We had an excellent kick-off for the new youth choir this past Sunday, with 26 students present! Michael will do an excellent job with this group! If you have a student in grades 7-12, please do whatever you can to get them here. I’ve noticed over the years that many times when someone is asked to join a choir, they respond by saying “I can’t sing.” That is rarely true; some people can’t match pitch enough to sing, but they are the exceptions, not the rule. Most choirs are made up of lots of people with just ordinary voices joining together, and the sum is greater than the parts.
Choirs provide an excellent opportunity for individual growth, learning of spiritual principles, building confidence, and the list goes on. Choirs also provide a way for a broad number of our congregation to be involved in ministry. This past Christmas, you saw our youngest choir, our 4-5 year old group, through our seniors, the oldest of whom is 93. The only age group we were missing was our students, and now we will have a ministry and personal development opportunity available to them also!!
We are working on the plans for this summer and Michael will be announcing in a couple of weeks what that schedule looks like and the major project the youth choir will be participating in. Bring your students! Many of them can’t get here without you providing transportation. It was neat Sunday night to have some of the parents who brought their youth talk with me about the good memories being in the choir room brought back to them from when I had them in youth choir years ago. Another generation!!
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