Music plays an important part in our worship at St Lawrence. We have a very fine organ (see details below) and an excellent adult choir to lead our singing at our main services; with a youth choir leading for more informal worship. If you'd like to find out more about either of our choirs follow the appropriate links:
Adult choir
For a copy of the Music in St Lawrence for April please click here
Our adult choir is ably led by our recently appointed Acting Musical Director, Steven Smith - please contact him via the church e-mail address on the contacts page.
THE ORGAN
The church houses a fine two manual Nicholson organ which was built in 1971 after a serious fire destroyed the previous instrument in 1969. It is located in front of the West wall of the Corpus Christi Chapel (facing East), adjacent to the choir stalls. It has both electric key and stop action and with only 19 speaking stops, it has tremendous versatility and is suitable for a huge variety of organ music. It is an excellent example of a Nicholson organ. The specification is:
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PEDAL ORGAN |
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Violone |
16 |
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Bourdon |
16 |
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Principal |
8 |
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Bass Flute |
8 |
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Octave Flute |
4 |
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Fagotto (non speaking) |
16 |
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GREAT ORGAN |
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Open Diapason |
8 |
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Stopped Diapason |
8 |
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Principal |
4 |
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Block Flute |
2 |
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Nazard |
2 2/3 |
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Tierce |
1 3/5 |
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Mixture |
II |
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SWELL ORGAN |
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Gedact |
8 |
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Salicional |
8 |
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Spitz Flute |
4 |
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Fifteenth |
2 |
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Larigot |
1 1/3 |
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Octavin |
1 |
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Contra Fagotto (non speaking) |
16 |
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Trompette |
8 |
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Tremulant |
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Couplers
Accessories
Balanced Swell pedal
3 pistons to each division
Reversible thumb and toe pistons for Gt-Pd
Sw-Gt reversible thumb piston
Great and Pedal pistons combined
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Monday 14th May - St Matthias
9.30 am Holy Communion
11.00 am Handbell ringing practice
2.15 pm Tiny Tots
2.40 pm Funeral of Daphne Sutherland at the Crematorium
7.30 pm Bell ringing practice
8.00 pm Housegroup at 38 Oak Green
8.00 pm Hall Committee meeting at 20 Parnell Close
Tuesday 15th May
10.15 am-12.15 pm Tuesday Coffee in St Lawrence
6.45 pm Choir practice
7.45 pm Dynamite Youth Group meets in the church hall
8.00 pm Housegroup at 18 St Lawrence Close
Wednesday 16th May
10.15 am Holy Communion
5.00 pm Blessing of Ginders' new Chapel of Rest
8.00 pm Parochial Church Council meets in the Vicarage
8.00 pm Mothers' Union meets at Bedmond Church
Thursday 17th May - Ascension Day
8.15-8.45 am Prayers for the Parish and Local Community
8.00 pm Parish Communion at Bedmond. Preacher: The Revd Angela Tilby, Canon of Christ Church Cathedral, Oxford
8.00 pm Parents' housegroup
Friday 18th May
9.30 am Morning Prayer with Holy Communion
10.00-12.00 noon Heart for Abbots Langley Coffee in the Henderson Hall
6.15 pm Youth Choir practice
Saturday 19th May
12.00 noon Wedding of Christopher Strand and Joanne Eldridge
Sunday 20th May - The Seventh Sunday of Easter
8.00 am Holy Communion
9.30 am Parish Communion with Seekers & Creche
11.00 pm Family Service at Bedmond
12.30 pm Sunday Lunch Club
6.30 pm Evening Prayer
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