| 25 June Patronal Festival - marked 18 June |
Eucharist 9.30am |
- Introit -Ritchie Carol of the Field Mice (for kids)
- Psalm - 9 (9-20) or 133 or none at all !
- Setting - St Albans
- Motet - Faure Cantique de Jean Racine
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| July 16 |
Eucharist 9.30am -
easy sing |
no choir - flu.... |
| August 20 |
Eucharist 11am
Darryl's 25th aniiversary
Bishop celebrating,
Darryl preaches |
- Introit - Wood Expectans Expectavi
- Psalm - Jubilate Deo in C Stanford
- Setting - St Albans
- Motet - Cantique de Jean Racine - Fauré
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| September 17 |
Eucharist 9.30am -
easy sing |
- Introit - Prayer of St Richard - White
- Psalm - 19
- Setting - Archer
- Motet - Bro James (Marossa)
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| October 8 - deferred to 2007 |
11am for 12 SPCA
Blessing the Animals
St Matthews in the City |
- Ritchie - Carol of the Field Mice
- Viner - Prayer of St Francis
- Orlando Gibbons - Silver Swan
- Setchell - Celtic Blessing
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| October 15 |
9.30am Eucharist -
easy sing |
- Introit - How Hymn to Love
- Psalm - 22 (1-15)
- Setting - Archer
- Motet - Silesian trad Fairest Lord Jesus
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| October 29 |
9.30 Eucharist
All Saintstide - (marked early within the octave because of hospital pending) |
- Introit - Samuel Barber Heaven-Haven
- Psalm - 24
- Setting - Archer
- Motet - Elgar O Salutaris Hostia,
- Remembrance of Departed - Russian Kontakion, Morley Fauxbourdons Nunc Dimittis.
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| November - December 3 Advent Sunday |
9.30am / pm |
- no service - but rehearsals continue for Christmas.
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| December 17 |
Carol Service 7.30pm |
- arr Sarah MacDonald Te Harinui
- Ritchie Carol of the Field Mice
- Lander The Strength of God
- Mews Pohutukawa Carol
- Reger - Maria weigen Lied
- Trad - Tyrolean Carol
- Motet for Prologue - Byrd O Magnum Mysterium
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| December 24 |
Midnight Mass 11.30pm |
- Introit - Pearsall - In Dulci Jubilo
- Setting - Archer
- Gradual - Hodie Christus Natus est - plainsong
- Communion Motet - Byrd O Magnum Mysterium, plus selected carols. (Tyrolean, Reger, Ritchie)
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| NOTES |
Choir party usually follows the very short Thursday rehearsal prior to Midnight. |
- Carolling enroute to party - Birkenhead Ferry terminal
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