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Rule 5: You're responsible for the music


Duh, you might think.

But when you switch into #lutheranliturgicalauto-pilot and are wondering why the Alleluia response hasn't started, it's because you're the one at the keys. That music doesn't just play it self. 
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  1. BNApril 26, 2018 at 6:00 AM

    Remember, no Alleluias during Lent.

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    1. UnknownApril 26, 2018 at 6:45 AM

      Depends on the church! It gets really confusing when you travel during Lent. Some churches do the farewell to Alleluias, others don't. So sometimes I attend one church the first Sunday that does the farewell, and then the rest of Lent I'm at churches that did not and I'm awkwardly singing Alleluias after ceremonially removing them.

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