Sunday 19th January 2020, Sung Mass at 11am. Our Celebrant and Preacher is Fr Dominic Cyrus, Vice-Principal of South West Ministry Training Course. Hymns: 55: 294: 467. Setting: Missa Sancti Nicolai, by Nicholson. Motet: The Lamb, by Tavener – Jesus is the Lamb of God. On this Sunday in 2016 we remembered…
The next monthly Parish Lunch is arranged for 12 noon on Thursday 23rd January taking place at Exeter College’s @34 Restaurant. All are welcome at these friendly social gatherings over a first rate Lunch served for £10 or less. Please sign up in advance with your menu choices on the lists…
Sunday 26th January 2020, Sung Mass at 11am, with Celebrant Fr Nigel Guthrie and Preacher Reader Howard Friend. The Gospel Reading is the Call of the first Disciples of Jesus. Hymns: 36: 302: 57. Setting: Mass in F, by Charles Wood (rather than Darke). Motet: Sicut Cervus, by Palestrina –…
The important Feast of Candlemas, or the Presentation of Christ in the Temple, takes place 40 days after Christmas (2nd Feb). And this year we celebrate it on Sunday 2nd February, with Sung Mass in the morning at 11am and Evensong & Benediction in the evening at 6pm. Visitors are…
The Bountiful Table is held on the first Sunday of each month after 11am Sung Mass, at about 12noon – Sunday 2nd February – Candlemas. (No Bountiful Table in January.) An opportunity to bring and buy Baking, Preserves & Produce. while sharing a cup of Tea or Coffee and friendly conversation…
February this year starts with Candlemas and ends with Ash Wednesday on the 26th starting Lent; there’s plenty of good Liturgy and Music to celebrate and enjoy as we follow mainly the Gospel of St Matthew in Year A of he Lectionary. Sun 2 Feb, Candlemas. 11am Sung Mass. Hymns 439,…
Sunday 12th January, our Sung Mass at 11am celebrates the Baptism of Jesus in the River Jordan by John the Baptist. Come and sing the Plainsong Propers and 3 splendid hymns – 56: 495: 58. Setting: Missa l’Hora passa, by Viadana. Motet: Guided by a shining star, by Graham Keitch (instead…
The first major Festival of 2020, the Feast of the Epiphany or the Manifestation of Christ to the Gentiles (as the Book of Common Prayer has it), will be celebrated on Sunday 5th January. Mass will be sung at 11am and there will be Choral Evensong & Benediction at 6pm as…
As we approach the end of 2019, on Sunday 29th December we have Sung Mass at 11am remembering the Holy Family and their Flight into Egypt because of the envy & self-interest of Herod. Our celebrant and preacher once again is our friend Fr Dominic Cyrus and we thank him…
Please join us on Christmas Day morning at 10.30am (half an hour earlier than usual – Turkey time!) for Sung Mass and Prayers at the Crib, as we greet the Baby Jesus. All are welcome at St Michael’s. Our Celebrant & preacher is Fr Dominic Cyrus. Music – Hymns: 24 :…
Visitor or regular, you will be most welcome to join us at 11pm on Christmas Eve as the Choir sings Carols, or at 11.30pm for the start of our joyful Midnight Mass of the Nativity of our Lord Jesus Christ. Sung Mass and Blessing of the Crib, by candlelight, with…
Sunday 22nd December at 11am, Sung Mass. As we light the 4th Candle on the Advent Wreath, the Readings, Hymns and choir music direct our thoughts to Mary. The Celebrant & Preacher will be Fr Dominic Cyrus. Music is Hymns 21: 57: 186. Missa Brevissima, by Casciolini. Ave Maria, by Arcadelt. Music…
Sunday 15th December at 6pm at St David’s Church, up St David’s Hill, there will be a traditional Carol Service of Readings, Poems, and Choir & Congregational Carols. All are welcome to this inspiring celebration of the Christmas Story of the Birth of Jesus, with Seasonal Refreshments afterwards. ...
The 3rd Sunday of Advent is known as Gaudete Sunday, from the Introit words “Rejoice in the Lord alway”, and the rose candle of the Advent wreath is lit. The Liturgical colour is ROSE RED for which we have a special set of Vestments. We sing Mass in Phrygian Mode by…
Friday 13th December at 7pm. we are delighted to welcome again Exeter’s Swedish community & choir for their Celebrations of St Lucia Day. This traditional pre-Christmas Festival will involve a Singing Procession with Candles, with special customs and saffron buns, bringing light to the darkest time of the year. All are welcome…
The Advent Procession is on Sunday 8th December at 6pm. Prayers, Readings, Hymns, Carols and Candles illuminate the plainsong Great O Antiphons, which we also hear in the Advent Hymn “O come, O come Emmanuel”, and culminate in a choral setting of the Magnificat. The final hymn is “Lo, he…