March 3 - 2nd Sunday of Lent

March 3 - 2nd Sunday of Lent

Opening: Beautiful Savior (cc-520)
Psalm: Ps 33: Lord Let Your Mercy(cc-26)
Offertory: Lord, Who Throughout These Forty Days (CC-260)
Com 1: This alone(cc-405)
Com 2: Take My Life (see sheet)
Closing: Jesus, Remember Me(instruments only)

VOTE CCM at spiritandsong.com

Hello all!

I just wanted to share more good news with you...

As you know, we're trying to bring Matt Maher to UCF. If you're not familiar with Matt Maher and his great Catholic music, please visit http://www.mattmahermusic.com . He really has a wonderful way of bringing dynamic and prayerful praise and worship to our young adult communities and teens... We give all the glory to God for getting us to this point!

We definitely need your support to help bring Matt to UCF..

You can vote for CCM Music Ministry at the following URL:

http://www.spiritandsong.com/node/2474

If you have more questions, please give me a shout at music@ccmknights.com.

We ask that you not only vote, but encourage your Catholic friends to help us in this effort...
We also ask that you pray for this event that it only draws people to Christ.

Many blessings to you all! Regardless if we win or lose, WE GIVE YOU PRAISE AND GLORY GOD!

PEACE!

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Dear Matt Maher Cover Stage Finalists,

The voting block is now up!
http://www.spiritandsong.com/node/2474

Add this link to your email blasts and tell all your friends and community. Let the voting begin! (After hearing each track, people can vote by clicking on the link at the bottom of the page.)

I have to get final approval from my manager, but my plan is to let the voting continue until Tuesday, March 6 so we can announce the winner on Wednesday, March 7. That way, you can announce the voting block to your congregations this coming Saturday and Sunday. Parish bulletins usually have a Tuesday deadline so there is also time to insert this as a bulletin item. Of course, you will want to make this a "hot" item on your websites.

I'm hoping that you will also encourage your communities to peruse the spiritandsong.com website while they are there. Thanks!

Sorry for the brief delay. This voting format is new to us and we had a few unexpected bugs to work out. It's all fine now. Congratulations again!

Good luck and God bless!
Ken

Ken Canedo
Managing Editor, spiritandsong.com
kenc@ocp.org
www.spiritandsong.com

February 25, 2007 - First Sunday of Lent

Opening: One Spirit, One Church (cc-461)
Kyrie: From the Chant Mass
Psalm: Be With Me Lord(cc-55)
Offertory: Envia Tu Espiritu(ss-78)
Rite of Annointing: Breathe on me breath of God(see sheet)
Holy, Holy, Holy: From the Heritage Mass(cc-178)
Mem Acc: From the Heritage Mass(cc-179)
Great Amen: From the Heritage Mass(cc-183)
Lamb of God: (cc-184)
Com 1: Eat this Bread(cc-491)
Com 2: Forty Days and Forty Nights(cc-251)
Closing: Here I am to worship(ss2-386)

February 21 - Ash Wednesday

Reference: http://www.npm.org/Planning/yearc/ash.htm

Opening: Seek The Lord(cc-258)
Ps: Ps 51: Be Merciful, O Lord (Haugen) ( See sheet)
Ashes: Ashes(CC-248)
Offertory: Hosea(CC-341)
Com 1: Now We Remain(cc-455)
Com 2: Turn to Me ( CC-252 )
Closing: Lord, Who Throughout These Forty Days ( CC-260 )

Feb 18 - SEVENTH SUNDAY IN ORDINARY TIME

MPB Prelude: On that holy mountain (see sheet)(choir only)
Opening: We are the light of the world(cc-396)
CCM Opening: beautiful one(see sheet)
Kyrie: Kyrie (Mass of St. Tim)
Psalm: Ps 103: The Lord Is Kind And Merciful (CS-76)
ccm psalm: Ps 103 : The Lord Is Kind And Merciful (ss2-274)
Offertory: Prayer of St. Francis(cc-452)
Com 1: Bread of Life(fisher) (cc-483)
Com 2: Ubi Caritas(cc-497)
Closing: Your Grace Is Enough(SS2-403)

