Sunday 30 November 2008

Serving List for December 2008

Here is the Serving List for December 2008.

Sunday 7th December
9a.m. Old Rite Low Mass:
Oliver McCarthy & Timothy Ashurst
11a.m. High Mass:
Anthony Jeffery; St Philip's School Servers
3.30p.m. Solemn Vespers, Procession, and Benediction:
James Cross; Joel Coles; Jean Leger & Kristian Hamberg; (Additional Brothers will also be needed, robed, to carry the statue of Our Lady.)

Monday 8th December
Immaculate Conception
8a.m. Old Rite Low Mass:
Anthony Jeffery
6.30p.m. High Mass:
Fr. Rupert; James Cross; Michael Frost; James Godwin & Jean Leger

Sunday 14th December
9a.m. Old Rite Low Mass:
Richard McCarthy & Joel Coles
11a.m. High Mass:
Oliver McCarthy; Pat Roberts; James Cross & Richard McCarthy
3.30p.m. Solemn Vespers & Benediction:
James Cross; Michael Tweedale; Joel Coles & Philip Benzinski

Monday 15th December
Blessed Anthony Grassi
6.30p.m. Solemn Benediction:
James Cross; Michael Frost; Jean Leger & James Godwin

Sunday 21st December
9a.m. Old Rite Low Mass:
Anthony Jeffery & Boy Server
11a.m. High Mass:
Richard McCarthy; James Cross; James Godwin & Oliver McCarthy
3.30p.m. Solemn Vespers & Benediction:
James Cross; Richard McCarthy; Jean Leger & Kristian Hamberg

Wednesday 24th December
11.30p.m. Midnight High Mass:
Fr. Rupert; James Cross; Pat Roberts; James Godwin & Richard McCarthy; Oliver McCarthy & Kristian Hamberg

Thursday 25th December
Christmas Day
9a.m. Old Rite Low Mass:
Timothy Ashurst & TBA
11a.m. High Mass:
Oliver McCarthy; Richard McCarthy; James Cross & Jean Leger

Sunday 28th December
9a.m. Old Rite Low Mass:
Timothy Ashurst & Richard McCarthy
11a.m. High Mass:
Richard McCarthy; Oliver McCarthy; Jean Leger & James Godwin
3.30p.m. Solemn Vespers & Benediction:
James Cross; Oliver McCarthy; Philip Benzinski & Richard McCarthy


Brothers' Winter Programme 2008 - 2009

Here is the programme from Advent Sunday 2008 to the end of January 2009.

Sunday 30th November
Advent Musical Oratory
Little Oratory; 4.30p.m. (Robes)
All Brothers are strongly urged to attend. The Musical Oratory will be followed at about 6p.m. by a reception in Saint Wilfrid's Hall for the Junior Choir, their parents, and others taking part in the Musical Oratory.

Sunday 7th December
Procession of Our Lady in honour of her Immaculate Conception
Oratory Church; ca. 4p.m. (Robes)
Brothers will be needed to carry the statue of Our Lady. There will, as is usual after processions, be no formal Exercises, so tea will follow immediately on from Benediction.

Monday 8th December
The Immaculate Conception of the Blessed Virgin Mary
Oratory Church; Mass at usual times
The High Mass will be sung, as is now the established custom, at 6.30p.m..

Monday 15th December
Blessed Anthony Grassi of the Fermo Oratory
Oratory Church; Mass at usual times; Solemn Benediction at 6.30p.m.

Monday 22nd December
Annual Carol Service and Benediction
Oratory Church; 7.30p.m. (Robes)
Brothers will be needed to act as Ushers, and should come to Oratory House as close to 7p.m. as possible so as to be ready in Church when the doors are opened.

Wednesday 24th December
Christmas Carols and Midnight Mass
Oratory Church; 11.30p.m. (Robes)
Brothers will be needed to assist with crowd control, and should come to Oratory House as close to 11p.m. as possible so as to be ready in Church when the doors are opened.

Thursday 25th December
Christmas Day
Oratory Church; Mass times as in notices; Solemn Benediction at 4p.m.

Friday 26th December
Saint Stephen, Protomartyr
Oratory Church; Mass times as in Notices

Saturday 27th December
Saint John, Apostle & Evangelist
Oratory Church; Mass at usual times

Sunday 28th December
Sunday within the Octave of Christmas (Holy Innocents' Day)
Little Oratory; 4.30p.m.
The Oratory Exercises will be given as usual.

Monday 29th December
Saint Thomas of Canterbury
Oratory Church; Mass at usual times

Thursday 1st January
Octave Day of Christmas
Oratory Church; Mass times as in Notices

Friday 16th January
Blessed Joseph Vaz of the Goa Oratory
Oratory Church; Mass at usual times; Solemn Benediction at 6.30p.m.

Friday 30th January
Blessed Sebastian Valfre of the Turin Oratory
Oratory Church; Mass at usual times; Solemn Benediction at 6.30p.m.
Blessed Sebastian's Altar was paid for by subscriptions from the Brothers of the Little Oratory at the time of its erection.