July 2009 Trinitarian Newsletter, Holy Trinity Sloane Square

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TheNewsletterfortheCongregation&FriendsofHolyTrinitySloaneSquare

Ju

ly-September2009

Thanksgiving

andConfirmation

MarkSylvester

Hereatthechurchof

theHolyTrinityweare

very

fond

of

the

number

three.

Throughout

two

millennia

ofChristian

history

it

has

been

symbolicofthatvery

BlessedTrinityofour

title,anduponwhich

our

faith

resides.

Indeed,

in

more

puritanicaltimeswhen

signs

and

symbolism

were

frowned

upon,

thenumberthreewas

secretly

incorporated

intob

uildings,artwork

and

correspondence

bytho

sewhoknewthe

poweroficonography.

And

soit

seems

appropriate

that

at

ourservice

on

the

feastofPen

tecost-

at

which

the

celebrant

and

preacherw

as

the

newly

instituted

Bishop

of

Kensington,

the

Rt

RevdPaulW

illiams-


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we

incorporated

the

threefold

celebrations

of

thanksgiving,

baptism

and

confirmation.

All

three

speak

eloquently

to

the

healthofthiswonderful

church,whichisnow

soundinbothstructure

and

spiritual

life.

It

is

a

strange

coincidencethatover

the

pastdecade

as,

undertherectorshipof

Bishop

Michael

Marshall,the

mission

and

ministryofHoly

Trinitygainednewlife,

the

fabric

of

this

venerablebuildingwas

succumbing

to

the

ravagesoftime.Only

theswiftinterventionof

BishopMichaelandFr

Graha

m,

the

church

wardens

and

a

committeeledbyPCC

member

Stephen

Morris

on,ensuredthat

weno

whaveachurch

wecansafelyhandon

tofuturegenerations.

Ofcourse,noneofthe

repair

workwouldhave

been

possiblewithout

our

ever-generous

patron

The

Earl

Cadog

an,andonthat

Pente

cost

Sunday

Lord

Cadogan

was

presented

with

a

paintin

g

by

Antonia

Rolls,

showingtheEarl

andC

ountessonthe

chancelsteps

along

with

Christ

who

appea

rs

to

have

steppe

d

out

of

the

great

eastwindow,as

atokenofourthanks.

Thethemes

ofHoly

Trinity's

fabric

and

Christian

life

were

neatlydrawntogether

in

Bishop

Paul's

sermon,inw

hichhe

spoke

ofthe

light

floodingthroughour

newly

cleaned

windows,as

amirror

ofthe

light

ofthe

Holy

Spirit

flooding

intothosewhowere

to

be

baptiz

ed

and

confirm

ed.

Afterthesignofthe

Crosswasm

adeon

their

foreheads

by

the

Bishop,

allthe

candidates

for

baptism

were

taken

tothefont,w

hilethe

Holy

Trinity

Choir


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sangBainton's'AndI

saw

a

new

Heaven'

adapted

from

the

RevelationofStJohn

and

including

the

words

"and

God

himselfshallbe

with

them

and

be

their

God."

Thecleansingwiththe

watersofbaptismisat

the

centre

of

this

wonderfulSacrament.

Baptism,

from

the

Greekbaptizomeaning

immersing

or

performing

ablutions,

has

its

origins

in

Jewishritualandwas

adaptedbyJohnthe

Baptisttosymbolically

baptize

Jews

for

repentanceintheRiver

Jordan.Christallowed

himselftobebaptized

byJohnastheideal

exampleforeveryone

and

by

so

doing

purifiedthewatersof

baptism.

St

Paul

speaksofbaptism

as

cleansing

ofsin

and

incorporatingoneinto

the

body

of

Christ,

makin

g

one

'drinkof

theSp

irit'(1Cor.12:13).

Follow

ingthebaptism,

theB

ishopmovedto

the

Sacrament

of

Confirmation,

which

involvesthelayingon

ofhan

dsandanointing

with

Chrism

oil.

It

bestowsthegiftsofthe

HolyS

piritandperfects

ones

bondswiththe

Churc

h.IntheActsof

theA

postleswhenSt

Paul

metdisciplesin

Ephes

uswhohadonly

receiv

edthebaptismof

John

the

Baptist,he

laidh

andsuponthem

and

'the

Holy

Spirit

came

on

them.'

