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Music for the Fourth Week of Advent Year B 23rd/24th December 2023

Entrance: Maranatha (Smith) Gifts: Like a Candle (O’Brien/Ogilvie) AOV NG 91 Communion: Instrumental Music Recessional: Emmanuel (Angrisano) SAS 2/290

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Music for the Third Week in Advent Year B 16th/17th December 2023

Entrance:  A Voice in the Wilderness  (Robinson) AOV 1/60 Gifts: Come to Set Us Free (Farrell) AOV 1/39 Communion: Like a Shepherd (Dufford) AOV 1/160 Recessional: O Come, O Come, Emmanuel (Neale) AOV 1/174

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Music for the Second Week of Advent Year B 9th/10th December 2023

Entrance: Prepare the Way of the Lord (Boniwell) CWB II 250 Gifts: Maranatha ( Smith) Communion: Instrumental Music Recessional: O Come, O Come, Emmanuel (Neale) AOV 1/174

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Music for the First Week of Advent Year B December 2nd/3rd 2023

Entrance: O Emmanuel (Mangan) CWB II 241 Gifts: Like a Candle (O’Brien/Ogilvie) AOV NG 91 Communion: Instrumental music Recessional: Maranatha (Smith) O WALY WALY

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Music for Advent

Things are changing at our church for music – we actually had a meeting of the musicians and our priest about how to approach a season! It was decided that music would be low key for Advent and we would … Continue reading

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Singing the Sacraments: Funerals

Dyball and Whelan didn’t get to funerals in their talk, but since there was really already far too much for an hour in their presentation, that is understandable. Let’s see how we go without their guidance: Starting with CWB II, … Continue reading

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Singing the Sacraments: Holy Orders

This was the last section of Fiona Dyball and Damian Whelan’s talk at the recent APMN conference. Funerals must have been too much, even working quickly, but I suspect in parishes we are all more likely to play at a … Continue reading

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Singing the Sacraments: Marriage

As I have said several times, the one hour presentation by Fiona Dyball and Damian Whelan was a conference on its own. By the time we got here, I think they were up to warp speed. CWB II 134-139 has … Continue reading

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Singing the Sacraments: Anointing

The talk from Fiona Dyball and Damian Whelan continued with Anointing of the Sick. The handout directed us to CWB II 124-129: 124 Useful explanatory summary of the sacrament 125 Blessed be God who heals us (text ICEL, music Jeanne … Continue reading

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Singing the Sacraments: Penance/Reconciliation

Fiona Dyball and Damian Whelan continued their swing through road tested songs for sacraments with songs for penitential rites. Again, they note the suitable songs from CWB II: 120 Forgive our sins as we forgive Text: Rosamund Herklots Music: BELMONT … Continue reading

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