THE TEMPLE CHURCH Regular Services and Special Events February 2019

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1 THE TEMPLE CHURCH Regular Services and Special Events February 2019 Wednesday 6 February, 5.30pm CHORAL EVENSONG IN HONOUR OF THE ACCESSION OF HM THE QUEEN, 6 February 1952 Including extracts from the broadcast of HRH Princess Elizabeth on her 21 st Birthday, 1947, in which she dedicated herself to the lifelong service of her peoples. Wednesday 13 February, 5.30pm CHORAL EVENSONG ON THE EVE OF ST VALENTINE S DAY Including: If you love me (Tallis), I was glad (Parry), Zadok the Priest (Handel), Gaelic Blessing (Rutter), Toccata (Widor) Readings: Set me as a seal upon your heart, Faith, hope and charity Wednesday 20 February, 5.30pm CHORAL EVENSONG IN HONOUR OF GEORGE HERBERT, POET AND PRIEST, died 1 March 1633 Author of Rise heart, thy Lord is risen and more of the greatest of 17 th century poems. Music to include settings and readings of some of Herbert s greatest poems: Let all the world and Love bade me welcome (Vaughan Williams), Teach me, my God and King (Sandys), and others Wednesday 27 February, 5.30pm CHORAL EVENSONG IN HONOUR OF ST DAVID S DAY (1 March) 1

2 2 REGULAR SERVICES AND EVENTS SUNDAY 8.30 a.m. HOLY COMMUNION (said) a.m. CHORAL MATTINS SUNDAY SCHOOL Children are most welcome to the Church s Sunday School which meets in the vestry. For more information please contact Liz Clarke, , liz@templechurch.com. TUESDAY TO FRIDAY 9.00 a.m a.m. MORNING PRAYER (said) WEDNESDAY 1.15 p.m p.m. ORGAN RECITAL The 2019 series of Wednesday Lunchtime Recitals continues with recitals by Greg Morris (6 February), Peter King (13 February) and Charles Andrews (27 February). For full information about future recitals please refer to You are welcome to bring sandwiches to eat in the Round during the recital. THURSDAY 1.15 p.m. HOLY COMMUNION (said) ********** SPECIAL CONCERT THURSDAY 28 FEBRUARY 2019, 7.30 p.m. THE TEMPLE CHURCH YOUTH CHOIR Programme to include: O quam gloriosum est Regnum, Victoria Four Motets, Duruflé Hear my Prayer, Mendelssohn They that go down to the Sea in Ships, Sumsion Listen sweet Dove, Ives Give unto the Lord, Elgar Tickets 10 For more information and to book

3 TEMPLE CHURCH DIARY: SPECIAL EVENTS FEBRUARY Wednesday 6 February, 5.30 p.m. Wednesday 13 February, 5.30 p.m. Wednesday 20 Febuary, 5.30 p.m. Wednesday 27 February, 5.30 p.m. Thursday 28 February, 5.30 p.m. MARCH Wednesday 6 March, 5.30 p.m. Wednesday 13 March, 5.30 p.m. Wednesday 20 March, 5.30 p.m. CHORAL EVENSONG IN HONOUR OF THE ACCESSION OF HM THE QUEEN 6 February 1952 Including music from The Queen s Wedding and Coronation. CHORAL EVENSONG ON THE EVE OF ST VALENTINE S DAY Including: If you love me (Tallis), I was glad (Parry), Zadok the Priest (Handel), Gaelic Blessing (Rutter), Toccata (Widor) Readings: Set me as a seal upon your heart, Faith, hope and charity CHORAL EVENSONG IN HONOUR OF GEORGE HERBERT, POET AND PRIEST, died 1 March 1633 Author of Rise, heart, thy Lord is risen and more of the greatest of 17 th century poems. Including settings and readings of some of Herbert s greatest poems: Let all the world and Love bade me welcome (Vaughan Williams), Teach me, my God and King (Sandys), and others. CHORAL EVENSONG IN HONOUR OF ST DAVID S DAY (1 March) CONCERT: THE TEMPLE CHURCH YOUTH CHOIR For more information and to book: or CHORAL EVENSONG: Ash Wednesday Music to include: Misere (Allegri) CHORAL EVENSONG: Sung by the Bar Choral Society. CHORAL EVENSONG: For St Patrick s Day 3

