Lenten Service of Psalms, Scripture and Song

WHO: The Choir of St. Colman with soloist Jennifer Marcellana of Kenyon College accompanied by string quartet. Craig Jaynes is the Director of Music and organist. Fr. C. M. Haddad is Pastor.

DETAILS: The prayer service known formally as Evening Prayer sometimes called Vespers or Evensong is one of the oldest in western Christendom. It is actually ordered for daily use the Sunday version of it often being made more elaborate with music. It is known in some form or another throughout most Christian denominations and is highly suited for ecumenical participation.

St. Colman has made a tradition of presenting a special treatment of the service for the Fourth Sunday of Lent one of two Sundays in the liturgical year designated as a 'Rose' Sunday that being the liturgical color specified for the day. It is of a less somber tone than the usual color of purple and reflects the more joyful nature of the day (because it's more than half-way through the season). It is also the only Sunday in Lent when the use of flowers is permitted.

The primary scripture reading for the day is from the Letter of Peter and it quotes from the prophet Isaiah concerning the Messiah. Those words are paraphrased in the second part of Handel's 'Messiah' and for that reason the first section of that work is used as the special music of the day. This is in addition to the sung Psalms the Gloucester Magnificat of Herbert Howells Gardner’s ‘Evening Prayer’ and Coleman’s ‘Jesu Lover of my soul’ all to be performed by the Choir.

Admission is free to all.

"allevents" is set up for Tickets.

You do not need to BOOK a Ticket to attend.

Just show up. There will plenty of seating.

Thanks.

Wheelchair accessible through side entrance. Restrooms in Parish Hall next to the Church.

Plenty of FREE parking in the lot surrounding the Parish Center and on Street.

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