Michaelmas Term 2018

Chapel Services and Music

MAGDALEN COLLEGE OXFORD

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We welcome you to our worshipping community at Magdalen. Prayer and praise have been offered to God in this place since the fifteenth century, when the College was founded by William of Waynflete, Bishop of Winchester. The statutes of 1480 make provision for a Choir comprising sixteen boy Choristers and a number of adult Clerks, ‘that the worship of God, from whom all good things come, might be increased more widely and better sustained’. That tradition continues unchanged today. The Choirmaster at Magdalen retains the ancient Latin title Informator Choristarum, and among those who have held the post over the centuries are John Sheppard, Daniel Purcell, Sir John Stainer, Sir William McKie, and, in more recent years, Dr Bernard Rose.

It is the aim of the Dean of Divinity and the Informator Choristarum that all our services here should be dedicated to the glory of God. Our music is not an end in itself but part of a larger whole. We hope that in the singing and in the silence, in the spoken word and in the beauty of this house of God, you will feel that greater presence, and be blessed by the peace that passes all understanding.

MARK WILLIAMS JONATHAN ARNOLD Informator Choristarum Dean of Divinity

MICHAELMAS TERM

Choral Services

Services are normally sung by Magdalen College Choir (men and boys). Evensong on Saturdays is normally sung by Magdalen Consort of Voices (men and women). Tuesdays are usually sung by the Choristers alone, and Fridays by the Academical Clerks alone. Details are given in the Music List when services depart from this pattern, such as during the school half-term holiday (19th to 26th October). At Festal Evensongs marking saints’ days and major feasts of the Church’s year, a seasonal antiphon is sung. On Sundays, at the Eucharist, there is a short homily of approximately five minutes, and at Evensong a sermon of approximately ten minutes. Evensong on Sundays is followed by drinks in the Antechapel.

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Visiting Choirs

It is a pleasure to welcome the Choir of Bradford Cathedral to sing Evensong at 6pm on Monday 22nd October, under the direction of Alexander Berry, former Assistant Organist at Magdalen. We are also very glad to welcome the Girl Choristers of Llandaff Cathedral to join the Academical Clerks for Evensong at 6pm on Friday 16th November.

Organ music

Organ music plays an integral part in our liturgy. Alexander Pott, Assistant Organist, and Rupert Jackson, Organ Scholar, play the organ for the majority of the services in Chapel.

Retiring Collections

Our retiring collections will go to support the work of the Chapel’s chosen charity for Michaelmas Term, Amnesty International, which campaigns to end abuses of human rights across the world. . www.amnesty.org.uk

SEPTEMBER TO DECEMBER 2018

Supporting the Choir and Chapel

The Chapel and Choir are grateful for the generous support of the College for their core activities, but look to benefactors to support additional activities, including recordings, concerts and tours. If you are interested in joining the Friends of Magdalen College Choir or wish to discuss ways of supporting music at the College, please contact the Informator Choristarum, through Melanie Bennette, at [email protected], or collect a leaflet from the back of the Chapel.

Membership of the Choir

The Informator Choristarum, Mark Williams, is always pleased to hear from prospective applicants for Choristerships, Academical Clerkships and Organ Scholarships. To arrange an informal meeting, please email Melanie Bennette, the Chapel and Choir PA, at [email protected].

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SERVICES BEFORE UNIVERSITY TERM

SEPTEMBER 22 SATURDAY 6.00 pm Choral Evensong before the Gaudy (1958-62) INTROIT Stanford Beati quorum via PSALM 108 RESPONSES Rose HYMN 461 READINGS Exodus 15: 19-27; Acts 1: 6-14 CANTICLES Brewer in D ANTHEM Parry Lord, let me know mine end VOLUNTARY Murrill Carillon

OCTOBER 3 WEDNESDAY GEORGE BELL, 1958 5.30 pm Choral Evensong for new undergraduates INTROIT Purcell Remember not, Lord, our offences PSALM 18: 1-22 RESPONSES Smith HYMN 239 READINGS Isaiah 43: 1-7; John 3: 1-16 CANTICLES Wood in E flat (no. 2) ANTHEM Grayston Ives Listen, sweet Dove VOLUNTARY Langlais Chant de Joie

