25-576: PEEC could refer to: Parramatta Easy English Congregation Partial element equivalent circuit Topics referred to by the same term [REDACTED] This disambiguation page lists articles associated with the title PEEC . If an internal link led you here, you may wish to change the link to point directly to the intended article. Retrieved from " https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=PEEC&oldid=933047607 " Category : Disambiguation pages Hidden categories: Short description
50-514: A Saturday night concert, followed by a worship service at the local Salvation Army Corps on the Sunday morning. The Children’s Ministry at the Parramatta Corps is co-ordinated by a "Young People’s Sergeant Major", commonly abbreviated to "YPSM". This person is responsible for organising and leading the various ministries the corps runs for youth and children. As of present, the role is unfilled, with
75-451: A Senior team that played in the NSWCFA's Raahauge Cup 1. Little is known about the history of the club other than that it has existed in several stints over the past 30 years. The records that are available indicate that Parramatta Salvation Army, as they were known then, tasted success in 1992, as All-Age Division 4 Runners-up and in 1994, as All-Age Division 3 Premiers. On both these occasions
100-414: A further $ 16,000 damage. On 14 January 2018, Granville Corps officially merged with Parramatta Corps. In March 2018, The Salvation Army vacated their Smith Street citadel, beginning the move to 426 Church Street, North Parramatta. While the new facility is being renovated, the majority of ministry activities are being held at 60 Good Street, Granville (former home of Granville Corps), with the exception of
125-587: A new site at 34 Smith Street, Parramatta. Over the years, this site housed the main citadel, an auxiliary hall, church office space, Divisional Headquarters, Christian bookstore, and community welfare services. In 1973, the Corps was subject to two arson attacks. The first, in January, caused approximately $ 30,000 damage and saw the Corps unable to use their buildings fully until May of that year. The second, in September, caused
150-541: A notable influence on blues music, which developed from around the turn of the 20th century. However, there was also a change in song styles. Songsters often sang composed songs or traditional ballads, frequently about legendary heroes or characters such as " Frankie and Johnny " and " Stagger Lee ". Blues singers, in contrast, tended to invent their own lyrics (or recycle those of others) and develop their own tunes and guitar (or sometimes piano) playing styles, singing of their own lives and shared emotional experiences. Many of
175-432: A wide variety of folk songs , ballads , dance tunes, reels and minstrel songs . Initially, they were often accompanied by non-singing "musicianers", who often played banjo and fiddle . Later, as the guitar became more widely popular, the songsters often accompanied themselves. Songsters often accompanied medicine shows , which moved from place to place selling salves and elixirs . As entertainers, songsters had
200-477: Is commonly used to refer to a Songster Brigade when preceded by the definite article. Songsters commonly sing in worship services and can be used to teach congregations new songs. Songster Brigades are led by a Songster Leader, who is assisted by a Deputy Songster Leader. Brigades are helped administratively by a Songster Sergeant, Songster Secretary and a Songster Treasurer who all assist the Songster Leader in
225-525: Is different from Wikidata All article disambiguation pages All disambiguation pages The Salvation Army, Parramatta#P.E.E.C The Salvation Army, Parramatta (often abbreviated to PSA ) is a Salvation Army Corps located in the suburb of Parramatta, New South Wales , Australia . It is the 75th oldest active Salvation Army Corps in Australia. Situated in the western suburbs of Sydney, it has survived two arson attacks , been led by some of
250-561: The Salvation Army Brass Band Tune Books . They also commonly use arranged music of both secular and Christian origin for open-airs and concerts. The motto of the Band is derived from psalm 150: "Praise Him with Melody." The ‘ Songsters ' have been a long-standing fixture of the Parramatta Corps. Songsters are a four-part choral group that aim to bring the message of Jesus Christ to those that don't know him and also bless
275-518: The congregation each Sunday through song. The songsters are supported by a small ensemble of musicians on instruments including piano , bass guitar , and drums . As well as local ministry, the group has toured in areas such as Asia (June 2001), Perth (2006), and other New South Wales regional centres such as Tamworth and Dubbo . The group also sings within the community at Christmas time, sharing carols and Christmas songs in shopping centres and carol services. The following individuals have held
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#1732876135172300-406: The Corps social welfare programs, which are run from the ground level of the new Church Street site. The construction of the new Corps building is expected to begin in the middle of 2019, with the opening currently scheduled for February 2020. The Salvation Army - Parramatta has a number of music sections, including Brass Band, Contemporary Worship Ensemble, Songsters, and junior groups. These serve
325-693: The Junior Soldiers program is compelled to have someone to oversee this program. Within the Corps, this person is known as the "Junior Soldier Sergeant". The role of "Junior Soldier Sergeant" at Parramatta Salvation Army is currently unfilled. Parramatta Corps was home of the Parramatta Salvation Army Football Club, the Generals , a member club of the New South Wales Churches Football Association. They were
