32nd Sunday in Ordinary Time (Year A, 2017)

Remembrance Sunday

Sunday, 12 November 2017

 

Entrance	(i) Requiem Aeternam (chant) (ii) Last Post (iii) Abide with me
Kyrie	Mass of the Redeemer – Kyrie (mcb)
Gloria	Mass of the Redeemer (mcb)
Psalm	Ps 62 (James Walsh)
Gospel Acclamation	Advent Gospel Acclamation (Andrew Wright) with chanted verse
Preparation of the Gifts	O God I seek you (Marty Haugen)
Sanctus, Acclamation A, Amen	Mass of Christ the Saviour (Dan Schutte)
Agnus Dei	Mass of the Redeemer (mcb)
Communion	Come and eat this bread (Marty Haugen)
Postcommunion	Wisdom, Come Softly (Martin Barry & Diane Murden)
Recessional	The king of love my shepherd is

 

Our usual pattern for Remembrance Sunday, with the addition, as on Friday, of the last post, supplied in a haunting rendition by Chris Warrington.

Centenary of the Battle of Passchendaele

Friday, 10 November 2017

 

Entrance	(i) Requiem Aeternam (chant) (ii) Abide with me
Kyrie	Missa pro defunctis
Psalm	His goodness shall follow me (Chris O’Hara)
Gospel Acclamation	Alleluia Mode 2 (plainchant)
Preparation of the Gifts	Justorum Animae (R.R. Terry, 1865-1938)
Sanctus, Acclamation A, Amen	Missa pro defunctis
Agnus Dei	Missa pro defunctis
Communion	Come to Me (Martin Barry & Diane Murden)
Postcommunion	In Paradisum (Gabriel Fauré , 1845-1924) 2 minutes’ silence Last Post
Recessional	O Day of Peace

Mainly plainchant for a solemn occasion with Bishop John, with some other gentle, thoughtful items, including Fauré’s angelic setting of the prayer invoking the heavenly welcoming committee (as a blog somewhere puts it).

Chris Warrington played the last post after our two minutes’ silence.

31st Sunday in Ordinary Time (Year A, 2017)

Sunday, 5 November 2017

 

Entrance	How shall I sing that majesty
Kyrie	Mass of the Redeemer - Kyrie (mcb)
Gloria	Mass of the Redeemer
Psalm	Ps 130 (Paul Inwood)
Gospel Acclamation	Advent Gospel Acclamation (Andrew Wright) with chanted verse
Preparation of the Gifts	Be thou my vision (Bob Chilcott)
Sanctus, Acclamation A, Amen	Mass of Christ the Saviour (Dan Schutte)
Agnus Dei	Mass of the Redeemer
Communion	Centre of my Life (Paul Inwood)
Postcommunion	Panis Angelicus (César Franck, 1822-1890)
Recessional	Forth in the Peace of Christ We Go

 

Bishop John joined us to confer the sacrament of Confirmation on six adult members of the parish community. Be thou my vision, in Bob Chilcott’s engaging setting, spoke of the discipleship that comes from Christian initiation. The solo part was handled deftly by choral scholar Hana Ilčić, stepping in at the last minute to cover an absence through illness.

All Souls (2017)

Thursday, 2 November 2017

 

Entrance	Requiem Aeternam (chant)
Kyrie	Missa Orbis Factor (chant)
Psalm	His goodness shall follow me (Chris O’Hara)
Gospel Acclamation	Alleluia Mode 2 (plainchant)
Preparation of the Gifts	Libera Me (Gabriel Fauré, 1845-1924)
Sanctus, Acclamation A, Amen	Missa pro Defunctis (chant)
Agnus Dei	Missa pro Defunctis (chant)
Communion	Unless a grain of wheat (Bernadette Farrell)
Recessional	Lead, Kindly Light

 

Unlike last year’s (near-)complete performance of the Fauré Requiem, this year I went for something more resembling our usual trademark mix of ancient and modern, serious and accessible. But that included Libera me, the solo beautifully executed by choral scholar Igor Petričević.

All Saints (2017)

Wednesday, 1 November 2017

 

Entrance	Holy, holy, holy. Lord God almighty
Kyrie	Kyrie from Mass of the Redeemer (mcb)
Gloria	Mass of the Redeemer
Psalm	Ps 23 (David Saint)
Gospel Acclamation	Advent Gospel Acclamation (Andrew Wright) with chanted verse
Preparation of the Gifts	O Quam Gloriosum (T.L. de Victoria, c. 1548-1611)
Sanctus, Acclamation A, Amen	Mass of Christ the Saviour (Dan Schutte)
Agnus Dei	Mass of the Redeemer
Communion	Come to me (Martin Barry & Diane Murden)
Recessional	For all the saints

30th Sunday in Ordinary Time (Year A, 2017)

Sunday, 29 October 2017

 

Entrance	Father, Lord of all creation
Kyrie	Mass of the Redeemer - Kyrie (mcb)
Gloria	Mass of the Redeemer
Psalm	Ps 17 (James Walsh)
Gospel Acclamation	Advent Gospel Acclamation (Andrew Wright) with chanted verse
Preparation of the Gifts	A touching place (John Bel)
Sanctus, Acclamation A, Amen	Mass of Christ the Saviour (Dan Schutte)
Agnus Dei	Mass of the Redeemer
Communion	Ubi Caritas (Bob Hurd)
Postcommunion	Love Divine (Howard Goodall)
Recessional	O God our help in ages past

29th Sunday in Ordinary Time (Year A, 2017)

Sunday, 22 October 2017

 

Entrance	Bring to the Lord a glad new song
Kyrie	Mass of the Redeemer - Kyrie (mcb)
Gloria	Mass of the Redeemer
Psalm	Ps 95 (Reynolds)
Gospel Acclamation	Advent Gospel Acclamation (Andrew Wright) with chanted verse
Preparation of the Gifts	Be still and know that I am God
Sanctus, Acclamation A, Amen	Mass of Christ the Saviour (Dan Schutte)
Agnus Dei	Mass of the Redeemer
Communion	Turn to me (John Foley)
Postcommunion	Ab ortu solis (William Byrd, c.1540-1823)
Recessional	Holy God, we praise thy name