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Gordon Light

Person Name: Gordon Light, 1944- Scripture: Ezekiel 37:1-14 Author of "She Comes Sailing on the Wind" in Common Praise (1998) Gordon Light was born in Alberta, but as an Air Force brat, lived in many places growing up. He attended Carleton University in Ottawa (B.A.) and Trinity College in Toronto (S.T.B). Ordained deacon and priest in 1969, he served in parishes in Cariboo, Edmonton and Rupert’s Land dioceses. Following a time as Dean of Cariboo in Kamloops, he moved to Toronto in 1992 to serve as Principal Secretary to the Primate. Returning west in 2001, he was Administrative Assistant to the Metropolitan of BC and Yukon, and then consecrated bishop for the Anglican Parishes of the Central Interior (formerly Cariboo). After retiring at the end of 2008, Gordon was appointed chaplain to Church House staff until (2010). Among other hobbies, a longtime passion has been song-writing. He is married to Barbara Liotscos, also an Anglican priest. Both retired first to Meaford, Ontario, and now live again in Kamloops, BC. They serve as honourary assistants in St. Paul’s, Cathedral, but have also been engaged in interim ministry in other parishes. They have taken some time to travel, enjoy connecting with children and grandchildren, and have recently added their young Bernedoodle, Keady, to their household. Gordon Light

Andrew Donaldson

b. 1951 Person Name: Andrew Donaldson, 1951- Scripture: Ezekiel 37:1-14 Arranger of "She Comes Sailing on the Wind" in Common Praise (1998) Andrew Donaldson, a composer and church musician, grew up in northern Ontario, Canada. He attended Glendon College, York University in Toronto, receiving a Bachelor of Arts degree in 1974. He went on to study classical guitar performance at the Royal Conservatory of Music in Toronto, receiving its ARCT (Associate of Royal Conservatory Teachers) degree in 1979. Since then he has worked as a composer and performer in many contexts, in both French and English. Andrew co-edited the Book of Praise (1997), Presbyterian Church in Canada, with Donald Anderson. Their company, Binary Editions, continues to administer copyright for the PCC. In 2007 he was made a Doctor of Divinity, honoris causa, by Knox College of the University of Toronto, for his body of work in congregational song in the Presbyterian Church in Canada. In 2011 Andrew and his wife, Wendy, moved to Geneva, Switzerland where Andrew works as a worship consultant to the World Council of Churches. --Submitted by Andrew and Wendy Donaldson, 13 August 2013

Brian A. Wren

b. 1936 Person Name: Brian Arthur Wren, 1936- Scripture: Ezekiel 37:1-4 Author of "In water we grow" in Together in Song Brian Wren (b. Romford, Essex, England, 1936) is a major British figure in the revival of contemporary hymn writing. He studied French literature at New College and theology at Mansfield College in Oxford, England. Ordained in 1965, he was pastor of the Congregational Church (now United Reformed) in Hockley and Hawkwell, Essex, from 1965 to 1970. He worked for the British Council of Churches and several other organizations involved in fighting poverty and promoting peace and justice. This work resulted in his writing of Education for Justice (1977) and Patriotism and Peace (1983). With a ministry throughout the English-speaking world, Wren now resides in the United States where he is active as a freelance lecturer, preacher, and full-time hymn writer. His hymn texts are published in Faith Looking Forward (1983), Praising a Mystery (1986), Bring Many Names (1989), New Beginnings (1993), and Faith Renewed: 33 Hymns Reissued and Revised (1995), as well as in many modern hymnals. He has also produced What Language Shall I Borrow? (1989), a discussion guide to inclusive language in Christian worship. Bert Polman

Maria Inés Simeone

b. 1951 Scripture: Ezekiel 37:1-14 Author of "Sopla, sopla fuerte (Blow Wild and Blow Freely)" in Lift Up Your Hearts Maria Inés Simeone (b. 1951, Montevideo, Uraguay) is a Methodist minister in Uraguay, and has been a member of the Latin American Council of Church’s liturgy team since 1998. Emily Brink

Mary Louise Bringle

b. 1953 Scripture: Ezekiel 37:1-14 Translator of "Sopla, sopla fuerte (Blow Wild and Blow Freely)" in Lift Up Your Hearts

Horacio Ruben Vivares

Person Name: Horacio Vivares Scripture: Ezekiel 37:1-14 Composer of "SOPLA FUERTE" in Lift Up Your Hearts Horacio Ruben Vivares is professor of music (guitar) at the National Conservatory of Music in Argentia, orchestra director at the Higher Conservatory “Manuel de Falla,” and composer, arranger, conductor and producer involved in many groups and recording projects promoting and developing indigenous Latin music for the church. Emily Brink

Joel Navarro

b. 1955 Scripture: Ezekiel 37:1-14 Arranger of "SOPLA FUERTE" in Lift Up Your Hearts Joel Navarro (b. 1955) is a professor of music at Singapore Bible College. Until 2014 he taught at Calvin College in Grand Rapids, Michigan, teaching conducting and directing campus choirs. As the recipient of numerous awards in performance and education in his native Philippines, he is widely known as a conductor, educator, clinician, lecturer, writer, singer, recording artist, composer, arranger, stage actor, record producer, and music consultant. An active performer of music from different eras and ethnic traditions, he takes an ardent interest in post modern music and the music traditions and liturgies of the world. Navarro earned a master of music degree in choral conducting from the University of the Philippines and a doctor of musical arts degree in conducting at Michigan State University. He is known internationally as the former music director and conductor of the Ateneo de Manila University Glee Club, which has amassed a string of top prizes during the past 20 years in choral competitions worldwide. He also was a member of the 12 member editorial team for Lift Up Your Hearts. Lift Up Your Hearts (https://liftupyourheartshymnal.org/)