Authors: Tammy-Jo Mortensen


January 21, 2025

For years, the music leaders’ edition of Voices United has been out of print. Some of the most helpful material in that edition included the performance suggestions and the history of the music or text. Now, we are entering all that information into GatheringWorship.ca! You will be able to search...

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Tammy-Jo Mortensen
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October 24, 2024

This year in Gathering, we are pleased to be celebrating the milestone 100th anniversary of The United Church of Canada with many special articles, prayers, pieces of music, and texts! The United Church of Canada has been on the cutting edge of many things over its lifetime—including wonderful hymn writing...

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Tammy-Jo Mortensen
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August 28, 2024

Like Susan Lukey’s favourite word ("Favourite Liturgical Words", Gathering, Pentecost 2, 2024) — asperges, not to be confused with asparagus—my favourite word also seems food-like: the word is macaronic and should not be confused with macaroni! While not specifically liturgical, the word macaronic is associated with music in the church...

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Tammy-Jo Mortensen
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June 28, 2024

In the months leading up to a tour of England that I co-led with another United Church colleague, our choirs, collectively called The United Voices of Edmonton (Robertson Wesley Choir, the choir from the former Knox-Metropolitan, and the Willan Chorale) were working very hard to lead nine days of worship...

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Tammy-Jo Mortensen
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