Enter your vote today!  A new poll has been created for the
OLPHChoirs group:

Joe wants to change our "normal" rehearsal night to TUESDAY night.  How would
that affect your attendance or ability to sing with the choir?

   o It wouldn't affect my attendance at all.
   o It might be a bit of an inconvenience, but I'll deal with it.
   o I might miss a few more practices than I normally would if they were on
Tuesdays.
   o I'd hardly ever be able to make practice.
   o I'd never sing again.  Ever.
   o It might help me out a little bit, actually.
   o I'd make many more practices if our rehearsals were on Tuesdays.
   o I'd be the first to arrive and the last to leave.  Always.
   o Whatever.  As long as you don't touch Friday, that's my drinking day.


To vote, please visit the following web page:
http://groups.yahoo.com/group/OLPHChoirs/surveys?id=12818792

Note: Please do not reply to this message. Poll votes are
not collected via email. To vote, you must go to the Yahoo! Groups
web site listed above.

Thanks!

Greetings All.

I want to thank everyone fot their well-wishes - I'm recovering quite
well from the cracked ribs.  My doctor told me this week that if I were
a football player he would give me clearance to play - so as an
organist I'm sure I can suck it up.

Our first rehearsal (finally!) will be this THURSDAY from 8PM to 9:30PM
in the Church.  Different day & different time, but I'm sure most of us
will be able to attend on time this way so we can be prepared well for
Sunday.

Please check out the POLL I've posted regarding a possible change of
rehearsal days.

See you all in Church.

~ Joe

--- In OLPHChoirs@yahoogroups.com, Alana Davis <amdavis52@...> wrote:
>Thanks Alana!!!

> I did speak to Joe on Sunday morning and he said no rehearsal for
this week. I will assume we will be back to the usual Wednesday
rehearsal on Sept 24 as we begin singing again on Sunday, Sept 28. Just
waiting for a confirmation from Joe.
>   Alana
>
> deirdremcenerney <deirdremcenerney@...> wrote:
>           When is our first rehearsal?
>

When is our first rehearsal?

When is our first rehearsal?

Hi Everyone,
I just wanted to invite all of you to my recital on October 5th right
in the church. It is going to start at 4:00 and I would love to see you
all there!
Deirdre

 

I can confirm that her funeral will be on Thursday at 10am. Beyond that Joe will have to fill in the blanks.
  
Alana

Leo Lin <leo_c_lin@...> wrote:
  

 
  
  
 
Hi Joe,
  
 
  
Please let us know the arrangements for Mary.  I'll do my best to plan my week around it.
  
 
  
Thanks.
  
 
  
Leo.
  
(C) 908.625.9410
  
(E) Leo_C_Lin@...

  

  
 
    

Hi Joe,

 

Please let us know the arrangements for Mary.  I'll do my best to plan my week around it.

 

Thanks.

 

Leo.

(C) 908.625.9410

(E) Leo_C_Lin@Yahoo.com

Thank you for a wonderful week of learning; new hymns,floor exercises,
breathing techniques,comraderie, and repast.  But Mostly for your time.
It was a very productive week, and a very appreciated week.  Keep
yawning  :)

 

Lemon-Blueberry Bundt Cake

---

Ingredients
Cake:

Cooking spray
2 tablespoons granulated sugar
3 cups all-purpose flour (about 13 1/2 ounces) (I use unbleached)
1 1/2 teaspoons baking powder
1/2 teaspoon baking soda
1/4 teaspoon salt
1 3/4 cups granulated sugar
1/4 cup butter, softened (I use unstalted)
1 tablespoon grated lemon rind (I use fresh but did not ahve a lemon yesterday so I had to sue dried jarred - there is a HUGE difference in taste and I hightly recommend freshly zested rind)
4 large eggs
1/2 teaspoon vanilla extract
1 (16-ounce) container reduced-fat sour cream
2 cups fresh blueberries

Glaze:
1 cup powdered sugar
3 tablespoons fresh lemon juice NOTE: I did not glaze it last eveing. I used powdered sugar to dust it instead)
Preparation
Preheat oven to 350°. To prepare cake, coat a 12-cup Bundt pan with cooking spray; dust with 2 tablespoons granulated sugar. Set aside. Lightly spoon flour into dry measuring cups; level with a knife. Combine flour, baking powder, baking soda, and salt, stirring with a whisk. Place 1 3/4 cups granulated sugar, butter, and rind in a large bowl; beat with a mixer at medium speed until well blended (about 2 minutes). Add eggs, 1 at a time, beating well after each addition (about 4 minutes total). Beat in vanilla and sour cream. Add flour mixture; beat at medium speed just until combined. Gently fold in blueberries. Spoon batter into prepared pan. Bake at 350° for 1 hour or until a wooden pick inserted in center comes out clean. Cool in pan 15 minutes on a wire rack; remove from pan. Cool completely on wire rack. To prepare glaze, combine powdered sugar and lemon juice, stirring well with a whisk. Drizzle over cooled cake.
Yield
16 servings (serving size: 1 slice)
Nutritional Information
CALORIES 299(23% from fat); FAT 7.8g (sat 4g,mono 2.7g,poly 0.5g); IRON 1.5mg; CHOLESTEROL 71mg; CALCIUM 68mg; CARBOHYDRATE 53.2g; SODIUM 172mg; PROTEIN 5g; FIBER 1.1g

David Bonom ,  Cooking Light, SEPTEMBER 2005



 
 
    

Howdy OLPH Choir,

 

Hope you guys are enjoying summer enrichment - I'm really sorry I'm missing it for the 2nd year in a row.  The last two weeks of August is our standard scheduled family vacation for the past several years.  Anyway - I'll try to follow along the music that Joe gave me so I won't be too far behind once we start up again.