OCTOBER 2018

7 SUNDAY NINETEENTH SUNDAY AFTER TRINITY 11.00 am Sung Eucharist MASS Stanford in C & F HYMNS 256, 467, 436 READINGS Ephesians 4: 17-end; Matthew 9: 1-8 PREACHER The Reverend Dr Jonathan Arnold, Dean of Divinity ANTHEM Poulenc Salve Regina VOLUNTARY Bach Prelude & Fugue in A BWV 536

6.00 pm Choral Evensong with Founder’s Prayers, Sermon and Admission of the Rose and Waynflete Choristers, Clerks, Sacristans and Organ Scholar RESPONSES Smith HYMNS 499, 368 READINGS Joshua 3: 7-end; Matthew 10: 1-22 PSALM 37: 1-21 CANTICLES Marenzio Magnificat octavi toni Tye Nunc dimittis ANTHEM Tomkins Almighty God, the fountain of all wisdom PREACHER The Reverend Duncan Dormor, CEO, United Society Partners in the Gospel VOLUNTARY Buxtehude Praeludium in G minor BuxWV 149

8 MONDAY 8.30 am Morning Prayer

9 TUESDAY DENYS AND COMPANIONS, C. 250; ROBERT GROSSETESTE, 1253 8.30 am Morning Prayer

6.00 pm Choral Evening Prayer (Boys’ Voices) RESPONSES Plainsong PSALM 49 READINGS Proverbs 27: 11-end; Galatians 6: 1-10 CANTICLE Plainsong Creator of the earth and sky MAGNIFICAT Plainsong Sexti toni ANTHEM Humfrey A Hymne to God the Father ANTIPHON Plainsong Salve Regina

10 WEDNESDAY PAULINUS, 644; THOMAS TRAHERNE, 1674 8.30 am Morning Prayer

6.00 pm Choral Evensong RESPONSES Matthew Martin P SALM S 53, 54 READINGS Isaiah 51: 1-6; 2 Corinthians 1: 1-11 CANTICLES Dyson in F ANTHEM Rubbra There is a spirit

FIRST WEEK

11 THURSDAY ETHELBURGA, 675; JAMES THE DEACON, 7TH CENTURY 8.30 am Morning Prayer

6.00 pm Choral Evensong RESPONSES Rose PSALM 60 READINGS Job 26; 1 Corinthians 11: 17-end CANTICLES Howells Collegium Magdalenae Oxoniense ANTHEM Harris Bring us, O Lord God

12 FRIDAY WILFRID OF RIPON, 709; ELIZABETH FRY, 1845; EDITH CAVELL, 1915 8.30 am Morning Prayer

6.00 pm Choral Evening Prayer (Men’s Voices) RESPONSES Tallis PSALM 66 READINGS Job 19: 21-end; Mark 15: 33-37 CANTICLE Plainsong Fast sinks the sun to rest MAGNIFICAT Morley Fauxbourdons ANTHEM Sheppard Rejoice in the Lord ANTIPHON Plainsong Salve Regina

13 SATURDAY EDWARD THE CONFESSOR, 1066 2.30 pm Memorial Service for Sir Michael Wheeler-Booth

6.00 pm Choral Evensong (Women of the Consort of Voices) RESPONSES Plainsong PSALM 70 READINGS Isaiah 44: 21-end; John 21: 15-end HYMN 385 CANTICLES Richard Lloyd St Radegund Service ANTHEM Holst Ave Maria

And now let us welcome the new year, full of things that never were. Rainer Maria Rilke OCTOBER 2018

14 SUNDAY TWENTIETH SUNDAY AFTER TRINITY 11.00 am Sung Eucharist MASS Tye Missa Euge bone HYMNS 232, 288, 465 READINGS Job 23: 1-9, 16-end; Mark 10: 17-31 PREACHER The Reverend Elaine Bardwell, Fellows’ Chaplain ANTHEM Nicholson O pray for the peace of Jerusalem VOLUNTARY Bruhns Praeludium in E minor

6.00 pm Choral Evensong INTROIT Rose Lord, I have loved the habitation of thy house RESPONSES Rose HYMNS 216, 388 READINGS Joshua 5: 13-6: 20; Matthew 11: 20-end PSALM 74 CANTICLES Noble in A minor ANTHEM Harris Strengthen ye the weak hands VOLUNTARY Campbell Gaudeamus

