St Michael & All Angels: Organ and Parish Rooms Appeal

Sponsored Hymnathon
February 24th & 25th 2012

Starting on Friday February 24th at 12 noon - and lasting approximately 30 hours - the New English Hymnal is to be sung, complete and without a break,
to raise money for our Organ and Parish Rooms Appeal. Everyone is welcome - please join us for as long as you like, at any time of day or night, and bring your friends. Download The Hymnathon leaflet with full sponsorship details: copies can also be found in the church.

Which hymns have been sponsored so far - and who has sponsored them?
Which hymns have raised the most so far? See the Hymnathon Top Ten
How many hymns contain the word 'divine'? You could win a box of Divine Chocolate!

Follow us on Twitter @StMichaelsW4 #Hymnathon - and Facebook
See the 542 hymns, hour by hour - Sponsor your favourites and choose when to come
John Betjeman on hymns and St Michael & All Angels

The Hymnathon - 25 Years On

Exactly 25 years ago, on February 13th and 14th 1987,
St Michael & All Angels made history by singing the complete New English Hymnal from start to finish. There were pictures on the front page of the Independent and inside The Times (right), which you can now see in St Michael & All Angels church. Very few have done it since!
The first Hymnathon - 25 years ago

Be an Angel – Sponsor a Hymn!

If you haven’t yet done so, please sponsor your favourite hymn(s) now, using the Gift Aid envelopes or the forms in church (which you can also download below), or via the Hymnathon’s JustGiving page. If you name the hymn in your message, the sum will be added to its total (even if you don't want to publish how much you're donating). The hymn that raises the largest sum will be sung as the grand finale on Saturday. See the latest Hymnathon Top Ten.

The names of all sponsors and donors whose names have been registered by February 17th 2012 will be listed in the Hymnathon programme available on the day - and all sponsors will be named on this website, whenever they sign up.

Thank you too to all our business supporters. It's not too late to join them and be part of the Hymnathon - to find out more, please email torindouglas@aol.com.

Be an Angel – Come and Sing!

Thanks to those who have signed up to sing alongside St Michael's own choirs, groups and congregation. They include Chiswick Choir, Hogarth Singers, Petros Singers, West London Bach Singers, Arts Educational Schools London, Orchard House School and Chiswick & Bedford Park Preparatory School. Please ask your friends, to join in and/or sponsor you, using the Participants' Sponsorship Form. Look at the back of the church, or here, to see when your favourite hymns are being sung. If you would like your choir to take part, or want to know more, contact Oliver West on 020 8994 8614 or at oliver@oliverandliswest.co.uk.
Organists will play throughout the Hymnathon and at certain points during the 30 hours - times to be announced - we will encourage musicians to take part. Do join us!

Be an Angel – Bake a Cake!

There are lots of other ways to help the Hymnathon: bake a cake (or scones) for the tea on Saturday afternoon; help with the breakfast on Saturday morning; count the money, find more sponsors…. To help with catering, please contact Jane Trigle: jane.lenton@virgin.net. And we hope you'll come to Saturday’s breakfast and/or afternoon tea. If so, please sign the notice in church so we can assess numbers.

How to donate

Donations are welcome in advance or at the door, where the programme will be available. You can donate by:
- cheque made payable to St Michael & All Angels (with Gift Aid if possible - see form)
- credit/debit card online at www.justgiving.com/smaaahymnathon (online donations are subject to fee and card transaction charge)
- text: ANGE15 £10 to 70070 (Maximum donation per text of £10. To donate smaller amounts just change the £10 to £2, £3, £4, or £5.)

Sponsorship and donation forms should be returned to: Hymnathon, St Michael & All Angels Parish Office, Priory Avenue, London W4 1TX by Friday 24th February 2012 at the latest, or by Friday 17th February if you would like your name and sponsored hymns listed in the Hymnathon programme.

Who has sponsored each hymn? Watch here for updates.

The John Betjeman Hymnbook Watch here for updates.

The first Hymnathon - 25 years ago Watch here for updates.

More events and ways to volunteer and donate to the Organ and Parish Rooms Appeal will be announced in due course.