East Herts Church Choirs Association

Festival Evensong 2023 – Ponsbourne

On 22nd October 2023, EHCCA will sing their 2023 Festival Evensong in St Mary’s, Ponsbourne. The address is: Newgate Street, Hertford SG13 8RA. The rehearsal will be at 3.30 – 5.30 p.m. The service will be at 6.30 p.m. The EHCCA tea and robing will be in the (Newgate) Village Hall across the road from the church. There is limited parking at the Hall but more in the car park next door (down New Park Road).

The preparatory rehearsal will be in St Mary’s, Braughing from 9.30-11.30 on Saturday 14th October. Tea/coffee should be available from 9.00. The church’s official address is: 5 Church End, Braughing, Ware SG11 2PZ. (Don’t be distracted by the mention of Ware – it is about 8.5 miles away!)

PLEASE NOTE: the road beside the Braughing church will be closed tomorrow (14th) because of roadworks. The advice is to park in the square and surrounding roads.

The music list is: Introit: Loosemore – O lord increase our faith; Responses – Anthony Wilson; Psalm and hymns – tbc; Canticles – Wood in E flat (No 2); Anthem – Bullock: Give us the wings of faith; Amen – Madden;

Rehearsals and service will be directed by Derek Harrison. Organists are Oliver Bond and Sakura (Organ Scholar); both from All Saints, Hockerill (Bishops Stortford)