Tuesday, January 27, 2004
Next Center Celebration is Sunday, 1 February 2004, 9:30 am
Next Rehearsal: Saturday, 31 January, 12:00 noon - 2:00 pm
Theme: Mission, with a focus on Singapore
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Tentative Musical Selections:
Prelude
WOV 766 Instrumental: We Come to the Hungry Feast
(or we can pick a different one)
Gathering
WOV 754 Let Us Talents and Tongues Employ
Hymn of the Day
Insert from LWF 29: God Who Made the Stars of Heaven
Offering
WOV 756 Lord, You Give the Great Commission
Communion
Insert from LWF 85: Shang Di De Gao Yang (Lamb of God)
WOV 766 We Come to the Hungry Feast
Sending
Insert from LWF 56: May the Love of the Lord
Postlude
Insert from LWF 29: Instrumental: God Who Made the Stars of Heaven
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Personal comment: I really liked the hymns by Asian composers that Marie and Ed Schroeder provided from the LWF - Lutheran World Federation. We are using three of the four suggestions. I hope we get the opportunity to do these again, at another Center Celebration or an 8:15 or 11:00 service.
Again, thanks to all for your continued support of Center Celebration and the Bethel Worship Band!
Next Rehearsal: Saturday, 31 January, 12:00 noon - 2:00 pm
Theme: Mission, with a focus on Singapore
==================
Tentative Musical Selections:
Prelude
WOV 766 Instrumental: We Come to the Hungry Feast
(or we can pick a different one)
Gathering
WOV 754 Let Us Talents and Tongues Employ
Hymn of the Day
Insert from LWF 29: God Who Made the Stars of Heaven
Offering
WOV 756 Lord, You Give the Great Commission
Communion
Insert from LWF 85: Shang Di De Gao Yang (Lamb of God)
WOV 766 We Come to the Hungry Feast
Sending
Insert from LWF 56: May the Love of the Lord
Postlude
Insert from LWF 29: Instrumental: God Who Made the Stars of Heaven
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Personal comment: I really liked the hymns by Asian composers that Marie and Ed Schroeder provided from the LWF - Lutheran World Federation. We are using three of the four suggestions. I hope we get the opportunity to do these again, at another Center Celebration or an 8:15 or 11:00 service.
Again, thanks to all for your continued support of Center Celebration and the Bethel Worship Band!
Monday, January 19, 2004
Wow, the weeks keep flying and flying — no sooner do we catch our breaths from the January Center Celebration, then the February one occurs on the 1st of the month!
In a nutshell, tonight there was a planning session at Pastor Yancey’s house with Marie & Ed Schroeder and Orlew & Larry Lauger. I did not get to attend, but everyone knows of the four Asian hymns that we can use from the Lutheran World Federation publication from last summer, as well as anything from With One Voice or the Hymnal (burgundy) supplement. I’ll send an update when I learn more. And I distributed the four hymns this past Sunday as a heads-up — the band gets a say in what is feasible musically in this short timeframe.
For now, however, I wanted to try to nail down practice times. Verbally everyone agreed that the two Saturdays preceding Center Celebration would be acceptable. This would be:
Saturday 1/24 -- two hours — not too early, and not in the evening
Saturday 1/31 -- two hours — not too early, and not in the evening
So far the preferences have been for not so early in the morning. If I threw in my druthers, it would be to start no earlier than 12 noon (because I could take Noah to his weekly dance class), but my family’s schedule is flexible.
Please reply as to your preferences for practice times.
And keep reading the blog — they contain the archive of what we have done, and a snapshot of our planning e-mails.
Thanks for your continued support in this special way of serving Bethel Congregation. I have heard nothing but good feedback on our contribution to Bethel’s worship — and how special it is to have a multi-generational and diverse group.
Shalom!
Sherman
PS — is anyone considering going to Amy Thoren’s ordination? My family is on the fence on this one... (especially because we just saw Amy Thoren over Christmas).
PS - Apologies to those on this list who are not directly involved -- please let me know and I'll remove you from this list.
