Good bye, RHUMC!

It has been a true blessing to serve at RHUMC.
I know... it is very hard to say Good bye but I have to.

I have prayed that God still pours out His Holy Spirit and fills everyone's heart with Him.

May the Lord be with you all! Thank you all for your support and prayers.

God Only

Today, August 8th, is my last Sunday at RHUMC.
It has been blessed three years! and I give thanks to the Lord that His faithfulness and blessings.
I have thought about the three years. It was not a long period of time for sure but there were lots of things within that short time.
I am grateful that I have been used as a tool by God to do His ministries at RHUMC. I have learned a lot how to serve Him, and others in Christ. And I am sure that He will teach and lead me more.
I have been praying for the next person for my position. People would say that it is not my business but I would like to keep on praying for the person as well as RHUMC if God leads me.
Also, I would like to keep in touch with brothers and sisters in Christ at RHUMC.

May the Lord continue blessing you all always with His abundant love and grace!
I will miss you all very much.

I am sorry...

I have not been able to update what we have been doing in our music ministries! Sorry!!
There was our VBS last week with 280 kids. I personally led "sing and play splash" station with dancing and singing. It was great fun!! I enjoyed a lot, and went to a vacation for four days at Washington DC. That is why I haven't updated!

We are singing "Seek to serve" as our anthem this week. It is a simple but inspiring song to share related to the sermon about "servant-ship."

As some of you know already, my last day at RHUMC will be on August 8th.
It was a true blessing that I got to work for the Lord in Praise and Pray ministries at RHUMC.
I believe that God's time in the church is near to the end. It was not an easy decision to make to leave wonderful extended family in Christ. However, you all will be in my prayer always.

I kneel and beg for God's mercy and grace upon RHUMC always that our church will be called "the house of prayer".

I am not sure how this blog will be continue. Thank you so much for visiting this blog. I know only few people visit sometimes.

I love you all deeply in Christ.

In Remembrance

It is already July! Time flies by too fast to feel it.

This Sunday is July 4th, and a communion Sunday. We will have a communion, and the choir will sing "In Remembrance" as an anthem.

The song has been sung often but always gives a deep inspire. Praying that everyone lifts hearts up to the Lord together humbly at the table on this Sunday.

In Remembrance of me, eat this bread. In rememberance of me, drink this wine. In remembrance of me, pray for the time when God's own will is done. In remembrance of me heal the sick. In remembrance of me, feed the poor. In remembrance of me, open the door and let your brother in, let him in.

Take, eat and be comforted; drink, and remember too, that this is my body and precious blood shed for you, shed for you.

In remembrance of me, search for truth. In remembrance of me, always love. In remembrance of me, don't look above, but in your heart, look in your heart, look in your heart for God. Do this in remembrance of me.

Amazing Grace

It was a wonderful Sunday worship service on 13th. The chancel choir did a wonderful job in singing two songs especially I loved the Lord bless you and keep you by John Rutter! We blessed two our ministers for their new lives.
We have new pastors this week!
We will lift up "Amazing grace, my chains are gone" as our anthem this week related to the Scripture.
Let's lift up our hearts to the Lord!!

Let us break bread together

Yes, it is already June! This Sunday is our communion Sunday. The choir will sing a traditional communion song : let us break bread together as anthem, and Jason and I will sing an offertory at 11:00 service with "the corner stone."

Let us all together kneel before before the Lord with humble hearts to get the Holy sacrament.

God so Loved the World

The chacel choir will lift up "God so Loved the World"as our anthem this week. It is based on the Gospel John 3:16-17.

This Sunday is Trinity Sunday, we will have a moment to think about our Father, Jesus Christ, and the Holy Spirit. We will praise and worship Him with beautiful hymns! Come to the worship!

Here is the text of our anthem.

God so loved the world that He gave His only Son that whosoever believes in Him should not perish, but have eternal life.

God gave His only Son that whosoever believes in Him should not perish but have eternal life.

God did not send His Son to condemn a sinful world, but to save the world, to save the world.

Living Water, Guiding Spirit

Pentecost is this Sunday! Praying that our worship service are filled with the Holy Spirit like the upper room at the Pentecoast. The Holy Spirit is the Living Spirit. Let's seek Him with whole our hearts like a deer pants for water.

