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Four Hundred Years of Worship in English   -   Read Jan Michael's article  here .

"ANNO 1607.     In the yeare of our Lord and Saviour 1607 and on the fourth daye of the moneth of February, after the new stile, about 4 of the clock in the afternoone, was the Church in the round Baginehoff opened in presence of Mijnheer De Schout and D. Petrus Plancius Minister of the Dutch Church att Amsterdam and att that present was the pulpitt brought in, and set up for the use of the English Church att Amsterdam, publiquely erected by the consent of the honourable the Senate of the forenamed city : which their love and bountye towards us of the English nation the Lord repay unto them a thousand folde in this life and in the life to come with eternal happiness. Amen.     The 5 of Febr. following being the Lords day betwixt 9 and 10 of the clock in the forenoone after prayer and thanksgiving to God for his mercy in this work begun, did Mr. John Pagett (who was called to be pastor of this English Church) preach the first sermon in the aforsaid Church, and his text was Psalm 51 : 10, Create in me a cleane heart, O God."

400th Anniversary - Special Events in 2007

Services:

• Sunday, February 4th:
  Congregational service to mark the founding of the congregation under the Rev John Paget.
  Pictorial impression (opens in a new window):    Sunday, February 4th .
• Monday, February 5th:
  Service to mark the first service in English in the English Reformed Church.
  We will welcome dignitaries and guests, including the Moderator of the General Assembly of the Church of Scotland.
  Pictorial impression (opens in a new window):    Monday, February 5th .
• Sunday, September 23rd:
  A Songs of Praise service with John Bell.

Events:

• Saturday, March 17:
  Choir Festival - Our choir are hosting a choir festival on the afternoon of Saturday 17th March. We have invited five other local church choirs to join us in a celebration of praise.
• Saturday, April 14:
  Arts Evening - with John Leighton and Richard Egarr
  • John Leighton, formerly director of the Van Gogh Museum in Amsterdam, now Director of the National Galleries of Scotland, will talk about Mondriaan and Van Gogh who both have connections with our church.
  • Richard Egarr, Director of The Academy of the Begijnhof and Musical Director of The Academy of Ancient Music, together with friends, will play music by Locatelli and tell us about this colourful Italian composer who lived in Amsterdam and was buried in our church.
  Please download the flyer  here .
• Friday, June 1st:
  Faith in the City - with Professor David Fergusson.
  • David Fergusson, one of the Church of Scotland?s most able theologians, together with a representative of the Churches in Amsterdam, will talk about the Church in the city.

Saturday Organ Recitals:

• Saturday, March 10th:
  Jos van der Kooy.
  • Program: J.P. Sweelinck, J. Black, J. Zwart, A. van der Horst, J. van der Kooy, F. Mendelsson, J.S. Bach, M. Reger.
• Saturday, April 21st:
  Philip Sawyer.
  • Program: T. Tomkins, D. Buxtehude, J.S. Bach, J. Stanley, P. Post, P. Kee, J. McLeod.
• Saturday, May 12th:
  Randi Mortensen & Olja Buco.
  • Program: P. Kee, W. Peterson-Berger, G.A. Merkel, J. Langlais.
• Saturday, May 26th:
  Olja Buco.
  • Program: N. Bruhns, D. Buxtehude, J.S. Bach, K. Huges, M. Reger.

  ERC on display in the Amsterdam Historical Museum  July, 2009.

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22-07-2009