Archdeacon Information - Diocese of Sheffield

On Saturday 12th April, over 20 walkers gathered to sing in St Augustine’s Church, Brocco Bank under the direction of St Augustine’s organist, Peter Verity, before setting off on a 7 mile sponsored walk.

The intrepid walkers braved torrential downpours, snow, and hail as well as plenty of sunny intervals as they followed part of the Sheffield Round Walk through the beautiful parks and woodland of South West Sheffield.

The day ended with a sumptuous tea and a final sing at St John’s Church, Abbeydale under the direction of Helen Bent, the Bishop’s Adviser in Music and Worship.

Over £1000 was raised for the benefit and development of music and worship in local parishes.

On Saturday 23rd February, over a 100 children joined forces in St John’s Church, Ranmoor to present a charity concert in aid of Home-Start. The concert was organised and conducted by Robert Webb, Director of Music at St John’s.

Choirs participating included Greystones Primary School, St Wildfrids Catholic Primary School, Nether Green Infants School, Westbourne Primary School and local RSCM Young Voices.

Photo of Children's Charity Choir Concert

As well as performing individual choir slots, the combined choirs sang medleys from Chitty Chitty Bang Bang and the Lion King as well as ‘When children ruled the world’ from Whistle Down the Wind.

The charity Home-Start offers a unique service, recruiting and training volunteers who are usually parents themselves, to visit families in their own homes and offer informal, friendly and confidential support.

The Royal School of Church Music (RSCM) is also a charitable organisation which exists to support the music in churches of all denominations in Great Britain and around the world. It provides training for singers and church musicians young and older. The boys of St John’s Parish Choir were joined by children from St Mary’s Church, Worsbrough to make up the RSCM Young Voices for this concert.

If you missed this concert, there is a second Home-Start Family Concert featuring different local children’s choirs on Saturday 15th March at 4pm in St John’s Church, Ranmoor.

Monday 23rd June
at St Luke's Church, Lodge Moor
at 7.30 pm

There will then be rehearsals across the city once a week in the following places :

All Saints Church, Totley
Mondays from June 30th

Firth Park Methodist Church (Stubbin Lane entrance)
Tuesdays from 8th July

St Luke's Church, Lodge Moor
Wednesdays from June 18th

Wesleyan Reform Church, Cross Lane Coal Aston
Fridays from June 20th

The performance with Roger and his company of soloists and dancers will take place at the Victoria Hall, Sheffield on Friday 21st November at 7.30 pm

For more information, please contact:
Liz Tipple
0114 2302969
liz@hallam97.plus.com
or
Sally Rhodes
0114 2362322
sirhodes@toucansurf.com

Sunday 14th September

A Course for Worship Leaders and Musicians

The new year-long course starts at Wilson Carlile College of Evangelism.
This course forms part of the Sheffield Diocese School of Ministry.

RSCM Music for Small Choirs

RSCM Music for Small Choirs

Saturday 27th September

Led by Helen Bent, Bishop’s Adviser in Music and Worship

Venue: St Mary's Church, Worsbrough

We shall explore a variety of music, some familiar, some new,
especially suitable for congregational singing and small choirs.

Rehearsal 3.30 – 5.30 pm
Evening Service : 6.30 pm

RSCM Come and Play the Organ
with Neil Taylor Master of Music at Sheffield Cathedral

Particularly designed to encourage young organists,
and pianists who find themselves ‘seated one day at the organ’!

‘Season by Season’ - An Introduction to the new RSCM photocopiable resource with John Barnard one of the compilers of this new volume

‘Season by Season’ is due to be published in August 2008, and picks up where the RSCM Carol Book left off.

Roger will be conducting and bringing his company of soloists and dancers. The choir will be made up of singers from across the city.

Further information and booking forms for all events are available from
Revd Helen Bent, Bishop’s Adviser in Music and Worship,
Tel : 01709 –363850 email : helen@thebents.co.uk