Epiphany 2023

From Ron...

WE ARE SOOOO EXCITED!

Beginning Sunday, April 30, 2023 we’ll be offering a weekly, resource-rich, live-streamed videocast featuring interviews with composers, authors, storytellers and other contemporary creative types who will also share some of their work. The project is being produced by MUSIKLUS in partnership with RURAL CONNECT and SPIRITUALITY BEYOND BORDERS.

Musical leadership will be provided by The Imperfect Volunteer Choir. In addition to leading live sing-along selections, the choir will learn new hymns, songs and anthems 'on-air'. We’re designing a bidirectional format which will permit online participants to 'learn along', ask questions and make comments.

Program content will be theme-centred and/or based on Revised Common Lectionary four weeks in advance to allow planning and implementation time for participants who wish to use any of the program resources. The videocast will be appear online simultaneously in all Canadian time zones, originating in BC on Sundays at 3:00 pm (Pacific). All programs will be archived on our Vimeo channel (no ad interruptions!), but the two-way participation will only be available for the live casts.

We’re over-the-moon with gratitude for our production partners who are helping us bring this dream to reality.

More information to follow in subsequent newsletters. Woo-hoo!!!

Music Suggestions for Epiphany 2023 – Year A

REVISED COMMON LECTIONARY

Click on a title to view a melody line sample image,

available versions, comments about the song and more.

January 6

・Epiphany of the Lord

---"Gather Me"

---"Light of Christ"

---"Set the Sun Dancing"

January 8

・1st Sunday after the Epiphany

・Baptism of Jesus

---"All Who Thirst for Living Water"

---"Beloved"

---"Gather Me"

---"Now All Within This Place"

---"Open Wide the Church's Door"

---"Welcome the Wild One"

January 15

・2nd Sunday after the Epiphany

---"Come In, Come In, New Year"

---"Jesus, I Come"

---"Loving Spirit"

January 22

・3rd Sunday after the Epiphany

---"Daring to Dream"

---"Gathered Here from

------Many Churches"

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January 29

・4th Sunday after the Epiphany

---"For Everyone Born, a Place

------at the Table"

---"Here We Bring, Small or Great"

---"Holy Ground"

February 2

・Presentation of the Lord

---"Hold the Child Gently"

February 5

・5th Sunday after the Epiphany

---"Just Like Salt"

---"Light of Christ"

February 12

・6th Sunday after the Epiphany

---"Holy One"

---"God, Whose Love Is All Around Us"

February 19

・Transfiguration Sunday

・(Last Sunday before Lent)

---"Bathe Me in Your Light"

---"Beloved"

---"Deep in Our Hearts"

---"In Freely Acting Love"

---"Jesus on the Mountain Peak"

---"Set Us Free for Freedom"

Mural, San Francisco, CA

A Reminder... Roll over the little orange "i" symbols in front of the versions available for each title on the Musiklus website. Doing so will expose information

and helpful hints specific to the version to which each one is linked.

Instrumental Videos for Worship

We offer a new 'heritage hymn' instrumental video suitable for use as a prelude or musical prayer. Arranged and played by Ron Klusmeier, the tune for this 8th century hymn text is a traditional Irish melody (SLANE).

Click on the image at the left to listen.

For a full list of available videos visit: https://vimeo.com/channels/ronklusmeier.

JANUARY 18-25, 2023

Week of Prayer

for Christian Unity

“Do good; seek justice" – Isaiah 1:17

The Week of Prayer for Christian Unity is an annual ecumenical celebration. Christians around the world are invited to pray for the unity of all Christians, to reflect on scripture together, to participate in jointly-organized ecumenical services, and to share fellowship.

Music suggestions:

"Christ of the Sad Face"

"Deep in Our Hearts"

"For Everyone Born, a Place at the Table"

"God Who Is Life"

"I Am Standing Waiting"

"Stranger, Standing at My Door"

Additional resources available at:

https://www.weekofprayer.ca

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https://www.oikoumene.org/sites/default/files/2022-05/2023-WPCU-Final-ENG.pdf

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