15 MONDAY TERESA OF AVILA, 1582 8.30 am Morning Prayer

16 TUESDAY NICHOLAS RIDLEY AND HUGH LATIMER, 1555 6.00 pm Choral Evening Prayer (Boys’ Voices) RESPONSES Malcolm Archer PSALM 84 READINGS Proverbs 31: 10-end; Luke 10: 38-42 CANTICLE Plainsong O God, thy solders’ crown and guard MAGNIFICAT Stuart Beer First Service ANTHEM Blake And now another day is gone ANTIPHON Plainsong Salve Regina

17 WEDNESDAY IGNATIUS OF ANTIOCH, C. 107 8.30 am Morning Prayer ETHELREDA, 679

6.00 pm Choral Evensong RESPONSES Matthew Martin PSALM 89: 20-36 READINGS Jonah 1: Luke 5: 1-11 CANTICLES David Bevan Magnificat octavi toni Holst Nunc dimittis ANTHEM Mendelssohn Ave Maria

SECOND WEEK

18 THURSDAY LUKE THE EVANGELIST 8.30 am Morning Prayer

6.00 pm Sung Eucharist MASS Poulenc Messe en sol majeur HYMNS 345, 214 READINGS Acts 16: 6-12a; Luke 10: 1-9 ANTHEM Whitlock Be still, my soul PREACHER The Reverend James Crockford, Honorary Chaplain VOLUNTARY Widor Intermezzo from Symphony No. 6, Op. 42

19 FRIDAY HENRY MARTYN, 1812 8.30 am Morning Prayer FRIDESWIDE, 735

6.00 pm Choral Evening Prayer (Men’s Voices) RESPONSES Plainsong PSALMS 100, 101 READINGS Isaiah 64; Matthew 27: 45-56 CANTICLE Plainsong Before the ending of the day MAGNIFICAT Suriano Secundi toni ANTHEM Tallis Hear the voice and prayer HYMN Lassus Ave maris stella

9.00 pm Compline (Men’s Voices) MOTET L’Héritier Ave Maria

20 SATURDAY 6.00 pm Choral Evensong (Consort of Voices) INTROIT Stravinsky Ave Maria PSALM 104: 1-23 RESPONSES Richard Shephard HYMN 383 (ii) READINGS 2 Samuel 7: 18-end; Acts 2: 22-33 CANTICLES Mathias Jesus Service ANTHEM Bruckner Os justi

Music is one of the fairest and most glorious gifts of God, to which Satan is a bitter enemy, for it removes from the heart the weight of sorrow, and the fascination of evil thoughts. Martin Luther OCTOBER 2018

21 SUNDAY TWENTY-FIRST SUNDAY AFTER TRINITY 11.00 am Sung Eucharist (Men’s Voices) MASS Grandi Missa Sine nomine HYMNS 237, 295, 425 READINGS Job 38: 1-7; Mark 10: 35-45 PREACHER The Reverend Dr Jonathan Arnold, Dean of Divinity ANTHEM Isaac Panis quem ego dedero VOLUNTARY Bach Vater unser im Himmelreich BWV 682

6.00 pm Choral Evensong with sermon (Men’s Voices) RESPONSES Richard Lloyd HYMNS 186, 420 READINGS Joshua 14: 6-14; Matthew 12: 1-21 PSALM 106: 1-12 CANTICLES Philip Moore Second service ANTHEM Elgar Seek him that maketh the seven stars PREACHER Professor Peter McCullough, Professor of English and Fellow of Lincoln College, Oxford VOLUNTARY Saint-Saëns Fantaisie No. 1 in E flat

22 MONDAY 8.30 am Morning Prayer

6.00 pm Choral Evensong (The Choir of Bradford Cathedral) RESPONSES Andrew Millington PSALM 107: 1-22 READINGS 1 Kings 8: 22-30; John 12: 12-19 HYMN 252 CANTICLES Grayston Ives Edington Service ANTHEM Robert Walker As the apple tree

23 TUESDAY 8.30 am Morning Prayer

24 WEDNESDAY 8.30 am Morning Prayer

6.00 pm Choral Evensong (Consort of Voices) RESPONSES Reading PSALM 119: 1-16 READINGS Hosea 14: 1-7; 2 Timothy 4: 1-8 CANTICLES Gibbons Second service ANTHEM Gibbons Sing unto the Lord

