Easter 2009 Trinitarian Newsletter, Holy Trinity Sloane Square

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Volume 5 Issue 1

Trinitarian

The Newsletter for the Congregation & Friends of Holy Trinity Sloane Square

Easter 2009

Trinity Arts Festival

Caroline MacDonald Haig

This year

sees the

stained glass windows

cleaned and restored

to their original glory.

All, in their way, tell the

story of the Christian

faith. For the first time

for ages, it is possible

to see them clearly and

marvel at their intricacy

and dazzling colour.

We

are

particularly

fortunate for we have

not only the famous

Burne

Jones

and

William

Morris

east

window, but also the

very painterly north set

designed

by

Sir

William

Blake

Richmond,

who was

one of

the greatest

artists of his day: it was

he who designed the

great mosaic scheme

for St Paul’s C

athedral

which

in

the

early

1900s drew the kind of

crowds

that

the

opening

of

Tate

Modern

did

at

the

Millennium! Perhaps

the finest of all are

the

windows

designed

by

Christopher

Whall:

not

all

his Angelic

Hierarchy

destined

for

the

clerestory

were ever completed,

but the ones which

were are clothed in

colours that are pure

theatre.

His

Adoration of the M

agi

(1900) and Descent

of the Holy Ghost at

Pentecost

on

the

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HOLY TRINITY SLOANE SQUARE

south

wall

have

passages

of

fragmented colour and

light

which

are

comparable with the

work of contemporary

European artists like

Gustav

Klim

pt.

No

wonder

Whall

is

regarded as one of the

finest

stained

glass

artists

of

the

20th

century. All windows

were

made

by

Whitefriars, a London

glass house famous

for its rediscovery of

the brilliant depth of

colour

used

by

medieval glaziers for

the French cathdrals,

in particular Chartres.

These

beautifu

l windows have inspired

us to see them as a

natural

starting point

for the Arts and C

rafts

Guild festival of Music,

Theatre and Art this

summer.

Their

wonderful

mix

of

colour, light, theme,

symbol

and

subject

matter make them an

ideal

subject

for

reinterpretation

through the visual arts.

For

the festival

this

year we are looking for

works inspired by any

aspect of the windows.

By

having

such

a

focussed theme this

year, w

e hope to bring

a cohesion to the art

works on display and

to introduce visitors not

only

to

the

visual

splendours of

these

magnificent

windows,

but also through them,

to

quote

George

Herbert “... the heav’n

espie”*.

Sunday M

ay 31 m

arks

the beginning of the

week

long

festival.

Father

Rob will be

using

them

very

much as church and

cathedral

windows

were in the middle

ages, to tell the great

truths of the Christian

faith.

For those interested,

there is much more

detail on the windows

in the Holy Trinity

Sloane Street guide

book

by

Peyton

Skipwith.

*“ A m

an that looks

on glasse,O

n it may

stay his eye;O

r if he

pleaseth, through it

passe,And then the

heav’n espie”

From The Elixer by

Georg

e

Herb

ert

(1593-1633).

Carolin

e M

acdonald

Haig is Art D

irector

for the Trinity Arts &

Crafts G

uild

.

TRINITY ARTS presents:

TRINITY ARTS FESTIVAL

31st May – 8th June

From Pentecost to Trinity Sunday we will be celebrating the Arts at

Holy Trinity with an Art Exhibition celebrating the restoration of our

Stained Glass windows.

Including on Tuesday 2nd June a public evening to meet the artists

and celebrate with music, dance and performance art.

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It's Saturday morning

and sunlight is flooding

through the huge w

est

window of Holy Trinity,

painting John Tweed's

marble

reredos

a

warm

, buttery

gold.

The

stained

glass

shimmers,

jewel-like,

and

the

chancel

overflows with cream-

coloured

flowers

in

preparation

for

a

wedding

in

the

afternoon.

All around, the church

appears

to

bear

witness to the hope Fr

Rob Gillion - who six

months on w

e are still

calling the 'new Rector'

- expressed at

his

Induction.

It was a

hope that Holy Trinity

would

continue

to

move forward. It was a

also a hope shared by

the whole family of

Holy Trinity after a year

without an Incumbent.

