Sunday 14 April

Palm Sunday 

9.45 Procession and Parish Eucharist

Order of Service
The Liturgy of Palm Sunday at the Sunday Parish Eucharist
Mass setting
James MacMillan (b. 1959)—St Anne’s Mass

Motet during communion
John Stainer (1840–1901)—'God so loved the world' from The Crucifixion

Organ music before the service
Max Reger (1873–1916)—Valet will ich dir geben (‘Farewell will I say to you')
Karl Jenkins (b. 1944)—Benedictus from The Armed Man
Final organ voluntary
J. S. Bach (1685–1750)—Valet will ich dir geben (‘Farewell will I say to you')

The Lutheran hymn tune 'Valet will ich dir geben' that provides the opening and closing organ music is the tune that we use to sing 'All glory, laud and honour' as we process with donkey from Market Square to church, re-enacting Christ's entry into Jerusalem. The Benedictus reminds us of the words 'Benedictus qui venit in nomine Domini', 'Blessed is the one who comes in the name of the Lord', shouted by the croud that went ahead and behind.

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Sunday 7 April

Fifth Sunday of Lent (Passion Sunday)

10.00 Parish Eucharist

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

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

Organ music before the service
J. S. Bach (1685–1750)—Wir setzen mit Tränen nieder (‘We sit down in tears'): final chorus from St Matthew Passion
Final organ voluntary
Dietrich Buxtehude (1637–1707)—Praeludium from Praeludium, Fuge und Ciacona in C

5.30 p.m. Evensong

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Sunday 31 March

Fourth Sunday of Lent and Mothering Sunday

10.00 Parish Eucharist

Order of Service
All Age Worship for Mothering Sunday
Mass setting
James MacMillan (b. 1959)—St Anne’s Mass

Motet during communion
John Tavener (1944–2013)—Mother of God, here I stand

Organ music before the service
Marcel Duprê (1886–1971))—Ave Maris Stella (‘Hail, star of the sea') Op. 18, nos. 6 and 7
Félix-Alexandre Guilmant (1837–1911)—Magnificat (Six Versets): Allegro; Fugato; Andante
Final organ voluntary
Félix-Alexandre Guilmant (1837–1911)—Magnificat (Six Versets): Andantino; Duo pastorale; Adagio

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Sunday 24 March

Third Sunday of Lent

10.00 Parish Eucharist

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

Music during communion
Attende Domine (The Lent Prose), mode V

Organ music before the service
Georg Friedrich Kauffmann (1679–1735)—O Gott, du frommer Gott (‘O God, you righteous God')
Johann Krebs (1713–80)—O Gott, du frommer Gott (‘O God, you righteous God')
Johann Christoph Oley (1738–89))—Der Tag ist hin, mein Jesu bei mir bleibe (‘'The day has gone, my Jesu stay with me')
Final organ voluntary
William Mathias (1934–92)—Postlude

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Sunday 17 March

Second Sunday of Lent

10.00 Parish Eucharist

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

Motet during communion
Richard Farrant (c.1525–80)—Hide not thou thy face

Organ music before the service
J. S. Bach (1685–1750)—Chorale Prelude on 'Herzliebster Jesu' (‘O dearest Jesus) BWV1093
Final organ voluntary
Johannes Brahms (1833–97)—Chorale Prelude on 'Herzliebster Jesu' (‘O dearest Jesus)

5.30 p.m. Evensong

Organ music before the service
J. S. Bach (1685–1750)—Erbarm' dich (‘Have mercy on me, Lord God') BWV 721

Final organ voluntary
J. S. Bach (1685–1750)—Chorale Prelude on 'Es ist das Heil uns kommen her (‘Come now, Saviour of the gentiles') BWV 638

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Sunday 10 March

First Sunday of Lent

10.00 Parish Eucharist

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

Motet during communion
Peter Hurford (1930–2019)—Litany to the Holy Spirit

Organ music before the service
Peter Hurford (1930–2019)—Prelude on Caswall (‘Glory be to Jesus')
Final organ voluntary
Sigfrid Karg-Elert (1877–1933)—Aus tiefer Not (‘From deep affliction I cry out to you')

We pay tribute to Peter Hurford who died last Sunday; a great organist (especially noted for his Bach performances and recordings), scholar, teacher, founder of the St Albans International Organ Festival and composer of a small number of exquisitely crafted works. His best-known anthem is the Litany to the Holy Spirit that we will sing as a communion motet, since the Gospel for the day starts 'Jesus, full of the Holy Spirit ... was led by the Spirit in the wilderness’. The service will be preceded by his little prelude on a Passiontide hymn tune Caswall.

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Wednesday 6 March

Ash Wednesday

7.30 Parish Eucharist with Ashing

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

During the imposition of ashes
Lent Prose: ‘Hear us, O Lord’ (Attende Domine)
Motet during communion
Richard Farrant (c.1525–80)—Lord, for thy tender mercy’s sake

Organ music before the service
Johann Sebastian Bach (1685–1750)—Jesu, meines Lebens Leben (‘Jesu, life of my life') Emans 121
Final organ voluntary
Johann Sebastian Bach (1685–1750)—Aus tiefer Not schrei ich zu dir (‘From deep affliction I cry out to you') BWV 1099

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Sunday 3 March

Sunday next before Lent (Transfiguration Sunday)

10.00 Parish Eucharist

Order of Service
All Age Eucharist for the Transfiguration
Mass setting
David Thorne (b. 1950)—Mass of St Thomas

Motet during communion
Herbert Howells (1892–1983)—My eyes for beauty pine

Organ music before the service
Samuel Scheidt (1587–1654)—Veni Creator Spiritus ('Come, creator Spirit')
Final organ voluntary
Nicolas Gigault (c.1627–1707)—Tu solus altissimus ('You alone are the most high')

5.30 p.m. Evensong

Organ music before the service
Samuel Wesley (1766–1837)—Diapason Piece

Final organ voluntary
Paul Nicolas Lebègue (c.1631–17020—Offertoire in C minor

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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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