Parish Barbecue today

After the 10.00am Mass, we had our Summer Barbecue. Thanks to all parishioners who organised and supported it.

Ashford Invicta Singers Concert for Christmas

Sunday evening a most enjoyable concert of Christmas music was provided by the Ashford Invicta Singers in our church hall. The programme was the following:

Deck the Hall (An old Welsh Carol)
From a distance (Music and Lyrics by Julie Gold)
All this time (An early English Carol, Music by William Walton)
The Boar's Head (Traditional English Carol, Arranged by Elizabeth Poston)
Guest soloist Tom Vafildis - Saxophone (Accompanied by his father Barn. Vafidis)
Sound the Trumpet (Music and Lyrics by Henry Purcell)
Selection for "Les Miserables" (Music by Claude-Michel Schonberg, Lyrics by Herbert Kretzmer and Alain Boubil)
Angels' Choir (Music and Lyrices by John Rutter)
INTERVAL
Amazing Grace (Traditional Air, Arranged by Bill Stevens)
Jingle Bells (Music and Lyrics by J Pierport, Arranged by Edgar LaMance)
Little Jack Horner (By J Michael Diack, with apologies to Handel)
O Little Town of Bethlehem (Music by Ian Hubbard, Lyrics by Bishop Phillips Brooks)
Guest soloist: Georgina Finn - Flute (Accompanied by her father Duncan Finn)
The Three Kings (Carol by Peter Cornelius, Arranged by Ivor Atkins)
Away in a Manger (Music by Alan Woods)
A Selection from "My Fair Lady" (Music by Fredrick Loewe, Lyrics by Alan Jay Lerner)
A Merry Christmas (Traditional, Arranged by Arthur Warrell)
O Come all ye Faithful (sung by all present)

Some photos from the evening:

New Year's Eve 2007/08

A bit of late news, but for the record: a New Year's Eve parish party was held in the Church Hall 31st Dec with live barndance provided by The Minstrels who called the dances, taught the routines and performed magic tricks as well.

The idea was to have an authentically English evening but with a multicultural aspect. Barndancing can unite people of all ages and cultures.

Some photos to give you a flavour of the evening:

A table of Iraqi food!

Lessons before the dance.

Tim (the large chap) danced for the first time - his wife said he didn't even dance at their wedding, but he danced tonight!

So, if you didn't come this time, you'll think about coming again. All who came enjoyed it and said what a good time they had. The Parish Council has reviewed it and recommends organising another one next year. A barndance is not cheap to organise on New Year's Eve, but if the whole parish turns out, pays something to enter and has fun, it'd be worth it.