A

little

while

later,

sitting in the church

office after finishing a

morning prayer group,

Fr

Rob

remembers

those first few days at

his

new

parish

in

Sloane Street. "The

Induction was lovely,

but

it was also a

strange time because

the scaffolding for the

building work was still

up

and,

with

the

added darkness of

the season, it actually

made the church look

a bit gloomy. You just

felt

it

needed

to

bloom

again.

The

team

here,

Fr

Graham

and

Fr

Nadim,

Stephanie,

the

office

staff,

wardens and PCC,

and

everyone

connected

to

the

Six Months On

Mark Sylvester

SERVICE OF

THANKSGIVING & CONFIRMATION

Sunday 31st May

On Sunday 31st May – Pentecost we will be holding a special Service

of Thanksgiving and Confirmation at 11.00am. We will be celebrating

the completion of our recent restoration works.

Our Patron and benefactor, The Earl Cadogan will be joining us to

give thanks to the Glory of God for the skill and craftsmanship of all

those involved which has left our wonderful church looking more

magnificent than ever.

We’re delighted that The Rt Revd Paul Williams, Bishop of

Kensington, will be Preaching, Celebrating and Confirming. We hope

you will be able to join us.

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church had done a

fantastic job in the

Interregnum. But you

knew it was time for

someone to come and

take responsibility for

the church's vision."

You

can

tell

that

teamwork

is

a

big

issue for Fr Rob, as it

is a theme he returns

to again and again. His

belief in the power of

teamwork was forged

during his days as - in

his own words -

a

'jobbing actor.' It was a

career

he

pursued

successfully

for

15

years. "M

y father was

a clergyman and a

wonderful

preacher,"

he says, "but he told

me I should follow m

y

dream and, for a long

time, that was to act.

The theatre is like a

family and I loved that

sense of

community.

Everyone is important

in a theatre company.

Everyone has their role

and only by working

together

can

we

achieve what we set

out

to

do.

It's

a

wonderful example of

St Paul's analogy of

the body."

It was while acting as

a confidante to his

fellow actors that Fr

Rob's

thoughts

slowly

turned

to

following

his

own

father

into

the

ordained ministry. "I

found people w

anted

to talk to me about

their

troubles.

I suppose I m

ust have

been a good listener

as

well

being

prompted by the Holy

Spirit.

People were

always asking me if

I'd ever

considered

going into the church

and

eventually

I thought I should at

least

investigate it.

Like the Bible says, I

thought I'd 'put out a

fleece'

to

try

to

discover God's will.

God's w

ill - as m

uch

as we can discern it -

was

to

have

the

'jobbing

acto

r’

ordained and set on

a fascinating career

“only by working

together can we

achieve what we

set out to do.”

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DEPARTURES

The Revd Canon David Hutt will be stepping down as Honorary Priest

Sacrist as from the end of March. I’d like to take this opportunity to express

my gratitude for all that he has done in support of Holy Trinity over the

years, particularly during the Interregnum. We now have a full team with

myself, Father Graham and Father Nadim to cover services, and limited

resources. Father David has asked me to pass on how happy he is to have

been of assistance and how much he has enjoyed his involvement with the

church. We are very glad that he has agreed to continue to help us out from

time to time.

The Revd Rob Gillion

As you may already be aware, Stephanie will be leaving us at the end of

April to take up a new position as PA to the Principal of the Chelsea

Academy. We are sorry to see Stephanie go but wish her all the very best in

her new position.

On a personal note, I have been so fortunate to have had such a wonderful

PA to work with me. Not only because of her efficiency and creativity but

also because of her delightful personality and gentle wisdom. She has been

such a joy to work with and will be sorely missed.

We shall have a farewell celebration after the Annual Parochial Church

Meeting on Thursday 30th April and I do hope as many of the congregation

as possible will attend. (If you would like to give a contribution towards a

farewell gift please would you send it to Max Morgan-Witts, Churchwarden

& Treasurer, through the Parish Office.) The Revd Rob Gillion

The very first time I walked into Holy Trinity I felt my soul fill with peace,

and it’s a tranquillity that even the most hectic day in the office can’t shift.

I’ve loved working here, anyone who has spent any time in our office will

tell you how warm and vibrant the atmosphere is, and it is with mixed

emotions that I say goodbye.

