This service is on a Saturday this year – July 25th – because that is the actual feast day of St James.
Derek Harrison will direct and Edward Dodge will play the delightful hand-blown organ.
The rehearsal will be at 2.00; and the service will be at 4.00.
Because EHCCA has not sung a service for a little while, there will be preparatory rehearsal a week or two before.
The music list is:
Introit: Introit: ONE OF THESE: Parnell – Day by Day (dedicated to EHCCA) / Cantate Domino (Pitoni) / Rejoice in the Lord alway (Anon);
Responses: Ayleward OR Ebdon ;
Canticles: Stanford in C
Anthem: Look at the world (Rutter)
Final Amen: Madden
Regarding the church itself, this description is taken from the church’s website: St James’ has been a landmark for seven centuries. Built on a hillside above the River Lea, its embattled buttressed tower was a steering point for those on the water and a waymark for those on the ancient route to London. The church’s unspoiled interior has hardly been touched since Georgian times and features unusually high box pews and a three-decker pulpit. Monuments include that of a local nobleman, Sir Edward Baesh, who is shown kneeling opposite his wife.
It is a special church to visit. If you haven’t done so yet, directions are: post code SG12 8JZ. Access from A414 (on Harlow to Amwell road), through Stanstead Abbotts or from Roydon. Parking is available by the stables and house (past the church).