Resources by Charlotte Larsen

Messengers of Life in the City of the Dead: One church and two Easter services--at 8:45 and 11:15
Alleluia Easter God's Presence Resurrection of Jesus Christ
December 1, 1998

These two Easter services were submitted by Charlotte Larsen, director of music at the Ann Arbor Christian Reformed Church, Ann Arbor, Michigan. Like many growing congregations, Ann Arbor CRC holds two morning services that are distinct in style and flavor but grow out of the same Scriptures and include the same sermon. The different character of the two services is designed to address the diverse university community.

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Your Light Is Come: A hymn festival for Epiphany
Baptism of Christ Calling the Disciples Epiphany Jesus Christ (infant) Jesus Christ (youth) Transfiguration Wedding at Cana
September 1, 1996

In the past, all our Christmas banners and decorations just disappeared after Christmas. But this year we extended the season by planning a joint Epiphany hymn festival with the Ann Arbor Campus Chapel. It was a first for us but one I'm sure will become a tradition since it provided such an appropriate closure to the Christmas cycle.

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Sing to the Lord of Harvest: A hymn festival for Thanksgiving
Congregational Singing Festivals Hymn Thanksgiving Day
June 1, 1992

This combined service was planned by Kevin Bylsma of the Campus Chapel in Ann Arbor, Michigan, and by Charlotte Larsen of the Ann Arbor Christian Reformed Church. This hymn festival works especially well with organ accompaniment and a choir to help lead.

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Sing and Rejoice...Guiding Young Singers
Children Choir Singing
September 1, 1991
Helen Kemp. St. Louis: Concordia. 85 minutes, VHS 87-0231, $39.95.

Mrs. Helen Kemp, well known for her work with children, demonstrates in a most enthusiastic way on this video a variety of methods that can be used in children's choir rehearsals. Through a pre-worship rehearsal with a children's choir, Kemp exhibits ways of helping children develop good singing habits and encouraging children to express the joy of music and convey the message of the gospel through their music.

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Festival of Lessons and Carols
Christmas Christmas Carols
September 1, 1990
A celebration of the Christmas story

 

The People of God Gather

Prelude: "In Dulci Jubilo"
Koch

Opening Hymn: "Hark, the Glad Sound!"
(PsH 335, RL 251, TH162)

Greeting

To Prepare for the Lord's Coming

Old Testament Reading: Isaiah 9:6-7

Lighting of the Advent Candle

New Testament Reading: 2 Peter 3:10-13

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Hymn Festival for Pentecost
Fulfilment of prophecy Holy Spirit Pentecost
March 1, 1990
WE PRAISE GOD WITH JOY

Prelude:"In Thee is Gladness".........................Busarow

"When in Our Music God is Glorified"..................Stanford
"Praise to the Lord"..................................Manz

Choral Call to Worship: "Now With Joyful Exultation" (PH 95:1)

God's Greeting

Hymn: "When in Our Music God Is Glorified" (PH 512, RL 508)

Scripture: Colossians 3:1-4,12-16

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Children's Music for Lent and Easter
Children Easter Lent Palm Sunday
December 1, 1988

Through music we have the privilege of teaching children and helping them understand more fully the heritage and theology of the church as well as the meaning and order of the liturgical year. The music listed on this page may be sung in unison by children and incorporated within the worship service as a call to worship, a call to prayer, a response to prayer, the offertory (children's gift of music), or a response to the benediction.

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Children's Choral Music for Advent-Epiphany
Advent Children Choir Christmas Epiphany
September 1, 1988

The following music is appropriate for use in the worship service during the Advent, Christmas, or Epiphany season. The list includes music used with the children in our church school music program over the past several years. Those titles with a star (*) were used in the 1987 candlelight service. All music is sung in unison with piano accompaniment. Optional two parts, descants, or instruments are indicated below.

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The Cross in the Christmas Tree
Christmas Intergenerational Worship Nativity
September 1, 1988

All carols unannounced

*Congregation standing

Prelude:

"O Little Town of Bethlehem" Manz
"Sinfonia" (Christmas Oratorio) J. S. Bach
"In Dulci Jubilo" Dupre

Choral Invitation and Processional:

"O Come, Little Children" Schultz
"Once in Royal David's City"
(The congregation shall rise and join on stanzas 5 and 6.)

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