Organ fundraising
The organ at St Andrew’s Leytonstone has been in need of repair for some time. Before I got there, a first stage of repairs was done; the second stage was deferred. Here’s a quote from our organ...
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In trying to put together bits of organ fundraising yesterday I happened upon our organ technician’s website, and found the previous lot of repairs are listed as a case study. As part of this contract,...
View ArticleOrgan fund: form for cheque donations
The Organ Fund has had two pipes sponsored now; this means we have another £24970 to raise. Here is the form for cheque donations. It has a Gift Aid form attached, which we’d appreciated you filling...
View ArticleSt Andrew’s Hymnathon
The historic nearly-100-year-old pipe organ at St Andrew’s Leytonstone will soon fall silent unless we can raise £25000 to repair the bellows. We’ll be hosting a sponsored hymnathon, singing all of the...
View ArticleA call for words…
So, I wrote some words last night, rather too many in fact, about my interpretation of various Church of England stuff. That post has received over three hundred hits, more than all my posts on organ...
View ArticleSo why does a poor East London church need a pipe organ, anyway?
At St Andrew’s Leytonstone we’re hosting a hymnathon this weekend, to raise money for the repair of our pipe organ. Fundraising is going well, but there have been some questions. In this time of...
View ArticleThose Naughty Organists
I read with some bemusement an article in the Telegraph. Beware the wrath of the church organist, it warns, and goes on to list various musical infelicities. Slipping unexpected tunes into music is...
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Liturgical hair: Ember Day during Advent
So far in Advent I’ve been puprle, purple, and purple. There have been a few optional white days for various saints, but they aren’t ones we normally keep at St Andrew’s. Today is what is known as an...
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