ALTAR & SANCTUARY RESTORATION APPEAL 2012 - 13
We are maintaining a tradition of Anglican services in Venice going back over 400 years. In 1604-5 the first Church of England chaplain came here to accompany Sir Henry Wotton, King James I's ambassador to the Most Serene Republic.
The permanent Anglican and Episcopalian residents of Venice are too few to maintain what has become a resource for English-speaking Christians worldwide. The life of the English Church here, and its buildings, have been dependent on generous gifts from its visitors, and on its chaplains, who serve without stipend. The Venetian environment is hard on her buildings, and makes constant demands on those who love them to maintain them. Many people gave generously to our 400th anniversary appeal and in consequence the 17th century building that has housed our church since 1892 was made (more or less - this is Venice after all!) wind and weather proof. Greatly improved vestry, kitchen and WC facilities were also facilitated.
Now we have turned our attention to the Church's interior in the hope that the beauty and vitality that a building set aside for the worship of Almighty God ought to proclaim can be returned to that state which clearly our lovely building was designed to provide from its very beginnings as a church.
Since the principal focal point of a church is the table where the Lord meets his people, we have begun with the restoration of the altar and its reredos, including the fascinating picture of Our Lord, with St. Jerome and St. George, presently in the hands of the restorers appointed by the Accademia di Belle Arti. It appears that The reredos is much older than previously thought and shows Florentine influence and possible provenance. The enterprise is costing in the region of €35,000 and by the Grace of God, grants from the municipality and the generosity of many individuals we are two thirds of the way to achieving this figure. However this is only the beginning and once the present work is done, the rest of the Sanctuary and work to the floors and walls of the church will need to be done. Please do help us in this work for the glory of God and for the sake of all who worship at St. George's, both visitors and regulars.
How to donate This is how you can play your part in keeping up this 400-year-old tradition:
• Send a cheque or bank draft payable to St. George's Church in Euros or Sterling or Dollars.
Address for items sent through the post:
St. George's Church, Anniversary Appeal,
Dorsoduro 729/A
30123 Venezia,
ITALY
Send us an e-mail or a letter with your address so we can keep you informed about further events in Venice.
• UK Taxpayers: By cheque, payable to the “Diocese in Europe” and sent to
the Diocesan Finance Officer at the Diocesan Office (contact details below). Please
specify that it is for St George's Venice in a covering note.
Money may be transferred directly in to the diocesan bank account (details
below). Please inform the Finance Officer that your donation is for St George's Venice.
UK tax payers may wish to take advantage of the Gift Aid scheme
where for every £100 donated a further £25 is reclaimable by the Diocese, as a
UK registered charity.
Please note that 95% of the reclaimable tax is credited to your preferred
beneficiary with 5% being taken by the Diocese as an administration charge.Gift
Aid forms are available to download as “pdf” files on this page of the website.
Should you use any of these forms please print the relevant item(s); complete as
necessary and send to the Diocesan Finance Officer.
Barclays Bank plc, 27 Soho Square, London, W1D 3QR, United Kingdom
Account name: Diocese in Europe Fund
Bank sort code: 20-06-05
Account number: 40317039
IBAN Account number: GB43 BARC 2006 0540 317039
Swiftbic: BARCGB22
Diocesan Finance Officer
Nick Wraight
14 Tufton Street
London, SW1P 3QZ
United Kingdom
Email: nick.wraight@churchofengland.org
Telephone: +44 (0)207 898 1155
• US Taxpayers: US donors can give tax-efficiently by using this 501 c 3 account in the United States.
You may donate US dollars direct by check to:
American Friends of St George’s Church in Venice Italy.
Either mail to: Suzanne Collins, c/o Am Friends of St. George’s Church, PO Box 237, Verbank NY 12585.
Or send to the Venice address as above.
Either way, Please state it is "for APPEAL"
If you wish to consider a gift in stock or securities, please contact Suzanne Collins.
The permanent Anglican and Episcopalian residents of Venice are too few to maintain what has become a resource for English-speaking Christians worldwide. The life of the English Church here, and its buildings, have been dependent on generous gifts from its visitors, and on its chaplains, who serve without stipend. The Venetian environment is hard on her buildings, and makes constant demands on those who love them to maintain them. Many people gave generously to our 400th anniversary appeal and in consequence the 17th century building that has housed our church since 1892 was made (more or less - this is Venice after all!) wind and weather proof. Greatly improved vestry, kitchen and WC facilities were also facilitated.
Now we have turned our attention to the Church's interior in the hope that the beauty and vitality that a building set aside for the worship of Almighty God ought to proclaim can be returned to that state which clearly our lovely building was designed to provide from its very beginnings as a church.
Since the principal focal point of a church is the table where the Lord meets his people, we have begun with the restoration of the altar and its reredos, including the fascinating picture of Our Lord, with St. Jerome and St. George, presently in the hands of the restorers appointed by the Accademia di Belle Arti. It appears that The reredos is much older than previously thought and shows Florentine influence and possible provenance. The enterprise is costing in the region of €35,000 and by the Grace of God, grants from the municipality and the generosity of many individuals we are two thirds of the way to achieving this figure. However this is only the beginning and once the present work is done, the rest of the Sanctuary and work to the floors and walls of the church will need to be done. Please do help us in this work for the glory of God and for the sake of all who worship at St. George's, both visitors and regulars.
How to donate This is how you can play your part in keeping up this 400-year-old tradition:
• Send a cheque or bank draft payable to St. George's Church in Euros or Sterling or Dollars.
Address for items sent through the post:
St. George's Church, Anniversary Appeal,
Dorsoduro 729/A
30123 Venezia,
ITALY
Send us an e-mail or a letter with your address so we can keep you informed about further events in Venice.
• UK Taxpayers: By cheque, payable to the “Diocese in Europe” and sent to
the Diocesan Finance Officer at the Diocesan Office (contact details below). Please
specify that it is for St George's Venice in a covering note.
Money may be transferred directly in to the diocesan bank account (details
below). Please inform the Finance Officer that your donation is for St George's Venice.
UK tax payers may wish to take advantage of the Gift Aid scheme
where for every £100 donated a further £25 is reclaimable by the Diocese, as a
UK registered charity.
Please note that 95% of the reclaimable tax is credited to your preferred
beneficiary with 5% being taken by the Diocese as an administration charge.Gift
Aid forms are available to download as “pdf” files on this page of the website.
Should you use any of these forms please print the relevant item(s); complete as
necessary and send to the Diocesan Finance Officer.
Barclays Bank plc, 27 Soho Square, London, W1D 3QR, United Kingdom
Account name: Diocese in Europe Fund
Bank sort code: 20-06-05
Account number: 40317039
IBAN Account number: GB43 BARC 2006 0540 317039
Swiftbic: BARCGB22
Diocesan Finance Officer
Nick Wraight
14 Tufton Street
London, SW1P 3QZ
United Kingdom
Email: nick.wraight@churchofengland.org
Telephone: +44 (0)207 898 1155
• US Taxpayers: US donors can give tax-efficiently by using this 501 c 3 account in the United States.
You may donate US dollars direct by check to:
American Friends of St George’s Church in Venice Italy.
Either mail to: Suzanne Collins, c/o Am Friends of St. George’s Church, PO Box 237, Verbank NY 12585.
Or send to the Venice address as above.
Either way, Please state it is "for APPEAL"
If you wish to consider a gift in stock or securities, please contact Suzanne Collins.
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