ST.

FRANCIS CHOIR NAGGULU PARISH

PRESENTS

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FLOWER
REMEMBERED
Quilted Requiem

Pacutho Phillip, Artistic Director

Duncan Katimbo, Organist

Friday November 26th ● 4:00 P.M

OUR LADY AND ST. JUDE

NAGGULU
CATHOLIC PARISH
 A FLOWER REMEMBERED
Program Notes
It’s my sincere hope that all in attendance, no matter their faith
background, find this to be an inclusive performance. Since this is both a
recital and yet also a performance, it will portray aspects of the Requiem
as customs (e.g. Eucharist, prayer session during the mass) and not strictly
as religious practices.
Introduction
1. Visit to the Catholic cemetery, a sacred place of honor and respect
for those who have died. (The Parish Cemetery) It is a memorial to
all who are interred there. It is a sacred place where Catholics come
to express their grief and hope in the resurrection for their loved
ones who have preceded them in death.
2. Celebration of Mass led by Parish Priest and co celebrants
3. The Congregation is invited to come with a clean face mask, candle,
and portrait of the deceased.

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 PERFROMANCE BEGINS
Organ Recital by Organist Katimbo Duncan
Abide With Me arr. Dan Miller
Dietrich Buxtehude BuxWV 157
Johann Sebastian Bach BWV 532
Audience Participation:
You are invited to participate today in the following few ways;
1) You may dedicate this performance by writing the name of a
deceased loved one using the cards in the narthex. Names will be
read aloud during the service.
2) Lighting Candles, present a portrait of the deceased relative at the
altar.
3) Keep your face mask on your face wrapping out the nose and mouth
at all times – follow the SOPs on physical distancing.
4) You are invited to stand and join in singing a few hymns as stipulated
in the program listings below.
5) Kindly switch off your phones or keep them in flight mode all
through the presentation.
CHOIR STANDS
Opening Hymn: The Church’s One Foundation arr. Phillip Pacutho
"The Church's One Foundation" is a Christian Catholic hymn tune written
in the 1860s by Samuel John Stone. This hymn describes the church's
relationship to its "foundation" being Jesus Christ the One true and Only
Son of God. The church is represented as the collective Christian
fellowship of the earth as it is wholly united by its savior, the son of God
through Him only can we access God the Father.

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A. The Church's one foundation
Is Jesus Christ her Lord;
She is the new creation
By water and the word;
From heaven he came and sought her
To be his holy bride;
With his own blood he bought her,
And for her life he died.

B. Elect from every nation,

Yet one over all the earth,
Her charter of salvation,
One Lord, one faith, one birth;
One holy name she blesses,
And shares one holy food,
As to one hope she presses,
With every grace endued.

C. Tho' with a scornful wonder,

men see her sore oppressed,
by schisms rent asunder,
by heresies distressed,
yet saints their watch are keeping,
their cry goes up, "How long?"
And soon the night of weeping
shall be the morn of song.

D. The church shall never perish!

Her dear Lord, to defend,
to guide, sustain, and cherish,
is with her to the end;

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 tho' there be those that hate her
and false sons in her pale,
against the foe or traitor
she ever shall prevail.
Anthem (i) Psalm 139; arr. Dr. Allen Pote
This anthem published by Chorister's Guild (CG.CGA610) is a sensitive,
lyrical setting of Psalm 139 for SATB voices and piano. Psalm 139 is listed
for Year C Proper 10 (1-12), and C Proper 11 (13-18). The anthem tunes
to a greater part as a reminder of the Lord’s ever knowing nature, it also
reminds us of how feeble we are without His divine intervention against
the tempters power.

Anthem (ii); Blessed are the pure in heart arr. John Carter (music) Mary
Kay Beall (text)
The New Testament includes over 37 beatitudes, but the ones that are
most familiar to us are those found in Mathew 5:3-11, the opening verses
of Jesus’ Sermon on the Mount. The Phrase “a pure heart” has similarities
to verses in the Psalm 24: 3-5.
Who may go up the mountain of the LORD?

Who can stand in his holy place?

The clean of hand and pure of heart,

Who has not given his soul to useless things, what is vain.

He will receive blessings from the LORD,

And justice from his saving God.

Both scriptures talk about purity and entering into God’s presence. The
encompassing message is that we all yearn to be better; “purer than we
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are” We all yearn to have clean hands and pure hearts, but we know how
far we fall short. We all yearn to stand in the Holy Place, to enter in the
presence of God our father. Blessed are the Pure in Heart reminds us of
not only who we are but of who we would like to be, and of the One
presence and blessing we seek …..
Organ Hymn; Organ Solo arr. Raymond Haan (b. 1938)
For God alone my soul in silence waits – Psalm 62
1For God alone my soul waits in silence;

from him comes my salvation.

