Worship Calendar
Choral Evensong
Tuesday June 5, 2012
5:30 pm - Saint Thomas Church
Above: Elizabeth on her accession to the throne in February 1952.
In honor of the 60th Anniversary of the Accession of Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II
►The Rector speaks about the Queen in his weekly audio message.
About Evensong: 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 contemplative. 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 leaflet posted to the bottom of this page, where links to the webcast will be posted during and after the service.
| Officiant: | Fr Mead |
| Lesson: | I Samuel 16:1,6-7 |
| Lesson 2: | I Timothy 2:1-6 |
| Sung by: | The Gentlemen of The Choir |
| Prelude: | Intrada, Grayston Ives (b. 1948) |
| Prelude 2: | Chanson de Matin, Op 15, No. 2, Edward Elgar (1857-1934) |
| Introit: | Behold O God, our defender, Philip Moore (b. 1943) |
| Responses: | John Scott (b. 1956) |
| Psalm: | 20, Plainsong (Tone III A1) |
| Service: | Magnificat and Nunc Dimittis in G, Herbert W. Sumsion (1899-1995) |
| Anthem: | O Lord, make Thy servant Elizabeth, William Byrd (c. 1540-1623) |
| Voluntary: | Orb and Sceptre (1953), William Walton (1902-1983) |
| Hymn: |
[not in hymnal; printed in leaflet] And did those feet in ancient time JERUSALEM |
| Hymn 2: |
720 O say can you see NATIONAL ANTHEM |