[Magdalen] Solemn Evensong and Benediction

[Marion Thompson]

I am also going through Good Friday with Fr. Isaac.  As you say, he is very
special.  You are blessed.

Marion, a pilgrim

On Sat, Jun 27, 2020 at 8:00 PM Ferdinand von Prondzynski (Emeritus) <
f.von-prondzynski at rgu.ac.uk> wrote:

> Thank you, Marion - that is very kind of you.
>
> The Cathedral is fortunate in our Provost (the Scottish designation for
> what would elsewhere be the Dean), Isaac Poobalan. He is a really special
> man, of enormous kindness and spirituality. He was born in India, worked
> for a while in the Middle East, then England, then Scotland. When I arrived
> in Aberdeen he was not yet in the Cathedral, but was my Chaplain in my
> university. At my first encounter with him he was holding a prayer meeting
> with students at which he sang/intoned prayers in the Christian, Jewish and
> Islamic traditions.
>
> We are also really fortunate in our Director of Music, who was once the
> organist in St George's (Anglican) Church in Paris. He has given a number
> of concerts in Notre Dame Cathedral. He is an amazing virtuoso musician,
> who has kept the music alive during the lockdown.
>
> The service will be livestreamed, but will also be available afterwards.
>
> Ferdinand
>
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Magdalen <magdalen-bounces+f.von-prondzynski=
> rgu.ac.uk at herberthouse.org> on behalf of Marion Thompson <
> marionwhitevale at gmail.com>
> Reply to: "magdalen at herberthouse.org" <magdalen at herberthouse.org>
> Date: Sunday, 28 June 2020 at 00:30
> To: cantor03--- via Magdalen <magdalen at herberthouse.org>
> Subject: Re: [Magdalen] Solemn Evensong and Benediction
>
> I will certainly be there.  St. Andrew's is my No. 1 choice these days.
>
> Marion, a pilgrim
>
> On Sat, Jun 27, 2020 at 7:24 PM Marilyn Cepeda <mcepeda514 at gmail.com>
> wrote:
>
> > I will surely try!
> >
> > Marilyn
> >
> > On Sat, Jun 27, 2020 at 6:22 PM Ferdinand von Prondzynski (Emeritus) <
> > f.von-prondzynski at rgu.ac.uk> wrote:
> >
> > > Dear all
> > >
> > > Should anyone be interested. St Andrew's Cathedral in Aberdeen (which
> as
> > > you know was the birthplace of the US Episcopal Church) is tomorrow
> > > (Sunday) livestreaming Solemn Evensong and Benediction, at 5.30 pm
> > Scottish
> > > time, i.e. 12.30 pm ET in the US. There is lots of music - both organ
> and
> > > choral. The choral music was recorded individually in the singers'
> homes,
> > > and was then assembled into a single piece in each case on Garageband
> by
> > > me, under the direction of our Director of Music. Those actually
> present
> > in
> > > the Cathedral at the time will be the Provost (Dean), his son Michael
> > > (server) and daughter Elizabeth (soprano), and the Director of Music on
> > the
> > > organ.
> > >
> > > You will be able to join it should you be so inclined on the
> Cathedral's
> > > Facebook page, at
> > >
> > > https://www.facebook.com/st.andrews.cathedral.aberdeen/?epa=SEARCH_BOX
> > >
> > > Ferdinand
>
>
>
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