Lent 2010: A Focus on Death and Dying

Not too long ago, I was talking to a friend about a death in her family. In the course of that conversation, my friend shared with me that she did not have a will and had never had a will. It was difficult to contain my negative reaction to this news. This woman is the mother of two school-aged children. It was shocking to me that she had not done what was necessary – if not exactly the most enjoyable experience in life – to ensure the well-being of her children in the unfathomable event that she and her husband prematurely met their demise. I made my concerns very clear to my friend. In response, she admitted that somewhere deep inside, she felt that not having a will would somehow keep death at bay.

It wasn't the first time I had had such a conversation. Where does such an idea come from and why is it shared by so many?

Death is certainly not on the top of most people's list of fun things to talk about. Yet, aside from birth, it is the one experience that all human beings will experience. So, to talk about death is not only to talk about one's own mortality, but to talk about the experience of death in a wider sense, when family members, friends, co-workers have died. Still, the subjects of dying and death are met not only with anxiety, but disapproval – as if we can just will it away.

Last summer, when the misleading reports of "death panels" sidetracked the health care debate into a really strange place, we saw on a much grander scale the extent to which the American public refuses to acknowledge the reality of death – disturbing, to say the least. Like my friend, many seem to think that if we just don't talk about it, it just won't come.

Despite the fact that it is universally shared, death is shrouded in mystery, tucked away into those unwanted, fiercely private, places in our lives. How many times do I attend memorial services and hear things like, "I had no idea that s/he was so sick" or "I don’t have any idea about what to say or do."

We don't want to talk about dying or death, so we don't. Until we have to, when someone close to us dies. And then, many find themselves completely unprepared.

And while our denial of the reality of death is bad enough, we don't even want to have conversations about what happens leading up to death. Many of us seem to have in mind one of those movie deaths, when someone just drops dead suddenly, or when all of the stars align and everything happens in an orderly way, with family and friends around a bedside. As if it just "happens," without having to make any actual plans or actually having some conversation with loved ones about one's intentions and desires.

But death is more complicated than that and the process leading up to death can be difficult and painful. These days, very few will just suddenly stop breathing; most of us will die slowly. All the more reason for us to find the courage to talk. It's understandable that we don't really want to talk about death or the process that leads to it, but pushing death aside will not keep it from coming. It will still come. It does for everyone.

During our Lenten Bible Study (Lent begins on Ash Wednesday, February 17th) this year, we will focus on death and dying, using a resource that is being offered by the United Church of Christ, "Faithfully Facing Death." I hope you will consider joining us for this important study and making it part of your Lenten discipline. More information about this program follows in this Chimes . I hope you will take advantage of this important opportunity.

I'll see you in church!

Editors' Column
by Warren and Christine Bartlett

We often find ourselves wishing that the special seasons of the church calendar were longer. Not only because we never seem to be ready for the big event (maybe we should start preparing today for next Christmas!), but because there are never enough Sundays to provide opportunity to sing all the wonderful hymns for that season. We barely manage to fit in the "old favorites" and frequently overlook the less familiar hymns, many with fine tunes and meaningful words.

So, as we enter the Lenten season, we decided to review the hymns contained in the "Passion and Cross" section of the Pilgrim Hymnal, and to highlight some of the hymns with which we were less familiar – although you may know them well. We were limited by space and had a difficult time reducing the number of hymns and choosing which verses to use. Please take the opportunity to open your hymnals and read the words of other verses and sound out the music and words of those we had to leave out! Below are our selections.

h. 153 Lord, who throughout these forty days
For us didst fast and pray,
Teach us with thee to mourn our sins,
And close by thee to stay.
h. 159 Alone thou goest forth, O Lord
In sacrifice to die;
Is this thy sorrow naught to us
Who pass unheeding by?
h. 163 Ah, holy Jesus, how hast thou offended,
That man to judge thee hath in hate pretended?
By foes derided, by thine own rejected,
O most afflicted!
h. 165 Sunset to sunrise changes now,
For God doth make his world anew;
On the Redeemer's thorn-crowned brow
The wonders of that dawn we view.
h. 173 O word of pity, for our pardon pleading,
Breathed in the hour of loneliness and pain;
O voice, which, through the ages interceding,
Calls us to fellowship with God again;
h. 174 Throned upon the awful tree,
King of grief, I watch with thee.
Darkness veils thine anguished face;
None its lines of woe can trace;
None can tell what pangs unknown
Hold thee silent and alone.

