Sunday 24 February

Second Sunday before Lent

10.00 Parish Eucharist

Order of Service
Ordinary Time
Mass setting
David Thorne (b. 1950)—Mass of St Thomas

Organ music before the service
Johann Sebastian Bach (1685–1750)—Sonata no. 3, second movement
Final organ voluntary
Johann Pachelbel (1653–1706))—Ricercre in C minor

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Sunday 17 February

Third Sunday before Lent

10.00 Parish Eucharist

Order of Service
Ordinary time
Mass setting
David Thorne (b. 1950)—Mass of St Thomas

Motet during communion
H Walford Davies (1869–1941)—Blest are the pure in heart

Organ music before the service
Sigfrid Karg-Elert (1877–1933)—O Gott, du frommer Gott ('O God, you righteous God) Op. 78 No. 16
Final organ voluntary
Johannes Brahms (1833–97)—O Gott, du frommer Gott ('O God, you righteous God) Op. 122 No. 7

5.30 p.m. Evensong

Organ music before the service
C. Hubert H. Parry (1848–1918)—Eventide

Final organ voluntary
Johann Krebs (1713–80)—O Gott, du frommer Gott ('O God, you righteous God')

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Sunday 10 February

Fourth Sunday before Lent

10.00 Parish Eucharist

Order of Service
Ordinary Time
Mass setting
David Thorne (b. 1950)—Mass of St Thomas

Motet during communion
Franz Schubert (1797–1828)—'Heilig, heilig, heilig' ('Holy, holy, holy') from the Deutsche Messe

Organ music before the service
Thomas Tallis (c.1505–85)—Iam lucis orto sidere ('Now that daylight fill the sky')
Nicolas Gigault (c.1627–1707)—Fugue pour 'L'Agnus Dei (Fugue for the Agnus Dei)
Final organ voluntary
Philip ap Rhys (fl. 1547–59)—Sanctus from Missa in die Sanctae Trinitatis

The Old Testament reading from Isaiah 6, where the seraphs call 'Holy, holy, holy is the Lord of hosts; the whole earth is full of his glory' suggest the communion motet and the final organ voluntary

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Sunday 3 February

The Presentation of Christ in the Temple (Candlemas)

10.00 a.m. Parish Eucharist

Order of Service
The All-age Parish Eucharist for the Feast of Candlemas—the Presentation of Christ in the Temple
Mass setting
Noel Rawsthorne (1929–2019)—Festive Eucharist

Motet during communion
Johannes Eccard (1553–1611)—Maria wallt zum Heiligtum ('When Mary to the temple went')

Organ music before the service
Johann Sebastian Bach (1685–1750)—Herr Gott, nun schleuss den Himmel auf ('Lord God, now open up the heavens')
Final organ voluntary
Johann Sebastian Bach (1685–1750)—Mit Fried und Freud ich fahr dahin ('With peace and joy I depart')

5.30 p.m. Evensong

Organ music before the service
Félix-Alexandre Guilmant (1837–1911)—Lumen ad Revelationem Op. 65 Bk 1

We celebrate the feast of the Presentation of Christ in the Temple (Candlemas). The organ music before and after the morning Eucharist is based on Lutheran versions of the Nunc dimittis that we also sing to its plainsong melody. We also acknowledge the death last Monday of Noel Rawsthorne as we sing his Festive Eucharist, written in 1978 to commemorate the completion of Liverpool Cathedral.

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Saturday 26 January

Institution and Induction of the Revd Canon Howard Gilbert
as Rector of the parishes of Minchinhampton with Box and of Amberley

3.00 p.m.

Motet
Charles Wood (1866–1926)—Oculi omnium ('The eyes of all look to you O Lord, and you give them their food in due season. Glory to you, O Lord. Amen') Psalm 145, verse 15

Organ music before the service
Dietrich Buxtehude (1637–1707)—Komm, heiliger Geist, Herre Gott ('Come, Holy Ghost, Lord God')
BuxWV 199
Samuel Scheidt (1587–1654)—Veni, Creator Spiritus ('Come, Creator Spirit')
Final organ voluntary
William Lloyd Webber (1914–82)—Postlude (No. 2 of Six Sketches for organ)

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