Songs & Updates for Saturday, February 10, 2018

This Saturday is the 5th Sunday in Ordinary Time.

Thanks for the great music last week! Everything flowed pretty well, and we had a larger-than-usual crowd due to the Superbowl. As Father pointed out, the harmony on several songs was quite nice :-)

Songs & Updates for Saturday, January 20, 2018

This Saturday is the 3rd Sunday in Ordinary Time.

Thanks for another solid Mass last week! We were down a few people, but didn't really run into any issues. As always, I appreciate everyone's willingness to step up and fill in the gaps. I'm also glad the weather decided to cooperate -- having to come up with a contingency plan would have made things a bit...interesting.

Songs & Updates for Saturday, November 18, 2017

This Saturday is the 33rd Sunday in Ordinary Time.

Nice job last week! Several of us have been in and out over the past month, so it was nice to be back at full strength. It was a busy night with the Baptism and other activities (plus a fairly large crowd), but everything went pretty smoothly.

Songs & Updates for Saturday, November 11, 2017

This Saturday is the 32nd Sunday in Ordinary Time.

Thanks to everyone who was able to help out with both All Saints and regular Saturday Mass last week! We had small groups for both liturgies, but everything turned out pretty well.

Covering All Saints was a nice change in pace, and we (SCCS) also had a successful and well-received choir concert Saturday evening. I really appreciate everyone's willingness to step up and fill in/cover where needed. Things should be back to normal this week.

Songs & Updates for Saturday, August 26, 2017

This Saturday is the 21st Sunday in Ordinary Time.

Thanks to everyone who was able to help with the Baptism last week! With everything that was going on, there were a few issues, but overall, the program went well. Having a thunderstorm in the middle of Mass definitely kept things interesting, and it was nice to have the Fricke clan back with us as well :-)

Songs & Updates for Saturday, August 19, 2017

This Saturday is the 20th Sunday in Ordinary Time.

Thanks for such a strong Mass last week! Nearly everything went smoothly, and we received compliments from several parishioners. I especially liked how You Are Mine (here) turned out, and enjoyed getting to play saxophone again (unplanned) on the Psalm (here).

The only real issue we ran into was the Communion song (here) -- we should definitely take some time to sort out that instrumental intro, and make sure we stick with a slower tempo.

Songs & Updates for Saturday, February 11, 2017

This Saturday is the 6th Sunday in Ordinary Time.

Thanks for another solid Mass last week!

I'm assuming most of you heard Father Charlie's Homily. The issues Father brought up have been discussed extensively at meetings, and there aren't too many easy solutions. Those of us in leadership roles don't always agree with Father's decisions, but it's easy to forget that he's in the very difficult position of running a Parish and trying to please everyone at the same time. Please keep him in your prayers this week.

Songs & Updates for Saturday, January 28, 2017

This Saturday is the 4th Sunday in Ordinary Time.

Thanks for another very strong Mass last week!

We had a gentleman approach us afterward -- he made it a point to say how he really enjoys the 5:30 Mass, and gets so much more out of the liturgy because of the music :-)

Songs & Updates for Saturday, October 29, 2016

This Saturday is the 31st Sunday in Ordinary Time.

We were a little short on instrumentalists last week, but ended up with a nice group of singers. Mass was overall pretty solid, and it was nice to 'keep things simple' for a change. Thanks to everyone who was able to be there!

Songs & Updates for Saturday, August 6, 2016

This Saturday is the 19th Sunday in Ordinary Time.

Mass last week was very solid and definitely one of our strongest in a while! Everything went smoothly (even with a visiting priest) and I heard some excellent vocal and instrumental harmonies. It was great to have both Joe and Jonathan with us as well -- speaking of Joe, I'd like to officially welcome him back to the group as our percussionist!

Songs & Updates for Saturday, June 11th, 2016

This Saturday is the 11th Sunday in Ordinary Time, as well as a double-Baptism.

Despite being down a few instrumentalists and singers last week, Mass was pretty solid. Thanks to everyone who was able to be there!

Songs & Updates for Saturday, April 30, 2016

This Saturday is the 6th Sunday of Easter.

I was working on a Musical last week and wasn't at Mass, so I don't have much in the way of updates. Jim reported that everything went well, though. Thanks to Jim and Maggie for running things!

Songs & Updates for Saturday, January 31, 2015

This Saturday is the 4th Sunday in Ordinary Time.

Mass last week went pretty well -- I once again pass along compliments from a visitor who approached me after mass. Nice work, all!

Songs & Updates for Saturday, November 8, 2014

This Saturday is the Dedication of the Lateran Basilica, and also a Baptism.

Before mass last week, Jonathan and I met to plan rehearsal/mass and discuss choir affairs.

We had a fairly small crowd, and despite a rushed rehearsal, things came together very nicely. Great work, all!

Songs & Updates for Saturday, August 30, 2014

This Saturday is the 22nd Sunday in Ordinary Time, and also a Baptism.

We were pretty light on people last week, but still managed to pull everything off. There were a few changes to the program that I wasn't aware of, but nothing that caused any problems.

Songs & Updates for Saturday, August 9, 2014

This Saturday is the 19th Sunday in Ordinary Time, and also a Baptism.

After mass last week, we briefly ran through a few songs, but we spent most of the hour discussing some problems that have arisen, and some potential changes to the way we do things. The relevant parts of that discussion are outlined below:

Songs & Updates for Saturday, June 28, 2014

This Saturday is the Solemnity of Saints Peter & Paul, and the 12th Sunday of Ordinary Time.

Mass seemed to go exceptionally well last week with a very strong instrument section and a fair number of singers. Nice job to all involved!

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 for Saturday, October 5, 2013

This Saturday is the 27th Sunday in Ordinary Time.

Ginny, Jim, Emily, Lisa K., and I practiced the music for October after mass last week. It's essentially the music we did three years ago with a few minor tweaks. Changes had to be made to this week's music since it's a Baptism, and several Psalms were switched for the rest of the month. I'll plan to cover music selection for November.

Songs for Saturday, July 13, 2013

This week is the 15th Sunday in Ordinary Time.

Jim (and possibly Karina) will be out this week. Because of this, Barry has made another minor revision to our program, replacing 'Where Charity and Love Prevail' with 'All That We Have'. The ladder is a fairly new song for us, having only done it a few times previously.

In addition, Ginny has suggested squeezing Killoren's 'We Are the People' somewhere into mass since we'll be celebrating our parish Birthday on Sunday. It might make a good prelude/practice song before mass if Father is willing. Barry is not familiar with this particular tune, though, so I'm not sure if we'll do it or not.