FARM STREET

SUMMER CELEBRATIONS

July is our “Ignatian” month as well as a month of celebration in honour of the 160 th anniversary of Farm Street Church . Please note for your diary:

July 8 - 7pm “Pugin and the Gothic Revival” (presenter Paul Atterbury)

July 31 - 6pm Mass of St Ignatius and Party for the Parish and Jesuit Alumni

August 2 - 12 noon Parish Garden Party 3pm Church Tour.

AN EVENING WITH PUGIN

After a considerable absence, Mr. Paul Atterbury, Victorian art expert and well-known per-sonality from the BBC's Antiques Roadshow , returns to Farm Street to present an evening devoted to A.W.N. Pugin, his life and work. This event will take place in the church where we regularly enjoy the Pugin altar of 1849 in all its magnificence. There will be other items to examine as well as a visual presentation illustrating the talk. Note: Takes place this Wednesday, July 8 th at 7pm . Tickets (£10) are available from farmstreetpuginnight@yahoo.co. uk or at the doors on the night or from Reception during the week. You can also get them at the doors today after Mass.

BAROQUE CONCERT

The Maîtrise St Christophe de Paris will be performing choral music from the Italian Baroque on Saturday July 11 th at 7pm in the church. This is a mixed choir accompanied by period instruments and will be playing works by Gabrieli, Monteverdi, Allegri, Frescobaldi and Lotti – a splendid line-up of composers for a church with a splendid acoustic! Entry is free. Complimentary tickets are available now at the doors of the church.

SPIRITUAL EXERCISES

Throughout the month of July weekday evenings will feature an Ignatian Retreat led by Fr John Edwards SJ. This will involve remaining after the 6pm Mass for a 40-minute session on the Exercises with Exposition of the Blessed Sacrament and Benediction. The retreat part includes devoting time to pray at home (half-an-hour or an hour if possible) using the themes and suggested texts from the sessions. The retreat is based on the rhythm of the Spiritual Exercises and will follow this pattern: 2 nd – 3 rd : “Foundation and Purification”, 9 th -10 th “Following” 13 th -17 th Fol-lowing and Learning”, 20 th -24 th “ Union ” (in sorrow), 27 th -30 th “ Union ” (in joy, in action). The month ends with the celebration of the Feast of St Ignatius, July 31st .

 

MOUNT STREET JESUIT CENTER

114 Mount Street

To book or make enquiries

please e-mail lynne@mountstreet.info or ring 0207 495 1673.

SADHANA: CONTEMPLATION & MEDITATION

Mondays until July 13th , 7 to 8:15pm

Presented by Lynne Galloway. An opportunity to learn about and explore Sadhana meditation, a form of Ignatian contemplation developed by Anthony de Mello. The courses comprise a series of exercises from his book Sadhana – a Way to God . Beginning with developing stillness and awareness, we then move onto the use of our imagination and into opening our lives more fully to the love of God.

 

ONGOING

Young Adults are invited to a special Mass every first and third Sunday of the month at 7.15pm in the church (refreshments following). Christian Life Communities meet regularly at 114 Mount Street and offer a wonderful experience of prayer and the sharing of faith. Pray-As-You-Go is the very popular MP3 means of entering a 10-minute space of prayer and reflection.