Patronal Festival
Please join us on Monday, November 30 at 6pm for this most beautiful occasion in the life of our parish, the celebration of our patron, Saint Andrew the Apostle, followed by a festive reception in Trinity Commons.
The Parish Choir will offer the following music for the service:
- Voluntary: "St. Andrew’s Song," David Hurd (b. 1950)
- Introit: “Blessed Andrew, first called," Cody Lawyer (b. 1999)
- Processional Hymn: “Jesus calls us o’er the tumult” (Galilee)
- Psalm 80:1-7,16-18, Anglican Chant by Ivor Atkins (1869-1953)
- Sequence Hymn: “By all your saints still striving” (King’s Lynn)
- Offertory Anthem: “Blessed feasts of blessed martyrs," Charles Burney (1726-1814)
- Offertory Hymn: “Harken to the anthem glorious” (Laus Deo)
- Communion Motet: “Locus iste," Anton Bruckner (1824-1896)
- Communion Hymn: “Now the silence Now the peace” (Now)
- Processional Hymn: “Rise up, ye saints of God” (Festal Song)
- Voluntary: "Hornpipe Fanfare," Joseph Haydn (1732-1809)
What is a patronal feast?
A patronal feast is a time for the church community to celebrate its namesake and give thanks for the legacy of faith that shapes our life together. The Feast of Saint Andrew calls us to reflect on the faithful witness of the first-called apostle, who followed Christ with courage and humility.
Tradition tells us that Saint Andrew was a fisherman by trade and the brother of Saint Peter. After hearing the call of Jesus, Andrew immediately left his nets to follow him, becoming one of his first disciples. Known for introducing others to Christ—including his own brother—Andrew’s life reminds us of the power of simple, faithful invitation.
Later, Andrew is said to have carried the Gospel to regions as far as Greece and Asia Minor, and he is believed to have been martyred on an X-shaped cross in the city of Patras. For centuries, he has been venerated as the patron saint of fishermen, Scotland, and our parish, among others.