The chancel choir will lift up "Living water, Guiding Spirit" as our anthem, and the youth handbell will play "Remembrance" as their last piece before the summer break. Here is the text of our anthem.

Living Water, Guiding Spirit by Joseph M. Martin

Just as the deer longs for the water, my spirit longs for You. Just as the deer longs for the water, my spirit longs for You, my God.

Living water flow in me, refresh my soul with Your truth and grace. Make in me Your vessel pure, a heart to hold Your praise, a heart to hold Your praise.

Just as the wind blows through the forrest, move through my life today.

Just as the wind blows through the forrest, move through my life O Lord, I pray.

Guiding Spirit blw through me. Refresh my soul with Your truth and grace. Lift me up where eagles fly. Teach me a higher way, teach me O Lord, I pray.

Inspiring!

This Sunday will be a little bit different that there will be an anthem by our InspiRingers. (the adult handbell choir) The handbell choir will also praise call to worship as well as postlude. At the second service, the youth choir will sing "How Beautiful" as an offfertory.

Praying you all feel God's abundant love through beautiful music during this Sunday worship service.

Ready to have a summer break?

The schools will start their summer break from May 21st. There will be no children's choir, chimes, and the youth handbell, choir, and ensemble during summer.

However, we will keep the chancel choir rehearsal on Wednesday night every week, and the new adult handbell rehearsal by week from June 10th for the beginner's class. We will work on only basic techniques and skills with simple music.

If you are interested in joining the beginners group of handbell, please contact me or come on June10th at 5:30 to the Curry.

This Wednesday(May 12) will be the last day for the children's choir, the youth music teams will finish during next week.

Thank you all for your effort and hearts to praising our Lord together! Hope you all have a wonderful summer!!

Happy Mother's Day!

It is already May!

This Sunday is Mother's day. Even though we do not do much to celebrate during worship services, the children's choir will sing a special song for mothers. I pray that may the Lord bless all those mothers with His comfort, and love!!

Here is a cute and lovely lyric of the song.

Prayer for Mothers by Donna Butler

1. God bless the mother who sings to her child, peaceful and calm, her words soft and mild. God, bless the mother awake in the night, rocking her child 'till morning light.

2. God bless the mother forgiving and wise, sharing God's grace through the light in her eyes. God bless the mother oppresed by her fears, carried by faith till hope reappears.

Refrain: Gather all mothers in tender embrace. Grant them your courage, your wisdom and grace. Honor their place in your sacred design, of healing the world one child at a time.

Happy mother's day to y'all!

The King of Love My Shepherd Is

This week's anthem is "The King of Love My Shepherd is" by John Ness Beck. It is composed with text from our favorite Psalm 23rd.
We pray May the Lord be upon us in worship when we lift up our hearts to Him.

I give my song.

This Sunday is our church family picnic! After 11:00 service, we will go to J. F. Gregory park for it. Please bring your family and friends~! As I heard, over 400 people always attened the picnic. I hope people come to the church first to lift their heart to the Lord in worship services on Sunday. Sadly, attending Sunday worship service seems not requirement to many Christians. I honestly could not understand about it as a Korean conservative Christian. The chancel choir will sing " I give my song" as our anthem this week, and the children's chimers will play "Simple gifts" at the second service as a special music.

Here is a lyric for the anthem. Wishing you all come to worship and fellowship at the park!

I Give My Song by Joseph Martin

What can I give to God my Creator? What can I do to show my love?

What can I give to my Lord and Savior? What can I bring? What can I bring?

What can I give to the Lord of creation? What do I have that's worthy of Him? What can I bring to the High Prince of heaven? What can I bring? What can I bring?

I can sing Alleluia, Lord, I adore You. All my days I can sing Your praise. I can give my song to You.

He fills my mouth with the joy of music, He fills my heart with the sounds of His love. He fills my life with the peace of His Spirit. Now I can sing, now I can sing. I can sing Alleluia. Lord, I adore You. All my days I can sing Your praise. I can give my song to You. I can give my song to You!

Christ is Risen!

Christ is risen, today! Halleluia!

May the Lord fill you all with His joy of victory through the resurrection of Jesus!

The children's choir will sing a special song at both services, the youth ensemble will play Mozart's Alleluia for the offertory, and the chancel choir will lift up their hearts with "Resurrection" as an anthem on Easter.

Let's worship and praise together "He lives~!!"

Come to see the Portrait of Grace!

