Worship & Worship Arts 2015-2016

Faith United Methodist Church

Worship and Worship Arts 2015-2016 What is it then? I will pray with the spirit, and I will pray with

the understanding also: I will sing with the spirit, and I will sing with the understanding also.—1 Corinthians 14:15

300 Ninth Street, North Canton, OH 44720

330-499-6040 / www.faithumchurch.org

Worship

and

Worship

Arts

To develop disciples of Christ in authentic, open, and life giving ways through acts of worship,

growth, and discipleship. Through opportunities to investigate and explore our community of

faith, we are better able to open hearts, open minds, and open doors. By doing so, we better

embody and fully live in the essence of our God and Creator.

Core Values Open Hearts. Open Minds. Open Doors -- the people of the United Methodist Church

Worship

Faith UMC believes worshipping God is central to our

being.

Growth

Faith UMC believes inquiring minds and spirited dialogue foster

our journey of faith.

Lay Empowerment

Faith UMC believes the initiative of its members and friends

is vital for the building up of the kingdom.

Welcome

Faith UMC believes there is a place for everyone to safely share

deepest hopes, hurts, insights, and dreams.

Outreach

Faith UMC believes we are called to extend Christ’s love to the

community and the world to meet physical and spiritual needs.

Authenticity

Faith UMC believes we are called to accept and genuinely care for

one another.

A Letter from our Pastors

July, 2015

Dear Members and Friends of Faith,

We feel blessed beyond measure to be

in ministry and mission with you at this

time in the life of Faith UMC. Judy

McLaughlin our Sr. Lay Leader and

longtime member of Faith shared at a

ministry council meeting earlier this

year, “This is the most alive I have ever

seen our church!”

In the words of hymn writer Doris Akers,

There’s a sweet, sweet spirit in this place,

and I know that it’s the spirit of the Lord.

There are sweet expressions on each face,

and I know that it’s the presence of the

Lord.

The Spirit at Work

That spirit is touching and transforming

lives. 177 kids were embraced by the

love of God in this spirit-filled Church at

Everest Vacation Bible School this

summer. Some shared that they had

never heard about Jesus and his love. A

family that moved from China to North

Canton in June came to Faith and said,

“We are so happy we found this church.

We feel at home here.” This past

Sunday, two families visited Faith for the

first time. They said, “We have been

wanting to find a church. We will

definitely be back.”

The spirit that people experience at 300

Ninth St. NW, is the same spirit that

moves us into the community and the

world.

Also this summer, our high school youth

shared and experienced God’s love

through mission in the city of Cleveland.

Every month, the same spirit moves in

and through our Faith Kitchen volunteers

at Crystal Park in downtown Canton.

Stories abound!

We are a Mission Outpost

For 59 years, God’s spirit has called and

inspired this congregation to bold initiatives

to reach more people with the good news of

God’s love. Those initiatives have equipped

us with 48,000 square feet of building space

on 5.75 acres set in the heart of the

neighborhood. The church building was

designed to be a mission outpost where on

average 800 to 1,000 people each week

gather for worship and spiritual formation to

be equipped by God’s spirit to reflect and

share God’s love in the community and

around the world. The stewardship of that

vision and mission has now been entrusted

to us, the current congregation at Faith.

Envisioning and Shaping the Future

Today, God’s spirit is calling each of us as

members of the body of Christ to take the

next step in our journey of faith, to become

more deeply committed disciples, to

examine our lives in light of the grace we

have received and align our collective

resources to expand the mission and

ministry to which God is calling Faith

Church. May this be a time when all of us

feel anointed by God’s spirit to act on faith,

giving and serving generously so that those

who come after us will be blessed as we are

blessed.

Anointed for ministry together,

Cara and Steve

On behalf of Faith United Methodist Church we

want to welcome you and invite you to participate

in Worship and Worship Arts ministry! Faith UMC

believes worshipping God is central to our being.

