in the Dorian Mode me not — Gibbons — Tallis Preacher: Mr A.N. Wilson Anthem: In ieunio et fletu — Tallis Preacher: The Revd Professor Hymn: 453 Richard Burridge, Dean of King’s College BENEDICTION Hymn: 439 (i) O Salutaris: 2 Hymn: 64 BENEDICTION Tantum Ergo: 195 O Salutaris: 493 Hymn: 276 (ii) Tantum Ergo: 470

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19 CALENDAR AND INTENTIONS FOR MARCH 2011 1 St David, Bishop, Patron of Wales The Church in Wales 2 St Chad Mission Companions 3 v for Unity Christian Unity 4 Those in need 5 Image of Our Lady of Walsingham 6 X SUNDAY NEXT BEFORE LENT OUR PARISH AND PEOPLE 7 Ss Perpetua, Felicity and Companions Renewal in witness 8 Edward King, bishop Preparation for Lent 9 ASH WEDNESDAY Observance of Lent 10 Unity 11 Those in need 12 Society of All Saints Sisters of the Poor 13 X 1st SUNDAY OF LENT OUR PARISH AND PEOPLE 14 The unemployed 15 The homeless 16 Ember Day Those to be Ordained 17 St Patrick, Patron of Ireland Unity 18 St Cyril Ember Day Those in need 19 St Joseph of Nazareth Ember Day Our Parish Retreat 20 X 2nd SUNDAY OF LENT OUR PARISH AND PEOPLE 21 Thomas Cranmer, Archbishop Parochial Church Council 22 National Health Service 23 Local Government 24 Walter Hilton; Oscar Romero Unity 25 ANNUNCIATION OF OUR LORD TO THE BLESSED VIRGIN MARY Those in need 26 Harriet Monsell Religious 27 X 3rd SUNDAY OF LENT OUR PARISH AND PEOPLE 28 Church Schools 29 The Armed Forces 30 The Emergency Services 31 John Donne Unity

Please note: All Friday Masses are ‘for those in need’ — intercessions from the board inside church are used on these days. v — a Votive Mass

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