Meet Our Members
by Warren and Christine Bartlett, Editors

We don't have guests this issue, but hope we'll return in April.

Giving Tree Thank You
by Susan Reisert

Somewhere around the beginning of December the Christian Education Committee and I discovered that we had forgotten to contact a local agency about getting a family for our Giving Tree, something that we've done in the past but did not do in 2008. It was too late. But then we got a desperate e-mail from St. Matthew's Episcopal Church. They were participating in an ecumenical effort with Sacred Heart to help local families in need and they had way too many gift tags. We were glad to take some of them, but there was a catch – we only had nine days to gather the gifts!

Initially we received about 100 tags. After initial distribution, the coordinator at St. Matthew's took about twenty back. But just two days before the deadline, we still had about ten tags left. On the Sunday before the deadline, I announced that we still had some tags. After worship, several people approached me to tell me that they did not have time to shop themselves, but they wanted me to do it for them – and then they stuffed some money into my hand. I left that day with about $70. Amazing!

Margaret, John and I finished up buying gifts to go with the tags and then we met the folks from St. Matthew's to deliver gifts to Sacred Heart. Many, many thanks to everyone who participated in this huge effort to bring some holiday cheer to families in and around Hallowell.

Standing Committee Report
by Harmon Harvey (ghostwritten)

The 2010 Annual Meeting of Old South was duly held on Sunday, January 24. It was preceded by a wonderful lunch of soups, bread and scrumptious desserts, provided and served by the Diaconate. We thank them for their continued culinary expertise! The meeting itself was well attended and proceeded very smoothly. The slate of officers and new committee members recommended by the Nominating Committee (aka, the Standing Committee) was unanimously accepted as was the budget. Kathy Greason, our clerk, has provided the full minutes of the meeting which are included below.

MINUTES OF ANNUAL MEETING 2010

The annual meeting of the members of the Old South Congregational Church, United Church of Christ, Hallowell, Maine, was convened in the Parish Hall on Sunday, January 24, 2009 at 12:10 p.m. The Reverend Susan M. Reisert opened the meeting with a prayer. The notice requirements having been complied with in accordance with the by-laws and a quorum being present, the first order of business was election of a Moderator.

On motion by Joel Johnson, seconded by Christine Bartlett, the members present unanimously voted to elect Harmon Harvey as Moderator. He proceeded to conduct the meeting.

On motion by Christine Bartlett, seconded by Joel Johnson, the members present unanimously voted to elect Katherine Greason as Clerk of the Corporation, the oath having been administered by Cornell Knight, Notary Public. The original record of the oath is attached and made part of the minutes.

On motion by Joel Johnson, seconded by Ted Ruark, the members present unanimously voted to accept the slate of Church Officers and Committees for 2010 as set forth in the 2009 Annual Report.

Christine Bartlett presented an amendment to the Report of the Open and Affirming Implementation Committee, correcting the proposed date for an after-church meal and film discussion from February 7, 2010 to March 7, 2010. On motion by Ted Ruark, seconded by Joel Johnson, the members present unanimously voted to accept the reports of the church officers as printed in the 2009 Annual Report and amended.

Kay Rand presented the highlights of the proposed budget. On motion by Joel Johnson, seconded by Karen Erickson, the members present unanimously voted to adopt the budget as proposed and printed in the 2009 Annual Report. Harmon Harvey, on behalf of the church membership, acknowledged the hard work of the Trustees and others in response to the financial challenges of 2009.

Ted Ruark invited members to consider capital projects – essentially a wish list – toward which future revenues and perhaps memorial funds could go, and to make suggestions to Susan Reisert or any Trustee. Suggestions offered at the meeting included Vacation Bible School (Bunny Stanley), replacement of damaged candelabra at the front of the sanctuary (Ted Ruark), and purchase of the New Century Hymnal (Ben Wilmot).

Harmon Harvey took a moment to recognize that there have been challenges for Old South in the past and that there will be challenges in the future, but we can celebrate that times are presently good for Old South, and we can note that some recent good times have coincided with Susan Reisert’s ministry at Old South.

On motion by Joel Johnson, seconded by Christine Bartlett, the annual meeting was adjourned at 12:45.

