Records

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2021

• 07 Feb. Ps.147 (not sung – reprise of closure service.) PFAS 23C El señor es mi pastor Refrain from Ps 15 PFAS: I’m gonna live so God can use me. Final service as SWUC. Male voice quartet: Brian, Stephen, Brendan, Jon. A cappella
• 14 Feb. Ps.50: Let the giving of thanks, Refrain and verses PFAS 50C; Commissioning of WVUC. Solo lead by Brendan with bass.
• 21 Feb. Ps.25:1-10: To you I lift my soul. Refr and vs composed and presented by Brendan. Guitar, tune with improvisation
• 28 Feb. Ps.22: [T] TiS 727 as hymn (cantor on vidcon duty)

• 07 Mar. Ps 19: (as responsive reading, no song); IWD
• 14 Mar. Ps.107: Give your thanks to God, Everett TEP. Brendan lead, Stephen echo, guitar
• 21 Mar. Ps.51: PFAS 51G, The sacrifice you accept, David Isele refrain plus tone Male voice quartet: Brian, Stephen, Brendan, Jon. A cappella
• 28Mar. Ps.118: Palm Sunday, The building block Brian, Bette, Brendan

• 02 Apr. Ps22. Good Friday. Ps.22: TiS 9: John Schmidt, with Brendan guitar
• 04Apr. Ps114. Easter. Ps.114: PFAS 114C Freedom is coming Brendan lead, Brian on guitar
• 11 Apr. Ps.133: Small group mixed sang PFAS 133D, Miren qué buono qué buono es. O look in wonder.
• 18 Apr. Ps. 4. Men’s quartet sing Gelineau setting, Let your face shine on us, TiS 2.
• 25 Apr. Ps. 23. TiS Sung as hymn CRIMMOND. B at piano.

• 2 May, Ps. 22. PFAS 22C alternate refrain, All the ends of the earth. Group: Helen, Trish, Stephen, Evan, John, Brendan
• 9 May, Ps. 98. TiS 166, Sing a new song, with psalm verses paraphrased to fit. Stephen solo with guitar backing.
• 16 May. Ps. 1. [No song; Brendan away]
• 23 May. Ps. 104. TiS 65 Send forth your spirit, arranged for 3 parts but sung in unison by Helen O, Helen S, Trish and Brendan. Guitar.
• 30 May. Ps. 29. Dona nobis pacem, TiS 727, Taize verses arranged to fit.

• 6 Jun, Ps 138. TEP They shall sing. Verses to refrain tune. Brendan solo with bass.
• 13 June, Ps 20. Based on Byzantine chant in PFAS 20B with variations; May the blessing of God be upon us/you. Verses to tone supplied. Group: Helen S, Helen O, Wendy, Janet, Lyn, John, (Evan), Brendan. A cappella.
• 20 June. Ps 9. On the Poor, PFAS 9A. Sosa/Bell. Brendan with Mandolin.
• 27 Jun, Ps 130. Out of the depths by Sinead. Jo, Trish, Lyn, Helen. Lyre.

Note: masks mandated due Covid in NSW. 30 June –> solo singing.

• 4 July, Ps 123. Planned to have ladies sing PFAS123A Our eyes rest on you. Replaced tone with improvised tune by Brendan based loosely on Hier encore/Autumn leaves chords.
• 11 July, Ps 24. Words and tune from PFAS 24E, Israeli folk melody, Lift up the gates eternal. Also TiS 279 (different words). Congregation sings alternating verses and chorus.
• 18 July, Ps 89. Refrain from PFAS 89A (second half only) I will sing of the mercies of the Lord forever. Verses to tone.
• 25 Jul. Ps 14 or 145. [Brendan away, Joan Palmer leader]. No sung psalm.

