YOU CAN MAKE A JOYFUL NOISE TO THE LORD!

     Our choir is full of enthusiasm and joy, and we'd like to add your voice to ours.  No experience is needed - just a desire to sing praise to God.  The group rehearses every Sunday at 10:15 a.m. in the Choir Room.  We don't wear robes, so please dress appropriately.  Our director is Marilyn Specht.

      We also have a handbell choir.  Robin Black is our director, and we have men and women, boys and girls of different ages who are eager to have YOU join them in ringing the bells for the glory of God.  If you’d like to get in on the fun, please don’t hesitate to join us!  Rehearsals are every Sunday afternoon at 12:15.

     If you or one of your friends play another instrument or would like to sing a solo/duet, we'd love to chat with you.  Speak with our organist, Dallas Goodworth, after worship any Sunday, or call Pastor David Williamson at 724-342-2310.

It was two years ago that we introduced our new hymnal to the congregation.  Worship and Rejoice is from Hope Publishing, a leader in church music, and was chosen by our hymnal selection committee specifically to bring St. Paul's into the 21st century.

Worship and Rejoice has 749 musical selections.  There are plenty of "old hymns" which have been favorites for literally hundreds of years of Christian worship.  There are "new classic hymns" by such gifted writers as Brian Wren, Timothy Dudley-Smith, Fred Pratt Green, Carl P. Daw Jr., and others.  And, as some of you requested when we surveyed you about hymnal preferences, this book features some of the most popular "contemporary" songs and choruses.

You'll also find songs from the global Christian church, African-American spirituals, and music from the Taize Community.  Worship and Rejoice also includes more songs for Advent, Lent, Baptisms, and Communion.

To see the entire alphabetical listing of what's in our new hymnal, you can visit www.WorshipandRejoice.com.  If you want to know more about hymns and their stories in general, visit www.NetHymnal.org.