MUSIC MINISTRY WEEKLY NEWS! 10/28/14

 

MUSIC NEWS 

October 28, 2014

 

in this issue

:: Youth Ringers and Singers

:: Christmas Cantata

:: Kids Choirs

:: Community Nativity Celebration

:: Music Lessons

:: Handbells

Good afternoon!   

This coming Sunday, Nov. 2 is All Saints Sunday at Holy Covenant UMC.  It is also Communion Sunday.

Our Youth Choir will sing the Prelude at 11:00.  Let’s wear our blue shirts and dark pants or skirt and arrive at 10:45 to prepare.  Adults will sing “Nearer My God to Thee” at 8:30 and 11:00 am.

 

Here are special dates to remember along with some of the anthems scheduled: 

November 2 – All Saints (see above)

November 8 – All Church Work Day – all hands on deck!

November 9 – Music Appreciation Sunday- Adult Choir and Covenant Carillons

November 23 and 26 – No Rehearsals, Happy Thanksgiving!

December 4 – 7:00 PM, Adult Choir and Covenant Carillons Ring and Sing at Community Nativity Program

December 7 – Children and Youth (8:30 and 11:00)    5:30 pm  Family Feast and Children’s Choir Musical

December 14 – Appalachian Winter Christmas Music presented by the Wesleyan Choir

and Orchestra.

December 21 – 4th Sunday in Advent – Handbell Choirs perform

December 24 – Christmas Eve   6:00 pm Children’s Service.  7:00 to 11:00 pm, Candlelight and

Communion

 

There will be a signup sheet in the choir room for Christmas Eve Services for small groups and choir members availability

 

My thanks to all of you for what you do! 

Pastor Debbie

 

[email protected]

972-849-5372

 

Holy Covenant’s Music Ministry is always open to new participants.

Email [email protected] with questions about how to get started!

    Revelation Ringers and Singers
               Ringers, Sunday at 4:30 pm

Singers, Sundays at 5:15 pm

 

YOUTH SING NOV. 2 AT THE 11:00 AM SERVICE.  ARRIVE AT 10:45 AM TO REHEARSE. WEAR BLUE SHIRTS AND DARK PANTS OR SKIRT. 

 

Dates are being considered for our 2015 choir tour.  Please send your summer dates to Debbie, so she can consider your schedules when planning our trips! 

[email protected]  

               Singers are invited!

Appalachian Winter by Joseph Martin to be presented on December 14 with a small orchestra.
               

Come join the Wesleyan Choir as we prepare this wonderful Cantata.  The music is all early American in style.  We’ll perform with flute, violin, guitar, drums, piano and cello.   There are books and CD’s available for your voice part to aid learning. The last 30 minutes of rehearsal (8:30 to 9:00 pm) will focus on this work every Wednesday night between now and December.  December 10 will be our final rehearsal with the instrumentalists from 7 to 9 pm.   Let’s make this our largest group of singers yet! 

  

                Kids Choirs


Not too late to join!

 

Dates to sing:

Sunday Nov. 9

Sunday, December 7 – evening program to present “A Play in a Manger”

Sunday, December 14:  Sing last song in Appalachian Winter” performance.

 

Children’s Choir (Choir room)

Grades 1-5, Wednesdays at 6:30 pm 

Pre-schoolers sing with nursery workers during our services of worship on Sundays.

 

Children’s handbells will not rehearse until all 8 positions are filled.  Let Debbie know if you are in the 3rd – 5th grade and want to ring.

              Community Nativity
nativity exhibit

The Wesleyan Choir and Covenant Carillons will ring and sing at the community Nativity Celebration at the Latter Day Saints Church in Carrollton on Thursday, Dec. 4 at 7:00 pm

  

Music Lessons! 
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Jonathan Kaan is teaching piano lessons at Holy Covenant.  You can contact Jonathan at [email protected] or at 972-505-1833 for more information.

Jonathan’s graduated with honors from Baylor University with a Masters Degree in Piano Pedagogy (teaching) and Performance. 

  

bellsHandbell Choirs!

If you’d like to ring, contact Debbie Chapman or Joy Lasley. 

[email protected]

[email protected]

 

Rehearsal for Covenant Carillons

Wednesdays at 6:30 pm

Joyful Noise begins rehearsing at Sundays at 1:30 pm

Children’s bells (grades 3-5) We are not rehearsing until we have 4 more ringers! 

Email Debbie if you are interested!

Revelation Ringers (grades 6-12)  Sundays at 4:30 pm 

Have a Holy and Blessed Week!  God will work through us to bless our work and bless those that hear us.  I can’t thank you enough for all you do to make the music at Holy Covenant meaningful and unique.  Below is the link to sign up or unsubscribe from any of our email lists.

 

Thanks again for what you do to minister to Holy Covenant.

God Bless!

Debbie

[email protected]

972-492-2432, X 24

972-849-5372, Cell

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Many are allergic to perfume and lotions.  Keep that in mind for rehearsals and Sunday mornings.