Worship Committee
Members of the Worship Committee – Meets the First Saturday of the Month, 10am
Meets April 6, 10am
Members of the Worship Committee and Pastor Tom welcome your ideas and feedback on our Sunday worship service. Our hope and prayer is to bring together all generations, valuing both our heritage as Lutherans and our hospitality to guests, new Lutherans/Christians, and any who seek a House of Mercy.
Worship Debriefing
- Lenten faith stories have been wonderful. Considering new events/avenues for these.
- A new choir mic has been ordered and paid for by an anonymous donor.
- New over-the-ear mics for worship/skits have been ordered and paid for by BLC Foundation.
- Worship Comm is pleased with new location of Passing of the Peace, Announcements.
- Continued discussion regarding the choir loft, ideas to make mobility safer.
Worship Planning
- Maundy Thursday and Good Friday specifics were discussed.
- Single Easter service at 9:30.
Youth Easter Breakfast will be held for one hour before and after the worship service. The menu will be simpler, allowing for youth/parents to attend worship.
Other Business
Ciro’s recitals at Bethesda and on campus were wonderful successes! Congratulations to Music Master Magnani! Curiosity expressed about the fabric behind the sanctuary cross, sharing a wall with the organ pipe room. Years ago, new fabric was purchased, but the installation was not completed. Would require skilled carpentry. Pr. Tom will try to program the soundboard to feed more volume into the choir loft monitors to allow choir members to better hear the piano during performances.
Members of the Worship Committee
Amber Coburn, Brenda Down, Kermit Finstad, Kim Gribble, Sue LaMarche, Jill Lauch, Megan Lay, Ciro Magnani, Megan Salsbury, Bill Vaughan, Pastor Tom, Karen Williamson
How I Worship…
Nothing brings me into the realm of worship quicker than music. It reaches deep into my being and causes me to think of God the creator of all things good. The source of strength when I need to know I am not alone; the source of happiness when I am celebrating; and the source of courage when courage is what is needed. Above all else, the source of peace when life is difficult and I am wondering how I will be able to take the next breath. Music of one kind or another seems to run continually in my brain. It might be a familiar hymn or a love song from years past. It might be a song I learned at camp or a children’s ditty I learned as a child and then taught to my children. Or sometimes someone will say something that reminds me of a portion of a song and I find a short phrase of a song popping into my mind and sometimes out of my mouth.
Music is food for my soul and draws me out of “this world” and into a state of awareness of how close my Lord is to me.
Music to me is a gift and a blessing and I am always grateful for this gift.
Blessings,
Amber Coburn
Stories of How I Worship from Our Members
How I Worship…
How I Worship… In my twenty years at Bethesda, I have valued this beautiful sanctuary as a place to worship. Being a Lutheran my entire life, it is truly an honor to worship here. Originally I worshiped at the first service and later switched to the late service....
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