A New Season

A new season is upon us, and many aspects of our life at River Road will most certainly be new or renewed in the coming months! Children’s and Youth Choirs Children and Youth are headed back to school soon – a new academic year full of excitement and challenges....

Summer Choir 2016

Sundays, July 10 – September 4 The Chancel Choir welcomes adults, youth, and children who can learn a simple anthem fairly quickly to join in singing for our worship service. Warm up begins at 10:30 a.m., but anyone who would like more practice is welcome at...

Times of Transition

The blog title might give you cause to think that you will be hearing – again – about the pastor transition/search at River Road. No, I am still on my soapbox from my previous blog about the seasons of the church and how those “changing times” can have a...

Singing on a Schedule

This afternoon, I am coming down the stretch with some final decisions on anthems that our choirs will be singing between now and the end of June. It’s a complicated puzzle, a bit like the SAT’s all over again – coordinating assigned lectionary scripture readings with...

Christmas Music

For the past few weeks, Christmas music has become a regular part of our aural experience. We are now hearing all the usual familiar carols and songs in the stores, in various offices, and in the elevator! Those tidings of joy seem to be everywhere in our secular...