DECEMBER Monday 19 12.30pm 7.30pm Tuesday 20 1.00pm 4.00pm* Queen Elizabeth Hospital Carol Concert BBC WM Carol Service (Boys and Girls voices) Wednesday 21 4.00pm* Thursday 22 Friday 23 5.00pm Saturday 24 5.00pm 11.00pm Verse: Decani Festival of Nine Lessons and Carols (Boys and Men s voices) Christmas Eve Festival of Nine Lessons and Carols (Girls and Men s voices) First Eucharist of Christmas and Blessing of the Crib (Schola Philippi) A tender shoot - Goldschmidt Messe Solennelle - Vierne Midwinter - Chilcott A Spotless Rose - Howells The Lamb - Tavener Sunday 25 Christmas Day Verse: Cantoris Holy Communion Choral Eucharist (Boys and Men s voices) Introit: Puer natus in Bethlehem Scheidt Martin How (Canterbury) Bethlehem Star Bob Chilcott O Christ Redeemer (Tone I) Ding-dong! Merrily on high David Charlesworth De Virgine Maria Carl Rütti Preacher: Bishop David Monday 26 4.00pm Tuesday 27 4.00pm Stephen, deacon, first martyr John, Apostle and Evangelist Wednesday 28 The Holy Innocents 4.00pm Thursday 29 Thomas Becket, archbishop, martyr, 1170 4.00pm Friday 30 4.00pm Saturday 31 John Wyclif, reformer, 1384
JANUARY Sunday 1 Naming and Circumcision of Jesus Verse: Cantoris Sung Eucharist Preacher: Revd Canon John Craig Monday 2 Basil the Great and Gregory of Nazianzus, bishops, teachers of the faith, 379 and 389 Seraphim, monk, spiritual guide, 1833 Vedanayagam Samuel Azariah, bishop, evangelist, 1945 4.00pm Friday 6 7.45pm Epiphany Choral Eucharist (Schola Philippi) Introit: From East to West (iii) Mass of St Henry & St Philip Marcus Huxley Reges Tharsis Palestrina Vidimus stellam (iv) Tria sunt munera - Esquivel Preacher: Canon Missioner Tuesday 3 Saturday 7 Choral Evensong (Sussex Festival Singers) Wednesday 4 11.30am 1.10pm Thursday 5 Holy Communion Sunday 8 Baptism of Christ Verse: Decani Holy Communion & Dean s Farewell Service Choral Eucharist (Schola Philippi) & Dean s Farewell Service Introit: O nata lux - Tallis Mass for Holy Trinity Antony le Fleming Illuminare Jerusalem Ian Schofield Vidimus stellam (iv) All the ends of theworld Boyce Preacher: The Dean Choral Evensong (Men s voices) Responses: Conrad Eden (set 3) Psalms 46, 47 Sheppard (1 st service) When Jesus our Lord Mendelssohn Preacher: Canon Missioner
JANUARY Monday 9 12.30pm 1.10pm Recital: Arthur Bocaneanu (Piano) Birmingham Conservatoire (Suggested donation: 4/ 3 concessions) Friday 13 Hilary, bishop, teacher of the faith, 367 Kentigern (Mungo), missionary bishop, 603 George Fox, founder of the Society of Friends (Quakers), 1691 Choral Evensong (Boys & Men s Voices) Responses: Marcus Huxley Psalm 31 OH 220 (210) Amner (short service) Nos autem gloriari - Palestrina Tuesday 10 William Laud, archbishop, 1645 Choral Evensong (Men s Voices) Preces: Tallis Psalms 23, 24 Magnificat: Marcus Huxley (falso bordone) Lo! That is a Marvellous Change Philip Moore Wednesday 11 Mary Slessor, Missionary, 1915 Choral Evensong (Boys Voices) Preces: plainsong & Stone Psalm 26 Nunc dimittis: Marcus Huxley in A flat A New Year Carol - Britten Thursday 12 Aelred, abbot, 1167 Benedict, bishop, scholar, 689 1.10pm Wholeness and Healing Service Saturday 14 Sunday 15 Second Sunday of Epiphany Verse: Cantoris 9.0am Holy Communion Choral Communion (Girls & Men s Voices) Introit: O magnum mysterium - Poulenc Missa Euge Bone - Tye I waited for the Lord - Mendelssohn Dicit Dominus (vi) Tu es Petrus - Palestrina Choral Evensong (Boys & Men s Voices) Responses: Marcus Huxley Psalm 96 Gibbons (2 nd service) See! See! The Word is incarnate - Gibbons
