The Chancel Choir is excited to announce the musical offering for our annual Choir Sunday. During our Sunday worship service on Sunday, June 2, we will present the hauntingly beautiful Requiem by Gabriel Fauré (1845-1924). Written while he was serving as maître de musique at the church of Sainte-Marie-Madeleine in Paris, this gorgeous Romantic setting of the traditional catholic Mass for the Dead has become one of the most beloved large-scale choral works of the nineteenth century.

Similar to the Requiem settings by Maurice Duruflé and Johannes Brahms, the piece functions as a consolation to the living rather than a maudlin lament on the impermanence of our earthly existence. As the composer wrote: “It has been said that my Requiem…is a lullaby of death. It is thus that I see death: as a happy deliverance, an aspiration towards happiness above, rather than as a painful experience.”

The Chancel Choir will be joined by an orchestra of local professionals for our presentation of extraordinary, powerful work. You won’t want to miss it!

ON FIRST SUNDAYS, ALL CHILDREN BEGIN THE MORNING IN WORSHIP, following our ‘Time with Children’ in worship, Nursery Care for infant through kindergarten is available on the lower level of the Christian Education wing.

On the first Sunday of the month, Sunday School students (grade 1st-4th) are encouraged to worship with the community. Students in grades 1 & 2 needing a little break from worship are invited to spend a short time in the Nursery. To support young worshipers, Praise Packs are available at the rear of the sanctuary.