Sunday 16 September

Sixteenth Sunday after Trinity

10.00 Parish Eucharist

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

Motet during communion
John Hilton (1565–?1609) or Richard Farrant (c.1525–80)—Lord, for thy tender mercy’s sake

Organ music before the service
Johann Sebastian Bach (1685–1750)—Herr Jesu Christ, du höchstes Gut ('Lord Jesus Christ, the highest good') BWV1114
Final organ voluntary
Félix-Alexandre Guilmant (1837–1911)—Verset in F Op.19 No.5

5.30 p.m. Evensong

Organ music before the service
Johann Sebastian Bach (1685–1750)—Schafe können sicher weiden ('Sheep may safely graze') arranged from Was mir behagt, ist nur die muntre Jagd BWV 208

Final organ voluntary
Domenico Zipoli (1688–1726)—Pastorale from Sonate d'Intavolatura per Organo e Cimbalo Op.1

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Sunday 9 September

Fifteenth Sunday after Trinity

10.00 Parish Eucharist

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

Motet during communion
Thomas Morley (1557–1602)—This is the day that the Lord has made

Organ music before the service
Johann Sebastian Bach (1685–1750)—Vater unser im Himmelreich ('Our Father in heaven') BWV 636
Final organ voluntary
Félix-Alexandre Guilmant (1837–1911)—Fugue et Oraison 'Deo Gratias' ('Thanks be to God') Op. 65 no. 58

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Sunday 2 September

Fourteenth Sunday after Trinity

10.00 Parish Eucharist

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

Organ music before the service
Louis Vierne (1–1)—Lied and Meditation
Final organ voluntary
Felix Mendelssohn(18–1)—Allegro from Sonata no. 2

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Sunday 26 August

Thirteenth Sunday after Trinity

10.00 Parish Eucharist

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

Motet during communion
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart (1756–91)—Ave verum corpus ('Hail, true body')

Organ music before the service
Johann Sebastian Bach (1685–1750)—Christe, du Lamm Gottes (Agnus Dei) BWV 619
Final organ voluntary
Félix-Alexandre Guilmant (1837–1911)—Fugue et Oraison 'Deo Gratias' ('Thanks be to God')

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Sunday 19 August

Twelfth Sunday after Trinity

10.00 Parish Eucharist

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

Motet during communion
César Franck (1822–90)—Panis angelicus ('Bread of the angels')

Organ music before the service
Hugo Distler (1908–42)—Drei Vorspiele 'Christe, du Lamm Gottes' (Three Preludes on Agnus Dei) from Op. 8/3
Final organ voluntary
Jaak Nicolaas Lemmens (1823–81)—Communion pour orgue

The communion motet and the organ music before and after the service take their cue from the Gospel reading (John 6. 51–8) and Jesus' promise of eternal life to those who eat his flesh and drink his blood

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Sunday 12 August

Eleventh Sunday after Trinity

10.00 Parish Eucharist

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

Motet during communion
Johann Ernst Eberlin (1702–62)—Glory, love, and praise and honour

Organ music before the service
Dietrich Buxtehude (1637–1707)—Jesus Christus, unser Heiland, der den Tod überwand ('Jesus Christ, our Lord, overcame death) BuxWV 198
Final organ voluntary
Johann Sebastian Bach (1685–1750)—Fantasisa in G minor BWV 917

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5 August 2018

Tenth Sunday after Trinity

10.00 Parish Eucharist

Order of Service
All-age Parish Eucharist on the tenth Sunday after Trinity
Mass setting
David Thorne (b. 1950)—Mass of St Thomas

Motet during communion
Edward Elgar (1857–1934)—Ave verum corpus

Organ music before the service
Samuel Scheidt (1587–1654)—Veni, Creator Spiritus ('Come, Creator spirit')
Final organ voluntary
Johann Sebastian Bach (1685–1750)—Schmücke dich BWV 654

5.30 p.m. Evensong for the eve of the Transfiguration of our Lord

Organ music before the service
Dietrich Buxtehude (c.1637–1707)—Allein Gott in der Höh sei Ehr (Glory be to God on high) 

Final organ voluntary
Johann Sebastian Bach (1685–1750)—Allein Gott in der Höh sei Ehr (Glory be to God on high) 

Note about the music.

