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Notes on the Notes – Dec. 2, 2012
This Sunday marks the beginning of the season of Advent. This year, we will be exploring the journey to the manger. The music for the Advent services will all work within the journeying theme. The symbol for the start of our Advent journey is the Milestone. This week we will be singing: “Bless Now, O […]
Continue ReadingNotes on the Notes – November 25, 2012
This Sunday is the final Sunday of the liturgical year. It is commonly referred to as “Reign of Christ” or “Christ the King” Sunday. The music for worship will be: “You Servants of God” (VU #342) – This hymn, from Charles Wesley’s Hymns for times of Trouble and Persecution (1744), was written amid the political turmoil […]
Continue ReadingChristmas Concert Tickets go on sale Sunday, Nov. 25th!!
Tickets for our December 16th Christmas Concert, featuring the Worship Choir, Joyful Noise and Praise Singers, will be available starting Sunday, November 25th after church. The ticket price is $10/person (children 12 and under are admitted free of charge). Tickets can be purchased each Sunday after worship or from the church office during the week. We hope […]
Continue ReadingWorship Choir Schedule November-December 2012
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Continue ReadingNotes on the Notes – November 11, 2012 – Remembrance Day
“Magic Penny” – This song, sung by the children of the Sunday School, draws us into worship by reminding us that “Love is something if you give it away…you end up having more.” The song was written and sung by folk singer and political activitst Malvina Reynolds. Malvina Reynolds (August 23, 1900 – March 17, […]
Continue ReadingJoin the Worship Choir for Christmas
Join the Worship Choir for Christmas! The Worship Choir is starting to practice music for Advent, Christmas Eve and our Christmas Concert on December 16. If you would like to join us for this special season, practices are on Thursday evenings at 7:30 p.m. All are welcome!
Continue ReadingNotes on the Notes – November 4, 2012
“Praise to God, Your Praises Show” (VU # 875) – This paraphrase of Psalm 150 was published by Henry Francis Lyte in his “Spirit of the Psalms” (1834). The music is credited to Robert Williams, a blind musician, reputed to have an exceptional memory for tunes, who made his living as a basket maker in […]
Continue ReadingUCW 50th Anniversary News
Please join us for a special UCW 50th Anniversary Service on Sunday October 28 (THIS Sunday!!) at 10:30 a.m. followed by a light lunch. We also invite any UCW members and former members to join with the ladies of the Worship Choir at 9:30 a.m. Sunday morning to practice the special anniversary song “A Tapestry of […]
Continue ReadingNotes on the Notes – October 28, 2012
“This is God’s Wondrous World” – (VU 296) – Yes, this is the well-loved CGIT hymn, slightly altered for inclusiveness. The original words for “This is My Father’s World” were by Rev. Maltbie D. Babcock. Babcock was a pastor in upstate New York. The story is told that he loved to go hiking in an […]
Continue ReadingNotes on the Notes – October 21, 2012
“How Can I Keep From Singing” – Chris Tomlin says the song “How Can I Keep From Singing?” that he and two friends wrote in 2006 was discovered and adapted by Matt Redman from a 19th Century hymn by the same name. The song’s theme has remained the same since it was first penned — […]
Continue ReadingCalling all UCW ladies who like to sing!
You are invited to join with the ladies of the Worship Choir to sing a special anthem on Oct. 28, WPUC’s celebration of the UCW’s 50th Anniversary. The practices will be on Thursday, October 25 from 7:45-8:30 p.m. and Sunday, Oct. 28 from 9:30-10:10 a.m. We will be singing the special anniversary song “Tapestry of […]
Continue ReadingNotes on the Notes – October 14, 2012
“We Praise You, O God” – VU #218 – The title for Voices United comes from the third stanza of this hymn. The words were written by Julia Cory in 1902 at the request of the organist, for a Thanksgiving service at Brick Presbyterian Church in New York. The original 16th century text, known as the […]
Continue ReadingNotes on the Notes – October 7, 2012
“Siyahamba” (VU 646) originated in South Africa and is said to have been composed c. 1950 by Andries van Tonder, an elder of the Judith Church. The original composition was in Afrikaans (with the title “Ons marsjeer nou in die lig van God”) and was later translated into Zulu by Thabo Mkhize. The form of […]
Continue ReadingNotes on the Notes – Sept. 30, 2012
Great Shepherd of Your People (VU 398) – The words for this hymn were written by John Newton in 1769. Newton was born in July, 1725. His mother, a devotedly pious woman, died when he was only seven years of age. He was only formally “schooled” from the ages of 8 to 10. Newton was […]
Continue ReadingNotes on the Notes – September 23, 2012
VU #371 – Open My Eyes, That I May See – This hymn was written by Clara H. Scott in 1895 and is her most well-know hymn. In 1882, she published the Royal Anthem Book, the first volume of anthems published by a woman. She was born in 1841 in Elk Grove, Illinois and died […]
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