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Music Ministries

St. John's United Methodist Church enjoys a traditional worship style that incorporates fine, sacred music from the Baroque era through the 21st Century. Great care is taken by our worship leaders to provide our congregation with a worship experience enriched by liturgy and music that will both nurture and feed the spirit and soul.

The music at St. John's is chosen with careful consideration to the Christian Year and the Revised Common Lectionary, and the musicians who offer that music do so with the understanding that it is on behalf of the entire congregation that we offer our gifts to God. We, the musicians at St. John's United Methodist Church, strive to enhance our worship with integrity and beauty found in the music of the finest composers of the past and present.

There are no auditions to participate in the music ministries of this church and we welcome any and all persons to join us in the joy of providing one of the many essential elements of worship at St. John's United Methodist Church.

The music department at St. John's United Methodist Church is comprised of the following:

Adult Chancel Choir
Rehearses every Wednesday at 7:30 p.m. and meets Sunday morning at 10:00 a.m.
Summer rehearsals are Wednesdays at 6:00 p.m.

Adult Handbell Choir
Rehearses every Wednesday during the school year at 6:15 p.m.

Youth Handbell Choir
(7th- 12th grades)
Rehearses every Wednesday evening during the school year from 6:15 p.m. until 7:15 p.m.

Children's Choirs
Rehearse every Wednesday evening from September to April.

St. John's offers the following musical opportunities for children:

Music Experience Class
(2- and 3-year-olds) 6:15-7:00 p.m.
led by Brenda Hays

Alpha Choir
(4- through 6-year-olds) 6:15-7:00 p.m.
led by Jennifer Shirey

Chimes Choir
(2nd and 3rd graders) 6:15-7:15 p.m.
led by Coleen Phillips

Children's Handbell Choir
(4th through 6th graders) 6:15-7:15 p.m.
led by Rebecca Saathoff

Summer Musical "choir camp"
(Kindergarten - 6th grade)
Dates TBA, but always one week (Mon.-Fri.), 9:00 a.m-12:00 noon rehearsals, with the meal and final performance for St. John's and guests that Friday night.

St. John's United Methodist Church Department of Music is a member of the following:

  • The American Guild of English Handbell Ringers (AGEHR)
  • Choristers Guild
  • The Royal School of Church Music

 

St. John's music staff members are affiliated with the following:

  • The American Guild of Organists
  • Texas Orchestra Directors Association
  • Texas Choral Directors Association
  • Texas Music Educators Association
  • American Choral Directors Association

 

For more information feel free to contact Kathryn Zetterstrom, Director of Music Ministries at 762-0123 or e-mail her at kathryn@stjohnslubbock.org.