You have TWO opportunities to watch JMT on TV this week!

1. TONIGHT - WEDNESDAY, November 19, 2014:

Do not miss "All Things Are Possible" as John Michael presents a new program on "Tithing" - learning how to support ministries in the church! Remember, when you give you get more back in return if you do it out of love!

"All Things Are Possible"  November 19, 2014

9pm ET, 8pm CT, 7pm MT and 6pm PT on THE CHURCH CHANNEL. Broadcasts repeat late night Saturdays and early Tuesday mornings.  For complete information please click HERE.

2. TOMORROW - THURSDAY, November 20, 2014:

John Michael Talbot will be a special guest on Trinity Broadcasting Network's most popular show "Praise the Lord" on Thursday, November 20, 2014! "Praise the Lord" airs at 7pm PT, 9pm CT and 10pm ET on TBN. To find out where TBN airs in your area, please click HERE and enter your ZIP CODE.

CELEBRATE JESUS! 

Give the gift of Sacred Music and Prayer this Christmas

Last week we announced our special Christmas package and we are happy to say that supplies are almost gone!  There is still time to order your today!

The Christmas packages includes... 

How do I submit 2 songs in your registry? They are already on CDBaby digital distribution.

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Do you keep running into conflicts when you try to find joy in your life?

Watch "All Things Are Possible" tonight as John Michael continues his teaching on Pope Francis' "The Joy of the Gospel"! Tonight's program will be on "Obstacles to Joy". DO NOT MISS THIS EPISODE!

Tune in to "All Things Are Possible" tonight, Wednesday, November 5, 2014 on The Church Channel: 9pm ET, 8pm CT, 7pm MT and 6pm PT. Note: Broadcasts repeat late night Saturdays and early Tuesday mornings!

HOW TO WATCH 

"All Things Are Possible" broadcasts on The Church Channel Wednesdays at 9pm ET, 8pm CT, 7pm MT and 6pm PT.   The program repeats late night on Saturday evenings. The program also airs LIVE online. 

CLICK HERE FOR COMPLETE TIMES AND VIEWING OPTIONS!

Susan Bailey sings "Under My Immaculate Mantle." This song is from her book and CD, "Mary, Queen of Peace Meditation Guide & Sung Rosary." Visit www.sungrosary.com for more information.

Watch "All Things Are Possible" tonight as John Michael Talbot continues his teaching from Pope Francis' apostolic document "The Joy of the Gospel".

Tonight's program is on something we all need, "The Joy of Prayer in the Spirit"! 

"All Things Are Possible"
October 22, 2014
9pm ET, 8pm CT, 7pm MT and 6pm PT
on THE CHURCH CHANNEL

Broadcasts repeat late night Saturdays and early Tuesday mornings!

For complete information please visit: www.JohnMichaelTalbot.com/how-to-watch

"It is a great resource for Spanish-speaking communities and can also be used successfully as a bilingual resource."

Bendigo al Señor
Cánones, Ostinatos, Aclamaciones y Cantos de Taizé

In response to many requests for Taizé resources in Spanish, GIA has developed Bendigo al Señor, a new collection of over 45 of the most popular Taizé titles translated into Spanish. It is a great resource for Spanish-speaking communities and can also be used successfully as a bilingual resource. All of the verses and ostinato refrains appear in both Spanish and English, and select titles include Latin refrains as well.

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Music for Advent from GIA

Carol Book and CD – Editor : John Barnard

This new comprehensive resource for Christmas, Advent, and Epiphany not only offers one of the largest collections of carols ever published, but a range of support material that sets totally new standards in Christmas publishing.

Missa Emmanuel by Richard Proulx

Revised Order of Mass 2010 Based on the ancient chant veni emmanuel, this extremely popular setting of the Mass ordinary for Advent use has been revised for the new Missal.

Radiant Light by Ken Macek / Paul Tate

These contemporary, versatile settings of the proper introits, adapted from the Gregorian Missal, for the Sundays of Advent and Christmas. Each is structured around a singable melody and a steady building of musical forces as the piece unfolds. Set a celebratory tone by beginning your liturgies with these festive works!

Here are the results of last month's survey. These are the top 10 ways our site members and visitors enjoy Catholic music. 

Managing Music Ministry: Beyond the Notes and Chords confronts the everyday issues faced by those managing a church music program. Divided into two sections, this book covers not only the management of a music program but also the musical and non-musical issues a music director encounters.

Together, Stephen Petrunak and Fr. Randall Phillips share their knowledge and expertise gained collectively from more than 15 years of corporate experience, 40 years of music ministry leadership, and 30 years of priesthood. Petrunak guides readers through the management of people, conflicts, financial resources, and time while Fr. Phillips considers the spiritual elements of leading a music ministry. This book is a practical, insightful guide for... 

Here is a request from a new TCS user, Suzanne. If you can assist Suzanne, please make a comment below or contact her through her web site. – Richard Schletty, TCS editor.

I am a Licensed Pastoral Therapist. I have been a Catholic consecrated Salesian since 2000.

I offer pure essential oils of the bible (organic or high medical grade) with soothing music and a light compassionate touch, applying the oils in an atmosphere of prayer. It is very similar to what St. Hildegard Von Bingen did in Germany within the Monastery walls, seeking to aid all the pilgrims who came to her.

I am on a very limited budget and I would truly like to add more of my Catholic heritage to my ministry. I am in search of permission as well as private help for devoted Catholics in choosing Marian songs that flow with the Rosary, the Sacraments and the Holy Mass. I would like to know how I can have permission (if applicable to my ministry) to play songs that become selected. 

