Solemn Evensong

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The morning services on Palm Sunday opened with great fanfare: the blessing of the palms and Christ’s triumphant entry into Jersulam. The services ended with Christ Crucified. The morning services of Palm Sunday are designed, then, to take the worshipper through all of Holy Week in one sitting.

Beginning with Solemn Evensong on Palm Sunday, and extending throughout this most holy of weeks, we reverently and deliberately unpack all that was packed into the 11am Palm Sunday liturgy, worshipping daily so that together we can meditate on these great, redemptive mysteries. And so we invite you to join us for choral liturgies each day this week, either in person or via live webcasts, especially on Thursday, Friday and Saturday for the triduum. If ever there is a week to hand over yourself and your time to worship your savior, this is it.

Please note: our 14-part sermon series called Commandments as Good News is on hiatus this Sunday and Easter Day. It returns on Sunday, April 7 with a sermon by Fr Mead on “no stealing.”

About Choral 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 Choral Evensong Service Card posted to the bottom of this page, where links to the webcast will be posted during and after the service.

‚ñ∫There is no Mass following Choral Evensong on Sundays. If you would like to make your Holy Communion this week, please access the worship calendar for a list of daily services. We most especially encourage you to make your Holy Commuion on Maundy Thursday.

‚ñ∫Over the past three weeks, the Rector has talked about Holy Week in his weekly audio messages, concluding this week with a discussion of why Holy Week rites are simply an extension of Easter rites.

• Choral Services
• Worship Services