NEWSLETTER of St George Hanover Square

St George’s Church Grosvenor Chapel November 2018 — February 2019: issue 41 Inside this issue

The Rector writes 2

Mayfair Organ Concerts 4

Services at St George’s 5

Jake Thompson 7

Grosvenor Chapel services 8

St George’s School 9

St George’s Undercroft 10

Prisons Mission 12

HPPEC 15

road works have not only add- ed to the cacophony but ren- electing an appropriate er detail on pages ten and dered vehicular access to the photograph for page one eleven. church during the ‘working of this august publication week’ even more trying than S exercises the editor per- But what of the photograph? usual. Which is not for a mo- haps more than it should. Re- Angelo Hornak’s timeless shot ment to suggest we are inno- cent editions have tended to of the tranquil interior is a cent bystanders in this may- reflect our current preoccupa- timely and most welcome re- hem. Our abortive second – or tion with the conversion of the minder of what St George’s is was it third – attempt to get Undercroft now, we are told, in the context of noisy build- an electrical cable across Mad- in its final stages of comple- ing work beneath our feet dox Street to power the ‘new’ tion. Mercifully, the splendid and all around us. Hanover Undercroft involved closing new lavatory facilities are al- Square itself has been a the street for a whole week. ready available for people building site for a number of And yes, the whole exercise coming to the church for even- years now and is likely to re- has to be repeated in mid- ing concerts and Sunday ser- main so until the eventual November but with this time, vices and the access lift for opening of the Bond Street we hope, better results. disabled people will be in Elizabeth Line station. But place before too long. Michael nothing had prepared us for For loftier matters, please Beckett, Church Warden at St the fact that most of the turn the page noting in partic- George’s until the end of April western side of St George ular the Rector’s trenchant and still very much the Under- Street south of Maddox Street words on ‘balance’ and the croft’s guiding hand, has writ- is currently enveloped in state of the National Church in ten about the project in great- scaffolding. The attendant its absence.

The Rector writes . . .

of God and people with vision. It’s hard to maintain balance. The ‘managers’ really should be Most of the time, we’re proba- those who flourish as ‘Number bly tipped too far one way or 2s’. So the problem we face is the other – either we work too that we are increasingly ‘led’ much, or not enough. Either by ‘Number 2s’ who might be we’re too busy doing chores at good administrators and man- home, or we neglect them too agers but cannot cut it as much. It’s easy to develop bad ‘Number 1s’. And this lack of habits and live an unbalanced leadership has led to the disas- life. trous collective failure of the House of Bishops in recent What about our spiritual life? years in matters such as human How balanced is our relation- sexuality. It seemed obvious to ship with God? How do we en- many of us when Civil Partner- joy the balance of the Holy ships were introduced that Trinity? One lovely prayer that there should have been an au- perhaps captures the sense of thorised service of celebration balance is by a former Dean of for couples in this position. And St Paul’s, (1571- s we approach the seem- I note that in recent years 1631): ing mad rush and frenetic there are Catholic bishops who lead up to Christmas – a are making a similar call. Had Bring us, O Lord God, at our A time of year for charity this happened, then the heat last awakening into the house and kindness and still for a num- might have been taken out of and gate of heaven, to enter ber of people, for religion too – I the debate, a real pastoral into that gate and dwell in am thinking about the idea of need met, and the C of E al- that house, where there shall balance. How to spread out and lowed time to discuss the much be no darkness nor dazzling, spread around the spirit of gen- more problematic and compli- but one equal light; no noise erosity and thinking of others cated issue of Same Sex Mar- nor silence, but one equal mu- that becomes so compressed and riage. The point is that rather sic; no fears nor hopes, but one ultimately fleeting as soon as than ‘leading’ on whatever the equal possession; no ends nor Christmas day is come and gone. issues might be, they are in- beginnings, but one equal eter- stead ‘managed’. nity: in the habitations of thy Traditionally one of the gifts of majesty and glory, world with- has been built Perhaps with a more ‘balanced’ out end. Amen. around a spirit of balance, in- leadership we would not be in formed and influenced as we such a lamentable position as At the beginning of August, we have been by the humane bal- the National Church. Time was welcomed Jake Thompson to anced life of Benedictine com- when the three most senior ap- our team of Vergers. On Page munities. This used to be one of pointments in the Church 7, Jake has written a short in- the main attractions of a broad aimed at a balance between troductory autobiographical Church of , and our sense Evangelical, Broad Church, Tra- note. of balance was allegedly part of ditional and Liberal Catholic. our genius. Sadly, perhaps even Gone. Time was when there From Monday 29th October – the scandalously, the checks and was an eye to appoint learned day after the clocks go back – balances of the Church of Eng- and gifted theologians to the our weekday opening hours will land have been gradually eroded bench of Bishops – not least to be 8.30am – 4.30pm. Over the by a creeping managerialism Durham but also to Oxford and years I have noticed that rela- (though, as always with the C of Winchester. Gone. The tively few people come into St E, conforming to already outdat- ‘balance’ is now heavily George’s between 8.00 and ed ideas). The Welbyfication of weighted in favour of a certain 8.30am but when locking up at the C of E, though it all started sort of Evangelicalism. And now 4.00pm there are very often long before him. of course, gender trumps eve- people in the building whose rything. visit has to be cut short. The We cherish the three-fold minis- Vestry hours have been similar- try of Deacons, and Bish- What about our own lives? How ly adjusted. ops inherited from the early days to balance time spent at work, of the Church - and all Priests or at home? And when home The All Souls Requiem for de- and Bishops need to be mindful how to balance enjoying your- parted loved ones will be cel- of their Diaconal role of service, self, relaxing, building relation- ebrated on Friday 2nd November and the importance of attending ships with family members, or at 1.10pm. Please inform one to administration. However, we spending time doing chores – of the Vergers if you wish to seem now to have forgotten the fixing this, cleaning that? Both include names for prayer. Their wisdom of appointing holy and are necessary. contact details will be found on wise Bishops with gifts of leader- the back page. One person we ship and inspirers of the people shall remember will be David 2 Vermont (13th February 1931 – Prioritise: divide your ideas in- Calm at 8.45am on weekday 1st September 2018) who was a to three categories – ‘Quick mornings during academic term good friend to me and to the Wins’: things that can be intro- times. This is a short medita- parish – involved for many years duced and make an impact tive ‘service’ starting with sev- with the Handel Festival quickly. ‘Medium range’: things en or eight minutes of (usually) and a long serving member of that will require preparation. piano music, played by post- our PCC. Among other things, ‘Long range’: things which will graduate students from the David was a distinguished mem- need an investment of signifi- Royal College of Music, fol- ber of the Worshipful Company cant time and resources. lowed by a time for private si- of Mercers with a great passion lent recollection and conclud- and commitment to the work of Do please join us if you can in ing with one or two short pray- Gresham College. May he rest in the Vestry between 10.00am and ers. Further details will be pub- God’s peace. midday. lished in due course.

