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This Week's Worship: October 18th, 2026

October 16, 2026

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Join us for worship at Rutgers this Sunday at 11am! 

This Sunday’s Worship Service will be led by Elder Christine Gorman with Elder Nora Lidell assisting. Director of Music Gabriel Evans and the Rutgers choir will lead the music.

Gabe's Music Corner:

This Sunday’s Prelude will be “Sonata in F Major, K. 322, Adagio” by W.A. Mozart. Mozart’s sonatas and concertos were known for their fiery, and technically challenging beginning and ending movements, but I always think his more lyrical middle movements are my most favorite.  Mozart did a wonderful job at creating soaring melodies that are easily remembered.

The anthems for Sunday are “This Is My Song” by Lloyd Larson and “We Are One by Brian Tate.”

The Postlude is a very exciting arrangement of “I’m Just a Poor Wayfarin’ Stranger” by Joel Raney.  The beginning and ending of the piece give almost an ethereal feeling. It makes me think of flowing water. Breaking away from the “flowing” effect, Raney abruptly shifts into a very dramatic telling of the piece, all while keeping the ethereal feeling in the background. Eventually, the piece calms down to match the beginning, but not after Raney leaves on a cliffhanger. The beauty of this arrangement is difficult to describe in words.  It’s a very well-written piece that I’m very excited to share!

Bluegrass Meets the Mass!

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Join us at Rutgers Presbyterian Church for The World Beloved: A Bluegrass Mass by Carol Barnett—a joyful and unexpected pairing of the choral tradition with the irresistible sounds of fiddle, banjo, mandolin, guitar, and bass. With a libretto by Marisha Chamberlain, this uplifting work brings together the spirit of bluegrass and the beauty of the classical Mass in music filled with warmth, energy, and heart.    

Sunday, October 18 at 3 PM
Rutgers Presbyterian Church
Admission is free — and a reception will follow the concert.

The concert will also be livestreamed on our YouTube Channel here.

Come for the music and stay for the fellowship!

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