4 APRIL Wednesday 3 April, 5.30 p.m. Wednesday 10 April, 5.30 p.m. Sunday 14 April, a.m. Wednesday 17 April, 5.30 p.m. Thursday 18 April, 1.15 p.m. Maundy Thursday Friday 19 April, a.m. Good Friday Saturday 20 April, 8.00 p.m. Holy Saturday Sunday 21 April, a.m. Easter Sunday MAY Wednesday 1 May, 5.30 p.m. Wednesday 22 May, 5.30 p.m. JUNE Wednesday 12 June, 5.30 p.m. CHORAL EVENSONG followed by Talk and Book Launch, Comparative Religious Law: Judaism, Christianity, Islam, by Professor Norman Doe, Cardiff University. All welcome. A PASSIONTIDE SEQUENCE: THE STORY OF HOLY WEEK in music and readings. CHORAL MATTINS: PALM SUNDAY CHORAL EVENSONG FOR HOLY WEEK CHORAL COMMUNION: THE LAST SUPPER The Choirmen of the Temple Church. CHORAL MATTINS: THE CRUCIFIXION The Temple Church Choir. EASTER VIGIL AND FIRST COMMUNION OF EASTER: THE EASTER FIRE The Temple Singers. CHORAL COMMUNION: WHY SEEK YE THE LIVING AMONG THE DEAD? The Temple Church Choir. EASTER CAROL SERVICE Music: Five Mystical Songs (Vaughan Williams) CHORAL EVENSONG IN HONOUR OF WILLIAM MARSHAL, hero of Magna Carta, buried in the Temple Church, 20 May CHORAL EVENSONG followed by Talk by the Master of the Temple on the History of the Temple Church. All welcome. 4

5 SUNDAY 3 FEBRUARY FEBRUARY a.m. HOLY COMMUNION (said) The Presentation of Christ in the Temple a.m. BAPTISM William Edward Anthony Heaton a.m. CHORAL MATTINS Organ Prelude Prière à Notre Dame (Boëllmann) Introit Tota Pulcra est (Duruflé) Responses (Tomkins) Psalm , st Lesson Malachi Te Deum (Haydn) 2nd Lesson Luke Jubilate (Ashton Thomas) Anthem When to the Temple Mary went (Eccard) Preacher The Reader Organ Voluntary Contrapunctus 1 from The Art of Fugue (J. S. Bach) p.m. BAPTISM Zachary Arthur Logan Martin 2.00 p.m. BAPTISM Clara Chakli Keay WEDNESDAY 6 FEBRUARY 1.15 p.m. ORGAN RECITAL Greg Morris, Temple Church 5.30 p.m. CHORAL EVENSONG in Honour of the Accession of HM The Queen, 6 February 1952 Organ Prelude Rhosymedre (Vaughan Williams) Introit O taste and see (Vaughan Williams) Responses (Radcliffe) Psalm 101 1st Lesson Joshua Magnificat in D (Brewer) 2nd Lesson Matthew Nunc Dimittis in D (Brewer) Anthem Zadok the Priest (Handel) Organ Voluntary Imperial March (Elgar) 5

6 THURSDAY 7 FEBRUARY 1.15 p.m. HOLY COMMUNION (said) SUNDAY 10 FEBRUARY 8.30 a.m. HOLY COMMUNION (said) The Fifth Sunday after the Epiphany a.m. CHORAL MATTINS Organ Prelude Andante religioso from Sonata IV in B flat major (Mendelssohn) Introit Unity (Ashton Thomas) Responses (Tomkins) Psalm 3 1st Lesson Verses from Wisdom Te Deum (Ireland in F) 2nd Lesson Acts Jubilate (Ireland in F) Anthem Richte mich, Gott (Mendelssohn) Preacher The Master Organ Voluntary Prelude and Fugue in C minor (Mendelssohn) p.m. BAPTISM Frederick Thomas James Wilding WEDNESDAY 13 FEBRUARY 1.15 p.m. ORGAN RECITAL Peter King, Organist Emeritus, Bath Abbey 5.30 p.m. CHORAL EVENSONG on the Eve of St Valentine s Day Organ Prelude Jesu, joy of man s desiring (J. S. Bach) Introit If ye love me (Tallis) Psalm I was glad (Parry) 1st Lesson Song of Solomon , Magnificat (Purcell in G minor) 2nd Lesson 1 Corinthians 13 Nunc Dimittis (Purcell in G minor) Anthem Zadok the Priest (Handel) Blessing The Lord bless you and keep you (Rutter) Organ Voluntary Toccata (Widor) 6

