St Barnabas Parish Newsletter
Issue 5
WHITBREAD PRIZE WINNING POET TO OPEN ARTS FESTIVAL IN 2012.
Michael Symmons Roberts will open a season of events at St Barnabas on Tuesday 24th April at 8pm, with a poetry reading and an opportunity to discuss with him his other work as a librettist and writer. Michael won the Whitbread prize in 2004 for Corpus, and in 2010, with fellow poet Paul Farley, published his acclaimed book about our country’s wildernesses on our doorstep, Edgelands, which celebrated the allotments, wastelands, railway lines and gravel pits which harbour an abundance of wildlife and have such a profound impact on urban living.
Jeanette Winterson has written;’ I love Michael Symmons Roberts. He is a religious poet in a secular age,’
Following the success of our festival in 2010 we have arranged another programme of events for the local community. Whether you are interested in music, computer gaming, philosophy, wine, the theatre ,or poetry, there will be something for you, close to home and at an affordable price.
More details can be found inside, and on our web-site or on that of SEYMOUR GREEN www.seymour-green.co.uk
Many of the people involved in the festival are local, and all proceeds from all but one of the events will be shared with 3 important local charities. The Royal Hospital for Neuro-Disability and Trinity Hospice have the highest profile, but the work undertaken by The Ace of Clubs supporting homeless people is no less vital.
The idea of the festival is to strengthen and celebrate the Southfields community at the same time as generating funds for local projects helping those in real need.
Please join us and support us if you can.
Ian Tattum, Vicar of St Barnabas
THE SECOND SOUTHFIELDS ARTS FESTIVAL 2012
Tuesday 24th April at 8pm:
Michael Symmons Roberts
Poetryreading in Church.
Tickets £7.50 from the Church office.
“Michael Symmons Roberts’ poems are intense and sensual explorations of the moment when the soul quickens to some ice-cracking life”
The Observer
Sunday 29th April at 7.30pm:
Haydon Chamber Orchestra
Concert in Church with
music by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart and Jan Václav Vo?íšek.
Entry free with all profits to the Festival charities.
The Haydon Chamber Orchestra regularly brings top quality classical music to our doorstep with concerts at St Barnabas. These sell-out concerts are not to be missed: come early to be sure of a seat.
Sunday 13th May at 7.30 pm: Shakespeare’s Lovers, an evening with Geraldine Alexander and Jasper Britton- both of the RSC.
In the New Hall.
Tickets £10 (including a glass of wine) from the Church Office.
“Jasper Britton plays Petruchio with terrific swagger and comic inventiveness”, Charles Spencer, Daily Telegraph.
Geraldine Alexander “charts the character's physical decline with astonishing precision”, Michael Billington, The Guardian, reviewing Terence Rattigan’s In Praise of Love.
Wednesday 16th May at 8pm:
Talk by Mark Vernon
The New Relationship between
Science and Religion:
In Church, entrance £3 minimum donation at the door.
Mark Vernon is an author and journalist.
He’s written books on friendship, wellbeing, belief, science and the philosophy of the everyday. His articles and reviews on religious, philosophical and ethical themes have appeared in many newspapers and magazines.
Saturday 2nd June at 8pm:
Talk by Chris Bateman
Videogames: Art or Addiction
Award winning writer of such games as Discworld Noir and Ghost Master.
In the New Hall
Tickets £5 from the Church Office.
Saturday 9th June at 8pm:
Tiny Baroque Ensemble
Concert in Church.
Tickets £10 from the Church Office.
Saturday 16th June at 8pm:
Recital of Mahler’s songs
In Church.
Tickets £10 from the Church Office.
Saturday 30th June at 8pm:
Talk by Tim Atkin (Master of Wine) Wine a matter of taste and justice
There will be a chance to taste some wine at this event! In Church.
Tickets £15 from the Church Office.
**All proceeds to the charity ‘Turning Wine into Water’
All events at:
St Barnabas Church entrance in Lavenham Road or
the New Hall entrance in
Merton Road. SW18 5EP.
