Ah yes, a typical Sunday at the organ! Well done! I haven't had one of those Sundays yet, instead I've swapped the Gloria for the Doxology and had some interesting looks as I did that. Rich >From: Illjane@xxxxxxx >Reply-To: rodgersorgan@xxxxxxxxxxxxx >To: rodgersorgan@xxxxxxxxxxxxx >Subject: [rodgersorganusers] Sundays' events (11/9) >Date: Mon, 10 Nov 2003 11:57:26 EST > > > The crisis for this Sunday. > This Sunday was not communion at the traditional service. Living Word >uses the Green Lutheran Worship hymnal. It suggests that the prayers be >moved >each time there is communion or not and this has been causing troubles. >The >secretary forgets sometimes to change it in the bulletin. Fortunately, I, >the >organist, take my cue from the Pastor - wherever he goes, I follow. Well, >I was >prepared to play the anthem which we sing while the offering is collected >when Pastor skips to the prayers. So, I hurried back to the organ from the >synthesizer ready to ding as he reads the prayers of the deceased (which >he forgot >to do last Sunday for all Saints day) He read two names, not four, then >immediately started "saying" the Lord's Prayer. Well, the church had >requested >that we sing the Malotte Lord's Prayer once a month, and we had already >missed a >whole month with his doing that, or our forgetting, so, I started playing >on >top of the speaking. The congregation figured it out and sang along. >Then >Pastor gave the benediction. At which time the choir members were waving >their >music in the air to let him know that they did not sing their anthem >because >he did not have them collect the offering. The whole congregation started >talking until the choir started the anthem! > Well, maybe we need to put the prayers in a more consistent >place - >not to be changed for communion or not? > Jane > >____________________________________________________________________ >To unsubscribe or set to vacation, >go to www.frogmusic.com/rodgersmem.html >If you have any difficulty with this or PayPal, >please contact noeljones@xxxxxxxxxxxxx for help! > >Shop for Playing Guides to your Rodgers Organ at Frog Music Press > > _________________________________________________________________ Great deals on high-speed Internet access as low as $26.95. https://broadband.msn.com (Prices may vary by service area.) ____________________________________________________________________ To unsubscribe or set to vacation, go to www.frogmusic.com/rodgersmem.html If you have any difficulty with this or PayPal, please contact noeljones@xxxxxxxxxxxxx for help! Shop for Playing Guides to your Rodgers Organ at Frog Music Press