7 THURSDAY 14 FEBRUARY 1.15 p.m. HOLY COMMUNION (said) SATURDAY 16 FEBRUARY 3.00 p.m. WEDDING Samuel Edis and Charlotte McCann SUNDAY 17 FEBRUARY Septuagesima 8.30 a.m. HOLY COMMUNION (said) a.m. CHORAL MATTINS, Men s Voices Organ Prelude 6 Variations on Mein junges leben hat ein end (Sweelinck) Introit Exsultate justi (Viadana) Responses (Byrd) Psalm 7 1st Lesson Jeremiah , Te Deum (Anerio) 2nd Lesson Acts 6 Jubilate (Hassler) Anthem Sitivit Anima mea (Martin) Preacher The Reader Organ Voluntary Allegro from Trio Sonata II in C minor (J. S. Bach) WEDNESDAY 20 FEBRUARY 1.15 p.m. ORGAN RECITAL 5.30 p.m. CHORAL EVENSONG in Honour of George Herbert, Poet and Priest, died 1 March 1633 Organ Prelude Folk Tune (Whitlock) Introit Come my Way, my Truth, my Life (Vaughan Williams) Responses (Smith) Psalm 60 1st Lesson 1 Samuel Magnificat Second Service (Byrd) 2nd Lesson Verses from Colossians 1 Nunc Dimittis Second Service (Byrd) Anthem Antiphon (Britten) Organ Voluntary Allegretto (Whitlock) 7

8 THURSDAY 21 FEBRUARY 1.15 p.m. HOLY COMMUNION (said) SUNDAY 24 FEBRUARY Matthias the Apostle 8.30 a.m. HOLY COMMUNION (said) a.m. CHORAL COMMUNION Organ Prelude Prelude in C minor (Rheinberger) Introit Tota Pulcra es Maria (Duruflé) Mass Mass in E flat (Rheinberger) For the Epistle Acts Gradual Psalm Gospel Matthew Credo (Merbecke) Preacher The Master Organ Voluntary Fugue in A minor (J. S. Bach) WEDNESDAY 27 FEBRUARY a.m. ORGAN RECITAL Charles Andrews, London 5.30 p.m. CHORAL EVENSONG for St David s Day Organ Prelude Largo from Trio Sonata II in C minor (J. S. Bach) Responses (Tomkins) Psalm 15 1st Lesson Isaiah Magnificat Fifth Service (Tomkins) 2nd Lesson Verses from Acts Nunc Dimittis Fifth Service (Tomkins) Organ Voluntary Vivace from Trio Sonata II in C minor (J. S. Bach) 8

9 THURSDAY 28 FEBRUARY 1.15 p.m. HOLY COMMUNION (said) 7.30 p.m. CONCERT: THE TEMPLE CHURCH YOUTH CHOIR Programme to include: O quam gloriosum (Victoria); Four Motets (Duruflé), They that go down to the Sea in Ships (Sumsion), Listen sweet Dove (Ives), Hear my Prayer (Mendelssohn), Give unto the Lord (Elgar). Tickets 10 For more information and to book: ************************************* SPECIAL EVENT Wednesday 27 February 5.00 p.m p.m. BBC Radio 3 In Tune The Temple Church Choristers will be singing live. 9

10 CHURCH INFORMATION Address for all Correspondence The Temple Church Office 1 Inner Temple Lane Temple EC4Y 1AF The Master The Reader The Administrator The Verger The Choir The Revd Robin Griffith-Jones Tel: master@templechurch.com The Revd Mark Hatcher Tel: reader@templechurch.com Catherine de Satgé Tel: catherine@templechurch.com Matthew Power Tel: verger@templechurch.com Further information about the choir and scholarships for choristers is available from: The Director of Music, Roger Sayer Associate Organist, Greg Morris Tel: Fax: Music Administrator, Liz Clarke Tel: liz@templechurch.com The choristers singing-teachers are Anita Morrison and Michael Jamieson-Smith. Concerts and other Events Finance and Box Office Manager: Carol Butler Tel: Events and Marketing Assistant: Poppy Damazer Tel: poppy@templechurch.com 10

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