The new
hymnals are here! As a preview we will have a Hymn Festival this Sunday,
November 18 at 4:00pm. Members of the St. Louis Choir, Folk Group, Youth Band,
and Children's Choir will be present to sing a variety of music - both familiar
and new. If you have an hour free on Sunday, stop by to sing, stop by to
listen, or simply
Some recent history: Now that the
new English translation of the Roman Missal has begun, we are
able to address our books by replacing our current annual Missalettes and Music
Issues with permanent hymnals. The new hymnals include a set of two
books – Worship, Fourth Edition from GIA Publications and
the Saint Augustine Hymnal from International Liturgy
Publications. The two books combine to provide hundreds of hymns – well-known
hymns from our current Music Issue, well-known hymns currently
unavailable to us, a whole variety of new music for use in the future, and all
of the revised texts for Mass. In addition, Worship 4 includes
all of the readings for each Sunday as well as an easy to follow Order of Mass.
Purchasing the hymnals is a significant capital expense, so we
have started a sponsorship program. Over 300 parishioners have already
sponsored hymnals. Have you sponsored yet? Please consider doing so. We
are asking you to consider sponsoring a set of the two hymnals for $50.00. As
you will see at the Hymn Festival the sponsored hymnals have a bookplate on the
inside cover inscribed with the sponsor’s name, family name, or the name of a
loved one. The sponsorship form is available on the St. Louis website: here. By making this purchase now through the
support of this special sponsorship, we will be able to save substantially in
the long term by not having to purchase the Missalettes and Music
Issues each year.
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