th On Saturday 10 November Christmas Services Holy Cocktail Hour Open members of the PCC and others The Parish Carol Service (the House – all are welcome for from the St George’s congrega- drinks on Wednesdays 28th No- traditional Nine Lessons and th tion are meeting to review and Carols) is to take place this vember and 16 January at revise our Mission Action Plan. year on Sunday 16th December 6.30pm until 8pm at the Recto- Most helpfully, the Diocese has at 6.00pm followed by refresh- ry, 21a Down Street W1J 7AW - jotted down the following bul- ments. A good preparation for entrance in Brick Street oppo- let point suggestions for parish- Christmas and an ideal occasion site the tapas bar – top bell. es undertaking this exercise: to ask friends along. We always This follows the 5.45pm cele- invite people from local hotels bration of Holy Communion at Parish Profile: describe as and embassies and shops and St George’s. many aspects of your church as businesses, as this is a memora- possible such as: styles of wor- ble celebration for the whole ship; a profile of the people community. In addition, I also Thursday 6th December who come; church school; invite members of various organ- church resources; activities isations to which I am Chaplain 700pm within the church. (The Royal Society of St George, the Gastronomes, the Royal So- ST GEORGE’S, HANOVER SQUARE History Audit: an exploration ciety of Musicians, and others) of the themes that have shaped who are most welcome. the church and community, in- cluding points of growth and Once again there will be a ser- Messiah HWV 56 sticking points. vice for families and children on th Christmas Eve Monday 24 De- Community Audit: compile a cember at 4.30pm. Solemn Sung Eucharist of the Vigil of Our annual performance of Messiah profile of your neighbourhood. is now a firm fixture in the Christ- Include information about local Christmas, this year will be the organisations and amenities. first with full choir, and will in- mas calendar. Simon Williams will Use Census data to profile the clude the singing of children’s conduct the Choir of St George’s, population. Plot the demogra- carols around the crib. The ser- the London Handel Orchestra and phy of your Parish on a map. mon will be short and geared star soloists, including three past towards children, and the style finalists of the Handel Singing Envisioning Exercise: brain- of worship relaxed, although still Competition. storm with as many people as with a normal sung setting of the possible to come up with new Mass. LAUREN LODGE-CAMPBELL ideas and ventures. Be bold – soprano don’t worry about practicalities I would encourage as many as at this stage. are able to come to the main ALEXANDRA GIBSON celebration of the Nativity of Our Lord, which is the glorious mezzo-soprano SWOT Analysis: take the ideas 11.00am Sung Eucharist on from the envisioning exercise ALEXANDER SPRAGUE and consider the Strengths, Christmas Day. Please do invite your family and visitors to join tenor Weaknesses, Opportunities and you for this, or the Christmas Threats for each one. This will TREVOR BOWES help you to think realistically Eve service if you find Christmas about what might be possible. Day impracticable. bass-baritone Remember to include financial There are daily prayers in LONDON HANDEL ORCHESTRA and buildings considerations in church, Monday – Thursday at the process. 12.10pm. The Midday Office is CHOIR OF ST GEORGE’S, said on most days except when Resources: consider what peo- the Eucharist is celebrated on HANOVER SQUARE ple and skills will be needed to Fridays and Saints’ Days. Please SIMON WILLIAMS conductor accomplish your objectives. join us if you are in the area. Will local partners need to be involved? Who in the church With the completion – finally – of community might take this for- work on the conversion of the TICKETS: £55, £45, £40, £15, £12 ward? What else might be need- Undercroft, we are once again (from London Handel Festival) ed? planning to present Morning

3 Organ Concerts

A weekly series of lunchtime organ concerts now beginning its sixth year at St George’s, Hanover Square & the Grosvenor Chapel. Every Tuesday 1.10-1.50pm Free admission—retiring collection

November 6 Grosvenor Chapel Lukas Hasler (Graz, Austria) November 13 St George’s Richard Hobson (Grosvenor Chapel) November 20 Grosvenor Chapel Polina Sosnina (St Thomas, Brentwood) November 27 St George’s Nicholas Morris (St George’s) December 4 Grosvenor Chapel James Johnstone (Trinity Laban Conservatoire) December 11 St George’s George Parsons (Sheffield) December 18 Grosvenor Chapel Richard Hobson (Grosvenor Chapel) January 8 St George’s David Gammie (Sacred Heart, Wimbledon) January 15 Grosvenor Chapel Benjamin Newlove (St Paul’s, Knightsbridge) January 22 St George’s Anthony Gritten (Royal Academy of Music) January 29 Grosvenor Chapel Samuel Ali (Christ Church, Chelsea) February 5 St George’s George de Voil (St James, Sussex Gardens) February 12 Grosvenor Chapel Ben Giddens (London) February 19 St George’s Joshua Xerri (Birmingham) February 26 Grosvenor Chapel Simon Williams (St George’s)

