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Christmas Eve Mass 2008

I arrived about 8:15 PM for the 10:00PM Mass. I distributed Christmas cards, and we all waited for our opportunity to practice with the Carnegie brass before Mass. After some run-throughs of songs, we took a short break until starting the preludes at 9:30 PM.

At 10 PM, Bishop Zubik came to the choir loft to bless the renovated Beckerath organ. I handed off my camera to Rick, who got some great angles from the highest riser near the center of the choir loft.

We all departed at about 11:50 PM after some photos, and after a snack at home, will play Upwords with Mom and Kelly.
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1:25 AM Christmas Day
Got some great words---Quart and Quails...we had a pretty God-ly final board, with God, smite, crimes, and zen.
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Starting at 9:30 PM the music included:

Preludes
Votre bonte grand Dieu, on the organ, played by Ken Danchik (C. Balbastre)
My Dancing Day (arr. G. Near),
organ & brass w/ O Magnum Mysterium (Gabrieli)
Gaudete (arr. Batastini),
Hark! The Herald Angels Sing!
Coventry Carol (arr. Shaw)
organ & brass w/Fanfare & Var. on "Noel Nouvelet"
A Sound of Angels (C. Tye)

After the organ blessing, the processional hymn was:
O Come, All Ye Faithful

Word of God
Gloria of the Community Mass (R. Proulx)
Psalm 96 (Chepponis)
Christmastime Alleluia (Chepponis) with a reprise after the Gospel

The Body and Blood of Christ
Where Shepherds Lately Knelt (C. Schalk)
Acclamations from the Community Mass by Proulx
Lamb of God from the Holy Cross Mass (D. Isele)
The First Nowell
Christmas Lullaby (J. Rutter)
Silent Night

Recessional and Postlude
Joy to the World (arr. Jenkins)
In dir ist Freude (J.S. Bach)

posted by Grace @ 12/25/2008 12:31:00 AM