Music for Worship 27 July

The week we'll have guest music leadership at FirstLight. Ginny Soll will be on piano, with Donna Marie Todd leading the singing. Music at the offering will be by Kurt Shaffer and Andy Banzhoff. (Thanks for covering for the Prophets, you guys!) They will also play along on the congregational song. We'll be singing some favorites: "King of kings," "Jesus name above all names," As the deer" and "Father, I adore you." Kurt will sing a Keith Green song at the offering, "Your love broke through." Karen Haak is wrestling with the Jacob story this week so worship will include "Jacob's ladder" and a new text to that tune, "We are dancing Sarah's circle."

The music ministry has been invited to lead worship music at the Montreat Conference Center this week. We're taking a goodly representation of our program: Chancel Choir, Prophets of Praise and Tune Weavers. We'll present a min-concert of sacred music prior to worship. That will include Dan Locklair's "Phoenix Procession" for organ, Handel's "Hallelujah, amen" by the Choir and "Come ye sinners" lyric by Joseph Hart in a contemporary new setting by Martin S. Smith and Fanny Crosby's "Draw me nearer" also in a new setting y Diane Sheets, both sung by the prophets. The pre-service music and the prelude will be three variations by James Woodman on LASST UNS ERFREUEN. During worship music will include the South African freedom song, "Hallelujah, we sing your praises," and William Dawson's "Every time I feel the Spirit." Hymns will include "All creatures of our God and King" (LASST UNS ERFREUEN), "Amazing grace" (AMAZING GRACE) and "Lord dismiss us with thy blessing" (SICILIAN MARINERS). The service will include a baptism, the first one anyone can remember in 20+ years of doing these services. Worship will conclude with a festive setting of KUM BA YAH by John Behnke. Of special note, there will be no 11 AM service at BMPCNC this Sunday, so everyone can attend worship at Montreat-Anderson. Don't be late!