We do so by joining in community together to

celebrate our history and our journey towards

greater fullness in the body of Christ.

Opportunities to participate and contribute to

worship permits a "whole person" response to God

by instilling the freedom to worship God with

intellect, emotions, personality, senses, and body.

It gives us a corporate identity or the sense of

belonging to the organic unity of humanity. This

means the worship of the individual finds its

completion in the larger, public worshiping

community.

Faith United Methodist Church also offers a wide

pallet of musical and artistic opportunities.

Recognizing the important contributions of music

and inherent connection between the arts and faith

formation, our worship arts program seeks to mold

participants spiritually, socially, and intellectually

to be community-centered, servant leaders for the

world.

Worship and Worship Arts Welcome See the Celebration. Hear the Celebration. Be the Celebration

As such , you are invited to participate in any of our

worship arts ensembles and opportunities to

experience the transforming power of worship and

the arts in your life.

You will notice this view book invites you to See the

Celebration, Hear the Celebration, and therefore

Be the Celebration. This is the 2015-2016 Worship

and Worship Arts mantra at Faith UMC. We hope

that you, indeed, experience and come to know the

celebration of Christ.

Please join us in the journey at Faith UMC through

the many wonderful opportunities available in

Worship and Worship Arts. There is a place for you

in this life giving ministry!

In vital ministry together,

Daniel Parsley

Worship Arts Coordinator

Forming of the Whole Self – Seeing the Celebration A Journey of Faith

Sandy Vaughn, Worship Ministry Chair

Cindy Wilcox, Worship Ministry Associate Chair

The arts are vital to our worship experience. The

psalms call us to sing, to make a joyful noise, to

praise him with trumpet sound...with lute and

harp. Music and all the arts call forth, from the

depth of our souls, praise, gratitude, joy,

compassion, hope, grief, longing, and a drive

toward wholeness for all of creation.

At FUMC we have rich history of weaving the arts

into the fabric of our worship. Today we strive for

excellence in providing opportunities for all to

participate in and/or experience the arts (music,

liturgical dance, visual arts) to deepen and enrich

our worship experience. There are opportunities

for all ages and for expression of a wide range of

artistic talents. Whether you choose to participate

(in one of our choirs, in a select vocal or

instrumental ensemble, in our Modern Worship

Ensemble or other artistic pursuits) or simply to

experience the fruits of these artistic endeavors in

worship, we hope your worship experience is

enriched by our worship arts program.

-Cindy Wilcox

Participation in worship permits a "whole

person" response to God by instilling the

freedom to worship God with intellect,

emotions, personality, senses, and body. It gives

us a corporate identity or the sense of belonging

to the organic unity of humanity. This means the

worship of the individual finds its completion in

the public worship of the larger worshiping

community.

To truly experience worship I believe it

becomes necessary in a person’s personal

journey, to fully engage and participate in

Worship. Every one of us has a God given talent

that we bring to the Worship experience. To

discover that talent we need to “dive in” and

participate. Leave your comfort zone and try

each of these opportunities. You will be assured

that you will gain more than you give!

-Sandy Vaughn

Opportunities to serve in worship are available for all three of our Sunday worship services 8:30 AM Traditional 9:45 AM Modern 11:00 AM Creatively Traditional Additional opportunities to participate, oversee, and chair worship participant areas are available for all! Here are a few highlights: Acolytes Bring the light of Christ to light the candles on the altar and take that light back out into the world after worship. Their acts signify the presence of the Lord in His house. Communion Steward Communion is an act that points beyond itself to God and is a way that God graciously shares love with us. Stewards provide and coordinate the necessary elements such as bread and juice along with volunteers for services where communion is celebrated. Ushers A church usher is a person who helps ensure a smoothly running service and who ministers to people in a variety of practical ways. Greeters As the churchgoers arrive, the greeters will act as doorkeepers, greeting each person with a smile, shaking hands, and assisting as needed. Liturgists Liturgists are lay readers of scripture and may provide leadership in services. Altar Guild/Worship Design Enhances the worship experience by displays/decorations in both the Sanctuary and Family Life Center that exemplify the liturgical theme and season Sound/Lights When altered and adjusted throughout the service, can serve as an enhancement of the Worship experience. Funerals/Weddings We are happy to offer support and event planning for funerals and weddings at the Church. Music and Worship Arts Music has a message that gives thanks and brings praise to the Lord. Those that hear the music and experience arts are made ready to receive the Word that will be preached. The arts and preaching are not in competition in worship; they are complementary to each other and allow for Christ-honoring worship.

