It's not often that the processional at an installation of a pastor features "When The Saints Go Marching In", led by a triangle player and banjos.
The church where the installation took place is A Community of the Servant-Savior, a small but lively congregation in southeast Houston.
Instead of a choir, the church has a small orchestra. The orchestra uses banjos, triangles, gourds, electric guitars, brass and reed instruments to play praise songs and hymns. When we sang "Standing in the Light of God", a young girl passed out gourds to the congregation so we could play and sing along with them.
Methinks I have another nomination for the presbytery Battle of the Bands!
The church where the installation took place is A Community of the Servant-Savior, a small but lively congregation in southeast Houston.
Instead of a choir, the church has a small orchestra. The orchestra uses banjos, triangles, gourds, electric guitars, brass and reed instruments to play praise songs and hymns. When we sang "Standing in the Light of God", a young girl passed out gourds to the congregation so we could play and sing along with them.
Methinks I have another nomination for the presbytery Battle of the Bands!
6 comments:
So, the congregation wasn't "out of their gourds", but played their gourds instead? (Couldn't resist the reference.)
Very interesting!
That would be so much fun! Everybody gets to make a joyful noise.
I'll be it was inspiring.
Sounds absolutely delightful!
Sounds lovely!
My church has a really good bagpiper, and once or twice a year he gets his competition Scottish Pipe band together and we have a dozen pipers, and assorted Scottish drummers leading the choir processional.
Elaine
Norman, OK
That sound so cool! Are they on You Tube?
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