THIRD WEEK

25 THURSDAY CRISPIN AND CRISPINIAN, C. 287 8.30 am Morning Prayer RESTORATION OF THE PRESIDENT AND FELLOWS, 1688

6.00 pm Festal Choral Evensong (Men’s Voices) INTROIT Poulenc Seigneur je vous en prie PSALM 119: 89-104 RESPONSES Richard Lloyd HYMN 267 READINGS Isaiah 49: 1-7; John 19: 16-25a CANTICLES Grayston Ives Magdalen Service ANTHEM Mundy Let us now laud and magnify VOLUNTARY Walton Crown Imperial

26 FRIDAY ALFRED THE GREAT, 899; CEDD, 664 8.30 am Morning Prayer

6.00 pm Choral Evening Prayer (Men’s Voices) RESPONSES Richard Lloyd PSALM 119: 161-end READINGS Proverbs 24: 3-22; John 8: 1-11 CANTICLE Grayston Ives The Beatitudes MAGNIFICAT Wood in E ANTHEM Walker Lord, thou hast been our refuge HYMN Biebl Ave Maria

27 SATURDAY 6.00 pm Choral Evensong (Consort of Voices) RESPONSES Reading PSALMS 126, 127 READINGS Ecclesiasticus 7: 8-17, 32-end; 2 Timothy 1: 1-14 HYMN 397 CANTICLES Palestrina Magnificat primi toni Palestrina Nunc dimittis tertii toni ANTHEM Crecquillon Pater peccavi in caelum

The best and most beautiful things in this world cannot be seen or even heard, but must be felt with the heart. Helen Keller OCTOBER & NOVEMBER 2018

28 SUNDAY LAST SUNDAY AFTER TRINITY 11.00 am Sung Eucharist MASS Mozart Missa brevis in D K194 HYMNS 473 (ii) OMIT *, 409, 310 READINGS Job 42: 1-6, 10-end; Mark 10: 46-end PREACHER The Reverend Canon Bruce Kinsey, Chaplain and Fellow, Balliol College, Oxford ANTHEM Gesualdo Maria mater gratiae VOLUNTARY Bach Dies sind die heil’gen zehen Gebot BWV 678

6.00 pm Choral Evensong INTROIT Loosemore O Lord, increase my faith RESPONSES Matthew Martin HYMNS 392, 475 READINGS Ecclesiastes 12; 2 Timothy 2: 1-7 PSALMS 137, 138 CANTICLES Murrill in E ANTHEM Maw One foot in Eden still, I stand VOLUNTARY Eben Moto ostinato from Sunday Music

29 MONDAY SIMON AND JUDE, APOSTLES 8.30 am Morning Prayer JAMES HANNINGTON, 1885

30 TUESDAY 8.30 am Morning Prayer

6.00 pm Choral Evening Prayer (Boys’ Voices) RESPONSES Plainsong PSALM 148 READINGS 1 Samuel 4: 12-end; Luke 1: 57-80 CANTICLE Plainsong O blest Creator of the light MAGNIFICAT Philip Moore Faburdens ANTHEM Fauré Pie Jesu

31 WEDNESDAY MARTIN LUTHER, 1546 8.30 am Morning Prayer

6.00 pm Choral Evening Prayer (Men’s Voices) RESPONSES Plainsong PSALM 150 READINGS Isaiah 40: 27-end; Revelation 19: 6-10 CANTICLE Grayston Ives A Song of the Redeemed MAGNIFICAT Hidalgo Quarti toni ANTHEM Gallus Ecce quomodo moritur justus

FOURTH WEEK

NOVEMBER 1 THURSDAY ALL SAINTS’ DAY 8.30 am Morning Prayer

6.00 pm Festal Choral Evensong INTROIT Joseph Phibbs Gaudeamus omnes PSALM 148 RESPONSES Tomkins HYMN 478 READINGS Isaiah 65: 17-end; Hebrews 11: 32-12: 2 ANTIPHON O quam gloriosum est regnum CANTICLES D Purcell in E minor ANTHEM Haydn The heavens are telling VOLUNTARY Messiaen Joie et clarté des Corps Glorieux

2 FRIDAY ALL SOULS’ DAY 8.30 am Morning Prayer

6.00 pm Solemn Requiem Mass & Commemoration of the Departed MASS Fauré Requiem

NAMES OF THOSE TO BE REMEMBERED AT THIS SERVICE SHOULD BE EMAILED TO [email protected] OR WRITTEN ON THE SHEETS AT THE BACK OF THE CHAPEL DURING THE TWO WEEKS PRECEDING THE SERVICE.

