Here are some ideas for leaders and musicians during the webmaster's absence mid-September to November 2018. Notes: This ‘sticky’ post is intended for South Woden readers If an elaborating post for the coming Sunday does not appear below, go to the Index pages in the menu for previous commentary Music availability leads us towards settings in … Continue reading Crystal Ball Sep-Nov 2018
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Crystal Ball, Apr-Jun 2018
This ‘sticky’ post is intended for South Woden readers. Scroll down for weekly blog posts. Subject to the choices of worship leaders, here are ideas for the Easter season and following months of 2018. 1 Apr. Ps 114. First up is a challenge. Nothing in my fairly extensive online Dropbox library, nothing in TiS, NCH asks … Continue reading Crystal Ball, Apr-Jun 2018
Crystal ball, Feb-March 2018
This 'sticky' post is intended for South Woden readers. Scroll down for weekly blog posts. Subject to the choices of worship leaders, here are ideas for the opening months of 2018. 21 Jan, Ps 62. As explained in the recent post for this week, TiS 33 offers a nice refrain "Rest in God alone", with … Continue reading Crystal ball, Feb-March 2018
Crystal Ball Advent 2017
This 'sticky' post is intended for South Woden readers. Scroll down for weekly blog posts. Subject to the choices of worship leaders, what is in store? 12 Nov. Psalm 78. Listen to my teaching; see the post for this psalm published recently. Chorus meet early Sunday. 19 Nov. PFAS 123A suggested - draw a copy of … Continue reading Crystal Ball Advent 2017
Crystal Ball; Oct ’17 and Advent.
This 'sticky' post is intended for South Woden readers. Scroll down for an important notice at the end of this post. The year has flown and the Crystal Ball tells me that October is nearly here, which means Year B is coming down the track. So, subject to the choices of worship leaders, what is … Continue reading Crystal Ball; Oct ’17 and Advent.
Crystal ball Aug-Sep 2017
This 'sticky' post is for the information of South Woden readers. Warm the cold weather with a tuneful and harmonious setting of the chosen psalm on coming Sundays. Subject to the decisions of the worship leader of the day, here's Plan A: 6 Aug: We are going with the alternative reading, Psalm 145. While we … Continue reading Crystal ball Aug-Sep 2017
Crystal Ball, Apr-May 17
Note: Another bulletin for South Woden members. Scroll down for weekly posts. Psalm leaders are needed for this whole period. Assuming leaders follow the Revised Common Lectionary and want to sing a psalm, here are weekly suggestions for April and May. Copies of PFAS in the Library, Helen has NCH, TEP available for download from … Continue reading Crystal Ball, Apr-May 17
Crystal Ball Feb-March 2017
Notes: (this will be a sticky post until next CB mid-March) This series of Crystal Ball posts offers planning information for members of South Woden. Other followers around the world may skip this post -- or think of us prayerfully. Thanks to enthusiastic director Helen S and all singers who contributed so willingly and tunefully to music … Continue reading Crystal Ball Feb-March 2017
Crystal Ball, June-July 2016
Best laid plans, bare of commentary on musical options and based on the leader choosing the first reading listed in the lectionary, are as follows: 5 June: PFAS 146B, with Taizé refrain and first tone. 12 June: PFAS 5B (or 5C if the right singers are available) 19 June: Psalms 42-43, use song-sheet on Dropbox library to … Continue reading Crystal Ball, June-July 2016
Crystal Ball, May 2016
The plan for the coming month looks roughly like this -- a first cut, and anything can happen according to leaders' inspirations, the Cantor's whim and happenstance. 1 May. Psalm 67 is quite like the Aaronic blessing, suggesting lots of atmospherics. There's a famous canon by Tallis, but it needs preparation. If our visiting leader wishes, we could sing The emergent psalter (May God … Continue reading Crystal Ball, May 2016
