Friday March 15th 2019

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Regular Mass Times:
Sunday- Parish Mass 10am. Monday- 6.00pm. Wednesday- 12.30pm. Thursday- 10am. Friday- 6.00pm. Saturday 10am.
And at St Peter's Church, Southfield Road, W4 1BB: Sunday- Parish Mass 10am. Tuesday- 10am. Friday- 09.30am.

See all our main services, concerts, classes and other events on our Calendar for March .

1. Tonight Friday March 15th at 7.30pm at St Peter’s Church, Southfield Road W4, David Juritz and the London Tango Quintet return after their sell-out concert last year with a programme of tangos by Astor Piazzolla, Salgan and more. Dancers are welcome while those who simply want to soak up the sounds of tango classics can relax at at their table enjoying a glass of wine. Tickets £20. Details and booking by Eventbrite.

2. Tomorrow, Saturday March 16th at 7.30pm in St Michael & All Angels Church, it’s the Hogarth Singers Spring Concert. A programme of French music - Vierne: Messe Solennelle; Saint-Saens: Requiem; Faure: Pavane. Doors open, 6.45pm. Tickets £13 in advance, £14 at door. More details.

3. Lent at St Michael & All Angels
Thanks to everyone who took part in St Michael & All Angels’ Week of Accompanied Prayer. This Lent, our focus is on deepening our prayer life as individuals and as a church community, instead of our usual Lent programme of study groups and excursions.
            - Each week in Lent, we invite you to come to church for half an hour silent contemplation before the Blessed Sacrament (from March 18th): on Monday evening 7.30pm to 8pm; or Tuesday afternoon 3.30pm to 4pm.
            - On Sundays, there will be Lent sermons at 10am and 6.30pm Evensong.
            - Lent lunches on Sunday March 24th and April 7th in aid of our Lent Charity Appeal.
            - Our Lent Appeal is in aid of Christian Aid's Community Partnership Programme in Ghana, where almost half of young people are unemployed. St Michael’s has already raised £3,000 - there’s £2,000 to go! With 3:1 EU matched funding, this will make £20,000 for projects to create training and paid work for young people, particularly women and people with disabilities. All donations will be much appreciated in the Green Lent Jar at the back of the church.
            See more on our Lent at St Michael & All Angels page.

4. On Sunday March 17th at 10am at St Michael & All Angels, it’s our Parish Mass. Preacher Fr John Gibaut. Plus Creche and Children’s church. All welcome.
At 6.30pm, there is Evensong. Preacher: Anne Mower continues the 'How to Pray' series. Services at St Michael's.
            Thanks to everyone who has registered for the new St Michael & All Angels’ Electoral Roll. If you haven’t yet done so, please pick up a form in Church and return it on Sunday, or to the Parish Office.
              We’re also focussing on Planned Giving. Thank you to those who currently give by standing order but we’re encouraging people to switch to the Church of England’s Parish Giving Scheme, which has advantages for churches like ours. See our Planned Giving page. You can pick up a form after the 10am service.

5. On Thursday March 21st at 1.30pm, preceded by lunch at 12.45pm at St Alban's Church Acton Green W4 5LG, there’s a Nonesuch Orchestra lunchtime Concert for Lent. Haydn Symphony No 26 "Lamentatione", Bach and Handel arias and Mozart's Sinfonia Concertante for violin and viola. Tickets from the website and from Christ Church Turnham Green (Tuesday-Friday lunchtimes).
The Nonesuch Apollo Musangete concert from the Bedford Park Festival is featured in a small exhibition "Making Music Together" at Barbican Library.  Details.

6. Also on Thursday March 21st at 7.30pm at Our Lady of Grace & St Edward, Chiswick High Road, there’s the next in a series of Lent talks on Pursuing Integrity. ‘The Church’s Integrity: what needs to be done in the light of abuse’: Dr Helen Costigane SHCJ, Director of Theology at St Mary’s University Twickenham. All welcome. Full list of dates and speakers.

7. On Friday March 22nd at 7pm at St Paul’s Grove Park, The St. Paul's Quartet play Borodin and Beethoven Opus 132. There will also be an interval talk by special guest William Ludwig. Tickets on the door: £10 or £5 concession.

8. On Saturday March 23rd at 10.30am, Gardening volunteers are sought to work on the church herbaceous border (and Saturday April 6th): help is needed with digging over parts of the border. Contact Susan Hunt: email - s.hunt564@btinternet.com

9. On Saturday March 23rd at 7pm in St Michael & All Angels Church, there’s a ‘Celebration of Song’ Recital in aid of Air Ambulance. Harriet Roberts and Christopher Roberts, with John Cuthbert of the Royal College of Music on piano, sing songs by Faure, Chausson, Brahms, Wold, Strauss and more. Free admission, interval with refreshments, plus retiring collection for Wiltshire Air Ambulance.

10. Also on Saturday March 23rd at 7.30pm at St James’s Church Piccadilly, W1. Petros Singers perform Brahms: Ein Deutsches Requiem. Details and tickets
            Also on Saturday 23rd at 7.45pm at St Barnabas Church, Pitzhanger Lane, W5. West London Sinfonia and the Diversity Choir perform Verdi’s Requiem. Details.
            Also on Saturday 23rd at 7.30pm at St Paul’s Grove Park, Hounslow Symphony Orchestra play Sibelius: Finlandia; Grieg: Peer Gynt Suite 1; Ravel: Pavane; Saint-Saëns: Symphony No 3 (Organ Symphony).