The Music ministry team would like to invite you to join us for our annual Lenten cantata "the Lenten Sketches" by Joseph Martin on Wed. March 31st at 6:30 in the Sanctuary.
The cantata consists of six movements based on the story of the Last week of Jesus' life. Please come and bring your friends and family to worship and praise our Lord Jesus!

What Wondrous Love is This!

We are going to sing "What Wondrous Love is This" arranged by Lloyd Larson as our anthem this week. It is the same lyric of a hymn "what wondrous love is this" but a little bit different meoldy.

We can all have an intimate time to think about God's love through Jesus Christ during this Lent. Praying may the Lord bless us with His Holy Spirit that we all can feel His love deeply through this week worship.

The Inspi-Ringers will lift up a special song " Dearest Jesus" as our musical offertory.

Here is the lyric of our anthem.

What Wondrous Love is This, O My soul, o My soul; What wondrous love is this, O my soul!

What wondrous love is this that caused the Lord of bliss to bear the dreadful curse for my soul!

When I was sinking down, sinking down, sinking down; I was sinking down; sinking down.

When I was sinking down beneath God's righteous frown, Christ laid aside His crown for my soul!

To God and to the lamb I will sing, I will sing; to God and to the Lamb I will sing!

To God and to the Lamb, who is the great " I Am." while milions join the theme, I will sing.

When from death I' m free, I'll sing on, I'll sing on, and when from death I'm free, I'll sing on!

And when from death I'm free, I'll sing and joyful be, and through eternity I'll sing on!

And the Father will Dance, and Kyrie

It is our forth Sunday of Lent already. The lectionary reading is from Luke 15:11-32, a story about the prodigal son. As I shared in our Hill topper, our church news letter, it is always an amazing moment with the scene when the son comes back home, the father even did not put his shoes, just ran to his son, holding, kissing with joyful tears. Our Father in heaven sees us always with indescribable love. It will be a great moment to feel His love through the worship this Sunday. The chancel choir will sing "And the Father will dance" as our anthem related to the words.

The youth choir will sing "Kyrie" as our song for the offertory. Kyrie eleison, Christe eleison, Kyrie eleison: sung in the beginning of worship Mass in old church era. It means "Lord, have mercy, Christ have mercy." We all get to confess that we can't even live a second without His mercy, and love. May the Lord give us His mercy and love that we get closer to Him more and more especially in this Lent.

From an Upper Room

It is already March! This Sunday is our Communion Sunday. It is a very meaningful to serve the communion in Lent, and it is a wonderful opportunity to have a quiet time to think about Jesus' communion at the upper room during the passover. We will have a deeper moment to meditate about it on the Maundy Thursday but still it will be a special communion this Sunday. The chancel choir will sing " From an Upper Room" from our Lenten Cantata "The Lenten Sketches". We have been working on the cantata and this movement is about the Last supper of Jesus. It describes a vivid images of Jesus and his disciples. I pray that everyone will get to think about the last supper and have a moment to hear Jesus' voice of "it is my body and blood given for you" personally through this worship service.

The youth ensemble will praise at 11:00 service with a hymn " Standing in the need of prayer".
May the Lord use our music to glorify Him, and to share His presence to others!!

Nine of handbell ringers will attend the handbell workshop during this weekend at New Ebenezer. Please keep us in your prayer that we safely drive back and forth, learn and enjoy for glory of God!

We need You, Lord!

It is a good time to examine ourselves how we live as Christians during Lent. I have found myself how much I am centered in myself lately. Even though I pray, read, or those stuff everyday, God showed me that there are a number of times that I do them for myself, like Pharisees. I am thankful that I can confess my sins to my Lord who forgive my sins always.

The chancel choir will lift up an anthem "We need You, Lord" which was written in incorporating a hymn "I need Thee Every Hour." I need the Lord in every hour, every even second honestly. I pray that we all have some time to deny ourselves that our lives are not ours and confess that we need Him. Here is lyric of the song.

When the shadows appear bringing darkness, and despair, when our hearts are feeling lonely and no one seems to care;

When there's nowhere to turn, or we find we don't belong, Lord, speak to us, and comfort us, and help us to be strong.

We need You every hour to helo us find our way, to fill our lives with hope, to guide us through each day.

We need You, yes we need You, every hour we need You. O blessed Lord and Savior, we give our hearts to You.