For tickets from the Church Office:
020 8480 2290
For other enquiries, please email
Revd Ian Tattum iantattum@gmail.com
EASTER AT ST BARNABAS
Holy Week:
The most important week of the Church Year begins on Palm Sunday with a procession and features a dramatic reading of the Gospel, as the church begins its week of reflections on the meaning of Christ’s suffering and resurrection. There will be services every day of the week, and fuller details about these can be found on the web-site-www.st-b.info.
Key dates:
Sunday 1st April, 10.30: Palm Sunday Eucharist.
Tuesday 3rd April, 8pm: Stations of the Cross.
Thursday 5th April, 8pm: Maundy Thursday Eucharist.
Friday 6th April, 2pm: Good Friday Liturgy.
Sunday 8th April;
6am: Dawn Service in New hall; followed by breakfast.
10.30am: Easter Eucharist; followed by Easter egg hunt in the garden.
Come, Sing and Play: On 20th May as part of the Eucharist pieces by Handel and Vivaldi will be performed. There are regular rehearsals in the weeks before hand and all are welcome to join in. Conductor Marvin Perrott. Please speak to Michael Parfett, our Director of Music, or phone him on 07811 435 221 if you would like to be involved.
Friends of St. Barnabas. The Friends now has its own email address: friendsofstbarnabas@gmail.com
There will be a barbecue on the 17th June and various other events including theatre trips to Kingston and Central London are in the pipeline.
For more information on any of the events above please go to the St Barnabas website www.st-b.info or phone the parish office on 020 8480 2290.
Activities at the church halls
Monkey Music
Patio room, Mon. 9:50am -12:00am
Music, singing and instrument-playing with classes for different age groups. Ages 3 months - 4 years.
Contact Bronwen Jones
Email: bronwen.jones@monkeymusic.co.uk
www.monkeymusic.co.uk
Southfields School of Ballet
Mirror halls, Mon.-Fri. 3:30pm-7:30pm
Ballet lessons for children and adults. Ages 2.5 and up.
Contact Eliane Gerhard
Tel: 020 8683 0222
Little Kickers
Patio room, Tue. 9:30am and 10:30am
A fun football class to increase fitness, flexibility and listening skills. Ages 2-5.
Contact David Emes
Email: demes@live.co.uk
www.littlekickers.co.uk
Fruity Tunes
Patio room, Wed, 9:50- 10:50am
Music, Learning and Fun for all Under 5's. Original songs, instruments, puppets and bubbles!
Contact John Cronin
Email: john@fruitytunes.net
Zumba
Combined halls, Tue. 7:30pm
A Latin-inspired dance fitness class for adults.
Contact Hannah Cramer
Email: hannahcramer2003@yahoo.co.uk
http://56267.zumba.com/
Cygnet Players
Parish room, Tue. 7:30pm; Patio room, Thur.7:30pm
An amateur dramatic society that produces musicals and plays. New members welcome.
www.cygnetplayers.com
Yoga
Patio room, Wed. 7:30pm, Sat. 9:15am
Power yoga for adults of all levels.
Contact Jason Pooley
Email: Jason@thehouseofyoga.co.uk
http://thehouseofyoga.co.uk
Diddi Dance
Friday 9:45am
Salsa, hip-hop, country and disco for girls and boys 2-4 yrs
Contact Clair Bradley
Email: clair.bradley@diddidance.com tel: 07877 664809
Chi Gung
Parish room, Thursday 8pm
Practice of aligning breath, movement, and awareness for exercise, healing, and meditation. Adult classes
Contact Jennifer Newbery
Email: jmnewberymassage@mac.com.
Hestia Age Activity Centre
Parish room, Tues 10-1pm starts 10/4/12
Drop- in service with health advice, seminars, benefits advice or just coffee and a friendly chat.
Contact Sadiyah Muhammad
Email: Sadiyah.Muhammad@hestia.org
Children’s parties, wedding receptions, family get-togethers and business meetings.
These are just some of the activities for which St Barnabas’ new halls are suitable. We have four distinct areas, which can be rented individually or as a whole. One has access to an attractive patio, three have tea points or kitchens, and one is a tranquil carpeted space. Full details can be found on the website and availability can be checked by looking at the halls calendar.
For bookings please contact Anna on stbarnabaschurchhalls@googlemail.com. Or tel. 07988 223818
