Oliver Whitehead's MASS FOR ALL CREATURES

Name: Oliver Whitehead's MASS FOR ALL CREATURES
Start: 2025-10-04T19:30:00-04:00
End: 2025-10-04T20:30:00-04:00
Location: St. James Westminster Church

Schedule

Sat Oct 04 2025 at 07:30 pm to 08:30 pm

UTC-04:00

Location

St. James Westminster Church | London, ON

This special concert is an updated version of Oliver Whitehead's "Mass for All Creatures". It combines London Pro Musica Choir with St. James Westminster Choir and members of the award-winning Antler River Project. We are very grateful to the Good Foundation for its support of this concert and the re-launching of this exceptional work. It was composed by Oliver Whitehead with lyrics by Oliver Whitehead and Mary Malone Whitehead and additional text taken from "The Prayer of St. Francis." It was commissioned by St. Paul’s Anglican Cathedral in London Ontario for a Blessing of the Animals ceremony and premiered at St. Paul's 28 years ago on October 4 1997.
Special Guest: Tom Cull environmentalist & London’s former poet laureate.
There will be environmental exhibitors in the Church Hall prior to the concert. Please come early to see the good work that is being done in our community to benefit the environment (Doors open at 6:30 pm).
Admission is by free will donation with a suggested contribution of $20 per person