what you do during the week

People wonder what a church musician does during the week. I put in two 10-hour days on Tuesdays and Wednesdays. Let me spin out some of the tasks:
1. lead singing chapel a Dock Meadows. 2. write agenda for the worship planning committee. 3. meet with pastor about choir and handbells. 4. practice organ music for Sunday. 5. send in to bulletin all elements of service. 6. work out final details with soloist. 7. talk to Beth about funeral service planned for Wed. 8. lead the committee meeting. 9. contact choir members about this fall. 10. order new anthems for this fall. 11. choose organ music for funeral. 12. and play the funeral--right now, which is why this post ends here.

how hymns get chosen

Tuesday evening the worship planning committee met in the library. Nate joined us.
Also around the table were Nancy, Joyce, Jennifer, Kevin and myself. Hunter was pursuing D. Min. work in California. Edie was engaged in Mennonite Church USA board work.

So, six of us paged through blue and green hymnals, referencing the scriptures and themes of the services planned for July. I said, let's suggest what comes to mind and edit ourselves as we go around this at the end.

That's how the hymns were chosen for July.