Songs for Saturday, June 29, 2013

This Saturday is the 13th Sunday in Ordinary Time. I don't have much in the way of updates since I wasn't at mass last Saturday.

We'll be wrapping up Karina's music selections for June, and will begin mine next week, July 6th (the complete list has already gone out via email).

I'd suggest a rehearsal after mass this week to go over the music for July (please let me know of your availability). I've tried to select a variety of music (especially pieces we haven't done in a while) and included at least one 'fun piece' for each mass.

Finally, I've put up a considerable amount of multimedia resources (recordings, sheet music, etc.) for songs we've done recently/will be doing. They can be found in the 'Repertoire' sections above. Thanks to Barry once again for digging up some of the harder-to-find materials (especially song recordings from GC...). Make sure to check them out if you need to know what something sounds like.

Songs for Saturday, June 22, 2013

This week is the 12th Sunday in Ordinary Time.

I really don't have much in the way of news this week, other than I wanted to thank Paul once again for stepping up and taking command last week -- things were a little rocky in places, but overall, not too bad.

Speaking of Paul, we talked last week and he had a few good ideas about how to improve us as a group. Most notably, he suggested posting someone in the congregation for a mass and having that person critique the group in detail.

This would 1) give us the opportunity to hear how we sound to the congregation (balance of voices & instruments, etc.) and 2) determine how well our audio equipment is working.

Songs for Saturday, June 15, 2013

This Saturday is the 11th Sunday in Ordinary Time.

Last week after mass, we very briefly went over a few of the songs. Originally, we were going to swap out our closing him ('Seek First') with 'You Are the Way' (since the people and Father don't know it yet). Now, since Jim may not be at mass this week due to his house move, Barry has revised the program further (Note it has been approved by Father as of yesterday).

Songs for Saturday, June 8, 2013

Welcome back to Ordinary Time, all!

As you know, we'll be using Mass of Creation starting this Saturday until further notice. We (Jim, Ginny, Cris, & Emily) reviewed this last Saturday, so we should be in good shape. We also found out from Christina that the Acclamation will be 'When We Eat This Bread'.

For 'Lamb of God', the verses will be "Lamb of God...", "Lamb of God...", "Grant us peace...", not our usual "Lamb of God...", "Bread of Life...", "Prince of peace..." "Grant us peace..."