Newsletter - 19 November 2023
PARISH NEWS
ROCK THE MUSICAL
51 years ago Dom Edmund Jones, our then parish priest, challenged 2 young musicians who were running the “Group Mass” to write a religious rock musical for members of the youth club to perform. He was obsessed with the hit West-End musical ‘Godspell”.
Actually he’d seen it over 20 times! Those musicians were Anthony Filby and Jo Collins. They rose to the challenge and ‘ROCK’ the musical was born, based on the life of St Peter. It was an overwhelming success.
The following year, spurred on by its success, we were determined to continue to create pieces of theatre, joined then by Mary Ward ( who had moved into the parish) and Chickenshed was born.
So, to celebrate Chickenshed's 50th year, we would like to revisit ‘Rock’ and would like to invite not only our parish members but our neighbouring parishes to take part.
At the moment all we have are the dates, which are Sunday 24 March at the church and then 25 March at the Chickenshed Theatre.
Jo Collins
Focus of the Week
Net for God DVD
The Little beginning of the Chemin Neuf Community
Tuesday 28 November 8pm
If today 2000 members share a community life following Christ, it's because their call is based on the experience of Baptism in the Holy Spirit, received in 1972 by two young French Jesuits: Laurent Fabre and Bertrand Lepesant, close to Lyon. Aided by three Americans, a young Jesuit and two young Episcopalians from the Charismatic Renewal, they experienced a new Pentecost: and were immersed in the love of God the Father.
In the film, Father Laurent Fabre, founder and head of the Community, and Sister Jacqueline Coutellier, one of the seven original members of the Community, guide us into this wonderful work of the Holy Spirit!