Songs & Updates for Saturday, March 1, 2014

This Saturday is the 8th Sunday in Ordinary Time, and also a Baptism.

We were out last week, so I don't have much in the way of updates.

We'll be switching to revised Mass of Remembrance starting Ash Wednesday. To borrow a line from Jonathan, this is an old Good Shepherd chestnut, but we'll definitely have to take time to 'relearn' it with the 2010 changes. See the new Mass of Remembrance page above for practice materials.

Songs & Updates for Saturday, February 22, 2014

This Saturday is the 7th Sunday in Ordinary Time.

Last Saturday was quite eventful, so please bear with me.

We were all surprised to find out that the new sound system had been installed. A guy from the company (Tom) was there throughout mass and rehearsals to get everything configured and balanced properly. I have limited experience with audio systems, so I won't go into the details, but rest assured that we now have a state-of-the-art system at our disposal. Besides individual audio mixers and headsets for each string instrument, we also have new mics, new speakers, and an iPad for a sound board :-)

In addition to all that, our music sheets have been redesigned. They now include more detailed info for visitors (the entire front inside page) as well as listing the Readings. The headers for each song have also been revised and the whole document is in a different font. Ours now more closely resemble the programs used by other churches.

Songs & Updates for Saturday, February 15, 2014

This Saturday is the Sixth Sunday in Ordinary Time.

We practiced after mass last week, continuing work on 'Shout to the Lord' and Mass of Joy and Peace.

We also reviewed this week's gathering song, 'Lead Me, Lord', since Jonathan was unfamiliar with it.

We considered doing 'Shout' this Saturday (since we now have a solid core group of people who know the parts), but decided to hold off since several of us will be out.


We'll be using the Joy and Peace choir parts at mass this week, so please look them over if you missed practice (we'll also review them before mass).

Songs & Updates for Saturday, February 8, 2014

This Saturday is the Fifth Sunday of Ordinary Time.

Karina and I are finally back this week. Karina has a District Band concert in Lewistown on Saturday, but we should get home in plenty of time for practice/mass.