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music update 2011
New Supplement to Church Hymnal seeks your input
Proposals for New Supplement to Church Hymnal invited/sought
It is now 16 years since the contents of the Church Hymnal were decided
upon, and over 11 since it was published. The music sub-committee of the
Liturgical Advisory Committee has been tasked with the responsibility of
monitoring developments in hymnody, and searching for suitable material to
put together a supplement to the hymnal published. The committee is now exploring
the possibility of producing a modest, low-cost supplement to the hymnal
and has been working at this over the last year.
New hymns and songs are constantly being written and there is a growing
corpus of music which is becoming well loved and which greatly enriches the
worshipping life of the church. There are also some areas where the provision
of the hymnal could be strengthened, particularly in material suitable for
children, young people and liturgical music that is readily sung by all.
The committee would like to consult as widely as possible throughout the
Church of Ireland, and we would invite suggestions of items for inclusion
from organists, musicians, choir members, clergy, and members of the Church
of Ireland. This is your opportunity to give suggestions for consideration
in this new publication.
Submissions to be made as soon as possible (preferably before the end of
September) to the secretary of the sub-committee:
Peter Thompson (Revd)
St Michael’s Rectory, 66 Main St, Castlecaulfield, Co Tyrone, BT70
3NP
revpeter@gmail.com
Date: 5 May 2011