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Choral Evensong
Thursday, December 22, 2011
5:30pm - Saint Thomas Church
Based on the services held daily in the medieval Church, Choral Evensong as arranged in the Book of Common Prayer of the Anglican Church has been sung regularly since the Sixteenth Century. Many people who are new to worship at Saint Thomas prefer to come to Choral Evensong because it is relatively passive. The service includes readings (just as would occur at Evening Prayer) and prayers led by a priest. An anthem as well as a setting of the Magnificat and the Nunc dimittis are sung by the choir. Read more about Choral Evensong here, or view the Choral Evensong Service Card posted to the bottom of this page, where links to the webcast will be posted during and after the service.
►There is a brief Mass following Choral Evensong. All baptized Christians are welcome to stay on to make their Holy Communion.
| Officiant: | Fr Mead |
| Sung by: | The Gentlemen of The Choir |
| Prelude: | Ave Maris Stella I and II, from ‘Fifteen Pieces Founded on Antiphons’, Op. 18, Marcel Dupré (1886-1971) |
| Introit: | Nesciens mater virgo virum, Byterring (c. 1420) |
| Responses: | Plainsong |
| Psalm: | 109:1-4; 20-30, Plainsong Chant (Tone IV6) |
| Magnificat: | Magnificat secundi toni, Francisco Suriano (c. 1548-1621) |
| Nunc Dimittis: | Nunc dimittis (Tone I), Plainsong |
| Anthem: | Ave maria, Franz Biebl (1906-2001) |
| Voluntary: | Ave Maris Stella III, from ‘Fifteen Pieces Found on Antiphons’, Op. 18, Marcel Dupré |
| Hymn: |
263 |
