Worship
Services
St. Alban's uses the
The schedule of services is on the
Descriptions of the Services
Holy Communion
11 AM Sunday masses (and mid-week on feast days) include a four-part choir.
Printed copies are available in the back of the sanctuary or from an usher.
Follow along with the service using the
Sunday morning services are livestreamed and may be viewed in real time or from previous recordings on
The Morning Office (Morning Prayer)
Matins/Lauds:
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monthly rotation through the Psalter, which is sung
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daily martyrology (history of the saints) according to the calendar
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Office hymns
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the daily chapter (Patristic homilies) following the liturgical calendar, with commentaries by Fr. Theirry Hakpon and the Schola Cantorum*
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appointed daily scripture
Evensong
Evensong includes a Schola Cantorum* and consists of:
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Office Hymn for Evensong
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Canticles
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Lessons
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Sung versicles and responses
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Psalmody
Sermons
Printed copies of each Sunday's sermons are available in the back of the sanctuary or from an usher.
By Fr. Thierry Hakpon
Also see Fr. Theirry's monthly column in our newsletter, the
Parishioners
Parishioners participate in worship:
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as acolytes, ushers, readers, and the Altar Guild
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by sponsoring the altar flowers. A sign-up sheet is located in the parish hall.
* A Schola Cantorum is a group of singing scholars who study the Word of God while singing.