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(Phillip) Wayne Hatcher's avatar

There you go again. From both of us, thank you.

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Jarrod Richey's avatar

Y'all are always encouraging. Thank you!

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Diane Engle's avatar

Good article. I like the example of the song with the music. More churches need to do this.

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(Phillip) Wayne Hatcher's avatar

By the way, do you have any plans to sell copies of your hymnal outside of your church? Also, would you consider making it available to the Sing Your Part app? I am not an official spokesman but I do know that several major hymnals are in the works for future inclusion, in addition to the three that are already included.

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Jarrod Richey's avatar

Yes, we plan on printing enough to sell some beyond our needs. And I've already been in touch with the Sing Your Part App folks discussing adding this hymnal to that project. So, yes, on both questions. :)

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Michelle Pehlman's avatar

You make a very good point. I'm wondering if this isn't done because people haven't thought of doing it this way? (I remember many years ago when we would handwrite some of our songs on projector sheets. Some of the songs were written in some kind of calligraphy and when a couple of words were spelled incorrectly, a decision was made to move to type-written songs, versus having the writer make the corrections. I thought that something was added when our songs were written in calligraphy.) Anyway, I feel that we value music in our services but haven't thought of improving our sacred music literacy the way you have...My home church has all kinds of screens and enhancement for the teachings, so why not add whatever will enhance our music?

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Jarrod Richey's avatar

I think that is part of it for sure, that people don't think about it.

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adrienneep's avatar

For shame! Screens up in a place of worship are an abomination. They totally distract from the liturgical sacrifice. But most especially in a Catholic Mass, where the priest actually is central to worship. Those in the pews should be merely following. Sure it is not a bigger deal in non-Catholic settings where a “celebrant” does not really have a liturgical role. I do agree that having musical notes with lyrics is important. Literacy in music is part of our worship. But why not worship where the holy sacrifice of the Mass in front of you actually means something?

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Helen Kannes's avatar

Amen, Amen, Amen Amen. You should be linking this far and wide. This is exactly whats wrong in the contemporary church today, music is performative instead of personal. I cant sing if I dont know the notes. And stop with all the harmonizing already, that just kicks us out of the melody and the song. Thank you for saying this

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Iopus.1io's avatar

I just finished reading your insightful piece on integrating music onto screens in worship settings, and I have to say, it's a fantastic resource for anyone involved in church or worship leadership. Your exploration of the benefits and challenges of using screens to display lyrics, chords, and visuals during worship services was both thorough and thought-provoking.

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Jarrod Richey's avatar

Thanks for the encouragement and thank you for reading. I did not expect this post to be as well-received as it has been.

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