Beforetheendofthe

serviceallthosewho

hadbeenbaptizedand

confirmedweregiven

lighted

candles,

symbolofChristasthe

'Light

oftheWorld',as

the

choir

sang

the

Nunc

Dimitis,theSong

ofSimeon

from

the

GospelofStLuke.He,

like

those

newly

baptized

and

confirmed,

could

procla

im;

'For

mine

eyes

have

seen

thy

salvation.'

MarkSylvesterisa

Memberofth

ePCC,

DeputyChurchwarden

andServ

er.

Christallowed

himselftobe

baptizedbyJohnas

theidealexamplefor

everyone


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allo

ur

artists

had

worked

tremendously

hard

at

what

was

genuin

elyacollective

effort.

Before

the

week

began

pa

inters,

sculptors

and

a

jewellerwere

invited

to

lunch

at

the

Rectory.

By

getting

TrinityA

rtsFestival

1st7thJune2009

Caroline

MacdonaldHaig

Ja

nineGillion

Well.Wedidit.

The

Trinity

Arts

Festival,

billed

to

...celebrateourcreator

God

through

the

creativegiftsHehas

giventoHispeople

started

with

a

great

party

on

Tuesday

evening,2ndofJune.

Over

200

people

attended.Wineflowed

and

paintings

were

bought.Andat7.30pm

prom

pt,

the

performance

started.

To

a

background

of

paintings

and

sculptures

hung

and

placed

around

the

church,

in

drama,

dance,

music

and

poetry

Holy

Trinitys

celebrated

windows,

gloriously

restored,

werethecentrepiece

andinspirationforthe

week.

We

were

delighted

by

the

responsetothework,


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to

meetone

another

before

the

exhibition,

friendships

were

formed

which

have

deepened

over

the

week.

This

is

the

primary

reason

for

doing

something

like

this,

that

it

should

fostercommunityand

forustheprocessisas

importantastheevent.

Wewanttosaythank

youtothehometeam

atHolyTrinitywho

seemtomakeallthe

behindthescenes

worklooksoeffortless

whichisonlypossible

throug

htheir

dedication,expertise

andte

amwork.

Before

becoming

a

priest,FatherRobwas

anac

tor(hemetthe

lovely

Janineatdrama

schoo

l).

He

opened

the

evening

by

becom

ing,inturn,the

three

artists

who

designedthewindows.

Alittleresearchinthe

V&A

andKensington

Libraryturnedupsome

ofth

e

actualwords

written

by

or

about

them

atthetimethey

were

working.Aletter

written

in1

890

by

EdwardBurn

eJones

(the

great

East

Window)

praises

Sedding,the

churchs

architect,

afterhis

firstvisitto

thesite:

Icannottellyouhow

muchIadmireit.Ifelt

thattheEastand

Westwindowsshould

be

filled

with

thousands

of

little

brightfigures

.What

arches,

what

surprises

in

the

wholechurch

Ido

congratulateyou.


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Sir

William

Blake

Richmond,(threenorth

windows)

fashionable

artist,in

a

letterof

1905describesapart

ofthecentrewindow,

Christ...ridesover

London,

which

symbolisesthehope

thatthisgreatcitymay

somedayrisetothe

valueofbeauty,and

set

aside

money-

makingandsocietyas

thechiefaimsoflife.

Christopher

Whall,

(twosouthwindows)a

stained

glass

maker

through

and

through

created

the

most

individualwindowsof

all.InhisbookStained

GlassWorkpublished

in1905hewroteArtis

peace.

Do

things

because

you

love

them.

Ifpurpleisyour

favourite

colour

put

purpleinyourwindow.

Ifgreen,green.

If

yellow,yellow.

Flowers

andbirdsbecauseyou

love

them.

Search

always

for

the

spiritually

sublime

through

art,enjoyed

withoutanyintellectual

orspiritualpretentions.

Celebrate

the

colour

andlifeofeveryday

leisure.Theenjoyment

oflife.

Our

attention

then

turned

tothenow.We

aresothankfulforthe

beautyofourchurch

andsothankfulforthe

giftth

atChelseahas

beengiventhroughthe

gener

osity

of

the

Cadogan

family

and

the

craftmanship

of

theg

reatartistswho

arece

lebratedwithinit.

