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An event organised by Transforming Worship. Lament can be individual or corporate. We all face personal difficulties at times, but there is also much to lament within society and the wider world. This is a timely opportunity to explore a vital subject from different angles. Everyone is welcome. If you

Two seminars will be held this term:  Tuesday 10th October (please note the change from our usual Monday slot) Nicholas Watson (Harvard University),  ‘Vernacular Theology Before the English Reformation: Work in Progress’ Chair: Helen Gittos (Oxford) Seminar meeting begins at 5.30pm (GMT+1:00); this will be on Zoom only.   Please go to

A one-day conference at the University of Kent, Canterbury, to mark the 75th anniversary of Addleshaw and Etchells’ pioneering study, The Architectural Setting of Anglican Worship, reflecting on the enduring value of the work and how the conversation has developed since 1948. All welcome. Details: tinyurl.com/addleshawandetchells. For queries, contact:[email protected] Poster

The Study Day will take place at Westminster Abbey, focussing on the liturgies that were devised to mark the death of Queen Elizabeth II. The detailed programme for the Study Day is now available, as well as information about how to register. Places for the Study Day are limited, so

The update took place on the morning of Friday 7 July 2023 and the new functionality described in the previous post is now available. As a consequence of software updates there is a known incompatibility that will affect users of older Apple devices (most likely prior to 2015) running versions

As announced at the AGM the Alcuin Club web site is being revised. New features will include a research blog, a “SEE INSIDE” preview for selected publications and information about publishing with the Alcuin Club. We are also gradually introducing … alcuinclub.org.uk email addresses to make it easier to contact

Video recordings of the morning and afternoon sessions of the Festival held on 23 May 2023 are now available to view. The theme of the Festival was Songs of Everlasting Praise: Music in Worship Today. Morning session video The speaker was The Revd. Pete Gunstone acting Precentor of Bradford Cathedral

Shaping the Assembly – How our buildings form us in worship, edited by Thomas O’Loughlin, was published in June 2023. Copies may be purchased through our Publications page. Thomas O’Loughlin writes: Space is all around us – and we constantly refer to it. ‘He is taking my space!’ – said

An opportunity for study. The Revd. Dr. Jo Kershaw is now recruiting the 2023/24 academic year intake for the new Post-Graduate Diploma and MA in Worship & Liturgical Studies (University of Durham, Common Awards).The programme is taught online by an ecumenical team of specialists and practitioners. For enquiries and further

The Joint Liturgical Group of Great Britain have now released the publicity for the upcoming conference, ‘Liturgy as Proclamation of the Gospel’. Bookings are now open. The workshop provides an opportunity for those involved in planning and leading liturgy and worship across all Christian denominations to come together to explore

The recording of Prof Larson-Miller’s lecture, I am what I ritualise: identity, theology, and liturgy in secular context, givenon 8 May 2023, has now been uploaded to the University’s YouTube channel: https://youtu.be/eeaZO-MH43c . Registrations are now open for our August online public lecture which will be given by Dr Phyllis

The AGM Agenda, Reports (including the Treasurer’s Report and Accounts for approval) and Minutes of the last AGM are now available.

St Theosevia’s Centre are hosting a Study Day on Saturday 3 June 2023, from 10.30 am to 4 pm on The Mysteries and Rituals of Monarchy, from Byzantium to the Present with speakers James Cogbill, Dr Allan Barton FSA (Deacon Nectarios), Revd Dr Liz Carmichael , and Alberto Ravani. For

Join us for the 2023 Alcuin Club Festival! Songs of Everlasting Praise: Music in Worship Today’ from 12 noon – 3.30pm, on TUESDAY 23rd May, at St Giles’s Church, Cripplegate, London. Tickets are now available for the panel discussion event, Songs of Everlasting Praise: Music in Worship Today. If you

“I am what I ritualise: identity, theology, and liturgy in secular context” Dr Lizette Larson-Miller, Canon Precentor of the Anglican Diocese of Huron The lecture will take place on 8 May 2023 at 10.00 am AEST. Further details, including an abstract of the lecture and a link to the registration

Churches across the UK are currently busy preparing for the coronation of King Charles III in a fortnight’s time: a fitting moment to announce details for the upcoming Society for Liturgical Studies Study Day on Saturday, 9 September 2023.The Study Day invites participants to reflect on the design and impact

The Congress of Societas Liturgica is taking place from 7 to 10 August at St Patrick’s College Maynooth, Ireland on a theme of Liturgy and Ecumenism.The details and booking information can be found here.

Thursday 16 March 2023, 10.00-12.00, on Zoom.Speakers: Canon Simon Kershaw, Liturgical Commission member and expert on the coronation liturgy. The Very Revd David Hoyle, Dean of Westminster.Opportunities around the Coronation. On 6 May the Church of England crowns a new Defender of the Faith. What does the Coronation Liturgy tell

Join us for the 2023 Alcuin Club Festival! Songs of Everlasting Praise: Music in Worship Today’ from 12 noon – 3.30pm, on TUESDAY 23rd May, at St Giles’s Church, Cripplegate, London, EC2Y 8DA with a stimulating panel of two presenters: The Revd. Pete Gunstone acting Precentor of Bradford Cathedral and

Tuesday 22nd November 6-8 pm at Lumen Church, Tavistock Place, London WC1 Speakers: Christopher Irvine, Theologian and Liturgist, ‘Enlightened at the font: seeing the meaning of Baptism’ William Pyre, Artist and creator of the Salisbury Cathedral font, ‘Water as an artist’s medium’ Full details and tickets at artandchristianity.org/upcoming-events

The College of the Resurrection Mirfield is still accepting mid-year entrants to start the part time, distance MA/ PG Dip in Worship and Liturgical studies in January/ February. Fees are £2600 PA (academic or calendar) based on a 2-3 year programme. Please contact the Rev’d Dr Jo Kershaw for more

The Mirfield Institute will be offering the above qualifications as described in the attached flier, which also provides details of the contact for further information.