JANURY Monday 16 12.30pm Friday 20 Richard Rolle, spiritual writer, 1349 Choral Evensong (Boys & Men s Voices) Responses: Philip Moore Psalms 46, 47 Harris in A Sing, O heavens - Amner Tuesday 17 Antony of Egypt, hermit, abbot, 356 Charles Gore, bishop, founder of the Community of the Resurrection, 1932 Shorter Choral Evensong (Girls & Men s Voices) Preces: Smith & Farmer Psalm 39 OH 220 (210) Nunc dimittis: Tye Praise our Lord, all ye gentiles - Byrd (Week of prayer for Christian Unity 18-25 th Jan) Wednesday 18 Amy Carmichael, founder of the Dohnavur Fellowship, spiritual writer, 1951 1.10pm Choral Communion (St Philip s Singers) Sparrow Mass - Mozart And the glory of the Lord - Handel Hymn 56 (omit v 4) Shorter Choral Evensong (Boys Voices) Preces: plainsong & Marcus Huxley (Shirley) Psalm 41 Magnificat: Malcolm Archer (Salisbury) Out of the orient crystal skies - Byrd Saturday 21 Agnes, child martyr, 304 ( 24 Hours of Prayer at St Chad s Cathedral) Sunday 22 Third Sunday of Epiphany Verse: Decani Holy Communion Choral Eucharist with Healing (Boys & Men s Voices) Introit: Ubi caritas - Duruflé Mass for Five Voices - Byrd Hide not thou thy face Farrant Ubi caritas/simul ergo What joy so true? - Weelkes Preacher: Revd Canon Rob Morris Choral Evensong (Girls & Men s Voices) Responses: Sanders Psalm 33 Howells (Worcester) O pray for the peace of Jerusalem Howells Thursday 19 Wulfstan, bishop, 1095
JANUARY Monday 23 1.10 pm Recital: Inventus Wind Quintet, Birmingham Conservatoire Friday 27 4.00pm 7.45pm A Ceremony of Carols (Boys, girls and men s voices) Tuesday 24 Francis de Sales, bishop, teacher of the faith, 1622 Shorter Choral Evensong (Men s Voices) Preces: plainsong Psalms 57, 58 Nunc dimittis: Marcus Huxley (falso bordone) Behold! How good and joyful S Wesley Wednesday 25 Conversion of Paul Shorter Choral Evensong (Boys Voices) Preces: plainsong & Stone Psalm 119.41-56 OH 216 Magnificat: Humphrey Clucas in A flat The Gentiles shall come - Greene Saturday 28 Thomas Aquinas, priest, philosopher, teacher of the faith, 1274 Sunday 29 Fourth Sunday of Epiphany Verse: Cantoris Holy Communion Choral Eucharist (Men s Voices) Introit: I hunger & I thirst arr Marcus Huxley Mass for Four Voices - Byrd Thy mercy, Jehovah Marcello Mirabantur omnes (vii) O magnum mysterium - Morales Preacher: Revd Canon John Craig Choral Evensong (RSCM Come and Sing Choir) (Cathedral Choir sings Compline & Ceremony of Carols at St Peter s Hall Green) Thursday 26 Timothy and Titus, companions of Paul