I’m really excited about my new post at Chelsea Academy, it’s a wonderful

opportunity for me. However I’m also genuinely sad to be leaving. I know

that under Fr Rob’s leadership, the church is going to go from strength to

strength, and I regret that I’m no longer going to be a part of his team on a

daily basis.

I’d like to say a big THANK YOU to everyone who has welcomed me so

warmly into the family of Holy Trinity. My last act as Parish Administrator

will be to add myself to the mailing list with the promise not to be a

stranger.

Stephanie Carey

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linguistic

skills.

The

impact of this on the

culture and abilities of

our

young

people

would be tremendous

–

a

whole

new

generation would be

brought up respecting

and understanding the

importance of the Arts

in the m

odern world.

With

the

current

expertise

within

the

Music Department

at

Holy Trinity Church, we

are looking to offer

tuition in piano, organ

and singing as well

some

remuneration

towards

expenses.

Rehearsals

will

introduce

singing

games and activities to

reinforce the basics of

pitching,

pulse

and

rhythm

as

well

as

elements of

musical

notation. Furtherm

ore,

outside

the

Sunday

morning service and

rehearsals,

activities

and

trips

will

be

organised to foster a

real community spirit.

The new young choir

members w

ill have the

advantage of singing in

one

of

London’s

architecturally

most

inspiring

and

acoustically rewarding

buildings,

accompanied

by

Michael

Brough and

Oliver Lallemant on the

great

four-manual

Walker organ, whose

past

organists

have

included

the

international

virtuoso

Edwin

Lemare,

Sir

Walter Alcock and the

composer

John

Ireland. The organ is

due for a m

ajor rebuild

and restoration in the

coming few years and,

in this as in m

any other

ways,

the future of

music-m

aking at Holy

Trinity looks very bright

indeed.

We are looking for

help and advice in

establishing a choir

school

as

the

benefits to us as a

church could only be

hugely advantageous

and part of a greater

contribution

to

the

local community and

to

young

people

across London. The

choral

tradition

in

many parts of

the

country has become

but a faded history

and we aim to re-

establish the tradition

as befits ‘a cathedral

of the arts and crafts’.

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path which included

parish

work

in

England,

the

senior

chaplaincy

of

St.

John's

Cathedral

in

Hong Kong (along with

the

chaplaincy

of

Lantau Prison), and

the position as the

Bishop of Kensington's

Officer of Evangelism.

In 2001 he became

Incumbent

of

St.

Simon Zelotes and S

t.

Saviour,

our

neighbours in Chelsea.

It is a varied career

that Fr Rob believes

stands him in good

stead for his work here

at Holy Trinity. "I so

believe in the Christian

journey and that the

Church is a place of

unity in diversity. I've

worked in a national

ministry

and

in

an

intimate parish.

And

I've

also

used

my

experience

as

an

actor. Acting is about

walking alongside a

character and stepping

into their shoes so that

you can understand

them."

As a near neighbour,

and as Area Dean of

Chelsea, Fr Rob was

better acquainted than

most with Holy Trinity

when he was asked to

become

its

new

Rector.

He

says, "I loved

that the church

was open all

the time and

opened

its

arm

s

to

everyone.

I was

very

comfo

rta

ble

with the style

of worship here

and, in fact, it

is the form

of

worship

I

began with at

Salisbury and

We

ll

s

Theological College. I

don't

like

being

‘theatrical’

but I love

the

theatre

of

the

Church. We need to

recognise

the

opportunity

in

the

‘Cathedral of the Arts’

to ‘have our feet on the

ground and our heads

in

heaven’

as

we

worship, with awe and

holiness,

before

a

creative God.

"I think that when we

are deciding on the

vision we have for Holy

Trinity we need to be

acutely aware of what

we have.

The very

building is magnificent

and we can help to tell

the

Christian

story

through its art.

The

music is a delight and

there

is

a

true

warm

th of welcome

here. The round of

prayer is wonderful;

the daily office of

morning and evening

prayer

is

the

heartbeat

of

the

church

and

the

opportunity to focus

on

Word

and

Sacrament

through

effective

preaching

and

appropriate

worship."

