Weekly News & Updates

2/15/2023

ACTIVE LISTENING

Please note, as the choir sings, this is a time to:

BE STILL (OR – tap a foot, move to the beat, even CLAP – if it’s a lively one!)
Listen to your breathing as you listen and focus to the sounds washing over you
Be prepared for God, the Holy Spirit to show up - speak to your heart, your mind, your spirit thru the music

Music Director's Corner

DURING SEPTEMBER THRU MAY

REMEMBER – you can join us at any time:

INITIAL COMMITMENT – JUST COME TO ONE REHEARSAL!!
NEXT MAJOR FOCUS: Last Epiphany, Ash Wednesday, and Lent 1
CONSIDER – you like to sing? ….you’ve had a little musical training? JOIN US IN 2024!

ALSO REMEMBER – THE FUTURE!

ESPECIALLY CHILDREN, WITH OR WITHOUT SINGING PARENT(S) – by joining us…
YOU are helping guarantee the future of this ministry!
Without a few NEW & YOUNG members joining us each year, this ministry will grow old and die.

WHEN WOULD I SHOW UP?

Check out the times located in this article, and the GOOD NIGHT description

SPECIAL CALL OUT FOR ANYONE WHO KNOWS THERE WAY AROUND A PIANO KEYBOARD!

…..even if it to just “one-finger a melody” that you are able to read from music

Our team of CARILLONNEURS is in need of a few new members! Our Carillon is an electronic one operated by a standard electronic Casio keyboard – AND (I jest not!), your ability to one-finger a melody from reading the music of a hymn is ALL the skill you need to start! Contact Mary Ruth Houston, Andrew, or leave a message with the front desk.

…AND A FEW GOOD MEN!!

2-4 Basses/Baritones who can make the Wednesday evening rehearsal and Sundays – IMMEDIATE NEED! WE HAVE A PLACE OPEN FOR YOU! Any kind of musical training is a big plus…

YOU’RE PLANNING ON SHOWING UP? ….YOU NEED MORE INFO? ….please contact Andrew (email: andrew@stmichaelschurch.com / office: 407-843-8448 x.246 / cell: 407-619-0967)

Sing Unto The Lord

THIS WEEK:

Sunday, February 18

9:15 – Rehearsal in Church
10:05 – Prelude
10:10 – GOOD NIGHT CHOIR SINGS
10:15 - Service
11:40 - Alternate rehearsal (approx. 1 hr)
6:30 – Good Night With Mr. Andrew

WEDNESDAY, February 21

5:30 – Family Choir in Choir Room (children 1^st Gr. good readers thru Middle School PLUS any Singing Parents!)
7:00 – Adult Choir in Church (High School thru Retired)
8:30’ish - Chamber Singers (members of Adult Choir who enjoy more challenging music)

Sunday Hymn Playlist

Forty Days And Forty Nights
Be Still and Know
Mass of Mercy Holy
Lord Jesus, Think on Me
You are My All in All
Lord, Who Throughout These Forty Days

Sunday Hymn Playlist

Feed My Lambs

PLANS FOR FEBRUARY

Slight change for February to set up our food collection

for children in need over Spring Break.

Spring Break is March 18-22 – and they are out of school the previous Friday. Working backwards:

Food needs to be delivered on Thu, March 14 – sorted from bags to bins the same week
Therefore bags need to be delivered by Sunday, March 10; and so….
BAG-TREE will left out for the Sundays of Feb 25 and March 3 to allow for enough to be collected to help those children get through Spring Break.

PLEASE NOTE: in regards to this ministry, for those not presently attending church, and maybe watching online, if you’d like to participate when we are not actively in the week of “bag filling and collecting”, it is possible to arrange for AMAZON and/or PUBLIX to deliver food to the church. ]

Good Night with Mr. Andrew

6:30 pm ZOOM TIME

“GOOD NIGHT WITH MR. ANDREW”

SUNDAY, FEBRUARY 18: CANCELLED

Andrew will be on a plane this night - off to visit family in the UK.
HOWEVER! On Sunday, Feb 25, one hour earlier (5:30) there will be a special “FROM THE UK” edition of “Good Night”!
Practice “The Lord’s Prayer” / pray for family, friends, loved ones, the sick dog / sing fun songs taken from our 40+ years of singing pre-Reading material
CONTACT ANDREW DIRECTLY TO OBTAIN THE ZOOM LINK