Thursday 22 November 7.30pm ST GEORGE’S, HANOVER SQUARE Handel Singing Competition Finalists’ Showcase The London Handel Festival’s annual showcase of the finalists from the Handel Singing Competition takes place earlier than usual this year, on St Cecilia’s Day, appropriately, bringing you the usual mouth-watering selection of Handel and other baroque composers sung by four prize-winners from the 2018 Competition. Se bramate d’amar chi vi sdegna Serse HWV 40 Tu se il cor Giulio Cesare HWV 17 O care parolette Orlando HWV 31 Vedi l’ape che ingegnosa Berenice HWV 38 Che vai pensando, folle pensier HWV 184 Scoglio d’immota fronte Scipione HWV 20 Tra sospetti, affetti, e timori Rodelinda HWV 19 Volate più dei venti Muzio Scevola HWV 13 Where shall I fly? Hercules HWV 60 Love in her eyes sits playing; As when the dove; Happy we! Acis and Galatea HWV 49

LAUREN LODGE-CAMPBELL soprano EMMA STANNARD mezzo-soprano DANIEL MULLANEY tenor ED BALLARD bass-baritone LAURENCE CUMMINGS harpsichord

TICKETS: £12 (£10 Friends) unreserved seating

4 Services at St George’s November 2018—February 2019

Thursday 1st November Sunday 18th November All Saints’ Day Twenty-fifth Sunday after Trinity 1.10pm Holy Communion BCP (said) 8.30am Holy Communion BCP (said) 11.00am Sung Eucharist Friday 2nd November Celebrant & Preacher: The Revd Dr All Souls’ Day Alan McCormack 1.10pm Requiem BCP (said) Missa Brevis (Mozart) O salutaris hostia (Rossini) Sunday 4th November Toccata (Gigout) Twenty-third Sunday after Trinity th 8.30am Holy Communion BCP (said) Monday 19 November Sunday 2nd December 11.00am Sung Eucharist 12.10pm Midday Prayer First Sunday in Advent Celebrant & Preacher: The Rector th 8.30am Holy Communion BCP (said) Missa Simile est regnum coelorum Tuesday 20 November 11.00am Sung Eucharist (Victoria) 12.10pm Midday Prayer (attended by the Réunion des In spiritu humilitatis (Croce) st Gastronomes) Fugue in C major (J S Bach) Wednesday 21 November Celebrant: The Rector 12.10pm Midday Prayer th Preacher: The Revd Keith Powell Monday 5 November 5.45pm Holy Communion BCP (said) (Chaplain of the Worshipful 12.10pm Midday Prayer Company of Cooks) nd th Thursday 22 November Missa sine nomine (Hassler) Tuesday 6 November 12.10pm Midday Prayer Lift up your heads (Handel) 12.10pm Midday Prayer Nun komm, der Heiden Heiland Friday 23rd November th BWV 661 (Bach) Wednesday 7 November St Clement, Bishop of Rome, Mar- 12.10pm Midday Prayer tyr c 100 Monday 3rd December 5.45pm Holy Communion BCP (said) 1.10pm Holy Communion BCP (said) 12.10pm Midday Prayer

th th Thursday 8 November Sunday 25 November Tuesday 4th December 12.10pm Midday Prayer Sunday next before Advent 12.10pm Midday Prayer

th 8.30am Holy Communion BCP (said) Friday 9 November 11.00am Sung Eucharist Wednesday 5th December 1.10pm Holy Communion BCP (said) Celebrant & Preacher: Canon 12.10pm Midday Prayer

th Alistair Macdonald-Radcliff 5.45pm No service Sunday 11 November Missa Brevis (MacMillan) Twenty-fourth Sunday after Trinity Rejoice in the Lord alway (Purcell) Thursday 6th December Remembrance Sunday Voluntary for Double Organ 12.10pm Midday Prayer 8.30am Holy Communion BCP (said) (Purcell) 10.55am Sung Eucharist th th Friday 7 December Celebrant & Preacher: The Rector Monday 26 November 1.10pm Holy Communion BCP (said) Requiem (Fauré) 12.10pm Midday Prayer Prélude et Fugue sur le nom d’Alain th th Sunday 9 December (Duruflé) Tuesday 27 November Second Sunday in Advent 12.10pm Midday Prayer 8.30am Holy Communion BCP (said) Monday 12th November th 11.00am Sung Eucharist 12.10pm Midday Prayer Wednesday 28 November Celebrant & Preacher: The Rector 12.10pm Midday Prayer th Missa Che fà hoggi il mio sole Tuesday 13 November 5.45pm Holy Communion BCP (said) (Allegri) 12.10pm Midday Prayer Laetentur coeli (Byrd) Thursday 29th November th Vox Dicentis (Simon Preston) Wednesday 14 November 12.10pm Midday Prayer 12.10pm Midday Prayer th th Monday 10 December 5.45pm Holy Communion BCP (said) Friday 30 November 12.10pm Midday Prayer St Andrew, the Apostle th Thursday 15 November 1.10pm Holy Communion BCP (said) Tuesday 11th December 12.10pm Midday Prayer 12.10pm Midday Prayer

th Friday 16 November Wednesday 12th December 1.10pm Holy Communion BCP (said) 12.10pm Midday Prayer 5.45pm No service

