Dear Partners in Ministry,
Happy Liturgical New Year! The season of Advent awaits us this weekend (with Gaudete! and Christmas barreling towards us too). A very special thank you to Kathy, Anthony, Karin, Pat, Tess, and Rich for their help in switching out our pew missals this Sunday; with that task completed, and with some productive rehearsal tomorrow night, we'll be more than ready to welcome this new season with hope and joy. (Just don't get too attached to the Fourth Week of Advent this year; we only get it for about 12 hours!)
Blessing of the Advent Wreath
At each of our weekend Masses, we'll bless the Advent Wreath. It's a simple rite which takes place immediately following the intercessions. The only musical element of it is that we'll begin the gifts piece (The King Shall Come When Morning Dawns) with a long introduction as the server lights the first candle. Once Fr. Terry invites the assembly to be seated, we'll begin singing.
Gaudete Concert Order
Tomorrow night, I'll have the final concert order in print for you. Next week, I plan to give you scores of the sing-along pieces, so that everything you'll need will be in your binder for the big day.
Music Turn-In Tomorrow!
The day of liberation has (almost) arrived! Tomorrow night, we'll finally lighten our binders by turning in the fifteen pieces listed below:
- 1.004 · Mass of Encounter (Ward)
- 2.010 · Shepherd Me, O God (Haugen)
- 2.014 · Psalm 24: Complete Setting (Ward)
- 2.017 · Psalm 23: Complete Setting (Ward)
- 2.018 · Psalms, Volume I (Ward)
- 3.010 · Canticle of the Turning (Cooney)
- 3.058 · O God, You Search Me (Farrell)
- 3.060 · In Your Dwelling Place (Ward)— Resurrection Choir keeps their copy
- 3.064 · May We Praise You (Foley)
- 3.065 · Laudate Dominum (Taizé)
- 3.066 · Bread for the World (Farrell)
- 3.069 · In the Lord I'll Be Ever Thankful (Taizé)
- 3.078 · Nunc dimittis (Taizé)
- 6.008 · Bless the Lord (NETTLETON/Ward/St. Noel)
- 8.010 · Spirit of Our God (Ward)
- This list is slightly revised, so be sure to double-check your score pile ahead of time.
- Give yourself five minutes of early arrival time so you'll be able to turn this stuff in and prepare for rehearsal.
- When you arrive, you'll find turn-in tables (with dry-erase table tents to guide you) in the narthex. Please be sure to add your folder number to your pieces before turning them in, so you'll have all the notes you take waiting for you next time.
- Please do not turn in anything that isn't on this list.
- If you have a lost or damaged score, please let the librarians know.
- Immediately after rehearsal, I'd love some help in moving the piles of scores from the narthex to the bell tables for sorting on Friday. Thanks in advance!
REHEARSAL AGENDA: NOVEMBER 30
IT'S TURN-IN DAY! Start your evening in the narthex, turning in all pieces listed above.
SEASON REP:
- JS 248–253 · Mass of Glory, Ken Canedo and Bob Hurd
- JS 261 · Christmas Season Gospel Acclamation, Barbara Bridge
- JS 284 · Christ, Circle Round Us (Schutte)
WEEKEND REP:
- JS 60 · Ps 80: The Vineyard of the Lord/ Lord, Make Us Turn to You (Keil)
- JS 282 · The King Shall Come When Morning Dawns (MORNING SONG)
- JS 297 · People, Look East (BESANÇON)
CONCERT REP:
All pieces: sing-through, tune up, "make the rougher places plain."
THIS WEEK IN LITURGY
ADVENT AND CHRISTMAS 2024
RITUAL AND SERVICE MUSIC
Gospel Acclamation: JS 261 · Christmas Season Gospel Acclamation, Barbara Bridge
Prayer of the Faithful: JS 268 · O God, Hear Us, Bob Hurd
Eucharistic Acclamations: JS 248–253 · Mass of Glory, Ken Canedo and Bob Hurd
DECEMBER 3 · First Sunday of Advent
Gathering: BB 57 · JS 284 · Christ, Circle Round Us (Schutte)
Responsorial Psalm: BB 790 · JS 60 · Ps 80: The Vineyard of the Lord/ Lord, Make Us Turn to You (Keil)
Preparation of the Gifts: BB 47 · JS 282 · The King Shall Come When Morning Dawns (MORNING SONG)
Communion: BB 355 · JS 788 · Bread of Life (Farrell)
Sending Forth: BB 43 · JS 297 · People, Look East (BESANÇON)
LOOKING AHEAD
DECEMBER 8 · Immaculate Conception · Masses at 8:30 am, 7:00 pm
Gathering: BB 52 · JS 280 · The Angel Gabriel from Heaven Came (Basque trad.)
Responsorial Psalm: WA · 2.013 · Psalm 98: Complete Setting (Ward)
Preparation of the Gifts: BB 706 · JS 481 · Hail Mary: Gentle Woman (Landry)
Communion: WA · 3.059 · I Received the Living God (French carol, arr. Ward)
Sending Forth: WA · 3.072 · Magnificat (Taizé) albeit a simpler version than you hear here
DECEMBER 10 · Second Sunday of Advent
Gathering: BB 57 · JS 284 · Christ, Circle Round Us (Schutte)
Responsorial Psalm: BB 792 · JS 62 · Ps 85: Let Us See Your Kindness (MacAller)
Preparation of the Gifts: BB 60 · JS 295 · Comfort, Comfort, O My People (GENEVA)
Communion: BB 65 · JS 293 · Litany of the Word (Advent Litany) (Farrell)
Sending Forth: BB 580 · JS 753 · In the Day of the Lord (Ridge)
DECEMBER 17 · Third Sunday of Advent · Gaudete! Concert, Sunday at 4:00 pm
Gathering: BB 57 · JS 284 · Christ, Circle Round Us (Schutte)
Responsorial Psalm: WA · 2.019 · Luke 1: My Soul Rejoices (Ward)
Preparation of the Gifts: BB 387 · 3.026 · The Summons (KELVINGROVE/Bell, arr. Fisher)
Communion: WA · 3.059 · I Received the Living God (French carol, arr. Ward)
Sending Forth: BB 58 · JS 299 · Emmanuel (Angrisano)
DECEMBER 24 · Fourth Sunday of Advent · Masses Saturday 5 pm, Sunday 10 am
Gathering: BB 57 · JS 284 · Christ, Circle Round Us (Schutte)
Responsorial Psalm: · JS 66 · Ps 89: Forever I Will Sing (Modlin)
Preparation of the Gifts: BB 52 · 4.014 · The Angel Gabriel (GABRIEL’S MESSAGE, arr. Ward)
Communion: BB 347 · JS 789 · Lamb of God/Taste and See (Kendzia)
Sending Forth: BB 39 · JS 274 · O Come, O Come, Emmanuel (VENI VENI EMMANUEL)
RESOURCES
MUSIC SELECTIONS: Advent and Christmas (December 3, 2023–January 7, 2024)
MUSIC SELECTIONS: Ordinary Time I (Winter: January 14–February 11, 2024)