Asbury Memorial Church, Taizé Service for Wednesday, March 17, 2021

We are glad that you have joined us for our Lente Taizé Service. We hope you have a meaningful worship experience. Introit - The Irish Blessing "Be Thou My Vision" & "The Hymn of Saint Patrick" Welcome - Rev. Billy Hester Reading of Psalm 92 - Pat & Mary Prokop Reflection - Rev. Billy Hester Litany for Silent Prayer - Rev. Claire Marich Prayer & Music - O Shelter Me - Shelter Me by Michael Joncas | Recorded by Spiritu during the time of COVID-19 Silent Prayer and Meditation - Healing and Relaxing Music for Meditation (Sacred Journey) - Pablo Arellano Congregational Prayer - Rev. Billy Hester Benediction - Rev. Billy Hester Tag - O Shelter Me - Shelter Me by Michael Joncas | Recorded by Spiritu during the time of COVID-19 THE IRISH BLESSING The Irish Blessing (Beannacht uile-Éireann) is a project inspired by the many international recordings of "The Blessing” (by Cody Carnes, Kari Jobe and Elevation Worship) which have been made during this time of pandemic. We wanted to honor that inspiration, whilst at the same time, honoring the unique history and culture of our island. So we chose a song that would resonate across the island, with every denomination and cultural grouping, one that could be used as a platform to sing a Blessing over our land, all our key-workers and those they are caring for. “Be Thou My Vision” is just such a hymn written over 1000 years ago. It reminds us of the One to whom we should look in this time of pandemic, whose presence is our light, the source of our wisdom, in whom we find our treasure and where we find victory. Individuals from 300 Christian churches and organizations located in every county on the island submitted self-recordings of vocals and instruments which have been compiled by our creative team to produce this music video - we hope you receive a blessing as you watch it. Video credits - Executive Producers Pauline Alton, Caren Collins, Fr Martin Magill, Philip McKinley, Paul McNeilly Video: Directed by Greg Fromholz Edited by Joseph von Meding Drone Footage Courtesy of George Griffin, Jonny Somerville, Sam Kwan Music : Produced and Mixed by Stu Reid Mastered by Drew Lavyne Engineered and Edited by David Walker Music arranged and orchestrated by Jonathan Rea. Additional instrumentation arranged by Stu Reid. Original melody for St Patrick’s Breastplate composed by Jonathan Rea. (C) 2020 NewVoiceMusic adm. Songsolutions.com. All rights reserved. Special thanks Ciarán J Corrigan, Ethan Tohill, all the team’s families and their support and to the Trustees of the Methodist Church in Ireland An Irish Sign Language video of ‘The Irish Blessing’ will be released from this YouTube Channel.