Music Ministry

We provide music at all worship services. Those providing music are very talented with varying styles. Those groups are as follows:

Organist

Carrie Ahearn serves as our organist and plays for funerals and weddings in our church. She is known in the Penn Yan community and works full-time at the call center. We look forward to her ministry of music in the coming years and know that you’ll enjoy the music she brings to our worship services.

Sanctuary Choir

The Sanctuary Choir, led by Philip Mann, sings primarily for our 11:00 am worship service. Its purpose is to lead the congregation in singing and to provide special music for the service. We are responsible for a Choral Call to Worship and an Anthem. The Sanctuary Choir is a group of dedicated, loyal people; many of whom have been choir members for many years. Our music is chosen to coincide with the lectionary and theme for that Sunday. Our goal is to help bring a message to the congregation and to lift their spirits. Other services we are responsible for are Christmas Eve and Maundy Thursday.

We invite anyone who would like to sing to join us on Thursday evenings at 7:30 pm.

Morning Glories

The Morning Glories are a trio of three ladies, Judith Webber, Elizabeth Armstrong, and Dee Davis who sing at the Chapel service three or four Sundays each month.

Our music is selected according to the scripture for that particular Sunday and we sing two songs each week. We are accompanied and directed by our very talented organist, Carrie Ahearn. You’ll find us rehearsing every Thursday at 4:00 pm and early Sunday mornings for a quick run through. It is indeed, our pleasure to provide this music every week and we look forward to seeing more people join our congregation and become a part of our special Church family.

Praise Band

The Sunday Break Praise Band is a group of individuals, vocalists, and instrumentalists who come together to proclaim the good news of Jesus Christ and the love of God to anyone who will listen. We welcome those who are interested in doing the same to join us.

We play and sing Christian music, mostly contemporary, but sometimes traditional, covering a wide variety of styles. We help lead worship at the Sunday Break service and sometimes are fortunate to take our music outside the walls of the church building to various other worship opportunities.

Memorial Ringers

The Memorial Ringers rehearse under the direction of Mary Anne Cooper on Wednesday evenings at 7:00 pm. We perform one Sunday a month, usually the third Sunday. We welcome anyone who is interested in ringing to join us Wednesday evenings. We do welcome suggestions on musical pieces from the congregation.

Joyful Noize

Does your young person love to sing? So do we! Join Joyful Noize, the youth choir. We rehearse on Sunday mornings at 10:30 in the second grade Sunday School room just off of Peek Chapel. We take part in either the Sunday Break or the Traditional service on a monthly basis. The only requirement – you must be at least Kindergarten age. Join us as we raise our voices in praise. Please feel free to contact Kim Fitzgerald if you have any questions.