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Diocese of the Northeast Synod of the Anglican Church in America, September 2011
Pro Cathedral of the Diocese, Trinity Church in Rochester, New Hampshire

 

Evening Prayer at Trinity Rochester Pro Cathedral with guest participants, the choir of First United Methodist Church in Rochester, 9/29/2011.

 

  

See also:
Address by Bishop Marsh
Bishop Langberg: Address on Christian Unity

Synod Photos
On Eagle's Wings Rev. Dr James Hiles Synod Address

Synod Mass at Trinity Rochester 9/30/2011

Ordination Mass 10/1/2011

Preparations for the Evening Prayer service.
Evening Prayer at Trinity Rochester Pro Cathedral

The director of the combined choir at Evensong was Mr. Kevin Lindsay of First Methodist Church. Our organist at Trinity is Mr. Dean Warden.  Also at Evensong, the precentor, the cleric who directs the choral services, was Deacon Ian Dunn of St. Thomas, Ellsworth, Me.

 

Preparations for the Evening Prayer service.

 

 

Lighting of the altar candles; a reminder that Christ is the "Light of the world".

Lighting of the altar candles; a reminder that Christ is the Light of the world.

 

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Worship begins with the Processional: clergy, acolytes, crucifer, torchbearers begin the service with a processional hymn.   Worship begins with the Processional: crucifer, torchbearers, clergy and Worshippers begin the service with a processionalal hymn.

Worship begins with the Processional:
crucifer, torchbearers, clergy and worshippers begin the service with a processional hymn.

 

The evening worship service begins with a penitential introduction, including the General Confession and the Lord's Prayer.

A penitential introduction,
THE LORD is in his holy temple: let all the earth keep silence before him. Hab. ii. 20.
The Order for Daily Evening Prayer, BCP, 1928

 
Reading of the lessons from the Bible.   Hearing of the lessons from the Bible.
Reading and listening to the lessons from the Bible.
The bishop in his cathedra, chair or throne; it is a symbol of the bishop's teaching authority.

 
Father Owen Williams delivers the wermon after the readings, expounding on the Bible readings.

Father Owen Williams delivers the sermon after the readings,
expounding on the Bible readings.

 
An Evening Prayer hymn, a song of praise.

An Evening Prayer hymn, a song of praise.

 

THE grace of our Lord Jesus Christ, and the love of God, and the fellowship of the Holy Ghost, be with us all evermore. Amen.
The Order for Daily Evening Prayer, BCP, 1928

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The service ends with the Recessional;
a procession of the crucifer, acolytes, and clergy out of the Pro Cathedral at the end of the service
while the final hymn is sung.

 

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After the service, at the informal cookout supper in Trinity's Champlin Hall.

After the service, at the informal cookout supper in Trinity's Champlin Hall.
After the service, at the informal cookout supper in Trinity's Champlin Hall.

After the service, at the informal cookout supper in Trinity's Champlin Hall.

 

 

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