This past Saturday at our Retreat for Liturgical Ministers I had the privilege of presiding (leading) at Morning Prayer. This is one of those liturgies that does not require an ordained individual to lead. Standing in front of the assembly I got a different perspective than the one I usually experience. When I lead music at the 10:00 a.m. Mass I am closest to the 35 or so voices that make up the Adult Choir, and although I do hear many members of the assembly singing, it is just not possible for the assembly’s sound to overwhelm me. But I had the most extraordinary experience Saturday because instead of the choir there was only a piano and a cantor and the assembly became the main voice of the morning praise. And did you sing! What a wonderful sound!

I spoke with Holy Trinity’s other leaders of song and we all concur: our favorite sound is when the assembly sings with a full, strong voice, for that it is the purpose of more than 95% of our music.

Thank you so much for supporting the Music Ministry with your appreciation of our efforts, your constant encouragement, and your affirmation of our music; for when you sing with us we are assured that the sound of our worship will be pleasing to our heavenly Father!  (March 21, 2004)