Norene Morrow, Author at The HighWay

The Joys and Challenges of Working with a Senior Aged Church Choir

Norene Morrow — Wed, 30 Sep 2026 08:52:12 +0000

In May 2025, I wrote an article entitled “When Our Ministries Minister to Us.” It was based on a survey I gave to my church choir with questions about why they sing in the choir. This was an eye-opening exercise because it made me appreciate how dedicated they are to this ministry. As a follow-up […]

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Secret Codes of the Anglican Church

Norene Morrow — Mon, 31 Aug 2026 08:13:54 +0000

Imagine you are a newcomer to the Anglican Church. The people are friendly, worship is inspiring, there is a great sense of community, and there are a myriad of opportunities for ministry, but you still feel a bit like an outsider. Let’s face it, there’s a lot to learn when it comes to liturgy and […]

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Revisiting The Book of Alternate Services

Norene Morrow — Wed, 03 Jun 2026 08:47:08 +0000

You may be asking yourself, “Why is this columnist writing about the Book of Alternative Services? It has been around for so long.” Answer: Because it has been around for so long…. 41 years to be exact. Many more people have joined or grown up in the Anglican Church since its publication and only know […]

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Create Lasting Memories

Norene Morrow — Sun, 03 May 2026 08:15:39 +0000

When I began writing this article it was the beginning of Holy Week, the time when we focus on Jesus’ journey to the cross and his eventual death. Perhaps that is the reason why my thoughts turned to funerals and how we come to terms with our own death. In our society, death is still […]

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What Psalms Teach Us

Norene Morrow — Tue, 07 Apr 2026 08:22:42 +0000

In Anglican liturgy, scripture readings are an important part of our weekly worship. All are connected by a common thread or theme which helps shape the sermon and influence the music chosen for the day. Psalms also play an important role, but in a different way because they are poems. Unlike narrative and discourse readings, […]

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Of Mice and Music

Norene Morrow — Sat, 28 Feb 2026 09:17:42 +0000

The Lifelong Ministry of Molly Boyd This past January I had the opportunity to visit with Molly Boyd. She has been a musician all her life and at age 89 (or nearly 90 as she likes to say) she continues to share her infectious joie de vivre through her music, be that at church or […]

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Liturgical and Musical Practices in Lent

Norene Morrow — Sat, 31 Jan 2026 09:07:31 +0000

Over the years, after having had conversations with various individuals at church I realized that the average person in the pew may not be as aware or understanding of the seasons of the church year. This led me to write a column about the “Season of Ordinary Time” last June and the “Season of Advent” […]

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A Reader’s Workshop

Norene Morrow — Wed, 31 Dec 2025 09:55:22 +0000

One of my favourite quotes goes like this: “What I hear, I forget. What I see, I remember. What I do, I understand.” If one applies this to scripture reading in church it couldn’t be truer. When we hear The Word being read, how many of us actually remember it? With regard to seeing it, […]

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Preparing for Christmas and the Great Os of Advent

Norene Morrow — Sun, 30 Nov 2025 09:32:28 +0000

Advent – It’s that time of year when we prepare for Christ’s birth with joyful anticipation and watchful waiting! We do this through the weekly lighting of the Advent candles; we see the seasonal blue colour in our church hangings; we note changes both in our liturgy and music. Musically speaking, many congregations sing a […]

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What are Hymns without Music?

Norene Morrow — Fri, 31 Oct 2025 08:20:33 +0000

Have you ever taken the time to read the words of a hymn as a piece of poetry? If not, you should give it a try. In Christopher Phillips’s book, The Hymnal: A Reading History he notes that pre 1870s hymnbooks were essentially small, portable books of devotional poems (no music) for daily use at […]

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