Reformed Worship - November 2019

November 2019 View this email in your browser Reformed Worship is a collection of resources available through social media, monthly e-newsletters, a website, and a growing digital library, all based on a quarterly print magazine providing practical help and support to worship planners that is biblically-based with a Reformed accent. To learn more or subscribe go to: ReformedWorship.org The Senses of Christmas: Meeting Jesus through Taste, Touch, Smell, Sound, and Sight God came to earth in the form of a baby at a real time and place that included the smells of a stable and dirty diapers, the touch of a baby in a womb and the pains of labor, tastes of celebrations, and sounds and sights both ordinary and extraordinary. Note: This password-protected article is available for free access until November 15, 2019. Mary, Mary, Ordinary: Service Plans and Monologues for Advent and Christmas Each service, entitled "Thirteen and . . .", features a monologue presented by Mary and read by a teenager from the congregation. Suggestions for Singing the Readings for Advent and Christmas A song list for singing the passages of Scripture found in Cycle A of the Revised Common Lectionary for Advent and Christmas. No password is required to view these articles; however, please note that if you are not an RW subscriber you will be asked to provide your name and email address. For subscribers please sign in on the website for unlimited access. Six Biblical Characters, Six Traditions of Faith: An Advent/Christmas Series Based on Richard Foster's Streams of Living Water A series of worship services that highlight the contemplative, holiness, charismatic, social justice, evangelical, and incarnational traditions of faith. Pay Attention to the Dreams: Resources for an Advent and Christmas Service God comes to his people in visions and dreams, and that he did so often at the time of Jesus' birth. Choir Directors–Reformed Worship Join this group for church choir directors where participants share ideas and encouragement in church choir ministry. Is it ever OK to…? By Joyce Borger Is it ever OK to be intentionally exclusive in worship? Epiclesis and Loving Communion By Kevin Adams We love weekly communion. And we love how the Epiclesis reminds us of our dependence on the Holy Spirit. Festival Application for "Santo, Santo, Santo / Holy, Holy, Holy" Song Festivals Applications due December 1, 2019. Worshiping communities are invited to apply for support to host a free, public festival, to celebrate the unity of the church in vibrant congregational song through the use of the hymnal, Santo, Santo, Santo / Holy, Holy, Holy (GIA Publications, 2019). Bilingual Hymn Festival January 10, 2020. Princeton Theological Seminary is organizing a bilingual hymn festival at 7:00 pm at Trinity Cathedral in Phoenix, AZ, presenting the new hymnal resource Santo, Santo, Santo: Cantos para el pueblo de Dios/Holy, Holy, Holy: Songs for the People of God (GIA Publications, 2019). 2020 Calvin Symposium on Worship January 30 to February 1, 2010. The annual Calvin Symposium on Worship is a three-day conference that brings together a wide audience of artists, musicians, pastors, scholars, students, worship leaders and planners, and other interested worshipers. An Awkward Marriage? Music and Language in Worship Applications due February 1, 2010. This week-long seminar in August 2020, directed by Jeremy Begbie, will examine the vital relation between music and language as they interact in worship. A helpful resource for pastors and elders who minister to the dying or to people grieving the loss of a loved one. This songbook offers 260 songs inspired by Scripture passages from Matthew through Revelation. Subscribe to the Print and/or E-Version Journal Today! Reformed Worship is an award winning quarterly worship journal. Renew or manage your Reformed Worship subscription here. Call (800.333.8300) or email us at info@reformedworship.org if you have any questions regarding your Reformed Worship subscription. Copyright © 2019 Worship Ministries, Christian Reformed Church in North America. All rights reserved. You are receiving Reformed Worship updates because you are a current or past subscriber to our print magazine, signed up on the website, or talked with a customer service representative, asking to be subscribed to the mailing list. Our mailing address is: CRC Worship Ministries 1700 28th Street SE Grand Rapids, MI 49508-1407 Add us to your address book Update E-Newsletter Subscription Preferences | Unsubscribe