There will be a classical guitar concert in the church at 7pm on Saturday 13th September 2025. Rising star Jonathan Byrd is a classical guitarist and composer known for his sacred works for solo guitar. For the Exaltation of the Holy Cross, Jonathan is very grateful to be invited to Farm St Church to offer his ‘musical prayer’ Exaltatio Crucis, based on Psalm 30 ‘I will exalt thee, oh God’. Jonathan will also be providing music for the preceding Vigil Mass.

The guitar is an intimate instrument tending toward gentleness and solemnity. So here Jonathan references the more expressive musical language of Spain to achieve a suitable voice for exaltation.

After the 6pm Vigil Mass, please be seated by 7pm. The performance will last around 40 minutes. 

Admission is free / Donations are encouraged. 2025 is Jonathan’s ‘Year Of Giving’ so all donations will go to the church.

“Let us all walk together…” Pope Leo XIV

Pope Leo XIV, like Pope Francis before him, is calling us to be more and more a pilgrim people, accompanying one another and accompanying others in the world. As Jesuit parishes we are asking ‘what does this mean for us, individually’ and ‘what does this mean for us as a parish?’ We’ll be exploring these questions when we gather for our London Jesuit Parish workshop on Saturday 27th September. Everyone is invited to attend.

We gather with the three other Jesuit parish communities in London. During this jubilee year, the workshop will help us reflect on our roles as pilgrims of hope in our own settings. It will also challenge us to consider how our parishes are pilgrims of hope to others – walking with them, listening and dialoguing with them, and accompanying them in the midst of their lives. We will explore how we can develop practical ways to live and share our faith as a parish community. What are we called to actually do?

Please join us. To assist practical arrangements, please email the parish office Farmstreetoffice@rcdow.org.uk to let us know you will be attending.