Discover & explore: a little jewel with a number of facets drawing us in and lighting our path

Feedback on the new 'Discover & explore' service series at St Stephen Walbrook has been very positive. Among comments made have been following:

• superb singers;
• magnificent choir & organ;
• both the songs and the reflection were excellent;
• beautiful music; the readings were long and meaty! The whole liturgy was good
• clear and relevant theme, lively pace & variety & beautiful music. Also friendly welcome
• very inspiring message and hymns
• it was like a little jewel with a number of facets drawing us in and lighting our path
• I enjoyed the Taize chant. The music was beautiful. Everything was so carefully chosen for theme of today
• focus combined with brevity – effective and to the point

Discover & explore: Music and liturgy with the Choral Scholars of St Martin-in-the-Fields and Revd Jonathan Evens is a service series of musical discovery exploring themes of beauty, faith, home, imagination, leisure, love and work. Includes music by Thomas Tallis, Moses Hogan and James Whitbourn, and readings from the Bible, Brother Lawrence, Ernesto Cardenal, Samuel Taylor Coleridge, W.H. Davies, Magna Carta, among others.

From 1.10 - 1.50pm at St Stephen Walbrook, the remaining services in the series are: 29th June: Love; 6th July: Work; 13th July: Imagination; 20th July: Leisure; 27th July: Beauty.

The series is a partnership with Guildhall Art Gallery using themes from the recent rehang of their collection. Join us for a guided tour of the Guildhall Art Gallery collection, as part of the Discover & explore series, which will take place on 21 July at 1.10pm. Meet in the main entrance of the Guildhall Art Gallery.

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Van Morrison - On Hyndford Street.

Seven Kings Fellowship of Churches Lent Service

Tonight at 8.00pm at Seven Kings United Free Church the Seven Kings Fellowship of Churches will be celebrating and giving thanks for the learning we have done together as part of this year's Lent Course - 'Build on the Rock: Faith, doubt and Jesus'. Our Lent Service will include feedback from each of the three groups that studied the Course.

We have had an excellent Lent Course this year as can be judged by some of the feedback from those who took part:

• "We had some very deep discussions. Our discussion about death was particularly interesting, thoughtful and deep."
• "I appreciated thinking about Jesus as 'friend' and 'brother'. This was a new way of thinking. I had to stop and think about what we are really saying when we call Jesus our 'brother'."
• "Asking why God leads us to pray was thought-provoking and important for me."
• "You think you're not that good as a Christian but to then hear that we all struggle with doubt, it makes you realise that you're not odd." 

People liked the quotes in the course booklet ("I was surprised that some of those quoted had a Christian faith") and the range of perspectives from those interviewed on the course CD. We also liked working together with people from other churches and hearing different perspectives when discussing topics.

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Bruce Cockburn - The Rose Above The Sky.