If you missed the children's Christmas program last Sunday, you missed a tremendous blessing. I am grateful to God for the wonderful actors, singers and dancers who are part of our children's ministry. I am also grateful for Joanna Bartlett who had the vision the this program, Margie Broussard who worked with all of our singers, and our crack A/V team who pulled off a logistical nightmare without breaking a sweat. The body of Christ has such diverse gifts and it is a joy to see so many used for His glory.
This Sunday we close our Christmas celebration with Pastor Paul teaching on the Christmas story, focusing on Matthew 2:1-12 and the story of the wise men. We will be singing Arise Shine, O Come O Come Emmanuel, What Child Is This, and O Come All Ye Faithful. On this special day, we also have some very special music.Scott Moe will be singing Mary Did You Know, Becky Beukema will sing O Holy Night, and we have a Men's Ensemble singing God Rest Ye Merry Gentlemen. Since the elementary school children will be joining us for the service, we will have a special time with all of them on the platform learning the story behind the Christmas Carol Away In A Manger. I would encourage you to follow the links for each song and listen to some wonderful arrangements of each song we will be using.
My family will leave for vacation following the morning service and will return on January 2. Kyle Harrington will be leading the congregation in worship on Sunday, December 30 and Steve Koets will lead the Praise Band during that service. I am grateful for these guys stepping up and leading in my absence.
This will be by last post for 2012 so I want to wish everyone a Merry Christmas.
Soli Deo Gloria,
Pastor Trent
Thursday, December 20, 2012
Wednesday, December 12, 2012
Children's Program This Week
In the past week I have attended two school Christmas programs, sung in two Holiday Concerts, led a service of Christmas Carols, sung for our widows and widowers, and led a Sunday morning gathering at Calvary. This is the life of a musician at Christmas. There is still one more school program to go and of course the Children's Christmas Program at Calvary.
This Sunday morning we will see all of our children ages two through 6th grade present Christmas In Whoville. I have had the opportunity to sit in on many rehearsals and I can tell you that we have some very talented young people at Calvary. This is going to be a wonderful program full of music, drama and choreography that will explore the true meaning of Christmas.We will open with the congregation singing We Three Kings and close singing The First Noel.
Since I do not have a lot of content today, I thought I would post one of my favorite arrangements for Christmas. Enjoy!
Soli Deo Gloria,
Pastor Trent
This Sunday morning we will see all of our children ages two through 6th grade present Christmas In Whoville. I have had the opportunity to sit in on many rehearsals and I can tell you that we have some very talented young people at Calvary. This is going to be a wonderful program full of music, drama and choreography that will explore the true meaning of Christmas.We will open with the congregation singing We Three Kings and close singing The First Noel.
Since I do not have a lot of content today, I thought I would post one of my favorite arrangements for Christmas. Enjoy!
Pastor Trent
Wednesday, December 5, 2012
Christmas Has Come To Calvary
I love turning the calendar and finding that it is December. Privately I have been listening to Christmas music since late September but now it is socially acceptable to share that Christmas music with everyone! The next four weeks at Calvary will feature music that celebrates the incarnation of Christ. In first chapter of the Gospel of John we see this:
And the Word became flesh and dwelt among us, and we have seen His glory, glory as of the only Son from the Father, full of grace and truth.
This is the true meaning of Christmas and is why we celebrate with great zeal.
On Sunday morning, we will be utilizing a more contemporary style to express our Christmas praise. We will be singing our own arrangement of Joy To The World which makes a joyful declaration of the coming of Christ. We will also sing our own arrangement of Go Tell It On The Mountain. This song is a call to take the message to Christmas to everyone. Next we will sing Casting Crown's arrangement of I Heard The Bells On Christmas Day. This is a modern setting of the Henry Wadsworth Longfellow poem. Here is the text of the original poem by Longfellow.
I Heard the Bells on Christmas Day
Their old familiar carols play,
And wild and sweet the words repeat
Of peace on earth, good will to men.
I though how, as the day had come
The belfries of all Christendom
Had rolled along the unbroken song
of peace on earth, good will to men.
And in despair I bowed my head
"There is no peace on earth" I said
"For hate is strong and mocks the song
Of peace on earth, good will to men."
Then pealed the bells more loud and deep:
"God is not dead nor doth He sleep;
The wrong shall fail, the right prevail,
With peace on earth, good will to men."
Till, ringing singing, on its way,
The world revolved from night to day,
A voice, a chime, a chant sublime,
Of peace on earth, good will to men!
We will close the service with Travis Cottrell's Jesus Saves. This has become a favorite at Calvary over the last few years.
On Sunday night, we will gather will a full orchestra to sing Christmas Carols the way you remember them from childhood. Here is the line-up of songs for Sunday night.
Come Thou Long-Expected Jesus
O Little Town Of Bethlehem
Angels From The Realms Of Glory
Joy To The World
Hark The Herald Angels Sing
Angels We Have Heard On High
Silent Night
Good Christian Men Rejoice
There will be more great Christmas songs in the coming weeks.
Soli Deo Gloria,
Pastor Trent
And the Word became flesh and dwelt among us, and we have seen His glory, glory as of the only Son from the Father, full of grace and truth.
This is the true meaning of Christmas and is why we celebrate with great zeal.
On Sunday morning, we will be utilizing a more contemporary style to express our Christmas praise. We will be singing our own arrangement of Joy To The World which makes a joyful declaration of the coming of Christ. We will also sing our own arrangement of Go Tell It On The Mountain. This song is a call to take the message to Christmas to everyone. Next we will sing Casting Crown's arrangement of I Heard The Bells On Christmas Day. This is a modern setting of the Henry Wadsworth Longfellow poem. Here is the text of the original poem by Longfellow.
I Heard the Bells on Christmas Day
Their old familiar carols play,
And wild and sweet the words repeat
Of peace on earth, good will to men.
I though how, as the day had come
The belfries of all Christendom
Had rolled along the unbroken song
of peace on earth, good will to men.
And in despair I bowed my head
"There is no peace on earth" I said
"For hate is strong and mocks the song
Of peace on earth, good will to men."
Then pealed the bells more loud and deep:
"God is not dead nor doth He sleep;
The wrong shall fail, the right prevail,
With peace on earth, good will to men."
Till, ringing singing, on its way,
The world revolved from night to day,
A voice, a chime, a chant sublime,
Of peace on earth, good will to men!
We will close the service with Travis Cottrell's Jesus Saves. This has become a favorite at Calvary over the last few years.
On Sunday night, we will gather will a full orchestra to sing Christmas Carols the way you remember them from childhood. Here is the line-up of songs for Sunday night.
Come Thou Long-Expected Jesus
O Little Town Of Bethlehem
Angels From The Realms Of Glory
Joy To The World
Hark The Herald Angels Sing
Angels We Have Heard On High
Silent Night
Good Christian Men Rejoice
There will be more great Christmas songs in the coming weeks.
Soli Deo Gloria,
Pastor Trent
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