Thursday 13th December 12.10pm Midday Prayer

Friday 14th December 1.10pm Holy Communion BCP (said) 5

th st Sunday 16 December Tuesday 1 January Wednesday 23rd January Third Sunday in Advent Church closed – no service 12.10pm Midday Prayer 8.30am Holy Communion BCP (said) nd 5.45pm Holy Communion BCP (said) 11.00am Sung Eucharist Wednesday 2 January Celebrant: 12.10pm Midday Prayer Thursday 24th January The Revd Dr Alan McCormack 5.45pm Holy Communion BCP (said) 12.10pm Midday Prayer Preacher: The Rector rd Missa Iste confessor (Palestrina) Thursday 3 January Friday 25th January This is the record of John (Gibbons) 12.10pm Midday Prayer Conversion of St Paul Nun komm, der Heiden Heiland th 1.10pm Holy Communion BCP (said) BWV 659 (Bach) Friday 4 January 6.00pm Parish Carol Service 1.10pm Holy Communion BCP (said) Sunday 27th January

th th Third Sunday after Epiphany Monday 17 December Sunday 6 January 8.30am Holy Communion BCP (said) 12.10pm Midday Prayer The Epiphany 11.00am Sung Eucharist 8.30am Holy Communion BCP (said) th Celebrant & Preacher: The Rector Tuesday 18 December 11.00am Sung Eucharist Missa Brevis St Joannis de Deo 12.10pm Midday Prayer Celebrant & Preacher: Canon Alistair (Haydn) Macdonald-Radcliff th Beati quorum via (Stanford) Wednesday 19 December Messe Solennelle (Langlais) Ember Day Videntes stellam (Poulenc) Monday 28th January 12.10pm Midday Prayer Final from Triptyque (Langlais) 12.10pm Midday Prayer 5.45pm Holy Communion BCP (said) Monday 7th January th th Tuesday 29 January Thursday 20 December 12.10pm Midday Prayer 12.10pm Midday Prayer 12.10pm Midday Prayer Tuesday 8th January th st Wednesday 30 January Friday 21 December 12.10pm Midday Prayer 12.10pm Midday Prayer St Thomas, the Apostle 5.45pm Holy Communion BCP (said) 1.10pm Holy Communion BCP (said) Wednesday 9th January st rd Thursday 31 January Sunday 23 December 12.10pm Midday Prayer 12.10pm Midday Prayer Fourth Sunday in Advent 5.45pm Holy Communion BCP (said) 8.30am Holy Communion BCP (said) st th Friday 1 February 11.00am Sung Eucharist Thursday 10 January 1.10pm Holy Communion BCP (said) Celebrant: The Rector 12.10pm Midday Prayer Preacher: rd th Sunday 3 February The Revd Dr Alan McCormack Friday 11 January The Purification of the Blessed Vir- Missa Sancta et immaculata 1.10pm Holy Communion BCP (said) gin Mary (Candlemas) - transferred (Guerrero) th 8.30am Holy Communion BCP (said) How beautiful upon the mountains Sunday 13 January 11.00am Sung Eucharist (Stainer) First Sunday after Epiphany Celebrant & Preacher: The Rector 8.30am Holy Communion BCP (said) th Communion Service in C (Stanford) Monday 24 December 11.00am Sung Eucharist Light of the World (Elgar) Christmas Eve Celebrant & Preacher: The Rector 4.30pm Solemn First Vigil Mass of Communion Service in A minor Monday 4th February Christmas (Darke) 12.10pm Midday Prayer for families and children Here is the little door (Howells) Celebrant & Preacher: The Rector th th Tuesday 5 February A Christmas Mass (Ronald Corp) Monday 14 January 12.10pm Midday Prayer Silent Night ((Grüber arr Cashmore) 12.10pm Midday Prayer In dulci jubilo BWV 729 Bach) Wednesday 6th February Tuesday 15th January th The Accession of Tuesday 25 December 12.10pm Midday Prayer Queen Elizabeth II (1952) CHRISTMAS DAY th 12.10pm Midday Prayer 11.00am Sung Eucharist Wednesday 16 January 5.45pm Holy Communion BCP (said) Celebrant & Preacher: The Rector 12.10pm Midday Prayer St Nicholas Mass (Haydn) 5.45pm Holy Communion BCP (said) Thursday 7th February A child is born in Bethlehem (Scheidt th 12.10pm Midday Prayer arr Willcocks) Thursday 17 January This lovely lady (Kelly) 12.10pm Midday Prayer Friday 8th February Noël Suisse (Daquin) 1.10pm Holy Communion BCP (said) Friday 18th January th th Wednesday 26 – Saturday 29 1.10pm Holy Communion BCP (said) Sunday 10th February December th Fifth Sunday after Epiphany Church closed – no services Sunday 20 January 8.30am Holy Communion BCP (said) Second Sunday after Epiphany th 11.00am Sung Eucharist Sunday 30 December 8.30am Holy Communion BCP (said) Celebrant & Preacher: The Rector Sunday after Christmas 11.00am Sung Eucharist Mass in G minor (Vaughan Williams) 8.30am Holy Communion BCP (said) Celebrant & Preacher: The Rector O taste and see (Vaughan Williams) 11.00am Sung Eucharist Missa Ego flos campi (Padilla) Choral Song (S S Wesley) Celebrant & Preacher: The Rector Omnes de Saba venient (Handl) Missa O magnum mysterium Prelude and Fugue in A (J S Bach) Monday 11th February (Victoria) st 12.10pm Midday Prayer O magnum mysterium (Victoria) Monday 21 January Toccata in F (Buxtehude) 12.10pm Midday Prayer Tuesday 12th February 12.10pm Midday Prayer Tuesday 22nd January st Monday 31 December 12.10pm Midday Prayer Church closed – no service 6 Wednesday 13th February 12.10pm Midday Prayer 5.45pm Holy Communion BCP (said)

Thursday 14th February Jake Thompson 12.10pm Midday Prayer

Friday 15th February 1.10pm Holy Communion BCP (said)

