Choir Needs More Singers!

Hello--It's been a busy time and I've barely made an entry this month--just coming in under the wire. Paul and I left right after church Sunday for a little getaway to Lambertville, NJ to celebrate our first anniversary. It was indescribably relaxing to just put everything else out of our minds and know that for Sunday to Monday there was nothing more important we could do than celebrate our relationship.

But what of St. Luke choir? Well, I won't beat around the bush. The choir membership is at an ebb and we are hoping to recruit more singers! With Franz out for work commitments and Hazel and Jim out for health reasons, we have fewer voices at the moment to round out the parts. If you've ever considered singing in the choir, please come try it out now! And it's not just men; women, we need you, too!

Top Ten Reasons to Join St. Luke's Choir:

10. Bond with a wonderful group of fun and caring people--we have a lot of laughs.
9. Learn great music from auspicious musical scholar and academician Dr. Clyde Shive
8. George Myers' pitchpipe humming, almost inaudibly, in the narthex to give us the pitch (no, we don't just magically find the notes!)
7. 8:30 am on Sunday really isn't all that early once you get used to it. Coffee is allowed, too.
6. Psalm 92, Psalm 95, Psalm 96, Psalm 98, and Psalm 100 all tell use to sing and make a joyful noise unto the Lord!
5. Learning to gracefully navigate the carpeted stairs wearing an oversized robe while carrying a folder and hymnal and singing harmony---these are skills you can be proud of!
4. Pastor David can't see you when you doze off during the sermon (well, except he usually turns around and checks from time to time). Great view of children during Theme Talk.
3. You get to sing out of the spiral-bound version of the black hymn book. Haven't you always wanted to see all the parts written in there? Trust me--it's worth it!
2. Share your musical gifts and enjoy opportunities for creative expression in worship.

And the #1 Reason:

WE NEED YOU!

We sing one anthem per Sunday and do a special concert May 16 called the "Musicale". We rehearse in the choir room 8:30 am on Sunday. No need to come during the week. Please just show up and you will be warmly welcomed! We guarantee you will have a good time, so what are you waiting for? Join this week!

April is Handel month; we will be doing many works by this great composer, including selections from "Messiah" on Easter Sunday. More on that to come.