Songs & Updates for Saturday, January 2, 2016

This Saturday is the Solemnity of the Epiphany.

Christmas Eve Mass went quite well with only a few very minor issues! Huge thanks for all your efforts in pulling it together!

Songs & Updates for Thursday, December 24, 2015

This is a special post for the Christmas Eve & Feast of the Holy Family Masses.

Mass went pretty well last week -- I was especially pleased with how the new Psalm, 'Lord, Make Us Turn to You' turned out. Thanks to everyone who was able to be there!

Ginny, Lisa K. and I stuck around briefly to look at Christmas music.

Songs & Updates for Saturday, December 19, 2015

This Saturday is the 4th Sunday of Advent.

Mass went pretty well last week! The new Psalm, GC #148, turned out quite nicely for a first run, and we managed to pull together 'O Come, Divine Messiah' once more.

Songs & Updates for Saturday, December 12, 2015

This Saturday is the 3rd Sunday of Advent.

We where a little thin on singers last week and Mass was a bit messy in the first half, but we made it through. Thanks to everyone who was able to be there!

Tom, Ginny, Maggie and I stuck around afterward to look over/review Mass of Joy & Peace, the Psalm for this week and our tentative Christmas Eve Mass program.

Songs & Updates for Saturday, November 5, 2015

This Saturday is the 2nd Sunday of Advent.

Mass went pretty well last week -- we had a nice group of singers and a couple of instrumentalists. Thanks once again to Jonathan for coming to cover guitar on short-notice!

Songs & Updates for Saturday, November 28, 2015

This Saturday is the 1st Sunday of Advent, and the beginning of Liturgical Year C.

I wasn't at Mass last week, so I don't have too many updates.

Songs & Updates for Saturday, November 21, 2015

This Saturday is the Solemnity of Christ the King.

We where a bit short on instrumentalists last week, but Mass went pretty well. Thanks as always to everyone who was able to be there!

Songs & Updates for Saturday, November 14, 2015

This Saturday is the 33rd Sunday in Ordinary Time.

I was out last week due to a concert, so I don't have too many updates. Jim had a change in plans and reports that "[Saturday] night went very well. Jon, Maggie, Joe and I were there with a bunch of singers".

Songs & Updates for Saturday, November 7, 2015

This Saturday is the 32nd Sunday in Ordinary Time.

We where nearly at full staff last Saturday and Mass went very smoothly. Thanks to everyone who was able to be there!

Tom and I met at 4 PM to review Mass Parts and the music for the liturgy, something we may end up doing somewhat regularly for a while. Feel free to come early and join us if there's something specific you'd like to look at before rehearsal.

On Sunday, Jonathan and I, as well as folks from the 11 AM choir and religious education classes, performed in what turned out to be a pretty successful talent show as part of Father's Stewardship Kickoff event. It was also hinted at that the talent show may become an annual event, so just something to keep an eye out for if you're interested in performing.

Songs & Updates for Saturday, October 31, 2015

This Saturday is the Solemnity of All Saints.

We where pretty thin on musicians last week, with many of our key players and singers out. Thanks once again to Tom and Joe for taking point on most of the songs, and for all the singers who where able to make it!

We also had the chance to work with singer/songwriter and inspirational speaker Jesse Manibusan, who was at Good Shepherd to to run both a morning retreat and evening presentation/concert. Jesse ended up leading us in singing our Offertory song, 'Open My Eyes', and also performed a post-Communion meditation piece, 'Sacred Silence'. It was a true pleasure to have him with us for the evening!

Songs & Updates for Saturday, October 24, 2015

This Saturday is the 30th Sunday in Ordinary Time.

Most of our regular instrumentalists where out last week -- huge thanks to Jonathan for coming back to cover guitar, and Joe for taking several intros on soprano sax!

Mass overall went pretty smoothly -- the only notable issue was Ginny and I both had trouble with the beginning of the third verse of the psalm, but Jonathan and Father where able to help us out.

Songs & Updates for Saturday, October 17, 2015

This Saturday is the 29th Sunday in Ordinary Time.

We where missing a couple of instrumentalists last week, but ended up having a full section of singers. Thanks as always to everyone who was able to make it, and especially to Tom for covering guitar solo!

Songs & Updates for Saturday, October 10, 2015

This Saturday is the 28th Sunday in Ordinary Time.

Mass last week went pretty well. Thanks as always to everyone who was able to be there!

Tom, Lisa K. and I stick around after Mass to look at the songs for this week. The songs for October are still pending approval, but what I picked for this week is below. I'll let you know if there are any changes.

Songs & Updates for Saturday, October 3, 2015

This Saturday is the 27th Sunday in Ordinary Time.

Mass last week went pretty well. The only real issue we had was some confusion over how to end the Offertory song, 'I Will Choose Christ'. It doesn't seem to work particularly well for Offertory (the key changes make it difficult to end the piece early), so I'll try to refrain from using it for that in the future.

Songs & Updates for Saturday, September 26, 2015

This Saturday is the 26th Sunday in Ordinary Time.

Mass went pretty well last week -- thanks as always to everyone who was able to be there!

Songs & Updates for Saturday, September 19, 2015

This Saturday is the 25th Sunday of Ordinary Time.

We didn't make it to mass on Saturday last week, so I don't have too many updates.

Songs & Updates for Saturday, September 12, 2015

This Saturday is the 24th Sunday of Ordinary Time.

I hope everyone had a chance to enjoy the holiday!

Despite being down two melodic instruments and a bit light on singers, mass last week was probably our strongest in a while. Lisa and I harmonized on the Psalm and we nailed down a fairly solid arrangement for 'Canticle of the Turning', which we'll do again in a few weeks. My audio recorder ended up shutting off right before Offertory, though, so I missed capturing the last few songs (grrrr...). Thanks as always to everyone who was able to be there!

Songs & Updates for Saturday, September 5, 2015

This Saturday is the 23rd Sunday of Ordinary Time.

Mass went fairly well last week -- nice job, folks! We even had someone give us high praises for the quality of our music, saying it just keeps getting better each week. Also, huge thanks to Tom once again for covering guitar, as Jim was unexpectedly out sick.

Songs & Updates for Saturday, August 29, 2015

This Saturday is the 22nd Sunday of Ordinary Time.

Despite a few rough spots here and there, mass went OK last week. Huge thanks to Tom for being our solo guitar coverage! I know it wasn't easy and definitely not ideal, but I really appreciate it! I also apologize for any bad or confusing cues I may have given -- with everything that was going on, I was a bit scatterbrained.

Songs & Updates for Saturday, August 22, 2015

This Saturday is the 21st Sunday in Ordinary Time.

Mass went pretty smoothly last week. We ran into a few communications issues with the Communion song, but otherwise, no major problems. We also continued using one of the 11:00 sound profiles, which seems to work OK overall. Thanks as always to everyone who was able to be there!