However,HolyTrinity

isalivingplacewhere

allare

welcome

to

come

in,find

peace,

and

explore

a

relatio

nshipwithGod.

Itis

also

a

place

where

creativity

and

craftm

anship

liveson

toenc

ourageusinour

journe

y.

Along

with

our

fine

artists

we

thank

the

performingartistswho

inspiredussomuchon

thee

vening

ofJune

2ndw

hojoinedusfrom

Interm

ission

at

St

Saviourswhichisthe

theatre

church

in

WaltonPlace.Allare

profes

sionals

in

their

own

fields

and

have

connections

with

Holy

Trinity

.

They

came

together

to

blend

art,

dance,

music,song

andthe

spokenword

intoa

single

respo

nse

to

thank

God

forthe

creativegifts

hehas

givenus.

Artist,

p

ianist,

vocalist,

actor,

priest,

poet,

art

historian,

string

quartetand

dancer

sang,spoke,played

anddancedtoliftour

heartsandcallusto

celebrate.

Thishasbee

navery

enjoyableexperience

andwelook

forward

tomanymore.Ifyou

wouldliketo

joinus

tosupportandhelpin

any

way

please

contactus

through

theChurchoffice.

CarolineMacdonaldHaig,

ArtDirectorofTr

inityArts

JanineGillion,T

rinityArts

Co-ordinator

Wea

resothankfulfor

the

beautyofour

church


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Scenesfromt

he

TrinityArtsExhibition

Scenesfromt

he


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he


Scenesfromt

he


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vening

E

vening

E

vening

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vening


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OnSeptember4thwe

enterthefifthyearof

theChelseaSchubert

Festival,afestivalof

classical

chamber

music,songandart.

The

firstconcertwill

featuretheyoungup

and

coming

Solstice

Quartet

with

a

programme

of

Schubert,Haydn

and

Mendelssohn

as

well

as

an

artexhibition.

Thisyearwepresent

another

outstanding

programme

featuring

Julian

Lloyd

Webber,

Liz

Watts,

Simon

Lepper,the

Barbirolli

Qua

rtet,

Nash

Ense

mble,

London

Bridge

Ensemble

as

wella

sahostofprize-

winningyoungartists.

Thefestivalhasnow

becom

e

a

branch

of

Trinity

Arts,

an

impor

tantpartofthe

lifeof

HolyTrinity,and

gener

allyinthevibrant

comm

unity

that

is

Chelsea.

Through

concerts,

lectures,

exhi

bitions

and

theatrical

performances

Trinity

Arts

aim

s

to

celebratethe

arts

andattempts

totouch

something

of

the

transcendent

beauty

thatGodha

sgiven

us.Thischur

chisnot

only

a

historical

building,but

aliving,

breathingc

athedral

forworship,

withthe

arts

being

at

the

heartofthe

matter.

The

festival

has

grownyear

onyear

and

last

years

festivalreceived

outstanding

reviews

inthepress

aswell

Schubert

Festival2009

AndrewOBrien


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asfeaturesonBBC

Radio3andClassic

FM.Wedrewrecord

audiences

and

in

turn

have

clearly

becomeanimportant

part

of

the

late

summer

London

music

season.

Asamusicfestival

westrivenotonlyto

promote

the

genius

ofSchubertbutalso

thosewhom

hewas

influencedbyandin

turnthosewhom

he

influenced.Weseek

toencourageyoung

up

and

coming

performers

through

recitalopportunities,

onetoonecoaching

andmasterclasses,

cultivating

a

desire

forcontinuedmusical

and

intellectual

growth

throughout

theirlives.Wehave

now

built

strong

bondswiththeRoyal

CollegeofMusic,the

RoyalAcademy

of

Music,theGuildhall

SchoolofMusicand

Drama

and

Trinity

College.

Many

studentshavebeen

invitedtoperform

in

master

classes

as

wellasbeinggiven

the

opportunity

to

attend

all

other

events

free

of

charge.In

previous

years,

many

students

who

have

participated

in

the

festiva

lhavegoneon

toperform

atthe

WigmoreHall,Royal

Festiv

al

Hall

and

alsow

insomeofthe

worl

ds

most

prestigious

music

prizes

.