February 11, 2007 - 6th Sunday of Ordinary Time

February 11, 2007 - 6th Sunday of Ordinary Time

http://www.npm.org/Planning/yearc/6sot.htm

CCM Opening: ??? (still waiting theme for retreat)
Opening: Joyful, Joyful We Adore Thee (CC-366)
Psalm: From “A Lectionary Psalter” by Schiavone
Offertory: Whatsoever You Do (cc-512)
Com 1: Blest Are They(cc-397)
Com 2: How Can I Keep from Singing (CC-431)
Closing: Salvation Belongs to Our God(see sheet)

February 4, 2007 - FIFTH SUNDAY IN ORDINARY TIME

February 4, 2007 - FIFTH SUNDAY IN ORDINARY TIME

http://www.npm.org/Planning/yearc/5sot.htm

CCM Opening: Holy Is The Lord(tomlin)(see sheet)
Opening: Sing Out, Earth and Skys (CC-388)
Psalm: Ps 138: The Fragrance of Christ(Haas)
Offertory: Here I Am Lord(cc-501)
Com 1: Holy, Holy, Holy(cc-299)
Com 2: Lord You Have Come (CC-458)
CCM Closing: Jesus Christ, You Are My Life(ss2-349)
MPB Closing: Holy Is The Lord(tomlin)(see sheet)

Jan 28 - Fourth Sunday in Ordinary Time

Jan 28 - Fourth Sunday in Ordinary Time

http://www.npm.org/Planning/yearc/4sot.htm

CCM Opening: Exodus XV
Opening: Blest Be the Lord(CC-426)
Psalm: From “A Lectionary Psalter” by Schiavone
Offertory: Abide With Me [CC-529]
Com 1: Be Not Afraid(CC-424)
Com 2: Where Love Is Found(???)
Closing: Trading My Sorrows(ss2-357)

January 21: 3rd Sunday Ordinary Time

January 21: 3rd Sunday Ordinary Time

http://www.npm.org/Planning/yearc/3sot.htm

Opening: Gather Your People(CC-474)
Psalm: CC-19: Lord, You have the Words
Offertory: Song of the body of Christ(cc-480)
Com 1: One Bread, One Body(cc-490)
Com 2: God Has Chosen Me(ss2-345)
CCM Com 2: You Know Who I Am(ss2-420)
Closing: Open The Eyes Of My Heart (ss2-415)

Jan 14 - Second Sunday in Ordinary Time

Jan 14 - Second Sunday in Ordinary Time

http://www.npm.org/Planning/yearc/2sot.htm

Opening: The Church's One Foundation(cc-464)
Psalm: Ps 96: Proclaim his marvelous deeds(cc-665)
Offertory: Fill Me, O God(ss2-408)
Com 1: We Are Many Parts- CC-516
Com 2: As the Grains of Wheat(see sheet)
MPB Closing: Come Christians Join To Sing(cc-361)
CCM Closing: Let the River Flow(ss2-125)

January 7, 2007 - The Epiphany of the Lord

http://liturgy.slu.edu/EpiphanyC010707/theword.html

Opening: We Three Kings (cc-241)
Psalm: Ps 72: Lord, every nation(ss1-70)
Offertory: We Fall Down(see sheet)
Com 1: Thy word(ss1-211)
Com 2: The First Nowell(cc-245)
Closing: We are called(cc-511)
CCM Closing: Light The Fire(cc-236)

Solemnity of the Blessed Virgin Mary, The Mother of God

January 1, 2007
Solemnity of the Blessed Virgin Mary, The Mother of God

http://www.npm.org/Planning/yearc/solmary.html

Reading 1 - Nm 6:22-27
Reading 2 - Gal 4:4-7
Gospel - Lk 2:16-21


Opening: Go, Tell It On The Mountain(cc-233)
Offertory: Holy Is His Name(cc-325)
Com 1: What Child Is This(cc-243)
Com 2: The Servant Song(cc-502)
Closing: Hail Holy Queen(cc-320)

SUNDAY IN THE OCTAVE OF CHRISTMAS: HOLY FAMILY C Lectionary #17C

SUNDAY IN THE OCTAVE OF CHRISTMAS: HOLY FAMILY C Lectionary #17C

FIRST READING: Sirach 3: 2-7, 12-14
SECOND READING: 1 John 3: 1-2, 21-24
GOSPEL: Luke 2: 41-52

http://www.npm.org/Planning/yearc/holyfam.html

Opening: Hark! The Herald Angels Sing(cc-228)
Psalm: Ps 128 - Blessed are those who love you(Haugen) [see sheet]
Offertory: It came upon the midnight clear(cc-235)
Com 1: Christians, Let Us Love One Another(cc-447)
Com 2: The First Noel(cc-245)
Closing: Angels We Have Heard On High(cc-236)

