I Really Got The: Feeling

: #1 on the Billboard Country Chart in early 1979. Album : It appeared on her 1978 album, Heartbreaker .

: Despite its commercial success, some critics at the time considered the lyrics to be somewhat simplistic compared to Parton’s own prolific songwriting. Nevertheless, her performance was highly praised for its warmth and sincerity. Key Musical Facts I Really Got the Feeling

: The lyrics tell a story of immediate, profound love. The narrator expresses that they felt a deep connection from the very first meeting, regardless of external opinions, such as their father's. : #1 on the Billboard Country Chart in early 1979

: "I felt it from the moment we met, you didn't ask me my sign... I really got the feeling that I'll love you 'til my dying day". I Really Got the Feeling Nevertheless, her performance was highly praised for its

: The song was part of a double-sided hit with "Baby I'm Burnin'" . Interestingly, while Parton wrote the disco-influenced "Baby I'm Burnin'," Billy Vera—a pop artist—penned the more traditional country-sounding "I Really Got the Feeling".

Acknowledging the land and God’s creation

This acknowledgement is crafted in light of the Principles of Reconciliation by the Truth and Reconciliation Commission of Canada, as we seek to live faithfully in Christ and in right relationship with all. 

We give thanks to the Creator for this land, its waters, forests and all living beings, and for the abiding presence of Christ among us. From coast to coast to coast, these have been cared for and nurtured by First Nations, Inuit and Métis through countless generations. 

We honour the enduring relationship Indigenous Peoples have cultivated with these lands and waters, and the treaties and agreements that reflect these sacred bonds. We acknowledge the harms caused by colonial expansion, through frameworks like the Doctrine of Discovery and structures like the residential school system. We recognize our past failures as a Church, including disruption of connections to the land and suppression of Indigenous spiritualities. 

Guided by the gospel of Jesus Christ, we confess our need for healing. We commit ourselves to seeking truth, pursuing reconciliation and nurturing harmony with all creation. We place our trust in Christ, through whom all things are reconciled to God. 

May God strengthen us to live faithfully as stewards of the Earth. Let us walk in love, justice and reconciliation, joining in God’s work to restore all creation.