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HaloAbbey Road Anthem CompetitionIn celebration of its 80thanniversary, the worldfamous Abbey Road studioin London is running aworldwide anthemcompetition to findoriginal, unsigned andundiscovered composers. Composers of all ages and abilitiesare in with a chance to recordtheir anthem at Abbey RoadStudios with the internationallyregarded London SymphonyOrchestra and some of the UK’sfinest singers, conducted byrenowned composer EricWhitacre.Any anthem may be submitted as

long as it hasn’t been published orrecorded for commercial release.The winning anthems will berecorded in Studio One, home tothe recording of many of thegreatest anthems of all time, fromLand of Hope and Glory to the StarWars title sequence and TheBeatles’ live satellite performance ofAll You Need Is Love.An esteemed jury of professional

composers including industrylegends Eric Whitacre, HarryChristophers, George Fenton andRob Mathes will choose the winninganthems. If required winners willreceive assistance from leadingarrangers to ensure the competitionis accessible to composers of allages, abilities and backgrounds andthen recorded by the studio’sengineers using world-classmicrophones and equipment.Jonathan Smith, manager of the

studios, said, “This competition willgive composers an opportunity to havetheir work performed and recorded tothe very highest standard. Sir EdwardElgar opened Abbey Road Studios 80years ago with a great anthem, Land ofHope and Glory, performed then by theLondon Symphony Orchestra. Allcomposers will have the chance torecord their anthems in the samestudio with the same world-classorchestra. It’s a thrilling prospect and awonderful way to celebrate AbbeyRoad Studio’s 80th anniversary.”Eric Whitacre said, “I can’t think of a

better way to celebrate 80 years ofexcellence at the world’s most famousrecording studio than creating newmusic, giving everyone the chance to

participate. From Elgar toRadiohead, Abbey Road hashosted the very best. We want tofind the great anthems of our time.It is an honour to be involved in theselection process and to record thewinning entries. I encourage allwriters/composers to submit theirmusic; inspire us.”The competition runs from 9

March 2011 until 15 July 2011, theclosing date for entries being 15July 2011. Entries will not beaccepted as eligible after midnighton this closing date. Find out how to enter visit:

www.abbeyroad.com/anthem

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Rainbow Christian Centre, Petts WoodRainbow Christian Centreopened its doors in Petts Woodon Monday 5 March 1984 andregrettably it closed on EasterSaturday, 23 April 2011. It has always sought to be a

Christian presence in the mainshopping area by using the shopwindow displays and by providing agood quality service at a reasonableprice, but these days much shopping isdone on the internet and most peoplecan now type their own letters andmake photocopies, etc. at home ontheir computer.The end of April saw two events to

mark the closure. The first, onThursday 21 April, celebrated the 37years of Rainbow Office Serviceswhich started in 1974 in HomesdaleRoad, Bromley, and was the seedcornfor the Christian Bookshop. A good crowd of people heard the

Rev David Williams reminisce aboutthe move to Petts Wood and theopening of the Christian bookshop, in1984. He was then Vicar of Holy TrinityChurch, Bromley Common, where thegroup of people instrumental in themove all worshipped. Over the years Rainbow developed

strong links with Rochester Diocese.Bookstalls have been provided at eachof the annual Readers’ Conferencesince 1984 and other events attended

included training days, PastoralAssistant weekends and youth eventsat Aylesford Priory.The short service was led by the

Rev Paul Hulme, the Minister of PettsWood Methodist Church, representingChurches Together in Petts Wood, andwas attended by representatives ofmany denominations in the Bromleyand Orpington area.The second event, on Saturday 23

April, was also led by the Rev PaulHulme. It was an appropriate day,between Good Friday and EasterSunday, being an end of the old and alooking forward to the possibility ofsomething new. The shop wascrowded for last minute purchases andrefreshments. Following a briefthunderstorm everyone spilled out ontothe pavement for a final rousing hymnand ceremonial closing of the door byDiana Pattison.

Prospects Road ShowProspects Road Show andInformation Day is on 18 June 2011at Chaucer Technology School, Fullerblock, Spring Lane, Canterbury CT1 1SU.Prospects Causeway UK is a

charity that specialises in workingwith, and bringing the Gospel to,people with Disability/LearningDisability. They work with alldenominations.

The people they seek to befriend andevangelise are the most excluded, thepoorest, the least employed, the mostsocially isolated and least evangelisedin the country.For more information email

Susanne Kochsusannek@prospects.org.uk or visit http://www.prospects.org.uk/index.php/causeway_prospects/

On the 16 April Diocesan Stewardship Advisor, Alan Strachan, attended hisgraduation ceremony at The Dome in Brighton. Alan has completed an OpenUniversity degree in History.

Pilgrimage tothe Holy LandJoin a familiarisation pilgrimage toPalestine and Israel between 7 - 16 February 2012.The Lightline Pilgrimage is led by

three Anglican priests and is avoyage of discovery and fact-findingin the Holy Land.Visits on the trip include: Mount

Tabour, Nazareth, Capernaum,Bethlehem, St George’s Cathedralin Jerusalem, Mount of Olives andMount Zion.The cost of the pilgrimage is

£595. This includes flights, en suiteaccommodation in Jerusalem,Bethlehem and Galilee, halfboardthroughout the trip and coaches.Items not included in the price aresingle room supplement at £225,travel insurance, gratuities andlunches.To find out more about the trip or

book your place contact 0845 6106642/020 8281 482, emailinfo@lightline.org.uk or visitwww.lightline.org.uk. A £200 non-refundable deposit is required whenbooking your place.

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Bishop James attended the meeting of the Retired Clergy Association on 1 Juneat Bromley and Sheppard’s College Chapel.

Spring Meeting with Bishop James

What’s on SEVENOAKS - Lunchtime Recitalsat St Luke's Church Wednesdays at12.30pm - retiring collection1 To be Advised8 Hiroshi Kanazawa – Tenor15 Chris Lawton – Organ

These Recitals form part of theSevenoaks Festival22 Ingrid Cusido – Piano29 Solefields School Choir –

Director Helen Blake

ROCHESTER - 23 - 24 June ‘Lastof the Red Hot Lovers’ at 7pm inthe King’s Rochester School Hall,The Precincts. Tickets adults £5,under 18 and concessions £4.Contact 01634 888555

ROCHESTER - 26 June OldEngland XI v King’s Rochester 1stXI – charity cricket matchcommences at 2:30pm on ThePaddock, on Vine’s Lane,Rochester. Entrance £5 withsouvenir programme. Contactcricket@kings-rochester.co.uk orcall 01634 888555

ROCHESTER - 1 - 2 July ‘Lord ofthe Flies’ at 8pm on The Paddock,Vines Lane, Rochester. Tickets £7.Contact 01634 888555.

ROCHESTER - 6 July King’sRochester Summer Concert,Rochester Cathedral, 7pm –Admission Free. Contact 01634888555

Lambeth PalaceLibrary ExhibitionLambeth Palace Library iscelebrating the 400th anniversary ofthe King James Bible with anexhibition called ‘Out of the OriginalSacred Tongues.The exhibition opened on

Wednesday 25 May and will rununtil the 29 July. It will be openWednesday - Friday 11am 4pm andopen Saturdays in July.Admission is by pre-booking only

at www.lambethpalacelibrary.org orcall 0871 230 1107. Tickets £6including a printed exhibition guide.Free admission under 17s. GreatHall, Lambeth Palace, London, SE1 7JU