This week: From Carthage to Rome and Milan. Conff. 5 and 6. The group meets from 7 p.m. to 8.15 p.m. to discuss the Confessions of Saint Augustine of Hippo (354 – 430 A.D.), every Wednesday during Lent. All dates: March 12th, 19th, 26th, April 2nd, 9th. The group is led by Professor Oliver Nicholson. Copies…
We fling wide the west doors to welcome everyone to St Michael’s for our Spring Fair and Social. Irish John’s Fruit Delice with Easter Chocolate Cake Crafts for children and grown ups Books and Craft stalls If you would like to run a stall for this event, please contact us at events@stmichael’smountdinham.org.uk Entry by donation…
This week: Court rhetor, Neoplatonism, Ambrose. Conff. 7-8. The group meets from 7 p.m. to 8.15 p.m. to discuss the Confessions of Saint Augustine of Hippo (354 – 430 A.D.), every Wednesday during Lent. All dates: March 12th, 19th, 26th, April 2nd, 9th. The group is led by Professor Oliver Nicholson. Copies of the Confessions will…
Cantores Chamber Choir performs a concert of sacred music at 1pm at Exeter Cathedral. The programme, entitled Beata es, Virgo Maria, includes works by Franco-Flemish and Iberian composers of the Renaissance, with communion motets and pieces for the Virgin Mary, Lamentations and penitential settings. Featured composers include Isaac, Padilla, Willaert and Phinot. All…
This week: Conversion to Christian asceticism Conff. 8-9. The group meets from 7 p.m. to 8.15 p.m. to discuss the Confessions of Saint Augustine of Hippo (354 – 430 A.D.), every Wednesday during Lent. All dates: March 12th, 19th, 26th, April 2nd, 9th. The group is led by Professor Oliver Nicholson. Copies of the Confessions…
We are delighted to welcome the Ven. David Gunn-Johnson to the S. Michael’s Lectures Series for his talk at 7:30pm: The Cost of Anglican Catholicism Drawing from David’s recently published book, Mamerto Gueritz: A Country Catholic 1823-1912, this lecture is informed by the fascinating tale of a country priest in the second…
Exeter Singers with conductor, Tony Yates, offers an a capella programme of Folk songs for Choirs, including arrangements by Vaughan Williams, Holst and Rutter. Refreshements will be available during the interval. Admission: FREE Donations to local care charity, FORCE. ... Read more
St Wite’s Feast Day falls on the 1st of June. In the Dorset village of Whitchurch Canonicorum during the 16th-century there was a local custom of offering her cakes and ale on this day. A pilgrimage to Whitchurch Canonicorum may be happenieng on this day. Look out for updates on the Friends of St.…
We are thrilled to welcome Bijan Omrani to St Michael’s Lectures Series for his talk at 7:30pm; The Beauty of Holiness: where did it come from and do we still need it? Bijan Omrani is a British historian, journalist, teacher, barrister and author of Persian descent. His work ranges from Classical scholarship…
David Cook presents “Religion in Stained Glass” for the Lectures Series, at 7:30 pm, Thursday 3rd July. Lecture details and biography to follow… Doors open at 7:00pm for 7:30pm. Refreshments are available. Entry by donation. ... Read more
Join us at 3:00pm for an afternoon of classical music featuring the works of Bach, Brahms, Beethoven, Muczynski and Chopin, performed by the Apricity Trio; students at the Royal College of Music London. The afternoon offers a peaceful escape into timeless music, in the beautiful setting of St. Michael’s, followed by…
We are delighted to welcome Exeter University Singers back for a spring concert of seasonal music with Gabriel Faure’s Requiem and other choral works. Doors open at 7.00pm for the performance at 7.30pm, followed by refreshments. This concert is co-conducted by Hendrick Ashbrooke of Exeter University Singers and Joseph Ward, Baritone…
This week: Studies at Carthage, life with the Manichees. Conff. 3 and 4. The group meets from 7 p.m. to 8.15 p.m. to discuss the Confessions of Saint Augustine of Hippo (354 – 430 A.D.), every Wednesday during Lent. The group is led by Professor Oliver Nicholson. Copies of the Confessions will be…
This week: Boyhood and studies in North Africa. Conff. 1 and 2. The group meets from 7 p.m. to 8.15 p.m. to discuss the Confessions of Saint Augustine of Hippo (354 – 430 A.D.), every Wednesday during Lent. All dates: March 12th, 19th, 26th, April 2nd, 9th. The group is led by Professor Oliver Nicholson.…
In celebration of the life and work of Paul McClure, St. Michael’s is proud to host a very special memorial concert at 5:30 pm for the Exeter University Chamber Orchestra’s former Musical Director. Conducted by Tim Pithers and led by Matthew Shaw, the University’s Chamber & Symphony Orchestras will combine forces to…
We are delighted to welcome Professor Oliver Nicholson back to launch the new Lectures Series for 2025, with A Life Described ~ the Confessions of S. Augustine (354-430 A.D.). Oliver Nicholson is a retired professor of Classics and Mediaeval Studies. He was the General Editor of the Oxford Dictionary of Late…
Join us from 10:30 for a heart warming and virtuous Spring Clean for Lent at St. Michael’s!! The Big Clean is back, with the fierce hope that spring may have sprung. We will share new dusters, warming tea, delicious cakes and even board games for the lazy! ... Read more
11am Sung Mass, with the Revd Sarah Cumming. 6pm Evensong & Benediction, with Fr Steven Martin. All welcome! Candlemas – the Feast of the Presentation of our Lord, (or the Purification of the Blessed Virgin) – on February 2nd marks the end of the 40 days of Christmas. Refreshments will be served after…
This begins the season of Epiphanytide and is sometimes called Three Kings’ Day. Join us for this Feast day, commemorating the visit of the Magi to the Christ child. Sung Mass at 11:00, with celebrant Nigel Mason.Setting: Missa l’hora passa (Viadana)Motet: Past three o’clock (trad) Evensong & Benediction at 18:00, offered by the Ven.…
Celebrate Christmas Day at St. Michael’s! We will commemorate the birth of Jesus Christ, with a Sung Mass filled with sacred music, liturgy, readings and incense. The Mass is followed by celebrations and refreshment at the West end of the church. Sung Mass with Prayers at the Crib. ... Read more