7 PM Mass to be Launched Pentecost, May 19th at St. Thomas More Church, Scranton

from the May newsletter of St. Thomas More parish in Scranton, Pennsylvania:

On the Solemnity of Pentecost, Sunday, May 19, for the first time ever we will add a second Mass to our weekend schedule, which will be on Sunday evenings at 7 p.m. ... a kind of “last chance Mass” for those who have yet to fulfill their Sunday obligation, and of course for anyone else who wants to attend. As a Low Mass there will less musicthan on Sunday mornings, though there will still be hymns and a Mass setting led by cantor and organ. While keeping our Sunday morning traditions intact, this additional Mass time will also allow us to learn the Ordinary of the Mass (Kyrie, Gloria, Sanctus, & Agnus Dei) in Latin to Healey Willan’s St. Theresa Mass, which we will introduce gradually, mastering one movement for a month or so before introducing the next. If you have non-Catholic (or lapsed Catholic) family and friends who might be a bit overwhelmed by our Sunday morning experience, but whom you would still like to expose to the beauty of the Anglican Use, this Mass may provide a great opportunity for evangelization!

Music for the Anglican Use Conference Nov 8 & 9

Fr. Ernie Davis has forwarded the music programs for Evensong on Thursday, November 8th and the Solemn Mass on Friday, November 9th during the Annual Conference of the Anglican Use Society.

Healey Willan Society Established by Canons Regular of St. John Cantius

BY SHAWN TRIBE

NLM readers will know that I have mentioned before the great work of the composer Healey Willan, particularly within the context of the potential for English chant and polyphony. Accordingly, I was delighted to hear that the Canons Regular of St. John Cantius have established the Healey Willan Society "in consultation with Mrs. Mary Willan Mason [daughter of Healey Willan], for the purpose of fostering the musical works of Healey Willan."

Not only this however, the Canons Regular share the good news that this past June, Mary Willan Mason legally entrusted the musical legacy and estate of her father to them...

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