IGC/GIC Colloquium 2025
The Ancient Liturgy of the Church in England.
July 24-26, 2025.
St. George’s Church, 134 Emerson Street, Hamilton, Ontario.
IGC/GIC is pleased to announce our 2025 Colloquium featuring the full liturgy of the office and mass for the three-day period July 24-26, according to the Uses of Sarum and York! We will observe all the hours of the Divine Office and the Mass. The chanting will be in Latin. Lessons at Matins will be sung in English.
Registration fees, including IGC/GIC membership fee, full text and music book, and three luncheons are as follows:
Regular, EARLY -BIRD: $120; after July 1: $140 Canadian dollars.
Low-income (self-determined), EARLY-BIRD: $90; after July 1: $120 Canadian dollars.
All materials (text and music) will be provided in print. Registration will be available on line. Due to printing constraints, registrants after July 15 may not be able to have a full printed copy of the program.
Delegates can take advantage of the many dining options available in the immediate area of St. George’s. Delegates are welcome to dine together for the final banquet (a la carte).
St. Georges Church is fully accessible. Parking is available on the neighbourhood streets.
- Although we will begin each day at 7:00 a.m. with matins, delegates are free to come and go as they wish–not everyone is able to be present at such an early hour!
Preliminary Program
Thursday July 24: Saint Christine, Virgin, three lessons, ‘cum nocturno’, according to the Use of Sarum
7:00 am Matins and Lauds
8:30 am Prime and Chapter
9:15 am Lecture: ‘The Ethos of the Ancient Liturgy: the Daily Office’, William Renwick
10:30 am Terce and Sext
11:00 am Mass of the Vigil of Saint James
12:00 am None
12:30 pm Luncheon provided at the church
2:00 pm Workshop: ‘Chanting the Psalms’, Brandon Wild
3:30 pm Chant Rehearsal
5:00 pm Dinner on your own
7:00 pm Vespers and Compline of St. James
Friday July 25: Saint James, Apostle, Double Feast, according to the Use of York
7:00 am Matins and Lauds
8:30 am Prime and Chapter
9:15 am Lecture: ‘The Ethos of the Ancient Liturgy: the Mass’, William Renwick
10:30 am Terce and Sext
11:00 am Mass
12:00 am None
12:30 pm Luncheon provided at the church
2:00 pm Workshop: ‘Chanting the Ordinary of the Mass’, William Renwick
3:30 pm Chant Rehearsal
5:00 pm Dinner on your own
7:00 pm Vespers and Compline (Second Vespers of St. James)
Saturday, July 26: Saint Anne, nine lessons, according to the Use of Sarum
7:00 am Matins and Lauds
8:30 am Prime and Chapter
9:15 am Lecture: ‘The Ethos of the Ancient Liturgy: Processions’, William Renwick
10:30 am Terce and Sext
11:00 am Mass
12:00 am None
12:30 pm Luncheon provided at the church
2:00 pm Workshop: ‘Chanting Vespers and Compline’, Brandon Wild
3:30 pm First Vespers, Procession, and Compline for the Sixth Sunday after Trinity
5:30 pm Banquet at Valentino’s Restaurant, 824 King Street West
Further details will be provided at a later date.
For more information, please contact William Renwick at renwick@mcmaster.ca