Special Events

 

SOUTHWARK SINFONIETTTA

Sunday September 26^th 2010

3.00pm at St Augustine's Forest Hill

Schumann                 Piano Concerto        

Schubert                    Symphony No. 8 [Unfinished]

Soloist                        Jess Lawrence

Conductor                Michael Brooks 

Admission by donation for St Augustine's Heritage Church Building Fund

 

Past Events:

 

24th July 2010 7.30pm "Damsels in Distress"

an evening of music at St Augustine's Church, One Tree Hill featuring Margaret Pearman, Grainne Gillis and David Coussell.

 

 

 

29th May to 29th June 2010

'Take a Pew'

22 sculptors were invited to respond to the offer to Take a Pew for a month. The prayer book shelves in each pew at the back and sides of St Augustine's are being used to display an exciting array of artwork to the general public in a variety of media. Ceramics, textiles, metalwork, photography grace the pew shelves. From communion wafers, prayer books, palm leaves, wedding cakes, piano keys, elbow rests and vestments to church architecture, the artists were inspired by the rites, rituals and festivals that occur over the year in the church,  and have responded to the location in very different ways.

Not all the artists are practicing Christians but all of them are engaging in an exploration of their understanding of the nature of church and worship.  The experience of creating work for display in a worship space is one that  provides material for reflection, meditation, pleasure, challenge and inspiration.   

Three photographers are also exhibiting their pictures of the church in the gallery space in the North meeting room.

The show has now finished but a small selection of the exhibits are remaining in the church and may be viewed when the church is open.

Click press release for more information about this exhibition.

 Summer Festival Weekend - June 25th to 27th.

The festival was an outstanding success and we were delighted to be able to welcome so many visitors to the church during the weekend.

Thank you to everyone who participated in any way - Musicians, craftspeople, cake makers, stall holders, Rosebery's, sculptors, and everyone else who supported us in any way, thank you. 

·            If you would like to contact one of the team please go to the contacts page. 

 Notices of special events will be posted here, in the Calendar and on the Weekly Notices page as they arise.