Christmas Eve / Day

Reference Material: http://www.npm.org/Planning/yearc/nativityvigil.html

Christmas Canon Band
Jesu, Joy of Man's Desire Band
God Rest You Merry Gentlemen(cc-231) Band / Choir/ Congregation
In The Bleak Midwinter(see sheet) Band / Choir
Lo, How a rose E'er Blooming(cc-226) Choir
Hark! The Herald Angeles Sing(cc-228) Band / Choir / Congregation
Night of Silence/ Peace Peace(see sheet) Band / Choir
Dream a Dream(see sheet) Band / Choir

Opening: O Come, All Ye Faithful(cc-225)
Psalm: Ps 96: Today our savior is born(cc-64)
Offertory: O Little Town Of Bethlehem CC-229
Com 1: Away in a manager CC-238
Com 2: Child of the Poor(cc-244) (built upon theme of What Child Is This)
Eve Meditation: Silent Night CC-232
Day Meditation: It came upon the midnight clear(cc-235)
Closing: Joy to the world(cc-227)
Postlude: Angels We have Heard On High(cc-236)

December 24, 2006 - Fourth Sunday of Advent

December 24, 2006 - Fourth Sunday of Advent

Micah 5:1-4a. Bethlehem , birthplace of the Shepherd-King, David, is invoked as a promise of the coming messiah who will take his place as the ideal king.

Psalm of the Day: Ps (79) 80 . This communal lament, at a time of great national suffering, invokes the memories of God's great deeds as the basis for asking God to intervene once more to save “the vine” that is the chosen people.

Hebrews 10:5-10. This passage introduced into Christian thought the idea of a “first” and “second” covenant, the second based in fidelity to God's will, not in strict observance of the Torah. (In fact, “fidelity to God's will” seems to have been Jesus' own interpretation of the First Testament: It is a call to do God's will under all circumstances, with the Torah as the description of the best way to be faithful.)

Luke 1:39-45. Mary's visit to Elizabeth leads to a prophetic statement by the older woman that Mary is the mother of the Lord, the one who believed in the Lord's promise.

Opening: Christ Be Our Light(cc-395)
Psalm: Lord Make us Turn ... (from Lectionary Psalter)
Offertory: Mary's Song(cc-324)
Com 1: This is Jesus(see sheet)
Com 2: O Sanctissima(cc-323)
Closing: Love Divine, All Loves Excelling

December 17, 2006 - Third Sunday of Advent

December 17, 2006 - Third Sunday of Advent

http://www.npm.org/Planning/yearc/3sa.html


What does it mean to have a “savior”? What does it mean to be a “savior”? A savior, negatively, is someone who does not do evil things. A savior is someone, positively, who removes evil and replaces it with good.

Zephaniah 3:14-18a. The Jerusalem Temple , in its heyday, was intended to be a sign of a much deeper reality: “The Lord , your God, is in your midst, a mighty savior.” The chosen people are those who are aware of God's presence.

Psalm of the Day: Isaiah 12:2-6 . This poetic canticle from Isaiah is an example of psalm-type compositions in the Bible found in sources other than the Book of Psalms. Here the psalm singer expresses thanksgiving for God's saving presence.

Philippians 4:4-7. Expecting the imminent coming of the Day of the Lord, Paul tells the community at Philippi that their attitude should be one of expectation and rejoicing, not fear at the Lord's coming.

Luke 3:10-18. When people ask John what they should do to prepare for the Day of the Lord, his advice is a mix of negatives (“don't . . .”) and positives (“share . . .”). His expectations of the “one mightier than” himself are similarly a mix of negative (“clear the threshing floor”) and positive (“baptize with the Holy Spirit and fire”) images.

Opening: Let The Valley's Be Raised(CC-218)
Psalm: Cry out with joy and gladness(Rosario)
Offertory: Isaiah 49(CC-403)
Com 1: Behold the lamb(CC-481)
Com 2: On Jordan’s Bank(CC-215)
Closing: Come, O Come Emmanuel(CC-213)

DECEMBER 8, SOLEMNITY OF THE IMMACULATE CONCEPTION Lectionary #689

Today's feast is about the conception of Mary, not about Mary's conception of Jesus. The conception of Mary by Anna as immaculate, that is, as free from original sin, is not taught in the Scriptures; it is a mystery that derives from her future role as the mother of the Lord. It is, in other words, a conclusion derived from the Church's understanding of who Jesus is and Mary's role as Theotokos, Mother of the Lord (see January 1). The readings, therefore, focus on Mary's relationship to Jesus and, indirectly, to the church.

