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Thread #117785   Message #2539799
Posted By: Azizi
14-Jan-09 - 03:25 PM
Thread Name: Black Church Services
Subject: RE: Black Church Services
Are Black church processionals a dying custom?

Although the choirs at my church still do processionals and recessionals {exit marches} at my church in New Jersey, march based on a number of comments from viewers of this video, this tradition is considered old school {an old custom, not part of contemporary church experiences}.

COGIC Mattie Clark Praise Ministry GE Patterson

"Dr. Mattie Moss Clark Sisters SW Michigan Choir On my way to Heaven"

Description, members of the church choirs march in processional to the organ music. The choir members sway from the right to the left as they move to the choir stand behind the pastor's podium. There is no date given for this video, but, based on the comments, it's more than ten years old.

Viewers' comments from this video:

"This is giving me serious flashbacks. You can't beat old school church. I remember being 14 year old and being the musician {piano, organ} that played for these ridiculously LONG choir processions. I look back on it now and miss the way that we had church".
-dseaberry nov 2008

"[You] Know that's old skool when the choir march in song is longer than the actual song.they are going to sing lol".
-3000 stickman; dec 2008

"Wow! It's a looooooong time since I've seen choirs march in".
Ladymwn8; July 2008

"Oh, Yes! I remember choir processionals! Man this brings back memories!!"
Blessedbythe beat; june 2008