First Congregational United Church of Christ Choir 

   

                                                                                                                1500 9th Avenue, Longmont, CO 80501    303 776  4940
Rehearsals are on Thusday Evening at 7:15 and Sunday Mornings at 9:00 in the choir loft!

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Welcome to the 2011 - 2012 Choir year!
“Friendship is a comforting smile, A familiar voice that warms the heart,
and the freedom to be the person God intended.”
Author Unkown

Chris  Tate - Director
Rob Tate - Organist / Accompanist


Sunday Anthem List:


September
     4- 
    11 -  FIRST SUNDAY BACK - SEE EVERYONE THERE :-)
            10th Anniversary of 9/11
    11  - FESTIVAL GLORIA - Sherri Porterfield
    18 - LET ALL THE PEOPLE PRAISE THEE - Natalie Sleeth
    25 - ALL CHURCH RETREAT AT LA FORET - NO CHOIR
    29 - THURSDAY EVENING - ROB GONE NO CHOIR REHEARSAL


October
     2 - SEEK YE FIRST
     9 - IN DULCI JUBILO by Gordon Young
    16 - GREAT IS OUR GOD by Craig Courtney    
    23 - BE JOYFUL AND SING TO THE LORD by Jay Althouse
    30 -


November
      6 -  BENEDICTUS by Andrea Klouse - DAYLIGHT SAVINGS TIME CHANGE
    13 - Kyrie Eleison by Jerry Ray
    20 - Thanksgiving Canticle by Mark Hayes
    27 - Thanksgiving Canticle by Mark Hayes
    29 - O COME, EMMANUEL by Peter Paul Olejar (Bill Decker's Cousin)


December
    4 - EMMANUEL, COME SOON by Jordan/Angerman
   11 - Choir Sunday - NIGHT OF THE FATHER'S LOVE by Pepper Choplin
    18 - CHRISTMAS IS COMING by Joel Raney 
    24 - CALYPSO LULLABY By Joel Raney
              STILL IS THE NIGHT by P Williams/J Martin
            NIGHT OF THE FATHER'S LOVE by Pepper Choplin  
                 (for communion if we are having it)
    25 -  CHRISTMAS DAY IN THE MORNING  by L Shackley
            CAROL OF THE BELLS     by Lenontovich/Wilhousky
                (Introit if Rob does not have something else planned.)


January 2012
     1 - WASN'T THAT A MIGHTY DAY    by B Harlan
            WHEN THE ANGELS SONG IS SILENT by MK Beall/J Carter
    8 - COME TO THE WATER
 
    15 (18th is MLK, Jr Day) WE SHALL OVERCOME Traditional Spiritual
          GUIDE MY FEET, LORD
    22  THE MAJESTY AND GLORY OF YOUR NAME Johnson /Fettke    
           Luke's Installation
            THE LORD IS MY LIGHT  Courtney
            OUR JOYFUL DECLARATION Hayes/Parker
    29   CANON OF PRAISE  Pachelbel/Hopson


February
     5 -- LIFT UP YOUR VOICE  Pethel 
    12 -- THE SHADOW OF YOUR WINGS  Medema / Harris
    19 -- STEP BY STEP WITH GUIDE ME, O THOU GREAT JEHOVAH  Shackley
    26 -- First Sunday of Lent 
                SURELY HE HAS BORNE OUR GRIEFS Pote


March
     4 - COMMUNION - BREAD OF SORROWS, WINE OF TEARS Larson
            ANTHEM -  COME AWAY WITH ME Lantz/Williams

    11 - Daylight Savings Time Begins
            WERE YOU THERE IN GETHSEMANE? Liebergen
    18 -  CANTATA
            TOUCHED BY THE CHRIST Larson/Burke/Adams
   