 

Joe,

If at all possible, please send me mp3s of the songs -- that's how I seem to best learn a new song.

 

Leo.

(C) 908.625.9410

I will be out of the office starting  08/18/2008 and will not return until
09/02/2008.

I will have very limited access to e mail and cell phone during this time

Greetings All!

I hope everyone has had a good Summer so far -

Our second annual OLPH Choral Enrichment Week is coming up - Save the
dates!  Monday, August 18 through Friday, August 22 - 6pm to 9pm in
the church*.  I hope that all members of our Parish choir will be
able to attend, as it is an incredibly important springboard into our
new year of singing together.  Please mark your calendars, and plan
to not miss a minute of this important workshop series.

As we did last year, we will have a number of guest presenters coming
to help us in our efforts to further develop our voices and our
ministry.  I have selected four new pieces to add to our repertoire,
and more information on those songs will be posted soon.

General format for the evenings is as follows:

5:40 - Joe will be available for individual work and will be running
some of the new songs for individual voice parts.

6:00 - Warm-up and breathing exercizes

6:15 - We will work on one of our new and challenging pieces.

7:00 - Our guest presenter will guide us through the evening's choral
focus. (eg: dynamics, tonal quality, etc.)

8:00 - More work on repertoire and the application of the skill set
presented by the guest

9:00 - End of the evening

Plan to join me, and come with a pencil!

Due to many of our members having scheduling conflicts (many of which
I am unaware of until I notice that they are not at a particular Mass
or rehearsal) I am cancelling the rest of our appointments for this
season.  We will all come together to sing at Mass on May 25 - this
Sunday, and then we will not meet again until JUNE 18 for a
rehearsal.  This rehearsal is for the Parish's 110th Anniversary Mass
on June 22 at 12:15, so I sincerely hope that many of you will find
time in your schedules to help the Parish celebrate this joyous event.

Here's what we have left:

Mass on May 25 @ 10:15 in the Church

Rehearsal on June 18 @ 7:30 in the Church.

Mass on June 22 @ 11:45 in the Church.

The calendar has been updated to reflect these dates.  If you know of
anyone who has not yet signed up to receive these messages, please
encourage them to do so.

God Bless,

~ JC

----- Original Message -----

From: olphmusic@...

To: OLPHChoirs@yahoogroups.com

Sent: Thursday, May 15, 2008 9:44 AM

Subject: Re: [OLPHChoirs] Just a Reminder...

Not a prob, Pat.  Thanks you for letting me know.

~ JC

Joseph L. Cullinan
Parish Music Minister
Our Lady of Perpetual Help Parish
Bernardsville, NJ
(908) 766-0079 ext. 6
olphmusic@aol.com

-----Original Message-----
From: pat powers <patpme@yahoo.com>
To: OLPHChoirs@yahoogroups.com
Sent: Wed, 14 May 2008 9:49 am
Subject: Re: [OLPHChoirs] Just a Reminder...

Joe:

 

I am afraid that I have the flu and will not be with you this evening. I will be there on Sunday.

 

ppw

"joe.cullinan" <olphmusic@aol.com> wrote:

Just wanted to post a couple of reminders:

Generally, our warmup time for all Masses is a half hour before Mass
begins, eg. warmup for our 10:45 Mass is at 10:15. On the calendar,
I have posted warmup times for each event - just click on the event
if there is anyquestion as to the warmup time.

My cellphone, which I use to keep time during Mass, usually runs
about 5 minutes slow, which allows for a bit of an extra grace period
before our warmup starts.

Our sound quality and overall performance is greatly aided by full
participation in the warmup and the notes I give before Mass.

Let's all make a concerted effort to show up on time for warmup
whenever possible.

Thanks, and I'll see everyone at 7:30pm on Wednesday for pre-practice
warmup.

~ Joe

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Just wanted to post a couple of reminders:

Generally, our warmup time for all Masses is a half hour before Mass
begins, eg. warmup for our 10:45 Mass is at 10:15. On the calendar,
I have posted warmup times for each event - just click on the event
if there is anyquestion as to the warmup time.

My cellphone, which I use to keep time during Mass, usually runs
about 5 minutes slow, which allows for a bit of an extra grace period
before our warmup starts.

Our sound quality and overall performance is greatly aided by full
participation in the warmup and the notes I give before Mass.

Let's all make a concerted effort to show up on time for warmup
whenever possible.

Thanks, and I'll see everyone at 7:30pm on Wednesday for pre-practice
warmup.

~ Joe

Just wanted to post a couple of reminders:

Generally, our warmup time for all Masses is a half hour before Mass
begins, eg. warmup for our 10:45 Mass is at 10:15.  On the calendar,
I have posted warmup times for each event - just click on the event
if there is anyquestion as to the warmup time.

My cellphone, which I use to keep time during Mass, usually runs
about 5 minutes slow, which allows for a bit of an extra grace period
before our warmup starts.

Our sound quality and overall performance is greatly aided by full
participation in the warmup and the notes I give before Mass.

Let's all make a concerted effort to show up on time for warmup
whenever possible.

Thanks, and I'll see everyone at 7:30pm on Wednesday for pre-practice
warmup.

~ Joe

Just a reminder to all members of the Parish choir to wear RED on
Pentecost - THIS SUNDAY, May 11.