Society of Saint Gregory

That's okay, Hare. You know we never get anything over here and then we get two things in as many weeks.

John Bell is a world renown musician, minister, speaker and theologian who is based in the Iona Community. He will be doing a day conference on the topic of Advent on Saturday 1st of December from 10-4 at St. Mary the Virgin Church, The Church Yard, Ashford, Kent, TN23 1QG John will be giving two se...

The details of this came with the Diocesan planner in September but I remembered this evening that some of you in Kent did not get to hear about the last one so I'm posting details here. Music day led by Mag Shepherd at St. Teresa of Avila Church, Maidstone Road, Ashford, Kent, TN24 8TX on Saturday ...

This morning I heard several different interpretations of 'Be not afraid' from where I was standing; organist on my right playing as written, a couple of people, in the choir, off to my left doing their own thing (despite them being at practice when we stopped, several times, to try and get the timi...

I had the same experience at a Mass in English that I attended in Malta a few weeks ago; really made one think about what you were saying though. (Sat wondering whether I should 'dob them in' to Rome?)

We're using the Michael Joncas version for a special Mass here on Saturday

JW, according to my 'Complete Responsorial Psalter' it is an alternative psalm for use on The Holy Family Yr C

The translation in the Anglican Use Gradual is much truer to the Latin

We used to use it every year with former pp but are not using it now. Found this on youtube: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6AGp3XujabA

Nicholas at Decani said this afternoon that the revised 'Resurrexit' will be 2-3 weeks before it is available.

Was singing the Doxology now singing nothing at all on a Sunday.

It is the norm here too to take a second collection for the development fund if there is no diocesan one and has been for years; the collection is taken during the post communion hymn

1.The person who currently runs church choir practices is a volunteer helper with the school choir in school and will lead the singing at school Masses in church when an organist is not available. The school choir is invited to sing at celebration Masses in the parish i.e. inductions, anniversaries ...

Nick,
this is from the Liturgy Office website

http://www.liturgyoffice.org.uk/Resourc ... orerep.pdf