Matt Lautanen

Meet the Worship Staff and Directors

Organist Chancel Choir

Schola Cantorum

Carol Choir Joy Unlimited Youth Choir

Sandy Wallace

Daniel Parsley Heather Cooper

Modern Worship Coordinator

Debbie Garren Mike Wiley

Jody Lindower

Cherub Choir Keyboardist

Contact Us!

Daniel Parsley; Chancel Choir, Schola Cantorum; Worship Arts Coord.

Email: [email protected]

Matt Lautanen, Modern Worship Coord.


Heather Cooper, Organist


Sandy Wallace, Cherub Choir, Keyboardist


Debbie Garren, Carol Choir


Mike Wiley, Joy Unlimited Youth Choir


Jody Lindower, Celebration Bells


Chancel Choir

Chancel Choir is open to all

participants starting from high

school age and up. Chancel Choir

rehearses Wednesday evenings

7:30-9:00PM in the sanctuary.

High school students who wish to

participate in the Chancel Choir

must also participate in Joy

Unlimited Youth Choir.

The Chancel Choir repertoire is

intentionally eclectic, and covers

a range of sacred music idioms in

a variety of languages, from the

Renaissance to classical choral

repertoire and works from the

late 20th and 21st century.

Chancel Choir presents a choral

orchestral masterwork during

worship each spring and fall.

Recent choral works with

orchestra include Antonio

Vivaldi’s Gloria, Ralph Vaughn

Williams' Five Mystical Songs, John

Rutter's Requiem, and Robert

Ray's Gospel Mass. Chancel Choir

typically sings three times a

month in one of our three worship

services.

Schola Cantorum

Schola Cantorum is Faith United

Methodist’s resident auditioned,

eight voice chamber ensemble.

Schola Cantorum, literally

translating as “school of singing”,

is dedicated to the performance

of challenging and diverse sacred

vocal chamber music.

Schola Cantorum’s repertoire is

intentionally eclectic and covers a

range of sacred music idioms in a

variety of languages, from the

Renaissance to classical choral

repertoire and works from the

late 20th and 21st century.

Ensemble members are

equipped with tools to provide a

rewarding and enriching

environment for accelerated and

challenging music making. Schola

Cantorum presents one annual

concert and provides musical

offerings once a month in one of

our three worship services.

Recent extended choral

orchestral works include J.S.

Bach's Christ lag in

Todesbanden (BWV 4) and Hugo

Distler's A Little Advent Music

(Eine kleine Adventsmusik).

Modern Worship

Ensemble Vocalists

The Modern Worship Team is

open to all interested vocalists

who wish to participate in leading

worship at our 9:45 worship

service. The Modern Worship

Team prepares contemporary

Christian praise music through a

variety of vocal and instrumental

(guitar, percussion, piano, brass,

woodwinds) combinations.

Currently, the ensemble meets at

8:30AM in the Family Life Center

in preparation for the 9:45

service. All are welcome.

Vocal Ensembles 2015-2016

Youth Choir

Joy Unlimited Youth Choir is open

to all students from 6th-12th

grade and meets Sunday

evenings 5:30-6:30PM in the

sanctuary before Youth Group.

Participants are challenged to

sing the finest three part mixed,

SAB, and SATB choral literature

spanning many historical periods

and musical genres.

