Notes on the Notes
Notes on the Notes – January 16, 2022
“Water into Wine!” This week’s music: “Arise, Your Light is Come!” (VU#79 v. 4) “Arise, your light is come! The mountains burst in song! Rise up like eagles on the wing; God’s power will make us strong.” The lyrics for this hymn are inspired by words found in the book of Isaiah and written by […]
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Notes on the Notes – January 9, 2022
Baptism of Jesus “To Be Named!” This Week’s Music: “Arise, Your Light is Come” (VU 79 v.1) “Arise, your light is come! The Spirit’s call obey; Show forth the glory of your God, Which shines on you today.” The lyrics for this hymn are inspired by words found in the book of Isaiah and written […]
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Notes on the Notes – January 2, 2022
Epiphany This week’s music: “Arise, Your Light is Come!” (VU # 79 v. 1) “Arise, your light is come! The Spirit’s call obey; Show forth the glory of your God, which shines on you today.” The lyrics for this hymn are inspired by words found in the book of Isaiah and written by Ruth Duck […]
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Notes on the Notes – December 19, 2021
Advent 4 Our Deepest Gifts – Joy This Week’s Music: “Light a Candle” “Light a candle for joy in the darkness, In each trial, we know you are near; Advent watching and waiting for Jesus, God with us, is wiping our tears, Emmanuel, joy is here: Joy is here!” Our Advent candle-lighting response was written […]
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Notes on the Notes – December 12, 2021
Advent 3 Our Deepest Gifts – Love This Week’s Music: “Light a Candle” “Light a candle for love in the darkness, Hearts contest, we know you are near; Advent watching and waiting for Jesus, God with us, your purpose is clear, Emmanuel, love is here; Love is here!” Our Advent candle-lighting response was written by […]
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Notes on the Notes – December 5, 2021
Advent 2 Our Deepest Gifts – Peace This week’s music: “Light a Candle” “Light a candle for peace in the darkness, Souls content, we know you are near; Advent watching and waiting for Jesus, God with us, resolving our fears, Emmanuel, peace is here; Peace is here!” This beautiful new […]
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Notes on the Notes – November 28, 2021
First Sunday of Advent Hope This Week’s Music: “Light a Candle” “Light a candle for hope in the darkness. Minds at rest, we know you are near; Advent watching and waiting for Jesus, God with us, redeeming the years, Emmanuel, hope is here; Hope is here!” This beautiful new Advent song was written by Lisa […]
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Notes on the Notes – November 21, 2021
This Week’s Music: “How Great Thou Art” (VU #238) “O Lord my God, when I in awesome wonder, Consider all the works Thy hands have made; I see the stars, I hear the rolling thunder, Thy power throughout the universe displayed. Then sings my soul, my Savior God, to Thee, How great Thou art! How […]
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Notes on the Notes – November 14, 2021
This Week’s Music: “Great is Thy Faithfulness” (VU #288) “Great is thy faithfulness, God our Creator; There is no shadow of turning with thee; Thou changest not, thy compassions, they fail not; As thou hast been thou forever wilt be. Great is thy faithfulness! Great is thy faithfulness! Morning by morning new mercies I see; […]
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Notes on the Notes – November 7, 2021
Remembrance Day – Communion This Week’s Music: “When Quiet Peace is Shattered” (VU #615) “When quiet peace is shattered by dreadful noise of war, And we are bruised and battered by fighting’s constant roar; Lord, break the silence of your word and let your healing voice be heard. O let your healing voice be heard. […]
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Notes on the Notes – October 31, 2021
“Our Saints’ Day” This Week’s Music: “The Church is Wherever” (VU #579) “The church is wherever God’s people are praising, Singing God’s goodness for joy on this day. The church is wherever disciples of Jesus remember his story and walk in his way. The church is wherever God’s people are helping, Caring for neighbours in […]
Continue ReadingNotes on the Notes – October 24, 2021
This Week’s Music: “Praise to the Lord” (VU #835) “Praise to the Lord, all of you, God’s servants, Blessed be the name of our God now and ever. From the rising up of the sun may the Lord be praised, Praise to the name of the Lord. There is none like our God in the […]
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Notes on the Notes – October 17, 2021
World Food Day “Who’s Got the Power?” This Week’s Music: “God is Here” (VU #389 v. 1,2,4) “God is here! As we your people meet to offer praise and prayer, May we find in fuller measure what it is in Christ we share. Here, as in the world around us, all our varied skills and […]
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Notes on the Notes – October 10, 2021
Thanksgiving 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 Brick Presbyterian Church in New York. The words of the second […]
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Notes on the Notes – October 3, 2021
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 God is […]
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