Reverend Nicholas Holtam of St. Martins says
St. Martins has been a refuge in the middle of a busy city to anyone in need for many years. It is known as the church of the open door.
Hosting a period of stillness in that place celebrates the idea of refuge in both the physical and spiritual sense.
In all our differences it allows us to be at one.
Programme at St Martin in the Fields on November 24th, 2010
8.00 am, Morning Prayer.
9.30 am Singing from Discantvs Choir.
10.00 am. Rev Nick Holtam will introduce a half hour of silence
for meditation and silent reflection. All our welcome.
10.30 am Reception in the Crypt.
11.30 am Women of Spirit, in St Martin's Hall Claire Foster will introduce Lucy Winkett, vicar of St James, Piccadilly, Lama Zangmo, a Buddhist Nun from Kagyu Samye Dzong, London, Sister Maureen from the Brahma Kumaris and Liz Watson from the World Community of Christian Meditation speaking about the importance of silence and stillness in their practice and giving a sense of that experience.
6.00 pm Evening Prayer.
6.30 pm Doors Open for Performance of Towards Silence.
7.00 pm Performance commences with 4 Tavener pieces sung by Discantvs Choir, director Bruce Ramell.
Solveig Macintosh will chant the invocation to the Mandukya Upanisad which is the inspiration for Towards Silence.
The Medici, Harpham, Finzi and Fifth Quadrant Quartets will play Towards Silence, Director, Paul Robertson.
At the end there will be no applause and the audience are asked to leave quietly.
Many Churches, Inner Space Venues and places of worship are open during the day , why not just go in and spend 10 minutes being still and connecting through your silent practice with the rest of the world
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