Songs & Updates for Saturday, February 7, 2015

This Saturday is the Fifth Sunday in Ordinary Time.

I was at the 9 AM mass last weekend due to another commitment, so I don't have many updates.

'Bring Forth the Kingdom' is once again our Gathering and Closing song -- we'll need four people to cantor the verses. Also note that we now repeat the refrain a couple of times at the end to lengthen the song a bit, something Jim suggested a few weeks ago.

The Psalm this week is a new (but fairly easy) Haugen piece, GC 141. As far as I know, we have not had a chance to look at this and still need someone to cantor it.

Also, our Communion song for this week and next is the Taize piece 'Eat This Bread'. According to my notes, we last did this song during Lent 2014 in four parts with soloists on each verse and a guitar variant on 'Pachelbel's Cannon' as the intro.

Finally, just a quick note that I made a change to the way songs are listed below. I added a 'Materials' line under each song title for 'easy access' to any audio and sheet music on file (previously, clicking a song title would bring up an audio recording). This material can also be found on the Repertoire pages above.

Karina and I are out again this week, but should be back next week (2/14).
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UPDATE (2/5): Jonathan reports that "Jim, Chip and I held down the rhythm section. We had no melodic instruments but plenty of voices. We got the congregation through the new stuff, and had a lovely baptism. Nothing too special. No rehearsal, I had to go to a gig. This week should be different."

UPDATE (2/5): Barb is asking for volunteers to fill five, half-hour slots of instrumental music for the Shepherd's Ball the evening of April 24th (details went out by email). If interested, please contact Barb.
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Here are the songs for this Saturday:

Gathering:
GC 658 - Bring Forth the Kingdom (vs 1-2)
Materials: (audio) (sheet music)

Glory to God:
Mass of Joy & Peace

Response:
GC 141 - Bless the Lord, My Soul (Psalm 147)
Materials: (audio) (sheet music)

Gospel Acclamation:
Mass of Joy & Peace

Offertory:
SS 105 - Christ, Be Our Light
Materials: (audio)

Holy, Holy, Holy:
Mass of Joy & Peace

Eucharistic Acclamation:
Mass of Joy & Peace

Eucharistic Doxology:
Mass of Joy & Peace

Lamb of God:
Mass of Joy & Peace

Communion:
GC 838 - Eat This Bread
Materials: (audio) (sheet music)
Choir Parts: (soprano) (alto) (tenor) (bass)
Verses: (verse 1) (verse 2) (verse 3) (verse 4) (verse 5)

Closing:
GC 658 - Bring Forth the Kingdom (vs 3-4)
Materials: (audio) (sheet music)

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