September 5 First Fall Rehearsals for First Ringers and Sanctuary Choir
September 6 First Fall Rehearsals for One Voice and Dei Gloriam Handbell Choir
October 17 (Wednesday)
Sanctuary Choir Rehearsal
Director: Karen Rudin
Accompanist: Barb Walker
November 21-22 No Choir Rehearsals: Happy Thanksgiving!
Advent 1
Advent 2
December 12 (Wednesday): Music Sunday Rehearsal in the Sanctuary, 6:00-7:00 p.m., followed by Sanctuary Choir Rehearsal in the Choir Room.
Advent 3
December 18 (Tuesday): Dei Gloriam Handbell Choir performing at Phoenix ZooLights, 6:30-7:30 p.m.
Advent 4
5:30 p.m.
7:15 p.m.
Dei Gloriam Warmup
7:45 p.m.
Sanctuary Choir Warmup
8:10 p.m.
Bell Carol Prelude
8:30 p.m.
December 26 Sanctuary Choir No Rehearsal
December 27 Dei Gloriam Handbell Choir No Rehearsal
January 2 Sanctuary Choir No Rehearsal
January 3 Dei Gloriam Handbell Choir No Rehearsal
January 9-10 First Spring Rehearsals for Sanctuary Choir and Dei Gloriam Handbell Choir
January 26 (Saturday)
Combined Grand Canyon and De Cristo Prestyteries at FPC (January 25-26)
Worship Service, with FPC Choirs, 9:00 a.m.
Communion
Final Prelude: In this Very Room - Ron and Carol Harris, arr. Fred Bock
Barbara Walker, Piano; Mark Ramsey, Organ
Anthem (Sanctuary Choir): A Jubilant Song - Allen Pote (#411)
Service of The Lord's Supper
Song of Invitation (Hearts Hands and Voices): In the Garden - C. Austin Miles
Communion Music: Oceans - Houston/Crocker/Ligthelm, arr. Ron Mallory (Dei Gloriam Handbell Choir)
Offertory (Dei Gloriam Handbell Choir): You Raise Me Up - Graham/Lovland, arr. Joel Raney
Benediction Response: When the Saints Go Marching In - arr. Arnold Sherman (Accompanied by Organ, Handbells, Percussion)
Barbara Walker, Piano; Mark Ramsey, Organ
February 23 (Saturday)
Sanctuary Choir singing in the Third Biennial Mesa Interfaith Choral Festival (Grace United Methodist Church, 2024 E. University Dr., Mesa), with a morning combined-choir rehearsal and the Festival that evening.
March 6: Ash Wednesday
March 14 No One Voice/Dei Gloriam Rehearsals
March 20 No Sanctuary Choir Rehearsal
March 21 No One Voice/Dei Gloriam Rehearsals
March 22-24 First Players: Annie Get Your Gun
April 18
Maundy Thursday Service, 7:00 p.m., Sanctuary
Communion
Vigil of the Final Hours
Gethsemane, from Jesus Christ Superstar - Andrew Lloyd Webber (Dr. Glenn Bennett, Tenor)
4/28 (Sunday) Pure Praise Singers, Musical "Colby's Missing Memory", 4:00 p.m. in Fellowship Hall
May 15 Final Spring Rehearsal for Sanctuary Choir
May 16 Final Spring Rehearsal for Dei Gloriam and One Voice
August 25 (Sunday), 4:00 p.m., FPC Ice Cream Social, with musical guests Vintage Rocket.
August 28 Wednesday Wrap Begins!
September 4 First Fall Rehearsals for First Ringers and Sanctuary Choir
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