11. On Sunday March 24th at 10am at St Michael & All Angels Church, there's a Choral Mass. Preacher Fr Edward Barlow. Plus Creche and Children's Church. All welcome.
Afterwards, at 12.30pm at the home of Sally and Peter Haigh, there’s a Lent Lunch in aid of St Michael’s Lent Appeal. Please sign up at the back of the church.
            At 6.3pm0 there is Evensong. Preacher: Fr Alan Trigle, asst priest of St Nicholas Chiswick continues the How to Pray series. Services at St Michael's.

12. On Tuesday March 26th at 7.30pm at Chiswick Pier Trust there’s a talk – ‘Illuminated River: The Longest Public Art Commission in the World’- by Sarah Gaventa MA (RCA), director of The Illuminated River Foundation. Details.

13. On Friday March 29th at 7pm at St Michael & All Angels ,Zoe White Yoga presents a two-hour Yin Yoga with mindfulness session. For more information and booking, contact Facebook @zoewhiteyoga or email zoewhiteyoga@icloud.com.

14. On Saturday March 30th at 7.30pm in St Michael & All Angels Church, there’s A Celebration of Youth Music with The Amber Trust Musicians and Fukushima Youth Sinfonietta, in aid of the Amber Trust and Keys of Change. Details and tickets
            Also on Saturday 30th at 8pm in St Paul’s Church, Grove Park, there’s a Chiswick Choir concert - Brahms: Ein Deutsches Requiem. Details and booking.
            Also on Saturday 30th at 7.30pm at St Peter's Church, Southfield Road, the Addison Singers present their 'Spring Light' concert. Tickets £12 (plus booking fee)

15. On Sunday March 31st, Chiswick Pier Trust’s Mothering Sunday Cruise is sold out. Details

Dates further ahead:

- Thursday April 4th (note change of date) from 8pm to 9pm at St Peter's Church, Acton Green, W4 1BB. Music & Mindfulness Workshopled by Pablo Urbina, Music Director at the London City Orchestra. Cost: £20 Please sign list at back of church or book online. Email: stpetersactongreen@gmail.com. Tel: 020 8994 428

- From Wednesday April 3rd-6th at St Michael’s Hall, Elmwood Road, St Michael's Players present "Colder than Here" by Laura Wade - a black comedy about life, death and not coping very well with either. Tickets available online now.

- Sunday April 7th. It’s the Oxford & Cambridge Boat Race and you can watch it at Chiswick Pier. Watch the start and finish on their big screen and see live action as the boats pass. Starting at 12.30pm with BBQ, food and drinks being served. The women’s race starts at 2.15pm and the men’s crews at 3.15.
            RNLI is the official charity of the Boat Race for 2019 and income raised will go to the Chiswick Lifeboat Station. They are seeking a small army of volunteer fundraisers to help on the day as Bucket Collectors in Fan Zones, along the race course, and in train and tube stations (slots ahead of the race and after). If you can give support, please let the RNLI Community Support team know at communitysupportteam@rnli.org.uk.

- Tuesday April 9th, from 7pm-9pm, St Peter's Centre for Mindfulness and Spirituality presents a Mindfulness & Creative Writing Workshop led by Elise Valmorbida and Vanessa King. Access deeper levels of creativity and write with authenticity. Book online HERE.

- Thursday April 11th at 8pm at the Polish Centre (POSK), 238 King Street, W6 0RF. The Arts Society Chiswick's next lecture is The Beauty & History of Frames by Julia Korner. Bar open from 7pm. Guests welcome for a fee of £10. Details

- On Monday April 29th St Michael's Men's Society has organised a joint outing with St Michael's Women's Group to Royal Windsor Racecourse. Join us for a free and fun day of racing at this beautiful course. Free entry tickets when booking in advance online. See leaflet HERE- or contact Ian Flatman.Pictures from the 2018 Windsor Raceday here.

- Saturday May 11th at 7pm. St Peter’s Church Hall, Southfield Road - St Peter’s Annual Quiz Night. Tables for six-to-eight people available, or individual tickets.  £15 per head to include a fish and chip supper with puddings. Cash bar & raffle - profits to be shared with charity. Doors open 6.30pm. Quiz starts 7pm. Tickets available now online. More info available from the Parish Office.

- Friday June 7th to Sunday 23rd. Bedford Park Festival (Green Days: June 8th and 9th; '140 years' Festival Mass: June 23rd): unwanted Christmas gifts, CDs and DVDs - please place in the box at the back of church ready for Green Days.
Plant stall: please grow plants, particularly herbs (sage, thyme, rosemary, parsley etc) - contact m@rjolein.com.
Win-A-Meal: if you dine regularly at a Chiswick restaurant, please ask if they can donate a voucher for a meal for two. See and sign restaurant list on clipboard at back of church. Website

- Thursday September 12th to Monday 16th. Chiswick Book Festival and Cookbook Festival. See their websites.

- September 2020. Pilgrimage to The Passion Play in Oberammergau led by Fr Kevin Morris. For further information, speak to the Parish Office.

For the year's main events in Chiswick see The Chiswick Calendar   and ChiswickW4.com