Evening post in between shifts

I'm busy but here's some updates:

• Will Borin and Sam Dehority have volunteered for tomorrow's MEF and Children's Benediction. Please be there by 4:00pm to set up quickly for the kids and then finish setting up afterwards before the regular Holy Hour.
• I'm trying to organize a training session for the Missa Cantata in Salisbury and here's what I've come up with so far: Fr. Ferguson FSSP and Noah Carter (DoC Seminarian) will be available on Saturday June 12th around lunch time in Salisbury. The next day is the Missa Cantata. Can we make it? Can we carpool? Please give me feedback so we can make this great experience work.
• This weekend: seminarians/ordinands become priests = huge! Friday night they have a Holy Hour for the Ordinands at St. Pat's. Saturday 10:00 AM at St. Marks for the Ordination. Then 10:30 on Sunday at St. Ann's for soon to be Fr. Rossi's first Mass. New priests (baby priests as my wife calls them) don't come around every day. I highly recommend that everyone show up and support these men. Pray for them.

More info to come...stay tuned

Get ready...

I got an email from seminarian Noah Carter, who will be staying in Charlotte for a bit, complimenting the servers on the Ascension Missa Cantata. He told me he saw the pictures and they looked beautiful. I read his email, and I thought, "What pictures?" Then I got on to the Diocese of Charlotte website and saw this:

Missa Cantata from David Hains on Vimeo.

Our little group has already been asked to serve a Missa Cantata this summer at another parish (more details to come). We've got a new class of servers coming this month and after this publicity, expect more.

Bottom line: God is telling us that we're doing good. Stay focused and disciplined, and let's keep up the good work!

See you Saturday at the party!

Training Time Change

Sorry for the late notice everyone. This Monday, the Missa Cantata run-through will be from 5 - 7 pm. That's 5pm to 7pm which is an hour earlier. This change is to accomodate Fr. Reid's schedule. The late notice is my fault as I've known for over a week now. That being said, I still expect the servers to have reviewed their roles for the Missa Cantata to be prepared for Monday evening at 5:00 pm.

Don't forget about the Summer Server Party at the Borin's. All Latin Mass servers and their families are invited to attend. It's on Saturday May 22nd at 6:00 pm.

I also need to add a friendly reminder that parents need to be aware of when they are supposed to show up for their role in Protecting God's Children. We've had some very gracious help with some parents volunteering to stay when others didn't make it, didn't find a substitute, and didn't notify me. Please remember that if we do not have an extra adult, training will be immediately cancelled.

More to come...

Finishing up April and May

We are officially planning the Ascension Missa Cantata Rehearsal for Monday May 3rd from 6:00 PM to 8:00 PM at St. Anns. The Schola will be there as well. As with the last training session, we may have to swing the time to accomodate Fr. Reid's schedule, but as of now 6:00 PM is the set time.

Moreover, we have the results back for the pool party and the official scheduled date, time, and place is: Saturday May 22nd at 6:00 pm at the Borin's Residence. More information will be provided.

Please remember that the next server training will be at 4:45 PM at St. Anns this coming Monday April 19th. See you there!

Updated schedules

I've reworked the training and Mass Schedules through May. I will need to sit down with Fr. Reid to get the rest of the summer finished up. Please be aware there is a tentative rehearsal for the Ascension Missa Cantata on Monday May 3rd at 6:00 pm. As before, it will go until 8pm. Confirmation of that training session will come shortly.

Due to the lack of time to train, we will probably keep MOST of the positions as they were for the Annunciation. We might switch up a few spots. Luke B. mentioned being a torch bearer, so I'd need someone to step up for him. I might consider letting Joseph M and Brady pray it out for thurifer and see who feels called to it.

Please know that we should be receiving new recruits sometime in May. Please welcome them when they arrive and help make them feel comfortable.

Last but not least, please take the survery at the right hand side of the blog for our summer server party.

April 5th Practice Canceled

I hope everyone had a great Easter Sunday! Please continue to enjoy the Easter Octave knowing that this evening's practice is being canceled. Some of you asked for it to be canceled, but in addition, I need to work at the hospital today.

Now that things have settled down after the Missa Cantata, more posts will be coming as per your requests. I will also get the Spring-Summer Schedule situated this week as well.

As usual with cancellations, please email, post, or call that you have received this information.

Annunciation Missa Cantata Update

So finally the next Missa Cantata approaches. Here are some updates for everyone:

• Monday March 15th practice begins at 5:30 pm! It's been moved earlier to accomodate Fr. Reid's schedule. Everyone needs to be on time, please. Please comment, email, or call to confirm that you have received this news.


• At the end of the Missa Cantata, the servers will process out of the Church, receive the blessing from Fr. Reid and return to the altar rail to pray the St. Michael the Archangel prayer. The schola will be singing the Salve Regina that we sing at the end of practice prior to our arrival at the altar rail.


• Homework essay: 200 word essay that is due on March 22nd addressing the following: How does God answer your prayers? Please give an example of an instance when you felt your prayers were answered. Please also include a quote from a Saint, Pope Benedict XVI, or a previous Pope about prayer.