Notes on the Notes
Notes on the Notes – December 24, 2022
Christmas Eve “O Come, All Ye Faithful” (VU #60) “O come, all ye faithful, joyful and triumphant, O come ye, O come ye to Bethlehem. Come and behold Him, born the King of angels, O come, let us adore Him, O come, let us adore Him, O come, let us adore Him, Christ the Lord. […]
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Notes on the Notes – December 21, 2022
Longest Night Service “When the Wind of Winter Blows” (MV #71) “When the wind of winter blows, bringing times of solitude, Fill the silent icy night; be our hearts’ compassion. Holy Light, warm our night; warm the time of winter. Holy Light, warm our night; warm the time of winter. When we shiver in despair, […]
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Notes on the Notes – December 18, 2022
Fourth Sunday of Advent Welcome Love! This week’s music: “O Come, O Come, Emmanuel” (VU #1 v. 2) “O come, thou wisdom from on high, Who ord’rest all things mightily; To us the path of knowledge show, And teach us in her ways to go. Rejoice! Rejoice! Emmanuel shall come to thee, O Israel!” “O Come, […]
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Notes on the Notes – December 11, 2022
Third Sunday of Advent Radiate Joy! This week’s music: “O Come, O Come, Emmanuel” (VU #1 v. 6) “O come, thou Dayspring from on high, and cheer us by thy drawing nigh; Disperse the gloomy clouds of night, And death’s dark shadow put to flight. Rejoice! Rejoice! Emmanuel shall come to thee, O Israel!” “O Come, […]
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Notes on the Notes – December 4, 2022
Second Sunday of Advent Discover Peace! This week’s music: “O Come, O Come, Emmanuel” (VU #1 v. 5) “O come, Desire of nations, bind all peoples in one heart and mind. O bid our sad divisions cease, And be for us the Prince of Peace. Rejoice! Rejoice! Emmanuel shall come to thee, O Israel!” “O […]
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Notes on the Notes – November 27, 2022
First Sunday of Advent Hope in Hope! This week’s music: “O Come, O Come Emmanuel” (VU #1) “O come, O come, Emmanuel and ransom captive Israel, That mourns in lowly exile here until the Son of God appear. Rejoice! Rejoice! Emmanuel shall come to thee, O Israel!” “O Come, O Come, Emmanuel” is a well-known Advent hymn. […]
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Notes on the Notes – November 20, 2022
Reign of Christ Sunday Music for this service will be led by The Worship Choir. This week’s music: “Come, Children, Join to Sing” (VU #345) “Come, children, join to sing: Hallelujah! Praise to our Servant-King: Hallelujah! Let all with heart and voice, saved by God’s gracious choice, Now in this place rejoice: Hallelujah! Come, lift your […]
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Notes on the Notes – November 13, 2022
“A New World” Music for this service will be led by The Worship Choir. This Week’s Music: “Isaiah the Prophet Has Written of Old” (VU #680) “Isaiah the prophet has written of old how God’s new creation shall come, Instead of the thorn tree, the fir tree shall grow; The wolf shall lie down with the […]
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Notes on the Notes – November 6, 2022
Remembrance Sunday Music for this service will be led by The Harmony Singers. This week’s music: “Make Me a Channel of Your Peace” (VU #684) “Make me a channel of your peace. Where there is hatred, let me bring your love. Where there is injury, your healing power, And where there’s doubt, true faith in […]
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Notes on the Notes – October 30, 2022
“Our Saints Day” Music for this service will be led by The Worship Choir. This week’s music: “Eternal, Unchanging, We Sing” (VU #223) “Eternal, Unchanging, we sing to your praise: Your mercies are endless, and righteous your ways; Your servants proclaim the renown of your name Who rules over all and is ever the same. […]
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Notes on the Notes – October 23, 2022
Homecoming Sunday! To Be Lost and Found Music for this service will be led by The Harmony Singers. This week’s music: “Come In, Come in and Sit Down” (VU #395) “Come in, come in and sit down, You are a part of the family. We are lost and we are found, And we are a part […]
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Notes on the Notes – October 16, 2022
World Food Sunday Service music for this week’s service will be led by the Worship Choir. This Week’s Music: “Give Thanks, My Soul, for Harvest” (VU #522) “Give thanks, my soul, for harvest, for store of fruit and grain, But know the owner gives so that we may share again. Where people suffer hunger, or little […]
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Notes on the Notes – October 9, 2022
Thanksgiving Sunday Music for this service will be led by The Harmony Singers. This week’s music: “We Praise You, O God” (VU #218) The title for our hymn book, 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 […]
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Notes on the Notes – October 2, 2022
World-Wide Communion Sunday This Week’s Music: “All Who Hunger” (VU #460) “All who hunger, gather gladly; holy manna is our bread. Come from wilderness and wandering. Here, in truth, we will be fed. You that yearn for days of fullness, all around us is our food. Taste and see the grace eternal. Taste and see that […]
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Notes on the Notes – September 25, 2022
4th Sunday of Creation Sunday Before National Day of Truth & Reconciliation “Justice!” This Week’s Music: “Many and Great, O God, Are Your Works” (VU #308) “Many and great, O God, are your works, Maker of earth and sky. Your hands have set the heavens with stars, Your fingers spread the mountains and plains. Lo, […]
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