In a nutshell, tonight there was a planning session at Pastor Yancey’s house with Marie & Ed Schroeder and Orlew & Larry Lauger. I did not get to attend, but everyone knows of the four Asian hymns that we can use from the Lutheran World Federation publication from last summer, as well as anything from With One Voice or the Hymnal (burgundy) supplement. I’ll send an update when I learn more. And I distributed the four hymns this past Sunday as a heads-up — the band gets a say in what is feasible musically in this short timeframe.
For now, however, I wanted to try to nail down practice times. Verbally everyone agreed that the two Saturdays preceding Center Celebration would be acceptable. This would be:
Saturday 1/24 -- two hours — not too early, and not in the evening
Saturday 1/31 -- two hours — not too early, and not in the evening
So far the preferences have been for not so early in the morning. If I threw in my druthers, it would be to start no earlier than 12 noon (because I could take Noah to his weekly dance class), but my family’s schedule is flexible.
Please reply as to your preferences for practice times.
And keep reading the blog — they contain the archive of what we have done, and a snapshot of our planning e-mails.
Thanks for your continued support in this special way of serving Bethel Congregation. I have heard nothing but good feedback on our contribution to Bethel’s worship — and how special it is to have a multi-generational and diverse group.
Shalom!
Sherman
PS — is anyone considering going to Amy Thoren’s ordination? My family is on the fence on this one... (especially because we just saw Amy Thoren over Christmas).
PS - Apologies to those on this list who are not directly involved -- please let me know and I'll remove you from this list.
Monday, January 12, 2004
February Center Celebration
Practice Times
??? Sat 24 Jan, morning or afternoon???
??? Sat 31 Jan, morning or afternoon???
Worship Service
Sun 1 Feb, 9:30 am - 10:30 am
(arrive by 9:15 am)
Theme
Mission -- with a focus on Ed and Marie Schroeder's upcoming Singapore mission trip
Hymns
Still to be selected, however we are considering using some Chinese and Singaporan hymns recently published by the Lutheran World Federation
Practice Times
??? Sat 24 Jan, morning or afternoon???
??? Sat 31 Jan, morning or afternoon???
Worship Service
Sun 1 Feb, 9:30 am - 10:30 am
(arrive by 9:15 am)
Theme
Mission -- with a focus on Ed and Marie Schroeder's upcoming Singapore mission trip
Hymns
Still to be selected, however we are considering using some Chinese and Singaporan hymns recently published by the Lutheran World Federation
Thursday, January 01, 2004
January Center Celebration
Practice Times
Tues 30 Dec, 7:00 pm - 8:30 pm
Sat 3 Jan, 11:00 am - 1:00 pm
Worship Service
Sun 4 Jan, 9:30 am - 10:30 am
(arrive by 9:15 am)
Hymns
Prelude: Shine, Jesus, Shine (WOV #651)
Gathering: Awake, Awake, and Greet the New Morn (WOV #633)
Gradual (or Psalmody -- between the readings): I Want to Walk as a Child of the Light (WOV #649)
Hymn of the Day: We Three Kings of Orient Are (WOV #646)
Offering: Alleluia, Song of Gladness (WOV #654)
Communion: Eat This Bread (WOV #709)
Communion: We Come to the Hungry Feast (WOV #766)
Sending: Go, My Children, with My Blessing (WOV #721)
Postlude: We Are Marching in the Light of God (WOV #650)
Practice Times
Tues 30 Dec, 7:00 pm - 8:30 pm
Sat 3 Jan, 11:00 am - 1:00 pm
Worship Service
Sun 4 Jan, 9:30 am - 10:30 am
(arrive by 9:15 am)
Hymns
Prelude: Shine, Jesus, Shine (WOV #651)
Gathering: Awake, Awake, and Greet the New Morn (WOV #633)
Gradual (or Psalmody -- between the readings): I Want to Walk as a Child of the Light (WOV #649)
Hymn of the Day: We Three Kings of Orient Are (WOV #646)
Offering: Alleluia, Song of Gladness (WOV #654)
Communion: Eat This Bread (WOV #709)
Communion: We Come to the Hungry Feast (WOV #766)
Sending: Go, My Children, with My Blessing (WOV #721)
Postlude: We Are Marching in the Light of God (WOV #650)
