Sunday 22 September 2019 14th Sunday after Trinity ARTS AND CRAFTS SUNDAY
This week's REFLECTION
'Archangels', Christopher Whall
The Arts and Crafts Movement in history
The birth of the Arts and Crafts movement in Britain in the late 19th century marked the beginning of a change in the value society placed on how things were made. This was a reaction to not only the damaging effects of industrialisation but also the relatively low status of the decorative arts. Arts and Crafts reformed the design and manufacture of everything from buildings to jewellery.
In Britain the negative impact of machine-dominated production on both social conditions and the quality of manufactured goods had been recognised since around 1840. But it was not until the 1860s and '70s that new approaches in architecture and design were championed in an attempt to correct the problem. The Arts and Crafts movement in Britain was born out of an increasing understanding that society needed to adopt a different set of priorities in relation to the manufacture of objects. Its leaders wanted to develop products that not only had more integrity but which were also made in a less dehumanising way.
Although the Arts and Crafts movement evolved in the city, at its heart was nostalgia for rural traditions and 'the simple life', which meant that living and working in the countryside was the ideal to which many of its artists aspired. Increasingly, many left the city to establish new ways of living and working, with workshops set up across Britain in locations including the Cotswolds, the Lake District, Sussex and Cornwall. All these places offered picturesque landscapes, an existing culture of craft skills and, importantly, rail links for access to patrons and the London market.
Arts and Crafts makers based in rural communities both revived craft traditions and created employment for local people. This kind of development meant that the Movement endured longer in the countryside than in the city, and had a more significant impact on the rural than the urban economy. Significantly, the Arts and Crafts community was open to the efforts of non-professionals, encouraging the involvement of amateurs and students through organisations such as the Home Arts and Industries Association. And it also created an environment in which, for the first time, women as well as men could begin to take an active role in developing new forms of design, both as makers and consumers.
(Top) The Revd. Richard Lloyd Morgan (Below left) The Revd. Malcolm Guite (Below right) Thomas Denny
Festival's last day is 'not to miss'
It's the last day of our 2019 Arts and Crafts Festival (Sunday 22 September) but there is plenty in store!
Our Arts and Crafts Festival Sung Eucharist at 11am welcomes The Revd. Richard Lloyd Morgan, formerly Chaplain of King’s College, Cambridge as the preacher and music by Mozart and Brahms.
At 2pm we welcome contemporary stained glass artist Thomas Denny to give an illustrated talk on ‘The light and the dark’
There are also guided tours of the church at 2pm and 4pm.
Our Festival comes to a close with a poetry recital at 5pm by Malcolm Guite who will then preach at Choral Evensong and Benediction which includes music by Howells and Schutz.
Look out for a full report of the Festival in next week's 'Weekly News'
Good report for Education Sunday
Holy Trinity Church celebrated its first Education Sunday at the weekend and invited children to come in their school uniforms and have their school bags blessed.
Amongst the special things that happened: one of our new school governors Vicki Lant read from the Bible, Fr. Nicholas interviewed Mrs. Hawkins about her own school days and asked her to share her vision for the future, the new Schools' Federation Choir made its first appearance singing two songs during the service and Fr. Grant, wearing a mortar board, gave a talk about the important things to pack into your school bag at the start of the new school year which included generosity, patience, hope, effort, forgiveness and love. Four children led the prayers beautifully.
At the end of the celebration, all the children in church came forward with their bags to get a special blessing from Fr. Nicholas who sprinkled them with holy water and gave each one a prayer card to pack into their bags.
Said Fr. Nicholas: "It was thrilling to see so many families at church for our first Education Sunday. Thanks to all who made it possible and special thanks to the parents of Christ Church children who came in great number. We hope that this was just the beginning of many good things to come."
Twelve steps to Heaven
Our Tuesday night Bible Study returns at the end of the month with a 12-week course looking at the 12 disciples and their characteristics of faith. Following the pattern of the 12-step programme adopted by a number of recovery groups, we will explore how Jesus’ first followers set a pattern for our own discipleship in the 21st century. Come and join us on Tuesday (24 September) at 7pm after the 6.30pm Eucharist.
