Jazz Mass, Processional Hymn - "All Are Welcome In This Place"

[frseamusc]

To sing this song in a Roman Catholic Church is a non-sequitor, especially when you read the back cover of the missalette letting everyone know who is welcome and who is not. You're not welcome if you're gay, divorced and remarried or not Roman Catholic. Sad that the Eucharist is used as an instrument of exclusion rather than inclusion. This should be taken out of RC hymnals because it is simply not true......All are not welcome!

[joenwayne]

@frseamusc

Sadly, what you say is true in the majority of RC churches.

What you see here however is an Episcopal church, where all are welcome: gay, divorced, remarried, whatever. So when "All Are Welcome" is sung it's true!

[AdamAndrews2008]

@frseamusc Not true. Everyone is welcome. I'd love to know what missalette you speak of, because I know quite a few people from our parish who are on their 2nd marriages and some people that are gay too. They still attend Mass and take communion. What the hierarchy says and what is actually practised are 2 very, very different things. Besides, even in official teaching everyone is welcome, just not allowed to take communion.

[ewokmusic]

@frseamusc actually the RC welcome EVERYBODY...though they don't welcome the CHARACTER or BEHAVIOUS of such people, but they do certainly welcome such people into the HOUSE OF GOD...

[rmaxtpmx]

@frseamusc I'm not Catholic, and have many problems with the Church, but I do have to say that such generalizations are really dependent upon the particular church and mindset of the community. I'd imagine a gay man would find it hard to belong to any church at all in areas like the "bible belt". Yet my fiance's family is very Catholic, and there is an older flamboyantly gay man in the choir, led by her mother..oh and I'm divorced, and play guitar for their plays.

[Gorbachenko]

@frseamusc You got that right, all this Vatican II / Protestant crap should be banned from Roman Catholic hymnals...

[meehanroger]

love it

[joenwayne]

@meehanroger Thanks for your comment and for viewing.

[bongomanfromdalou]

As a member of a guitar ensemble (percussionist, BTW) AND a songleader for the adult choir of our Catholic church, "All Are Welcome" is one of my favorite songs, whether it's done in a traditional style or with bongos and congas backing up a keyboard, bass and guitar. Those of you who don't like the song, please listen to the words...

[joenwayne]

Hi Charlie,

Thanks for viewing and your comments.

Cheers,

Wayne

[mtnman2012]

Awesome! I'll put it in my "favorites"!

Usually churches with pipe organs and stiff traditional services have no feeling, but this feels wonderful. Wish the voices were not so overpowered, but that's OK.

The song is great and the words. I like the banners and the procession.

Good for you!

[joenwayne]

Hi "mtnman2012",

Thanks for your comments and for viewing. "Traditional" services don't have to be "stiff" as you see here.

Cheers,

Wayne

[jmichaelortiz]

I hate this song. It's pablum.

[joenwayne]

"Hate" is a very self-destroying emotion - sorry for you.

At least the solution for you regarding this Hymn is simple; don't listen to it.

Kind regards,

Wayne

[jmichaelortiz]

Sorry to hurt your feelings. But I do think this kind of music is wrong for Holy Mass. I would love not to listen to it, but the liturgy Nazis have forced it on us for the last 40 years, and, sadly, with a great loss of reverence for the miracle of the Mass.

Pax tibi...

[rmrjg4]

@jmichaelortiz I could not agree with you more. this entire service is a liturgical nightmare. a full drum set and bass guitar are entirely superfluous, and no choir robed like English choirboys should be singing a "Jazz Mass", whatever that oxymoronic term suggests.

[jmidad]

Reminder: the words that you have posted are copyrighted: Copyright: 1994 GIA Publications

[joenwayne]

All Copyrighted works are used and/or printed only by permission, which we have.

[lauraharrington11]

love this song was the song at my confirmation

[Zachp333]

GREAT JOB! Organ and instruments and choir, souds so lively and great!!!

[joenwayne]

Thanks for your kind comments and for viewing.

[mkl62]

I am an ELCA Lutheran from South Carolina. I play the piano and organ. Today (September 20), we sang this as our opening hymn. It is #641 in Evangelical Lutheran Worship. Just thought I'd share.

[joenwayne]

Thanks for your comments and for viewing.

Greetings to you in SC from NJ.

[hymnsinger5]

Nice playing! This was the processional at Mass today. I like it.

[joenwayne]

Thanks for your comments and for viewing.

[dacatholicbandorgan]

I live in a liberal Archdiocease (my Bishop is on the verge or either

A. Retirement

B. Jail

or C. Excommunication)

Still I like the Haugen and the Althouse hymms when they are played in the traditional form.

[joenwayne]

Thanks for viewing and your comments.

[weatherdude728]

V I too am a liberal Catholic. If you look around there are VERY liberal catholic parishes. It feels perfect to find one. I felt so suffocated at my old parish

[QuesterLEJ]

My parish is definitely liberal-minded to a degree. I was referring more to doctrine and practice of the RCC in general. I am ardently pro-female clergy, pro-democracy, etc. I even think the laity should elect their pastors and have a say in the selection of their bishops. That's never going to happen, but it's those things are the norm in the Episcopal Church.

[QuesterLEJ]

It's very nice to hear an Episcopal parish using this hymn. I am a liberal Catholic and have long considered myself way more "Episcopalian" in terms of beliefs. The one thing that has kept me from becoming an Episcopalian more than anything else is the music--the churches in my area seem very traditional in their selections (19th century). If the use of more "modern" hymns such as this one were a little more popular, I'd be received right away.

Good work. Hope the trend continues!

[joenwayne]

Thanks for viewing and your kind comments.

Wayne Burcham-Gulotta

Music Director/Organist

Church of the Redeemer, Episcopal

Morristown, NJ 07960 USA

[weatherdude728]

Great Job! This song means so much to me

[joenwayne]

Thanks for viewing and your comments.

[edolch]

Nicely done...just would rather have heard brass and strings than those drums! lol

[Andrewcarey87]

love that song, one of my favorites.

[DBD1787]

This is my favorite hymn that is COMMONLY used. Thanks.

[stanmugs]

One of my favorite new hymns. I'm an organist, and this will be the entrance hymn for my house blessing next year.

[joenwayne]

Thanks for viewing. Best wishes for your house blessing.

[puck57]

GREAT rendition of Marty's song!!! He would be proud!!! Great musicians and the congregational singing was outstanding as well.

[joenwayne]

Thank you.  Really appreciate your comments.

[lee4lolo]

This video has a been a real blessing. I am the organist at a church here in the UK, and the minister chose this hymn and it wasn't in any other hymn books. I was able to look on youtube and use my ear to write the tune and harmony down on paper, just by listening to your video. Thanks you so much. You really have saved the day! Lovely choir too! May the Lord richly bless you.

[joenwayne]

Happy to hear that it was helpful to you. Thanks for viewing.