2008 academy

2008 academy

"Holy Presence: God, the Other, my Self" Hymns used in worship

Faith At Work

Stephanie Ford

Stephanie calls North Carolina her home, although she grew up in a variety of places. Likewise, though rooted in the Baptist tradition, Stephanie has been fed by Methodist, Catholic, charismatic, Episcopal, and Quaker streams. For several years, Stephanie taught English as a Foreign Language to college students; then in 1994, she felt called to study Christian spirituality, first in seminary and then in doctoral studies. At Catholic University, she had the opportunity to drink deeply from the well of our shared Christian heritage in the Catholic spiritual tradition. Currently, Stephanie is teaching Christian Spirituality at the Earlham School of Religion, a Quaker seminary in Indiana. She teaches on topics of prayer, spiritual direction, the history of Christian spirituality, small group guidance, and the relationship of spirituality to the body. Her first book, Kindred Souls: Connecting through Spiritual Friendship, was published by Upper Room Books in 2006. Stephanie has also written for Weavings and enjoyed serving as a faculty presenter at several Academy for Spiritual Formation sessions. She is married and has a little girl, Deepmala.

The Holy Work of Worship

Don Saliers

Don E. Saliers is the William R. Cannon Distinguished Professor of Theology and Worship and Director of the Master of Sacred Music Program at Candler School of Theology at Emory University. He has just retired after 42 years of teaching at Yale Divinity School and Emory. Educated at Ohio Wesleyan, Yale and Cambridge Universities, his doctoral degree in theology is from Yale University. He is author and co-author of fifteen books, including Worship as Theology: Foretaste of Glory Divine, Worship Comes To Its Senses and more recently Music and Theology (2007). He co-wrote A Song to Sing, A Life to Live: Reflections on Music as Spiritual Practice with his daughter Emily Saliers one of the Grammy-Award winning Indigo Girls.

Don is an ordained United Methodist, having served rural and inner-city churches, and for the past 32 years has been organist/choirmaster at Emory University's Cannon Chapel. Known widely for his lectures and workshops in worship and music across the whole ecumenical spectrum, he also serves on the editorial boards of Weavings, Worship, and Spiritus journals, and has been president of both the North American Academy of Liturgy and the Society for the Study of Christian Spirituality.

Don has contributed to the United Methodist Book of Worship and the United Methodist Hymnal, and continues to work in the area of worship renewal and spirituality. He is married to Jane Firmin Saliers, a retired children's librarian. The have raised four daughters and live in Atlanta, Georgia.

Nebraska Five Day Academy worship entryway card texts and hymn numbers

Sunday Gathering

Call to us now and we shall awaken, we shall arise at the sound of our name.

From Gather us in. Marty Haugen 1982 GIA publications

Eucharist hymns: Come Away with Me #59, Kyrie #412, Come to Us #55, In the Lord I’ll be Ever Thankful #381, The Summons #60

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Monday Prayer

Keep watch within me God; deep in my heart may the light of your love be burning bright. Let my prayer rise up as incense before you, the lifting up of my hands as an offering to you

From Holden Evening Prayer. Marty Haugen 1990 GIA publications

Morning Prayer hymns: In the Morning I will Sing #279, Canticle of Zachary #12, Shadow and Substance #72

Eucharist hymns: Breathe on me Breath of God # 167, Kyrie #411, Now in This Banquet #121, O Lord Hear My Prayer #390, You are Mine #158

Evening Prayer hymns: All Praise to You #213, Holy is Your Name #20, In the Quiet Curve of Evening #221

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Tuesday Lament/ Confession

Cold are the people, winter of life. We tremble in shadows this cold endless night.

Frozen in the snow lie roses sleeping, flowers that will echo the sunrise.

Fire of hope is our only warmth. Weary its flame will be dying soon.

From Night of Silence. Daniel Kantor. 1984 GIA publications

Morning Prayer hymns: In the Morning I Will Sing #279, Canticle of Zachary #10, I Want Jesus to Walk with Me #110

Eucharist hymns: Christ be Our Light #114, Kyrie #410, Drink Living Water #429, Lord’s Prayer #455, How Can I Keep From Singing #170

Evening Prayer hymns: O Radiant Light #215, Canticle of the Turning #18, God of Day and God of Darkness #201

Wednesday The Peace of Christ

By the tender mercy of our God the dawn from on high will break upon us to give light to those who sit in darkness and in the shadow of death, to guide our feet into the way of peace.

Luke 1:78-79

Thy Holy Wings O Savior spread gently over me and let me rest securly through good and ill in thee. oh be my strength and portion, my rock and hiding place, and let my every moment be lived within thy grace.

From Thy Holy Wings. Carolina Sandell-Berg 1983 Gracia Grindal. Found in With One Voice. Augsburg Fortress.

Morning Prayer hymns; #81 Restless Weaver, Psalm 23 #246, Canticle of Zachary #11, Lord’s Prayer #453, Lord of all Hopefulness #179

Eucharist hymns: Come Now O Prince of Peace #415, Kyrie #411, We Will Take What You Offer #438, Come and Fill Our Hearts #378, You Shall Go Out With Joy #449

Healing Service hymns: Healer of Our Every Ill #161, Psalm 141 #352, Canticle of Simeon #24,

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Thursday Table Fellowship

As the Grains of wheat once scattered on the hill were gathered into one to become our bread, so may all your people from all the ends of earth be gathered into one in you.

From Now the Feast and Celebration. Marty Haugen 1990 GIA publications

Morning Prayer hymns: In the Morning I Will Sing #279, Canticle of Zachary #10, The Gift of Love #141

Eucharist hymns: Within the Reign of God #128, Kyrie #411, Eat This Bread #379, Till all The Jails are Empty #177

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Friday Sending Forth

You are the friends that I choose for myself, you’re the word that I want to proclaim; you are the new reign of God built on rock, where justice and truth are at home.

From You are the Seed. Cesareo Gabarain. Translated Raquel Gutierrez-Achon and Skinner Chavez- Melo. Copy right 1979 OCP publications Tr. And United Methodist Publishing House. ( Found in the With One Voice hymnal from Augsburg Fortress. )

Morning Prayer hymns: In the Morning I Will Sing #279, Canticle of Zachary #12, Walk in The Light #433

Eucharist hymns: Let us Talents and Tongues Employ #96, Kyrie #412, Let us Break Bread Together on our Knees (Not in the Upper Room Worship book), Praise, Praise, Praise the Lord #399, Go My Children, with my Blessing #194

The Nebraska Five Day Academy for Spiritual Formation is sponsored by the Board of Laity and Discipleship of the Nebraska United Methodist Annual Conference under the authority of The Upper Room.

Faith At Work

Stephanie Ford

Last modified: 09/23/09