Sunday 17th February When our long-serving Verger, tus College, London. Mean- Septuagesima Seamus O’Hare expressed a while he took on two jobs: 8.30am Holy Communion BCP (said) wish to reduce his hours back one as a support worker and 11.00am Sung Eucharist in 2016, a review of the role the other as assistant coordi- Celebrant & Preacher: The Rector Missa Brevis in D minor (Mozart) concluded that St George’s nator of the Haringey Winter Lord, I trust thee (Handel) needed a verging team of two Night Shelter, working to to ensure staffing a building tackle homelessness with Monday 18th February 12.10pm Midday Prayer that is often open for more several churches of various than 70 hours a week. Richard denominations in the Harin- Tuesday 19th February Buck joined us in October gey and Enfield area. 12.10pm Midday Prayer 2017. Seamus retired in De- Jake completed his course in th cember that year and in Au- Wednesday 20 February two years and moved with 12.10pm Midday Prayer gust 2018 we were joined by 5.45pm Holy Communion BCP (said) the former rector of Holy Jake Thompson. st Innocents into the parish vic- Thursday 21 February Jake writes about himself as arage of St Michael’s Croy- 12.10pm Midday Prayer follows: don, where, once again, he Friday 22nd February was appointed as a pastoral Jake is from the riverside 1.10pm Holy Communion BCP (said) assistant. There, he met town of Burnham-on-Crouch, th many new challenges, differ- Sunday 24 February Essex where he spent his late ent from St Mary’s and Holy St Matthias, the Apostle teens and early twenties 8.30am Holy Communion BCP (said) Innocents; one of which was working as a labourer, care- 11.00am Sung Eucharist to help use the church to Celebrant & Preacher: TBA worker, and maintenance accommodate child refugees Missa Brevis (le Fleming) worker. A devout Christian Give us the wings of faith (Bullock) from Calais for one day while and regular attendee of the th they were being brought into Monday 25 February parish church, he began to the UK to be united with 12.10pm Midday Prayer sense a calling to the - their families. The event in- th hood. After informing his par- Tuesday 26 February spired a visit from former 12.10pm Midday Prayer ish priest at the time, he Archbishop Rowan Williams moved to north London to join Wednesday 27th February which took place on Jake’s the North London Pastoral As- 12.10pm Midday Prayer birthday. 5.45pm Holy Communion BCP (said) sistant Scheme in 2013. Jake met his fiancée, Char- st As pastoral assistant of St Thursday 28 February lotte, in St Michael’s Croy- 12.10pm Midday Prayer Mary’s church, Tottenham, don and the two of them will Jake worked side by side with be getting married in the the rector. He helped to at- same church next year. At tend to the pastoral needs of the moment he is less in- the congregation through clined towards the priest- home and hospital visits, lead- hood and would like to settle ing infant Sunday school, as- down with his future wife. sisting in the parish youth He can play the guitar and is ministry and even preaching a fan of 20th century retro on occasions. Jake also gained music. As a Christian, he en- the experience of coordinat- joys studying the bible, apol- ing the church’s winter night ogetics, and debating. He is shelter, which is part of the currently enjoying a book on larger Haringey Winter Night how scholars date the books Shelter Scheme. of the Old Testament. After two years in Tottenham,

Jake moved into the vicarage of Holy Innocents, Hornsey as a lodger, and joined an access course in theology at St Melli- Jake Thompson

7 Services at Grosvenor Chapel November 2018— February 2019

Sunday 16th December Third Sunday of Advent Sunday 3rd February 11.00am Sung Eucharist The Presentation of Christ in the Andrea Gabrieli Missa Brevis Temple Sweelinck Gaude et laetare 11.00 Sung Eucharist J.S.Bach Fugue on the Magnificat Stanford Communion Service in C Eccard Maria das Jungfräuelein Sunday 23rd December Stanford Nunc Dimittis in G th Fourth Sunday of Advent Sunday 4 November th All Saints Sunday 11.00am Sung Eucharist Sunday 10 February 11.00am Sung Eucharist Kenneth Leighton Missa Brevis Fourth Sunday before Lent Victoria Missa O quam gloriosum Victoria Ne timeas Maria 11.00 Sung Eucharist Victoria O quam gloriosum J.S.Bach Wachet auf, ruft uns die Palestrina Missa Iste Confessor Couperin Dialogue sur les grands Stimme Philip Moore Antiphon jeux th th (Messe pour les Couvents) Monday 24 December Sunday 17 February Christmas Eve Third Sunday before Lent Sunday 11th November 11.00pm Carols 11.00 Sung Eucharist Remembrance Sunday 11.30pm Midnight Mass Gabriel Jackson Missa St Margaretae 10.55am Sung Eucharist Haydn Missa Brevis in F major Stanford Beati quorum via Lauridsen O magnum mysterium Fauré Requiem Mass th (with orchestra) Tavener Christmas Proclamation Sunday 24 February J.S.Bach In dulci jubilo Second Sunday before Lent th 11.00 Sung Eucharist Sunday 18 November th Second Sunday before Advent Tuesday 25 December Victoria Missa Trahe me post te 11.00 Confirmation Christmas Day Giaches de Wert Ascendente Jesu in with the 11.00am Sung Eucharist naviculam Mozart Missa Brevis in C K 258 Victoria Missa O magnum mysterium James MacMillan I have sought Sweelinck Hodie Christus natus est Thee and Thy face Théodore Salomé Grand Chœur Sunday 30th December Sunday after Christmas Sunday 25th November 11.00am Sung Eucharist The Feast of Christ the King Mass with Cantor & organ

11.00am Sung Eucharist th Alonso Lobo Missa O Rex gloriae Sunday 6 January Byrd Atollite portas The Epiphany of our Lord Percy Whitlock Exultemus 11.00 Sung Eucharist Mozart Spatzenmesse K220 Sunday 2nd December Jacobus Clemens non Papa Advent Sunday Magi veniunt ab oriente 11.00am Sung Eucharist Peter Cornelius The Three Kings

