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Saturday 5th May 2012
7.30pm at St Mary's Church

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Services across the parish during Holy Week & Easter

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Sermon preached before the Lord Lieutenant during choral evensong at St Mary’s, Nottingham on 5th February 2012 by Rev Stephen Morris.

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As I write (mid January) there is a serious debate between London and Edinburgh about the Scottish Nationalist Party’s intention to hold a referendum on the subject of independence and the future of the United Kingdom. This necessarily involves discussions about all sorts of issues including currency, defence and sovereignty including, obviously, the Sovereign.

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Nottingham’s fourth annual Light Night is to be held on Friday 10th February around Nottingham city centre. St Mary’s and St Peter’s will be playing a part in the celebrations hosting a number of events and artistic displays. 

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Today, Elgar’s The Dream of Gerontius is a national monument. But at its first performance in Birmingham, 105 years ago, the music was thought daring and difficult, while the subject matter was viewed in some quarters with intense suspicion. The text of The Dream of Gerontius – by the Victorian Catholic convert, Cardinal John Henry Newman – is rich in doctrine that had been emphatically rejected by the Protestant church since the time of the Reformation. The central character, Gerontius (the name derives from the Ancient Greek gero¯n, meaning simply ‘old man’), prays for assistance to the Blessed Virgin Mary and to other saints, and after his soulsearing first sight of God, he doesn’t go straight to Heaven, but is committed to Purgatory for purification. For some Protestants in Elgar’s day, all this would have been pure heresy. However, one could argue that this is an essay in the transition from time to eternity viewed through the doctrine of the Roman Church.

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Christmas Services, 2011

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Bible Study course - The Gospel of St Matthew

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The Festival of British Music will take place on Saturday 8th & Sunday 9th October.  There will be several events happening across the parish to celebrate the splendour and diversity of British Music.  With a variey of concerts and choral services, there will be something for all lovers of music from the UK.

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Heritage Open Day
Friday 9th/Saturday 10th September 2011, 10am-4pm

St Mary's & St Peter's will again open their doors in September to welcome visitors for Heritage Open Days, 2011.  Experience their history, learn about the architecture, and enjoy activities that will bring the buildings alive.

St Peter's will be open on Friday 9th, and both churches on Saturday 10th, 10am-4pm.  The St Peter's Coffee Room will also be open, serving it's usual range of drinks, homemade cakes and light lunches.

Saturday 10th September will also see the annual 'Ride and Stride', organised by Notts Historic Churches Trust.  For more information, click here

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