Ask any church musician or priest what is the busiest week of the year, and hands down, I bet they all would say Holy Week, or as my late husband used to affectionately call it, Holy H*** Week! Even Father Paul Lillie called it “The Week of All Weeks” in his sermon tonight! Between my… Read More The week of all weeks!
I can see clearly now, the rain is goneI can see all obstacles in my wayåGone are the dark clouds that had me blind It’s gonna be a bright (bright), bright (bright)Sun-shiny dayIt’s gonna be a bright (bright), bright (bright)Sun-shiny day Do you remember this 1972 song by Johnny Nash? In spite of all the… Read More Celebration dinner!
My schedule at St. Mark’s Episcopal Church has changed recently so instead of playing a Sunday High Mass and Sunday afternoon Vespers and Benediction, I now play a Saturday Vigil Mass with Benediction instead of Sunday Vespers. Before the schedule changed in July, Father Paul Lillie suggested that I play the same prelude and postlude… Read More Second chances
I eagerly thumbed through the latest issue of The American Organist, which contained a comprehensive review of the National Convention of the American Guild of Organists I attended, held in San Francisco this past summer. Here’s what I was looking for: In case you’re reading this on your phone, here’s what the review says: Joey… Read More So very proud!
All my focus this week is on St. Mark’s Choir concert this Friday, October 4 at 7 pm. Here’s how the concert was described in the weekly church newsletter: Friday, October 4 On Friday, October 4 at 7:00 pm, a concert will be presented by the St. Mark’s Choir alongside organist Kathy Crosier. Music performed… Read More Nearly six decades later …
We’ve all heard of distracted driving—which is defined by Wikipedia by: Distracted driving is the act of driving while engaging in other activities which distract the driver’s attention away from the road. Distractions are shown to compromise the safety of the driver, passengers, pedestrians, and people in other vehicles. But I’ll dare to introduce a new… Read More Distracted?
For the first time ever in my professional career (that’s almost six decades!), I am working in a parish which will formally recognize the efforts of its choir. In this week’s parish newsletter at St. Mark’s Episcopal Church, The Rev. Paul Lillie wrote: … at the High Mass Aloha Hour there will be a reception… Read More Choir Recognition
On Saturday, we received a text message from choirmaster Mike Dupre: Tomorrow is Laetare Sunday! Anyone want to wear Rose/pink tomorrow? According to Wikipedia, Laetare Sunday is the fourth Sunday in the season of Lent, in the Western Christian liturgical calendar. Traditionally, this Sunday has been a day of celebration within the austere period of Lent. This Sunday gets… Read More Laetare Sunday pink
Even though it’s been an absolute ton of work, I’m really enjoying playing the organ at St. Mark’s Episcopal Church. Like this past weekend: I played three services there (Friday night Candlemas, Sunday morning Solemn High Mass and Sunday afternoon Vespers and Benediction), in addition to the 9 am service at Nuuanu Congregational Church, making… Read More Sore neck no more!
Well, maybe it’s not entirely life-changing, but at least it’s going to change my life at leisure. I can say with certainty that my life of “retirement” is over, and it’s all because of a phone call I got last Sunday afternoon from the Rev. Paul Lillie, rector of St. Mark’s Episcopal Church. You may… Read More Life-changing phone call