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THREE choices for music & worship planners from Abingdon Press —

Prepare! 2009-2010
David L. Bone and Mary J. Scifres
777-40095

An all-in-one resource that helps both the music director and pastor plan the worship services for each Sunday and holy day of the year, the 2009-2010 edition of Prepare! is lectionary based and places at your fingertips:

• Calendar format that helps you plan the entire choir year, from September through August

Complete lectionary text of the Old Testament, Psalm, Epistle, and Gospel readings

Reproducible worship planning forms

Resources for holidays and special days

Suggestions for prayers, solos, anthems, visuals, and much more

Eight or more suggested hymns for each service keyed to thirteen major denominational and ecumenical hymnals, including:

The Faith We Sing
Hymns for the Family of God
Lutheran Book of Worship
The United Methodist Hymnal
Worship lll (Roman Catholic)
The Presbyterian Hymnal
The New Century Hymnal
(United Church of Christ)
The Hymnal 1982 (Episcopal)
The Baptist Hymnal
The Chalice Hymnal
(Disciples of Christ)
Voices United
Renew! Songs and Hymns for Blended Worship
Songs for Praise and Worship: Singalong Edition

David L. Bone is the Executive Director of the Fellowship of United Methodists in Music and Worship Arts. He lives in Nashville, Tenn.

Mary J. Scifres serves as a consultant in leadership, worship, and evangelism from her home in Laguna Beach, Calif., where she and her husband B. J. reside with their son Michael. Her books include Searching for Seekers, on worship and evangelism, and The Abingdon Worship Annual, a resource that provides prayers and litanies for weekly worship


United Methodist Music and Worship Planner
2009-2010

David L. Bone and Mary J. Scifres
777-40096

An all-in-one resource that helps both the music director and pastor plan the worship services for each Sunday and holy day of the year, the 2009-2010 United Methodist Music and Worship Planner is lectionary based and places at your fingertips:

Calendar format that helps you plan the entire choir year, from September through August

Eight or more suggested hymns for each service keyed to United Methodist worship resources: The United Methodist Hymnal, The Faith We Sing, and The United Methodist Book of Worship.

Complete lectionary text of the Old Testament, Psalm, Epistle, and Gospel readings

Reproducible worship planning forms

Resources for holidays and special days

Suggestions for prayers, solos, anthems, visuals, and much more


Choir Director's Organizer
2009 - 2010

777-40097

Useful for Multiple Worship Styles
Hymn Usage Chart
13-Month Planning Calendar
Reproducible Forms for All of Your Choirs

If you are like many choir directors, you can use some help organizing the many facets of your work. That's where the Choir Director's Organizer 2009-2010 can help.

Worship Music planners — for traditional and blended or contemporary worship services

Calendars — one three-years-at-a-glance calendar on a single page, thirteen two-page monthly calendars (August 2009 through August 2010) for more detailed planning

Hymn Usage Chart — a dated checklist of hymns from most major denominational and independent hymnals in alphabetical order. Blank lines at the end for additional selections used throughout the year.

Registration Forms — for children's and adult/youth choirs (adaptable for handbell and instrumental ensembles)

Rehearsal Planning Worksheets — for children's, youth, adult choirs, and for handbell or instrumental ensembles

Attendance Records — for children's and adult/youth choirs (adaptable for handbell and instrumental ensembles)

Choir Robe and Folder Assignment Charts — for robes or folders alone, or to combine robe and folder information on one chart.

Music Library Card — can be stored as separate sheets or duplicated onto 5x7 card stock.

Instrument and Equipment Inventory and Maintenance Chart

Music Department Budget Form

All text taken from the back cover of each book