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by oopsorganist
Thu Oct 12, 2006 4:21 pm
Forum: Liturgy Matters
Topic: Gathering of Witnesses
Replies: 13
Views: 8680

thread

er..... no having just been through a recent service where we made shift to sing the Psalm and seen the faces looking at me blankly.... what I was thinking was get me out of here, this is not what I want to do with my Sunday mornings! And last Sunday I mellowed and did Bind Us Together cos I know th...
by oopsorganist
Sat Oct 07, 2006 5:28 pm
Forum: Liturgy Matters
Topic: guitar music
Replies: 6
Views: 4769

guitar music

Just reading Nick Batty's thread and thinking. Ouch. I have been looking around for guitar stuff. The guitarists do just play 1 1V V because that is what we get given. I cant improvise at speed and under stress during services but I could play classical type arrangements by sight reading but I have ...
by oopsorganist
Thu Aug 17, 2006 2:45 pm
Forum: Liturgy Matters
Topic: Holy days of Obligation
Replies: 61
Views: 37878

holy days/ catholic schools

Just to comment on post above mine..... my children attend an Anglican school and they have to have a religious reference to get a place there! Three points for a sibling in school, three for parental involvement in a church and three for the child's own contribution to their church. And the Diocesa...
by oopsorganist
Thu Aug 17, 2006 2:42 pm
Forum: Liturgy Matters
Topic: Holy days of Obligation
Replies: 61
Views: 37878

holy days

Well, we had two Masses one in the morning and one at 7.30. Both celebrated by a locum priest. Someone took the hymn board to him at evening Mass and he said if there was nothing planned then nothing would be sung. Probably tired. So they did not put the board back up. Two (dissenting singers) paris...
by oopsorganist
Thu Aug 17, 2006 2:23 pm
Forum: Liturgy Matters
Topic: tree hugger hymns
Replies: 4
Views: 4262

thread

"God in His love for us" is in Come and Praise with its own tune so no need for alarm Organist. I quite like that one . There is a Christian eco website with suggested hymns, some of them predictable like "Oh Lord all the World Belongs to You", but I want something, just one thin...
by oopsorganist
Tue Aug 15, 2006 12:31 pm
Forum: Liturgy Matters
Topic: tree hugger hymns
Replies: 4
Views: 4262

tree hugger hymns

Thinking ahead to Autumn Harvest Festival all that ...... has anyone got any ideas of what to sing, thinking here of looking at ecology, environmental issues and impact on people in less affluent societies of our lifestyle. Hopefully we will have help from our local primary and do a joint Sunday Mas...
by oopsorganist
Sun Aug 13, 2006 8:03 pm
Forum: Liturgy Matters
Topic: I want to sing!
Replies: 7
Views: 6886

thread

yep, come to Yorkshire, we need you... or a project for you! Why don't you make a tape of acclamations, psalms, Glorias and other bits for the Mass which parishes can use to train themselves up a bit. I sometimes in desperation with time running against me record bits for people to play in the car ....
by oopsorganist
Mon Jul 31, 2006 6:39 pm
Forum: Liturgy Matters
Topic: This quarter's Music & Liturgy has just hit the door mat
Replies: 19
Views: 42621

thread

Yes I should not have forgot that the tabernacle is there too. Oops.

But it is so far away from the rest of the church that you have to take a pack -up if you go up there to it.

Tis a space of about 25 feet by 25 feet. Loadsa space.
by oopsorganist
Mon Jul 31, 2006 5:08 pm
Forum: Liturgy Matters
Topic: This quarter's Music & Liturgy has just hit the door mat
Replies: 19
Views: 42621

thread

Yes Good stuff I enjoyed it. Not quite enough to fill a day sat in jury room though. I am still wondering why no Mass at Confirmation. I might add that at our Service of the Word, which was praised by all including clergy (ta to Joe Burns) we sang Happy Birthday Dear Bishop which really made it most...
by oopsorganist
Sat Jul 29, 2006 11:55 am
Forum: Liturgy Matters
Topic: Latin II
Replies: 41
Views: 29676

Latin

Oh yes, forgot thread. Latin is hard because I cannot pronounce it by reading it. Is there a little bit of looking to re establish authenticity of religion, not sure what I mean but recently I have been finding out more about Islam and talking to someone about it ....... they do it all in Arabic you...
by oopsorganist
Sat Jul 29, 2006 11:49 am
Forum: Liturgy Matters
Topic: Latin II
Replies: 41
Views: 29676

latin stuff

I am going to ask a question that I have already been shot down for in another discussion with others in church music. Next time the powers give us advice and guidance could they release it on CD? Or on a Vatican website. It is very hard to get hold of basic repertoire music from where I stand. Not ...
by oopsorganist
Thu Jul 20, 2006 10:05 pm
Forum: Liturgy Matters
Topic: Organists
Replies: 19
Views: 12938

organists

I think there is a problem being the organist and the musical director for want of a better word, because you can be isolated in the organ loft and not able to direct anything else. It's very remote for me. Also I cannot see what is happening in church and have no one to tell me ie if processions ar...
by oopsorganist
Mon Jul 10, 2006 6:31 pm
Forum: Liturgy Matters
Topic: Use of Latin
Replies: 46
Views: 57211

Latin

Well, we used to do a bit at Christmas Midnight Mass and some part of Easter too, just Missa de Angelis if I spell that right.....and previous PP liked to launch into Saaaanctus ... which went down well.... we get away with Pange Lingua for Holy Thursday. But now PP has gone right off Latin and will...
by oopsorganist
Sat Jul 01, 2006 9:45 am
Forum: Liturgy Matters
Topic: Amazing Grace
Replies: 6
Views: 4888

thread

Well my Brother says that his mother would be horrified to hear us sing "My God Loves Me" as this is an irreverent tune in France, a drinking tune. And he thought "Faith of Our fathers " ws not OK for Sunday as tis too militant. But he was OK with Amazing Grace since I could not ...
by oopsorganist
Sat Jul 01, 2006 9:41 am
Forum: Liturgy Matters
Topic: Holy days of Obligation
Replies: 61
Views: 37878

thread

I arrived at the end of the 7.30 service to hear two verses of "For all the Saints" sung in two different keys simultaneously. Very close mind you, about a semi tone apart, or sometimes a whole tone. There were only a handful of people in the church and none of them stayed for Music Group ...