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Low Mass at 9 a.m., Sung Mass at 11 a.m.
Sunday, 1 December 2024:
The First Sunday in Advent
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- 9:00 a.m. Low Mass
- 11:00 a.m. Litany in Procession & Sung Mass
followed by a luncheon – all welcome
- Celebrant & Preacher: The Father Vicar
- Sung by: The Choir of S. Bartholomew’s
- Choir Director & Cantrix: Katherine Hill
- Parish Organist: Fr David Smith
- Mass Setting: Missa Seraphica – anon.
- Communion Motet: Saviour of the nations, come – Lukas Osiander (1534-1604), and Andreas Raselius (c.1563-1602)
- Download leaflet here
- Live-stream link here
- Download notice booklet
Friday, 6 December, 2023:
S. Nicholas
- 6:30 p.m. Sung Mass
Saturday, 7 December, 2023:
Rorate Mass of Our Lady
The first of three Masses to be offered (December 7th, 14th and 21st). Music will feature Gregorian chant and Medieval polyphony (Latin and Middle English).
- 7:30 a.m. Sung Mass
Sunday, 8 December, 2024:
The Second Sunday in Advent
- 9:00 a.m. Low Mass
- 11:00 a.m. Sung Mass
- Celebrant & Preacher: The Father Vicar
- Sung by: The Choir of S. Bartholomew’s
- Choir Director & Cantrix: Katherine Hill
- Parish Organist: Fr David Smith
- Mass Setting: Missa Seraphica – anon.
- Communion Motet: Adam lay ybounden – Boris Ord (1957)
- Download leaflet here
- Live-stream link here
- Download notice booklet
Friday, 13 December, 2023:
S. Lucy
- 6:30 p.m. Sung Mass
Saturday, 14 December, 2023:
Rorate Mass of Our Lady
The second of three Masses to be offered (December 7th, 14th and 21st). Music will feature Gregorian chant and Medieval polyphony (Latin and Middle English).
- 7:30 a.m. Sung Mass
Sunday, 15 December, 2024:
The Third Sunday in Advent (Gaudete)
- 9:00 a.m. Low Mass
- 11:00 a.m. Sung Mass
- Prelude: Prelude on “Nun komm der Heiden Heiland” (Come now, Saviour of the Nations) – Dietrich Buxtehude (1637-1707)
- Mass Setting: Missa Secunda à 4 – Hans Leo Hassler (1599)
- Communion Motet: Lord, we beseech thee – Adrian Batten (1591-1637)
- Postlude: Improvisation – Fr David Smith
- Download leaflet here (coming soon)
- Live-stream link here
- Download notice booklet (coming soon)
Saturday, 21 December, 2023:
Rorate Mass of Our Lady
The last of three Masses to be offered (December 7th, 14th and 21st). Music will feature Gregorian chant and Medieval polyphony (Latin and Middle English).
- 7:30 a.m. Sung Mass
Sunday, 22 December, 2024:
The Fourth Sunday in Advent
- 9:00 a.m. Low Mass
- 11:00 a.m. Sung Mass
- Mass Setting: Missa Seraphica – anon.
- Offertory Motet: Rejoice in the Lord – anon. (16th c.)
- Communion Motet: Jesus Christ the Apple Tree – Elizabeth Poston (1967)
- Download leaflet here (coming soon)
- Live-stream link here (coming soon)
- Download notice booklet (coming soon)
Tuesday, 24 December, 2024:
Christmas Eve
- 10:30 p.m. Gallery Carols before Mass
- 11:00 p.m. Procession & Solemn First Mass of Christmas (Midnight Mass):
- Mass Setting: Messe de Minuit pour Noël – M.A. Charpenter (1690)
- Offertory Motet: Salve puerule – M.A. Charpentier (1690)
- Communion Motet: Apostrophe au petit Jesu couché dans la crèche – Peter Philips (1616)
Wednesday, 25 December, 2024:
Christmas Day
- 8:30 a.m. Low Mass (at Dawn)
- 11:00 a.m. Sung Mass (in the Day):
- Mass Setting: tba
- Offertory Motet: tba
- Communion Motet: tba
Advent 2024