Sunday 9 December

Second Sunday of Advent

10.00 Parish Eucharist

Order of Service
Season of Advent
Mass setting
James MacMillan (b. 1959)—St Anne’s Mass

Motet during communion
Barry Ferguson (b. 1942)—People look East

Organ music before the service
Karl Jenkins (b. 1944)—Benedictus from The Armed Man
Final organ voluntary
Alan Bullard (b. 1947)—Postlude on Little Cornard (‘Hills of the north, rejoice')

3.00 p.m. Nine Lessons and Carols for Stroud Masons

Organ music before the service
Jan Pieterszoon Sweelinck (1562–1621)—Chorale Prelude on 'Nun komm, der Heiden Heiland' (‘Come now, Saviour of the gentiles')

Final organ voluntary
Félix-Alexandre Guilmant (1837–1911)—Sortie on ‘Creator alme siderum' (‘Creator of the stars of night')

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Sunday 2 December

First Sunday of Advent

10.00 Parish Eucharist

Order of Service
All-age Parish Eucharist on the First Sunday in Advent
Mass setting
James MacMillan (b. 1959)—St Anne’s Mass

During communion
Conditor alme siderum ('Creator of the stars of light')

Organ music before the service
Andreas-Nikolaus Vetter (1666–1734)—Chorale Prelude on ‘Nun komm, der Heiden Heiland’ (‘Now come, Saviour of the heathen’)
Andreas Kneller (1649–1724)—Chorale Prelude on ‘Nun komm, der Heiden Heiland’ (‘Now come, Saviour of the heathen’)
Final organ voluntary
Sigfrid Karg-Elert (1877–1933)—Wachet auf, ruft uns die Stimme (‘Wake, O wake, a voice is calling’)

5.30 p.m. Advent carol service

Organ music before the service
J. S. Bach (1685–1750)—Chorale Prelude on 'Nun komm, der Heiden Heiland' (‘Come now, Saviour of the gentiles')

Final organ voluntary
J. S. Bach (1685–1750)—Chorale Prelude on ‘Wachet auf, ruft uns die Stimme’ (‘Wake, O wake, a voice is calling')

Note about the music.

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Sunday 25 November

Christ the King

10.00 Parish Eucharist

Order of Service
Ordinary Time
Mass setting
David Thorne (b. 1950)—Gloria; Noel Rawsthorne (b. 1929)—Sanctus, Benedictus, Agnus Dei

Organ music before the service
Charles-Marie Widor (1844–1937)—Adagio from Symphony no. 5
Johann Sebastian Bach (1685–1750)—Liebster Jesu, wir sind hier ('Dearest Jesu, we are here) BWV 706
Final organ voluntary
Dietrich Buxtehude (1637–1707)—Toccata in F BuxWV 156

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Sunday 18 November

Second Sunday before Advent

10.00 Baptism, Confirmations and Parish Eucharist

Order of Service
A service of Baptism, Confirmation and Sung Eucharist
Mass setting
Noel Rawsthorne (b. 1929)—Festive Eucharist

Motet during communion
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart (1756–91)—Ave verum corpus

Organ music before the service
Sigfrid Karg-Elert (1877–1933)—O Gott, du frommer Gott ('Oh God, you righteous God')
Final organ voluntary
George Friderick Handel (1685–1759)—Overture HWV 351

5.30 p.m. Evensong

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Friday 16 November

Service of thanksgiving for the life of Glynnis Mayes

1.00 Funeral, Requiem Mass and Burial

Order of Service
Service of thanksgiving for the life of Glynnis Mayes
Mass setting
Noel Rawsthorne (b. 1929)—Festive Eucharist

Motet during communion
Gabriel Fauré (1845–1924)—Requeim aeternam, Kyrie eleison, In Paradisum from Requiem

Organ music before the service
Samuel Scheidt (1587–1654)—Veni, Creator Spiritus ('Come, Creator spirit')
Gabriel Fauré (1845–1924)—Pavanne
Final music
Gabriel Fauré (1845–1924)—Berceuse from Dolly Suite Op. 56 no.1

Music by Fauré, so important to Glynnis, dominates the service. At the end, the Berceuse in Alfred Cortot's solo piano arrangement was a piece Glynnis like to play daily. And how appropraite for Glynnis and Sandy to discover that Fauré originally wrote the piece (30 years before the rest of the Suite) with the title 'La Chanson dans le jardin' (The Song in the garden)!

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Sunday 11 November

Remembrance Sunday

9.30 Parish Eucharist

Order of Service
Kingdom Season
Mass setting
Noel Rawsthorne (b. 1929)—Festive Eucharist

Motet during communion
Henry Purcell (c.1659–95)—Thow knowest, Lord, the secrets of our hearts (Anthem for the funeral of Queen Mary II, 1695)

Organ music before the service
Johannes Brahms (1833–97)—Wie lieblish sind deine Wohnungen ('How lovely are thy dwellings') from Ein deutsches Requiem (A German Requiem) Op. 45
Johann Sebastian Bach (1685–1750)—Sinfonia from Cantata 156 Ich steh' mit einem Fuss im Grabe ('I stand wth one foot in the grave')
Johann Sebastian Bach (1685–1750)—Chorale Prelude Herr Gott, nun schleuss den Himmel auf ('Lord God, now open up the heavens') BWV617

