Virtuoso organist Erland Hildén from Gothenburg introduces a selection of
music from his homeland, including works by Oscar Lindberg and Hilding
Rosenberg alongside his own compositions. 100% Absolute Swedish Music!
3 – 7 June 2015
Stuttgart – birthplace of the car – cradle of Reformation
Hosting the 35th German Protestant Kirchentag “so that we may become wise”
The SEC is represented at every Kirchentag.
http://www.kirchentag.org.uk/
Vestry Notes
The most recent meeting of the Vestry was held on Tuesday, February 3. Like
last month’s this meeting was combined with a meeting of the Patronage
Committee to hear about arrangements for interviewing a prospective pioneer
minister on February 17 th .
The remainder of the meeting was concerned with routine business mainly to
do with finance and property. The church’s finances are in a healthy state at
present. New lights have been installed in the gent’s toilet and the drain near
the church gate has been unblocked.
It was announced that the Bishop’s Lent Appeal this year will be in aid of the
Scottish Episcopal Institute which replaces the Theological Institute of Scottish
Episcopal Church, usually known as TISEC. The new institute will be the main
body for training ordinands for the Scottish Episcopal Church. At present
training will be on a part-time basis but the Bishop’s letter indicated that a
number of young people are coming forward to explore their vocations and,
funds permitting, it was hoped that some full-time training will be available in
the future.
Money for this is urgently needed and all the Scottish bishops are making this
cause their Lent appeal this year.
The business of the meeting concluded at around 8:30 which must be some
sort of a record. We are very grateful to Canon Scott Robertson for his efficient
chairmanship!
P Fleetwood, Secretary
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