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Festal Eucharist
Sunday, December 12, 2010
11:00am - Saint Thomas Church
Collect:
Stir up thy power, O Lord, and with great might come among us; and, because we are sorely hindered by our sins, let thy bountiful grace and mercy speedily help and deliver us; through Jesus Christ our Lord, to whom, with thee and the Holy Ghost, be honor and glory, world without end. Amen.
On Gaudete Sunday, we light the rose candle on the Advent wreath and rejoice as our King and Savior draweth nigh.
You will notice that while this service proceeds as nearly any other Festal Eucharist at Saint Thomas, the Rector also says The Summary of the Law and The Comfortable Words.
The Eucharist is given both at the High Altar and, for convenience, at the Chantry rail. All baptized Christians are welcome to receive communion
Rector's Weekly Message for Gaudete
John Scott's Music Notes for Gaudete
| Celebrant: | Fr Mead |
| Preacher: | Fr Spurlock |
| Deacon: | Fr Austin |
| Subdeacon: | Fr Daniels |
| Sung by: | The Saint Thomas Choir of Men and Boys |
| Prelude: | Wo soll ich fliehen hin, BWV 646 , Johann Sebastian Bach (1685-1750) |
| Prelude 2: | Wer nur den lieben Gott lässt walten, BWV 647, Johann Sebastian Bach |
| Prelude 3: | Wachet auf, ruft uns die Stimme, BWV 645, Johann Sebastian Bach |
| Service: | Missa Octo Vocum, Hans Leo Hassler (1564-1612) |
| Psalm: | 146:3-10, Anglican Chant (Monk) |
| Anthem: | Gaudete omnes, Jan Pieterszoon Sweelinck (1562-1621) |
| Anthem 2: | Alma Redemptoris Mater, Giovanni Pierluigi da Palestrina (c. 1525-1594) |
| Voluntary: | Overture to ‘St. Paul’, Felix Mendelssohn (1809-1847) arranged by W. T. Best (1826-1897) |
Sermon:
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