• 1 Aug. Ps 51. [B away] No psalm sung.
• 8 Aug, Ps 130. Jo, Helen, Trish, Lyn, with lyre. Out of the depths by Sinead.
• 15 Aug, Ps 111. [Lockdown; video services start.] Mauldons lead. Brendan composition, solo with guitar: To honour God
• 22 Aug, Ps 84. How dear to me is your dwelling place. Brendan, solo with guitar online.
• 29 Aug, Ps 45. PFAS Take me as I am by John Bell. Helen and Brendan w guitar, video recorded during 2020

• 5 Sep, Ps 84+24. [Non RCL] Tune of 15 and 22 Aug. The Earth is the Lord’s. Brendan solo with guitar, online.
• 12 Sep, Ps 19. Reggae by Bob Marley, Let the words of my mouth. Brendan online with ukulele.
• 19 Sep, Ps 1. Chant Gregorian style, antiphonal with congregation responding second half. Brendan and Helen
• 26 Sep, Ps 126. John with recorded piano backing by Helen Swan. NCH Guide my feet, Folk style.

• 3 Oct, Ps 26. PFAS 26A, Your love is before my eyes. B and H, guitar.
• 10 Oct, Ps 22. TiS 9, Christopher Willcock’s My God why have you forsaken me. Brendan and Helen with keyboard (organ).
• 17 Oct, Ps 41. (not RCL, for Int. Day of Poverty; Keith) Paraphrase and tune by Brendan and Helen, piano. Refrain PFAS 9 On the poor.
• 24 Oct, Ps 34. Refrain by Brendan, Taste and see. B and H with guitar.
• 31 Oct, Ps 146. Taizé chorus from PFAS 146B.

• 7 Nov, Ps 127. No sung psalm
• 14 Nov, Ps 16. You show me the path, by Brendan
• 21 Nov, Ps 132.. Matt chose Ps 43, TiS 27 Send out your light and your truth. Verses by BOL. H and B duet.
• 28 Nov, Ps 25. – ADVENT Year C. R&Vs by Brendan: Show me your ways.

• 5 Dec. No sung psalm
• 12 Dec. No sung psalm

2022

• 6 Feb. Ps 138. They shall sing, TEP.

Feb-May; psalm holiday as I play at the Hyatt on Sundays

• 15 May, Ps 148. An improvised Hallelujah in three parts for congregation. BOL. Solo with guitar.
• 23 May, Ps 133 (not 139 in RCL). PFAS Miren que buono small group.
• 12 Jun, Ps 8. TiS 8, sung by Helen Swan.
• 19 Jun, Ps 42. no psalm?
• 26 Jun, Ps 77. We will remember, PFAS. B solo with bass.
• 3 Jul, Ps 66 (RCL alt). We walk through fire and water. TEP. Guitar
• 10 jul. Ps 82. God hears the cry of the poor. PFAS. Peter Campbell and Kate Bramley. Guitar.
• 17 Jul, Ps 133 (not RCL). Miren que buono, PFAS. Small group: Sandra, Trish, Janet
• 24 Jul, Ps 85. New refrain by BOL, Mercy and truth. Solo with guitar.
• 31 Jul, Ps 107. No psalm sung
• 9 Oct, Ps 69a. We walk through fire and water. TEP. Guitar, B and H.
• 23 Oct, Ps 65. Tune and refrain by BOL, with bass
• 30Oct, Ps 149. TiS 95 traditional chant by Willcock. B and H with guitar
• 6, 13, 20 Away in Queensland
• 27 Nov, Ps 122. I was glad, TEP, B with bass.
• 4 Dec, Ps 72. Psalm tone 2, Brendan and Helen as cantors.
• 11, 18 Dec, No sung psalm

2023

• 22 Jan, Ps 27. Do not be afraid, TiS 16; Brendan with guitar
• 27 Jan, Ps 15. I’m going to live, PFAS. Men’s quartet Brian, Stephen, John, Brendan.
• 5 Feb, Ps 121. Helen Swan to sing TiS 69, Light rises in darkness.
• 12 Feb, Ps 119a. O that my ways, tune by Brendan. A cappella group Brian, Bette, Helen, John, me.
• 19 Feb, Ps2. Ps 2 in the Messiah, excerpts of 40-44 played and sung by Helen Swan
• 26 Feb, Ps32. Show me the way to go, Emergent Psalter. Brendan with lyre.
• 5Mar, Ps121, TiS 76 (or 77). Janet Kay to choose. B and H away in Hobart.
• 12 Mar, Ps95. TiS 53 ‘Calypso Carol’; Brendan at piano so sing hymn.
• 19 Mar, Ps23. Keith leads. Bobby McFerrin setting, group Brian, Libby Osbourne, Libby C, Colin, Evan, me. Kate Bramley added late.
• 26Mar, Ps130. ‘Out of the depths’, Sinead. Same group plus Janet, Stephen.