Fr Rob has been with

us six months and

he’s

certainly

not

been idle so far and

has

already

established a new

chaplaincy with Peter

Jones and revamped

the

Business

Breakfasts

and

chaplaincy

to

the

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Royal

Court theatre.

Janine and Fr

Rob

have enjoyed opening

up the Rectory for

lunches for the Friends

of Holy Trinity and to

welcome newcomers.

After getting to know

the church and its

people, and listening to

their opinions, Fr Rob

is ready to begin the

next

steps in Holy

Trinity's journey. "I see

my duty as giving a

focus to our

vision.

That is something we

are now working on.

Following

a

recent

Vision Day with the

PCC w

e're highlighting

areas we feel we think

are priorities such as

working

with

young

people and schools.

We're revamping the

Arts and Crafts Guild

to

focus

more

on

Christian ministry and

I’m so pleased that,

with all her experience

as a Missioner to the

Arts, Janine has come

on

board

as

Coordinator

for

the

Guild. Over the coming

months we'll start to

get a clear picture of

where we're going and

will be producing a

Mission Action Plan.

But we're also happy

that we're doing a lot of

things very well

and

we're going to keep

doing those things."

Fr Rob is a man of

many hats. As w

ell as

being our Rector and

Area Dean he is the

visiting

Chaplain

at

The Lister Hospital and

Peter

Jones,

and

Chaplain to the new

Mayor

of

Kensington

and Chelsea. He is a

Trustee and Governor

of Holy Trinity School

and

Governor

of

Chelsea Academy. He

has contributed to a

number

of

radio

programmes and is a

regular

member

of

Terry Wogan's 'Pause

for Thought' team on

Radio 2. He says, "I'm

always aware that my

main role is as R

ector

of Holy Trinity and that

no m

atter what I do I'm

representing

Holy

Trinity. And I believe

that the m

ore I share in

the lives of people in

this

community

the

more I can reflect the

ministry

of

Holy

Trinity. We take the

church out into the

world and hope that

we can bring some of

the world back with

us."

Fr Rob is keen to pay

tribute to the w

ork of

our

form

er

Rector

Bishop

Michael

Marshall. He says,

"Bishop Michael did

fantastic things here

and he has left a

strong legacy.

Now

we have to look to

the

future.

Our

position here at the

heart of the business

community gives us

many

excitin

g

opportunities to serve

the

community

in

Christ’s name.

"This is a special

place and if I was

going to sum up what

my hope is for the

future of Holy Trinity I

would probably say

we need one or two

new initiatives and

more of the same."

Mark Sylvester is a

Member of the PCC,

Server and D

eputy

Churchwarden.

“I see my duty

as giving a focus

to our vision”

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Children’s Choirs

Andrew O’Brien - Director of Music

There has been a

strong music tradition

at Holy Trinity Sloane

Street

since

its

foundation

in

the

nineteenth century and

for much of that time,

until the 1980s, there

existed a full

treble

choir. W

e are looking

to

re-introduce

this

missing factor into the

life

of

the

church.

Through devoted w

ork

and inspiration,

Holy

Trinity

provides

a

vibrant

spiritual

and

physical presence in

the heart of Chelsea,

with an international

congregation befitting

a ‘world city’ such as

London.

The current

choir

consists

of

between eight and ten

professional

singers

who,

as

well

as

singing in the choir at

Holy Trinity,

perform

and

singing

in

partic

ula

r,

is

fundamental

to the

education of children.

We also believe that

children should have

ample opportunity to

sing

inside

and

outside

school.

Research has shown

that a good musical

education

will

not

only

help

develop

musical skills but will

als

o

enhance

numerical, social and

regularly

with

such

groups as The BBC

Singers, The Sixteen,

Glyndebourne Opera,

English

Voices,

London Voices and

The Monteverdi Choir.

In form

ing the treble

and girls’

choirs at

Holy Trinity, the M

usic

Department has been

driven by a desire to

improve

singing

opportunities for young

people. We believe

that music in general,

MAYOR’S CHAPLAIN

We are delighted to announce that Councillor Timothy Coleridge,

who is due to become Mayor of The Royal Borough of Kensington

& Chelsea this May, has asked Fr Rob to serve as Chaplain for his

Mayoral year. Fr Rob is due to accept his new office on Wednesday

20th May.

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