This is a true record of the proceedings at the 2010 annual meeting of Old South Congregational Church, UCC.

Katherine Greason, Clerk

Report from the Trustees
by Kay Rand, Chair, Board of Trustees

2010 Budget Passes. The Annual Meeting last Sunday (January 24) unanimously approved the budget for 2010. It tells a good story about Old South, its members, its pastor and its ministry. The budget is fiscally sound, it includes wage increases for our pastor and music director and increases funding for Missions so that we can share our good fortune and faith with our greater community.

Retire Capital Campaign Line of Credit: The 2010 budget included the carry forward of a $6,316.10 surplus from 2009 which has been appropriated to a Capital Reserve account. The Trustees had already approved, conditional upon the approval of the budget at the annual meeting, to use the capital reserve to pay off the line of credit from the capital campaign. We owe approximately $4800 and we’ll pay it off over the next six months.

Projects for the Memorial Funds: This positive development allows us to consider using Memorial Funds that we’ve held and carried for some time for new church projects. The Trustees were keeping these funds, $4,117.00, in reserve as back-up for the capital campaign debt. Since that is no longer necessary, the Trustees are interested in learning what projects should be considered for the benefit of the church in the memory of those who so graciously donated to the Fund.

The Open and Affirming Implementation Committee has a list of improvements that should be on the list, and new hymn books and candelabras have already been mentioned. We’ll share the list as it develops in future issues of The Chimes.

Planned Giving Campaign: The agenda for the Trustees for 2010 also includes the initiation of a Planned Giving Campaign. Our hope is to enlist the services of Jim Duncklee, a member of Old South (in an earlier article I referred to him as a former member and was sternly corrected by his mother, Barbara Martin!) to help us design this initiative. The goal is to increase the planned bequests to Old South’s endowment funds to ensure that our light continues to shine for Christ in Hallowell for a long time to come. Stay tuned for more information about this exciting initiative.

(Part of) The Church Budget Demystified: OCWM and Conference Dues
by Susan Reisert

In taking a close look, some might ask about the line labeled "OCWM" or "Our Church's Wider Mission." What is that, one might ask? You might also wonder about the line labeled "Conference Dues."

Well, let's start with Conference Dues. Old South Congregational Church, as part of the United Church of Christ, belongs to the Maine Conference of the United Church of Christ. Each year, the Conference gathers for its own Annual Meeting and during that meeting it does something that every church does – reviews its budget and votes on a new one. One of the ways that the Conference raises revenue is through "dues." Dues are assessed per member (or per active participant; some churches are leaning away from traditional "membership"). These dues are used to support, among other things, our Conference ministers and staff and the general ministry of the Conference. It is impossible to describe all the staff do in this short space, but among the highlights are the following: assist churches going through the search process; provide continuing education opportunities for clergy and lay people (e.g., The Academy Karen is attending); support local Church and Ministry Committees; provide outdoor ministry opportunities (e.g., Pilgrim Lodge).

Dues are also assessed for membership in our local Association (Old South is a member of the Kennebec Valley Association) to support its ministry. Often some of that money goes to students who are working towards ordination. For 2010, we are paying the Conference about $14.00 per member and the Association $.40 per member. These numbers pale in comparison to our ecumenical partners who are often required to give many more thousands of dollars to their denomination's governing entity.

Beyond the assessment of dues, local churches are encouraged to give more at their own discretion. Dues do not cover all of the financial needs of the Conference, yet the Conference does not simply add everything up and then divide by member or church. That figure would certainly be much too high for our smaller churches. So churches are encouraged to offer a "pledge" beyond the dues in order to help the Conference in its ministry. This is called "Our Church's Wider Mission (OCWM)." These funds support the everyday activities of the Conference while also providing the resources for special events like last fall's Learning Event in Auburn (which, by the way, was excellent and well-attended by Old South). In addition, some of the funds from our dues and OCWM will make their way to the national office in Cleveland to support our national and global United Church of Christ ministries. In 2009, Old South pledged $500 to OCWM. Given our good financial condition, the budget adopted for 2010 includes $1,000 for OCWM.

Our gifts and talents and treasures reach far beyond the little city of Hallowell to places around the state, in other parts of the country, and around the globe. Through our associations and partnerships, we participate in many ministries, bringing God's hope and love to others. And occasionally, those funds come right back to us, like when the church is searching for a new pastor, or when your pastor is in need of a pastor and turns to a conference minister for support.

