HeartEdge: Heart and voice uniting

Heart and voice uniting, Tuesday 12 June, 2.15 – 7.00pm, Greenbank Parish Church, Braidburn Terrace, Edinburgh EH10 6ES. For free tickets go to https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/heart-voice-uniting-tickets-45971004512.

We are excited to present our first HeartEdge music event which will explore the role of music and voice in our churches. The afternoon will also include performances by the Choral Scholars of St Martin-in-the-Fields.

Contributors to the event include:

• Sam Wells (Vicar, St Martin-in-the-Fields) 
• Martin Ritchie (Minister, Greenbank Parish Church) 
• Gareth Davies (Church of Scotland minister and arts therapist ) 
• David McNeish (Minister, Milestone Community Church) 
• Andrew Earis (Director of Music, St Martin-in-the-Fields) 

The event is followed by a free hour-long concert given by the Choral Scholars of St Martin-in-the-Fields at 6.00pm to which all are warmly invited.

HeartEdge is a growing ecumenical network of churches and other organisations throughout the UK and overseas, initiated by St Martin-in-the-Fields. It aims to provide a forum to build relationships, exchange knowledge and learning, and develop resources to share with all those who are involved in shaping the congregational, cultural, commercial and compassionate lives of our churches.

Learn more about HeartEdge https://www.stmartin-in-the-fields.org/life-st-martins/mission/heartedge/.

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Choral Scholars of St Martin-in-the-Fields - Nunc Dimittis.

HeartEdge in Scotland

Heart & Voice Uniting, Tuesday 12 June, 2.15 – 7.00pm, Greenbank Parish Church, Braidburn Terrace, Edinburgh EH10 6ES. 

A HeartEdge Churches & Culture event with contributions from: Sam Wells (Vicar, St Martin-in-the-Fields), Richard Frazer (Minister, Greyfriars Kirk), Choral Scholars of St Martin-in-the-Fields, Andrew Earis (Director of Music, St Martin-in-the-Fields) and Martin Ritchie (Minister, Greenbank Parish Church). 

The Choral Scholars of St Martin-in-the-Fields will perform 'Great Sacred Music’, a 35-minute lunchtime sequence speaking to heart, head, and soul that explores through song and readings the great classical music of our religious heritage. Following this performance will be input on and discussion of approaches to using music in mission, including attractional worship. The event will end with 'Sing Joyfully’, a concert at 6.00pm with the Choral Scholars of St Martin-in-the-Fields. 

Register at https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/heart-voice-uniting-tickets-45971004512.

'At the Heart. On the Edge', Wednesday 13 June, 10.00am - 3.30pm, Queen's Cross Parish Church, Albyn Place, Aberdeen AB10 IYN. 

A day hosted by Revd Scott M. Rennie, Minister of Queen's Cross Parish Church and Revd Dr Sam Wells, Vicar of St Martin-in-the-Fields, which features the Choral Scholars of St Martin-in-the-Fields performing Great Sacred Music. The day includes theology, ideas, solutions and support with a programme developed jointly by Queen's Cross Parish Church and St Martin’s.

The day will explore mission and ministry in relation to: Congregation - Liturgy and worship for day-to-day communal life – gathered and local; Commerce – Starting and sustaining distinctive enterprise to generate finance for your church; Compassion – Growing participation and volunteering to address social need locally; and Culture – Using art, music and performance to reimagine the Christian narrative in your context. The day includes refreshments and lunch. 

Register at https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/at-the-heart-on-the-edge-tickets-45346364196.

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Choral Scholars of St Martin-in-the-Fields - Nunc Dimittis.