Groups
Our music ministry is one of the most active areas in our church. At St.Mary's we try to create a glorious atmosphere of celebration and praise in all our worship and encourage everybody to use their musical gifts. Our goal is to lift up the name of the Lord in song, music, and drama. |
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The Church Choir |
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St.Mary's Choir consists of around 10 juniors aged between 7 and 16 and around 15 adults. The main purpose of the choir is to lead the congregation of St.Mary's in the worship of God, according to the traditions of the Church of England. The juniors are trained to a high standard of musicianship whilst working as a team. We aim to be a friendly, caring organisation that works hard to instil a sense of belonging, whilst producing high standards of which members can be proud.
The choir is affiliated to the Royal School of Church Music and choristers are entered into their training scheme, which provides individual teaching in music and the Church of England.The training instils a sense of spirituality and discipline and also develops the self confidence of youngsters, which will be of great benefit to them in higher education and in later life. In return, we ask that choristers regularly attend choir rehearsals in church on Thursdays between 6.30pm and 8pm and church on Sundays between 9.45am and 11.30am. Choristers are sometimes invited to sing at weddings on Saturdays and at a few special services. Notice will be given about these and choristers will often be paid a fee. The choirmaster is a qualified and experienced teacher who has a degree in music and education. There are also four other qualified and experienced teachers in the choir. All activities are carried out within the same strict educational guidelines as govern the state education system.
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Music Group |
We are a group of musicians and singers who enjoy singing more contemporary christian music, which is used in our worship in the 3rd Sunday Family Centre Service and in some other services.
We rehearse every Wednesday evening at 7.30 pm in the Family Centre
We would welcome more musicians and singers to our group and so if you can play an instrument or enjoy singing and would like to join us, please come along! For more information, please contact Sally Graham ( see Contacts).
Worship Band |
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Info coming soon |
Page was last altered 28 June 2011