The Feast of the Annunciation, April 8th at 6:00 pm, transferred from March 25 ,is a Holy Day in our church calendar which falls exactly 9 months before Christmas every year. This is the day that commemorates the coming of the Angel Gabriel to the Virgin Mary with the astonishing news that she has been chosen to be the God-Bearer. This year St. Thomas will celebrate this important Feast with a Service of Evensong, assisted by the choir. The responses, canticles, and hymns come out of the hymnal and will be sung by choir and congregation, and Fr. Donavan will offer a short homily on the importance of the Blessed Virgin Mary’s “Yes” commemorated on this day.

The Magnificat is a setting by William Crotch, S-186 in our hymnal. The Nunc dimittis is a setting by Joseph Barnby from the Hymnal 1940, which is beloved by countless Camp McDowell attendees. The Anthem will be an arrangement of “The Angel Gabriel” by Miss Kathy, sung by a select ensemble from the choir.