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Evensong
April 3, 2022 @ 5:00 pm
On Sunday, April 3, the Adult Choir will present a service of choral evensong. Music will include the Evening Canticles in D by Herbert Brewer, Preces and Responses by Richard Shephard, and the anthems Teach Me Thy Way, O Lord by William Fox, and Peace I Leave You by Amy Beach. Gwen Catchen will play works by Johann Pachelbel and John Eggert.
As part of our continuing safeguards during the pandemic, the choir will sing wearing masks. A reception will be held in Room 325 after the service. Evensong, like all forms of liturgical worship, has elements of drama and ritual that nourish the spiritual life of all of us. It is based entirely on elements of Holy scripture and it is scripted according to a long history, originating in Judaic and early Christian evening worship. Evensong is traditionally mostly sung by a choir, with the full congregation participating throughout in thoughtful prayer, allowing the music to touch us and to draw us closer to the presence of God.
As part of our continuing safeguards during the pandemic, the choir will sing wearing masks. A reception will be held in Room 325 after the service. Evensong, like all forms of liturgical worship, has elements of drama and ritual that nourish the spiritual life of all of us. It is based entirely on elements of Holy scripture and it is scripted according to a long history, originating in Judaic and early Christian evening worship. Evensong is traditionally mostly sung by a choir, with the full congregation participating throughout in thoughtful prayer, allowing the music to touch us and to draw us closer to the presence of God.