3 SATURDAY RICHARD HOOKER, 1600; MARTIN OF PORRES, 1639 6.00 pm Choral Evensong (Consort of Voices) INTROIT Victoria Gaudent in coelis PSALM 16 RESPONSES Reading HYMN 253 READINGS Isaiah 43: 15-21; Acts 19: 1-10 CANTICLES Gibbons Second service ANTHEM Schütz Selig sind die toten

It is very important for us Christians to live our relationship with the dead in the truth of faith, and to look at death and the afterlife in the light of Revelation. Pope Benedict XVI NOVEMBER 2018

4 SUNDAY FOURTH SUNDAY BEFORE ADVENT 11.00 am Sung Eucharist MASS Victoria Missa O quam gloriosum HYMNS 494 (TN. 413), 76, 359 (ii) READINGS Deuteronomy 6: 1-9; Mark 12: 28-34 PREACHER The Reverend Professor Robert Gilbert, Fellows’ Chaplain ANTHEM Lassus Justorum animae VOLUNTARY Bach Toccata in C BWV 564

6.00 pm Choral Evensong with Sermon RESPONSES Rose READINGS Daniel 2: 1-11, 25-48; Revelation 7: 9-end HYMNS 435, 476 CANTICLES Wood in E flat, no. 2 PSALM 23 ANTHEM Harwood O how glorious is the kingdom PREACHER The Reverend Canon Angela Tilby, Canon Emeritus, Christ Church Cathedral, Oxford VOLUNTARY Saint-Saëns Allegro giocoso (Sept Improvisations, Op. 150)

5 MONDAY 8.30 am Morning Prayer

6 TUESDAY LEONARD, 6TH CENTURY; WILLIAM TEMPLE, 1944 8.30 am Morning Prayer

6.00 pm Choral Evening Prayer (Boys’ Voices) RESPONSES Malcolm Archer PSALM 32 READINGS Ezekiel 18: 21-end; Matthew 18: 12-20 CANTICLE Grayston Ives The Song of God’s Chosen One NUNC DIMITTIS Burgon (1979) ANTHEM Boulanger Lux aeterna ANTIPHON Plainsong Salve Regina

7 WEDNESDAY WILLIBRORD OF YORK, 739 8.30 am Morning Prayer

6.00 pm Choral Evensong RESPONSES Smith PSALM 36 READINGS Proverbs 3: 27-end; Matthew 18: 21-end CANTICLES Weelkes Third Service ANTHEM Taverner Christe Jesu, pastor bone

FIFTH WEEK

8 THURSDAY SAINTS AND MARTYRS OF ENGLAND 8.30 am Morning Prayer

6.00 pm Choral Evensong as part of the Magdalen College School World War I Commemorations INTROIT Parry Sunset and evening star RESPONSES Rose PSALM 42 READINGS Ecclesiasticus 44: 1-15; John 15: 9-17 HYMN 199 (TN. 205) CANTICLES Sumsion in G ANTHEM Holst Turn back, O man

9 FRIDAY MARGERY KEMPE, C. 1440 8.30 am Morning Prayer

6.00 pm Choral Evening Prayer (Men’s Voices) RESPONSES Plainsong PSALM 48 READINGS Proverbs 3: 13-18; Mattthew 19: 16-end CANTICLE Plainsong Jesus, where’er thy people meet MAGNIFICAT Lassus Sexti toni ANTHEM Du Fay Supremum est mortalibus bonum ANTIPHON Richafort Salve Regina

10 SATURDAY LEO THE GREAT, 461 6.00 pm Choral Evensong (Consort of Voices and Instrumentalists) RESPONSES Reading PSALM 55 READINGS Deuteronomy 28: 1-6; Matthew 20: 1-16 HYMN 247 CANTICLES Buxtehude Magnificat Schütz Herr nun lässest du deinen Diener ANTHEM Blow God spake sometime in visions

