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Join us for our Christingle service on Sunday 26th at 4pm

Come and join us for this ever popular and enjoyable service for people of all ages at this time of year.

The ‘Christingle’, is a lighted candle mounted in an orange. These are given out in the service in exchange for donations made in envelopes or “purses” for the work of The Children’s Society.

The Christingles are then lit, reminding us that Jesus is the light of the world and shines in the darkest parts of our world. Donations raised at our Christingle year after year enable The Children’s Society to work with thousands of children in this country who face life’s harshest challenges – children who may find themselves sleeping rough this winter; fleeing conflict and war; caught in a cycle of crime; or marginalised due to a disability.

We are delighted to welcome children from our schools and uniformed groups in Redbourn to raise money for these needy children. Do join us if you can.

24 Hour Charity Pianothon: Calling all Pianists!

Our Charity of the Year Committee are organising an ambitious sponsored 24 hour ‘Pianothon’ from Saturday 5th October – Sunday 6th October, in aid of the ‘Every Drop Counts’ project in Teustepe, Nicaragua.

We are looking for piano players of any age and any ability to join in the fun and help us fill 24 hours with music of all types!  Did you learn piano as a child and could play a piece or two to fill 5 minutes? Are you a professional who could perform a short ‘concert’ slot in the afternoon or evening? Would you prefer an overnight slot when no one is listening?

Whilst we are predominantely looking for piano players, they can be accompanied by any other instrument or voice, as long as a piano is playing too.  And other keyboard instruments (organ, harpsichord, electronic keyboard) are welcome too.

If you would be willing to sign up for a slot of any length, please use the contact form below.  We will collect all offers in the next few months and pull them together into a full 24 hour programme in due course.

During the 24 hour Pianothon we will be serving food and drink and encouraging people to come along at any time of the day and night to hear what’s going on.  There will be a number of ‘concert’ slots by some fantastic musicians.  Watch this space for more information!

Please do get in touch if you have any queries or feedback, or would like to volunteer for a slot or can suggest someone who might be willing to join in the fun.

You can also start sponsoring our pianists straight away, using our 24-hour Pianothon online sponsorship page:  https://www.justgiving.com/page/stmaryspianothon

Whether you are playing, sponsoring or just coming along to enjoy the music…. thank you so much for your support of this ambitious project!