The two windows on the south side of the sanctuary are also the work of Archibald Nicholson. The upper window of 1926 is a memorial to Effie Cole who worked with ‘waifs and strays’ in the parish and shows St Catherine of Alexandria; the lower one of 1925 is a memorial to Amy Edwards who cared for the church’s ornaments and linen and depicts St Helen. The choice of St Helen is an acknowledgment of the fact that the church and much of the parish was built on land belonging to the St Helen’s estate, at one time the property of Colonel Morgan, which in turn took its name from a long demolished medieval chapel.
Christmastide at St Gabriel's
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Sunday 21 December. Advent 4
9.30 am. Eucharist
(St Barnabas)
11.00 am. Solemn Mass
4.00 pm. Christmas Carols
(St Barnabas)
6.00 pm. Advent
Adoration
Monday 22 December
Feria
6.30 pm. Mass
Tuesday 23 December
Feria
10.30 am. Eucharist
with carols
(St Barnabas)
Wednesday 24 December
Christmas Eve
10.00 am. Mass
and Reflection
6.00 pm. Carols and
Benediction
Thursday 25 December
Nativity of the Lord
9.30 am. Solemn Mass
Friday 26 December
St Stephen
9.00 am. Mass
Saturday 27 December
St John the Evangelist
9.00 am. Mass
Sunday 28 December
Holy Innocents
9.30 am. Eucharist
(St Barnabas)
11.00 am. Solemn Mass
Monday 29 December
St Thomas a Becket
6.30 pm. Mass
Wednesday 31 December
St Sylvester I
10.00 am. Mass
Saturday 3 January
Holy Name of Jesus
9.00 am. Mass
Sunday 4 January
Christmas 2
9.30 am. Eucharist
(St Barnabas)
11.00 am. Solemn Mass
6.00 pm. Evensong and Benediction

