But have you ever asked yourself; "what if the Gather Hymn book was something else?"
If the Gather Hymn Book was an animal it would be...
Or it maybe...
If the Gather Hymn Book was a Star Wars character it would be...
If the Gather Hymn Book was a hair style it would be...
Or maybe...
If the Gather Hymn Book was a vehicle it would be...
Or maybe one of these...
If the Gather Hymn Book was food it would be...
If the Gather Hymn Book was an album cover it would be...
Or maybe this...
If the Gather Hymn Book was a movie it would be...
If the Gather Hymn Book was a pet it would be...
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LMAO - that "pet" is pretty dang homely (but then, so is Gather)!
Peace,
BMP
BTW, check out my post - there's this really pretty lookin' kitty cat as "Worship" and a really homely looking cat with big orange bug-eyes as "Glory and Praise".
Peace,
BMP
That was the funniest post that I've ever read. I was laughing so hard that I was crying.
too true. too true all of it...
What would you make of the paper handouts that I get every week at Mass? You know, with the gender-nuetral words in the old songs and the Haugen songs filling most of the space?
I don't even get the Gather hymnal.
jar jar binks, 60's hippy van, and swing that gospel axe... absolutely perfect & hilarious post!
Excellent stuff.
Actually, I found the pet picture unfair. The late "Sam"- champion in the Ugliest Dog Contest- couldn't help the way he looked. The people responsible for "Gather" are quite probably less innocent.
"A recent ABC /Washington Post poll revealed that American Catholics’ favorite “sacraments” are, in order, 1. ashes on Ash Wednesday, 2.Baptism, 3. “that day when we get to bring in our pets for blessings”, 4. annulment, 5. confirmation and 6. marriage."
Yup - #1 was blogged upon by Maureen Martin.
And #4 is listed as a Sacrament at St. Joan of Arc in Minneapolis. (Why am I NOT surprised?)
BMP
Marty Haugen is doing some big musical thing in (I think) Charlottsville, VA. Our parish has had the ad about it in our bulliten for nearly a month. Somehow I don't feel compelled to drive all the way over there and go.
At least it isn't Voices as One Vol, 2 featuring "Prepare Ye (John the Raptist)" With VAO the jokes make themselves.
Tell us how you really feel, Ox!
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I've been exposed to two Gather hymnals: 2nd edition and Comprehensive; of the two, I'd take 2nd edition any day. More "traditional" songs and far less folk music. (The Comprehensive hymnal is about 70% folk music.) Guitars in Mass once in a blue moon didn't bug me, say I was traveling or whatever, but now that first strum goes right to my spine. >_>
I'd be grateful if the hymnal compilers (GIA or anyone else) would allow for the reality that not all of us in the congregation are sopranos... >_>
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