Vicar's News - 13 April 2025
- Fr Ian
- Apr 10
- 4 min read
Palm Sunday
Hippolyte Flandrin, Christ's Entry into Jerusalem, 1842-46
On Sunday at 10am we begin with the liturgy of the Palms at the wayside cross outside 230B New Street (at the rear of the church) and will process into the church from there. Palm Sunday commemorates the entrance of Christ into Jerusalem, during which palm branches were placed in his path, before his arrest on Holy Thursday and his crucifixion on Good Friday. This marks the beginning of our Holy Week reflections on the way of the Cross ending on Easter Day with the celebration of Christ's Resurrection.
Last Sunday - organ and brass quintet
An absolute stunning performance by Dr Calvin Bowman and a brass quintet organised by Corey East-Bryans for us at 10am. Click here to hear the postlude 'Maestoso' from Symphony No. 3 by Camille Saint Sans, arranged for organ and brass by Craig Garer. This will open in a new window.
Working Bee
On Saturday we are having a working bee around the church and facilities to get them in best appearance for Holy Week and Easter. Any time you can spend between 9-12noon will assist for the churchwardens and Parish Council members.
Music on Palm Sunday
PROCESSION AND CHORAL EUCHARIST@ 10.00 AM
Processional chant: Sing praises, all you peoples
Hymns: Processional All glory, laud and honour
Gradual Lift high the cross
Thanksgiving All people that on earth do dwell
Post Communion Ride on, ride on in majesty
Setting: Parish Eucharist- Michael Dudman (1938-1994)
Psalm: 31.9-18 (RSCM) Bramma in e
Anthem: Lift up your heads, 0 ye Gates - William Mathias (1934-1992)
Motet: lngrediente Domino - George Malcolm (1917-1998)
Postlude: Calvin Bowman
Holy Week and Easter Services
Stations of the Cross in art
On Holy Tuesday evening (15 April) we are having a contemplative look at the stations of the Cross as represented by various artists. This year we are commencing at 6.45pm so as to ensure that 'The Fish Tank' who supply our fish and chips dinner which follows our service have enough preparation time. The meal is $15 at the door.
Maundy Thursday
Our service on Maundy Thursday commences at 7pm
Maundy Thursday is celebrated the Thursday before Easter in remembrance of the Last Supper, when Jesus introduced holy communion and washed the disciples' feet. “After that, Jesus poured water into a basin and began to wash his disciples' feet, drying them with the towel that was wrapped around him” (John 13:5). At St Andrew's, we wash one another's hands.
This marks the beginning of the ‘Triduum’- the three great days of the Christian year. - Maundy Thursday, Good Friday and Easter Day. These are seen as one worship service continuing over three feast days.
After communion, the sacrament is reserved for ante-communion on Good Friday and taken to the 'chapel of repose' symbolising Jesus vigil in the Garden of Gethsemane prior to his arrest and crucifixion on that first Good Friday.
Music for Maundy Thursday
CHORAL EUCHARIST@ 7.00 PM
Prelude:
Hymns: Processional O thou, who at thy Eucharist didst pray
Gradual An upper room did our Lord prepare
Washing of hands Jesu, Jesu, fill us with your love
Offertory Wherefore, 0 Father, we they humble servants
Procession to Chapel Sweet sacrament divine
Setting: Parish Eucharist - Michael Dudman (1938-1994)
Psalm: 116: 10-17 TiS 71
Motet: I give to you a new commandment - Peter Nardone (b. 1965)
GOOD FRIDAY
The second day of the Triduum commences in conjunction with all the other Christian Churches in Brighton for the "Walk of Witness' which commences on our front Steps and finishes in the Garden of Remembrance, followed by refreshments, including hot cross buns, in the Western Courtyard.
At 2pm we have our service of solemn prayers, Veneration of the Cross and ante-communion. Ante-communion means there is no consecration of the sacramental bread and wine in the service - on this day of remebrance of Christ's death, we use the consecrated hosts which we set aside the evening prior, Maundy Thursday, in the Lady Chapel.
Music for the Solemn Liturgy & Veneration of the Cross
SOLEMN LITURGY AND VENERATION OF THE CROSS@ 2.00 PM
Hymns: Gradual O sacred head, sore wounded
Offertory In the cross of Christ I glory
Post Communion O come and mourn with me awhile
Veneration: Spiegel im Spiegel - Arvo Paert (b. 1935)
(arr. Giovanni Battista Mazza)
Anthem: So/us ad victimam - Kenneth Leighton (1929-1988)
Reproaches: The Reproaches - Stephen McManus (b. 1962)
Our evening service is Tentbrae at 7pm. Tenebrae means 'darkness' in Latin and is designed to serve as a powerful, reflective experience for the faithful during of the Easter Triduum. The representation of the darkness of sin and death serve to call the faithful to embrace the light of Christ, who has conquered death.
Music for Tenebrae
GOOD FRIDAY TENEBRAE@ 7.00 PM
First lesson: (Chant, Calvin Bowman) Psalm 71 :1-13 (R.1)
Second lesson: (Chant, Calvin Bowman) Psalm 70 (R.2a)
Third lesson: (Chant, Calvin Bowman) Psalm 31 :9-18 (R.17a)
Fourth lesson: (Chant, Timothy Mallis) Psalm 90:9-12 (R.12)
Fifth lesson: (Chant, Timothy Mallis) Psalm 51 :1-9 (R.11)
Sixth lesson: (Chant, Timothy Mallis) Psalm 53: 1-3 (R.1 a)
Seventh lesson: (Chant, Anonymous) Psalm 22 (R.18)
Holy Saturday
In the Jewish tradition the next day starts at sunset, so Easter Day begins on Saturday evening where we celebrate the New Fire of Easter, a Vigil and then the resurrection of Christ with the first Eucharist of Easter.
ANZAC DAY
On ANZAC Day I will be attanding a memorial service at the Royal Brighton Yacht Squadron and blessing those in attendance, as we remember the fallen members who serviced their country in wartime. Our own service will be at 10am on Sunday 27 April.
Medals may be worn.
Lenten Studies
Our 5 weeks of lenten studies ended last Sunday with a break-up party. Thank you to Xeverie for organising these studies and for those who attended.
Our monthly study group returns on 18 and 25 May at 11.30am in the Parish Hall.
Rosters
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