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Sunday 29 July

Ninth Sunday after Trinity

10.00 Parish Eucharist

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

Motet during communion
Charles Wood (1866–1926)—Oculi omnium ('The eyes of all wait upon you, O Lord, and you give them their food in due season') – words from the psalm that we sing today as part of the Liturgy of the Word.

Organ music before the service
Johann Sebastian Bach (1685–1750)—Jesus Christus, unser Heiland ('Jesus Christ, our saviour')
Final organ voluntary
Johann Gottfried Walther (1684–1748))—Lobe den Herren, den mächtigen König der Ehren ('Praise to the Lord, the Almighty, the King of creation')

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Sunday 22 July

St Mary Magdalene

10.00 Parish Eucharist

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

Motet during communion
Thomas Morley (1557–1602)—This is the day

Organ music before the service
Johann Sebastian Bach (1685–1750)—Wie nach ener Wasserquelle ('As for a spring of water') BWV1119 anticipating today's psalm 'As the deer longs for a spring of water ...'
Final organ voluntary
Jean-François Dandrieu (1682–1738)—O filii et fiiae ('O sons and daughters let us sing') as we remember Mary Magdalen's Easter witness

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Sunday 15 July

Seventh Sunday after Trinity

10.00 Parish Eucharist

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

Motet during communion
Christopher Tye (c.1505–?72)—O Holy Spirit, Lord of grace

Organ music before the service
Johann Sebastian Bach (1685–1750)—Partita 'O Gott, du frommer Gott' ('O God, you righteous God') BWV 767
Final organ voluntary
Jacob Kirkman (d. 1812)—Voluntary in E flat major

5.30 p.m. Evensong

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Sunday 8 July

Sixth Sunday after Trinity

10.00 Parish Eucharist

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

Motet during communion
César Franck (1822–90))—Panis angelicus

Organ music before the service
Friedrich Wilhelm Zachau (1663–1712)—Jesu meine Freude ('Jesu, my joy')
Johann Sebastian Bach (1685–1750)—Jesu meine Freude ('Jesu, my joy') BWV 610
Final organ voluntary
Friedrich Wilhelm Zachau (1663–1712)—Praeambulum supra Jesu, meine Freude ('Prelude on Jesu, my joy')
Johann Sebastian Bach (1685–1750)—Jesu meine Freude ('Jesu, my joy') BWV Anh. 58

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Sunday 1 July

Fifth Sunday after Trinity

10.00 Parish Eucharist

Order of Service
All-age Parish Eucharist on the Fifth Sunday after Trinity
Mass setting
David Thorne (b. 1950)—Mass of St Thomas

Motet during communion
Bob Chilcott (b. 1955)—The Lord’s my shepherd

Organ music before the service
Johann Sebastian Bach (1685–1750)—Werde munter, mein Gemüte ('Be alert, my soul') BWV 1118
Final organ voluntary
George Friderick Handel (1685–1759)—Voluntary in D (Twelve Voluntaries and  Fugues no. 5)

5.30 p.m. Evensong

Organ music before the service
Johann Sebastian Bach (1685–1750)—Siciliano from Sonata in E flat BWV 1031

Final organ voluntary
Charles Burney (1726–1814)—Cornet Piece in B minor (6 Cornet Pieces no. 4)

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Sunday 24 June

The Birth of John the Baptist

10.00 Parish Eucharist

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

Canticle during communion
Benedictus to a chant by Thomas Norris

Organ music before the service
Flor Peeters (1903–86)—Ut queant laxis ('See that your servants')
Final organ voluntary
Friedrich Wilhelm Zachau (1663–1712)—Vom Himmel hoch, da komm ich her ('From heaven above to earth I come

All the music this morning relates to John the Baptist, the four hymns most obviously. Instead of a communion motet the choir will sing the Benedictus canticle: a song of thanksgiving attributed by Luke to John the Baptist's father Zechariah. The organ music before the service includes a setting by Flor Peeters of the hymn to John the Baptist 'Ut queant laxis' whose plainsong melody is noted for its role in the history of musical notation.

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