The Collegiate & Civic Church of
St Mary, Swansea
Saturday
1st December Nicholas Ferrar (1637), Deacon World
Aids Day
12.30pm Holy Eucharist
SUNDAY 2nd
December Advent Sunday
11.00am Choral
Eucharist
Celebrant: The Revd Canon Ian Rees, Rector
Preacher: The Revd Fr John Anthony, Assistant
Curate
Hymns: 24, 36 (t.391), 39, 31 Advent Prose
Malcolm Archer Advent Wreath Prayers
John Ireland in C
Boris Ord Adam lay ybounden
Johann Sebastian Bach Fugue
in G minor, BWV 578
2.30pm Memorial Service
for Loved and Lost Babies
6.00pm Advent Carol Service
Giovanni
Pierluigi da Palestrina Matin & Vesper Responsories
Ralph
Vaughan Williams This is the
truth
Thomas Ravenscroft Remember, O thou man
Otto Goldschmidt A tender shoot
arr.
Edgar Pettman Gabriel’s
Message
Percy
Buck The
Renunciation
Andrew
Carter Toccata on
‘Veni Emmanuel’
Monday
3rd December
7.15pm
Christmas Classics Concert: Swansea Philharmonia Orchestra, with Ysgol Bryn-y-Môr
Tuesday 4th
No Evensong Today
Wednesday 5th
10.30am Holy Eucharist
12.30pm
Lunchtime Service
Thursday
6th Nicholas (c.342), Bishop
6.30pm
Concert: Tenovus
Friday 7th
Ambrose (397), Bishop & Doctor
11.00am
Mothers’ Union Archidiaconal Eucharist
12.30pm
Holy Eucharist
Saturday 8th
Cynidr (6th century), Bishop
12.30pm
Holy Eucharist
SUNDAY 9th
December Advent Two
11.00am Choral
Eucharist
Celebrant: The Revd Canon Ian Rees, Rector
Preacher: The Revd Fr John Anthony, Assistant
Curate
Hymns: 26, 34, 608, 29 Advent Prose
Malcolm Archer Advent Wreath Prayers
Giovanni Grossi Messa a quattro voci
Thomas Campian Never weather-beaten sail
Naji Hakim Conditor
alme siderum
4.00pm Choral
Evensong
Hymns: 25, 26
Philip Radcliffe
Responses Ps 75 (Plainsong)
Philip Moore Third Service
John Stainer How
beautiful upon the mountains
Johann Sebastian Bach Prelude
& Fugue in F minor, BWV 534
Wednesday 12th Ember Day
10.30am
Holy Eucharist
12.30pm
Lunchtime Service
6.30pm Carol Service: Ysgol Bryn Tawe
Friday 14th
Ember Day
John of the Cross
(1591), Priest, Poet and Teacher of the Faith
10.00am
Faith in Families Carol Service
12.30pm
Holy Eucharist
Saturday 15th
Ember Day
12.30pm
Holy Eucharist
7.00pm Concert:
Dunvant Male Choir Annual Christmas Concert
Tickets £12/£10 from Alan Walters 01792 401005, or, from St Mary’s
Church 01792 655489, www.dunvantchoir.org
SUNDAY 16th
December Advent Three
11.00am Choral
Eucharist
Celebrant: The Revd Fr John Anthony, Assistant
Curate
Preacher: The Revd Canon Ian Rees, Rector
Hymns: 27, 234, 37, 38 Advent Prose
Malcolm Archer Advent Wreath Prayers
Herbert Sumsion in F
Adrian Batten Lord, we beseech thee
C. Hubert H.
Parry Chorale Prelude on ‘Dundee’
4.00pm Choral
Evensong
Hymns: 25, 32
Thomas Ebdon Responses Ps 50, 1-6 (plainsong)
Michael Wise in F
Henry Purcell Rejoice in the Lord alway
Monday 17th O Wisdom!
6.00pm
Carol Service: Burlais Primary School
Tuesday 18th O Adonai!
12.30pm
Cymun Bendigaid
Wednesday 19th O Root of Jesse!
10.30am
Holy Eucharist
12.30pm
Lunchtime Service
6.00pm Carol Service: Crisis
Thursday 20th O Key of David!
7.00pm The City Carol Service
Andrew
Carter Make we merry on this fest
William
Reynolds This is the truth (First Performance)
Trad., arr. Willcocks I saw three ships
Malcolm Archer Long
ago, prophets know
Douglas
Gibbs I heard a Maiden Softly
Sing
Will
Todd Angels from the
realms of glory
Louis
Vierne Final, Symphonie Nr 1
Friday 22nd O Dayspring!
12.30pm Holy Eucharist
Saturday 23rd O King of the nations!
12.30pm Holy Eucharist
SUNDAY 23rd
Advent Four
11.00am Holy
Eucharist
Celebrant & Preacher:
The Revd Canon Ian Rees, Rector
Hymns: 35,
362, 32, 58 Advent Prose
Malcolm Archer Advent Wreath Prayers
William Mathias Communion Series 3
Trad., arr. Charles Wood Hail!
Blessed Virgin Mary
Naji Hakim O
Emmanuel
4.00pm Choral
Evensong
Hymns: 49, 32 Ps 123
(plainsong)
Richard Ayleward
Responses
Adrian Batten The First Service
Hans Leo Hassler Dixit
Maria
MONDAY 24th
Christmas
Eve
3.00pm Crib
Service
11.30pm
Midnight Mass for the Nativity of Our Lord (Choral, with Chamber Orchestra)
Celebrant: Revd Canon Ian Rees, Rector
Preacher: Revd Fr John Anthony, Assistant
Curate
arr. Woodward Up! Good Christen Folk, and listen
Hymns: 56, 69, 76, 65, 53
Joseph Haydn Little Organ Mass
arr. Wood Ding,
dong, merrily on high
Eugène Gigout Rhapsodie sur des Noëls
TUESDAY 25th Christmas Day
9.30am Holy
Eucharist
Celebrant: Revd Canon Ian Rees, Rector
11.00am Holy
Eucharist, with Carols
Celebrant: Revd Fr John Anthony, Assistant
Curate Preacher: Revd Canon Ian Rees, Rector
Hymns: 48 (omit *), 45, 62 (omit 4 &
5), 63
Charles Marie Widor Toccata, Symphonie Nr 5
Wednesday 26th
Stephen, Deacon & First Martyr
10.30am
Holy Eucharist
Friday 28th The Innocents
Day of Prayers for
Refugees
12.30pm Holy Eucharist
Saturday 29th Thomas of Canterbury (1170), Bishop & Martyr
12.30pm Holy Eucharist
SUNDAY 30th
December
First Sunday of Christmas
11.00am Choral
Eucharist, sung by Hemiola
Celebrant & Preacher: The Revd Fr John
Anthony, Curate
Hymns: 57, 58, 65, 73 Ps
148, 7-14
Giovanni Pierluigi da Palestrina Missa Dei Sanctificatus
Giovanni Pierluigi da Palestrina Dei Sanctificatus
4.00pm Choral
Evensong, sung by Hemiola with the Cambrian/Durham Consort of Viols
Hymns
75 (i), 64
William
Smith Responses Psalm
132
Adrian
Batten Fourth Service
Giovanni Pierluigi da Palestrina Dei Sanctificatus
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