When we're feeling afraid, and we want to turn away; When temptation overcomes us and makes us go astray; When we stumble and fall, or the signs of doubt set in, Lord, come to us, and walk with us, and help us start again.

We need You, yes we need You, every hour we need You. O Blessed Lord and Savior, we give our hearts to You. Lord, we give our hearts to You!

Let's give our hearts to our Lord!

Seek to Serve

Lent has started and this Sunday is our first Sunday at Lent. This week's scripture is from Luke 4:1-13 that Jesus went to the wilderness. I would like to start our Lent as a journey with Jesus, to walk with Him, to be nearer to Him, and to follow His step. This week anthem is "Seek to serve". Jesus showed how to live in this worldl; not as a master, but as a servant. We humble ourselves, rap His love around us to serve people, and serve God. This anthem is our prayer.

Seek to Serve

May I live in the world as one who always seeks to serve. May I live as one who knows the love of God.

Lord, teach me how to live and how to serve. With my ears may I hear. With my eyes may I see.

With my lips may I speak. May your Word be heard through me.

Thus as I live each day may love sustian the will to serve. Amen, Amen.

Transfiguration Sunday

This Sunday is the transfiguration Sunday. The chancel choir will praise the Lord with "Lord Most Holy" by Foster and Borop and arranged by Mark Hayes. It is such a intimate and worshipful song. We will focus on His holiness! Let's worship Him with our whole hearts!

Lord Most Holy

Lord, Most Holy, fount of grace, Joy of heaven, fill this place;

Grant this blessing from above, Come, sweet Spirit, Thou art loved, Lord, most Holy.

Lord, Most Holy, ever near, Pilgrim seeker, find us here. Make Thy dwelling in our hearts;

Grant a glimpse of who Tho art, Lord, most Holy.

There is non above Thee, There is none beside Thee, Make Thy presence known to Thy servants below, Lord, most Holy. Lord God Almighty,

Holy Holy Lord, Lord most holy, stir our faith.

Quench this thirst to seek Thy face. Hear us as we humbly call;

Pour Thy lifestream on us all, Lord, most Holy.

Holy, holy, holy, Holy is the Lord!

Holy, Holy, holy, Holy is our God! He who always liveth evermore the same,

Heaven and earth He ruleth, come and praise His name.

Lord, most Holy, Joy of heaven, Grant this blessing from above,

Come, sweet Spirit, Thou art loved, Lord most Holy, Lord, most holy.

Bread of Heaven

This week is the Communion Sunday. The chancel choir will lift up "Bread of Heaven" as our communion anthem; beautiful melody and harmony with a good text describing the Holy Communion. May the Lord be glorified by our praise and worship!

Here is the text.

Bread of heaven, on thee we feed: for thy Flesh is meat in deed:

ever may our souls be fed with this true and living Bread; day by day with strength supplied through the life of Him who died.

Vine of heaven, thy Blood supplies this blest cup of sacrifice;

Lord, thy wounds our healing give, to thy cross we look and live:

Jesu, may we ever be grafted, rooted, built in thee.

Stand Up!

Have you had a special energy drink to boost yourself? I had a few times especially when I had to be awake for nights to study. I personally do not like them at all. However, they surely helped me to be awake. I have had a thought about our Spiritul boost. How can we be ALWAYS fully empowered by the Holy Spirit? Are there any spiritual boost drinks so to say? I have found several of them for me: prayer, God’s words, and songs. I know again that they are not brand new products. However, they surely work for me to get empowered by Him.
The chancel choir will lift up an anthem with “Stand up!” on this Sunday. The song is made up of six hymns written words with “stand up”. Those hymns are one of my boost ones. My mom used to sing them in Korean with lively clappings especially when we faced difficult times. I did not understand when I was little but now I found myself doing same thing with lively clappings to get empowered. The song starts with a hymn “stand by me”: “When the world is tossing me, like a ship upon the sea, thou who rulest wind and water, stand by me.” The songs help us to assure God’s promise.
I would like to share also an encouraging word from Hebrew 4:14-16.
14Therefore, since we have a great high priest who has gone through the heavens, Jesus the Son of God, let us hold firmly to the faith we profess. 15For we do not have a high priest who is unable to sympathize with our weaknesses, but we have one who has been tempted in every way, just as we are—yet was without sin. 16Let us then approach the throne of grace with confidence, so that we may receive mercy and find grace to help us in our time of need.” (Hebrew 4:14-16)
I pray that we all get empowered by His Holy Spirit ALWAYS because His Spirit is within us.
Let’s stand up on the promises of God!

