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CHOIRS OF S. LEONARD’S CHURCH, HYTHE

CHOIRS OF S. LEONARD’S CHURCH, HYTHE Newsletter January 2023 Tuesday, 03 January 2023 CHRISTMAS 2022 Many thanks for all the hard work put in by so many people over the incredibly busy Advent and Christmas period.   The Advent Carols, which involved both the Girls Choir and the Boys and Men Choir, was impressive and worked well.  Carols for All involved all the choirs and used every available seat in the building.   Few choirs in this country, if any, can have been as busy, especially in the week leading up to Christmas Day. And thank you for the many cards and gifts that have been received by Hilarie and me.  Hythe is a very special place at this time of year and it is good to know that the traditions are supported not only by the choir-members and their families but also by the larger community.   SANTAS’ SINGING WORKSHOP (20th December) This was a novel event for 2022 and, while not primarily a recruiting exercise, it certainly helped raise the profile of the choirs.  About 40 young people took part in the activities led by Rob Milner, an ex-chorister here who now runs choirs at Welwyn and in the St Albans area.  Last-minute Covid and other illnesses kept numbers down, but it was fun and definitely worth doing.  Santa Claus hopes everyone got their small presents! The team looking after youth activities at St Leonards gave very valuable support and our senior girls and boys were hugely helpful too.    RECRUITMENT Talking about recruitment, the two new girls who gave the Girls Choir a try (Aimee and Charlotte) are now regular members, and the two new boys who also started in the treble section (Bobbie and Jacob) are making major contributions.  This is wonderful.  Keep up the good work!     GIRLS CHOIR AND EVENSONGS Following the success of combing the Hythe Girls Choir and the Boys and Men Choir for the Advent Carols, I want to experiment with involving the girls in occasional Sunday Choral Evensongs.  I know this represents an increase in their workload, but it will have the advantage of enabling them to be familiar with the sort of music that we sing in the cathedral which we get invited to deputise for the professional choir there.  I have put down the 22 January and 19 February for these combined events,  There will be a rehearsal at 5.30pm for the service at 6.30, and we will be finished by about 7.10 pm.   TIMETABLE – JANUARY & FEBRUARY   On the back of this sheet is the choir timetable up to the end of February.  As usual, I will print plenty of paper copies.  Electronic versions can be found on the church's website (www.slhk.org); follow the links to ‘music’ and then to ‘Newsletter and timetable’. The January music list will also appear there.  During this period there are some special services as follows:   ·       Epiphany Carols are on the evening of Sunday 15 January (Boys and Men Choir). ·       Memorial service for Canon John Wright at 11.00am, Sat 4 February (Boys & Men and Adult Mixed Choirs) ·       Ash Wednesday 22nd February (Adult Mixed Choir)    Berkeley CHOIRS OF HYTHE PARISH CHURCH     JANUARY & FEBRUARY  2023     Boys and Men Choir Adult Mixed Choir Hythe Girls Choir   JANUARY       Tues 3     6.00 Rehearsal   Wed 4 6.30 Rehearsal NO rehearsal     Sat 7   3pm – Carols and Barrels (voluntary)     Sun 8 5.30 rehearsal, 6.30 Evensong   9.30 Eucharist   Tues 10     6.00 Rehearsal   Wed 11 6.30 Rehearsal 7.45 Rehearsal     Sun 15 5.30 rehearsal, 6.30 Epiphany Carols 9.30 Eucharist     Tues 17     6.00 Rehearsal   Wed 18 6.30 Rehearsal 7.45 Rehearsal     Sun 22   5.30 rehearsal, 6.30 Evensong 9.30 Eucharist   5.30 rehearsal, 6.30 Evensong   Tues 24     6.00 Rehearsal   Wed 25 6.30 Rehearsal 7.45 rehearsal     Sun 29 5.30 rehearsal, 6.30 Evensong 9.30 Eucharist     Tues 31     6.00 Rehearsal   FEBRUARY         Wed 1 6.30 Rehearsal 7.45 Rehearsal     Sat 4 11.00 Memorial Service for Rev John Wright 11.00 Memorial Service for Rev John Wright     Sun 5 5.30 rehearsal, 6.30 Evensong   9.30 Eucharist   Tues 7     6.00 Rehearsal   Wed 8 6.30 Rehearsal 7.45 Rehearsal     Sun 12 No choir – half term No choir – half term     Tues 14     No rehearsal – half term   Wed 15 6.30 No Rehearsal – half term 7.45 normal Rehearsal     Sun 19 5.30 rehearsal, 6.30 Evensong 9.30 Eucharist 5.30 rehearsal, 6.30 Evensong   Tues 21     6.00 Rehearsal   Wed 22 6.30 Rehearsal (to 7.15)   7.30 Ash Wednesday Eucharist     Sun 26 5.30 rehearsal, 6.30 Evensong 9.30 Eucharist     Tues 28     6.00 Rehearsal

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