A recording of the Alcuin Club Annual Festival Mass can be found here: https://www.facebook.com/watch/?v=1271675103570825 A recording of the Alcuin Club Annual Festival Lecture by Dr. Bridget Nichols can be found here: https://www.facebook.com/watch/?v=1063448814252741

The Agenda and Minutes of the previous AGM are attached to this posting. The Provisional Accounts for 2021 have been previously posted as a news item, but are also attached for convenience.

Attached are the Draft Annual Accounts for 2021, as examined.

Catholic University of America School of Theology and Religious Studies Tenure-Track Professor, Liturgical Studies and Sacramental Theology The School of Theology and Religious Studies of The Catholic University of America seeks to fill a tenure-track position in Liturgical Studies and Sacramental Theology with a focus on Sacramental Theology or Ritual

An interactive version of The Apostolic Tradition Reconstructed is available, which will assist readers of the printed version in visualizing the successive chronological layers in a visual manner which is complementary to the method employed in the volume, that of varying typefaces. The interactive version has been kindly prepared by

The Draft Annual Accounts for 2020 (attached in a PDF File) have been provisionally approved by the Examiner in anticipation of approval at the AGM in 2021, along with the Draft 2019 Annual Accounts posted earlier

The Draft Annual Accounts (attached in a PDF File) have been provisionally approved by the Examiner in anticipation of approval at the AGM in 2021, the 2020 AGM having been cancelled.

On account of the Coronavirus pandemic the Alcuin Club Trustees have agreed to cancel the 2020 AGM and Festival scheduled for 20 May 2020. Members who have paid their £12.00 lunch fee will be contacted to arrange a refund to their bank account. The annual accounts for 2019 will be

7 January 2020, 7pm St John’s Waterloo, London SE1 (£12, includes a glass of wine afterwards) This is the final event in our Visual Communion series exploring how the visual arts have shaped and are shaped by the Eucharist. The events have drawn upon ecclesiastical art, architecture, and design and

A series of symposia on the art, architecture and craft of the Eucharist The Eucharist (Mass or Holy Communion) is the central act of worship in Christian liturgy, offering thanksgiving, praise and sacrifice. This series of symposia explores the Eucharist in relation to art, architecture and craft and asks how

2018 ALCUIN CLUB FESTIVAL AND AGM THURSDAY 24th MAY 2018 ‘LITURGY AND ECUMENISM’   The 2018 Alcuin Club Festival and AGM will be held in the afternoon/evening of Thursday 24th May 2018 at St James’s Church, Sussex Gardens, Paddington London W2 3UD.   The Lecturer will be Father Thomas Pott,

The Rt Rev’d Dr. Stephen Platten has accepted the invitation of the Trustees of the Alcuin Club to be its next president.

Paul Bradshaw “Historical Research and Modern Anglican Worship” Friday 5 May 2017 at 10:30 in the New Refectory Community of the Resurrection MIRFIELD West Yorkshire WF14 0BN  Website www.mirfield.org.uk This is a FREE event held at the Community of the Resurrection but booking is essential.  Please contact 01924 481920 or [email protected] Community

2017 FESTIVAL AND AGM THURSDAY 18th MAY 2017 ‘WHAT CHURCHES ARE FOR?’  The 2017 Festival and AGM will be held on Thursday 18th May 2017 at St James’s Church, Sussex Gardens, Paddington London W2 3UD. Following the recent publication of the Church Buildings Review and the Festival Churches proposal, the

A copy of the 2015 Annual Lecture can be downloaded below.

The 2016 AGM and Festival will be held on Thursday 26th May 2016, at St Botolph  Aldgate, London EC3N 1AB (next to Aldgate tube station), commencing with the Eucharist at 12 Noon. The Lecture, on Funeral Rites, will be given by the Rt Rev’d Robert Atwell , Bishop of Exeter

Some members have notified the Club that their recently received copies of ACC 89 have been incorrectly bound. SPCK have undertaken to supply replacement copies to all those affected. Please let the Club know (alc[email protected]) if your copy is affected as soon as possible.

The first two of the publications for 2014 have now been received and will be posted out to Members this week. They are the Collection No 89: Eucharistic Epicleses, Ancient and Modern by Anne McGowan; and JLS 77: Liturgical Language and Translation, edited by Thomas O’Loughlin. Further details of each

THE 2013 ALCUIN CLUB LECTURE: “THE RECEPTION OF SACROSANCTUM CONCILIUM FIFTY YEARS ON” given on Monday 20th May 2013 at The Church of San Pancras, London by The Reverend Professor Keith F. Pecklers, S.J. Professor of Liturgy at the Pontifical Gregorian University Rome. A copy may be downloaded below.