This

year

Sarah

Walker,Julian

Lloyd

Webber

and

Gareth

Owen

have

agree

d

to

run

student

master

classe

s.Someofour

past

visiting

profe

ssors

have

included

Ian

Partridge

and

Graha

m

Johnson.

Furth

er

outreach

workincludesschool

wor

kshops,

particularly

at

our

own

Holy

Trinity

Schoo

l.

2009willalsos

eethe

launch

of

the

SchubertSong

Prize

with

prizesdonated

byMrPhilipCarnein

memoryofhisson.

Schubertissur

elythe

fatherofsong.Inhis

short

life

he

composedove

r600

songs,acorpusthat

wastorevolu

tionise

thesonggenreand

influence

all

composerswhowere

to

follow,

from

Schumann

and

Brahms

throu

gh

to

Britten

and

the

currentgenera

tionof

composers.

Thebestfestivalsare

about

celeb

rating

greatmusica

swell

as

bringing

great

performersto

the

locality,socom

eand

join

us

for

what

promises

to

be

a

fantastic

celebration

ofmusicandth

earts.

Andrew

OBrien,

DirectorofMu

sic

at

HolyTrinity

200

9willalsosee

the

launchofthe

SchubertSong

Prize


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SundaySchubertSeries




Thisyearsawthere-laun

choftheSundaySeriesunderthe

umbrellaofTrinityArts,acontinuationoftheTrinityArtsandC

rafts

Guild.TherecentJohnIreland(onceassistantorganistatHoly

Trinity)serieshasprovedan

enormoussuccessandmythank

sgo

totheJohnIrelandSociety

,FatherRob,JanineGillion,Boja

na

Dimkovic,MichaelBrough,

CarolineMacdonaldHaigandOliver

Lallemantfortheirsupportandcontributionstothisseries.Irelands

musicisintenselypersona

linstyleandhasalwaysattracted

a

devotedfollowingamongdiscerningmusiclovers.Thisseries

celebrated130yearssince

hisbirthandhisgreatcontributionto

Britishmusic.

TheSundaySchubertSerieswillcontinueonthelastSundayof

July,September,OctoberandNovember.

SchubertFestivalDates




Friday4thSeptember-Friday18thSeptember

OpeningConcertatHolyTrin

ityonthe4thofSeptemberat7.3

0pm.

SolsticeStringQuartetandan

artexhibitiontocomplimentthem

usic

ofthefestival.

HaydnquartetinDop76no

5,MendelssohnquartetinAminorop

13,SchubertquartetinAminorD804'Rosamunde'


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HOLYTR

INITYCHURCH

GIFTDAYS

Friday3rdSaturd

ay4thandSunday5thJuly

TheRectorandtheClergy

Team,togetherwithmembersofthe

congregationwillbeinand

outsideHolyTrinityonthesedaysto

receivefinancialgiftstosu

pporttheministryandmissionofthe

Church.

Therewillberefreshments

servedinthecourtyard,livemus

ic,

includingorganrecitals,gu

idedtoursofthechurchbuildinga

nd

oth

eractivities.

TheGiftDayswillconcludewithaThanksgivingChoralEvens

ong

at4pmonSundayafternoon

.Wewillberelyinguponyoursup

port

tomakeourGiftDaysagreatsuccess.

THE

BIGBREW

Saturday11thJuly

ThisisaDiocesanFairtradeDay-foraction!

Therewillbeacafinth

ecourtyardfrom11amuntil3pm.

FreeFairtrad

edrinkswillbeserved.


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HOLY

TRINITY

CHURCH

Morning&EveningPrayerissaiddaily,

MondaytoFriday,at9.0

0am&5.0

0pm,

Saturday10.15

am&4.0

0pm

TheEucharistiscelebratedonWednesdaysat6.3

0pm,andThursdaysat1.1

0pm

OnSundays,

theEucharistisSaidat8.4

5am,andSungat11.0

0am.

acomprehensivechurchopen

all

day,everydayforeverybody

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[email protected]

AssistantPriest:TheRevdGrahamRainford

email:priest@h

olytrinitysloanesquare.co.uk

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