MASS OF THE LORD'S SUPPER

[HallamPhil]

Central United Reformed Church, Sheffield (Cathedral closed for re-ordering)
20.00 Bishop John Rawsthorne

We glory in your cross
Glory to God - New Wine Mass (Jakob)
Psalm: Our blessing cup (Hurd)
Triduum Gospel Acclamation - Holy Thursday (Jakob)
Washing of feet
Servant Song
Do you who follow understand? (Jakob) - text by Dufner set to Waly waly arranged for Assembly, SATB, organ and piano
Prayer response: O Lord hear our prayer (Sosa)
Eucharistic Acclamations & Lamb of God - Belmont Mass (Walker)
Feed us, Lord (Walker)
And did you know? (text by John Bell set to a tune the name of which I have forgotten (!) and arranged for Assembly, SATB and organ by Jakob)

The blessed sacrament was then taken in procession from this upper room into the streets of Sheffield. During the procession to the temporary Chapel all sang Pange lingua (English). So many had gathered that not all could enter the Chapel. The watching started with Tantum ergo. There was sung Night Prayer at 2245 and Indian members of the congregation maintained the watch through the night as is their tradition.

There would be Sung Office of Readings and Morning Prayer at 10.00 the following day.

[MaryR]

At Our Lady, Lillington, we sang:

We should Glory in the Cross (Wellicome)
Psallite Gloria
Psalm - The Blessing Cup (Murray)
Gospel Acclamation – Praise to you, O Christ, our Saviour (Farrell)
Offertory – Ubi Caritas (Wellicome)
Lenten Acclamations (Wellicome)
Lamb of God – Bicester Mass (Wellicome)
Communion Processional - This is my body given for you (Psallite)
Transfer of the Blessed Sacrament to the Altar of Repose – Pange Lingua (Latin) with a pause before continuing with Tantum Ergo.
Watching – Stay here and keep watch with me (Taize)

We have no foot washing as, at 80 years, our PP cannot manage this.

We decided to stick with the Psallite Gloria we’ve been doing for months as we’ve not yet introduced a new one and didn’t want to launch into something unfamiliar to the assembly for Holy Week. However, as the assembly now sings the Psallite one solidly, we added all the harmonies, and the altar boys rang a variety of bells throughout the first and third sections. It worked well, I think.

Last year, our PP introduced scampering – the altar boys enacting the disciples running away, after the Blessed Sacrament was transferred to the Altar of Repose. They all put up their hoods and, with their heads down, walk quickly away, around the church and out. It was startling effective, I found.

[Ros Wood]

Christ the King, South Chingford.

Will you let me be your servant
Belmont Gloria
The Blessing Cup (Ressurexit - 1st psalm)
A New Commandment
During the washing of the feet: Mandatum (2010 Words) - Wood and Let there be love shared among us
God is love and where true love
Belmont Acclamations
Belmont Lamb of God
This is the body of Christ (Bell)
This is my body
Stay here and keep watch with me.
Tantum Ergo

Our Altar of Repose has to be in the hall and the whole congregation processes. Previous years experience have found it impossible to keep the singing together during the procession so for the time being we start in silence with the choir starting Stay here and keep watch once they have reached the hall.

The church was full (with people looking for seats and major problems in the car park). Today could be interesting as we always have a lot more people on Good Friday.

[Nick Baty]

Our music list is here.

[JW]

St Thomas, Rainham, Kent:

Entrance Hymn: The Glory Of The Cross (John Ainslie) to ‘When I Survey’ tune.

Procession of Oils: Organ fanfare as each oil processed

Gloria: Mass of St Rita (Bells throughout).

Psalm: Psallite Setting (B-54)
Gospel Acclamation: adapted from psalm setting

During Washing Of Feet : Psallite B-55 A New Commandment

Procession Of Gifts: Ubi Caritas – Taize

Holy Holy, Acclamation (When We Eat This Bread), Amen, Lamb of God: Mass of St Rita

Communion: The Servant King, Graham Kendrick

Procession To Altar Of Repose: Of The Glorious Body Telling with English Tantum Ergo

Adoration: Stay With Me, Remain Here With Me, Taize.

[mcb]

Here's ours.

[Gwyn]

Our Lady & St. Michael's -Abergavenny

Processional - - - Praise to the holiest - - - Gerontius)

Gloria - - - - - - De Angelis

Responsorial - - The blessing cup (ostinato)

Gospel Acclamation - - - Paul Inwood

Offertory - - - Ubi Caritas - - - Bob Hurd

Sanctus: - - - - Missal tone - English

Our Father - - Missal - English

Agnus Dei - - - Lamb of God - - - Abbot Alan Rees

Communion - - Eat this bread - - - Taizé

Processional - - Of the glorious Body (Rhuddlan)

[Terry Quinn]

St John the Baptist, Burnley

Processional Hymn: -------------The word of God, proceeding forth (Tune: Tallis’ Canon)
Glory To God ------------------Belmont Mass – Walker
Responsorial Psalm -------------Setting: Stephen Dean (Collins A Resp. Psalm Book)
Gospel Acclamation -------------Setting: Christopher Walker (Collins A Resp. Psalm Book)
During Washing of Feet ----------Where is love and loving kindness
Preparation Of The Gifts. --------Love is his word - verses 1 to 4
Eucharistic Acclamations. --------1. Peoples Mass – Gregory Murray
------------------------------2. ‘When we eat this bread, etc.’ (Missal Tone)
Pater Noster -------------------Latin plainsong
Communion -------------------Ps. 33.‘Taste and see that the Lord is good.” Led by Cantor
-------------------------------Motet: ‘Ecce panis angelorum’- Alphonse Cary.
Procession to the Altar of Repose-- O Jesus Christ remember & Pange lingua gloriosi.

[dunstan]

Bit late...

Processional: We Should Glory (Rees)
Mass Parts: A Parish Mass (Jones)
Psalm: The Blessing Cup (AGM)
Gospel Acc: A New Commandment
Washing of Feet: Spoken Acclamations
Offertory: Where is Love and Loving Kindness (AGM)
Agnus Dei: St Joseph's Lamb of God (Smith)
Communion Processional: Litany for Breaking of Bread (Inwood, Maundy Thursday Verses)
Communion Thanksgiving: This Is My Body
Procession: Pange Lingua
Watching: Stay with Me (Taizé)

This was our first sung Gloria of the new translation, so an especially joyous entry

[contrabordun]

Even later...

Our Lady and St Kenelm, Halesowen

Processional: Love is his Word, Love is his Way (Connaughton)
Mass Parts: Belmont Mass (Walker) (Gloria), Missal Tones (rest)
Psalm: The Blessing Cup (M.Hodgetts)
Gospel Acc: (a simple chant that's been in the parish longer than I have)
Washing of Feet: Ubi Caritas (arr Bullard)
Communion Antiphon: Tonus Peregrinus
Communion Motet: Ave Verum (Elgar) (last minute substitution for the Byrd, owing to bereavement absences)
Procession: Pange Lingua (Plainsong)