Service Music:

Voluntary    The Hot Cat Jazz Band
By and By
Come Sunday
This Little Light of Mine

By now you have noticed that things are a little different this morning! Our music today is led by the Hot Cat Jazz Band, a local Dixieland-style band that specializes in Jazz worship – they do many of these services throughout Connecticut every year. This service is a time for you to tap your toes, move about, and sing praise with freedom and joy. 

Processional Hymn    Shall we gather at the river

Gloria S280    Robert Powell (b. 1932)

Sequence Hymn    Swing low, sweet chariot

Offertory Anthem    Deep waters    Pepper Choplin (b. 1957)
Words based on: Luke 5:1-11

Their fishing nets were empty when they first saw the Lord.
All night they had been fishing in the waters by the shore.
The Lord said, “Go to deep waters, cast your nets once more.”
And because they obeyed, they would never be the same.

Go to deep waters, deep waters, where only faith will let you go.
Go out to deep waters, deep waters, harvests of faith will overflow. Go.

They cast their nets and almost before they could begin,
their nets were overflowing and they had to pull them in.
And though this was their greatest catch their fishing days would end.
For they abandoned all when they heard the master’s call.

Pepper Choplin is a full-time composer, conductor and humorist. He has gained a reputation as one of the most creative writers in church music today. With a Bachelor of Music degree from the University of North Carolina at Greensboro, he went on to earn a Master of Music degree in composition from Southwestern Baptist Theological Seminary.

With a diverse musical background, Choplin incorporates varied styles such as folk, Gospel, classical, and jazz. His published works includes over 300 anthems for church and school choir with 23 church cantatas and two books of piano arrangements.

Communion Anthem    Abide with me    William Henry Monk (1823-1889), arr. Moses Hogan (1957-2003)
Text: Henry Frances Lyte (1793-1897), found at Hymn 662

Moses George Hogan was an American composer and arranger of choral music. He was awarded a full scholarship to the Oberlin Conservatory of Music, where he studied piano and graduated in 1979 with a Bachelor of Music degree. Immediately after graduation, he began graduate studies at the Juilliard School of Music, and later went to study classical music in Vienna. He is best known for his settings of spirituals. His works are celebrated and performed by high school, college, church, community, and professional choirs today. Over his lifetime, he published 88 arrangements for voice, eight of which were solo pieces.

Hymn in Procession    Precious Lord, take my hand

Voluntary    When the Saints Go Marching In

The Hot Cat Jazz Band:
Ross Tucker: Trumpet
Andy Sherwood: Clarinet
Chris Coulter: Tenor Sax
Paul Shumsky: Guitar
Donn Doucette: Bass
Sal Ranniello: Drums