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Lenten Hymns as Anthems
Lent will be here before we know it. Here are suggestions for using hymns as anthems. H82= The Hymnal 1982 LEVAS-Lift Every Voice and Sing II WLP=Wonder, Love, and Praise MHSO=My Heart Sings Out The First Sunday in Lent 150 (H82) “Forty days and forty nights” Stanza 1: unisonStanza 2: treblesStanza 3: tenors and bassesStanza 4:…
Ask Ambrose: Burying the Alleluia
Dear Ambrose: I have heard that some churches “bury the Alleluia” before Lent. What gives? #dreadinglent Dear Dreading Lent, As you probably know, the Church abstains from saying or singing Alleluia during the season of Lent. This goes along with simpler adornments in the church and eliminating flowers, thus emphasizing the penitential nature of Lent.…
The Rev. Dr. William Bradley Roberts: Friend, Musician, Teacher, Priest
by Ellen Johnston “Bill is a gifted composer and an excellent choral conductor. Most of all, he is an encouraging mentor and a trusted friend.” Dr. Marty Wheeler Burnett William Bradley Roberts and I first met in 1984 at the Mississippi Conference on Church Music and Liturgy. It was my first time to attend this conference,…
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Dear Ambrose
Dear Ambrose: This coming Sunday is the Fourth Sunday after the Epiphany, but I also see on the calendar the it is also the Feast of the Presentation. Which propers do I use? Signed, Rubric Nut Dear Rubric Nut: We are glad you noticed this. When the Feast of the Presentation falls on a Sunday…
Gifts of God for the People of God: Exploring Worship in the Episcopal Church
Are you looking for a book to study for your Lenten program or inquirers’ class this year? Gifts of God for the People of God would make a fine addition for your program or class. This short book, by the Rev. Furman Buchanan and published by Forward Movement invites the reader to learn about the…
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