• 2Apr, Ps31. TEP, My times ar in your hands. Trio Helen O, Kate Bramley, self with bass. Plus: Reflection: TiS Were you there?
• 9-23Apr. Absent due Sophie’s visit and reunion in Adelaide.
• 30 Apr, Ps 23. Spoken
• 7 May, Ps 31. TiS19 John Bell, Brendan from organ.
• 14 May, Ps 66. We walk through fire and water. TEP. Guitar Helen Brendan
• 21 May, No sung psalm
• 28 May, (Ps104). no psalm sung.
• 4 Jun, Ps 8. When I look at the heavens, by BOL, solo with bass.
• 11 Jun, Ps 33a, absent due funeral.
• 18 Jun, Ps 116:1-2, 12-19. Not sung. Solstice Carol cancelled due ‘flu.
• 25 Jun, Ps 86:1-10. NCH Judy Hunnicutt, O God you abound in steadfast love. B at piano
• 2 Jul, Ps 13. No sung psalm chosen. (Missed opportunity for Steve Bell’s How long?)
• 9 Jul, Song of Solomon 2. Tune by Brendan, presented by Kate Bramley, Helen and Brendan with lyre.
• 16 Jul, Ps 119N. Refrain v 105, verses to tone by Brendan. Small group.
• 23 Jul, Ps 139. Search me and know me, Michael Card. Brendan with guitar.
• 30 Jul, Ps 105a. Confitemini Domino, loosely arranged from Lassus. Small group Evan Trish, Helen Sandra, John Col, self.
• 6 Aug, Ps 17. Not used or sung
• 13 Aug, Ps 105b. Ps 105a. Confitemini Domino, loosely arranged from Lassus. Small group incl Kate Bramley
• 20 Aug, Ps 130. Sinead’s Out of the depths. With Brendan and guitar.
• 27Aug, Ps 124. Afr-Am gospel, If it had not been by Helen Baylor; Brendan solo from piano.
• 3 Sep, Ps 105. Catalan song (Arianna Savall) with lyre, Brendan. O give thanks and call on God. (Last before EU.)
• Sep-Oct. Absent.