To live in hearts we leave behind is not to die. Thomas Campbell, Hallowed Ground NOVEMBER 2018

11 SUNDAY REMEMBRANCE SUNDAY 8.30 am Holy Communion (Said)

10.55 am Remembrance Service INTROIT Guest For the Fallen HYMNS 417, 353 Please assemble outside the RESPONSES Matthew Martin PSALM 121 war memorial in the READINGS Micah 4: 1-5; Philippians 4: 6-9 archway between St John’s CANTICLE Ireland Te Deum in F Quad and the Cloister, PREACHER Dr Ralph Walker, Founder’s Chaplain from where this service will ANTHEM Vaughan Williams Valiant-for-Truth begin. VOLUNTARY Rheinberger Finale from Sonata No. 20, ‘Zur Friedensfeier’

6.00 pm Choral Evensong with Founder’s Prayers INTROIT Elgar They are at rest HYMNS 248 (ii), 331 RESPONSES Rose PSALM 60 READINGS Isaiah 10: 33-11: 9; John 14: 23-29 CANTICLES Stewart in C sharp minor ANTHEM Howells I heard a voice from heaven VOLUNTARY Duruflé Fugue sur le nom d’Alain

12 MONDAY 8.30 am Morning Prayer

13 TUESDAY CHARLES SIMEON, 1836 8.30 am Morning Prayer BRITIUS, BISHOP OF TOURS, 444

6.00 pm Choral Evening Prayer (Boys’ Voices) RESPONSES Plainsong PSALM 69: 1-18 READINGS Ezekiel 34: 20-end; John 10: 1-18 CANTICLE Tallis Glory to thee, my God, this night MAGNIFICAT Plainsong Quinti toni ANTHEM Purcell Evening Hymn ANTIPHON Plainsong Salve Regina

14 WEDNESDAY SAMUEL SEABURY, 1796 8.30 am Morning Prayer

6.00 pm Choral Evensong RESPONSES Matthew Martin PSALM 74 READINGS Leviticus 26: 3-13; Titus 2: 1-10 CANTICLES Francis Jackson in G ANTHEM Tavener Funeral Ikos

SIXTH WEEK

15 THURSDAY 8.30 am Morning Prayer

6.00 pm Choral Evensong RESPONSES Rose PSALM 77 READINGS Hosea 6: 1-6; Matthew 9: 9-13 CANTICLES Rubbra in A flat ANTHEM Brahms Geistliches Lied

16 FRIDAY MARGARET OF SCOTLAND, 1093; EDMUND RICH, 1240 8.30 am Morning Prayer

6.00 pm Choral Evensong (sung jointly by the Clerks of Magdalen College and the Girl Choristers of Llandaff Cathedral) RESPONSES Humphrey Clucas PSALM 85 READINGS Malachi 4; John 4: 5-26 CANTICLES Noble in B minor ANTHEM James MacMillan A New Song

17 SATURDAY HUGH OF LINCOLN, 1200 6.00 pm Choral Evensong (Consort of Voices) INTROIT John Rutter God be in my head PSALM 89: 1-19 RESPONSES Richard Shephard HYMN 339 READINGS Micah 6: 6-8; Colossians 3: 12-17 CANTICLES Arvo Pärt Magnificat Wood Nunc dimittis ANTHEM Libby Larsen I will sing and raise a psalm

Life is wasted if we do not grasp the glory of the cross, cherish it for the treasure that it is, and cleave to it as the highest price of every pleasure and the deepest comfort in every pain. What was once foolishness to us—a crucified God—must become our wisdom and our power and our only boast in this world. John Piper NOVEMBER 2018

18 SUNDAY SECOND SUNDAY BEFORE ADVENT 11.00 am Sung Eucharist MASS Poulenc Messe en sol majeur HYMNS 351, 18, 427 READINGS Daniel 12: 1-3; Mark 13: 1-8 PREACHER Professor Toby Garfitt, Emeritus Professor of French and Fellow, Magdalen College ANTHEM Laloux Tantum ergo VOLUNTARY Vierne Toccata from Pièces de Fantaisie Op. 53

