Worship Calendar
Choral Evensong
Thursday July 29, 2010
5:30 pm - Saint Thomas Church
Mary and Martha were the sisters of Lazarus. On this, Scripture is clear. Roman Catholics believe Mary of Bethany is the same person as Mary Magdalene; on this, Scripture is not clear. The Episcopal Church has a separate feast day for Saint Mary Magdalene.
Worth reading (or listening to) is Fr Daniels' 2010 sermon on the siblings entitled Martha and Mary.
Collect:
O God, heavenly Father, whose Son Jesus Christ enjoyed rest and refreshment in the home of Mary and Martha of Bethany: Give us the will to love thee, open our hearts to hear thee, and strengthen our hands to serve thee in others for his sake; who liveth and reigneth with thee and the Holy Spirit, one God, now and for ever. Amen.
Two special weekday Choral Evensongs are scheduled at Saint Thomas each summer as part of the Saint Thomas Girls' Chorister Course. You may read more about the Girls' Course here on the choir school's website.
The girls return on Sunday, August 1 at 11am to sing alongside the Gentlemen of the Choir.
A low mass at the high altar follows Choral Evensong.
| Officiant: | Fr Wallace |
| Lesson: | II Samuel 4:1-12 |
| Lesson 2: | Matthew 27:55-66 |
| Sung by: | the members of the Saint Thomas Girls' Course |
| Prelude: | Lebhaft, from ‘Sonata No. 2 for Organ’, Paul Hindemith (1895-1963) |
| Introit: | Confitemini Domino, Alessandro Constantini (c. 1581-1657) |
| Responses: | Plainsong |
| Psalm: | 142, Anglican Chant (Walmisley) |
| Service: | Magnificat and Nunc Dimittis in G, Peter Aston (b. 1938) |
| Anthem: | Ave Maria, Gustav Holst (1874-1934) |
| Voluntary: | Fuge: Mäßig bewegt, heiter, from ‘Sonata No. 2 for Organ’, Paul Hindemith The prelude and voluntary are played by Ms. Käthe Wright Kaufman, Organ Scholar of the Saint Thomas Girls' Course |
| Hymn: |
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