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Music and Worship Committee

Norma Baker
Chairperson

The Music and Worship Committee consists of the following members: Norma Baker, Donna DuPont, Sally Patton, Pam Zatchey, Cindy Morris, Jack Dewar, Dale Alsing, Royce Wilhelm and Julie Whalen. Council liaison is Royce Wilhelm.

The purpose of music in Lutheran worship is to enable the worshiping members of the body of Christ to give praise to their Lord and king and to assist in the proclamation of the Gospel and the celebration of the sacraments.

The music and worship committee oversees many aspects of our liturgical worship service including altar guild, ushers, acolytes, greeter, liturgical assistants, singing and bell choirs, weddings, flowers, and even our own Rehoboth's Rejoicing Rascals who perform a biblical-based musical each year.

New Hymnals

The SWPA Synod conducted a workshop in November at St. John’s Lutheran Church, Cumberland Road, to educate attendees about the new hymnal.

Norma Baker, Donna DuPont, Heather Goncz, Sally Patton and Pam Zatchey, members of the Music & Worship Committee and Larry DuPont, congregation representative and choir member, attended the workshop. All persons attending received a copy of the new cranberry colored hymnal.

The new hymnal contains 10 liturgies which include two from the Lutheran Book of Worship (LBW) and one from the With One Voice (WOV) that we have been using for several years. Therefore, it is not necessary that we immediately learn a new liturgy. All 150 psalms are in this hymnal as well as many old familiar hymns and beautiful new ones.

The Music & Worship Committee recommended to Council that we proceed to purchase the hymnals. This hymnal would replace the LBW and WOV. Synod recommended that members of the congregation “help themselves” to the SBH and the WOV after we purchase the new hymnals. The cost is $25.00 per book. We need 250 books to begin using the new hymnal. The deadline to reach this goal is the last week in August. Hopefully, we will reach this deadline and begin using the new hymnal on Reformation Sunday, 2007. Envelopes with instructions will be in the narthex for those who wish to place a hymnal in this church in honor of, in memory of or to the Glory of God. If you have any questions, please contact Norma Baker or Donna DuPont.

Rehoboth Evangelical Lutheran Church 2800 Conway Wallrose Road Baden, PA 15005 724.869.2806 church-office@rehobothlutheran.com