2 He alone is my rock and my salvation,

my fortress; I shall never be shaken.

DEAD SILENCE AS WE PRAY FOR OUR DEPARTED RELATIVES AND FRIENDS

ALL STAND
Anthem (iii); Congregation Hymn Abide with Me
Henry F. Lyte (1 June 1793 – 20 November 1847)
Verses: A, B, D & E Unison Verse C: Choir only
A. Abide with me; fast falls the eventide;
the darkness deepens; Lord, with me abide;
When other helpers fail and comforts flee,
Help of the helpless, oh, abide with me.

B. Swift to its close ebbs out life's little day;

Earth's joys grow dim, its glories pass away;

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 Change and decay in all around I see
O Thou who changest not, abide with me.

C. I need Thy presence every passing hour;

what but Thy grace can foil the tempter's pow'r?
Who, like Thyself, my guide and stay can be?
Through cloud and sunshine, Lord, abide with me.

D. I fear no foe, with Thee at hand to bless;

Ills have no weight, and tears no bitterness;
Where is death's sting? Where, grave, thy victory?
I triumph still, if Thou abide with me.

E. Hold Thou Thy cross before my closing eyes;

Shine through the gloom and point me to the skies;
Heav'n's morning breaks, and earth's vain shadows flee;
In life, in death, O Lord, abide with me.

CONREGATION SITS AFTER HYMN

Anthem (iv); BEESIIMYE ABO ABAFIIRA MU MUKAMA

Fr. Expedit Magembe, Harm. & Arr. Michael Edward Mukisa

Anthem (v); “A flower Remembered”Arr. John Milford Rutter

Rutter published this song in 2014 in memory of the victims of the
Tohoku, Japan earthquake and tsunami March 2011. The disaster claimed
the lives of more than 16,000 people.

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We all have had more touching moments since that connect us to those
loved ones who have passed away. I’d like to invite you to take a moment
and reflect if there have been times in our lives when we have felt a
closeness to someone who had passed away. Those moments are like
gifts that can anchor our testimonies. They seemingly remind us there is
more to this life than just the here and now. Choose to remember those
moments. Also remember the moments you had with those loved ones
before they passed away, the echoes of their relationship with you, and
let the good memories teach us as a reminder that they need us more
than ever to prayer for them; but most of all that we need to prayer for
ourselves here as a “social security” for ourselves when we leave this
pilgrim church here on earth.
A flower remembered can never wither
forever blooming as bright as day
it’s fragrance lingering like music softly playing
a gentle voice that saying
I'll never fade away

I hear the echoes of many voices

sometimes they're distant, sometimes so clear
through all the sounds of life they seem to whisper
Will you remember?
Will you remember?
Will you remember?

The birds fly homeward across my valley

Toward the mountains all white with snow
The birds are gone now
The mountain snows have melted
But still I see their beauty
These scenes of long ago

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 The birds still fly in other valleys
The snows have turned to flowing streams
All things must pass, but memories are lasting
We will remember
We will remember
We will remember
We will remember
We will remember

Text used with permission from Oxford University Press.

Anthem (vi); I’ve decided to follow Jesus with He Leadeth Me

Choral Setting by John Carter.
A. I have decided to follow Jesus;
I have decided to follow Jesus;
I have decided to follow Jesus;
No turning back, no turning back.

B. The world behind me, the cross before me,

The world behind me, the cross before me;
The world behind me, the cross before me;
No turning back, no turning back.
He Leadeth me, O blessed thought!
O words with heavenly comfort fraught!
Whatever I do, wherever I be
Still 'tis God's hand that Leadeth me.
He Leadeth me, He Leadeth me,
By His own hand He Leadeth me;
His faithful follower I would be,
For by His hand He Leadeth me.
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 C. Tho' none go with me, I still will follow,
Tho' none go with me I still will follow,
Tho' none go with me, I still will follow;
No turning back, no turning back.

Anthem (vii); “Lord I stretch my hands to you.” arr. Jay Althouse.

An anthem of true beauty and strong harmonic structure; the solid text is
a prayer acknowledging the Lord's hand in our lives and asking for his
continued help even as we live this world just as one of two unnamed
thieves in Luke's account of the crucifixion of Jesus in the New Testament.
To which the Gospel of Luke describes him asking Jesus to "remember
him" when Jesus arrives at his kingdom.