2024

• Jan-Feb4 no psalms.
• 11 Feb, Ps 50. Let the giving of thanks PFAS. Brendan with bass
• 10 Mar, Ps107. TEP Everett 3-part, Give your thanks to God. modified for responses. B bass, Helen, John and Libby Osborne lead responses.
• 17Mar, Ps51. The sacrifice you accept, B lead with guitar PFAS
• 24 Mar, Ps118, The building block, with Brian, Bette, Helen. Stookey.
• 31Mar, Ps118. This is the day, guitar/bass with Brian, responsive.
• 7Apr, Ps133. Miren que bueno, uke; small group, Col, john, Helen, Janet, Trish. PFAS
• 14Apr, Ps4. The sacrifice you accept (from Ps51)
• 21Apr, Ps23. Modified Bobby McFerrin, responsive with congregation. +Helen, Trish, Libby O, Col, John.
• 28Apr, 5 May. Away in Brisbane.
• 12May, Ps1. Feliz la gente, PFAS 1E. Solo with guitar.
• 19May, Ps104. Kate chose TiS 65 Send forth your spirit. Trio for verses, Helen, John, me, a cap.
• 26May, Ps29. PFAS29D Speak now O Lord, verses by solo cantor and group response 2nd half, Helen, Col, Evan, self.
• 2Jun. Ps118. (non-RCL) TiS 74 Willcock This is the day B at piano.
• 9Jun, Ps138. Though God is high, custom refrain, cong resp lines 2 and 4.
• 16Jun, Ps20. Byzantine chant, group tone.
• 23Jun, Ps9. PFAS9A On the poor, with group and mandolin.
• 30Jun, Ps130. For you my God I wait, PFAS 130G. Cong’n sing lines 1 and 4 same tune, B solo w guitar.
• 7Jul, Ps48. In the midst of your temple. Self.
• 14Jul, [Ps24 not used]. Canticle, Song of Simeon, words TiS 733, new tune & refrain by B. Guitar solo.
• 21Jul, Ps89b. I will sing of the mercies of the Lord, verses to tone with group. Alt is TiS Willcock.
• 28Jul, Ps14. No psalm sung.
• 4Aug, Ps51a. A humble spirit, PFAS 51G with verses to same chords, solo.
• 11Aug, Ps130. For you my God I wait, PFAS 130G. Cong’n sing lines 1 and 4 same tune, B solo w guitar.
• 18Aug, Ps40. Non-RCL choice by Evan. Congregation sings lines 2 and 4. No refrain.
• 25Aug, Ps84. How lovely is thy dwelling place, Brother James’ Air PFAS84E, sung as hymn
• 1Sep, Ps45a. Take me as I am, PFAS45B alt refrain by John Bell. Vs to tone or tune.
• 8 Sep, Ps8. Non-RCL choice by Roger. Congregation sings lines 2 and 4. No refrain.
• 15Sep, Ps19. Let the words, to Rivers of Babylon. Group.
• 22Sep, Ps1. (Feliz la gente, PFAS 1E – NOT SUNG)
• 29Sep, Ps124. NCH Guide my feet, group? (Alt: If it had not been, from piano.)
• 6Oct, Ps133. (Non RCL). PFAS133D Miren que Bueno How good it is. Group
• 13 Oct, Short readings from psalms. No song.
• 20 Oct, Ps104. PFAS 104E as hymn.
• 27Oct, Ps34a. Joan Palmer, no psalm.
• 3 Nov, Ps146. TiS95 We praise you by Willcock.
• 10Nov, Ps146. (Absent) Alternate reading with Taizé refrain, from PFAS
• 17Nov, Ps16. (Not available) PFAS16A When in the night, to MAITLAND (Precious Lord hold my hand)
• (No psalms till 2025 due wrist injury)

2025

• 19Jan25, Ps36:5-10. As hymn, PFAS36B to TRURO (TiS84), or 36A improv + resp last line of refrain only.
• 26Jan, Ps19. Marley Babylon.
• 2Feb, Ps71:1-6. TiS40 with group. PFAS71A hymn to WAREHAM (TiS124)
• 9Feb, Ps138. (Commissioning) Cong singing alt lines of chant. Invite solo cantors or group.
• 16Feb, Ps1. PFAS1E Feliz sera.
• 23Feb, Ps37. Taize Wait for the Lord, verses by cantor to same tune ad lib.
• 2Mar, Ps99. Lover of justice, by Brendan
• 9Mar, Ps91:1-2, 9-16. Not sung
• 16Mar, Ps27. Not sung
• 23Mar, Ps63. BOL 4-line responsive chant, with guitar
• 30Mar, Ps32. Everett, TEP Show me the way to go. Group, with Libby O, Helen S, John
• 6Apr, Ps126. Wayfaring stranger PFAS. Lead from piano
• 13Apr, Ps118:1-2, 19-29 (or 31:9-16). The building block
• 20Apr, Ps13 (non-RCL) How long, Steve Bell. Solo with bass
• 27Apr, Ps118:14-29 (or 150). (Absent in VIctoria)
• 4May, Ps30. ?
• 11May, Ps23 not sung
• 18May, Ps148. Congregational response, guitar lead with small group.
• 1Jun, Ps97. Goodness and justice, solo lead from piano.
• 8Jun, not sung.
• 15Jun, not sung
• 22Jun, Ps42. TiS 26. Congregational song, me on piano.
• 29Jun, Ps77. We will remember, PFAS 77C. Solo verses with bass.
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• 6Jul. No sung psalm
• 13 Jul, Ps82. PFAS 82B modified. God hears the cry of the poor. Solo lead or group?
• 20Jul, Ps52 or 15. Not sung.
• 27Jul, Ps85. TiS 45, Show us your mercy, solo lead with guitar.
• 3Aug, Ps107a. Alt congregational double tony by BOL, lead cantor from piano.
• 10Aug, Ps50a. Let the giving of thanks, lead from piano.
• 17Aug, 80ab TiS42 from piano
• 24Aug, 71a. No psalm
• 31Aug, Ps81
• 7Sep, Ps105 (non-RCL) Fathers’ day. Own composition, As a father loves his children. Cantor from piano.
• 14Sep, Ps1. PFAS1E, Feliz la gente, lead with guitar.
  • –away in Europe to 10 Nov.

