Order, counter-order, disorder.

Three of us had meant to attend the Latin Mass at the Holy Spirit as members of the congregation, to support the regulars who sing the Missa de Angelis.
In the event, only Jack and I were there and, due to some logistical problems, I had to serve at the Altar.

Alan had told Martin that we would be singing the Mass and asked him to come down from Aberdeen. So there was a bit of pressure on us to try singing a little, even without Alan's presence.

Fr Emerson then changed his mind about Salve Regina being OK for Advent and asked for Alma Redemptoris Mater. This is in our booklet but I didn't know it.
We had practiced the Kyrie and The Salve Regina with Alan but now there was only the Kyrie left.
Nevertheless, we were ready.

At the Kyrie, the organist started up her introduction. . But the music wasn't the Kyrie. The organist had got befuddled and had started playing the Alma Redemptoris Mater instead.
We had people singing versions of the Kyrie from 3or4 places in the church with an accompaniment which slowly morphed into the Kyrie.

Just as well we hadn't meant that Mass to be our first performance!

Afterwards, Jack found a useful guide which he sent to everyone. Its called 'An Idiots Guide to Square Notes'.
We will become confident and better prepared before we venture out officially.

The window at the back of the church shows seven angels carrying the gifts of the Holy Spirit: sapientia, intellectus, consilium, fortitudo, scientia, pietas, timor Domini (wisdom, understanding, counsel, fortitude, knowledge, piety, fear of the Lord).
We need several of them:

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