May God add God's blessing upon all of our offerings!

Music Notes
by Christine Bartlett, Chair, Music Committee

It's hard to believe we're already starting to plan for Lent and Easter seasons. Watch the announcements for the start of Bell Choir rehearsals; they start up soon. In the meantime, the choir has already started working on music for this season. Don't miss our wonderful music every Sunday. There's always something special.

From Down in the Basement
Pilgrim Lodge
by John Reisert

I think every Christian kid in Maine should go to Pilgrim Lodge because there are fun activities and good worship. Most of the time, worship is outside overlooking beautiful Lake Cobbosseecontee. Last summer was my first time at Pilgrim Lodge. It was excellent. I stayed in a cabin with three other boys and a grown-up counselor, who just happened to be the dad of Margaret's best PL pal, Emma. They go to church in Bangor.

Last summer, my cabin-mates and I made a video called "Grim Lodge." It was fun to make. The head counselor, Tina (who babysat me when I was little), made a DVD for me.

The food is great. I especially liked Taco Night.

The best part of Pilgrim Lodge is being outside, exploring the wilderness, swimming in the lake, and having fun with new friends.

I hope more kids from Old South will join me, and my sister, at Pilgrim Lodge this summer!

The schedule is posted on the Pilgrim Lodge website: www.pilgrimlodge.org.

The Alto Wore Tweed, A Liturgical Mystery
Book Review
by Warren Bartlett

What do the chief of police of a small town in the mountains of North Carolina, a body found in the choir loft of the St. Barnabas Episcopal church, helium-filled life size dolls falling from the sky, a neighborly owl and a 1939 Underwood typewriter have in common? They all link together in the entertaining The Alto Wore Tweed, A Liturgical Mystery, by Mark Schweizer.

The chief, Hayden Konig, who also serves as part-time choir director at St. Barnabas, purchased the typewriter (which was once owned by Raymond Chandler) to provide inspiration in his attempt to write “hard-boiled” Chandler-style mysteries about a detective working for the Bishop of the local diocese. Konig shares these stories with the choir members to read during the occasional “less than stimulating” Sunday sermon by the St. Barnabas Priest. (This is never a concern at OSCC where Pastor Reisert always holds the rapt attention of every member of the choir.) Fortunately, his stories—which cleverly parallel the “real” mystery—are also shared with the reader.

With all this, the author, who has lengthy experience in both music and in the church, still manages to introduce to many members of the congregation and to touch upon some hilarious examples of church “politics” (did I mention Christmas crèches wars?), and to discuss great (mostly) music.

The book is a fun read, great for settling in under a comforter or sitting in front of a warm fire (or both), great for tempering that cabin fever feeling. Christine and I thought the writing even better and funnier as we read through the series. We “discovered” the author at the Apple Valley Books in Winthrop. The books are published by St. James Music Press and you can learn more on line at www.sjmpbooks.com.

You don’t have to sing or be a musician to enjoy the book.

She sat on the edge of my desk, her coat falling open, revealing a tantalizing set of L.L. Bean braided suspenders. I’d seen those suspenders on sale last month, but couldn’t figure a way to fit them into my continuing education budget.

“I need professional help. I’ll pay you anything you want."

I hadn’t had a job in a while. Not since the bishop had called me in because he suspected that someone was tampering with the lectionary. For a couple of months all the scriptures were either John 3:16 or Romans3:23. It turned out that southern Baptist had wandered into the wrong building. I had it all wrapped up within the hour. I should have stretched the case out for a couple of weeks. It would have paid the rent.

I eyed her suspenders. I could see she was desperate. I didn’t need the money, but I never could resist an alto in trouble. Especially an alto wearing tweed.

(It reads even better in the 1939 Underwood type/key print.)

Reflections on The Academy for Congregational Life and Leadership
by Karen Erickson

(Editors' Note: This has been a regular feature in The Chimes. As a way of thanking Old South for its support of her participation, Karen plans to write an article on each session of the Academy. We thank her for using this vehicle as a way of involving all of us in this opportunity for spiritual growth and renewal.)

"Here I am, Lord"

The Academy met at the Bangor Theological Seminary on January 9, 2010. Rev. Susie Craig, Associate Conference Minister for the Maine Conference, led us in the topic of Pastoral Care.

