CHRISTMAS MORNING AT ST PETER’S MONKMOOR

St Peter's Monkmoor

Don't leave Christ out of Christmas! Come and join us for family worship on Christmas morning at 10am. St Peter's Church, Monkmoor Rd. (the white single-storey building with the garden and car park in front).

CHRISTMAS MORNING AT THE ABBEY

Shrewsbury Abbey

Come and join us to celebrate Christ's birth in a wonderful Abbey built to his glory.   Shrewsbury Abbey, Abbey Foregate SY2 6BS

SATURDAYS AT NOON – SIMON CLARKSON

Shrewsbury Abbey

As part of our Saturdays at Noon 2023 series, we are delighted to welcome Simon Clarkson, formerly of Sherborne Girls' School, who will give a recital on the restored 1911 William Hill organ of Shrewsbury Abbey.

A retiring collection will be taken in aid of the Abbey Organ Fund.

Parking right opposite the Abbey in Abbey Foregate car park.

A POETRY RECITAL FOR HOLOCAUST MEMORIAL DAY

Shrewsbury Abbey

January 27th is Holocaust Memorial Day, when we remember victims of genocides around the world, and especially the victims of the Nazi Holocaust. To help us mark the day, there will be a reading by Jean Boase-Beier of Holocaust poems translated from languages as different as German, Hebrew, Yiddish and Polish. Each poem will be briefly introduced and set in context. In this way we can hear the voices of those who were later murdered because they were Jewish, or disabled, or who opposed the Nazis on religious or political grounds. We will also hear from those who survived, those who helped them, and those who reflect today on what we can learn from these terrible events. Free entry. There is a large car park in Abbey Foregate, right opposite the Abbey. Satnav: SY2 6BS

SUNDAY AFTERNOON RECITAL – YIYI SU & TZAN EN HSUAN

Shrewsbury Abbey

As part of our Sunday Afternoon series, we are privileged to welcome Tzan En Hsuan (cello) and Yiyi Su (piano) from the Royal Northern College of Music. Come to one, come to both - admission is free of charge and unticketed. There will be a retiring collection after the recital, which will go to support the ongoing work of Shrewsbury Choral and Shrewsbury Abbey. Shrewsbury Abbey is right opposite Abbey Foregate car park, which is free on Sundays. Postcode: SY2 6BS

SATURDAYS AT NOON – MARTIN PAYNE (ORGAN)

Shrewsbury Abbey

As part of our Saturdays at Noon 2023 series, we are delighted to welcome Martin Payne of Liverpool, who will give a recital on the restored 1911 William Hill organ of Shrewsbury Abbey. A retiring collection will be taken in aid of the Abbey Organ Fund. Parking right opposite the Abbey in Abbey Foregate car park.

SHOWCASE RECITAL – PIANO STUDENTS OF THE ROYAL NORTHERN COLLEGE OF MUSIC

Shrewsbury Abbey

As part of our Sunday Afternoon series, we are privileged to welcome some very talented musicians from the RNCM before they become famous. They will give a joint recital following Choral Evensong at 3pm. Come to one, come to both - admission is free of charge and unticketed. There will be a retiring collection after the recital, which will go to support the ongoing work of Shrewsbury Choral and Shrewsbury Abbey. Shrewsbury Abbey is right opposite Abbey Foregate car park, which is free on Sundays. Postcode: SY2 6BS

SATURDAYS AT NOON – JOHN KEYS (ORGAN)

Shrewsbury Abbey

As part of our Saturdays at Noon 2023 series, we are delighted to welcome John Keys, Nottingham City Organist, who will give a recital on the restored 1911 William Hill organ of Shrewsbury Abbey. A retiring collection will be taken in aid of the Abbey Organ Fund. Parking right opposite the Abbey in Abbey Foregate car park.

CHILDREN’S VOICES ACROSS SHROPSHIRE

Tickets from the Abbey (cash only) or: https://forms.office.com/e/2pRCim1B4X Free parking is available after 6.00pm on Abbey Foregate car park, right opposite the Abbey. Satnav SY2 6BS.

Shrewsbury Choral – Rossini Stabat Mater / Rachmaninoff Piano Concerto no.2

A performance by the ever-popular Shrewsbury Choral, who are joined at this performance by Yuxuan Zhao who will play Rachmaninoff's Second Piano Concerto. Shrewsbury Abbey, Abbey Foregate, SY2 6BS Parking right opposite in Abbey Foregate car park (free after 6pm) www.shrewsburychoral.org.uk Tickets: Pengwern Books, Fish Street SY1 1UK - 01743 232236 / pengwernbooks@live.co.uk. Opening hours: Tues-Sat 10.30 to 4.00

JUDICIARY SERVICE

This special service will be hosted by the Bishop of Shrewsbury and the High Sheriff of Shropshire

SATURDAYS AT NOON – NIGEL PURSEY (ORGAN)

Shrewsbury Abbey

As part of our Saturdays at Noon 2023 series, Shrewsbury Abbey Organist, Nigel Pursey, will give a recital on the restored 1911 William Hill organ. Nigel masterminded the restoration, which was carried out by GO Organ Builders of Herefordshire. A retiring collection will be taken in aid of the Abbey Organ Fund. Parking right opposite the Abbey in Abbey Foregate car park.