• 30Nov, Ps46. Antiphon Be still and know, before and after. Then cong responsive (BOL).
• 14Dec, Ps146. Taizé refrain Alleluia, w guitar

2026

• 11Jan26, Ps26. Taizé Dona nobis pacem cordium. With bass.
• 15Mar, Ps23. Bobby McFerrin version. Chant sung with response. Small group.
• 29Mar, Ps118. The building bock,, Paul Stookey. Lead with guitar.
• 5Apr, Ps118. This is the day the Lord hath made, Willcock. TiS74. Solo verses from organ.
• 19Apr, Ps23. (Meet me in the middle, Not sung
• 26Apr. No sung psalm
• 3May. No sung psalm but The building block chorus with paraphrased words from 1 Peter 2. Guitar
• 10May, Ps66b. TEP. Everett’s We walk through fire and water. Guitar.
• 17May, Ps68a. Cong responsive setting.
• 24May, Ps104:24-34, 35b. Small group sing TiS65 Send forth your Spirit, which is not quite the RCL reading.
• 31May, Ps8. Congregational alt. response setting. From Goodwin Monash.
• 7Jun, Ps33a (or 50b). Let your constant love, TEP with new verses. Guitar.
• 14Jun, Ps116b. Not sung.
• 21Jun, Ps86 Not used. Ps121, TiS76, words by Granton Hay. Sung as hymn.
• 28Jun, Ps13.. How long? Lead from piano. Congregation sings echo part.
• 5 Jul, Ps45b. (PFAS John Bell) but no sung psalm
• 12Jul, Ps119:105. Possibly refrain by me; Thy word is a lamp.
• 19Jul, Ps 86b, O God you abound, NCH, together with solstice tunes. B at piano
• 26Jul, away in Sydney at Stu’s and Bundanon
• 2Aug, Ps17. TiS6 Lord, when your glory appears. B with guitar lead from Monash.
• 9Aug, Ps105. My composition from 2017, O give thanks. From piano, with swing.
• 16Aug26, Ps67. TEP May God be gracious. Verses with guitar..
• 23Aug, Ps138. TiS 86, verses spoken.
• 30Aug, Ps105. Repeat my setting; O give thanks. From piano, with swing.
• 6Sep, Ps149. TiS 95. Congregation alternate lines.
• 13Sep, Ps114. Freedom is coming, PFAS 114C. Lead congregation in two parts.
• 20Sep, Ps105. O give thanks, again. From piano.
• 27Sep, Ps78:1-4, 12-16. TiS41 with small group of cantors in turn.

• 4Oct, Ps19. Bob Marley Let the words of my mouth, Babylon.
• 11Oct, Ps106:1-6, 19-23. It is good to give thanks, by John Bell, PFAS?
• 18Oct, Ps99. Lover of justice and equity. Ps99:4
• 25Oct, Ps90. John Bell Wildflowers bloom, PFAS, alternate with congregation singing lines 2 and 4.
• 1Nov, Ps 34 or 107? Happy are those who take refuge in God, New Century Hymnal..
• 8Nov, Ps78a. God has spoken, Hebrew song, Yisrael V’oraita (TiS158) as congregational hymn.
• 15Nov, Ps123. PFAS 123A? Our eyes rest on you Lord.