Seven More Days!

Hey folks - we're all looking forward to singing at both services next week (see the drawing by Emily Edwards for more information)! We'll then have two weeks off from afternoon rehearsals and then a Parent Meeting and a special activity for our kids at 3:45pm on Sunday, April 19, the Sunday after Easter. See you there!!

One more rehearsal left!

Our attendance was quite a bit larger at the Pneuma rehearsal yesterday afternoon. We sang several songs, focusing on the ones we’ll sing for Palm Sunday, April 5, at both services. Mr. Matt directed us through two skits highlighting the Upper Room and the triumphal entry into Jerusalem. I think it’s fantastic that these kids not only get to hear the scripture but that they get to walk and talk through it; to live through it. What a great way to see and to understand what was going on! Next Sunday, March 29 will be our last rehearsal before Palm Sunday, so we’ll really need to have everyone there. On the 5th, we’ll meet at 8:15 and 10:45 promptly with our Pneuma shirts and khakis on (new shirts will be provided for those singers joining us since the last time in worship). See you there!
Pneuma won’t be rehearsing on the afternoons of Palm Sunday or Easter and we’ll have a parents meeting the next Sunday, April 19 at 3:45pm in Horton Hall. We’ll be shaping the future of the program together, so I’m sure all our parents will want to attend!

By the way, the dates for Vacation Bible School Safari have been set for July 12-16. If you’d like to be a part of our Motion Team, let me know right away. All that’s required is a love of kids and a desire to have fun together (while jumping around a bit!).

When a picture is worth a thousand words...

Here's 2000.

Don't forget our parent meeting on the 19th! Only two more rehearsals left before then - March 22 and 29 - see you then!

Looking Ahead

PLANNING
Pneuma and the Westminster Bells are hard at work preparing for Palm Sunday. The children and the Chancel Choir will sing and the Bells will play as we celebrate the coming of our Lord. New ringers (and some returning) are being brought into to fill the ranks for this exciting piece. Both ensembles will take a break for the afternoons of April 5 (Palm Sunday) and April 12 (Easter) to enjoy time with their families. The next Sunday night will be a planning night for both groups: on Sunday, April 19, Pneuma will have a Parents’ planning meeting where we will make plans for the rest of the year, so please come let your voices be heard. All parents of children ages 4 through 5th grade are encouraged to attend, even if your singer isn’t participating with us, so that we can get a clearer picture of what our Children’s Music Ministry needs to grow into. Come help us shape the future! Pneuma will gather at their regular time, 3:45 pm that night. In the meantime, we will still rehearse for Palm Sunday for the remaining rehearsals, March 15, 22, and 29.

Peter Plans

Sunday afternoon Pneuma rehearsed some of the music for Palm Sunday, the next time they’ll sing in worship (April 5). We sang through a good number of songs, talked about the first paragraph of our Social Creed and acted through (experienced?!) a couple of Peter Pan acting exercises. Everybody had a great time and we’re all excited about next week, which is “Bring a Friend Week.” See you then!