6.00 pm Choral Evensong with Sermon RESPONSES Tomkins HYMNS 408, 364 TN. 185 READINGS Genesis 1: 24-31; Mark 1: 4-11 PSALM 91 CANTICLES Humfrey in E minor ANTHEM Britten Antiphon PREACHER The Reverend Dr Michael Lloyd, Principal, Wycliffe Hall, Oxford VOLUNTARY Leighton Toccata on Hanover

19 MONDAY HILDA OF WHITBY, 680; MECHTILD, 1280 8.30 am Morning Prayer

20 TUESDAY EDMUND OF EAST ANGLIA, 870; PRISCILLA LYDIA SELLON, 1876 8.30 am Morning Prayer

6.00 pm Choral Evening Prayer (Boys’ Voices) RESPONSES Malcolm Archer PSALM 104:1-10 READINGS Habbakuk 3: 1-19a; 1 Corinthians 4: 9-16 CANTICLE Stainer Holy Father, cheer our way MAGNIFICAT Rose in E ANTHEM Mendelssohn I will sing of thy great mercies ANTIPHON Plainsong Salve Regina

21 WEDNESDAY 8.30 am Morning Prayer

6.00 pm Choral Evensong RESPONSES Rose PSALM 106: 1-12 READINGS Zechariah 8: 1-13; Mark 13: 3-8 CANTICLES Stewart in C-sharp minor ANTHEM Bairstow Save us, O Lord

SEVENTH WEEK

22 THURSDAY CECILIA, C. 230 8.30 am Morning Prayer

6.00 pm Festal Choral Evensong INTROIT Batten O praise the Lord PSALMS 110, 111 RESPONSES Smith HYMN 336 READINGS Zechariah 10: 6-end; 1 Peter 5: 1-11 ANTIPHON Qui vult venire CANTICLES Rore Magnificat primi toni Tye Nunc dimittis ANTHEM Philips Cantantibus organis VOLUNTARY Leighton Paean

23 FRIDAY CLEMENT, C. 100 8.30 am Morning Prayer

6.00 pm Choral Evening Prayer (Men’s Voices) RESPONSES Plainsong PSALM 114 READINGS Micah 4: 1-5; Luke 9: 28-36 CANTICLE Plainsong O Father, who didst all things make NUNC DIMITTIS Victoria Tertii toni ANTHEM Josquin Tu solus qui facis mirabilia HYMN Lassus Ave maris stella

9.00 pm Compline (Men’s Voices) MOTET Byrd Salve Regina

24 SATURDAY 6.00 pm Choral Evensong RESPONSES Matthew Martin PSALM 119: 1-16 READINGS Isaiah 10: 33-11: 9; 1 Timothy 6: 11-16 HYMN 332 OMIT * CANTICLES Howells Collegium Magdalenae Oxoniense ANTHEM Richard Pantcheff A Prayer of St Columba

The Son of God became a man to enable men to become sons of God. C.S. Lewis NOVEMBER & DECEMBER 2018

25 SUNDAY CHRIST THE KING 11.00 am Sung Eucharist MASS Haydn Missa Brevis Sancti Joannis de Deo HYMNS 271, 499, 296 READINGS Daniel 7: 9-10, 13-14; John 18: 33-37 PREACHER The Reverend Professor Sabina Alkire, Honorary Chaplain ANTHEM Sheppard The Lord’s Prayer VOLUNTARY Marchand Te Deum

6.00 pm Choral Evensong with Founder’s Prayers INTROIT Howells Salvator mundi HYMNS 352, 490 RESPONSES Matthew Martin PSALM 119: 89-104 READINGS Daniel 5; John 6: 1-15 CANTICLES Finzi Magnificat Holst Nunc dimittis ANTHEM Leighton Let all the world in every corner sing VOLUNTARY Bridge Allegro con spirito

26 MONDAY 8.30 am Morning Prayer

27 TUESDAY 8.30 am Morning Prayer

6.00 pm Choral Evening Prayer (Boys’ Voices) RESPONSES Plainsong PSALMS 126, 127 READINGS Jeremiah 30: 18-24; John 10: 22-30 CANTICLE Grayston Ives A Song of the Herald MAGNIFICAT Bairstow in E flat ANTHEM Hadley I sing of a maiden

28 WEDNESDAY 8.30 am Morning Prayer

6.15 pm Carols before JCR Christmas Dinner

SEATS IN THE INNER CHAPEL WILL BE RESERVED FOR MEMBERS OF THE COLLEGE ONLY.