At the Cross in the Market Square
Two verses of National Anthem (354)
537 O God, our help in ages past ST ANNE

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Sunday 4 November

All Saints Sunday

10.00 Parish Eucharist

Order of Service
All-age Parish Eucharist on All Saints Sunday with Holy Baptism
Mass setting
Noel Rawsthorne (b. 1929)—Festive Eucharist

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

Organ music before the service
Félix-Alexandre Guilmant (1837–1911)—Offertoire sur 'Rex gloriose, praesulum''
Final organ voluntary
Félix-Alexandre Guilmant (1837–1911)—Marche religieuse sur 'Iste confessor''

5.30 p.m. A Celebration of Remembrance and Hope

Organ music before the service
Johann Sebastian Bach (1685–1750)—Chorale Prelude on 'Herr Gott, nun schleuss den Himmel auf' ('Lord God, now open up the heavens') BWV 617
Johann Sebastian Bach (1685–1750)—Chorale Prelude on 'Liebster Jesu, wir sind hier' ('Dearest Jesus, we are here') BWV 633

Final organ voluntary
Johann Sebastian Bach (1685–1750)—Chorale Prelude on 'Mit Fried und Freud ich fahr dahin' ('With peace and joy I depart') BWV 616

The Bach chorale preludes from the Orgelbüchlein, BWV 616 and 617, are both based on Lutheran versions of the Nunc dimittis that we say together towards the end of this memorial service.

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Friday 2 November

All Souls' Day (The Commemoration of the Faithful Departed)

7.30 p.m. Requiem Eucharist

Order of Service
Requiem Eucharist for the Commemoration of the Faithful Departed
Requiem Mass setting
Gabriel Fauré (1845–1924)

Organ music before the service
Louis Vierne (1870–1937)—Berceuse (sur les paroles classiques) Op. 31 No. 19
Maurice Ravel (1875–1937)—Pavane pour une infante défunte
Final organ voluntary
Gabriel Fauré (1845–1924)—Pavane Op. 50

There is a musical succession from Vierne. who, like Fauré, had been assistant to Widor at Saint-Sulpice in Paris, through Fauré himself to his pupil Maurice Ravel.

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Sunday 28 October

Dedication Festival (and Ss Simon and Jude)

10.00 Parish Eucharist

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

Communion motet
Edward Elgar (1857–1934)—Ave verum corpus

Organ music before the service
Georg Philipp Telemann (1681–1767)—Allein Gott in der Höh sei Ehr ('Glory be to God on high')
J. S. Bach (1685–1750)—Fughetta: Allein Gott in der Höh sei Ehr ('Glory be to God on high') BWV 677
Final organ voluntary
Félix-Alexandre Guilmant (1837–1911)—Sortie: Fête de la Dédicace des Églises (Exit Music for the Feast of the Dedication of a church) Op.65 No. 51

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Sunday 21 October

Twenty-first Sunday after Trinity

10.00 Parish Eucharist

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

Communion motet
Bob Chilcott (b. 1955)—The Lord's my shepherd

Organ music before the service
Léon Boëllmann (1862–97)—Andantino from Deuxième Suite op. 27
J. S. Bach (1685–1750)—Herzliebster Jesu, was hast du verbrochen ('Dearest Jesus, how have you offended') BWV1093
Final organ voluntary
William Lloyd Webber (1914–82)—Postlude from Six Sketches for organ

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Sunday 14 October

Twentieth 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
J. S. Bach (1685–1750)—Liebster Jesu wir sind hier (''Dear Jesu, we are here') BWV 731
John Rutter (b. 1945)—Prelude: Te Lucis Ante Terminum
Final organ voluntary
Anon. Italian (18th cent.)—Toccata and Fuge

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Sunday 7 October

Nineteenth Sunday after Trinity / 'Stewardship Sunday' / Harvest Festival

10.00 Parish Eucharist

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

Motet during communion
Andrew Carter (b. 1939)—For the beauty of the earth

Organ music before the service
Félix-Alexandre Guilmant (1837–1911)—Pastorale from Sonata No. 1, Op.42
Final organ voluntary
Johann Sebastian Bach (1685–1750)—Nun danket alle Gott ('Now thank we all our God') BWV 657

5.00 p.m. Harvest Praise

Organ music before the service
Johann Sebastian Bach (1685–1750)—Pastorella BWV 590

Final organ voluntary
Vicente Rodriguez (?1685–1760)—Sonata XIX from Libro de tocatas para cimbalo

The hymns, motet and organ music combine the themes of the readings for the day (Proper 22,
Year B), stewardship and harvest festival, with a concentration on stewardship (and creation) in the morning and harvest in the afternoon. But there is overlap between all three. The communion hymn in the morning has a local association as Albert Bayly's words were first published in the Rodborough Hymnal of 1964.

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Sunday 30 September

Seventeenth 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
Richard Farrant (c.1525–80)—Hide not thou thy face

Organ music before the service
attrib. Nicholas Carleton (c.1570–1630)—Gloria tibi Trinitas ('Glory to you, O Trinity')
Johann Sebastian Bach (1685–1750)—Herr Jesu Christ, du höchstes Gut ('Lord Jesus Christ, you highest goodness') BWV1114
Final organ voluntary
Johann Sebastian Bach (1685–1750)—Wir glauben all an einen Gott ('We all believe in one God') BWV1098

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