Lectures

Past Events for Lectures

St Michael’s Lecture with Piano Recital: Samantha Knights KC & Will Lambert


Lectures, Music
2
Oct
2025

We have the real privilege of welcoming Samantha Knights KC and Will Lambert to St. Michael’s Mount Dinham, for a stirring evening of words and music. Doors open at 7.00pm for a 7.30pm start. Samantha Knights brings a wealth of experience and insight to her talk entitled “Modern Slavery in England in 2025: how,…

Heritage Open Days ~ peregrine lecture, parlour songs & cream tea


Community, Lectures, Music
21
Sep
2025

Our Heritage Open Days events are FREE and inspired by this year’s national theme of architecture. | 4pm: Cream Tea & Parlour Songs | 5pm: Nick Dixon’s Illustrated Peregrine Talk with Q&A St. Michael’s Cafe will be open as part of these events – we look forward to welcoming you! For Saturday 13th  September,…

Heritage Open Days ~ exhibition, architecture talk & vocal recital


Community, Lectures, Music
14
Sep
2025

Our Heritage Open Days events are FREE and inspired by this year’s national theme of architecture. Sunday 14th September | 4pm: Architecture Exhibition and Heritage Trail | 5pm: Richard Parker’s History Talk and Tour | St. Michael’s Cafe will be open as part of these events. We look forward to welcoming you! On Saturday 13th, Sunday…

Heritage Open Days ~ exhibition, architecture talk & music recital


Community, Lectures, Music
13
Sep
2025

Our Heritage Open Days events are FREE and inspired by this year’s national theme of architecture. Saturday 13th September | 4pm: Architecture Exhibition and Heritage Trail | 5pm: Richard Parker’s Architecture Talk and Tour | 6pm: Music Recital with Adrian Janssen (violin) and Will Lambert (piano) St. Michael’s Cafe will be open as part of…

Guided Tour of Mount Dinham ~ Dr Richard Parker


Community, Lectures
Guided Tour of Mount Dinham ~ Dr Richard Parker
16
Jul
2025

Hosted by the Devonshire Association: 2:00pm A guided tour of Mount Dinham and St Michael & All Angels Church. Dr Richard Parker is the guide for the tour, which will be looking at the philanthropic housing on Mount Dinham and other points of interest followed by a tour of the church. The church…

David Cook Lecture and Matthew Write Piano Recital | Faith in Stained Glass


Community, Lectures
From the East Window, St Mary the Virgin, Throwleigh, Devon
3
Jul
2025

At 7:30pm, David Cook presents “Faith in Stained Glass: the Poor Man’s Bible and Other Stories”. Matthew Wright performs piano works by Philip Glass and others. We are delighted to introduce David Cook to the Lectures Series; an antiquarian author based in Devon and great friend of St. Michael’s Mount Dinham. This evening, he shares discoveries…

Bijan Omrani | Lecture: The Beauty of Holiness, Book Launch, Recital & Party


Community, Lectures, Music
5
Jun
2025

Bijan Omrani presents his talk at 7:30pm; The Beauty of Holiness: where did it come from and do we still need it? The evening will feature a vocal recital from international tenor soloist and former resident of Mount Dinham, Matthew Jeffrey. Bijan Omrani is a British historian, journalist, teacher, barrister and author of Persian descent.…

The Ven. David Gunn Johnson | Lecture: The Cost of Anglican Catholicism


Lectures
The Ven. David Gunn Johnson | Lecture: The Cost of Anglican Catholicism
8
May
2025

We are delighted to welcome the Ven. David Gunn-Johnson to the S. Michael’s Lectures Series for his talk at 7:30pm: The Cost of Anglican Catholicism. Drawing from his recently published book, Mamerto Gueritz: A Country Catholic 1823-1912, this lecture is informed by the fascinating tale of a country priest in the second…

Lent Reading Group: The Confessions of S. Augustine of Hippo


Community, Lectures
Lent Reading Group: The Confessions of S. Augustine of Hippo
9
Apr
2025

This week: Conversion to Christian asceticism Conff. 8-9. The group meets from 7 p.m. to 8.15 p.m. to discuss the Confessions of Saint Augustine of Hippo (354 – 430 A.D.), every Wednesday during Lent. All dates: March 12th, 19th, 26th, April 2nd, 9th. The group is led by Professor Oliver Nicholson. Copies of the Confessions…