Music Notes

The Lord has risen, indeed. We know this not just because of the Sunday in which we celebrate His resurrection, but because we serve a living God. The same Jesus who rose from the dead is the one to whom we can come with our prayers, with our joys, with our sorrows and thanksgivings, and with our praise. How joyous to know that we serve a God with power over the grave—that though we face trials and difficulties in life, the ending has already been written in Christ’s victory over death.

Easter would be an excellent time for you to invite friends to church, and perhaps between the music that we are planning, the message from Pastor Russell, and ultimately by the work of the Holy Spirit, they will be touched, continue attending, and most importantly start on their journey with the Lord. April brings not only the week of our Lord’s Passion and triumphant resurrection, but a number of other exciting events for music at SUMC. On the last Sunday in April, we will be celebrating internationally, with food after the service, ethnic clothing, and music from various parts of the world—it’s a week you won’t want to miss!

I’d like to again give a special thank you to Sandra Lane. For some time now, she has been the director for the youth choir, and this 2008–2009 season was her last year in that position. I know we have all enjoyed the children’s singing under her leadership, and that we have seen our children grow not only in their love for music and singing, but in their devotion to God, as well. Thank you Sandra, for your hard work and dedication! Sara Lamb will be filling this vacant position for the next season, and is more than qualified to do an excellent job with the children. I look forward to working with her as we share God’s gift of music with and through the children of the congregation.