Notes on the Notes
Notes on the Notes – September 10, 2017
This week’s theme: All you need is love! This week’s scripture readings: Romans 13:8-14 Matthew 18:15-20 This week’s music: “This is the Day” (MV #122) “This is the day that God has made; We will rejoice and be glad! Singing hallelu! Singing hallelu! Singing hallelu! We will rejoice and be glad! Voici le jour que […]
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Notes on the Notes – September 3, 2017
This week’s theme: Who are We? This week’s scripture readings: Romans 12:9-21 Matthew 16:21-28 This week’s music: “Praise with Joy the World’s Creator” (VU #312) This new text in praise of the Trinity was written for an anniversary conference of the World Student Christian Federation held at Edinburgh in 1985 by the Iona Community. It […]
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This week’s theme: Truth and Power This week’s music: “Teach Me, God, to Wonder”(VU #299) “Teach me, God, to wonder, teach me, God, to see; Let your world of beauty capture me. Let me, God, be open, let me loving be; Let your world of people speak to me. Let me, God, be ready, let […]
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This week’s music: “O For a Thousand Tongues to Sing” (VU #326) “O for a thousand tongues to sing my great Redeemer’s praise, The glories of my God and King, the triumphs of God’s grace. Jesus! the name that charms our fears, that bids our sorrows cease; ‘Tis music in the sinner’s ears, ’tis life […]
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This week’s theme: What is enough? This Week’s Scripture Readings: Isaiah 55:1-5 – come to the waters all those who are thirsty Matthew 14-13:21 – Loaves and fishes This Week’s Music: “Come, Just as You Are” “Come just as you are, Hear the Spirit call. Call just as you are – Come and see, come, […]
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This week’s theme: Growing Up This week’s scripture readings: Jeremiah 20: 7-13 Romans 6: 1b-11 Matthew 10: 24-31 This week’s music: “Walk With Me” (VU #649) “Walk with me, I will walk with you and build the land that God has planned where love shines through. When Moses heard the call of God he […]
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This week’s Theme: Finish Strong This week’s scripture readings: Genesis 18:1-15 Romans 5:1-8 Matthew 9:35-10:8 This week’s music: “Come and Find the Quiet Centre” (VU #374) “Come and find the quiet centre in the crowded life we lead, Find the room for hope to enter, find the frame where we are freed: Clear the chaos […]
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This week’s theme: Trinity Sunday This week’s scripture readings: Psalm 8 Matthew 28:16-20 This week’s music: “Praise Our Maker” (VU #316) “Praise our Maker, peoples of one family; God is love, God is love! Praise our Maker, peoples of one family; God is love, God is love! Love our Saviour, followers of Jesus; God is […]
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Notes on the Notes – June 4, 2017
This week’s theme: What is Love? This week’s scripture readings: Acts 2:1-21 1 Corinthians 13:1-13 This week’s music: “Let Us Build a House” (MV #1) “Let us build a house where love can dwell and all can safely live, a place where saints and children tell how hearts learn to forgive. Built of hopes and […]
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Notes on the Notes – May 28, 2017
This Week’s Theme: A Service of Music Celebrating the Creed of the United Church of Canada This Week’s Music: “This is the Day” (MV #122) “This is the day that God has made; We will rejoice and be glad! This is the day that God has made; We will rejoice and be glad! Singing hallelu! […]
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This week’s theme: To be Alone! This week’s scripture readings: John 14: 15-21 Acts 17: 22-31 This week’s music: “Deep in Our Hearts” (MV #154) “Deep in our hearts there is a common vision; Deep in our hearts there is a common song; Deep in our hearts there is a common story, Telling Creation […]
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This week’s theme: Women of the Bible This week’s music: “The River is Here” “Down the mountain the river flows and it brings refreshing wherever it goes. Through the valleys and over the fields the river is rushing and the river is here. The river of God is teeming with life and all who touch […]
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This week’s theme: Shepherd and the Sheep This week’s scripture readings: Acts 2:42-47 John 10:1-10 This week’s music: “Are You a Shepherd?” (MV #126) “Are you a shepherd, good shepherd who leads us safely through danger, while calming our fears? Are you a father who shelters and feeds us, shares in our laughter and wipes […]
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This week’s scripture readings: Acts 2:36-41 Luke 24:28-35 This week’s music: “God, We Praise You for the Morning” (VU #415) “God we praise you for the morning; Hope springs forth with each new day, New beginning, prayer, and promise, Joy in work and in play. God, we praise you for creation, Mountains, seas, and prairie […]
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Earth Day This week’s scripture reading: Genesis 1:1-30 This week’s music: “All Things Bright and Beautiful” (VU #291) This classic text, from Cecil Frances Alexander’s Hymns for Little Children (1846), is based on the phrase “Maker of heaven and earth” in the Apostles’ Creed. The new words for verse four are particularly apt in the […]
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