Visit to the Arts and Crafts home
Emery Walker's House, which was a private home until 1999, has the most complete and authentic Arts & Crafts interiors in the UK.
The house includes handblocked Morris & Co Wallpaper and textiles and Philip Webb furniture.
The tall, terraced house on the River Thames at Hammersmith was home to the printer Emery Walker, friend and mentor to William Morris. The decoration and furnishings are preserved as they were in his lifetime.
The decoration at 7 Hammersmith Terrace today is typical of the homes of many of the key figures in the Arts and Crafts movement.
The combination of Morris & Co textiles, wallpapers and furniture, 17th- and 18th-century furniture, and Middle Eastern and North African textiles and ceramics is similar to that which decorated William Morris's own house.
Join our parish visit sponsored by our Arts and Crafts Committee on Saturday 28 September 2019 departing Holy Trinity Church at 9.30am. Tickets, which include a guided tour, cost £12.50. Contact our Parish Administrator to book your place: parishoffice@sloanechurch.org
Arts and Crafts Festival 2019
This year's Arts and Crafts Festival (19-22 September) is proving to be a feast for the imagination. Pick up your brochure from church with details of what's on offer and visit the website with the complete programme: www.holytrinityartsandcrafts.org
Bach’s magnificent Magnificat
Sloane Square Choral Society produced a soulful rendition of Maurice Duruflé's reflective Requiem for their Summer Concert in July – and now they’re back and ready to bring the house down this December with Bach’s Magnificat and Charpentier’s Messe de minuit pour Noël.
SSCS starts rehearsing this Monday (23 September) at 7pm, and every Monday thereafter, until the concert on Sunday 8 December. All are welcome to join in and sing with us! Contact Harriet (members@sloanesquarechoralsociety.com) for more information.
Harvest Festival celebrates 'little gardeners'
Next Sunday (29 September) we welcome as our preacher at our Harvest Festival, the Revd. Duncan Dormor, the General Secretary of USPG, the 300-year-old Anglican mission agency with which Fr. Nicholas worked in Brazil. Our theme takes its inspiration from Edmond Louyot's painting 'The Little Gardeners' and we will hear about USPG's South India Green Schools' programme. As usual, there will be a jazz setting of the mass.
Once again we are giving to the Glass Door charity that supports homeless people. Remember, we are looking for tea and coffee, hot chocolate (made with water), sugar, breakfast cereals, biscuits, jams and marmalades, vegetarian soups, tomato ketchup / brown sauce, rice, tinned tomatoes, towels, socks, underwear, razors, toiletries, toothbrushes and toothpaste. Perishable goods are difficult to store but all dry goods and toiletries are very gratefully received.
After the service at 11am, why not join our Bring and Share Lunch in the Parish Room?
Sleep out to give others Shelter
Fr Nicholas and Fr Grant are joining the annual Sleep Out again this year on 4 October 2019 in Duke of York Square in aid of the Glass Door homeless charity. It would be great to have a strong presence from the church community supporting or participating in the Sleep Out. By taking part you can give someone else shelter and the chance to leave homelessness behind. The event will see hundreds sleeping outside to raise awareness and funds in support of the charity’s network of church-based night shelters, which will provide up to 170 individuals a place to sleep every night during the coldest 22 weeks of the coming winter. Please let the Parish Office know if you would like to join the ‘Holy Trinity’ team!
Free teatime concerts
There is a new flyer for our Free Teatime Concerts on Wednesdays! Please pick a few up from the desk and give them to your friends and family or put them in a library near you. The concerts continue this Wednesday 18 September (5.30 for 30 minutes) with Ivo Macdonald playing a delightful programme on the organ that includes Massenet’s Méditation (from Thaïs), Bach’s Prelude in E major, and Vierne’s Final (from Symphonie No 1). Ivo started learning the organ in Holy Trinity with Oliver Lallemant nearly seven years ago and has just started his second year as Organ Scholar at Magdalene College, Cambridge. Admission is free and there will be a retiring collection. The series runs every Wednesday up until 27 November. We have a stellar line-up of local and national talent – including several Sloane Square Choral Society Choral Scholars past and present. Do come along!
