6.00 pm | Mass: Feast of the Visitation of the Blessed Virgin Mary (BVM) celebrates Mary’s visit to her pregnant cousin, Elizabeth. This encounter features Elizabeth’s Spirit-led greeting and Mary’s joyful song, the Magnificat. Anglo-Catholics view this festival as a profound model of charity and devotion. Image: Philippe de Champaigne, via Wikimedia Commons ...…
7.30pm Sung Mass with Procession around Mount Dinham and Benediction. The Feast of Corpus Christi honours the institution of the Holy Eucharist. At St Michael’s, as part of the High Mass, a canopy or “chuppa” is used to process the Blessed Sacrament from the church around Mount Dinham, lead by the Crucifer.…
11am Sung Mass - followed by refreshments. Celebrant: The Revd. Keith Feltham. Music Mass setting: Casciolini – Mass in A Minor. Anthem: A. Musson – Spiritus Sancte. Pentecost, often known as Whitsunday, is one of the highest feast days of the liturgical year. It celebrates the descent of the Holy Spirit upon the Apostles. ... Read…
We warmly welcome Canon James Mustard to preach for us this evening, for High Mass, starting at 7:30pm. James has been Canon Precentor at Exeter Cathedral since 2018 where he has a special responsibility for the worship and liturgy. Music for this evening’s Mass: Setting: Mass in C and F (Stanford) Motet: Te Deum…
Starting at 7:00pm, as the sun sets on Mount Dinham, join us for Choral Evensong followed by a wonderfully engaging talk by Timothy E. Popple, from his new book “Evensong – Notes from the Choir”. REGISTER HERE NOW for this free event! Fr Nigel and the community of St. Michael’s are delighted…
This “Come & Sing” Vespers is at 18:30 on Saturday 31st May on the eve of the feast of St. Wite. The service is at the Church of St. Candida and Holy Cross, in Whitchurch Canonicorum, Dorset, and led by Fr Steven Martin. This is a Come and Sing event and…
We are thrilled to announce that Rogation Sunday this year is supported by the British Pilgrimage Trust who are enriching our celebrations from the Sung Mass with Procession on Mount Dinham to the splendid shared lunch for the community. “Walking is for your body, Pilgrimage is for your Soul..” We welcome members…
A Requiem Mass at 19:30 will be held at St Michael’s for the Soul of Peter Charles Allsop, dearly beloved friend and musician of St. Michael & All Angels. All are welcome to attend. Setting: Requiem Mass in A Minor, Claudio Casciolini Motet: God be in my Head, Walford Davies His Funeral Service…
The Devon Ukrainian Association warmly invites the wider community to attend this Orthodox Easter Service of Paschal Vespers from 14:00 – 16:00, (transferred from 23:00); a reflective evening prayer service marking the close of Easter day. Paschal Vespers will be offered by Father Achilles, a clergyman of the Kyiv Metropolis of the Orthodox Church…
The Devon Ukrainian Association warmly invites the wider community to attend this Orthodox Easter Service of Divine Liturgy from 14:00 – 16:00, in a joyful and sacred celebration of the Resurrection. This service will be celebrated by Father Achilles, a clergyman of the Kyiv Metropolis of the Orthodox Church of Ukraine, under the…
The ancient service of Tenebrae is held at 20:00 on Good Friday in Holy Week. The Choir sings a Renaissance setting of the Lamentations of Jeremiah, by Orlando de Lassus and Tomas Luis de Victoria, from the West Gallery. The candle light is diminished in the nave as Psalms are sung…
The ancient service of Vespers is held by candlelight. This service is the Evening Office and its character is one of thanksgiving. Beginning with the Angelus at 18:00, the Evening Office of Vespers is sung with plainsong psalms, hymns, the Magnificat and prayers. Read more about Vespers here.. This meditative service is also streamed live from…