Posts by Jess Bent (Page 6)

St Paul’s College (Hong Kong) Choir to Perform at St Andrew’s

Coming this August: St Paul’s College, Hong Kong, UK tour. Performing in six venues across the UK in Manchester, Cambridge, and London, St Paul’s College School Orchestra and School Choir will enchant and delight as they share Chinese Compositions, Classical Masterpieces, and Sacred Choral Pieces. The Choir will be performing at St Marylebone Parish Church…

Vassa Day 2024

A good crowd came out for Vassa Day this year. The service, entwined with St Andrew’s Family Service, remembered Anna Maria Vassa and her family. Anna Maria, the daughter of Olaudah Equiano (1745-1797) a celebrated author and campaigner against the transatlantic slave trade in 18th -century England, died young and was buried in St Andrew’s…

That’s a Wrap!

A big thank you to everyone who came along to last week’s performances of Breaking the Silence of the British Slave Trade. It has been agreed: the Collisions Theatre cast were outstanding. With song and word, they brought their audience back into the past to experience an 18th century abolitionist meeting. With testimony from the…

Breaking the Silence of the British Slave Trade

Come and experience a unique theatrical performance of testimony, story, and song from Abolitionists in their own words. The national tour for the Collisions Theatre Company production of Breaking the Silence of the British Slave Trade comes to St Andrew’s Chesterton! Performances will be held on the 5th and 7th of June 2024 at 7:30PM.…

Annual Parochial Church Meeting

On Sunday, 12 May, St Andrew’s, Chesterton, will be holding its Annual Parochial Church Meeting (APCM) following the Sunday service. All are welcome to attend! During coffee before the meeting, there will be an opportunity to reflect and give feedback on some questions exploring what we think and feel about St Andrew’s. This time together…