Weekend Masses
Date: April 14, 15
Event: !st Sunday of Eastertide
Readings:  See Misselette
Prelude:  "Jesus, Lamb of God" -- JS Bach...OR
             "My Redeemer Lives" -- GF Handel


Gathering Song
: "Jesus Christ is Risen Today"  JS 425
intro = last 2 lines; last note = 3 beatsand 1 rest; 3 verses..
(possible alternate harmonization on verse 3
)

Kyrie:  None
Glor
ia: Mass of Creation

Psalm: Respond and Acclaim book for April 15
Alleluia:  ditto

Offertory music:
"At the Lamb's High Feast"  JS 424
intro = entire song; last note = 3 beats & 1 rest; all verses.
(possible alternate harmonization on verses 3 or 4
)
..OR
"Christ the Lord is Risen Today"  JS 427
intro = last 2 lines; last note = 3 beats & 1 rest; all verses.


Acclamations:  from "Mass of Creation"

During Communion:
1
) "Festival Canticle: Worthy is Christ"
intro = entire song; last note = 3 beats & 1 rest; all verses

CANTORS:  be sure to look over these verses this week!

CANTOR RECEIVES COMMUNION, then announce and sing...

2
) "Be Joyful, Mary, Heavenly Queen" JS 432
intro = entire song; last note = 2 beats & 1 rest; all verses

(or Sing song until Father sits in his chair.)

Song to go Forth:
"The Strife is O'er"  JS 431
intro = refrain; last note = 4 beats & 2 rests; only 2 verses.
(Sing refrain at beginning, after verse 1 and after verse 2.)

Postlude on "The Strive is O'er" -- Robert Powell