Favorite hymns
“The only thing better than singing is more singing.” —Ella Fitzgerald
Do you like to sing—the old hymns and maybe some newer ones, too? A new weekly service offered by Saint Philip’s will make that possible.
Joyful Noise will debut at 6:00pm on Sunday, October 6, in the Nativity Chapel and adjacent garden.
The congregation will be able to join in singing at least four hymns, with a focus on “oldies but goodies,” plus some newer material. A variety of musicians and instruments will accompany singing along the way.
The service will draw upon some Episcopal resources, including The Hymnal 1982; Lift Every Voice and Sing; Wonder, Love, and Praise; and, Voices Found, as well as other sources of relevant materials, including some Taizé.
It’s not too early to identify your favorite hymns and send them to Mtr Mary at mary.trainor@stphilipstucson.org.
The Eucharistic Prayer will come from Enriching Our Worship 1* and the homily will be a conversation about the Gospel of the Day.
Worshipers will be invited to bring a brown bag dinner and join the worship team after service for a bit of refreshment and conversation.
Mark your calendars now for two special events that will be part of Joyful Noise’s first year:
A Blue Christmas service on Sunday, December 1 (Advent I). This liturgy is especially valued by those for whom the Christmas season is challenging.
A Community Hymn Sing on Sunday, May 25, 2025 (during the Easter season).
*This is a collection of supplemental liturgical materials prepared by the Standing Liturgical Commission (1997) and published by Church Publishing Incorporated. It includes resources and forms for Morning and Evening Prayer, Order of Worship for the Evening, the Great Litany, and the Holy Eucharist.
The canticles and prayers represent the recovery of ancient biblical and patristic images, including the identification of Christ with Wisdom and language for God that does not use familiar masculine terms. The liturgical texts reflect the influence of the prayer experience of women, and a desire to honor that experience while remaining faithful to the norms of liturgical prayer as received by the Episcopal Church.