Importance is placed on building

confident musicianship skills,

proper vocal production and

intonation, and refining skills

found in the arts as methods for

lifelong learning. Joy Unlimited

Youth Choir typically presents

musical offerings twice a month

in one of our three worship

services.

Carol Choir

Carol Choir, our upper

elementary children’s choir, is

open to all students from 3rd-5th

grade and meets Wednesdays

5:00-6:00PM in the sanctuary.

Special importance for

participants is placed on building

musicianship skills such as

reading music, identifying

musical components (meter,

rhythm, key, etc.) in

compositions, and building basic

vocal technique. Carol Choir

often utilizes additional

instruments in their musical

pieces. Carol Choir presents

musical offerings once a month in

worship in one of our three

worship services.

Cherub Choir

Cherub Choir, our lower

elementary children’s chorus, is

open to all students from Pre-K-

2nd grade. The choir meets

Wednesdays 5:15-6:00 PM in

room 8.

Students explore basic

musicianship, movement and

music, and further their love for

music. Cherub Choir presents


worship in one of our three

worship services.

Celebration Bells

Celebrations Bells is open to all

interested ringers and prepares

the finest of bell choir

repertoire. The ensemble

currently meets Tuesday

mornings 9:30-11:00 AM in room

8. Members gain essential skills

and techniques through

participation in our 3-6 octave

bell choir. Celebrations Bells

often combines with bell choir

members from surrounding

congregations. Celebration Bells

provides musical offerings once a

month in one of our three worship

services.

Harmonia Sacra Brass

The Harmonia Sacra Brass

Ensemble is open to all interested

brass players who wish to

participate in an enriching

chamber brass ensemble. In

addition to solo works for brass

ensemble, Harmonia Sacra Brass

Ensemble often provides musical

support for congregational

hymnody and singing. The

Harmonia Sacra Brass ensemble

typically provides musical

offerings once a month in two of

our three worship services.

Rehearsals are held in

consultation with individual

schedules and are typically one

to three times a month.

Modern Worship

Ensemble Instrumentals

The Modern Worship Team is

open to all interested

instrumentalists who wish to

participate in leading worship at

our 9:45 worship service. The

Modern Worship Team prepares

contemporary Christian Praise

music through a variety of vocal

and instrumental (guitar,

percussion, piano, brass,

woodwinds) combinations.

Currently, the ensemble meets at

8:30AM Sunday mornings in the

Family Life Center in preparation

for the 9:45 service. All are

welcome.

Instrumental Ensembles 2015-2016

Harmonia Sacra Winds

The Harmonia Sacra Woodwind

Ensemble is open to all interested

woodwind players who wish to

participate in an enriching

chamber woodwind ensemble. In

addition to solo works for

woodwinds, the ensemble often

provides musical support for

congregational hymnody and

singing. The Harmonia Sacra

ensemble typically provides


two of our three worship services.



schedules and are typically one

to three times a month.

Harmonia Sacra Festival

Orchestra

The Harmonia Sacra Festival

Orchestra is open to all qualified

instrumentalists players who wish

to participate in orchestral

settings. Typically, the Harmonia

Sacra Festival Orchestra is made

up of local professionals and

qualified congregation members

as orchestral forces for seasonal

choral orchestral (“cantata”)

presentations with choral forces.

In addition to solo works for

orchestra, the ensemble often

provides musical support for

congregational hymnody and

singing. The Harmonia Sacra

ensemble typically provides


two of our three worship services.



schedules and are typically three

times a month.

Chamber Ensembles

Opportunities to participate in

chamber instrumental and vocal

ensembles are presented

throughout the church year and in

consultation with the Worship

Arts Coordinator.

Please check the worship arts

webpage, the worship bulletin

announcements, the Navigator, or

email Daniel Parsley for more

information on these ensembles.

FUMC Sanctus

Theatre and Dance

Share your talents and passions at

Faith UMC! The FUMC Sanctus

Theatre is dedicated to providing

liturgical drama, dance, and

musical theatre opportunities for

both members of Faith UMC and

the greater Stark County area.

