Axe Valley Mission Community

Young keyboard player Ezra Jefferies is our performer for the last in the 2024 series of Thursday lunchtime concerts tomorrow at The Minster Church. Ezra will be playing both the mighty Minster organ and the lovely Bluthner grand piano in a programme including works by J.S. Bach, Edvard Grieg and Maurice Ravel. Look out for some surprise collaborators joining this fabulous young performer! 12.30pm to 1.00pm. Entry free with a retiring collection in aid of the Minster's upkeep. All welcome! www.axevmc.com

For the penultimate concert in this year's series of Thursday lunchtime concerts at The Minster Church, we welcome musicians from Axe Valley Academy, back for their second visit this year. It's a wonderfully varied programme, with both solo and ensemble contributions. Come along tomorrow lunchtime to support these young players, and the Minster! 12.30pm to 1.00pm. Entry free, with a retiring collection in aid of the Minster's upkeep. www.axevmc.com

The final three of this year's series of lunchtime concerts at The Minster Church are all given by young performers from the area. Tomorrow, we welcome back String players from Colyton Grammar School in what promises to be an excellent programme featuring solos and ensemble pieces by Purcell and Dvořák, among others. Come along to support these young musicians, and us! 12.30pm to 1.00pm. Entry free, with a retiring collection in support of the Minster's upkeep. www.axevmc.com

Musicians Andrew Carter and Lynn Marcel are firm favourites at the Thursday lunchtime concerts in The Minster Church. Tomorrow they return to entertain us in a different guise as part of the Wilbye Quartet - four singers and accompanist - with a programme entitled "A Renaissance Tapestry". Wonderful music, professionally performed. What's not to like? 12.30pm to 1.00pm. Entry free with retiring collection. www.axevmc.com

We look forward to the return of The Motcombe Trio for tomorrow's lunchtime concert at The Minster Church. They're bringing a lovely programme of music including, amongst others, works by JS Bach, Felix Mendelssohn, Franz Schubert, and Ralph Vaughan Williams. Come along to support them, and the Minster! 12.30pm to 1.00pm. Entry free with a retiring collection. www.axevmc.com

Thursday's lunchtime concert tomorrow, 12.30pm - 1pm 26th September 2024.

MP Richard Foord was at the big breakfast in Axminster Guildhall on Friday to celebrate 25 years of the town's link with Douvres-La-Delivrande in France. A big group of visitors spent a wonderful weekend here.
Mayor Jill Farrow was present as was our own Team Vicar Rev Nicky Davies to help welcome the visitors and celebrate the deep friendships made over this time. Well done to all involved.

Join us, tomorrow lunchtime, as we welcome Peter Lea-Cox back to The Minster Church. Peter's programme is a journey through the history of the keyboard, and includes pieces for Virginal, Harpsichord, Organ and Piano by composers including Tallis, Purcell, J.S. Bach, Haydn and Tchaikovsky. It promises to be a fascinating and entertaining 30 minutes, so don't miss it! 12.30pm to 1.00pm. Entry free. Donations warmly encouraged. www.axevmc.com

Once again those attending lunchtime concerts at The Minster Church are in for a real treat! Tomorrow, Thursday 12th September, Pianoflaute (Sophie Brewer - flute & Peter Milmer - piano) will be performing a beautiful selection of music, including Rachmaninov's "Rhapsody on a theme of Paganini". Take a break from market day and come along to be entertained! 12.30pm-1.00pm. Entry is free, but there will be a retiring collection to aid with the costs of maintaining our beautiful Minster. www.axevvmc.com

The Minster's lunchtime concert, this Thursday, 12th September.

Once again those attending The Minster Church lunchtime concerts are in for a real treat, this Thursday 12th September 12.30pm-1pm. Exeter based flautist Sophie Brewer will be performing with her pianist colleague Peter Milmer who comes from nearby Honiton. Together they perform as a duo called Pianoflaute. With a beautiful selection of music to play, it will make their visit to us a welcome break on Market Day in Axminster. Come along to be entertained. Entry is free, but there will be a retiring collection to aid with the cost of maintaining our beautiful Minster.

Tomorrow's lunchtime concert at The Minster Church will be given by the Chard-based group Speranza. Musicians Kath and Charles Sugden (flute and 'cello) will be joined by Rowan Patterson (violin) and Geoff Greehough (harpsichord) in wonderful programme including works by Handel and Joseph Haydn. Come along to support these excellent local players, new to our lunchtime concert series! 12.30pm to 1.00pm. All welcome. Entry free. Donations warmly encouraged. www.axevmc.com

Promoting Devon Church Weddings in Axminster today at a fabulous wedding fair in the Guildhall. Do come and join in...until 3pm.
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Thank you Rev'd Mary Harding.

Commencing initially as a prayerful response to October's unfolding terror in Israel and Gaza, the nightly weekday vigil in The Minster Church draws to a close tonight at 5pm. Predominantly led by retired priest Rev'd Mary Harding since November 2023 when these vigils started, it subsequently evolved to include the many other areas of conflict in the World, notably Russia, Ukraine, Yemen, Sudan and even covering the recent riots in this country; the need for prayer, reconciliation and peace has seldom been greater and sadly conflict is occurring across the World with so many people affected. According to The Geneva Academy it is currently monitoring more than 110 armed conflicts at present and millions of people are affected. Displaced, frightened, stateless, without hope and with families torn apart.

So, whilst the nightly led vigils will be drawing to a close for now, don't forget your Minster is open daily for private prayer, a place of peace and reflection for everyone of faith or none. You are welcome. The Minster is open no later than 10am and closed no earlier than 4pm every weekday including Saturday and on Sundays for our times of services. So, please feel free to visit and spend some time in the tranquility of the Minster, set right in the middle of town and maybe you can continue with prayer and contemplation for all those affected by war or issues you may have closer to home.

Thank you to Mary and to those who led these nightly vigils in her absence over the past 10 months. May our life be our prayer.

Please come along and support the Minster tomorrow.

Tomorrow, Thursday 29th August, in a change to the original published programme of Thursday concerts in the Minster, we welcome back Nicholas Brown on the piano. He will be playing some music from Mozart to entertain us between 12.30pm and 1pm. Entry is free, but we welcome any donations you may wish to give us towards the upkeep of the historic Grade II* Minster that graces the centre of our lovely town of Axminster.

Oriel Chapman, a young organist who was originally scheduled to perform tomorrow will be playing for us on 26th September instead.

Some of us are at Greenbelt this weekend. If you cannot make it you can join in this way and hear some of the awesome talks.

For tomorrow's lunchtime concert at The Minster Church we look forward to welcoming back entertainer Nicolas Goodwin (aka the Axminster Town Crier). Nick's programme is an eclectic mix of original material plus well-known songs by Andrew Lloyd-Webber and Lennon & McCartney. Toe-tapping stuff, so come along for a fun 30 minutes! 12.30pm to 1.00pm. Entry free. Donations for the Minster's upkeep encouraged! www.axevmc.com

For all those young people awaiting exam results today.