25 - O COME AND MOURN WITH ME AWHILE Burroughs


April
     1 - PALM SUNDAY

            SING PRAISE AND HOSANNA TO THE KING Larson
            HOSANNA TO THE KING  Page


    8 - EASTER SUNDAY

  •            CHRIST IS RISEN -  Allen Pote   --  INTROIT           
  •            CHRIST THE LORD IS RISEN TODAY -  Wesley / Benton        
                                        FIRST HYMN WITH CONG.
  •             CANTICLE FOR EASTER - Williams / Hogan   -- ANTHEM
  •             BECAUSE HE LIVES - Gaither / Hayes   --  OFFERTORY
  • Trumpeters: Matt Creviston, Cory Swift
  • Trombones: Jeremy Fallis, Eric Pashia


    15 - EXULTATE, JUBILATE Young
   22  --WADE IN THE WATER - Hayes
   29 -- 
LEAD ON, O KING ETERNAL Smart/Shurtleff/Raney

May
     6 --
    13- MOTHER'S DAY - HOW LOVELY IS THY DWELLING PLACE - Brahms
                 
    20 - Choirs Last Sunday -  
Gospel Sunday

TOM SEVERINO - BASS and AARON TATE drums
INTROIT   --  I MUST TELL JESUS WITH BLESSED ASSURANCE - McDonald
ANTHEM  -- SPIRIT'S COMIN' Frombach/Raney 

OFFERTORY   --  IF  I HAVE MY TICKET  - Moore

PRAYER RESPONSE  --

                          NEVER GONNA WALK THIS JOURNEY ALONE - Parker/Gilpin


BENEDICTION  --  I SHALL WEAR A CROWN - Rouse
    

JUNE  3 - Summer Schedule Begins with early church time -

Anthems  are subject to change from time to time.
Please know that may happen even on a Sunday Morning!!
May God Bless our choir and voices for the coming year!

If you have anthem suggestions to perform and or to purchase please forward that to me! Thanks!
OR if you have anything else to suggest!

Thank you, your message has been sent
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God's way of letting us know things are going to be alright! A beautiful sunset over the Rockies!

2009-2010 Season

September
     5 - NO CHOIR - HIGHLANDLAKE CHURCH SERVICE - 9:30
    13 - 
FIRST SUNDAY BACK - SEE EVERYONE THERE :-)
 
   13  - FESTIVAL GLORIA - Sherri Porterfield
    20 - LET ALL THE PEOPLE PRAISE THEE - Natalie Sleeth
    27 - O N A  10th  Anniversary Service - No Choir

October
     4 - BLESSED ASSURANCE MEDLEY Arr. by Johnny Mann 
    11 - IN DULCI JUBILO by Gordon Young
    18 - GREAT IS OUR GOD by Craig Courtney   
    25 - BE JOYFUL AND SING TO THE LORD by Jay Althouse


November
     1 -   GOD IS A SPIRIT by Scholin  Daylight 
  Savings Time Ends - Fall back one hour!!!
     8 -  BENEDICTUS by Andrea Klouse
    15 - Kyrie Eleisonby Jerry Ray
    22 - Thanksgiving Canticle by Mark Hayes 
    25 - Thanksgiving Canticle by Mark Hayes 7:00 p.m. service
    29 - O COME, EMMANUEL by Peter Paul Olejar (Bill Decker's Cousin)

December
    6 - EMMANUEL, COME SOON by Jordan/Angerman
   13 - Choir Sunday - G.F. Handel's
MESSIAH
    20 - Mary Did You Know  by  Mark Lowry & Buddy Greene/Schrader 
    24 - Christmas Eve - 10:30 TBA
    27 - Arise Shine Your Light Has Come  by Martin

January
     3 - ARISE! SHINE! YOUR LIGHT HAS COME - Martin
    10 LIFT HIGH A MAJESTIC SONG IN PRAISE by Dale Wood

    17
(18th is MLK, Jr Day)
    24  
    31

February
     7
-- BY HIS CARE WE ARE PROTECTED by Mendelssohn, Arr. by Theron Kirk
    14 --
JAZZ SERVICE -- VALENTINE'S DAY
    21 -- BOW DOWN YOUR EAR by Johann Sebastian Bach 
    28 -- IF JESUS WEPT -- by Garry A. Cornell

March
     7 - NO CHOIR - YOUTH SERVICE - MOSES AND THE FREEDOM FANATICS

    14 - Daylight Savings Time Begins
                    HE CHOSE TO DIE -- by Williams / Drennan
                           Bassoon -  Brian Crim
           
