9:00 Anthems – Fall 2023

The following anthems are scheduled for August through December 2023 for the 9:00 a.m. service. They will be sung as the offertory except as indicated. Please plan to arrive by 8:20 a.m. for warm-up in the High School Room (Parish Hall) on anthem Sundays.

August 27: “God Is Our Refuge” by Alan Pote; “Jesus Paid It All” by John T. Grape, arr. by Robert Sterling

September 17:“I Will Sing with the Spirit” by John Rutter; “All Things New” by Elaine Hagenberg

October 1: “Nothing But the Blood of Jesus” by Robert Lowry, arranged by Craig CourtneyOctober 15: “Give Me Jesus” arranged by Molly Ijames
October 22: “Praise to the Lord, the Almighty” arranged by Dan Forrest

November 4: Retreat/Intensive Rehearsal 10:00am – 3:00pm
November 5: “When Memory Fades” by Eric Nelson
November 19: “Let Me Walk with You” arranged by Erik Osiek
November 20 (Monday): Combined Rehearsal 7:00pm – 9:00pm
November 22 (Thanksgiving Eve): See Combined Choir Anthems, below

December 10: “He Will Hold Me Fast” by Matthew Merker, arranged by James Koerts
December 17: “O For a Thousand Tongues to Sing” arranged by Eric Nelson
December 20 (Wednesday): Combined Rehearsal 7:00pm – 9:00pm
December 21 (Thursday): Combined Rehearsal 7:00pm – 9:00pm

11:15 Anthems – Fall 2023

The following anthems are scheduled for August through December for the 11:15 a.m. service. Please plan to arrive by 10:20 a.m. for warm-up and rehearsal every Sunday.

August 20:“Great Is Thy Faithfulness” by William Runyan, arr. by Dan Forrest
August 27: “Come, ye disconsolate, where’er ye languish” (Introit); “If God Be For Us” by Douglas Wagner

September 10: “The Meditations of My Heart” by Elaine Hagenberg
September 17:“Come, ye disconsolate, where’er ye languish” (Introit); “Down in the River to Pray” arranged by Jace Wittig
September 24: Schola – “Laudate Nomen Dominum” by Christopher Tye (Introit);  “How Firm a Foundation” arranged by Craig Courtney; 

October 1: “Shepherd of souls, refresh and bless” (Introit); “My Jesus, I Love Thee” by Adoniram Gordon, arranged by Dan Forrest
October 8: “Shepherd of souls, refresh and bless” (Introit); “Christ Is Our Cornerstone” by Phillip W. J. Stopford
October 15: “My Jesus, I love thee” (Introit); “I Must Tell Jesus” by Elisha Hoffman, arranged by Molly Ijames; Schola – “A New Commandment” by Thomas Tallis
October 22: “My Jesus, I love thee” (Introit); “Glory Be” by Heather Sorenson
October 29: “There is a balm in Gilead” (Introit); “Jesus, the Very Thought of Thee” arranged by Mark Hayes

November 4: Retreat/Intensive Rehearsal 10:00am – 3:00pmNovember 5:“There is a balm in Gilead” (Introit); “A Beautiful Land” by Benjamin David Knoedler
November 12: “My Lord, what a morning” (Introit); “Not Ashamed” arranged by Dan Forrest
November 19: “My Lord, what a morning” (Introit); “A Mighty Fortress Is Our God” arranged by Dan Forrest
November 20 (Monday): Combined Rehearsal 7:00pm – 9:00pm
November 22 (Thanksgiving Eve): See Combined Choir Anthems, below
November 26: Schola – “Gloria” from Mass for Four Voices by William Byrd

December 3: “What a Fellowship” by David M. Cherwien
December 10: “Come Find His Rest” by Erik Dewar, arranged by Dan Forrest
December 17: “Nearer My God to Thee” by Lowell Mason, arranged by Dan Forrest; Schola – “Ave Regina Caelorum” by Giovanni Pierluigi da Palestrina
December 24 (Christmas Eve): See Combined Choir Anthems, below

Combined Choir Anthems – Fall 2023

The choirs will be combining for the 7:00pm Thanksgiving Eve service (November 22; call at 6:00pm) and the 10:00pm Christmas Eve service (December 24; call at 8:45pm)

November 22: “For the beauty of the earth” arranged by Christopher Pardini; “The Lord bless you and keep you” by John Rutter

December 24: 

“In the Bleak Midwinter” arranged by Dan Forrest

“What Cheer?” from 100 Carols for Choirs by William Walton

     Part tracks: SopranoAltoTenorBass

“Sussex Carol” from 100 Carols for Choirs  arranged by David Wilcocks

  “Wexford Carol” from 100 Carols for Choirs  arranged by John Rutter

     Part tracks (Choir 2): SopranoAltoTenorBass

“Rise Up, Shepherd, and Follow” from 100 Carols for Choirs  arranged by John Rutter

   “Alma Redemptoris Mater” by Tomas Luis de Victoria (Schola)

   “Ave Maria” by Robert Parsons (Schola)

   “O Magnum Mysterium” by Thomas Luis de Victoria (Schola)

9:00 Anthems – Spring 2023

The following anthems are scheduled for January through June 2023 for the 9:00 a.m. service. They will be sung as the offertory except as indicated. Please plan to arrive by 8:20 a.m. for warm-up in the High School Room (Parish Hall) on anthem Sundays.