My purpose is to use the five senses for an even deeper flow of gentle recovery – with compassion for each person that comes to me. 

I have Catholic CDs in general but none of the above nature. I am hopeful in hearing from...  

Innovative Warm-Ups for the Volunteer Choir
Creative Concepts to Improve Choral Sound
by Michael Kemp 
© 2014 by GIA Publications, Inc.

This book contains 34 engaging choral warm-ups designed to improve your choir's sound and increase the singers' musicianship. Internationally respected conductor and clinician Michael Kemp brings his many years of experience and success in building choral programs to creating this resource for choirs of all ages. 

Innovative Warm-Ups for the Volunteer Choir offers purposeful, creative exercises that are simple to learn and fun to sing. The unique two- to four-part vocalises also develop refinement in intonation and choral balance. By using these warm-ups in your rehearsals, your choir members will continually acquire techniques to improve their vocal ability and become more confident musicians.

Read more and purchase

Readings in African American Church Music and Worship - Vol. 2
by James Abbington 

Since the publication of the first volume of Readings in African American Church Music and Worship, public and academic interest in the music and worship in black churches has significantly increased. This second volume makes available the most recent scholarship on twenty-first-century developments and trends, through a representative number of articles, essays, and chapters written by brilliant musicians, authors, and theologians of our time. The list of contributors includes some of the finest emerging scholars, whose voices we will be hearing for years to come, as well as offerings from seasoned authors, whose research and writings are well regarded by peers and the worshiping community at large. The significant contributions—from names new and familiar—greatly broaden the field of study.

The 43 chapters of this volume are divided into 7 categories:

• Worship and Liturgical Practices
• Perspectives on Praise and Worship 

Wow. I heard the song Valentine today on Catholic Music Express streaming radio. Amanda Vernon is really sounding good here. Amanda is a recording artist from Grand Rapids, Michigan. Through a genre she calls, “soulful pop,” this singer, pianist, and composer speaks to authentic beauty through music, the language of the soul. Visit Amanda's website.

"Valentine," by Amanda Vernon - www.amandavernon.com 
Produced by David C. Smith at ICON Studio Productions 
Based on the true story, "Beautiful Valentine," by Wendy Mathison

"To kick off this first weekend of 2014, eightWest welcomed a musician who does it all. She sings, plays piano, writes music and is a dedicated mom."  
- WOOD TV, eightWest (Jan 7, 2014)

"With an irresistible personality and shining demeanor, Amanda Vernon seems to infect everyone she meets with an upbeat glow."  
- John Sinkevics, Local Spins 1340 AM WJRW (Oct 3, 2013)

A sampling of congregational music at the 11:30 Mass at the Church of Saint Mary in Saint Paul, Minnesota, USA. See www.greatgatherings.org 

Please note that the embedded YouTube is a playlist of at least 10 songs. Click on PLAYLIST to select a song, or let the songs play automatically. If you have any questions about how we do things at St. Mary's, please comment below. 

Frazier Riddell made a comment today on a song posted here at TCS. He mentions that he is a co-songleader at church, having added guitar to the mix a few years ago (which initially was not heartily embraced by some of the older generation). I thought I'd click on the web site link Riddell gave (www.smalltownmusic.com). I am pleased with what I see. Check out Frazier's words and music styling.

Excerpt from Frazier's CMS Records page: 

"All is well. God has blessed me tremendously, whether I choose to recognize that in emotions and feelings from day to day or not. I got food. I got shelter. I got a wife and son who love me. I got lots of family who love me. A top 10 song wouldn't hurt my feelings, but even if that never happens, I AM BLESSED NONE THE LESS. I still play music at Church, Nursing Homes, Weddings, Restaurants & Bars. I have folks that love and appreciate what I do, and tell me so. Peace to all of you. We live in some tough times, and holding on to faith in God and Jesus is not easy. Hang in there. Even if you don't "Believe" just like me, if you aren't against me, we'll be alright." FRAZIER

Here are two of Frazier's many albums, with his own comments:

Who Will Save This World?

"This CD speaks not to answers, but to questions I have sought the answers to for over 20 years – and even now they elude me. I have not given into defeat, but I have learned to give defeat the respect it does deserve. After all, it's a tool of the Creator, in the context of ultimate light. Bad things don't happen to good people. There are no bad or good people. There are people. These people have a choice to do good or to do bad. "You can drink beer and love Jesus" is just a song given to me from my life experience. Some will condemn this song while others will embrace it as a license to sin. This song embraces both, in hopes they may eventually follow the light. Timing is everything in music & in life. I hope the humorous songs on this CD find you at the right time. I hope the same for the more serious songs. Written message aside, I have attempted also to make good music. I hope you enjoy listening to this & I hope a bulb of joy might spring into your life, even if only for a moment, so that this music will have served its higher purpose. These songs are to be viewed as a small light shining on the human condition." – Frazier Riddell, 9-29-04 Canton, MS

Southern Man

"Southern Man is a song about my father who had just recently passed in August of 2012.  At his funeral, this song came full circle.  I wrote this song in 1990, but for some reason had never put it on a CD though my family loved the song.  In '09 the song made it to CD as title track.  Then, I ended up singing this song at my Father's funeral, giving the song a whole new life to many friends of my Father who had never heard the song.  It was a very moving time. Any person from a farming family will relate to Southern Man (see my bio for more info).  I have learned to appreciate...