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Lent Group 2012
Published: 2nd February 2012
Our Lent group starts on Sunday 26th
February at 9am, and will be based on the book “Life Source: a five-session
course on prayer for Lent”. Each session will start with Breakfast.
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Latest news sheet
News sheet for Sunday 29th January
2012. Please click
here.
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Christmas 2011
Published: 20th December 2011
So far in December - the congregations
and audiences for our Christmas services and events totals over 650 people.
We have had a wonderful Christingle, Concert by Makin' MuZic, Even Swindon
Primary School end of term service and our Annual Carol service with a
congregation of more than 150 people (up 108% on 2010!).
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Retirement of Revd Canon
Alastair Stevenson
Published: 16th October 2011
On Sunday 6th November, we will be
saying farewell to our Priest in Charge, Revd Canon Alastair Stevenson as he
retires from the Parish. There will be an opportunity to say farewell
following the 10.30am Eucharist that day.
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St Augustine's Big Summer
Weekend
Published: 22nd May 2011
The church is holding a weekend aimed
at bringing the church and community closer together on 9th and 10th July
2010. The Summer fete will start at 11am on the Saturday, and new for
this year will be an evening featuring local band The Misfits and stand-up
comic, Tony Vino. Tickets for the evening event will be £6 before the
night, and £8 on the night. There will be both alcoholic and
non-alcoholic refreshment available for a donation.
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Chair Project update
Published: 22nd May 2011
The faculty has been granted by the
Chancellor of the Bristol Diocese, and things are now moving to remove the
pews from the church - all pews have been bought and are awaiting removal,
some will be this week! The new chairs are due for delivery at the end
of June.
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Organ Recital - 18th May 2011
Published: 22nd May 2011
What a wonderful occasion yet again,
and a pleasure to welcome back Ian Tracey for his fourth visit to St
Augustine’s. The organ had one of the speakers replaced the week before, and
now sounds a lot brighter – the orchestral trumpet stop in particular
sounded a lot brassier on the night!! A lot of the rattles have gone too!
The recital was held on the same day, and exactly 100 years after the
original pipe organ was dedicated. On 18th May 1911, the organist of Bristol
Cathedral, gave the opening recital on the organ. Back then, it was a single
manual instrument, but was enlarged in 1912 to two.
The music, as usual, was of an exceptionally high standard, and the audience
could watch Ian’s hands as he moved with such dexterity across the keys. The
full programme was:
Suite from ‘Music for the Royal Fireworks’ G.F.Handel/W.T.Best
Prelude & Fugue in Eb ‘St. Anne’ (BWV 552) J.S.Bach
Prelude & ‘Bell’ Allegro John Stanley
Prelude, Fugue & Variation (6 Pieces) Cesar Franck
Scherzo in G minor Marco Enrico Bossi
Suite Modale (Koraal, Scherzo, Adagio, Toccata) Flor Peeters
Benedictus (Op.59) Max Reger
Serenade Derek Bourgeois
Toccata in G (Dix Pieces) Theodore Dubois
Ian wrote to thank us, and this is what he says: "It is always a joy to play
the little giant at St. Augustine's; it is so resourceful and flexible for
such a small instrument, and tackles music of all schools equally well. In
my four visits, I have played music from five centuries of organ literature
and it has coped admirably with all of it. The new speakers have made a
tremendous difference to the bass response of the Pedal organ, but also to
the overall tonal quality of the other registers; it positively sparkles!
Many thanks for asking me and all my very best wishes to you all."
St Augustine’s is proud to have held a recital by Ian for the fourth time –
it’s just the latest in a long line of musical highlights which stretches
right back to the very founding of the church.
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Christmas 2010
Published: 15th November 2010
Christmas events are now being
published on the what's on page.
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Evening Prayer
Published: 3rd November 2010
Every Wednesday evening at
6.00pm, there is a service of Evening Prayer in church. It is a time
to reflect in the peace and tranquillity of the church in the midst of a
busy world.
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Forthcoming Events
Published: 5th October 2010
Two new events have been added
to the events page. Click here for
details.
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Website refreshed
Published: 20th September 2010
Our website has had a tidy up
and been refreshed. Most of the information is still here, but laid
out in an easier to read format.
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