ESTONIA LINK SERVICE - 5 OCTOBER 2014
On 5 October 2014, St Mary's acted as host Church for the 'Partner Diocese Celebration 2014', with the emphasis this year being on Rochester Diocese's links with Estonia.
Bishop Brian welcomed friends from Estonia, and friends connected with our other Partner Dioceses in Harare (Zimbabwe), and Kondoa and Mpwapwa (Tanzania).
Bishop Brian gave a Talk about his very memorable experiences of visiting an Estonian music festival. Revd Gustav Piir, Pastor, Church of Holy Spirit, Tallinn (Estonia) gave the Address, concentrating on the many shared experiences between our nations, and in the shared love of God.
The service included a choral presentation given by The Estonian Choir of London (Director: Helen Aun), and the Choir of St Mary's; singing pieces separately and jointly. Intercessions were led by representatives from our Partner Dioceses.
You can listen to audio extracts from the service, below.
Full audio versions of the Talk and Address can be found on the Sermons page.