Here is the lyric of our anthem this week. Enjoy!
When the world is tossing me, like a ship upon the sea, thou who rulest wind and water, stand by me.
Standing on the promises of Christ my King, through eternal ages let his praises ring; "Glory in the highest," I will shout and sing, standing on the promises of God, Standing on the promises, standing on the promises, standing on the promises of God, my Savior; standing on the promises, standing on the promises, O Yes, I'm stanidng on the promises of God.
I stand amazed in the presence of Jesus the Nazarene, and wonder how, o how, he could love me, a sinner, condemned, unclean. How marvelous, how wonderful! and my song shall ever be; How marvelous, how wonderful is my Savior's love for me!
O~ it's me! it's me, O Lord, standing in the need of prayer. It's me, it's me O Lord, standing in the need of prayer. Not my brother, not mysister, but it's me O Lord, standing in the need of prayer. Not my father, not my mother, but it's me O Lord, standing in the need of prayer.
Stand up, stand up for Jesus, ye soldiers of the Cross, lift high his royal banner, it must not suffer loss; from victory unto victory his army shall he lead, till every foe is vanquished and Christ is Lord indeed.
I'm standing on the promises, I can not fall, listening every moment to the Spirit's call, resting in my Savior as my all in all, standing on the promises of God. Standing, standing, standing on the promises of God, my Savior!
On Christ the solid Rock I stand; all other groud is sinking sand. All other ground is sinking sand.
I am standing on the promises of God!!

Here I am Lord

This week anthem is "Here I am Lord" which is one of our favorites. It will be lifted up by both the chancel choir and the youth handbell.
Whenever I sing the song, it gives me joyful tears feeling with love of God. Especially, seeing a tragedy of Haiti, God tells us who He is really beyond all pains and sadness through the song. Even though lots of people question where God was when the earth quake happened, we need to keep our faith in Him that He is a loving Father.
I pray that Lord be glorified by this anthem on this Sunday, uses this song to comfort people's hearts with His abundant love.
Here is the lyric. Enjoy!

Refrain:
Here I am, Lord. Is it I, Lord?I have heard you calling in the night.I will go, Lord, if you lead me.I will hold your people in my heart.

1.I, who made the stars of night,I will make their darkness bright.Who will bear my light to them?Whom shall I send? I, who made the stars of night,I will make their darkness bright.Who will bear my light to them?Whom shall I send?
2.I, the Lord of snow and rain,I have borne my people’s pain.I have wept for love of them.They turn away. I will break their hearts of stone,Give them hearts for love alone.I will speak my words to them.Whom shall I send?
3. I, the Lord of wind and flame,I will send the poor and lame.I will set a feast for them.My hand will save. Finest bread I will provide,'Til their hearts be satisfied.I will give my life to them.Whom shall I send?

The River

This Sunday will be "Baptism of the Lord" Sunday to remind the baptism of Jesus, and also have a moment to renew our baptism.

The chancel choir will lift up " The River" as our anthem. Thinking about Jesus' baptism gives me a thought of humility. He is the Son of God but totally was humbled himself. This picture is the baptism of the Lord from Cathedral of our Lady of the angels in LA, California. When I went there to perform, I was inspired with this picture. It was hung right behind a baptismal water pond in the sanctuary. I am not sure whether Jesus was baptised like this picture, but could feel His wholesome of humility. I want to be deeply humble to God more than anything else.

All choirs have started rehearsals again this week. Please pray for our music ministry to grow in God to worship, and praise Him with all our best. I am very excited to observe how God will lead us in our music ministry in 2010!

Here is the text of our anthem this week.

Shall we gather at the river, where bright angel feet have trod, with its crystal tide forever flowing by the throne of God?

Yes, we will gather at the river, the beautiful, the beautiful river; gather with the saints at the river that flows by the throne of God. "Deep river, my home is over Jordan. Deep river, Lord, I want to cross over into campground.

O don't you want to go to that gospel feast, that promised land where all is peace?

O don't you want to go to that promised land, that land where all is peace?

Shall we gather at the river, the beautiful, beautiful river, gather with the saints at the river that flows by the throne of God!