St. Colman Catholic Church Rose Sunday service March 30
Courtesy of Steven Fenters
St. Colman Catholic Church in Washington Court House will have a service of prayer and song for the fourth Sunday in Lent (Laetare or Rose Sunday) on March 30.
Soloist Jennifer Marcellana of Kenyon College will be accompanied by the string quartet. Craig Jaynes is the Director of Music and organist. Fr. C.M. Haddad is Pastor.
The prayer service, known formally as Evening Prayer, sometimes called Vespers or Evensong, is one of the oldest in western Christendom. It is actually ordered for daily use, the Sunday version of it often being made more elaborate with music. It is known, in some form or another, throughout most Christian denominations and is highly suited for ecumenical participation.
St. Colman has made a tradition of presenting a special treatment of the service for the Fourth Sunday of Lent, one of two Sundays in the liturgical year designated as a 'Rose' Sunday, that being the liturgical color specified for the day. It is of a less somber tone than the usual color of purple and reflects the more joyful nature of the day (because it's more than half-way through the season). It is also the only Sunday in Lent when the use of flowers is permitted.
The primary scripture reading for the day is from the Letter of Peter and it quotes from the prophet Isaiah concerning the Messiah. Those words are paraphrased in the second part of Handel's 'Messiah' and for that reason, the first section of that work is used as the special music of the day. This is in addition to the sung Psalms, the Gloucester Magnificat of Herbert Howells, Gardner’s ‘Evening Prayer’ and Coleman’s ‘Jesus, Lover of my soul’, all to be performed by the Choir.
Admission is free to all.
Wheelchair accessible through side entrance. Restrooms in Parish Hall next to the Church.
Plenty of FREE parking in the lot surrounding the Parish Center and on the street.