ANNUAL FEAST OF SION COLLEGE

Apothecaries’ Hall, Black Friars Lane, London, EC4V 6EJ

Thursday 4th May 2023, 7pm for 7:30pm.

Dress: Black Tie (dinner jacket with clerical collar or black bow tie, evening length dress, traditional national dress, or similar style of formality) or Cassock.

The President and Court of Governors request the pleasure of your company at the Annual Feast of the College on Thursday 4th May 2023 at Apothecaries’ Hall, Black Friars Lane, London EC4V 6EJ at 7pm for 7:30pm.

We are delighted this year to welcome as our principal speaker the Rt Revd Dr John Inge, Bishop of Worcester and Lord High Almoner of England (in which role he will have a part to play in the Coronation two days later).

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A Seminar Supper with Adam Boulton: America on the World Stage

After the turbulence, drama and sometimes the feel of chaos that characterised the years of the Trump Presidency it is tempting to feel that the "grown-ups are back in charge" & that America has rediscovered its identity as an exemplar of democracy and leader of the free world. Some, though, would say the truth is more complex.

Adam Boulton is uniquely qualified to reflect on America today: a journalist and broadcaster who was the Political Editor of Sky News and is now their Editor at Large; he led the team from Sky reporting on the last Presidential election and so knows not only the issues but also the people.

Our venue for this event is the Caledonian Club in Belgravia.

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A Sion College Visit and Tea - Fulham Palace

The home of the Bishops of London from the 11th century until 1973, Fulham Palace and its garden are now managed by a charitable trust.

Sion College has secured an exclusive tour of the palace and gardens, including the new exhibition, “The Bishop of London, Colonialism and Transatlantic Slavery”.  Our tour will conclude with a traditional and substantial afternoon tea with Prosecco in Terricks Drawing Room. The tour will start at 2:30pm, with tea at 4pm.

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A Seminar Supper with Andrew Davison: Astrobiology and Theology

The discovery of the first planet around another sun, in 1995, turbocharged the scientific discipline of astrobiology, while the successful launch of the James Webb Space Telescope has given us an unprecedented ability to search for signs of life elsewhere in the galaxy. Christian theologians have been writing about the implications of life beyond Earth, more or less continuously, since the middle of the 15th century, although - typically taking it in their stride - they rarely wrote more than a couple of paragraphs at a time. After a nine-month residence in Princeton on a NASA-sponsor scheme to think about these topics, Dr Davison is in an unparalleled position to talk to us about this astrobiology and Christian doctrine, not least about how our terrestrial theology is invigorated by looking at these themes, even if evidence for other life never turns up.

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The Tower of London - A Private Visit to the Jewel House

Comprised of more than a hundred objects and including some 23,500 precious stones, the Crown Jewels form one of the most spectacular collections of regalia anywhere in the world. As we are soon to see, they play a central part in the Coronation rite and speak powerfully of the responsibilities of the Sovereign.

After the visit to the Jewel House dinner will follow at Byward Kitchen and Bar in All Hallows by the Tower at 7.30 pm.

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Founder’s Day - The 2023 Sion College Lecture

Speaker: Lord Dannatt GCB, CBE, MC, DL, Former Chief of the General Staff

Richard Dannatt, Lord Dannatt of Keswick in the County of Norfolk, received his commission in 1971. His tours of duty included Northern Ireland and the Balkans and he served in leadership roles involving Afghanistan and the Middle East among others, as well as being involved in a number of areas concerned with many and wide-ranging organisational issues from the merger of regiments to HR issues such as LGBT rights. His army career culminated in his appointment as Chief of the General Staff (head of the Army) from 2006 to 2009.

Lord Dannatt will offer reflections on the role of armed forces in the World today, and how this relates to his own Christian faith and views on effective government. The lecture will be given on the basis of the Chatham House rule under which participants are free to use the information received but the identity and affiliation of participants may not be revealed.

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A Sion College Visit to La Bohème at Holland Park Opera

Passion and precarity, love and friendship, jealousy and loyalty, youth and experience. Puccini’s evergreen group portrait of artists and grisettes in the Quartier Latin brings the bustle and romance of Paris to Holland Park.

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