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5 Resources 4 You to Explore (Recommended by Editor Michael Silhavy)

Lectionary Psalms–The Abbey Psalms and Canticles

Michel Guimont

Decreed by the USCCB to be the sole psalm translation in future publications. Get acquainted with them now! –MS

 

Give Me Jesus

Norah Duncan IV

The restrictions brought about by COVID-19 prompted greater use of soloists in place of choirs. Here is a worthy collection! –MS

 

Beatitudes

Suzanne Toolan, RSM

Need a new, simple setting of The Beatitudes? Here’s an old gem we reissued in octavo format. –MS

 

Pastoral Patterns

This venerable WLP publication may be unknown to GIA customers. An incredible resource for weekly intercessions and more! –MS

 

Today I Live

Carlton R. Young

Having experienced live-streamed funerals, delayed funerals, memorial celebrations, and alternative funerals because of COVID 19, will funerals ever be the same again? Here’s an expansive collection of funeral and memorial service music. –MS

 

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Music Ministry and Mental Health

This article originally appeared on in the GIA Quarterly, Volume 33, Issue 2 (Spring 2022) Music Ministry and Mental Health By Kate Williams It took me a long time even to believe what was happening. With a new job, and brand new to the world of the sleepless nights...

Audio Divina

Praying with Music— Download our FREE GUIDE to Audio Divina As we anxiously await the full reopening of our churches when all can gather (and sing!), you may be looking for a new way to keep our sacred seasons at home. As a source of prayerful inspiration, we offer...

Making Great Music with Limited Forces

This article first appeared in the Spring 2021 issue of GIA Quarterly magazine.  Author’s Note: Publication production schedules being what they are, I’m writing this article as we sail into the 12th week of state-imposed quarantine in response to the COVID-19...

Starting a Book Club with GIA

Learn How to Start a GIA Book Club with Your Group! Looking for a way to keep your choir engaged? Looking for an opportunity to host virtual or in-person faith group gatherings? Looking for formation ideas for your staff, club, NPM/AGO chapter, or another group?...