The Sion College Afternoon at the Panto: Cinderella

It’s that time of year again: the annual Sion College trip to the Panto! As always, this pantomime outing is heavily subsidised with the cost to Sion College members and their parties held yet again at just £10 for adults, with no charge for school-age children. We have bought Dress Circle tickets (mostly in the £35 bracket), and as always drinks or ice creams will also be provided for everyone.

The number of tickets is strictly limited. Priority in allocating places will be given to those with school-age children, and specifically to children and grandchildren of Members & Fellows. There is a provisional limit of 4 children per Member/ Fellow.

Please apply, by Friday 18th November, 2022.  Both successful and unsuccessful applicants will be contacted by Monday 21st November.

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Glad to be Grey - Tom Robinson Reflects

As an openly bisexual man he is no stranger to controversy, having had his personal life the subject of tabloid headlines and speculation. Still touring and hosting radio shows on BBC 6 Music, this evening Tom, older and wiser, reflects on his journey and the issues still affecting LGBTQI+ people in this country four decades later.

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Invasion - Luke Harding on the War in Ukraine

The invasion of Ukraine by Russia in 2022 has developed into the largest armed conflict in Europe since 1945. Luke Harding is an award winning foreign correspondent with the Guardian and he has been on the ground in Ukraine in the months leading up to the invasion and during the war over the past year, reporting on the grim reality of the ongoing struggle of the Ukrainian people. He has written numerous books, many focusing on contemporary Russia and on its influence abroad. His most recent book, Invasion – Russia’s Bloody War and Ukraine’s Fight for Survival, has been described by the Pullitzer winning journalist and historian Anne Applebaum as “A superb first draft of history…”. This book is available at a discounted price to attendees at this seminar supper.

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A Seminar Supper with Alan Smith: Whose Money is It Anyway?

Many clergy are baffled about the history of parish and Church assets and conflicted about raising money for a parish share, the larger part of which is for their own stipend and pension. And yet clergy are often assaulted with a view that the Church of England is rich.

Alan Smith, who has been First Church Estates Commissioner of the Church of England since 1 October 2021, will speak and answer questions at a Seminar supper.

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A Sion College Zoom Event with the Rev’d Dr Ayla Lepine: Fruits of the Spirit: Art from the Heart

'Fruits of the Spirit: Art from the Heart', is a pioneering virtual exhibition from the Art and Religion research strand at the National Gallery. In this Zoom event, Ayla Lepine will guide us through the exhibition, encouraging dialogue through art which spans different historical and geographical periods and cultural perspectives.

Ayla Lepine is the Associate Rector at St James’s Church Piccadilly, and a member of Sion College. She was previously the Ahmanson Fellow in Religion and Art at the National Gallery in London. Her work has included teaching the King’s College London and National Gallery collaborative MA in Christianity and the Arts, and building diverse new networks within arts organisations and faith communities. She has held post-doctoral fellowships at the Courtauld and at Yale’s Institute of Sacred Music, and was Lecturer and Fellow at the University of Essex School of Philosophy and Art History.

The fee for this event includes a donation to the homelessness projects of St James’s Piccadilly.

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