Plainsong The Advent Prose th Byrd Mass for Five Voices Sunday 13 January Byrd Laetentur coeli The Baptism of Christ Andrew Carter Toccata on Veni 11.00 Sung Eucharist Emmanuel Byrd Mass for Four Voices Marenzio Tribus Miraculis th Sunday 9 December th The Second Sunday of Advent Sunday 20 January 11.00am Sung Eucharist The Third Sunday of Epiphany Magalhães Missa O soberana luz 11.00 Sung Eucharist Francisco Guerrero Canite tuba Monteverdi Mass for Four Voices J.S.Bach Nun komm, der heiden Purcell Thy word is a lantern heiland BWV 661 th Sunday 27 January Tuesday 11th December The Fourth Sunday of Epiphany 7.00pm Community Carol Service 11.00 Sung Eucharist Lassus Missa super Frère Thibault Guerrero Hoc est praeceptum meum

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St George’s Hanover Square Primary School

Judith Standing, Headteacher, writes:

e have had an ex- cellent start to our new academic year W with lots of very exciting events and activities taking place. We began the year with a whole school book project. Each class retold the story in their own way with lots of writing and artwork. We made some fabulous displays. We then followed this with Roald Dahl Day. Each class learnt one of Roald Dahl’s poems and practised performing them. These were then showcased for parents on National Poetry Day in October. We also had a famous poet visit us in our classes and share his poems with us. Our faith group has met this term. This meeting is led by Prize Giving at St George’s in July 2018. Craig McWilliam. Chief our pupils who are our RE Executive of Grosvenor, Britain and Ireland addresses the chil- leaders. They shared what dren, parents and staff. work they had been doing in RE and talked through the ac- tional Maritime Museum, and tivities, including drama, de- Hampton Court Palace. We have bating, drawing, writing and run a number of parent workshops art activities. This term our this term: maths, phonics reading, topics are all aligned to Chris- wellbeing, assessment and curricu- tianity and include things such lum. We have also held our termly as ‘The Lord’s Prayer’ and parent meetings. ‘The Liturgy’. So as you can see we have had a Andrew from ‘The Passage’, a very busy start to the year. We are homeless charity in Westmin- now looking forward to our harvest ster visited us and talked to thanksgiving service and then a the children about how they week’s rest at half term. could help homeless people. If you would like to visit us, we The ‘Just Enough’ charity also would love to see you. Please just visited Year 5 and Year 6. make an appointment at the We have been on various trips school office. so far this term, including Judith Standing Hyde Park Lookout centre, Na- Headteacher 9

The Undercroft at St George’s

Horsleydown and St Luke, Old Street.

Hawksmoor built four of the other churches, Christ Church, Spitalfields, St Anne’s, Lime- house, St George’s Bloomsbury, and St George in the East. Thomas Archer two, St John’s, Smith Square and St Paul’s, Deptford, and James Gibb one, .

John James’s design included entrances along Maddox Street he undercroft of St and on the south side of the George’s we believe was church which allowed a certain constructed as part of amount of daylight to enter the T the church in 1724 with a undercroft. However, for rea- view to housing a free school, sons we don’t fully understand, as outlined in the New Churches but lack of daylight was possi- bly one of them, a free school in London and Westminster Act The Green Room takes shape of 1710, which set up a Com- never opened and the space mission to build fifty new was used for storage for most churches (known as Queen Anne of the next three centuries. main as landlords and find new Churches) in the West End and Our first Church school opened tenants, or embark on plans to the City of London. In the end in 1742 in South Street, on a engage the space with the mis- only ten new churches were site adjacent to the present sion action plan of the church. school. New plans were drawn up by During the inter war years of Colin Kerr, Church architect, and the twentieth century the un- the decision to improve the dercroft space was used for church facilities with a new lava- wine storage by a local vintner. tory block under the portico, a This continued until the Bishop green room /large meeting room of London received too many and restaurant facilities was tak- complaints about the noise, en by the PCC in 2016, with and this ended his occupation. building works starting in July of During the Second World War last year. the undercroft was used to store all the stained glass from The building works are now the East windows which were nearing completion. The new removed in early 1940, and not lavatory block reopened at the reinstated until after the war beginning of October, and the ended. From the early 1950s rest of the first phase fit out, the space was again rented including a new lift which will out, with Sotheby’s being the provide disabled access to both tenant for most of this period the church and undercroft until they vacated in 2013. should be completed by the year end. In the new year the second Thought and plans as to how to phase fit out of the restaurant re-integrate the space into the and bar area will commence, The new SW Staircase life of the church have been and we are hoping to be fully ongoing since 2007, and Max- open and operational n the late ever built between 1713 and well Hutchinson, architect, spring of next year. 1730, and nine other existing drew up some plans in 2009, churches were rebuilt or modi- but at the time we were about The new facilities should greatly fied by the Commission. St to undertake the refurbishment enhance the life of the church, George’s Hanover Square is the of the interior of the church, both in terms of far better only one of the churches archi- and install a new organ, so amenities for all church users, tect John James built on his funds were not available. and when the construction costs own account, but he was also When Sotheby’s finally gave are paid, an additional income joint architect with Nicholas notice in 2012, we had to make stream for the church. The lava- Hawksmoor for St John, some decisions, whether to re- tory block under the portico is

10 entered via a new Portland stone staircase at the south west corner of the church. This staircase can be accessed ei- ther internally, from the south west side of the church, or from a new exterior entrance on the south west side of the church into the church yard, next to the large metal gates on to St George’s Street. Those who remember the rickety staircase to the old lavatories will notice a great improve- ment.

The green room/large meeting room provides greatly im- proved facilities for musicians and other users of the church, who up to now have had to manage in the cramped condi- tions of the vestry and choir vestry. This room will also be used for all larger church meetings, PCC meetings, and the Little Dragons Sunday School.