News from THE CHURCH OF ENGLAND
Bishop welcomes PM's Special Envoy for Freedom of Religion or Belief
The Bishop of Leeds, Nick Baines, the Church of England’s Lead Bishop for Foreign Affairs, has welcomed the appointment of Rehman Chishti MP as the Prime Minister's Special Envoy for Freedom of Religion and Belief, succeeding Lord Ahmad of Wimbledon.
Bishop Nick said: "Along with my counterpart from the Catholic Church, Bishop Declan Lang, we offer our prayers and best wishes for Rehman Chishti MP upon his appointment as the Prime Minister’s Special Envoy for Freedom of Religion or Belief.
“Everyone has an inherent right to profess any faith or none, yet across the world people continue to be imprisoned or killed for what they believe.
“Given the fundamental importance of this issue we have long called for the Prime Minister’s Special Envoy to be made a dedicated role and we are pleased that this step has been now been taken.
“We look forward to meeting Mr Chishti soon and express our sincere thanks to Lord Ahmad with whom our churches have worked closely in recent years."
DIARY DATES
Thursday 19 September
to Sunday 22 September 4th Arts and Crafts Festival
Sunday 29 September Harvest Festival and Harvest Lunch Preacher: The Revd. Duncan Dormor
General Secretary, USPG
PARISH DIARY
All events at Holy Trinity Sloane Square unless otherwise stated
SUNDAY 22 SEPTEMBER THE FOURTEENTH SUNDAY AFTER TRINITY Arts and Crafts Festival Intention: Parish and People
8.30am Holy Communion
11.00am Sung Eucharist
Holy Trinity Choir
O nata lux de lumine Thomas Tallis Missa in C ‘Spatzenmesse’ Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart How lovely is thy dwelling place Johannes Brahms
Preacher: The Rev'd Richard Lloyd Morgan
5.00pm Malcolm Guite Poetry Recital
6.00pm Choral Evensong and Benediction Holy Trinity Choir
Magnificat and Nunc dimittis for Gloucester Cathedral Herbert Howells Jauchzet dem Herrn (Psalm 100) Heinrich Schütz
Preacher: The Rev'd Malcolm Guite
Monday 23 September Intention: Students 7.00pm Sloane Square Choral Society
Tuesday 24 September Intention: The Shrine at Walsingham 11.00am Holy Trinity School Harvest Festival 6.30pm Eucharist
7.00pm Bible Study
'Twelve Steps to Heaven'
Wednesday 25 September Lancelot Andrewes, bishop, 1626 Ember Day Intention: Salvation Army 1.00pm Holy Communion
5.30pm Free Teatime Concert 6.30pm Eucharist
Thursday 26 September Wilson Carlile, priest, founder of Church Army Intention: Salvation Army 6.30pm Eucharist
Friday 27 September Vincent de Paul, priest, 1660 Ember Day Intention: Theological Colleges 10.30am Garden House School Harvest Festival 4.00pm PCC Staffing Commitee
Saturday 28 September Ember Day
Intention: Vocations 9.30am Parish Outing to Emery Walker's House
SUNDAY 29 SEPTEMBER THE FIFTEENTH SUNDAY AFTER TRINITY Harvest Thanksgiving
Intention: Parish and People
8.30am Holy Communion
11.00am Sung Eucharist with Junior Church Preacher: The Rev'd Duncan Dormor
USPG 1.00pm Harvest Lunchin the Parish Room 6.00pm Choral Evensong and Benediction
WHO'S WHO and CONTACTS
RECTOR The Revd. Canon Nicholas Wheeler E-mail: rector@sloanechurch.org
ASSISTANT PRIEST The Revd. Grant Bolton-Debbage E-mail: priest@sloanechurch.org
HONORARY ASSISTANT The Rt. Revd. Dr. Michael Marshall
CHURCHWARDENS Jeffrey Kabel Carolyn Hallett
ASSISTANT CHURCHWARDENS Gill Dunley
John Renz
TREASURER David Fairlamb
PCC SECRETARY Martin Bonham
PARISH ADMINISTRATOR Sophie Wilson E-mail: parishoffice@sloanechurch.org
Telephone: 020 7730 7270
FACILITIES AND EVENTS MANAGER Clinton McMaster E-mail: manager@sloanechurch.org
Telephone: 020 7730 7270
