Blessing a New Lectionary

Blessing a New Lectionary

As the new Lectionary comes into effect on the First Sunday of Advent (1 December 2024), it is an opportune moment to bless the four volumes of the new Lectionary and the Book of the Gospels. The Book of Blessings (1987) provides a simple prayer to do this. The...
New Psalm Settings

New Psalm Settings

On the First Sunday of Advent, the new Lectionary comes into force in the dioceses of England and Wales and Scotland. The 2024 Lectionary uses The Abbey Psalms and Canticles (2020) translation of the psalms. This is a revision of the Grail Psalms (1963) by the monks...
Finding Stuff

Finding Stuff

As the content of this website grows, we have introduced an index which allows you to find articles from the Society’s journal, Music & Liturgy, blog posts which have retained their currency, and material produced specially for this website. You will find...
Crichton Lecture 2024

Crichton Lecture 2024

The Crichton Lecture 2024 takes place on Saturday this week, 23 November, online (Zoom) at 11am. The lecture is free and open to all – both Society of St Gregory members and anyone else interested. Book your online place by emailing secretary@ssg.org.uk The 2024...
Composers Group

Composers Group

The next SSG Composers Group meeting is in two weeks’ time, on Saturday 16 November starting at 2pm and finishing by 4pm. This will be one of our occasional teaching sessions. I have it in mind to explore flexible arranging for parish music groups but I am open...
Iona Abbey Musician

Iona Abbey Musician

Iona Abbey is looking for a church musician.  Working at Iona Abbey offers the chance to live on a remote Scottish island, surrounded by beauty and community. As Musician, you will provide a variety of music, such as congregational songs, appropriate for Iona Abbey’s...