The restaurant area will in- clude a bar which will serve interval drinks during concerts, and a seated dining area for up to 150 covers. The restaurant will be open weekdays, Monday to Friday only. On Saturdays the space will be available for private hire and wedding re- ceptions, which we hope will increase St George’s attraction as a wedding venue. On Sun- days, the space will be used to serve drinks when we have re- freshments following the ser- vice in church.

We were lucky with the space in terms of its good headroom. A lot of undercrofts and crypts were built with low ceiling heights and left unfinished. Our vaulted ceiling was plas- tered back in 1724 and well finished; again, leading us to believe the space was built to be occupied, and not just to be used as storage vaults.

So, in 2019, after a mere two hundred and ninety-five years, the undercroft of St George’s Church will for the first time become an integral part of the body of the Church, and in its own way, help the church to continue to profess the Gospel of Christ.

11 Churches Together in Westminster Prisons Mission

Prisons Week was collected and compiled largely by Sarah Jane Vernon of our church. It has been circulated far beyond the central London churches, even overseas, and very well re- ceived. It contains not only prayers, readings and reflec- tions for prisoners, families, prison staff, victims of crime and the prison system, but in- formation which will be useful to lay and ordained people for the whole year, rather than just one week in October.

PRISONS WEEK 2018

he crisis in British prisons has attracted more media attention in recent T months, with the “re- Blue Sky Thinking nationalisation” of Birmingham prison, Minister Rory Stewart’s HM Prison Altcourse identification of the “ten worst jails” in Britain, and big increas- es in violence, self-harm and fested, violent, overcrowded, suicides. In these circumstances, foul smelling and understaffed”. our Prisons Mission team worked hard to bring accurate and rele- He argued that there is too little vant information to the attention public awareness of the shame- of the congregations of many ful state of our prisons. The loss churches, of different denomina- of liberty and removal from all tions. The latest edition of our that is familiar is a very real booklet of resource material for punishment. This is compound- ed by incarceration within over- crowded and understaffed pris- ons, which are also unsafe and The Last Word dirty. There seems to be quite widespread public agreement HM Prison Wealstun that prisons must be clean, safe and well staffed, if there is to At the 11.00am Sung Eucharist be any realistic prospect of at St George’s on 14th October them becoming the bases from 2018, members of the Prisons which some very troubled men, Mission team read a specially women and children can begin selected Epistle, presented rel- the process of recovery and re- evant Prayers and Intercessions habilitation. It is clear that suit- and were available to answer ably trained and supported vol- questions and discuss is- unteers can play a small, but sues. John Plummer used the worthwhile part in bringing the sermon slot to describe the con- vital element of hope into the ditions inside one of London’s lives of some very vulnerable, huge Victorian prisons. He damaged and lonely prison- quoted several very senior es- ers. During Prisons Week we tablishment figures, such as focus upon and pray for all con- General Lord Ramsbotham and cerned with this work. Dame Anne Owers, when serv- Lines ing as HM Chief Inspectors of Prisons. They had found the HM Prison Wymott prisons they inspected, includ- ing this one, to be: “dirty, dan- gerous, Dickensian, vermin in-

12 NEW VOLUNTEERS NEEDED. MULTI-FAITH CHAPLAINS. AWAY DAY he demand for addi- ur Prisons Mission organ- tional volunteers con- ised a very unusual tinues to grow. This is event last month. The T partly due to the recog- O entire multi-faith Chap- nition of the value of Prisons laincy Team of HMP Wormwood Mission volunteers, but also Scrubs attended their first ever because the crisis in British off site Away Day. Twenty one prisons is more openly members of the team came to acknowledged. The multi- St Martin in the Fields. The faith Chaplaincy Teams of Managing Chaplain is a Muslim HMPs Wandsworth and Worm- Imam and the group included wood Scrubs – for men and Hindu, Sikh, Islamic and Jewish youths, and HMP and Young ordained and lay leaders, as Offenders Institution well as representatives of the main Christian denominations.

Prison chaplains have very de- manding and stressful jobs. In addition to the obvious tasks of Back Inside conducting worship, prayer, Exeter Probation teaching and services for each of the faith groups among the inmates, they are also called time. Freddie de Sibert, of our church, commented after visiting HMP Wormwood Scrubs that; ”the prison was shockingly dirty, loud and animal like. I can now well Bad News and truly understand your horror at the conditions in which we keep Exeter Probation people we expect to discipline, adjust to society and return to life Bronzefield – for women and outside”. Becoming a Prisons Mis- girls, as well as the Detention sion volunteer is not like visiting Centre at Heathrow, want patients in a hospital. Prisons are more volunteers to undertake hostile, strange and hidden places, regular work with them. which contain unfamiliar and often distressed people. But, there are In our efforts to meet some of safe and interesting activities this increasing demand, we which are genuinely valued by both have published a new Prisons chaplains and prisoners, as well as Mission Volunteer Recruitment rewarding for volunteers. Further leaflet. This is available at information is available from the our church, or via the CTiW Coordinator: website. The leaflet summa- rises the wide variety of activ- ities within prisons, for which John Plummer volunteers are required. It ([email protected]) . also outlines some of the jobs to be done by people interest- Circling ed in this ministry, but unable HM Prison Lowdham Grange to commit to regular time in- The images used here are taken side a prison, for family, from the Churches Together in work, or other reasons. These Westminster 2018 Resources for upon to support, counsel, and include becoming a Prisoner’s Prisons Week booklet using mate- Penfriend, or joining a profes- advise prisoners who are often sional specialist group to rial generously supplied by the distressed. In the outside counsel discharged prisoners. Koestler Trust. world, a priest of any faith will expect some members of the When potential volunteers The Koestler Trust is the UK's average congregation to be have discussed the opportuni- leading prison arts charity. We worried about family, work, ties and challenges with a play a vital part in the rehabilita- health or other matters. In well established member of tive journey offered to prisoners prison, nearly every single in- the Prisons Mission team, and and ex-prisoners to transform mate, man, woman, or child, is wish to go further, explorato- their lives through participation in frequently desperately anxious, ry visits are arranged to tour the arts. For more information vis- fearful, distressed, angry, de- one of the prisons. Many quite it www.koestlertrust.org.uk pressed, remorseful, and many worldly people are deeply or tweet @koestlertrust other emotions, sometimes disturbed when they go inside simultaneously. The chaplains a prison for the first are called on by and about in- mates who self-harm, are

13 are inclined to relate more closely with the management of the pris- on, than with churches outside Christmas the walls.

