Funeral Service

Hey there once again everyone,


Today was an interesting day in that I attended a funeral mass for a dear friend of mine who passed away. It was a different church than my own, home one bigger and different to say the least. Its stain glass windows were amazing plus it was good to see lots of people there to support the family during this very difficult time. One thing though while there was the liturgy and how wonderful it was to do a say and response or sing in a kyrie. (Correct me there if I spelled that wrong). Plus hearing all the people there (I'd say 200 some people though I could be wrong) sing and their response. Was just neat to hear and be part of which brings me along to my thoughts and a question: does your church do liturgy, do you enjoy/like it, and if so how well does your church do it?


I happened to swing into the office today and was speaking with a fellow staff member about it and mentioned that I felt weird missing that at times. He said basically that I should not feel weird and that's what it is all about; where we got our roots from. He also said to read the book of Revelation where it is all liturgy. I'm still kicking that around in the back of my head while I write this. That's what we all will be doing (for those of us who are Christian) when we reach heaven. So, we should get used to it and like it don't ya think? :P


I'll answer for myself those questions I asked earlier to you all: Yes, I do, and not well. Granted that a church including mine might not be able to do it just right or as best as the bigger churches around. Still, it is better than nothing, BUT if the liturgy is bad see what you can do to fix or improve it. Granted that one might not be on the board or the head Pastor; at least ask some questions of people in your congregation or of your Pastor is possible. Get a feel for things and just ponder/think about it. Plus I'd also recommend to (granted this might scare some of you) go to another church and see how they do it, even another denomination. By this I mean if you're Lutheran go to a Catholic mass at a church in your area and see how they do it. You might be pleasantly surprised by your findings.

The First Entry

Hey everyone,

Greetings and welcome to my blog. :)

As you may have guessed I'm the IT guy at my church and for those of you who are in that line of church work *tips hat* I'm right there with ya. I also help out with other things at church too due to being a tech guy. Greetings to all my fellow techies out there too. Granted people might not always see what you do nor give you thanks/praise, but from a fellow techie to another thanks for a job well done and keep it up! :D

Was reading an article in Worship Leader Magazine (June 2006 Issue and a very cool one I must say plus here's their website: http://www.worshipleader.com ) about blogging and thought I'd give this whole blog thing a go.


Ok, I'm rambling (hence the name of the blog lol) so now onto the "meat" as it were:



Today was a long day for me as well as numerous other people. At church we had a funeral service for one of our member's who recently passed away. Everything overall went well, and I must say that seeing a whole lot of people praising the Lord while lifting their hands to Celebrate, Jesus Celebrate is still in the back of my head. Pretty cool and a neat sight to see since I was in the back of the sanctuary running sound; that's how I was able to see it. Yet, later on in the day I was speaking with my Worship Director about some things and we got to talking about being connected in that sort of a setting. I stated that it was a mix of both worlds in that 1. I had a job to do/focus i.e. run the sound mix for the mini praise band that was playing 2. That I was saddened at the loss of the church member who passed away. I'm sure all (if not most) can identify with me and my Worship Director there on that note. Either you're all there doing what ya need to do or crying your eyes out unable to do the job ya need to do. I must say that our church will feel a loss with this member's passing; though as Pastor said we will see this member and all those who we love once again in heaven. :) All the more to spread the Good News to everyone we encounter so we don't have to say goodbye rather see ya later.



I'd also like to say a big thank you to all those who helped with this funeral service and the hard work others put into it. I know that it took time out of people's work and a decent chunk of time during practice for it as well as the day of itself. Thanks and a job well done. :)


Well, I think that's enough for my first post here. Check back again for more from my virtual blog desk.