Notes on the Notes

Notes 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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Notes on the Notes – September 26, 2021

Fourth Sunday of Creation/Baptism “Mountain Top Experiences” This Week’s Music: “O Beautiful Gaia” (MV #41) “O beautiful Gaia, O Gaia, calling us home. O beautiful Gaia, calling us on.” The term Gaia (guy-ah) represents “Mother Earth,” inviting us to live into our care and respect for all creation. It asks us to consider our relationship […]

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Notes on the Notes – September 19, 2021

Season of Creation 3 Sky This Week’s Music: “O Beautiful Gaia” (MV #41) “O beautiful Gaia, O Gaia, calling us home. O beautiful Gaia, calling us on.” The term Gaia (guy-ah) represents “Mother Earth,” inviting us to live into our care and respect for all creation. It asks us to consider our relationship to the earth […]

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Notes on the Notes – September 12, 2021

Season of Creation 2 Humanity This Week’s Music: “O Beautiful Gaia” (MV #41) “O beautiful Gaia, O Gaia, calling us home. O beautiful Gaia, calling us on.” The term Gaia (guy-ah) represents “Mother Earth,” inviting us to live into our care and respect for all creation. It asks us to consider our relationship to the […]

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Notes on the Notes – September 5, 2021

Season of Creation 1 Planet Earth/Communion This week’s music: “O Beautiful Gaia” (MV #41) “O beautiful Gaia, O Gaia, calling us home. O beautiful Gaia, calling us on.” The term Gaia (guy-ah) represents “Mother Earth,” inviting us to live into our care and respect for all creation. It asks us to consider our relationship to […]

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Notes on the Notes – August 29, 2021

This week’s music: “There is Room for All” (MV #62) “There is room for all in the shadow of God’s wing; There is room for all, sheltered in God’s love, And I rejoice and sing, “My refuge and my rock, in whom I trust.” There is room for all, There is room for all!” As […]

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Notes on the Notes – August 8, 2021

This week’s music: “Be a Light” “In a time full of war, be peace.In a time full of doubt, just believe.Yeah, there ain’t that much difference between you and me.In a time full of war, be peace. In a world full of hate, be a light.When you do somebody wrong, make it right.Don’t hide in […]

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Notes on the Notes – August 22, 2021

This week’s music: “Be a Light” “In a time full of war, be peace.In a time full of doubt, just believe.Yeah, there ain’t that much difference between you and me.In a time full of war, be peace.  In a world full of hate, be a light.When you do somebody wrong, make it right.Don’t hide in […]

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Notes on the Notes – August 1, 2021

This week’s music: “Spirit God, Be Our Breath” (MV #150) Our service of music will open with an instrumental verse of the song “Spirit God, Be our Breath,” which was written by Bruce Harding in 1997.  It was recorded on February 21, 2021. “Come and Find the Quiet Centre” (VU #374) “Come and find the […]

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Notes on the Notes – July 25, 2021

This week’s music: “Be a Light” “In a time full of war, be peace.In a time full of doubt, just believe.Yeah, there ain’t that much difference between you and me.In a time full of war, be peace. In a world full of hate, be a light.When you do somebody wrong, make it right.Don’t hide in […]

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Notes on the Notes – July 18, 2021

“Worship Through Song” This Week’s Music “Jesu, Joy of Man’s Desiring” Our service this week will open with the first section of “Jesu, Joy of Man’s Desiring,”  one of the most popular choral compositions of Johann Sebastian Bach. It was crafted around 1714-1716.   It was originally a choral piece, the 10th movement of “Herz und […]

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Notes on the Notes – May 30, 2021

Trinity Sunday This week’s music: “Praise With Joy the World’s Creator” (VU #312) “Praise with joy the world’s Creator, God of justice, love, and peace, Source and end of human knowledge, God whose grace shall never cease. Celebrate the Maker’s glory, Power to rescue and release. Praise to Christ who feeds the hungry, Frees the […]

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