Choir and Instrumental Schedule for January – March 2008

January 20^th, Epiphany 2 

            Participants- Adult Choir, piano

            Gospel: John 1:29-41

Pre-service- “Come Thou Bright and Morning Star” Text: Christian K. Von Rosenroth

                                                                                                Setting: Adolf Strube

Introit: 2^nd Sunday after Epiphany

Gradual: IC pg. 25

Verse: IC Alleluia

January 27^th, Epiphany 3

            Gospel: Matthew 4:12-23

            Instrumental participation only, TBA

February 3^rd, Transfiguration

            Participants- Adult Choir, piano, flute

            Gospel: Matthew 17:1-9

            Pre-Service- “O Day Full of Grace”      Text:  Nikolai Grundtvig

                                                                        Setting:  Christoph E. F. Weyse

            Introit:  Transfiguration

            Gradual: IC pg. 28

            Verse:  IC pg. 28

February 6^th, Ash Wednesday

            Participants- Adult Choir, Children’s Choir, piano, guitar

            Gospel: Luke 18:9-14

            Pre-Service- LSB 616 Adults 1, 3, 5 in parts, Children 2, 4, 5

            Psalm:              1.  Children LSB 956 “Create in Me” 

2.  Adults Psalm 51 vs. 1-9 

3.      Children and Adults LSB 956 “Create in Me”

Distribution:  542 Choir verses 1-4, Children refrain, verse 4 All refrain

Extra instrumental:

Guitar:

Pre-service and Instrumental voluntary

February 10^th, First Sunday in Lent

            Matthew 4:1-11  (The Classic Hymn of the Day being A Mighty Fortress)

            Instrumental participation only, TBA

February 13^th, Second Wednesday

            Participants- Adult Choir, Children’s Choir, piano, guitar

Pre-service- LSB 542 Choir verses 1-4, Children refrain, verse 4 All refrain

Psalm: Psalm 6

Magnificat page 231

Choral Voluntary: “From Depths of Woe”         Text: Martin Luther

                                                                        Setting:  Samuel Scheidt

Extra instrumental:

Guitar:

Pre-service

February 17^th, Second Sunday in Lent

            Participants- Adult Choir, piano

            Gospel: John 4:5-26

            Pre-Service: “Lord Jesus Think On Me”           Text:  Synesius of Cyrene

                                                                                    Setting: William Damon

            Introit: Second Sunday in Lent

            Gradual: IC pg. 39

            Tract: IC 39-40

            Extra Instrumental

            Piano Pre-service and Instrumental Voluntary (first service only)

February 20^th, Third Wednesday

            Participants- Adult Choir, Children’s Choir, piano, guitar

            Pre-service: LSB 616 Adults 1, 3, 5 and Children 2, 4, 5

            Psalm: Psalm 32

            Magnificat page 231

Extra instrumental:

Guitar:

Pre-service and Instrumental voluntary

February 24, Third Sunday in Lent

            Gospel: John 9:1-7, 13-17, 34-39

            Instrumental Participation, TBA

February 27^th, Wednesday 4

            Participants- Adult Choir, Children’s Choir, piano, guitar

Pre-Service: LSB 542 Choir verses 1-4, Children refrain, verse 4 All refrain

Psalm: Psalm 38

Magnificat

Extra instrumental:

Guitar:

Pre-service and Instrumental voluntary

March 2^nd, Fourth Sunday in Lent

            Participants- Adult Choir, piano

            Gospel: Matthew 20:17-28

            Pre-Service:

            Introit:  Fourth Sunday in Lent

            Gradual:  TBA

            Tract:  TBA

March 5^th, Wednesday 5

            Participants- Adult Choir, Children’s Choir, piano, guitar

March 9^th, Fifth Sunday in Lent

            Instrumental Participation, TBA

March 12^th, Wednesday 6

            Participants- Adult Choir, Children’s Choir, piano, guitar

            Pre-Service

            Psalm:

            Magnificat

March 16^th, Palm Sunday

            Participants- Adult Choir, Children’s Choir, piano

            Pre-service:

            Opening Hymn

            Introit:

            Tract:

March 20^th, Maundy Thursday

            Participants- Adult Choir, Guitar

March 21^st, Good Friday

            Participants- Adult Choir, Instruments TBA

March 23^rd, Easter Sunday

            Participants- TBA