Reviewed by Ian Hayter
This seven track CD of original material has been put together by Simon Brading, a young (20 years old) worship leader at the famed CCK church in Brighton. He s had experience leading worship at the Newday and Mobilise Newfrontiers events and a couple of tracks from the Newday event ( You Reign and I m Alive ) feature in this short set. There s a lot of biblical imagery and Psalm-like language in the lyrics, which add to the sense of worship, and musically the influence of artists such as Matt Redman is clearly apparent. In fact, Redman has the co-writing credits on Many Times . It s an uplifting set from this young musician and there s plenty of promise here for the future.
Sunday Gospel reflection with Father William Grimm
The Lord calls us to a change of life, a change we exercise in some small way in Lent as a means of recommitting ourselves at Easter to the big reform we accepted in our baptismal commitment.
Monday, February 15 through Friday, February 26
Batesville Intermediate School Scholastic Book Fair – The BIS Scholastic Book Fair will be held Monday, Feb. 15 through Friday, Feb. 26.
Monday, February 22
Batesville Memorial Public Library – Mother Goose on the Loose at 10 a.m. for children under the age of three. Join Mrs. Dickey for stories, music and dance at Batesville Memorial Public Library. Register for the fun at ebatesville.com/events.
Batesville Memorial Public Library – Make It Monday at 1 and 4 p.m. at Batesville Memorial Public Library for Pre-K – 2nd grade. Register at ebatesville.com/events and make a Polar Bear Collage.
Tuesday, February 23
Batesville Memorial Public Library – Storytime at 11 a.m. at Batesville Memorial Public Library for children three and over. Join Mrs. Dickey for stories, music, and fun. Register at ebatesville.com/events.
Reviewed by Paul S Ganney
Maria Gilpin is a singer/songwriter and worship leader from Portadown, Northern Ireland and cites some of her influences as The Civil Wars and The Lumineers. I d probably add Adele and Alisha Keys to that list. She has a very clear and powerful voice tinged with an Irish accent that I liked a lot. The arrangements are fairly sparse (piano/guitar/gentle drums, all beautifully played), allowing her voice to shine. Lyrically her worship background powers through - there s no doubt about where she s coming from, with an emphasis on serving Christ, especially giving everything to him. I especially liked the slightly off-kilter backing rhythm to Lead My Way which ran beautifully into a straight-ahead chorus and lifted the song. The final song on this, Maria s debut, Overflow is the one that soars the most and really shows off her expressive voice. It could have been so ordinary but Maria s voice lifts the material well above that.