First
Unitarian Substitute Organist Guide - Service Particulars
(*) Denotes only if there is a choir;
ignore if only a solo Sunday
| Item | Start Cue | Stop | Intro | Amen | Comments | Repertoire | Registration |
| Prelude | End of Announcements (s/he sets down the microphone) |
about 3-5 minutes in length, end at 10:30 | The intent is to quiet down the congregation | ||||
| Choral Introit (*) | attacca after candlelighter | pitch pipe tonic | typically
no organist involvement; Usuall from Narthex |
sung from the front hallway by the choir | |||
| Doxology (see score at end) |
"... in service of all." (begin almost right on the word "all," don't delay) | last phrase | YES | quarter-note rhythm | Level I: Gen 4 or 5 (if full house) |
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| Hymns | Always announced from the pulpit | Sing all verses, even if text poetry is outside the staves; unless noted in program | Your choice; often first and/or last phrase | NO | Brisk tempo! Don't drag |
Level I:
Gen 6 or 7; if interlude btwn last two verses, build up in last line to signal something's about to happen (e.g., open shades to expose reeds) |
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| Children exit | Childrem & teachers may go to their classes | Door closes after last child | Improvisation usually; watch for tardy kids lagging behind and/or descending from the balcony; Typically a gentle piece, can recall themes from hymns | Improv or middle movement |
flutes/strings; Level I: Gen 1,2 |
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| LP Amen (*) |
"forever and ever Amen" | Chord: attacca on top of the "Amen" |
Choir Flute 8' | ||||
| Ushers traveling music | something like: "will the ushers come forward", or "the morning offering will be taken" |
(about 10-15 seconds, ushers are in place up front) | Play one verse of We Give Thee But Thine Own(see score at end of this page) optional: transpose this to the key of the Offertory. |
Level I, Gen 1 or 2 or 3 | |||
| Offertory (or solo) | "May our gifts be acceptable..." | If accompanied |
If choir, Gen 1,2,3, |
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| Anthem (or solo) | (end of reading) | If accompanied | |||||
| (*)Choral benediction ("outtroit") | Minister's prayer Amen; given from the front of the center aisle | chord (give quickly so congr won't leave) | usually yes | Choir Flute 8' | |||
| Postlude | end of prayer or chor. bene. | up to 5-8 mins. | Anything, typically big; can be improv. | Generally
Gen. 5,6,7 optional reeds |
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Typical Order of Service
SUNDAY May 00, 1900 10:30 A.M.
"Try not. Do. Or do not. There is no try." YODA
RED - organist involvement; BLUE do not happen if no choir or quartet
ORGAN PRELUDE "Prelude and Fugue in b minor" J.S. Bach
CONGREGATIONAL ANNOUNCEMENTS
ORGAN PRELUDE Air, from Orchestral Suite in D J.S. Bach
CANDLELIGHTER
CHORAL INTROIT
CALL TO WORSHIP JONATHAN URSPRUNG
*COVENANT
In the love of truth
and in the spirit of Jesus
We unite for the worship of God and the service of all.
*DOXOLOGY
*RESPONSIVE READING 530 (gray)
*HYMN 203 (gray) "All Creatures of the Earth and Sky" WILLIAMS
BELOVED COMMUNITY REV. BARBARA MERRITT
(Children in the 4th grade and younger, and their teachers, may go to their classes)
COMMON PRAYER (insert)
SILENT MEDITATION
THE LORD'S PRAYER
CHORAL AMEN (chord intro if choir is singing)
OFFERTORY "Gigue" from Partitia No. 1 in Bb J.S. BACH
FIRST READING Proberbs 4:7-16, 18-21, 26-27
ANTHEM (or solo)
SECOND READING
*HYMN 295 (gray) "Sing Out Praises for the Journey" WESTMINSTER ABBEY
SERMON
*HYMN 302 (gray) "Children of the Human Race" SERVETUS
*BENEDICTION
CHORAL BENEDICTION (if accompanied)
ORGAN POSTLUDE Toccata LOUIS VIERNE
Scores for service music you'll need:
Offertory preparation - ushers' traveling music
Doxology near the beginning of the service
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