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As I write this in mid June, I know many of you are already busy charting your course for the new choir year which will begin all too soon. You are truly "one in a million" and no one knows the time or dedication you give to your preparation and planning. But how would you like to be just one in five? Choristers Guild is looking for five people to take part in an extraordinary opportunity, the Choristers Guild Children's Choir Leadership Certification Program. Read all about it on page 3 of this issue. It's a rare and exciting opportunity! [Follow this link for certification information on the website. Deadline for application, August 15, 2006.] Take a moment to guarantee new choristers in your ministry this fall. Remove the center poster from the binding of this issue; fill in the pertinent information regarding your program (parent meeting, first rehearsal, special kickoff event, rehearsal schedule, etc.) with a marker in the allotted white space and place in a prominent location in your church. Then get ready to answer your phone as many new choristers begin to fill your choir! The beginning of a new year opens windows for new challenge and opportunity to dig deeper into the life of faith and community with children. David Davidson, in "Privileged and Challenged to Serve," calls us to think fresh and creatively about the joy and responsibility of our work. Jayne Southwick Cool shares a unique perspective as composer/director/teacher in "Plan for Success: An Anthem Lesson Plan" as she develops a "friendship between the singers in your choir and the anthems they meet in rehearsal." You will look at lectionary readings with renewed appreciation for possibility in Marilyn Comer's "Children in Worship: Let the Children Speak." Carol Nyberg-Caraviotis' Devotions for September and October are deep and profound. You might think Carol and Marilyn sipped many cups of tea together as their work is so companionable. You will delight in the use of these reinforcing resources, one as the shared public expression of the other, the child's inner spirituality. May we be filled with grace and renewed with joy as children lead us to deeper faith and worship. — Lois Trego, Editor |
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