Easter, outiside and inside

A whole week has passed since April Fools, and after the pathos of the passion story there was no fooling on Easter Sunday. I started outside at 7:30, and at the 10:00 a.m. service an ensemble played the prelude and accompanied an anthem, the bass solo, "The Trumpet Shall Sound," and "Hallelujah Chorus" from Messiah. The trumpet from the ensemble played joined the organ on the hymns: "Christ the Lord is Risen Today," "Christ is Alive, Let Christians Sing," and "Thine is the Glory." We have to thank Brenda Covelens for the ensemble.

April fools--church music style

Sunday was April Fools Day. One of my church music friends sent me this for amusement only:

Organist/Choir Director/Church Secretary/Bell Director/Sexton COMBO, Memorial
of the Memorial Church, 666 Insanity Lane, Styx, VA 22207 Church membership:
7,200 families. Ann. salary: $125,000 plus benefits, use of church Lexus, and housing
stipend of $10,000 per month. Play nine Sunday Services, three daily services, weddings
and funerals. Rehearse and accompany eight vocal and bell choirs. Organize, direct,
and publicize six-eight special music programs each year. Must be comfortable
with classical, traditional, contemporary, Gospel, Christian Rock, Taize, Jazz, Dixieland,
and high Anglican worship styles, with excellent sight-reading, improvisation,
organ, piano, janitorial, bulletin folding, and lawn mowing skills. Open score reading,
lead-sheet reading, and chair moving skills is a plus. One Sunday and two weekdays
of paid vacation annually. Under the ultra critical watchful eye of the Senior Pastor.
Please call Ricky Wrinkle at 703-555-1 OMG (church).