Society of Saint Gregory

We’re very sorry to advise that, after very careful consideration, the trustees have decided to postpone Saturday’s event. Now that the WHO has declared a pandemic, it seems extremely likely that the Government will move the country to the ‘delay’ phase in the next day or two which will mean that suc ...

Apologies for the delay in this information getting onto the website. Here are the details, which have also been shared with parishes in the area: When? Saturday, 14 March 2020 (10.30am – 4.30pm – registration from 10am) Where? St Peter’s Church, Jewry Street, Winchester SO23 8RY Speaker: Fr Paul Fit ...

The first time for many years that this has fallen on a Sunday. What did folk do in their parishes? We hoped for a procession but, in the end there was a rather lame blessing of unlit candles and we split our opening hymn - Farrell's Christ be our Light - stopping at the end of the fourth verse so ...

Thank you, Blackthorn Fairy. I'm glad you enjoyed the day. There were about 60 of us in total, including leaders, and the feedback was very positive about the day. Folk were particularly pleased to have some focus on music as many of the events taking place seem to be focusing on reading the Word ...

For anyone who hasn't spotted the adverts for this event, Birmingham Archdiocese is holding a music day this Saturday, 25 January, at St Chad's Cathedral. The God Who Speaks Through Song will begin with a talk from David McLoughlin, Emeritus Fellow of Christian Theology at Newman University and ...

Now I was under the impression that the bishops had said that First Communion preparation was to happen in the parish not in the school, so that it was a parish event rather than a school event - "Its your class this year getting done." Does this actually happen anywhere? We have had preparation in ...

If you always jump straight to the forum without looking at the rest of the website, you may have missed the information about our summer school at Worth School and Abbey, West Sussex. Early bird discounts end on 1 May and so there are just a few days left to take advantage of lower rates. We have ...

On behalf of the trustees, I'll try and respond to some of the points made by Southern Comfort. Firstly, the information relating to Spring Gatherings and Summer School has just been approved by the Communications Team and should go onto the Website in the next couple of days. It would have been ...

For those who haven't heard, I am very sorry to announce the death of Fr Gerry Coates. A priest of the Diocese of Arundel and Brighton, Gerry attended Summer School for many years and regulars will remember him well for his humour and great joie de vivre. Gerry was a long-time member of the Society ...

I thought it might be nice to let folk know what we're going to be up to this weekend. For this year's assembly, we are gathering in London. On Friday, we meet at Westminster Abbey for Sung Eucharist for the Feast of the Translation of St Edward the Confessor at 5 pm, followed by dinner at a local ...

Pilgrims Together: Liturgy and music in the light of the Reformation “We must never forget that we are pilgrims journeying alongside one another” (Evangelii Gaudium). Marking the 500th anniversary of the Reformation, our Summer School will look at how its insights have shaped the Catholic Church ove ...

There is room for all types of music. And people tend to gravitate towards a style of liturgy that suits their taste or temperament. What should be avoided is making value judgements on the preferences of those we disagree with. You should have come to the SSG's workshop day in Ingleby Barwick on ...

Some snippets from Musicam Sacram: 16. One cannot find anything more religious and more joyful in sacred celebrations than a whole congregation expressing its faith and devotion in song. 4 (b) The following come under the title of sacred music here: Gregorian chant, sacred polyphony in its various ...

It is difficult to criticise those who don't know any different for what they do when that is precisely the problem. Speaker after speaker at the conference talked about the need for formation and training for musicians and singers and, above all, for the clergy. The Bishops need to take ...

I ready this declaration with interest. I was even more interested to look through the list of signatories. I have just returned from Rome where I attended 'Music and Church' , a sacred music conference for the 50th anniversary of Musicam Sacram convened by the Pontifical Council for Culture. I may ...