THE MUSIC MINISTRY OF COLONIAL HEIGHTS UMC!

SEPTEMBER, 2010

Music Notes
September: “The Book of James: Experience The Book of
James: Doers of the Word”
Living Faith for Faithful Living”
“But be doers of the word, and not merely hearers who deceive themselves. For if any
are hearers of the word and not doers, they are like those who look at themselves in a Sept. 5 – James 1:16-18, First Fruits,
mirror; for they look at themselves and, on going away, immediately forget what they Me and Thee
were like.”# # # # # –James 1:22-24, NRSV
gifts to the church. It was in this
S eptember finds us looking context that Luther uttered his
S e p t . 1 2 – Ja m e s 2 : 1 4 - 1 7
deeply within the Book of James. (Children’s/Grandparents’ Day)
ill-advised phrase. Consumed in Faith and Deeds
James is categorized as one of the the debate, he went beyond a
Wisdom Books in the Christian proper understanding of the
Bible. It is pragmatic and filled Scriptures and dismissed James's Sept. 19 – The Foolish Pilgrims
with practical wisdom. Because it statements that works are a present “The Book of
alludes to no specific events in necessar y e vidence of faith. James” (11:00 AM service only)
salvation history nor mentions Through Bible studies, a Reader’s
any details of Jesus’ life, some Te x t , s e r m o n s , wo r s h i p a n d Sept. 26 – James 5:7-20, Patiently
religious people and drama, we will Climbing Jacob’s Ladder
leaders relegate the probe the depths of
book as an “epistle of this little book and Sept. 13, 20 ,27; 11:00 AM – noon,
s t r a w. ” Ma r t i n its significance to
Luther, founder of Jim Lyon will lead a Bible study
us, to our faith and on James. Contact Jim to sign up
the Pr o t e s t a n t to our deepening
Re f o r m a t i o n , w a s for the class and for further
spiritual lives. Our details.
fr ustrated by music will reflect
religious leaders who differing aspects of
claimed this book the faith as we
supported their Navigator Press has granted us
worship. Experience
permission to copy the Book of
mistaken ideas that “The Book of
people could buy James using paraphrase of The
James: Living Faith
Message. Copies are available at
their salvation for Faithful Living.”
through monetar y the Welcome Center.
Wisdom Literature and Music
Outside of select Psalms, few passages of Wisdom In 1988, Seeger explained: "I don't read the Bible that often.
Literature have been used in song. Books and passages I leaf through it occasionally and I'm amazed by the foolishness
designated as Wisdom Literature include select Psalms, Job, at times and the wisdom at other times. I call it the greatest
Ecclesiastes, Proverbs and James as well as other isolated book of folklore ever given. Not that there isn't a lot of wisdom
passages. The apocrapha contains the Wisdom Books of in it. You can trace the history of people poetically."
Ecclesiasticus (Wisdom of Jesus Ben Sirach), Wisdom of Byrds leader Jim (later Roger) McGuinn played lead guitar
Solomon, Tobit and IV Maccabees. Outside the Psalter, the most on Judy Collins' 1964 version.
used text in song from Wisdom Literature is Ecclesiastes 3:1-9. Dolly Parton covered this on her 1984 album The Great
Several arrangements are available with the most popular written Pretender, and again in 2005 on Those Were The Days.
by Pete Seeger, an influential folk singer and activist. He In 1994, an unreleased version was included on The Truly
recorded it before The Byrds used it as a follow-up to their hit Great Hits Of Vern Gosdin, country music singer, that played
"Mr. Tambourine Man." a major role in the movie Forrest Gump.

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A Community of Faith (Purifoy)
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Day)
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Living Spirit (Eliot)
Ly o n (past
Happy September Birthdays September 19
Children’s, Youth Foolish Pilgrims present “The Book of James”
Ja n e Ad a m s ( 9 / 7 ) , & Chancel Choir (NO CHOIR)
Br uce Anderson member) has
(9/25), Rod Barnett been selected as September 26
(9/30)
The Staff of Faith (Courtney)
the newest
member of
Dowdle and Choirs Resume:
Tennessee’s Legal Colonial Ringers, Wed., Sept. 8, 6:15 PM
Manning Wed Tr a n s a c t i o n s SNL! Children’s Music, Sun., Sept. 12,
M a e g a n Journal. Devin is 5:30 PM, Bible Zone Computer Room
E l i z a b e t h Women’s Ensemble, Mon., Sept 13,
a 2L student in JD/MBA 9:00 AM, sanctuary
Dowdle of candidacy degrees at the
Na s h v i l l e , a n d University of Tennessee.
C h a s e Ev e r e t t
Manning (Pa st 165 Years and Counting
Children’s Choir
member) wed on
August 7 at the Croft House at Homecoming 2010
Grassmere. Chase’s mother, Janet
Manning Byrd (past sop. member
of the Chancel Choir) is now a
candidate for the Ministry in the
United Methodist Church and
serves as Minister of Visitation at
First Broad Street UMC.

Centralʼs QB
Taylor Winchell (past Children’s
Choir member), son of Sheila Pa s t C h o i r Me m b e r s w e r e
(Front Porch Singer and Handbell honored for their longer church
Ringer) and Brian Winchell, was a memberships: Betty Starnes–67
featured player in the Kingsport years & Bonnie Willard–60 years
Ti m e s - Ne w s (Sop.s). Jim & Sandy Roller (Bass
last month. & Sop.) jitterbugged their way into
This Sullivan the hearts of those attending.
C e n t r a l Linda Strickler (Sop.) won 1st
quarterback prize in the cake baking contest
holds the team with chocolate and 2nd in the ice
record for cream making division again with
p a s s i n g chocolate. Jim Lyon (Director of
attempts and Music) placed 3rd in the Bar-B-Q
completions in sauce contest with his Tennessee
a single season. Mustard Bar-B-Q Sauce.

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