Future offerings will include semi-

staged performances of

appropriate Broadway musicals

focusing on designated areas of

spirituality, faith, development

and growth. Additional

opportunities exist to provide

drama skits and semi-staged

plays. Dancers are encouraged to

provide liturgical offerings

throughout the year. These

opportunities are also open to

members of the greater Stark

County community. All are

welcome to learn more about this

new and developing ministry at

Faith UMC.

Modern Worship Tech

Team

The Modern Worship Tech Team

assists in overseeing worship

technology that includes sound,

lights, and multimedia in the 9:45

Modern Worship Service. This

dedicated group enhances

worship by providing the “behind

the scenes” work that allows for

smooth transitions within

worship, balanced sound for the

Modern Worship Ensemble, and

helps build the overall mood and

theme for the worship service. In

addition, members also assist with

sound and Family Life Center

setup on Sunday mornings. All are

welcome to learn more about this

vital ministry.

Sanctuary Worship Tech

Team

The Sanctuary Worship Tech

Team assists in overseeing

worship technology that includes

sound, lights, and multimedia in

the 8:30 and 11:00 worship

services. This dedicated group

enhances worship by providing

the “behind the scenes” work that

allows for smooth transitions

within worship, microphone and

sound amplification for

individuals, and contributes to the

overall mood and theme for the

worship service. All are welcome

to learn more about this vital

ministry.

Dramatic, Visual, and Community Arts 2015-2016

Visual/ Media Arts

Offerings

Visual and Media Arts take many

different forms at FUMC and are

intrinsic to understanding how we

can further expand our

understanding of the God and the

Church. The time and talents of

our members shine throughout

the year and range anywhere

from bulletin art to an art

installation for a special service to

media shown and utilized in or

out of worship. Come bring your

talents, your imagination, and

your gifts to your church

community!

Wednesday Night

Faith Connections Band

The Wednesday Night Faith

Connections Band meets

Wednesday before the 6:00 PM

meal to lead singing and fun for

the Wednesday night program.

This group meets with guitars,

voices, and any number of

instruments to lead fun, faith filled

singing after the meal as an act of

worship and to lead into the

Wednesday Night activities. All

are welcome to join in this fun

filled music making.

Worship Arts Media and

Public Relations Team

Opportunities are available to

provide services and design for

Worship Arts Media publications

that include information and

promotional booklets, flyers, and

other forms of community

advertising geared towards

worship and worship arts

activities.

Getting Involved Joining the Journey– Hearing the Celebration

Just as everyone is invited to the Lord’s table for

communion, everyone is invited to sing. Singing is

not reserved for those who have had musical

training. Should we not put to good use the one

musical instrument that is always with us- the voice?

Every other instrument falls short to the voice as a

tool of expression, because no instrument can add

words to its sounds. The unity of poetry and music is

only found in song.

As the organ or worship ensemble leads

congregational singing, it is with the intention of

supporting, guiding, and inspiring the congregation

in worship. Let us together strive to live out John

Wesley’s exhortation to “Sing lustily and with a

good courage.”

Soli Deo Gloria!

Heather Cooper

Organist

Sing All!

On a Sunday morning, two books can be found in

the pew. These two books contain the history,

wisdom, morals, and beliefs of the people of God.

They are with us in our times of celebration and

sorrow, of conviction and uncertainty, of hope and

despair. The Bible and the hymnal are

cornerstones of our faith.

A hymnal is an ever-changing collection of songs,

chosen from the thousands of hymns written to the

glory of God over the centuries. The collection of

hymns, as found in The United Methodist Hymnal of

1989, includes hymns ranging from the familiar

words of Martin Luther and Charles Wesley, to the

recent offerings of Duke Ellington and Natalie

Sleeth. The very selection of which hymns to

include in a hymnal defines the people who use it.

The Methodist church embraces hymns from

across the globe, and in different styles, alongside

the stalwart body of traditional hymns.

