Upcoming Community Dinners

Our Community Dinners are being planned for the next few months. If you would like to help out, please contact the parish office at office (at) stmarymagdalene.ca

If you are interested in joining us, here is when we will be serving:

Friday, 5 February

Friday, 5 March

Friday, 9 April

An organ recital in progress: part 66

Dear SMM Community,
 

The next part of my online organ recital is here, and I hope that you enjoy it. I offer up these musical meditations as part of our parish efforts to find ways to keep you connected at this time. Recorded on my house organ, the instrument is a musical facsimile of the great 'Father' Willis organ at Salisbury Cathedral.

Today, I present Edward Bairstow's First prelude.


Sir Edward Cuthbert Bairstow (1874-1946) was Organist at York Minster in England from 1913 until his death. An irascible individual, he was notorious for his short temper and blunt nature. Though better known for his choral music, Bairstow’s organ music is of fine quality, being well crafted and carefully composed.



With best wishes,
Andrew Adair
Director of Music

The Baptism of the Lord - 10 January 2021

We celebrate the feast of the Baptism of the Lord with two livestreamed masses:

9.00 am Sung Mass (modern language)

Service link HERE.

Leaflet link HERE.

11.15 am Sung Mass (traditional language)

Service link HERE.

Leaflet link HERE.

An organ recital in progress: part 65

Dear SMM Community,
 

The next part of my online organ recital is here, and I hope that you enjoy it. I offer up these musical meditations as part of our parish efforts to find ways to keep you connected at this time. Recorded on my house organ, the instrument is a musical facsimile of the great 'Father' Willis organ at Salisbury Cathedral.

Today, I present Samuel Wesley's God rest you merry.


English cathedral organist and composer Samuel Wesley (1766-1837) was the son of the Methodist hymn writer Charles Wesley, and nephew of the founder of the Methodist Church, John Wesley. A child prodigy, he later came to be known as “the English Mozart”. Samuel Wesley was the father of the great Samuel Sebastian Wesley (1810-1876).



With best wishes,
Andrew Adair
Director of Music

The Epiphany of the Lord - 6 January 2021

We celebrate the great feast of the Epiphany of the Lord with a livestreamed sung mass (traditional language) at 6.30 pm.

You can join the service HERE.

You can find the leaflet HERE.

Christmas II - 3 January 2021

Join us for the Second Sunday of Christmas, which we celebrate with two livestreamed masses:

9.00 am Sung Mass (modern language)

You can find the service HERE.

You can find the leaflet HERE.

11.15 am Sung Mass (traditional language)

You can find the service HERE.

You can find the leaflet HERE.