January 8: “More Love to Thee” by Timothy Shaw
January 22: “I Want to Walk as a Child of the Light” by Kathleen Tomerson, arr. by Mark Hayes

February 5: “I Believe” by Mark Miller
February 19: “A Repeating Alleluia” by Calvin Hampton
February 22 (Ash Wednesday): See Combined Choir Anthems, below
February 26: “Still, My Soul, Be Still” by Keith Getty, Kristyn Getty, and Stuart Townend; arranged by James Koerts

March 4: Retreat/Intensive Rehearsal 10:00am – 3:00pm
March 5: “O Love, How Deep, How Broad, How High” by Michael Larkin
March 19: “Healing at the Fountain” by Victor C. Johnson
March 29 – Combined Rehearsal 7:00pm – 9:00pm
March 30 – Combined Rehearsal 7:30pm – 9:00pm

April 2 (Palm Sunday): “Jesus Paid It All” by John T. Grape, arr. by Robert Sterling
April 6 (Maundy Thursday): See Combined Choir Anthems, below
April 7 (Good Friday): See Combined Choir Anthems, below
April 9 (Easter Sunday – 9:00am & 11:15am Services): See Combined Choir Anthems, below
April 30: “I Hear the Words of Love” by Louis Bourgeois, arr. by Josh Sparkman

May 14 (Mother’s Day): “God Is Our Refuge” by Alan Pote
May 28 (Pentecost): “I Will Sing with the Spirit” by John Rutter
June 4 (Trinity Sunday): “We Believe” by Dan Forrest

11:15 Anthems – Spring 2023

The following anthems are scheduled for August through December for the 11:15 a.m. service. Please plan to arrive by 10:20 a.m. for warm-up and rehearsal every Sunday.

January 8: “Just As I Am” by Joseph Martin
January 22: “Be Still” by Mary McDonald
January 29: “Open My Eyes” by K. Lee Scott

February 5: “Lord, thee I love with all my heart” (Introit); “Shalom” Dan Forrest

February 12: “Lord, thee I love with all my heart” (Introit)
February 19: “A Repeating Alleluia” by Calvin Hampton (Introit); “Fairest Lord Jesus” by Charles Forsberg
February 22 (Ash Wednesday): See Combined Choir Anthems, below
February 26: “It Is Well with My Soul” (Introit); “Great Is Thy Faithfulness” by William Runyan, arr. by Dan Forrest, “The Lord Bless You and Keep You” by Peter Lutkin (Choral Benediction)

March 4: Retreat/Intensive Rehearsal 10:00am – 3:00pm
March 5: “It Is Well with My Soul” (Introit); “Greater Love Hath No Man” by John Ireland
March 12: “O Love that will not let me go” (Introit); “Come Home” by Craig Courtney
March 19: “O Love that will not let me go” (Introit); “Amazing Grace” arr. by Keith McCutchen
March 26: “Breathe on me, breath of God” (Introit); “Like as the Hart Desireth the Waterbrooks” by Herbert Howells
March 29 – Combined Rehearsal 7:00pm – 9:00pm
March 30 – Combined Rehearsal 7:30pm – 9:00pmApril 2 (Palm Sunday): “When Jesus wept, the falling tear” by William Billings (Hymnal #715)

April 6 (Maundy Thursday): See Combined Choir Anthems, below
April 7 (Good Friday): See Combined Choir Anthems, below
April 9 (Easter Sunday – 9:00am & 11:15am Services): See Combined Choir Anthems, below
April 30: “Savior, like a shepherd lead us” (Introit); “The Lord is My Shepherd” by Thomas Matthews

May 7: “Savior, like a shepherd lead us” (Introit); “I Want to Walk as a Child of the Light” by Kathleen Tomerson, arr. by Richard Proulx
May 14 (Mother’s Day): “This is my Father’s world” (Introit); “With a Voice of Singing” by Martin Shaw
May 21: “This is my Father’s world” (Introit); “All Things Bright and Beautiful” by John Rutter
May 28 (Pentecost): “Come Holy Ghost, our souls inspire” (Introit); “Grieve Not the Holy Spirit’ by T. Tertius Noble

June 4 (Trinity Sunday): “How Great Thou Art” (Introit); “Draw Us in the Spirit’s Tether” by Harold W. Friedell

TBD: “Festival Te Deum” by Ralph Vaughan Williams
   Part tracks:  Soprano   Alto   Tenor   Bass

Combined Choir Anthems – Spring 2023

The choirs will be combining for the 7:00pm Ash Wednesday service (February 22), the 7:00pm Maundy Thursday service (April 6), the 7:00pm Good Friday service (April 7), and the 9:00am and 11:15am Easter Sunday services (April 9).

February 22 (Ash Wednesday), 7:00pm: Please arrive by 6:00pm for warm-up and rehearsal
“Thou Wilt Keep Him in Perfect Peace” by Samuel Sebastian Wesley
   Part tracks:  Soprano   Alto   Tenor 1   Tenor 2   Bass

April 6 (Maundy Thursday), 7:00pm: Please arrive by 6:00pm for warm-up and rehearsal.
“Ave Verum Corpus” by Camille Saint-Saens
   Part tracks:  Soprano   Alto   Tenor   Bass

“Ubi Caritas” by Maurice Durufle
   Part tracks:  Soprano   Alto    Tenor 1   Tenor 2   Bass 1   Bass 2

April 7 (Good Friday), 7:00pm: Please arrive by 6:00pm for warm-up and rehearsal.
“My Song in the Night” by Paul Christiansen

April 9 (Easter Sunday), 9:00am & 11:15am: Please arrive by 8:20am for warm-up and rehearsal.
“O Christ, Redeemer, Risen Lord” by Steven Van Wye
“Ye Choirs of New Jerusalem” by Charles Villiers Stanford
   Part tracks:  Soprano   Alto   Tenor   Bass