We remember the visit of the Blessed Virgin Mary, pregnant with Jesus, to her cousin, Elizabeth, who was also pregnant, with John the Baptist. Mary leaves her home in Nazareth immediately after the Angel Gabriel has appeared to her - to give her the astonishing news that she was in fact carrying the Son of the Lord Most High - and goes into the hill country of Judah, a journey of some 100km. And there she finds Elizabeth, by far her senior in years, now in her sixth month of pregnancy, And Mary stays some three months, so probably until the birth of John. And doubtless with their both being pregnant, Mary wants to see how Elizabeth is faring, and indeed share some of her own experience. But it feels as if she was also just checking out, verifying even, what it was that the Angel had said to her…..just making sure that this was something real. God speaks clearly, very clearly, but we don’t always hear clearly, as our own hesitations and our anxieties can sometimes get in the way. I never bought into the story that Mary was this meek and mild little servant of the Lord, all ‘doing thy will’ and a bit too pious for this world. No, this was a girl with some spirit, but a girl with doubts, anxieties, looking for reassurance - so a very ordinary teenager. In fact the most extraordinary about her was her very ordinariness – and yet, that she got up off the sofa, she steps up to what is required of her, and she does something amazing. Ours is a God who chooses to work through the ordinary, who trusts every step of his plan, of his mission, of his Word, to people – actually people like us, with our hesitations, our concerns, our busy-ness, and our lack of confidence. That is why the young Mary is such a strong confidant and role model for so many people. The picture is Mary´s visit to Elizabeth in a stained glass window at the Taizé Community in France
Saturday 19th April, 11:30am Holy Eucharist for Easter and baptismSaturday 26th April, 11:30am Holy Eucharist for Easter 2Saturday 10th May, 11:30am Holy Eucharist for John & Charles Wesley, followed by our annual church meetingSaturday 24th May, 11:30am Holy Eucharist for Ascension. Saturday 14th June, 11:30am Holy Eucharist for Trinity. Details🎶 Surrexit Christus, an Easter song from the Taizé Community in France
Music at St George's is delighted to present a Latin Jazz Trio (with a Cuban accent!), staring Daniel Amat (piano) and Francis Posé (bass), with special guest Jessie Valdés (drums).They will be performing on Friday 20th June, at St George’s Church in the historic gardens of the English Cemetery in Málaga.This concert is part of our season of Summer Picnic Concerts. This means there will be a 45 minute intermission during which you can enjoy a picnic, walk round the cemetery, meet the performers or visit the bar where food is also available.The concert starts at 8pm. Gates and the bar are open from 7.15 pm. Tickets are €25 and can be booked here.NB This concert is on a Friday, not our usual Saturday. Click here for our full programme of summer picnic concerts!
La Vid y La Vida (The Vine and the Life) is our small, friendly choir of four women and four men. If you like singing, why not come and join us. We practise once a week and sing in public once a month. Whether you are an experienced singer or a beginner, you will be warmly welcome. Message Music Director, John Sharrock Taylor, here for more information.
