SUNDAYS AT ST TIMOTHY’S

first sunday of christmas

December 29, 2024

Celebrant: Fr Luke, 7.30 Fr Steve, 9.00, 11.00
Preacher: Fr Luke

• 7.00am, Morning Prayer (Googe Chapel)

• 7.30am, Mass (Chapel)

• 9.00am, Mass (Church) nursery available, parish choir

• 11.00am, Solemn Mass (Church)

• 5.00pm, Evening Prayer and Benediction

• 7am - Morning Prayer in the Googe Chapel. This service, which lasts about 15 minutes, is not designed to be the primary worship on Sunday, but a period of quiet prayer in the earliest hours of the morning. About 5-7 people gather in the Googe Chapel for the reading of psalms, an Old Testament lesson, and prayers.

• 7.30am - Low Mass, Rite I in the Chapel. This service is in the 1952 Chapel, which was the primary worship space for St Timothy’s until 2000. This service is spoken (no choir) in traditional language and usually concludes at 8:20. Around 25 attend this mass.

• 9.00am - Low Mass, Rite II in the Church. This service is a celebration of the Holy Eucharist using modern language and is accompanied by the choir. A professional nursery is provided for children 3 and younger. Around 100 attend this mass.

• 11.00am - Solemn Mass, Rite I in the Church. This service is a celebration of the Holy Eucharist using traditional language, chant, incense, and three sacred ministers (priest, deacon, and subdeacon). A choir with professional singers supports the music. A professional nursery is provided for children 3 and younger. Around 85 attend this mass.

• 5.00pm - Evening Prayer (or Evensong) and Benediction of the Blessed Sacrament in the Church. The day concludes with Evening Prayer and devotions before the Blessed Sacrament. Twice a month, members of the choir sing the prayers, making it Evensong.