The St. Paul's Choir sings from September to June at the 9:00 and 11:00 Sunday services as well as at special choral services. Such special services include: the "Procession of Carols" service (normally on the Saturday before Christmas; the choral "Midnight Mass" on Christmas Eve; and the Good Friday service.
All children are welcome to join the Children’s Choir, which sings at various occasions including Christmas Eve, Easter Sunday, Sunday School awards, and occasionally at the folk service. They also sing in the annual Brookline Children's choir festival.
Annual Messiah Sing
Wednesday, 20 January 2010 12:21
Each year, St. Paul's Episcopal Church in Brookline, MA puts on the wonderful community singing of Handel's Messiah. The essense of the 36th Annual Messiah Sing on December 6, 2009 is captured in the 1:57 minute video below. This video was made by John Rich, who has graciously given us permission to use it.
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Now in its third year, this choral service of story and song marks the moment of approach to the Wonder of Christmas. Come join us all at St. Paul's Brookline for our combination of contemporary and classic readings combined with the embrace of much loved choral Christmas repertoire, old and new. Candlelight Carols begins at 5:00 p.m. with preludes at 4:40 p.m.
Choral Evensong at St. Paul's
Thursday, 22 October 2009 10:37
Choral Evensong: Sunday, November 1st at 5:00 p.m.
St. Paul’s Episcopal Church in Brookline
Please bring 2 candles, and a friend
Come bathe yourself in the soothing, meditative prayers and anthems set in this wonderful Anglican choral tradition. Evensong, or Evening Prayer, dates back in its current form to the English Reformation, but is derived from services in the earliest Christian communities dating back to the medieval period, which began in the 5th Century. In some English churches and University chapels, it continues to be held every day.
Here at St. Paul’s, we open ourselves to Evensong as a time to reflect on the “ending of the day” in our lives, recognizing the multiple layers of meaning that this may hold for each of us. In this light, having this evensong on All Saints Day is particularly fitting.
Please bring two candles, one for yourself and one for someone else who may need one. We will gather outside the church before the service for the ringing of the bells, the opening prayers, and our candlelight processional into the church.
The choral music planned includes the following:
The duteous day now closeth, JS Bach; Day is dying in the west, AE Clarkson; Lobe den Herren, H Distler; Bogoro Ditsye Dyevo, S Rachmaninov; God be in my head, J Rutter
Now the day is over, J Barnby
Choral Evensong, Saturday, February 7 at 5:30 p.m.
Wednesday, 04 February 2009 22:19
Join us for the soothing, meditative prayers and anthems set in this wonderful Anglican choral tradition on All Saints Day, Sunday, November 1st at 5:00pm. Evensong, or Evening Prayer, dates back in its current form to the English Reformation, but is derived from services in the earliest Christian communities dating back to the medieval period, which began in the 5th Century. In some English churches and University chapels, it is held every day. Here at St. Paul's, Evensong is a time to reflect on the "ending of the day" in our lives, recognizing the multiple layers of meaning that this may hold for each of us. Bring a candle for yourself and one for a friend to light outside the church before the service in preparation for our candlelight processional.
Now in its third year, this choral service of story and song marks the moment of approach to the Wonder of Christmas. Come join us all at St. Paul's Brookline for our combination of contemporary and classic readings combined with the embrace of much loved choral Christmas repertoire, old and new. Candlelight Carols begins at 5:00 p.m. with preludes at 4:40 p.m.
