Foremost among these is singing the psalms. They can be a hidden treasure, especially in a parish that doesn’t usually sing the Responsorial Psalm at Sunday Mass, and usually only sings hymns and songs based on other texts.
10.30 Arrivals, Registration and tea/coffee (Grimshaw Room)
10.45 – 11.00 Morning prayer
11.00 – 11.45 Talk on The Year of the Word and Music from David McLoughlin
11.45 – 12.45 Responsorial Psalms (Alan Smith)
1.00 – 1.45 Lunch
1.45 – 2.45 Psalms in place of Hymns (Martin Barry)
2.45 – 3.30 Preparation for Mass (1)
3.30 – 3.45 Tea
3.45 – 4.15 Preparation for Mass (2)
4.15 – 4.30 Comfort break and moving into the Cathedral
4.30 Mass with Bishop David McGough