When I sat down to write this newsletter article, I tried to put myself in your place. Just what is Pastoral Care and why should we learn about it – isn't it the Pastor's job? One of the best ways that I could think to describe what this term means was to copy the definition from Wikipedia: "Pastoral Care is the ministry of care and counseling provided by pastors, chaplains and other religious leaders to members of their church, congregation or persons within a faith-based institution. This can range anywhere from home visitation to formal counseling provided by pastors who are licensed to offer counseling services. This is also frequently referred to as spiritual care. 'Pastoral care' is also a term applied where people offer help and caring to others in their church or wider community. Pastoral care in this sense can be applied to listening, supporting, encouraging and befriending."

As you can see in the first part of the definition, it puts emphasis on pastors, chaplains and other religious leaders as the instruments of providing this ministry. However, in this class Rev. Craig emphasized the "Pastoral" part of Pastoral Care is not just our minister's responsibility. We are all called to minister to each other because of the very fact that we are followers of Christ. In simpler terms, Pastoral Care is the act of being present to a person as you are – who you are at that time and in that place – as a person of faith.

Learning to be present for someone does not mean that we are trying to fix anything. A good example of this concept is a segment from the movie, "Steel Magnolias." If you have not seen this movie, it is about a mother-daughter duo (M'Lynn and Shelby) who are part of a tight-knit circle of three other Louisiana women whose lives intersect at Truvy's beauty salon. In the scene selected, Shelby (the daughter) has died of complications due to her diabetes and M'Lynn stands alone beside the gravesite just after the service has been completed. Other families are seen piling into their cars, but the three other women make their way to her to console her. (I cried with M'Lynn as she expressed such anger and grief.) These women could not fix her pain or bring back Shelby. But through honest words of faith, humor and love, these three women gave M'Lynn exactly what she needed – to be listened to, supported, and befriended.

Being present for someone means that we must first explore who we are and what affects our faith values. I believe Rev. Craig said: "We cannot authentically minister to someone without first looking at what limits us and what pain we have in place from our own life experiences." We need to know what pushes our buttons. There are many ways to explore who we are as a person of faith. Rev. Craig shared with us one exercise that helped us to map out our lives throughout the years. We began at our birth year and proceeded to the current year mapping out our life experiences. For each year, we mapped out the place, key relationships, uses and directions of self marker events, age, events and conditions of society, images of God, centers of value and power, and authorities. This exercise was not meant to be done in one afternoon. It is a map that we should continue to revisit time and time again.

I won't pretend that I looked forward to this class. I know Rev. Craig and knew she would be brilliant. However, it felt like math class in middle school – I got that knot in my stomach at the very thought of being in this class and focusing on this topic. I believe I have shared with you that I have always been an introvert. "Small talk" feels worse for me than a root canal. I imagined that I would be horrible in the area of Pastoral Care and dreaded the inevitable case studies. Before we began our day, one of my classmates led worship with "Here I am, Lord" as one of her songs. In the refrain, the words say "I will hold your people in my heart." – a clear, seat-shifting reminder that even I am called to minister to others! I shook off that knot in my stomach and opened myself up to the experience. By the time I had my third cry on Saturday from all the touching stories shared by Rev. Craig and my classmates, I realized that listening to others did not require much "small talk." These stories also opened my eyes to the fact that God was in the very center of these visits and is always present if we let Him be. This lesson made me realize what is important – not that I am great with "small talk," but that I am present for someone. "Here I am, Lord….I will go if you lead me."

Since this is a combined month newsletter, I will not end here as I usually do. I will share with you that our next session is an overnight retreat at Living Waters Spiritual Retreat Center on February 26-27. The focus of this time together is "Earth care and Self care." We will then meet in Bangor on March 13 for a regular class day (I'll leave you in suspense for the focus of that one!). I will share my experiences in the next article.

Blessings.

Lenten Events

ASH WEDNESDAY

Our Annual Ash Wednesday service, held jointly with South Parish, will be hosted by Old South this year. The service is Wednesday, February 17th, at 6:30 p.m. in the Parish House.

Come One, Come All to the Annual Lenten Breakfast

This year's Lenten Breakfast will take place on Sunday, February 28th, at 8:30 a.m. in the Parish House. Bring a friend, breakfast item to share and join us for some fun and fellowship.

