Worship
Christmas
All are warmly welcome to the Vigil of the Nativity service, Saturday, December 24th, 9:00 PM.
There will be no public service Sunday, December 25th.
Vespers
Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday Vespers 5:30 PM
Saturday Vespers or Choral Evensong 5:15 PM
Sunday Services
Our Winter schedule is as follows.
Lauds 10:15 AM (There will be no public service Sunday, December 25th)
Eucharist 11:00 AM
* Services subject to change depending upon Enclosure and Church Feast Days. Please call to confirm, 508-255-1094.
About Our Liturgies
The worship of God at the Church of the Transfiguration has developed over the years into a full daily cycle of prayer in word and sacrament. Prayer is the rhythmic and unceasing heartbeat that both expresses and sustains the corporate life of our community and the individual lives of its members.
The Divine Office (or Liturgy of the Hours) is the most frequent form of our daily prayer, by which we give continual praise to God and make intercession for the needs of the world. The community gathers at designated Hours to worship with psalms, hymns, readings and prayers according to the ancient practice of Gregorian chant. This pattern of prayer, which uses both Latin and English, is nurtured and preserved as a living tradition, growing from sacred roots and adapted for modern monastic life.
The Eucharist (or Lord’s Supper) is the community’s principal act of worship. Through its celebration, Christ becomes especially present to us, in the proclamation of God’s Word, in the mystery of Communion and in the unity of all those gathered in his name. Presided over by one of the resident ordained clergy, the Eucharistic liturgy incorporates forms and prayers shared by most major branches of the Church, drawing from both early Christian sources and contemporary expressions.
Frequently on Saturday evenings, the Service of Choral Evensong is celebrated in the place of I Vespers in preparation for Sunday Eucharist. This traditional service of evening prayer dates back to the 16th century, and is based on the service from the Book of Common Prayer. It is comprised of scripture readings and prayers, sung Canticles (the Magnificat and Nunc dimittis), preces, responses, and anthems, and chanted Psalms and prayers.