    21 - EASTER CANTATA SONG OF THE SHADOWS by Joseph Martin
               with
Orchestra

    28 - PALM SUNDAY


April
    
4 - EASTER SUNDAY
    
11 - Changed to a Gospel piece due to Biloxi Sunday
   
18 - PJWE SUNDAY - FOR THE BEAUTY OF THE EARTH - by Rutter
   
25 - CHRIST THE SURE FOUNDATION - Page

May
     2 - GOD IS MY REFUGE - Allen Pote
     9 -
Mother's Day
    16 -
Gospel Sunday
                
WHAT A FRIEND WE HAVE IN JESUS  by Converse / Olejar
                 WADE IN THE WATER - Hayes
                 JUST A LITTLE TALK WITH JESUS - Derricks/Pethel
                 ORDER MY STEPS - Burleigh/Schrader
                  JUST A CLOSER WALK - Hayes
                 WAKE ME UP LORD - Brown
                  
   
23 - Choirs Last Sunday -  
    30 - Summer Schedule Begins -


Anthems  are subject to change from time to time. 
Please know that may happen even on a Sunday Morning!!
May God Bless our choir and voices for the coming year!


September 2010
     5 - NO CHOIR - HIGHLANDLAKE CHURCH SERVICE - 9:30
     FIRST SUNDAY BACK - SEE EVERYONE THERE :-) 9/12/2010  
  
    
12  - GATHER THE PEOPLE
- Stan Pethel
    19 - HERE I AM, LORD - Smith
    26 -  FESTIVAL GLORIA
- Sherri Porterfield
   

October
     3
- LET ALL THE PEOPLE PRAISE THEE - Natalie Sleeth
   
10 - BLESSED ASSURANCE MEDLEY Arr. by Johnny Mann 
    17 - GREAT IS OUR FAITHFULNESS by Craig Courtney   
    24 -
IN THE MORNING, JOY - Boersma/Hayes
   
31 - GOD IS A SPIRIT - by Scholin 

November
     5 -   GREAT IS OUR GOD - by Courtney 
               Daylight 
  Savings Time Ends - Fall back one hour!!!
     14 -  THE LORD IS MY LIGHT - Courtney

     21-  
THANKSGIVING CANTICLE - by Mark Hayes (Anthem)
              SONG OF THANKSGIVING AND PRAISE by Fettke (Offertory)

     28 -    AWAKEN US, O LORD - M. Hayes
FIRST SUNDAY OF ADVENT
               

December
    5 -  VENI EMMANUEL - J. Purifoy (Anthem)
            EMMANUEL, COME SOON by Jordan/Angerman (Communion)
   12 - CHILD OF HOPE - Hayes CHOIR CANTATA WITH ORCHESTRA
           JOYFUL AND TRIUMPHANT (Congregational Hymn/Anthem)
    19 - SONG OF THE SHEPHERDS - J. Purifoy

   
24 - Christmas
Eve - 10:30
             1. O HOLY NIGHT - Purifoy
              2. IN A STABLE OF STRAW  - Purifoy
              3. LO, HOW A ROSE ERE BLOOMING - Praetorius
              4. AND THIS SHALL BE A SIGN -  Lloyd Larson CHRIS AND ROB DUET

    26 - ARISE, SHINE, YOUR LIGHT HAS COME by Martin

January
     2 - 
THE SNOW LAY ON THE GROUND
     9 - 
    16
- GUIDE MY FEET  and WE SHALL OVER COME (17th is MLK, Jr Day)
    23 - LIFT HIGH A MAJESTIC SONG IN PRAISE by Wood
    30 -
THEY'LL KNOW WE ARE CHRISTIANS BY OUR LOVE by Scholtes/Bock
February
     6 -- IN THEE IS JOY - Bach /  Rodby
    13 -- SAVIOR SOURCE OF EVERY BLESSING - Mozart, Arr. Breck 
    20 -- T O TOUCH THE HEART OF GOD - Schramm
    27 --
WHISPERING HOPE - Hawthorn

March
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