The Methodist church has a long history of being

“a singing people.” In John Wesley’s Directions

for Singing (found in the preface to the hymnal) he

admonishes congregants to “Sing all. Let not a

slight degree of weakness or weariness hinder

you. Strive to unite your voices together, so as to

make one clear melodious sound.” On Sunday

morning, the entire body of Christ stands as we

sing our beliefs together before the altar of God.

What is that Noise? Hello! My name is Matt Lautanen and I am the new

Modern Worship Arts Coordinator for Faith UMC.

I have really enjoyed working with Faith’s staff and

congregation during the past few months to

prepare our 9:45 service and look forward to what

is in store for us down the road. For those

unfamiliar with the Modern Worship service, you

may hear the band warming up down the hall early

Sunday morning, or may hear us playing our last

song as you prepare for worship at the 11:00

service. Either way, some thoughts may go

through your head resembling words like: “What

is that noise!?”

We live in a beautiful age of diversity when it

comes to how people come to worship our Savior,

but those who have attended a church service on

Sunday morning can also attest to the fact that

tensions can sometimes rise over musical selection

and style within these services. Arguments over

the years have claimed that modern worship lacks

spiritual depth, while other state that hymnal

singing is boring and irrelevant to modern times.

This tension has been the cause to some major

splits within the church throughout the past. Even

today, many can attest to some of these fallouts

within their own communities. How then, can such

a large diversity of people come to find common

ground in worship? My first impulse is to take the

route that our children in Sunday School use when

shouting “Jesus!” as the answer to all of their

teacher’s questions, and while there is no truer

answer, maybe we can take a deeper look at the

situation.

At first glance, this article may seem like I am

trying to convince everyone to come down the hall

to the Family Life Center on Sunday mornings, but

where as I would always love to meet new people

to worship with, I come from a position of loving

both traditional four part hymnal singing, and

modern worship.

You could just as easily find me flipping through

the pages of The United Methodist Hymnal, using

the music staves to guide me through “Great is

Thy Faithfulness,” as well as finding me looking

up at a projector which displays contemporary

artist Hillsong's "Oceans," guitars and synths filling

the background with ambience.

To ask me if one style of worship is better than the

other is really the wrong question because this

assumes that worship itself is a style. We must

constantly remind ourselves (definitely myself

included) that worship is about glorifying and giving

praise to God, not about whether we should use drum

sets, organs, or didgeridoos to do so.

So then why sing modern praise songs? There is the

belief that if music represents the culture of its time,

sounding similar to the secular songs being produced

during that era, then it is not proper for use in worship.

I think this view is one that we should reexamine.

While Romans 12:2 clearly warns us about conforming

to the things our world, we do need to remember that

God created beauty in this world as well. We are a

finite people, placed in a period of time, and it is

inescapable to be influenced by the age that we live

in. It is this reason that most of us don’t attend worship

in our leather-strapped sandals and woolen robes on

Sunday morning. Just as our clothes have changed

over the past few centuries, so has our music. We can't

escape our time period, and to place a negative label

on everything that comes from within a generation is to

really place a limit on God's ability to work through

any medium. I think it is beautiful and an absolute

testament to God's creativity when we see

just how many ways people can worship him.

I think that when it comes to worship, the overall goal

is to always be aware of who we are putting first when

we enter into a time of worship. If we can only enter

into worship after a prerequisite of personal standards

are met, then we might need to refocus our hearts. I

want to end by leaving everyone with a quote from

Stephen Miller of Relevant Magazine. Miller writes that,

"We are not entitled to make the call on whether or not

we feel like worshiping God and building up His

Church. His glory does not wait for us to like the music

before He becomes worthy of all our worship." God is

worthy of all our praise at all times.

