East Anglia Seminarians: Singing Seminarians!

Sunday 4 May 2008

Singing Seminarians!

ON JUNE 7th 7.30 PM, Oscott seminary will be hosting a concert as part of our annual intiative to support two charities, one national and one international. This year we're supporting Right to Life, which stands for the rights of the unborn and vulnerable in this country, and Cenacolo, wich is an Italian-founded charity helping people to come to term with addictions (they also have houses and groups in Britain). We've been practicing hard in the seminary schola all year on music, most of it four-part harmony, and some unexpected additions, so if you are around Birmingham on June 7th, do come. There are only 200 places so there's little chance that there will be a seat if you come on the night, so book in advance! See the details on the website accompanied. Spread the word as well...

http://www.oscott.net/JusticePeaceAdvert2008.pdf

1 comment:

Anonymous said...: Hi, can I draw your attention to the new website of the publishers, The Catholic Truth Society (CTS).

www.cts-online.org.uk

It’s got some downloadable publications on it, plus it’s got a great range of Catholic books, DVDs and other things.

We’d appreciate if you could review it in your blog.

Thanks, Sophie (CTS); 23 May 2008 at 14:57

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