Parish News and Events

A brief overview of my sabbatical experiences in the U.K.

I'm writing this from my rooms at St. John's College, Cambridge, where I have spent the past three, blissful days. Today was Ascension Day, but I'm getting ahead of myself.

The Choir of All Saints Worcester, and the Rev. Mike Dangelo joined us to create another memorable Candlemas. Listen to some of the musical highlights, and read a transcript of Fr. Dangelo's homily.

"...the painting depicts, in late medieval sensibilities the Angel Gabriel kneeling before the Blessed Virgin. In his hand an olive branch and faintly in the golden paint the words in a direct line from Gabriel's mouth 'Ave Maria gratia plena dominvs tecvm:' Hail, Mary full of grace the Lord is with you. And Mary, somewhere between fear and incredulity is turned away from the angel, caught in an eternal wince."

The Sunday of the Passion: Palm Sunday, April 14

• 7:30 a.m. Morning Prayer
• 8 a.m. Low Mass & Blessing of the Palms
• 10 a.m. The Liturgy of the Palms, Solemn Procession & Solemn Mass

Wednesday in Holy Week, April 17

• 10 a.m. Low Mass

Maundy Thursday, April 18

• 7 p.m. The Liturgy of the Day & Solemn Mass  Including the Washing of Feet, Solemn Procession of the Blessed Sacrament, & Stripping of the Altar.  An All-Night Vigil is kept at the Altar of Repose.

Setting: Armenian Mass – Andrew Sheranian

Good Friday, April 19

• 7 p.m.  The Liturgy of the Day & Mass of the Pre-Sanctified  Including the Solemn Collects & Veneration of the Cross

The Passion according to St. John – Tomás Luis de Victoria

Easter Eve, April 20

• 7 p.m. The Great Vigil of Easter and Solemn Mass  The Lighting of the Pascal Candle, the Pascal Vigil, Renewal of Baptismal Vows, and First Mass of Easter

 
The congregation is invited to bring bells

December 23 @ 4PM
At All Saints, Ashmont

Works of Rutter, Sowerby, Stopford, Willan, Praetorius, Rachmaninoff, Dove, Darke, Moore, and more.

The Choir of Men and Boys
Andrew Sheranian, Organist and Master of Choristers

Save the date!

William Porter played a recital at Harvard University's Memorial Church to benefit All Saints' Skinner Organ restoration project on Sunday, 21 September. Over $17,750.00 in contributions was received as a result of the recital to directly benefit the ongoing restoration and installation of Skinner Organ, Opus 708.

Having reached our minimum Capital Campaign goal of $500,000 in pledges and gifts just about a year ago, the Campaign has shifted into the "maintenance" phase, during which we continue to collect and log payments made by pledgers. On the one hand, this is rather mechanical and dry accounting work.

December 2013 saw the 150th anniversary of Ralph Adam Cram's birth. A small committee organized a weekend celebration of this seminal figure of 20th century architecture, Friday & Saturday, 13 & 14 December 2013.