350-450: The booklet include such tunes as "You Can't Do It, You Know" (music by George Schleiffarth, lyrics by Nat C. Goodwin), "The Letter That Never Came," (sung by Billy Cronin in the play One of the Bravest . As these shows declined, and listening to recorded music and dancing in juke joints and honky tonks became more popular, so the older songster style became less fashionable. Songsters had
375-537: The departure of the previous YPSM Carissa Ainsworth in the first half of 2019 to take up the role of Ministry Co-Ordinator for the Greater Penrith and Mt Druitt Region. Parramatta Corps provides groups for both children and adolescents . These groups are often led by members of the Corps and include: Junior Soldiers is an age-specific program run by some Salvation Army Corps for children aged 7–13 years. Designed to increase Bible knowledge, as well as knowledge on
400-444: The doctrine and history of The Salvation Army, the junior soldier program encourages children to model their lives in a Christ-like manner from a young age, through the provision of age-appropriate lessons. The program consists of a weekly teaching time and an award scheme. The award work allows the Junior Soldiers to complete tasks that help them to understand how they can daily live out their Christian faith. Every Corps that utilises
425-471: The earliest recordings of what is now referred to as the blues were made by songsters who commanded a much wider repertoire, often extending to popular Tin Pan Alley songs of the day as well as the "authentic" country blues . There is a growing view among scholars that the distinction made by experts such as Alan Lomax between "deep" blues singers and "songsters" is an artificial one, and that in fact most of
450-413: The leading archetypal blues artists, including Robert Johnson and Muddy Waters , performed a wide variety of music in public, but recorded only that proportion of their material which was seen by their producers as original or innovative. In The Salvation Army the term "songster" refers to an adult chorister in a Salvation Army choir , formally called a "Songster Brigade". The plural form "songsters"
475-661: The most prominent Australian Salvation Army officers of the modern era, and has actively ministered to the people of Parramatta and the surrounding regions since 1884. The Salvation Army's ministry in Parramatta started in September 1884, at the corner of Church and Argyle Streets. In 1919, the first permanent church building was opened in George Street, opposite the Roxy Theatre. In 1969, after compulsory land acquisition by Parramatta City Council, Parramatta Salvation Army moved to
500-585: The popular Songs of the day." Along with ads for Lorman's full range of medicines, the songster included a cast list introducing an "ever welcome Vocalist and Organist," a "celebrated Comedian and End Man," the "Funniest End-Man in the business in his Funny Sayings, Banjo Solos, and popular Songs of the Day," and the medicine-wagon driver, "admired for his dexterity in handling the Ribbons on the Golden Chariot." Song lyrics in
525-399: The primary purpose of supporting corporate worship. Parramatta Citadel Band ( PCB ), part of Parramatta Salvation Army, is a typical Salvation Army Band with a membership of approximately 30-35 people. It has existed uninterrupted for close to a century. The bands purpose is to minister the word of God to the people of Parramatta and its surrounding area's through the use of music found in
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#1732876135172550-477: The role of 'Songster Leader' since 1969: The Parramatta YP (Young Peoples) Band is a brass band and was formed in 1944, its main objective is to provide a medium in which young people can worship God (through the playing of brass instruments ) and also partake in fellowship with other like-minded young men and women. The band is made up of young people ranging from ages 7 to 23. The Parramatta YP Band has toured all around New South Wales, this usually consists of
575-414: The task of enticing a public, to whom the concoctions were then offered. One published in 1886 by Professor Lorman, "The Great Disease Detective" of Philadelphia. "The Lorman's Indian Oil Star Specialty SONGSTER" announced on the booklet's title page that it contained "an entirely new and original collection of Songs now being sung nightly by the members of the above named excellent company, together with all
600-512: The teams were under the coaching of Arthur Hodge. The football club was revived in 2006 and took on the moniker The Generals , however this revival was relatively short lived, and the club is currently defunct. Songster A songster ( plural songsters ) is a musician, usually a singer; notably in the southern United States and the Salvation Army . A " songster " is a wandering musician, usually but not always African-American, of
625-606: The type which first appeared in the late 19th century in the southern United States . The songster tradition both pre-dated and co-existed with blues music. It began soon after the end of slavery and the Reconstruction era in the United States , when African-American musicians became able to travel and play music for a living. Black and white musicians shared the same repertoire and thought of themselves as "songsters" rather than "blues" musicians. Songsters generally performed
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