Rector’s Chronicle

One of the great gifts that we give to our choristers is the chance to sing the psalms regularly. As they get to know the words, they open up to our children a whole new world that so few schoolchildren ever experience.

Happy 4th of July Weekend. As usual, we shall have special prayers for the nation, together with some national hymns and the national anthem on Sunday.

In June, we have two of our summer Feast Days – the Nativity of St. John the Baptist, which we have just celebrated, and the Feast of Saint Peter and Saint Paul, which we will celebrate on Wednesday, June 29 with the Gentlemen of the Choir.

The Platinum Jubilee Celebrations were a terrific occasion and the outpouring of love to HM Queen Elizabeth was very moving.

A few months ago, my son Gabriel, no more than one year old, had a procedure done at one of our fine hospitals.

A brief message from London.

The pictures of the Elementary School in Uvalde, Texas, are heart-wrenching.

In the past week, we have had two funerals of faithful members of Saint Thomas Church – Bill Miller and Barbara Battle.

Sr. Promise’s Silver Jubilee mass was a beautiful celebration and it was wonderful to see so many people supporting her, including two Sisters of the Love of God, who travelled all the way from their convent at Fairacres, Oxford.

Father Turner shares and reflects on the 2022 Holy Week Pilgrimage.