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Christmas Services 2021
Sunday 19th December at 1500
Festival of 9 Lessons & Carols
Friday 24th December at 1700
Family Crib Service
Friday 24th December at 2300
Midnight Mass
Saturday 25th December at 1000
Sung Parish Eucharist of Christmas Day
Sunday 26th December at 1000
Eucharist of St Stephen (said)
Confirmation Service
Congratulations to our own Libby Coleman and to Ayisha Bari from Brighton, St Bartholomew, who were confirmed last Sunday by the Bishop of Lewes, Will Hazlewood. It was a joyful service!
Preparing for Christmas – The Gospel of John Study Course
Continuing on Saturday mornings at 1100 on 4th, 11th 18th December.
Church Cleaning Day
Thank you to the four volunteers who came on Friday to help us clean the church ready for Advent and Christmas. A few more helpers next time would be very welcome. Dawn and Heather
Knit & Natter
The group meets on Wednesdays at 1900 in church. New members always welcome. We knit and we natter. Just come along! Sue Leaney – 07803 179 617
Music at St Margaret’s
Advent Concerts in Church
Friday 10th December at 1930
Ovingdean Choral Society Christmas Concert
Finzi – ‘In terra pax’; Holst – ‘Christmas Day’;
Vaughan-Williams – ‘Fantasia on Christmas Carols’.
Tickets £12 available from Dawn Davidson, Ann-Marie Newman
or on the door.
Sunday 12th December at 1430
‘Shepherds Arise’
Nearly thirty enthusiastic local singers, musicians and mummers present a selection of beautiful old West Gallery carols from Sussex villages accompanied by flute, fiddle, bassoon, clarinet and concertinas. Between the carols are readings about Christmas in Sussex in the past, and the musicians play lively dance tunes from old Sussex manuscripts. As always, there will be some old favourites & some new additions. This is a lovely celebration of Christmas from earlier centuries, still full of the joy and delight it gave then.
Free entry. Retiring collection towards St Margaret’s Church.
Saturday 18th December at 1500
Massimo Redaelli (violin)
Violinist Massimo Redaelli will perform a solo programme including the first of Bach’s solo Violin Sonatas (BWV 1001) and the Second Partita (BWV 1004). Massimo performs on a violin by Thomas Urquhart, instrument maker to the English Court, from around 1680, in its original set-up. This violin is close in construction to contemporary northern European models and thus particularly suited to Bach. Tickets £7.50, raising funds for St Margaret’s Church.
Tuesday 21st December at 1930 (live and live-stream)
The Brightones
The acappella trio with local musicians Ellie Edmonds, Emma Stannard and Georgia Bishop will perform a selection of jazz standards, traditional folk songs and Christmas songs. The concert will also be available to live stream. Tickets £5.
