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Christmas Concert Dec. 9 & 10

Events, Music

With many choirs “Back2It,” rehearsing and preparing exciting new anthems for the fall, as well as music for the Advent and Christmas seasons, the Music Ministry Team and I would like to express our gratitude to those who have made special gifts to music ministries at CUMC. Your contributions assist us in purchasing a variety of music and providing special guest musicians for concerts and special music events. Thank you for helping us share the “good news” and express our collective love for God through this vitally important ministry at CUMC.

Dr. James M. Calhoun and the CUMC Music Ministry Team

A Festival of Lessons and Carols

Adult, Events, Music

Save the Date!

Community UMC Music Department presents:

“A Festival of Lessons and Carols”

by Jonathan Willcocks

plus other songs of the season featuring The Chancel Choir with instrumental ensemble

Saturday, December 9 at 6:00 PM
Sunday, December 10 at 3:00 PM

All are welcome!

Casting Call for All Children and Youth

Children, Events, Music, Youth Children

Come be a part of this year’s Christmas Pageant The Reluctant Innkeeper.

The play will be performed during both worship services on December 10. All ages, from preschool through high school, are welcome to participate in the play. You may participate in a leading role or as part of the choral ensemble. There is a place for everyone. If you are interested in a leading role, scripts will be available in the church office.

Please see below for important dates.

October 1: Scripts available in office for auditions
October 15: Auditions at 11:15 in the choir room
November 5: Rehearsal for those in leading roles at 11:15
November 12: Rehearsal for those in leading roles at 11:15
November 19: Rehearsal for everyone at 11:15
December 3: Dress Rehearsal for everyone at 11:15

Music Program for All Ages

Adult, Children, Music, Youth

Community United Methodist Church is blessed with a diverse music program featuring ensembles for all ages including:

The Chancel Choir
Adult and Youth Handbells
Celebration Singers
Joyful Noise Choir
The Cherub Choir

The music ministry offers a wide variety of musical styles from traditional choral classics and hymns to jazz, spirituals, gospel music, and contemporary praise music.

I would like to invite you to consider becoming a part of the music ministry at Community UMC. We have some of the most dedicated, committed, and friendly members you will find anywhere, and we want YOU to be a part of the Music Ministry Team. While you are not required to audition, we hope that prospective members will be able to carry a tune (lol) and have the ability to match pitches with fellow choristers. Highlights of this year’s music feast will include An Inter-denominational Thanksgiving Service, A Festival of Lessons and Carols by Jonathan Willcocks and The Seven Last Words of Christ by Theodore Dubois as well as a children’s Christmas pageant entitled, “The Case of the Reluctant Innkeeper.”

We invite you and/or your children to join any one of these fine ensembles.

For more information check us out on the internet at: cumchb.org or contact Dr. James Calhoun, Director of Music and Worship:

music@cumchb.org
(714) 842-4461 Church Office
(310) 714-3879 Cell

Adult Handbells, Wednesdays, 7:30 p.m. – 9:00 p.m.
Chancel Choir Rehearsal Thursdays, 7:30 p.m. – 9:00 p.m.
Celebration Singers, Sundays, 11:15 a.m.-12:00 noon
Youth Handbells, Sundays, 4:00 p.m. – 5:00 p.m.
Joyful Noise, Sundays, 9:30 a.m.-10:00 a.m.
Cherub Choir, Sundays, 9:30 a.n.-10:00 a.m.

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