Choral Services
Festal Eucharist
Sunday September 26, 2010
11:00 am - Saint Thomas Church
At Saint Thomas, we celebrate the Feast of Saint Michael and All Angels twice: on its assigned date on the liturgical calendar (September 29) and on the Sunday prior, which in 2011 is September 25.
Over the years, there have been many sermons which can help you to understand the significance of this feast day, and the nature of the heavenly, angelic host. Among them are these:
Lift Up Your Hearts (2010)
The Ministry of the Angels (2010)
There are Angels (2009)
How Do the Angels Matter? (2008)
Entertaining Angels (2007)
The Choice of the Angels (2003)
Michael, Gabriel, Raphael (2002)
Collect:
O everlasting God, who hast ordained and constituted the ministries of angels and men in a wonderful order: Mercifully grant that, as thy holy angels always serve and worship thee in heaven, so by thy appointment they may help and defend us on earth; through Jesus Christ our Lord, who liveth and reigneth with thee and the Holy Spirit, one God, for ever and ever. Amen.
The 11am Eucharist is typically the best-attended worship service at Saint Thomas each week. It is at this service that you not only will experience the full power of liturgy, music and preaching at Saint Thomas, but also will have the opportunity to meet many parishioners in the pews. Coffee hour and a guided tour follow the service. The bookstore, located on the first floor of the Parish House, is open following the service.
Today's Eucharist is "festal" because of the Feast of Saint Michael & All Angels. You'll notice the white vestments, as opposed to the normal green vestments which are used during these Sundays after Pentecost. There is also incense during the Offertory. Included during worship are hymns sung by the congregation and choir, additional music sung exclusively by the choir, lessons, prayers, a sermon, and a Rite I Mass. All baptized Christians are welcome to receive Holy Communion. Details of the service may be seen in the leaflet, which is posted at the bottom of this page a few days prior to the date of the service.
Please note: there is a presentation following the 11am Eucharist led by the youth of the parish regarding their summer retreat. Please join us at 12:45pm in Andrew Hall. Please see the Rector's Weekly Message for his comments about the youth's mission trip.Please see John Scott's Weekly Music Notes for his commentary on the music of Walton, Harris and Bairstow heard at this morning's Festal Eucharist.
| Celebrant: | Fr Mead |
| Preacher: | Fr Mead |
| Deacon: | Fr Austin |
| Subdeacon: | Fr Spurlock |
| Sung by: | The Saint Thomas Choir of Men and Boys |
| Prelude: | Prelude & Fugue in G Major, BWV 541, Johann Sebastian Bach (1685-1750) |
| Service: | Missa Brevis, William Walton (1902-1983) |
| Psalm: | 103:17-22, Anglican Chant (Tranchell) |
| Anthem: | Faire is the heaven, William Harris (1883-1973) |
| Anthem 2: | Let all mortal flesh keep silence, Edward Bairstow (1874-1946) |
| Voluntary: | Orb and Sceptre, William Walton |
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