EIGHTH WEEK

29 THURSDAY DAY OF INTERCESSION AND THANKSGIVING FOR MISSIONARY WORK 8.30 am Morning Prayer

6.15 pm Carols before JCR Christmas Dinner

SEATS IN THE INNER CHAPEL WILL BE RESERVED FOR MEMBERS OF THE COLLEGE ONLY.

30 FRIDAY ANDREW THE APOSTLE 8.30 am Morning Prayer

6.00 pm Festal Choral Evensong (Men’s Voices) INTROIT Jacotin Beati omnes PSALM 87 RESPONSES Plainsong HYMN 200 READINGS Zechariah 8: 20-end; John 1: 35-42 ANTIPHON Qui vult venire CANTICLES Batten Short Service ANTHEM Victoria Doctor bonus, amicus Dei VOLUNTARY Buxtehude Toccata and Fugue in F BuxWV 157

DECEMBER 1 SATURDAY CHARLES DE FOUCAULD, 1916 6.15 pm Carols before MCR Christmas Dinner (Consort of Voices)

SEATS IN THE INNER CHAPEL WILL BE RESERVED FOR MEMBERS OF THE COLLEGE ONLY

A prison cell, in which one waits, hopes…and is completely dependent on the fact that the door of freedom has to be opened from the outside, is not a bad picture of Advent. Dietrich Bonhoeffer, 1943 DECEMBER 2018

2 SUNDAY ADVENT SUNDAY 6.00 pm Service of Music and Readings for Advent

ADMISSION TO THIS SERVICE IS FREE AND OPEN TO ALL, BUT BY TICKET ONLY. SEATS WILL BE RELEASED TO MEMBERS OF THE COLLEGE AND FOUNDATION, AND TO THE WIDER PUBLIC BY ANNOUNCEMENT IN THE PORTERS’ LODGE AND ON THE COLLEGE AND CHOIR WEBSITES IN NOVEMBER.

8 SATURDAY CONCEPTION OF THE BLESSED VIRGIN MARY 6.00 pm Carols by Candlelight

ADMISSION TO THIS SERVICE IS BY TICKET ONLY; THE CHARGE FOR TICKETS GOES TO SUPPORT THE CHAPEL’S CHOSEN CHRISTMAS CHARITIES FOR THE YEAR. TICKETS WILL BE RELEASED FOR SALE IN EARLY NOVEMBER, AND INFORMATION ON BOOKING MAY BE FOUND ON THE COLLEGE AND CHOIR WEBSITES.

9 SUNDAY SECOND SUNDAY OF ADVENT 6.00 pm Carols by Candlelight

ADMISSION TO THIS SERVICE IS BY TICKET ONLY; THE CHARGE FOR TICKETS GOES TO SUPPORT THE CHAPEL’S CHOSEN CHRISTMAS CHARITIES FOR THE YEAR. TICKETS WILL BE RELEASED FOR SALE IN EARLY NOVEMBER, AND INFORMATION ON BOOKING MAY BE FOUND ON THE COLLEGE AND CHOIR WEBSITES.

PLEASE NOTE THAT THE SERVICES ON SATURDAY 8TH AND SUNDAY 9TH ARE IDENTICAL IN CONTENT.

16 SUNDAY THIRD SUNDAY OF ADVENT 4.00 pm Carols by Candlelight for Friends of the Choir & College Alumni

ADMISSION TO THIS SERVICE IS BY TICKET ONLY; PRIORITY BOOKING IS GIVEN TO FRIENDS OF THE CHOIR, WITH THE REMAINING TICKETS OFFERED TO ALUMNI. PLEASE CONTACT THE DEVELOPMENT & ALUMNI OFFICE FOR FURTHER INFORMATION ON BOOKING - [email protected]

REGULAR CHORAL SERVICES IN THE HILARY TERM WILL RESUME ON SUNDAY 13TH JANUARY 2019 AT 11.00 AM.

‘utterly timeless’ Independent on Sunday, *****

‘Richly sustained performances’ The Observer, *****

‘a vibrant, appealing performance’ The Times, ****

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