Lord, I stretch my hands to you, Lord, I ask you give me faith

No other help I know; And help me understand, and
if You should leave me all alone, Lord, when I this life shall leave,
Where than shall I go? O Lord! Remember me O Lord!

CHOIR SITS
“Look for the Light” arr. Phillip Pacutho.
The world thrives on light. Just about every living thing seems to do a little
better when the sun is shining. The natural world comes alive at dawn, as
the light of a new day chases away darkness, and earth awakens with
hope. Just as the rising sun brings stretches of light, it seems as if all of
creation, surging with new life, rejoices in the victory over night’s
darkness.

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Incidentally, light allows us to see life more clearly. In the light, we can
distinguish truth from error, we can make better choices, and we can plan
our lives with greater purpose. But there is also darkness in the world, and
darkness obscures our path, hides both danger and goodness from our
view, and hinders our growth. No wonder, then, that so many of us, at
some time in our lives, are afraid of the dark, “the darkness of death.”
When the darkness around us seems overwhelming, when we can’t seem
to find any light, it helps to remember that even when we can’t see it, the
sun is always shining. Jesus is always not far away! He may be hidden by
the sorrowful clouds of daily living, but he is always there.
No matter the darkness in our lives, the light of God’s love still shines, and
it can fill our hearts. It gives us hope in our suffering, joy in our sorrow,
and light in our darkness. Yes, there is much in this life that brings sadness
and distress. But God has also filled the world with an abundance of His
light and love. If we seek it as He chose us before time; and receive it, this
light can fill our lives bright! Like “sunshine in our souls.”
Time: 2mins, 30sec

CHOIR STANDS
Anthem (viii); I Choose You arr. Deborah Governor
"I choose you to be my joy." These words are spoken by the heavenly
Father in this emotive original anthem of comfort and steadfast
love. Lyric accompaniment lines in the piano and C instrument ground
the vocals and maintain a feeling of quiet confidence throughout the
work.

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When I am weak and heavy-laden,
Christ comes to me and I can hear Him say,
"Lean on me, I am your refuge;
Trust in me and do not be afraid.

I choose you to be My beloved,

I choose you to be My joy,
I choose you to live with me forever;
I choose you, I choose you."

When days are dark and nights seem endless

When I am lost and cannot find my way,
Christ is my light, my hope, my comfort,
I call on Him and then I hear Him say,

"I choose you to be My beloved,

I choose you to be My joy,
I choose you to live with me forever;
I choose you, I choose you."
Text used with permission from Beckenhorst Press Inc.

Anthem (ix); The King of Love My Shepherd is arr. Dr. Ryan Murphy

A. The King of love my Shepherd is,

whose goodness fails me never;
I nothing lack if I am his
and he is mine forever.

B. Where streams of living water flow

a ransomed soul, he leads me;
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 and where the fertile pastures grow,
with food from Heaven feeds me.

C. Perverse and foolish I have strayed,

but yet in love he sought me;
and on his shoulder gently laid,
and home, rejoicing, brought me.

D. And so through all the length of days

your goodness fails me never;
Good Shepherd, may I sing your praise
within thy house forever!

E. Within thy house forever! forever! Forever! Forever, Forever!

Anthem (x); AYI MUKAMA OBAWE EKIWUMMULO

Harm. & Arr. Michael Edward Mukisa

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 ST. FRANCIS CHOIR
PHILLIP PACUTHO, ARTISTIC DIRECTOR

SOPRANO Namusaanya Josephine

Nankabirwa Dorothy TENOR
Adong Harriet Kasozi Anthony
Nansubuga Prosy Kinga’sia Taabu Mc Cathy
Obizuyo Irene Kakooza Expedit
Adong Flavia Akera Lawrence
Muber Gladys BASS
Kongai Charity Nuwagaba Daniel
Kichoncho Juliet Wajamboka Simon Peter
ALTO Bahemuka Simon
Namwena Barbara Agupiyo Kenneth
Lenia Jackie Tumwebaze Ronnie
Angeyo Nancy Muhwezi Peter
SPECIAL CREDITS

Organ: Duncan Katimbo Our Lady of Africa Mbuya Catholic

Parish
Oboist: James Mwesigwa Mubiru
St. Cecilia Music School
Mr. Michael Edward Mukisa
Oxford University Press
Christ the King Parish Kampala

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Hope Publishing Company Choristers Guild
Adoro Music Publishing

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