It’s All Hallows Eve, also known as Halloween, and three guesses as to where I’ll be tonight?! It’s Thursday, meaning that I’ll be at choir rehearsal! It’s the beginning of a huge, super busy weekend for me — (what’s new?!) — beginning with what is sure to be a long rehearsal tonight with three high… Read More All Hallows Eve
From last week’s Evangel, the newsletter from St. Mark’s Episcopal Church: The days are becoming shorter as the sun rises later and the daylight fades earlier. Soon November will be upon us, and we will be celebrating All Hallows-tide. All Hallows, All Saints, and All Souls have been called the fall triduum or three days,… Read More Triple whammy
Honestly, I don’t know whether “The Week That Was” refers to last week, while I was on my birthday trip to California — or this week, where between October 29 and November 6, I will have played seven church services, and a Friday night choir rehearsal YOWSERS! I arrived home on Saturday night completely exhausted.… Read More The Week That Was
All Saints was last weekend, but it has turned out to be an entire week of remembrance. All week long at Iolani chapel services, students and faculty were invited to bring pictures of their loved ones to be displayed and candles were lit in their memory. Bob Kane, who was last week’s speaker, spoke again:… Read More A week of remembrance
Yesterday was All Saints Sunday and I spent nearly the entire day at St. Andrew’s Cathedral. It all started with a 7:15 am rehearsal with the Hawaiian choir, and ended with a reception after the 5:30 pm Evensong — all for the purpose of “learning the ropes” for November 16, when I will be playing four services to substitute for John… Read More All Saints Sunday / Day of the Dead
This year the chaplains at Iolani decided that we will celebrate All Saints Day through two weekly cycles, and today I played Ralph Vaughan Williams “For all the saints” as the opening hymn. Next week students will be invited to bring photos of their loved ones who have passed on, and will bring the pictures… Read More Saints on earth