Ministry of Church Singers

If we were to write a mission statement for choirs and chanters it can be said that we gather together in prayer with all the people of God to express our gratitude and appreciation for everything we receive from our Creator. He has equipped us with everything necessary to serve Him well, so Glorify Him with Joyful Thanksgiving and Prices! The following article is taken from the newsletter PSALM: Pan-Orthodox Society for the Advancement of Liturgical Music, Spring 1996, written by His Grace Bishop BASIL. For more information on PSALM, please go to www.orthodoxpsalm.org. There are few ministries of the Church that require the devotion and the dedication that church singing does. You who lead the singing, as well as you who follow the leader, are precious gifts to your parishes. You are as important to the parish as is the holy table itself. As there can be no liturgy without the holy table, there can be no liturgy without you. This is not to compliment you or increase your pride, but rather to put a little fear and awe in you, so you know what your responsibilities are. Church singing is not a hobby. Being a choir director is not something one does for personal fulfillment. It is first and foremost a duty, a duty of those to whom God has given musical talents. It is sinful, in my opinion, for someone not to sing who has been given the gift to sing. Sinful! You join the angels, and do that which the angels do perpetually. Thats not an interest, a vocation, or a hobby; it is a duty. Angels were created to serve and to praise, and you have been given voices for that same purpose. I love to remind our church singers of the fact that we physically jump into something that goes on perpetually. We jump in and join with the angels for a couple of hours, and then we jump back out. The liturgy does not begin with Blessed is the Kingdom and your Amen, and it doesnt end with Through the prayers of our Holy Fathers and your Amen. Those phrases only define the time that we participate in the liturgy which goes on perpetually before the throne of God.

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Phone

(519) 807-2986

Website

https://www.xcsaviour.com/ministries/choir/