The job is such that chaplains tend to rush from one crisis to an- at other and from one distressed in- mate to the next. They seldom have an opportunity to plan St George’s ahead, or to sit together to think about their objectives and how best these might be achieved in the difficult prevailing environ- Thursday 6th December ment. The chaplains of different 7.00pm faiths do not often exchange ide- as, learning, or experiences with Handel’s Messiah each other. Each one knows when (for details see page 3) he, or she, is responsible for the long list of duties and essential Tuesday 11th December tasks, which are shared out across 7.00pm all faiths, but little else. Grosvenor Chapel: Community Carol Service The first purpose of our Prisons Mission is to support the multi- Sunday 16th December Caged Feathers faith Prison Chaplaincy Teams and to provide, through our volun- 6.00pm HM Prison Send Parish Carol Service teers, the services they identify and need. After many discussions th thought to be suicidal, and they with chaplains, we formed the Monday 24 December also make daily visits to all those view that an Away Day for all of Christmas Eve who are segregated for their own them together would be a sub- 4.30pm safety, or for punishment. Fami- stantial benefit. Rev Richard Solemn First Vigil Mass ly members call the chaplaincy Carter of St Martin-in-the-Fields, of Christmas office when they are worried another very active Prisons Mis- for families & children about an inmate being bullied, or sion church agreed with this and 11.00pm thought to be sick or using we decided to be co-hosts. The Carols drugs. Chaplains are also in- Away Day took place in the com- (at Grosvenor Chapel) volved with bereavements both fortable church meeting rooms, 11.30pm inside and outside the prison. At which are in stark contrast to the Midnight Mass Wormwood Scrubs there have (at Grosvenor Chapel) noisy and crowded chaplaincy of- been four suicides and one mur- fices and began with a guided tour th der so far this year. Such inci- of the whole complex establish- Tuesday 25 December dents cause ripples of anger and ment. Richard led a Christian CHRISTMAS DAY tension far beyond those directly prayer while the party was in the 11.00am Sung Eucharist affected. church and was promptly followed by extemporary prayers led by the All services and events take The prison holds 1,200 men and Muslim, Sikh and Hindu chap- place at St George’s Church youths aged 18-24, including lains. The chaplains were told of unless otherwise indicated. those remanded while awaiting the very large and effective work trial or sentence, as well as of The Connections in addressing those serving custodial sentenc- the needs of the homeless, and es. The chaplains are also re- rough sleepers and learned more sponsible for the pastoral care of about the wide range of activities the 300 plus officers and staff of which are part of the everyday the prison. life of this very busy church. The chaplains were given lunch and Prison chaplains are inclined to had the use of rooms for a private operate with a surprising degree meeting in the afternoon. The of isolation and detachment from group found the Away Day to be their “parent” church, temple, very productive and a valuable or mosque. For example, Chris- learning experience and were very tian chaplains are not regarded generous in their thanks to the co- as part of their church’s commu- hosts. The next step is that the nications and management struc- Senior Management Team of the ture, are not on its pay-roll, or whole prison, of which the Manag- within the housing and pension ing Chaplain is a member, is to schemes. Bishops occasionally ask the co-hosts to allow them to attend the prison chapel for the hold an Away Day with us. Introduction of a new chaplain, or to preach at a Christmas Day service. In these circumstances, it is not surprising that chaplains

14 Hyde Park Place Estate Charity

CIVIL TRUSTEES

At their meeting on 26th September 2018, the Civil Trustees of the Hyde Park Place Estate Charity awarded grants totalling £46,190 to the following organisations working in the :

Shakespeare Schools Foundation Listening Books Church Homeless Trust The Food Chain Depaul UK Cardinal Hume Centre St John’s Hospice Octavia Foundation Mousetrap Theatre Projects WLM Seymour Place St George’s School St George’s Hanover Square - Refreshment Coupon Scheme

The next meeting of the Civil Trustees will be on Wednesday 28th November (application deadline: Mon- day 12th November). A further meeting will be held in February/March 2019.

ECCLESIASTICAL TRUSTEES

The next meeting of the Ecclesiastical Trustees will be held on Thursday 29th November (application deadline: Monday 12th November)

Shirley Vaughan Clerk to the Trustees

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PARISH OF ST GEORGE, HANOVER SQUARE Charity No: 1134811

Rector: The Revd Roderick Leece

St George’s Church The Vestry, 2A Mill Street, London W1S 1FX Tel: 020 7629 0874 Email: [email protected] [email protected] [email protected] [email protected] Website: www.stgeorgeshanoversquare.org

SGHS Enterprises Ltd Company No 10023760 VAT No 276582758 Email: [email protected]

St George’s Hanover Square Foundation Charity No 1120505 Email: [email protected]

Hyde Park Place Estate Charity Charity No 212439 Email: [email protected]

Grosvenor Chapel 24 South Audley Street, London W1K 2PA Tel: 020 7499 1684 Email: [email protected] [email protected] Website: www.grosvenorchapel.org.uk

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