Thanks to everyone who tried out for the solos in the choir this spring! Remember that we’ll have a soloist and an understudy in case someone gets sick. Here are the results:
From the Inside Out: Adam Schaffer, understudy: B.J. Miller
Hosanna: Alex Wilkison, understudy: Mary Lehman
There will be a Day: J.R. Holesinger, undestudy: Gene Bogan. Harmony part: Sandy Schooler, understudy: Cheryl
Our God Saves: Gene Bogan, understudy: Samantha Keller
Choir leading worship this Sunday!
You all sounded great during yesterday’s practice! The 400 pound gorilla is in full swing through the trees. J I am looking forward to leading worship with all of you. Please remember to observe the dress code, park in the back of the parking lot and be in the worship center by 6:45 A.M.! Remember that we do memorize everything we do. I have a lot of work to do this week in memorizing 3 verses of the “new doxology.”
We’ll also practice “Hosanna” that evening. Here’s what the evening will look like:
6:00-6:10 Opening prayer and value of the month
6:10-6:30 Prayer groups
6:30-6:50 Sectional practice (“Hosanna”)
6:50-7:20 Choir/Rhythm section in worship center, 1st-5th grade choir in the chapel
7:20-7:30 Talk about the “Concert of the Principle” or “principal,” depending on who you ask.
New Worship Ministry Intern
I’m sifting through the resume stack right now. Please pray for wisdom for me, the equippers and ultimately the elders in picking the right fit for FCCN. It’s still weird being on this side of the desk. J
Phill
Choir and Orchestra Practice this Sunday Night!
We’ll set the stage at 5:00 P.M. in the worship center. We won’t be moving the orchestra pit, but we will set up the choir risers and move the drums and percussion.
At 5:15, we’ll have solo tryouts in the chapel for the choir songs this spring:
“Our God Saves” (measures 4-21)
“From The Inside Out” (measures 4-32)
“Hosanna” (measures 8-20, 31-41) Alex Wilkison has already sung this song, so she is the soloist. But we will need an understudy.
“There Will be a Day” (entire song) J.R. has already sung this song, so he is the soloist. But we will need an understudy and a lady to sing the harmony part like the CD.
We’ll start choir practice at 6:00.
6:00-6:10 Opening prayer and value of the month
6:10-6:45 practice the music for January 31
6:45-7:05 1st-5th grade choir practice in the chapel, prayer groups in the worship center
7:05-7:30 practice the music for January 31
Since the infamous “2nd sheet” was missing on the music Sunday, here’s the info:
“A New Hallelujah” (CD 1, soprano 6, alto 9, tenor 13, bass 15)
Vocalists: Melody and harmony as written. Notice the sopranos are singing harmony. Have fun with that! J
Band: Your entrances are marked in the music.
“Filled with Your Glory” (CD 2, alto 10, tenor 15)
Vocalists: melody and harmony as written. The basses and sopranos sing the melody the entire time.
Band: Let’s start with everyone (Joel lead electric, Louis rhythm elec, Karla plays written keys part on a separate sheet).
I’d like to repeat those 1st 4 measures until everyone’s finished greeting.
Measure 5 (every time): percussion, rhythm electric drops out, Joel plays high end lead elec.
like CD
Measure 29: add rhythm elec. and percussion, Joel continues on high end lead
“New Doxology” (CD 3, soprano 7, alto 11, bass 17)
A New Hallelujah, New Doxology, a new year and a new decade! Who wants a new car too?
Vocalists: Melody and harmony as written. Notice that the sopranos, altos and basses sing harmony on the chorus. The tenors have the melody throughout.
Band: Your entrances are marked in the music.
“From the Inside Out” (CD 4, soprano 8, alto 12, bass 16)
This song is in your choir 2010 spring packet.
“God of this City” (CD 5, soprano 9, alto 13, bass 17)
Vocalists: We’ll sing melody the entire time, sopranos, altos and basses sing one octave lower on each chorus.
Band: Your entrances are marked in the music. Karla, your keyboard part is on a separate sheet.
Value of the Month: “Integrity”
We define integrity as “doing the right thing, even when it’s difficult.”
Integrity: it matters. Even in 2010. After the previous decade: (Sept. 11, Enron, Wallstreet/mortgage meltdown, New England Patriots, just to name a few), “doing the right thing, even when it’s difficult” is the way to go. An organization or individual might get away with cheating and cooking the books for a while, but eventually it catches up with you. Consider Galatians 6:7-8:
“Do not be deceived: God cannot be mocked. A man reaps what he sows. The one who sows to please his flesh, from that flesh will reap destruction; the one who sows to please the Spirit, from the Spirit will reap eternal life.”
