..."Mary, did you know?" A choir of enchanting Polish children, the Schola Swiatio from St Andrew Bobola Church, Hammersmith, sang at the opening of the TOWARDS ADVENT Festival at Westminster Cathedral Hall. They sang new and old Polish carols, with a lovely violin accompaniment, and then led us all in "O come O come Emmanuel..." Bishop Nicholas Hudson spoke beautifully as he welcomed everyone and declared the Festival open. The day's events included the De Satge Music Workshop, honouring Jeremy de Satge who did so much for Church music in Britain and played a major role in getting the whole Festival flourishing - and we invited Catherine de Satge to come and it was lovely to give her a bouquet and commemorative gift. We also had a special guest, Mgr John Armitage from Walsingham, who attracted a good-sized audience to hear the news of the great developments at the Shrine. We announced the winners of the St Nicholas essay competition - from St John Bosco College Battersea, and St Edmund's College, Ware. And the Cathedral Hall was thronged with people visiting the stalls and displays from a vast range of Catholic groups and organisations while the Association of Catholic Women did a roaring trade in freshly-brewed tea and coffee and excellent sandwiches and cakes...
The Festival began at the Millenium and is now an established part of Catholic London life...
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"Mary, did you know?" is not the piece I would have chosen to highlight.
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