Programme :

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JS Bach (1685-1750) SUITE BWV996

Preludio e presto - Allemande - Courante -Sarabande - Bourèe -Gigue

Nicolas Paganini (1782-1840)

GRANDE SONATE pour guitare seule

Allegro con Spirito - Romanza - 
Allegretto varié

Federico Moreno Torroba (1891-1982)

SONATINE

Allegretto - Largo - Rondo

Matteo Staffini joue sur une guitare fabriquée par Daniel Leuseur (Paris 1987)

In this Forum, Professor Martyn Percy, Canon Theologian to the Convocation of Episcopal Churches in Europe, explores the challenge facing the Church of England and the whole of the Anglican Communion as we confront the legacies of the English Church’s history as the spiritual arm of Britain’s imperial project, with all that that entailed, including its implication in slavery, exploitation, racism and classism. Religious, social and political imperialism thrived on deprecating others, but those once marginalised have fought for equality and independence. Today, the Communion faces a new era of moral reckoning. So does the Episcopal Church, as it faces its own history as an institution profiting both directly and indirectly from slavery.

 Now Professor of Religion and Culture in the Faculty of Religious Studies and Philosophy at University of Saint Joseph in Macao and Provost of Ming Hua Theological College, Martyn Percy is also the only living theologian mentioned in The Da Vinci Code.  

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Join LAGV for their free concert series, Les Dimanches Musicaux, this afternoon at 3:00 p.m. featuring Aurélien Pernay (baryton-basse) and Anna Guyénot (piano). They will be playing a beautiful selection of music including works by Brahms and Schumann. All are welcome. No reservation needed.

The “Barbecue on the Beach”

 Join us this Sunday at 10am for coffee, fellowship and an exercise in Lectio Divina focused on our gospel reading for the third Sunday of Easter (John 21.1-19). Lectio Divina (literally, “divine reading”) is a way of becoming personally immersed in a Biblical text. It draws on the way Jews read the Haggadah during Passover that retells the Exodus story. Haggadah means “telling”, and it captures the practice of telling and retelling a story. In the Christian form of Lectio, the chosen text is read four times, giving an opportunity to think deeply about it and respond thoughtfully, engaging it each time at a deeper level. When we practiceLectio Divina, we can imagine we’re actually involved in the events of Scripture. A typical Lectio exercise involves not only reading but meditating, responding and contemplating the text. Come discover this powerful spiritual practice as we explore the story of the risen Jesus’ encounter with His disciples by the Sea of Tiberias.

Guest Preacher: Mariann Edgar Budde

The Voice of the Church in the Public Square in Troubled Times

Parish Hall and Zoom, 10am

This week’s Forum will be led by the Rt Rev. Mariann Budde, the Bishop of Washington and our visiting preacher. Bishop Budde is the first female bishop of the diocese and prominent voice calling followers of Jesus to strive for justice and peace, and to respect the dignity of every human being. To that end, she is an advocate and organizer in support of justice concerns, including racial equity, gun violence prevention, immigration reform, the full inclusion of LGBTQ+ persons, and the care of creation. Earlier this year, she attracted international attention for her sermon at the interfaith prayer service following the inauguration of President Donald Trump. Bishop Budde is the author of three books, including, most recently, How We Learn to Be Brave: Decisive Moments in Life and Faith (2023).

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