JANUARY Monday 30 Charles, king and martyr, 1649. 12.30pm Tuesday 31 John Bosco, priest, founder of the Salesian Teaching Order, 1888 Shorter Choral Evensong (Girls Voices) Preces: Darke Psalm 77 Nunc dimittis:burgon Bethlehem Down Peter Warlock FEBRUARY Wednesday 1 Brigid, abbess, c.525 8.45am Morning Prayer - attended by Anglican and Roman Catholic Bishops Shorter Choral Evensong of Candlemas (Boys Voices) Preces: Noon & Marcus Huxley (Shirley) Psalm 118 OH 33 (1,4,7) Nunc dimittis: Marcus Huxley (ASB) O Light everlasting A W Wilson Thursday 2 Presentation of Christ in the Temple (Candlemas) 7.45pm Choral Eucharist (Schola Philippi) Introit: Christ is the world s true light arr J S Bach Missa Præter Rerum Seriem - Rore When to the temple Eccard Responsum accepit (viii) Nunc dimittis: Josquin des Prez Friday 3 Anskar, archbishop, missionary, 865 Choral Evensong (Boys & Men s Voices) Responses: Marcus Huxley Psalms 82, 83 Morley (1 st service) Ite in orbem (a 5) Clemens non Papa Saturday 4 Gilbert, founder of the Gilbertine Order, 1189 Readers Licensing Service Sunday 5 Fourth Sunday before Lent Verse: Decani Holy Communion Choral Eucharist (Girls & Men s Voices) Introit: Lord, for thy tender mercies sake ascr Hilton Missa Brevis Grayston Ives Oculus non vidit Daniel Rollisson Mirabantur omnes (vii) The Light of the World Andrew Carter Preacher: Revd Tim Hughes Choral Evensong & Commemoration of HM The Queen s 65 th Anniversary of Accession (Boys & Men s Voices) Responses: Moore Psalms 20, 101, 121 Murrill in E I was glad - Parry Te Deum: Stanford in B flat Preacher: Revd Canon Catherine Grylls
FEBRUARY Monday 6 Accession of HM The Queen 1952 12.30pm Friday 10 Choral Evensong (Boys & Men s Voices) Responses: Bernard Rose Psalm 101 Walmisley in D minor Be God for us - Schütz Tuesday 7 Shorter Choral Evensong (Girls & Men s Voices) Preces: Sanders Psalm 91 Magnificat: Blair in B minor These Three Richard Rodney Bennett Saturday 11 Sunday 12 Third Sunday before Lent Verse: Cantoris Holy Communion Wednesday 8 Morning Prayer Darke in E Ave verum corpus - Elgar Hymn 463 Shorter Choral Evensong (Boys Voices) Preces: Noon & Marcus Huxley (Shirley) Psalm 94 Magnificat: Noon (2 nd service) With my whole heart S S Wesley Choral Eucharist (Boys & Men s Voices) Introit: Teach me, O Lord - Attwood Cantus Missæ - Rheinberger Beati quorum via - Stanford Illumina faciem (i) Ave verum corpus - Byrd Preacher: Revd Elaine King Choral Evensong (Girls & Men s Voices) Responses: Moore Psalms 7, 13 Antony le Fleming Praise the Lord, O my soul - Rutter Preacher: Revd Canon John Craig Thursday 9
FEBRUARY Monday 13 12.30pm Tuesday 14 Cyril & Methodius, Missionaries Shorter Choral Evensong (Girls Voices) Preces: David Lumsden Psalm 107.1-22 Magnificat: Marcus Huxley (Shirley) Like as we do put Ch Wesley Wednesday 15 Morning Prayer Shorter Choral Evensong (Boys & Men s Voices) Preces: Marcus Huxley Psalms 108, 109 Nunc dimittis: Hooper (verse service) O how glorious Robert White Thursday 16 Friday 17 Saturday 18 Janani Luwum, Martyr Choral Evensong (Boys & Men s Voices) Responses: Tomkins & Sheppard Psalms 116, 117 Tomkins (5th service) Bring us, O Lord God - Harris Sunday 19 Second Sunday before Lent Verse: Decani Holy Communion Sung Eucharist Monday 20 12.30pm Tuesday 21 Wednesday 22 Morning Prayer Thursday 23 Friday 24 Saturday 25 Readers Licensing Service Sunday 26 Sunday next before Lent Verse: Cantoris Holy Communion Sung Eucharist