Here I am again on a Wednesday night, with nothing to do. So I guess I'll just send out this blog into the void out there.
Anyway, I have been having difficulties with my blog lately. So anyone who just posted replies or comments may not have been posted on the site. Please post your comments again.
It has been my dream to create Forums and Pocket Seminars for our Music Ministry, with the following objectives:
1. To hopefully create good habits for new and old members within the ministry
2. To share amongst ourselves knowledge based on personal experiences within the music ministry, thereby gathering the positive ideas and apply them for the improvement of the ministry.
3. To unify us in this activity.
4. To generate a positive image of the ministry that creates a positive climate within the groups and eventually within our church, thereby encouraging new members to participate.
The pocket seminars i created was first applied to the HARVEST CHOIR as an experiment. It seems to have a positive effect on the previous members. Unfortunately it was not consistently applied. I feel, if we had continued then the members would have had a stronger foundation to face the constant negativity within the ministry. Their service would have stood the test of time and most of them would have remained inspite of the absence of their elders.
However, I had the chance to create a second series of seminars which I applied on a new batch of newbies. However, my reason was purely because I wanted to help them and when you have something wonderful to share that is about your Great God then you can't stop yourself from saying it. It just bursts forth from your heart.
Let's Talk about it and Learn from each other.
Wednesday, May 24, 2006
Tuesday, May 02, 2006
It's the middle of the year!
It's the middle of year 2006. I can't believe it. How time flies! We haven't analyzed ourselves about what has been happening within the ministry. As for me, I mostly have done what I planned to do. First is to create this blog, then help others to develop within the ministry, make efforts to reconcile with others within the ministry and lastly support and promote the ministry by participating in most of its activities.
This blog will soon show parts of my lessons learned in the course of my service as a member and from some seminars I attended about the Music Ministry and from some books I have read about the ministry which you might have read too.
I hope you can learn from them too. Here's some of it. Enjoy.
Liturgical Guidelines for Church Choirs.
*Vatican Council II says: Sacred Music whether vocal or instrumental is of inestimable value and importance. Music is sacred in so far as it is composed for the celebration of Divine Worship and possesses integrity in form.
The Church considers it a treasure of inestimable value greater even than any other form of art, recognizing that it has a ministerial function in the service of the LORD.
Music therefore must have a ministering function to the Spirit or the Heart.
In conclusion, the choir's job is not to entertain, or serve as entertainers, or to play everyone's favorite songs. Nor is it there to "impose our favorite songs and/or musical styles (whether operatic, pop, showtune or contemporary), on the parishioner.
Our attitude in preparing to lead in worship should be to please God and to serve as a guide to the people attending.
Therefore, the purpose of a choir and music in the mass is:
1. To glorify God and
2. To sanctify (make holy) the people.
It does not matter how we sound or how wonderfully we carry the tune, what is important is are we fulfilling our purpose? Are we really glorifying God or ourselves. Are we helping the people participate or are we distracting them from the focus or purpose of worship within the mass? Do we want them to listen to Him who should be listened to or Do we want them to hear our noise?
*For comments and suggestions, feel free to air your side of the story. You'd be more than welcome.;)
This blog will soon show parts of my lessons learned in the course of my service as a member and from some seminars I attended about the Music Ministry and from some books I have read about the ministry which you might have read too.
I hope you can learn from them too. Here's some of it. Enjoy.
Liturgical Guidelines for Church Choirs.
*Vatican Council II says: Sacred Music whether vocal or instrumental is of inestimable value and importance. Music is sacred in so far as it is composed for the celebration of Divine Worship and possesses integrity in form.
The Church considers it a treasure of inestimable value greater even than any other form of art, recognizing that it has a ministerial function in the service of the LORD.
Music therefore must have a ministering function to the Spirit or the Heart.
In conclusion, the choir's job is not to entertain, or serve as entertainers, or to play everyone's favorite songs. Nor is it there to "impose our favorite songs and/or musical styles (whether operatic, pop, showtune or contemporary), on the parishioner.
Our attitude in preparing to lead in worship should be to please God and to serve as a guide to the people attending.
Therefore, the purpose of a choir and music in the mass is:
1. To glorify God and
2. To sanctify (make holy) the people.
It does not matter how we sound or how wonderfully we carry the tune, what is important is are we fulfilling our purpose? Are we really glorifying God or ourselves. Are we helping the people participate or are we distracting them from the focus or purpose of worship within the mass? Do we want them to listen to Him who should be listened to or Do we want them to hear our noise?
*For comments and suggestions, feel free to air your side of the story. You'd be more than welcome.;)
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