I have that verse on my computer monitor right now. It’s been there for years. Notice not only a warning, but a wonderful blessing: “from the Spirit will reap eternal life.”
We have a wonderful blessing and reward from God when we do it His way!
Random Blog Thought
Colts are in the AFC championship game for the 1st time since 2006. God has blessed us with an afternoon game so we’ll have everybody at practice Sunday night. That was not the case in 2006. J
Phill
Concert for the Principal: Sunday night, April 25 from 6:00-7:30 P.M.!
We’re planning a concert that Sunday night to glorify God and use our talents for Him! We’ll be taking up an offering at the end of the night, and %100 of the money will go on the principal of the mortgage of the FCCN building.
We’ll have the choir/rhythm section, 541, XP, 1st-5th grade choir, Kings Kids and a few other groups too!
If you would like to sing or play for this concert, we’ll be having open tryouts at the end of February. Be thinking of something you might want to do and be ready to do the song by the end of February. More details coming soon!
Choir and rhythm section begins this Sunday night, January 10 at 6:00 P.M.!
Thanks for a great turnout for our first practice! Hoping to see many more this Sunday night!
We’ll be practicing “From the Inside Out” Here’s what the evening will look like:
6:00-6:15 Opening prayer, value of the month and quick look at the music for January 31.
6:15-6:35 Sectional practices (soprano, alto, tenor, bass, rhythm section)
6:35-6:55 1st-5th grade choir practice in the chapel, adult choir and rhythm section in the worship center
6:55-7:15 Prayer Groups
7:15-7:30 Results from the internal and external survey, closing prayer
1st-5th Grade Choir Practice this Sunday Night!
Stephanie White will be leading the choir this Spring! We’ve picked one of the songs: “Glory to God Forever” by Fee. (Who’s Fee? Is that a band or just one guy?)
Drop the elementary kids off in the elementary big room 6:00 on Sunday. They’ll learn about Jesus and grow in their faith, and they’ll practice some music from 6:35-6:55 in the chapel (we’ll have several adult chaperones to take them from the elementary big room to the chapel and back to the elementary big room again). They’ll be ready to be picked back up at 7:30 that evening.
Value of the Month: “Integrity”
We define integrity as “doing the right thing, even when it’s difficult.”
We talked about Joshua last week. He was a stand up guy. And he was a talented military general. He only lost one battle in his entire career, and that loss really wasn’t his fault. Consider Joshua chapter 7. Joshua and his men lose a battle (36 men died), and Joshua falls on his face before God, asking why. This was God’s response:
“The LORD said to Joshua, "Stand up! What are you doing down on your face?
God was never going to bless
Random Blog Thought
We are NOT singing about snow this Sunday. J
Phill
Choir and rhythm section begins this Sunday night, January 10 at 6:00 P.M.!
We’ll be back together this Sunday night! Can’t wait to sing with you all again! “Sing, Sing, Sing” and “There will be a Day” are just a few of the songs we’ll be doing together.
Remember that we’ll also have the Kings Kids (preschool) and the 1st-5th grade choir practicing on Sunday night, so bring the kiddos too!
Since Jake is no longer with us, and Fran and Tom cannot direct the orchestra this spring, we’ll be putting the orchestra on hold until the fall. But we will have the rhythm section with us: drums, percussion, keyboards and lots of guitar!
Special Thanks to Jeff Coombs for making lots of copies of the CD’s for us!
Value of the Month: “Integrity”
We define integrity as “doing the right thing, even when it’s hard.” Consider what God commanded Joshua in Joshua chapter 1: “be strong and very courageous. Be careful to obey all the law my servant Moses gave you.”
I find it interesting that God commanded Joshua to not only be strong and courageous, but also to obey the entire law too! Throughout the entire chapter, God talks about fighting hard and taking the promise land, but in the same breath He also commands Joshua to follow His laws. It’s seems like the two are not mutually exclusive.
Are we going to be able to do things for God without following His word too? Is God going to bless that? What about one Joshua’s fighting men: Achan? Check it out in Joshua chapter 7. I’ll blog about that next week.
Random Blog Thought
This Sunday we’re singing words like “winter storms have come” and “heavenly storehouses laden with snow.” Hmm, prophetic, maybe?
Phill
