by Mary Rouse | Apr 30, 2018 | Events, SSG
For our second Spring Gathering of 2018 we went south, to St John’s Cathedral, Portsmouth, where some 40 of us came together to reflect, pray, share good practice and receive guidance from our leaders. Once again, we were looking at how to prepare well for a great...
by Mary Rouse | Mar 12, 2018 | Events, SSG
Our first Spring Gathering of 2018 took place at the Holy Ghost Church, Luton on 10 March. Delegates from various parishes around the Northampton Diocese gathered to reflect, pray, share good practice and learn together. The focus was on how to prepare for a truly...
by Darquise Bilodeau | Nov 1, 2017 | SSG
Canon Gerry Coates, a long-time member and supporter of the Society of Saint Gregory and of its mission, died on 10th October 2017. His ministry spanned over 60 years, both as a parish priest and within the Diocese of Arundel and Brighton for Cathechetics (as...
by Darquise Bilodeau | Oct 19, 2017 | Events, SSG
On 13th and 14th October, the Society held its AGM and Annual Crichton Memorial Lecture at St.Aloysius Church in London, near King’s Cross. The conference kicked off with a Eucharist at Westminster Abbey on the Friday to commemorate St.Edward the Confessor. A...
by Andrew Elliott | Aug 3, 2017 | Events
This was my third Summer School in four years and I have greatly enjoyed and gained from each one. People from all over the country – from cathedral music directors to guitarists in small parish music groups, choristers, cantors, psalmists, lectors and servers –...
by Mary Rouse | May 22, 2017 | Events, SSG
Pilgrims Together: Liturgy and music in the light of the Reformation 26 to 29 July 2017, Hinsley Hall, Leeds “We must never forget that we are pilgrims journeying alongside one another” (Evangelii Gaudium). Marking the 500th anniversary of the Reformation, our Summer...
by Darquise Bilodeau | May 18, 2017 | Events, SSG
The Society’s third and final Gathering for 2017 was held at St Dunstan’s, Woking last Saturday (13 May) where around 50 of us gathered to begin our day with Morning Prayer. Following the format of the two previous gatherings, Paul Inwood guided us through the...
by Darquise Bilodeau | May 1, 2017 | SSG
Composers, text writers, and other interested persons are cordially invited to the next meeting of the SSG Composers’ Forum on Saturday 6 May 2017, 10.30am (for 11.00) to 4pm. Not sure whether this is for you? Observers are welcome, too. This is a great...
by Darquise Bilodeau | Mar 20, 2017 | SSG
On Saturday 18 March, the Society’s Trustees met in Luton, hosted by Chair Kevin McGinnell at the Church of the Holy Ghost. Their busy agenda included essential discussions on the Society’s finances and their use for ongoing liturgical and musical formation, the...
by Darquise Bilodeau | Mar 6, 2017 | SSG
SSG Trustee Mary Rouse has been in Rome for ‘Music and Church’ goo.gl/s3temG, an international conference organised by the Pontifical Council for Culture. Read on for her account of the 3 days and a link to some exclusive pictures! “There was an open...
