Announcements
NEW CHRISTMAS SONG
Starting on September 18, when rehearsal time allows it, we will learn a new song for Christmas: "See Amid the Winter's Snow". It's not newly-composed, but it is unfamiliar to a lot of Americans.
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It is available for download on the sheet music library page, but I will have printed copies available for you at practice, as usual.
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You can listen to a partial recording here. ​
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I have in mind for this song to be sung at offertory during Christmas Masses and for the entrance on the following Sunday, the Feast of the Holy Family.
NEW ARTICLE POSTED IN THE "ARTICLES" SECTION
Article in America Magazine: here.
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America asked two contributors, Rachel Lu and Matthew Cortese, S.J., to reflect on the following question: How can we make the liturgy more reverent? Informed by their own experiences of Mass in various traditions and inflections, as well as church documents from the Second Vatican Council and Popes Benedict XVI and Francis, both then shared their reflections with one another. What follows is their conversation.
TRANSITUS ON OCTOBER 3
On Thursday, October 3 at 7:00 p.m. our parish will celebrate the Transitus of St. Francis, as is the custom in Franciscan religious communities.
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A pdf file of the booklet is available for download below. It's the same as what we used last year. Printed booklets will be available to you at the warmup.
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There is no choir practice on Wednesday, October 2 as encouragement to attend the Transitus service. The music is mostly familiar, and it is all easy. Warmup will begin at 6:30 p.m. in the upstairs hall.
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Please RSVP on the choir app if you plan to sing.
NEW WORKSHOP POSTED IN THE "HELP WITH CHANT" SECTION
This link (here) will take you to a page with a 37-minute video and pdf resources for an introductory-level workshop about singing Gregorian chant. This is an excellent beginner-level tutorial for how to read chant notation and sing Gregorian chant.