One Great Hour of Sharing

Our annual One Great Hour of Sharing offering will be taken on Sunday, March 14th. Watch for posters and more information about this special offering.

Craft Sunday

The annual Lent/Easter Craft Sunday will take place on March 21st at 9:00 a.m. in the Parish House. All children and youth are welcome to this event. Bring a friend! It's lots of fun.

LENTEN BIBLE STUDY

Our Lenten Bible Study, which begins on Tuesday, February 16 (the day BEFORE Ash Wednesday), is "Faithfully Facing Dying."  Certainly, the issues of death and dying are not on the top of everyone's list of fun things to talk about, but they are extremely important to our lives.  All of us face death, yet the issues and process surrounding dying are shrouded in mystery. 

During Lent, we will gather on Tuesdays at lunchtime, 11:30 - 1:00 to discuss this topic, using materials offered by the UCC's Justice and Witness Ministries.  These materials were developed by a task force as a result of recent resolutions discussed at General Synods in 2007 and 2009 and the Bible Study group will have an opportunity to offer feedback to this task force. Our Bible Study is open to all.  Bring a lunch and a Bible and maybe even a friend!

NOTE: Daylight Savings Time Begins, March 14.  Don't forget to spring forward!

Holy Week
From Susan Reisert

As I write this in January, it's a little early to know exactly what will happen during Holy Week, the first week in April. But here is some preliminary information:

Sunday, March 28 Palm Sunday Service, 10:00 a.m., our sanctuary

Thursday,April 1 Maundy Thursday Service at South Parish in Augusta,7:00 p.m.

Friday, April 2 Hallowell Ecumenical Good Friday Service, Noon (place to be determined)

Sunday,April 4 Easter Sunrise Service at the Hallowell Boat Landing(weather permitting) 7:00 a.m.

Potluck Breakfast, Parish House, after Sunrise Service

Easter Family Worship service with Bells and Choir, 10:00 a.m.

The Committee

The Committee (ONA) will be sponsoring a luncheon and film viewing opportunity on March 7th. The film, "Shooting Beauty," is "the story of an aspiring fashion photographer whose career takes an unexpected return when she discovers a hidden world of beauty at a center for people living with significant disabilities." The movie will be followed by a discussion for those interested. We'll be putting up posters soon to advertise this event, but want to make sure you get it in your calendars. The film was shown during last year's Maine International Film Festival and was the focus for a small discussion group with Susan. Now you won't have to travel to Waterville to see it, you can catch it right here in our own Parish Hall.

While there is no charge for either the luncheon or the movie, there will be a free will offering taken. The funds raised from this event will help support The Committee's efforts to make our own sanctuary more accessible. We're doing this in a timely fashion. On January 16th, there was an interesting article in the Kennebec Journal, "Disabled worshippers struggle to find home in pews." The article notes that the disabled faithful find access to churches a major challenge, "stoked by ignorances of their needs and doctrines that paint disability as proof of sin." While the ADA (Americans with Disabilities Act) has a stringent set of accessibility standards for other public places, churches have been largely shielded because of the separation of church and state. We at Old South must work together to find creative ways to include all those who wish to join us in our worship.

Stewardship Drive

Stewardship Sunday was held on January 31st, with the usual wonderful treats for fellowship hour. The theme this year is "Growing through Grateful Giving," challenging us to "give gratefully and live generously." While the formal presentation is past, there is still an opportunity to consider how you will demonstrate your stewardship within the Old South community. If you didn't get a letter and a pledge card but would like to pledge, please contact the church office; we'll be happy to send you one. If you have already made a pledge, consider in what other ways you can be a steward. There is still an opening for someone to be a delegate from Old South to the Kennebec Valley Association. While the committees all had full slates, there is always room for one more on committees like Missions, Music, Beautification, or Christian Education, just to name a few. We need volunteers to help staff the nursery on a regular basis. We are always on the lookout for those who would like to serve as greeters on Sunday morning and serve as ushers to take the offering. These are just a few additional thoughts. If you have a gift or talent, or just time you're willing to share, contact our pastor, Susan Reisert, or call the church office; we'll be happy to link you up where there is a need.

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March 2010 Calendar

On Thursdays, Choir rehearses at 7:00 p.m. in the Sanctuary. Choir Rehearsal each Sunday, 9:00 a.m. in the Sanctuary