Monthly Archives: April 2021

Having put OCP’s book to bed, I’m going to focus on the Australian offerings at the new Willow/As One Voice digital site for a while. This is an amazing Amanda McKenna song I haven’t heard before. She wrote the “Mass … Continue reading →

This is the last of the 2007 update that I haven’t already blogged and a lovely song to end the many years of blogging the enormous tome that is my OCP Guitar Accompaniment Book c2005. I really like this song … Continue reading →

This Harry Hagan hymn is good for commissioning rites, RCIA and All Saints. He set his new(ish) words to an old tune called DETROIT. There are alternative verses for more saints than you could wish for. As usual the sheet … Continue reading →

Janet Sullivan Whitaker has written this fetching ballad on the theme of social justice and peace. Is “swords and ploughshares” such a common trope that Isaiah 2:4 needs no mention, nor Psalm 122 for “your peace we pray, O Jerusalem”. … Continue reading →

Entrance:  Gather As One  (McKenna) AOV NG 48 Psalm 46 (McKenna) God mounts his throne to shouts of joy: a blare of trumpets for the Lord. Gifts: Blessed be Our God  (McKenna) AOV NG 13 Communion:  Seed, Scattered and Sown (Feiten) … Continue reading →

Entrance:  Alleluia! Love Is Alive (Angrisano, Manibusan, Hart) Psalm 97 (McKenna) The Lord has revealed to the nations his saving power; his saving power. Gifts: As I Have Done for You (Schutte) Communion: Bread of Heaven  (Manibusan-Hart) Thanksgiving: Servant Song   (Gillard) … Continue reading →

Entrance: All the Ends of the Earth (Dufford) AOV 1/76) Psalm 21 (McKenna) I will praise you, Lord, in the assembly of your people. Gifts: A Trusting Psalm (Bates) AOV 1/115 Communion: Bread Broken, Wine Shared Bread  (Horner) AOV 2/155 Thanksgiving: … Continue reading →

Entrance:   Christ Light, Shining in the Darkness (Grant) CWB II 468. Psalm 117 (McKenna) The stone rejected by the builders has become the cornerstone. Gifts:  Shepherd Me O God (Haugen) AOV 1/33 Communion: Unless a Grain of Wheat (Farrell) AOV … Continue reading →

Entrance:  Christ be Our Light  (Farrell) AOV 2/3 – Easter verses. Psalm 4 (McKenna) Lord, let your face shine on us. Lord, let your face shine on us. Gifts:  Our Supper Invitation (Bates) AOV 1/185 Communion: Gift of Finest Wheat  (Westendorf/Kreutz) … Continue reading →

We were very lucky to be able to have Easter Tridium services as Brisbane came out of a three day lockdown on Thursday. We are now having to book individual seats and wearing masks at mass, but there was a … Continue reading →