A reminder of our
CHARITY CAROL CONCERT
SATURDAY 20th DECEMBER 7.30pm
Glass of mulled wine & Mince Pies in the Social Centre to follow.
The Octavius Singers will give us a splendid introduction to Christmas with Carols, popular Christmas songs, Classics and Readings. It is a concert rather than a service to enable you to invite along people of all faiths and none. It was lovely last year and this year promises to be even better, with great effort going into it’s preparation. The Octavius Singers give their time and talent for free and usually perform religious works, particularly in their original religious context. For example, singing settings of the Mass during the celebration of Catholic Mass or Evensong in Anglican churches.
Performed under the auspices of the Order of St Lazarus, raising funds for charity. In recent years the Order has supported a variety of causes, including those affected by Hanson’s disease (leprosy) in Sri Lanka. They do this through a local charity (SUROL) with it’s patron, the Archbishop of Colombo, Cardinal Malcolm Ranjith. SUROL stands for the “Society for the Upliftment and Rehabilitation of Leprosy Affected Persons” and was founded in 1971 by Fr. Realino Chiriatti. SUROL’s purpose is mainly to rehabilitate those affected and disabled by leprosy, help their return to communities and rebuild their lives with dignity and self-respect. The founding members adopted a non-religious, non-sectarian and non-partisan strategy for the Society which opened doors for everyone. Public education to remove the stigma attached to leprosy was one arm of SUROL’s two-way plan, the other being the important task of rehabilitation of disabled leprosy affected persons.
There is no charge for entry or the reception afterwards but a collection will be taken up in church. We are blessed that we have raised many thousands of pounds for this charity over the years.
This year our guests will include James Carter DL, the High Sheriff of Lancashire, the Mayor of Chorley, Councilor Alistair Morwood and Mayoress Jane Morwood and Katrina Reed, Council Chairman of the Exton Parish Council.
So mark it in your diary and invite your family and friends.
Fr Simon meeting Cardinal Ranjith.
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