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This mass is for the installation of our new priest.   Entrance: Gather As One (McKenna) AOV NG 48 Psalm: refrain of “Bless the Lord” (Barr)  AOV NG 12 Gifts: Come to the Water (Foley) Communion: One Body (O’Brien/Watts) AOV … Continue reading →

Entrance: We Three Kings Psalm: O Come all Ye Faithful – refrain only “O come let us us adore him” before and after psalm Gifts: The First Noel Communion: What Child is This? Once in Royal David’s City Recessional: Joy … Continue reading →

My blogging has recently been limited by illness, work and trying to find a way to present this blog to corporations in a way that won’t lead to it being shut down.   Kate Keefe has generously put the music that … Continue reading →

This is the music chosen by the liturgy team for this weekend: Entrance: Christ Be Our Light (Farrell) AOV 2/3 Psalm: To You O God I Lift Up My Soul  (Hurd) AOV 2/14 Gifts: Holy Darkness (Schutte) AOV 2/24 Communion: Blessed … Continue reading →

This is a farewell mass for our much loved and long serving (& suffering) priest and so we have included songs he likes! Entrance: Prepare Ye the Way of the Lord (from Godspell) Psalm: Springs of Salvation (Fr Frank Andersen) … Continue reading →

These are the songs we will be doing this week, chosen by the liturgy team for this week: Entrance: Gather As One (Mckenna) AOV NG 48 Psalm: To You O God I Lift Up My Soul (Hurd) AOV 2/14 Gifts: … Continue reading →

This is a wonderful advent song written by Maggi Dawn.  I found it in a collection called “Songs of Fellowship” Book Five (No 70) when looking for songs for Advent many years ago. We haven’t sung it for a few … Continue reading →

The liturgy team for this week has selected these songs for the first week in Advent. For the lighting of the candle we have adapted a New Zealand liturgy where the stars of the Southern Cross are represented by the … Continue reading →

Kathleen requested this song by Tom Booth.  It is in Spirit & Song 1/171. You can also buy it various formats from OCP here. You can hear Booth’s version here. A church has put their impressive version on Youtube here. My … Continue reading →

The liturgy team for this week has selected these songs: Entrance: The King of Glory (Jabusch) Psalm: He is the King of Kings (Unknown) as response Gifts: Companions on a Journey (Landry) AOV 1/188 Communion: Bread for the World (Farrell) … Continue reading →