Genesis 3:9-15, 20. The story of the "original sin" was interpreted by the church as suggesting that we are all bound by the failure of our first parents, subject to punishment for their sin. It became church teaching that Mary was freed from this burden by a special gift of God, to prepare her for her mission as the mother of Jesus. The Latin translation of this story gave Eve's name as "Eva," and made it possible for some Latin Christmas carols to pun that "Ave" (the angel's greeting to Mary) "fit ex Eva" ("Ave" was shaped from "Eva.")

Ephesians 1:3-6, 11-12. Knowing how desperately humans would mess things up by misusing the gift of freedom, God planned to send Christ Jesus and to unite us to Christ. Passages like this led early Christian teachers to conclude that Mary, as part of that plan, would have been prepared by God.

Luke 1:26-38. Earlier (and somewhat inaccurate) translations of this announcement story were used to argue for Mary's freedom from sin. The Latin translations called her "gratia plena," "full of grace," and theologians argued that she could not be "full of grace" if she were subject to original sin. That translation tradition is echoed in the translation we are currently using, but the story, in any translation, certainly makes the point that Mary was a central part of God's plan to save humanity from its sin.

Prelude: Ave Maria(Norbert) (see sheet)
Opening: Save Us, O Lord (CC-339)
Psalm: Ps 98: All The Ends Of The Earth[CC-98]
Offertory: O Sanctissima(cc-323)
Com 1: One Bread, One Body(in spanish and english)(cc-490)
Com 2: I Sing a Maid(see sheet)
Closing: Immaculate Mary(cc-321)

Cantor Schedule (Nov 19th to Dec 25th)

Date	Song	5 mass	8:30 mass	10 mass	Ccm mass
November 19, 2006 - Thirty-third Sunday in Ordinary Time B	For You Are My God V2,3,4 [CC-425]	Michael	Michael	Tim	Pam
November 26, 2006 - Solemnity of Our Lord Jesus Christ the King	Our Lord Jesus Christ(B) (from Lectionary Psalter)	Teri	Silke	Cathy	Kate
December 3, 2006 - FIRST SUNDAY OF ADVENT C Lectionary #3	Ps 25: I Lift Up My Soul(cc-16)	Danielle	Michael	Kristina	Sarah
December 9, 2006 – Immaculate Conception(9am mass + 7:30pm mass)	Ps 98: All The Ends Of The Earth[CC-98]		Teri
December 10, 2006 - Second Sunday of Advent	God has done great things for us(from Celebration Series)	Katie	Lisa	Tim	****
December 17, 2006 - Third Sunday of Advent	NEED TO WRITE ONE				****
December 24, 2006 - Fourth Sunday of Advent	Lord Make us Turn ... (from Lectionary Psalter)				****
December 24, 2006 - Vigil of Christmas					****
December 25, 2006 / Nativity of the Lord (Christmas)					****

December 10, 2006 - Second Sunday of Advent

December 10, 2006 - Second Sunday of Advent

Reference material : http://www.npm.org/Planning/yearc/2sa.html

Opening: Prepare Ye The Way Of The Lord(see sheet)
Psalm: CS2: God has done great things for us
Offertory: A Voice Cries Out(cc-214)
Com 1: you are my all in all(see sheet)
Com 2: O Come, Divine Messiah(CC-221)
Closing: Let Heaven Rejoice(cc-286)

December 3, 2006 - FIRST SUNDAY OF ADVENT C Lectionary #3

December 3, 2006 - FIRST SUNDAY OF ADVENT C Lectionary #3

Context from http://www.npm.org/Planning/yearc/1sa.html

*** Need to teach MPB the Mass of St. Tim ***
*** LAST CCM MASS ***

Opening: O Come, O Come Emmanuel(CC-213)
Ps: Ps 25: I Lift Up My Soul(cc-16)
Offertory: Hosea(CC-341)
Com 1: Draw Me Close To You(see sheet)
Com 2: Come, Thou Long-Expected Jesus(cc-216)
Closing: Alleluia! Hurry, The Lord Is Near(cc-223)
Postlude: Rise Up Jerusalem(see sheet)