The celebration of February as Black History (or African Heritage) Month begins this week. Officially recognized in Canada since 1996, this is a time to honour the contributions and struggles of peoples of African descent.
Epiphany 5 Bulletin
Announcement Sheet
Shining Waters Regional Council Prayer Cycle:
Today we pray for: Knox United Church, Dorset St. James United Church, Stroud, and Rama United Church.
Prayer:
Psalm of Black History month: Before I knew to call you God or Dieu / Languages from across many seas / I learned to call you in the languages / Of my kin and others..." prayer for Black History Month that laments the past but calls us to a brighter future.
Minute for Mission:
Black History -- United Church Montreal
The hymns and music today…
Jesu, Jesu, Fill Us with Your Love (Tom Colvin) - Reprinted and podcast with permission under One License #A-718074 and CCLI Licenses #20425240 and #20425257.
Though Ancient Walls (w Walter Farquharson, m Ron Klusmier) - Reprinted and podcast with permission under One License #A-718074 and CCLI Licenses #20425240 and #20425257
We Are Marching (trans/arr. Aders Nyberg) -Reprinted and podcast with permission under One License #A-718074
We Are an Offering (D. Liles) Reprinted and podcast with permission under CCLI Licenses #20425240 and #20425257.
Let My Spirit Always Sing (w Shirley E. Murray, m Jane Marshall) - Reprinted and podcast with permission under One License #A-718074 and CCLI Licenses #20425240 and #20425257.
Go Now in Peace, Guided by the Light (Pedro Rubalcava). –Reprinted and podcast with permission under One License #A-718074.
Andante Religioso-Sonata No.4, Opus 65 (Felix Mendelssohn)
Hush! Hush! (African American Spiritual) (arr. Stephen Lee) -Podcast with permission under CCLI Licenses #20425240 and #20425257.
I Love You, God, Who Heard My Cry (Isaac Watts) - Public Domain
Let the Heaven Light Shine on Me (arr. Moses Hogan) - Podcast with permission under One License #A-718074
Clair De Lune (Claude Debussy) - Public Domain
Sonata in G Minor - (H. Purcell arr. A. Goldsborough)
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