Notes on the Notes
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 […]
Continue ReadingNotes 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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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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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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