Matt Lautanen

Modern Worship

Coordinator

Joining the Journey– Hearing the Celebration

Joining the Journey– Being the Celebration

Choral Scholars Program

The “Choral Scholars Program ”at Faith United Methodist Church is designed to support the education

and further growth of high school or college age youth who are interested in possible careers in sacred

music or music ministry. Our Choral Scholars program began in the fall of 2014 through a gift from the

Endowment Fund and has set the groundwork for a transformational program in the lives of these

students. The educational opportunity provides a means for the Choral Scholar participant to form

concrete relationships with choral ensemble members and to learn what being a part of music ministry

entails. Furthermore, the opportunity to collaborate as a part of a non-academic musical ensemble

provides unique and valuable experience for students, both musical and on a broader experiential scale.

As a worshipping community, we can be charged to support and endorse music education and sacred

music careers as valid vocational choices.

As a worshipping congregation, our Choral Scholar Program has symbiotic, or mutually beneficial, effects

for our music ministry program. Since 2014, we have seen the gifts and skills of Choral Scholar

participants further empower and revitalize lay empowerment in the choral ensembles. Simultaneously,

these students form genuine, Christ centered relationships within the congregation and are able to find a

church home both within a musical ensemble and in the greater community. Several of our Choral

Scholars have found a home in the Schola Cantorum, FUMC’s auditioned chamber ensemble. FUMC’s

Choral Scholar program provides opportunities to form and mentor young musicians and is a direct

collation to FUMC Core Values through our commitment to Welcome, Growth, Outreach, and Worship.

We look forward to another wonderful season of our Choral Scholars program at Faith United Methodist

Church. Should you wish to learn more information about this program or how to support the mission of

the FUMC Choral Scholars program, please contact Daniel Parsley, Worship Arts Coordinator and

Director of Chancel Music.

In vital ministry together,

Daniel Parsley, Worship Arts Coordinator

Cantata Sunday “Requiem & Remember”

Nov. 8– 11:00 AM Join us as the fifty member Chancel Choir Festival Chorus, organist Heather Cooper, and the Harmonia Sacra festival orchestra present John Rutter’s Requiem in honor and celebration of Veteran’s Day.

Advent Lessons and Carols Dec. 10– 7:30 PM Join the FUMC Worship Arts Program, Walsh University Chorale, and community partners in the celebration of a service of Advent Lessons and Carols.

Cantata Sunday “A Little AdventMusik”

Dec. 13– 11:00 AM Join the FUMC Schola Cantorum and congregational narrators as they support worship through Hugo Distler’s A Little AdventMusik (Eine kleine Adventsmusik) with the Harmonia Sacra Chamber orchestra.

Cantata Music Handel’s Messiah

Dec. 20– 11:00 AM Join us as the fifty member Chancel Choir and soloists, organist Heather Cooper, and the Harmonia Sacra chamber orchestra present selections from G.F. Handel’s beloved oratorio Messiah.

2015 Fall Worship

Arts Events

Joining the Journey– Being the Celebration

Increased growth of

Children’s and Youth Music

Ministry

Beginning a collection of high

quality children’s and youth

musical instruments

Viability study for the creation

of a KinderMusik program

Acquisition of a high quality

sanctuary piano

Continued emphasis on arts

education interposed within

spiritual formation

Worship Space Renovation

Visioning

Increased community

involvement through innovative

worship and worship arts

programming

Renewed fulfillment of

worship participant ministries

Continued growth of Choral

Scholar program and visioning

towards greater community

involvement

Increased collaboration within

the various ministries of FUMC

to become a greater example of

a Christ centered community

2015-2016

Worship and

Worship Arts

Focus Areas

Joining the Journey– How To Get Started

See the Celebration.

Hear the Celebration.

Be the Celebration. -FUMC Worship Arts 2015-2016

Faith United Methodist Church

300 Ninth Street

North Canton, OH 44720

330-499-6040

www.faithumchurch.org

8:30 AM Traditional

9:45 AM Modern

11:00 AM Creatively Traditional

See the Celebration. Hear the Celebration. Be the Celebration

Documents

Worship & Worship Arts 2015-2016