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18th Jan 2009 - Super Cool Blogs
Here are some super cool blogs: Vodka Chocolates True.Illusion KuruFurudo! Dawnoholic! Remember, if you're still blogging and want to haolian, just tag and I'll do the rest. Cheers, Cliff |
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14th Jan 2009 - A Blog Revival?
Calling all Jubilate people! Remember the days when everyone blogged? I absolutely loved reading the debriefs after big events. And that's what it's all about, isn't it? Having your words heard by everyone else! So I'll go first. Check me out at: kurufurudo.blogspot.com And, if you want your blog publicised, drop a tag and let me know so I can include it in our list. Cheers, Cliff |
| O Holy Night |
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Christmas Midnight: This was an impromptu arrangement of this beautiful carol, done but a day before Christmas Eve. Kudos to Aloy and Josh for being super brave to take this on, last minute. =)
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| Ding Dong Merrily On High |
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Christmas Midnight: Medley of the Year, 'Ding Dong Merrily on High' and 'Good King Wenceslas', graciously brought to you by Irene! =)
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| What Child Is This |
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Christmas Midnight: Joshua on the solo part, a haunting counter melody called...
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| O Come All Ye Faithful |
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Christmas Midnight: Very grand rendition of O Come All Ye Faithful.
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| All Man's Labour Can Produce |
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Christmas Midnight: Old skool offertory hymn, Clifford's favorite. This was supposed to be combined with another song, but there wasn't a need - wasn't as packed as it usually is during Christmas Midnight. =(
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| When A Child Is Born |
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Christmas Midnight: Yet another impromptu solo, this time, from Steffi. Irene on the emotional soliloquy, and Steffi again on the ending.
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| Hark The Herald Angels Sing |
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Christmas Midnight: Another grand rendition of this timeless classic. So nice to hear the whole congregation behind us!
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| Joy To The World |
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Christmas Midnight: Bringing Christmas Midnight 2009 to a joyous end!
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| Carolling 2009 |
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Carolling 2009: Caroling with Jubilate on 12, 13, 19 & 20 Dec 2009. Madness, but in a nice way.
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Here I Am Lord: http://www.box.net/shared/1jd6sq04q5 I don't know the tenor parts for the chorus so it's just the melody there. O God You Search Me: http://www.box.net/shared/2ltfojo5hd You Are Mine: http://www.box.net/shared/enqcyfdcl1 Started from Verse 4 then the chorus because Verses 1-3 don't have parts.
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I prefer Easter. Cuz the buildup to Easter seems so much more purposeful, with Ash Wednesday marking the start of Lent, with Stations of The Cross, the call to make sacrifices, the Holy Week which culminates to the Easter Song sung at the end of Easter Vigil. The Easter bunny and Easter egg-painting and hunting activities lose hands down to the Christmas presents and Orchard Rd lightup and blah blah blah. I've made some plans to make sure my Lent is meaningfully spent. I hope you'll take a little step to allow God more into your life. Fr John Speekman is really good in using analogies - he wrote about the symbolism of ashes - Go READ! http://homiliesfromaustralia.blogspot.com/2009/02/ash-wednesday-year-b.html Labels: faith |
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It's our first prayer meet in quite awhile, and, well, it was a good meet : ) With deep sharings from Verena on the scripture reading from Mark 1:40-45, along with Steffi's wise comment on Jesus' comparison of us to birds in Matthew 6:24-34, and everyone else's reflections on the readings, I know we've grown that little bit closer to God. Just some of the things we shared: On Acceptance: How, as members of a church ministry, we should help bring people into our church community, just like Jesus welcoming the healed leper back into his community by healing and cleansing him of his illness. On our Commitment to the choir, and to the church: Why do we keep coming to sing every Sunday? Can we purely say that we come down because we want to serve God, and to be loved by him? We must reflect on why we are in the choir as we grow and continue serving in this ministry. "You cannot be a slave of two masters; you will hate one and love the other...You cannot serve both God and money". Let's make sure that we're not serving a second master in our lives. On Trust: "So do not worry about tomorrow; it will have enough wories of its own." Let us go through life safe in the knowledge that no matter what we give up in order to spend time with God, He will always provide for us, returning to us more than what we gave up for Him. On Humility:: Everything that we do, we should do for the glory of God, and not for ourselves. Jesus healed the leper, and charged that he should tell no one. We should follow Jesus in not claiming honour for what we do for the church. And finally, on Japanese social experiments/pranks: Funny. We should do this some time. Yup, so thanks again Andrea, Aloy and Zac for planning this for us : ) -Josh |
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Just a few things to take note of before you go up to the pulpit to sing: Attire (Strictly NO jeans allowed on the altar) For guys: Shirt, pants (no jeans) and shoes For girls: Dresses and skirts (no above-the-knee lengths) / pants (no jeans). No revealing tops and sandals. Covered-toe shoes/heels preferably.
Preparation of the Responsorial Psalm As a cantor, you MUST know what you are proclaiming and not sing blindly. It is not just about knowing your tune, it’s knowing how to proclaim the word to the congregation. Understand your psalm and say a little prayer before you begin. The Liturgy of the Word sets the tone for the rest of the mass and you play a vital role. What to do: Before mass begins, make sure you’re seated at either end of the pew. Leave your seat after or as you are saying “thanks be to God” after the 1st reading. Walk smartly (no dragging of your feet or swaggering) towards the centre of the aisle, and bow towards the altar before proceeding to the pulpit. When you are at the pulpit, adjust the mike. Signal to the organist when you are ready to begin. Usually, the organist will play the response once. The cantor then sings it once for the congregation, and the congregation will sing along with the cantor the 3rd time. Eye contact with the congregation is crucial THROUGHOUT the psalm, especially if you need their responses. Raise your hand and look at the congregation when they’re supposed to sing the response. Also sing along with the congregation for all the responses, because sometimes they don’t catch it the first time. After the psalm, go sit down where the 2nd reader was sitting. When you go back up to sing the Gospel Acclamation there is no need to bow a second time. After the acclamation walk back down to the middle of the aisle, bow to the altar once more, then return to your seat. Take note: As mentioned in the article on church music that Verena posted last year, remember that the words and their meaning are more important than the tune, which is just there to help you better bring the message in the psalm across to the congregation. You’re not going there to perform, but to proclaim God’s message. Labels: Cantor, first, instructions |
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Hi everyone! I suppose most people may have forgotten but we do have an external blog that's open to the public. So, recently, we've been doing updates and some revamping to the site. But we need your help too! There's no point in doing anything if there's no one to see it. So, SPREAD THE NEWS!! Put the link up wherever you can. Tell your friends, link it from your blog, put it in email signatures, forum signatures, Facebook, Friendster, Myspace, whatever! Don't let people forget that we exist. :) |
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