Music Ministry Weekly News! 2/3/15

 

    

MUSIC NEWS 

February 3, 2015

 

Christmas Choir

 

in this issue

:: Kids Choirs

:: Youth Ringers and Singers

:: Handbells

:: Voice Lessons

:: Music Lessons

Greetings!

 

Dates to Remember:

February 18 – Ash Wednesday – Children, Youth and Adult Choirs sing – No children or bell rehearsals.  Children and Youth arrive at 6:45 pm to prepare for 7:00 pm service.  Adults Arrive at 6:30 pm

February 21 – Joyful Noise Bell Choir at area handbell festival.  3:00 performance at University Park UMC

February 28 – Adult Choir Workday at Holy Covenant  9 to noon.

March 1 – Youth Spaghetti dinner and talent show

March 8-15 – Spring Break – No Sunday or Wednesday rehearsals this week.

March 29 – Palm Sunday presentation of “Lenten Canticles” with Chamber Orchestra

April 2 – Maundy Thursday Communion Service

April 3 – Good Friday Tenebrae Service

April 4 – Easter Egg Hunt

April 5 – Easter Sunday

April 18 – Craft Fair

April 26 – Annual Spring Ring Handbell Concert

May 2 – Junktique

May 17 – Senior Sunday

May 31 – Children’s Musical

June 15-19 – Vacation Bible Camp

July 20 – 28 – Combined Choir and Mission Trip Dates are approximate

July – No Adult Choir Rehearsals

August 3-8 – Fine Arts Camp

 

Mark your calendars for October 3 for “Gospel Night” at Holy Covenant.  Bob Michael is the coordinator.  Stay tuned for more details.

 

Sunday, February 8 Music:  (no adult coir anthem)

Prelude – Children’s Choir “Fairest Lord Jesus”

Anthem and Offertory – Covenant Carillons

 

Sunday, February 15 – Adult Choir and Men’s Choir

Pre-school choir at 8:30 only.

 

[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!

                Kids Choirs

Dates to sing:

February 8 – Prelude

February 18 (Ash Wednesday)

March 1 – Spaghetti Dinner

Easter Sunday – April 5

Musical – May 31

 

Wednesdays at 6:30 pm – grades 1-5! 

WE NEED YOUR CHILD!

 

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.

    Revelation Ringers and Singers
               

 

Youth Ringers and Singers Schedule:

 

*February 8 are important bell and choir rehearsals

*We will NOT rehearse on February 15.

*Youth should plan to Ring and Sing on February 22 at both services. 

*Regular Rehearsals on Feb. 22 and March 1

*No rehearsals on March 8 or 15

*Regular rehearsal on March 22 and 29

*Sing at Sunrise and 8:30 on Easter Sunday, April 5

 

We still have openings in the handbell choir and are desperate for some low male voices!  Come join us.  Invite friends!

 

Mark your calendars for roughly June 20-28.  We are going to combine Music and Mission.  Details are in the works but I see Florida on the horizon!  Singers, Ringers and Workers, plan to attend! We’ll work with our hands, our hearts and our voices! sunny-beach-girl.jpg

 

Spaghetti Dinner and Talent Show is going to be March 1st.  Start thinking about what you want to do for the show! 

FYI, we are not planning a Valentine Bake Sale this year but are planning a Breakfast fundraiser.  Date TBA

 

Handbell Choirs

 

Covenant Carillons  Wednesdays at 6:30 pm

Date to play in church – February 8!

Blue Shirts – Arrive at 7:30 am

 

Joyful Noise  Sundays at 2:30 pm

Joyful Noise is planning to participate in the

Greater Dallas Handbell Association’s handbell festival on

February 21st, 2015: 

Intermediate Clinician: Stephanie Rhoades
Location: University Park UMC, 
4024 Caruth Blvd. Dallas, TX 75225

Date to play in church – March 1

 

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  Date to play in Church, February 22!

 

Mark your calendars -Sunday, April 26 for our annual Spring Ring.

Let Joy and Debbie know if you would like to be on the planning team for this event.

 

To join a bell choir contact Debbie at [email protected] or Joy Lasley at [email protected]

 

bells

Voice Studio:

Erin Alcorn, Soprano
 

$40/ hour, $35/ 45 min, $20/ half hour 

She teaches in her home studio in Coppell, Texas

[email protected]

214-673-4168

 

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. 

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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