Ministries - Music

Music enriches worship with congregational song, choirs, ensembles, and soloists. We encourage singing by the whole congregation and provide avenues for all ages to offer their musical talents.

Worship at Reformation includes music from early Lutheran traditions along with the best of more recent compositions for the church and music from around the world. Liturgies and hymns from Evangelical Lutheran Worship and With One Voice are used on Sunday mornings. Holden Evening Prayer is offered for mid-week Advent services and Evening Prayer from Evangelical Lutheran Worship during Lent. Saturday worship at 5:30pm includes holy communion within the context of a spoken liturgy, service for healing or Taize’ music. The parish family's worship life is lively and rich, and the congregational song is a strong and vibrant voice of praise to the Lord.

The Choir leads worship regularly, September through May. Regular rehearsals are held on Wednesdays from 7:30-8:45 p.m. Adults who enjoy singing with others are welcome.

The Adult Handbell Choir, Reformation Ringers, usually plays once each month, September through May. Regular rehearsals are held on Wednesdays from 6:30-7:30 p.m. New and experienced ringers are invited to join the bell choir.

A Children’s Choir for grades 1-4 meets on Wednesdays from 5:30-6:00 p.m. to sing and ring hand chimes. This choir is designed to help students find their singing voices, to learn the basics of hand chime ringing, and to become more aware of the place of music in worship. The Children’s Choir participates occasionally in worship, the Sunday School Christmas service and other times throughout the year.

Youth Handbell Choir is designed for students in grades 5-8 and rehearses on Wednesdays from 6:00-6:30p.m. The choir members learn ringing techniques and develop their music skills as they prepare musical selections for worship. This group sometimes rings in with the Children’s Choir.

Vocal and instrumental soloists and ensembles often share their musical skills in worship with preludes, offerings, and other music. During the summer months, these musicians provide worship leadership while the choirs take a break. Instrumentalists sometimes accompany the liturgy from With One Voice and the monthly Saturday evening Taize’ service. A professional brass ensemble, the New Era Brass, often participates on festivals such as Easter, Pentecost and Reformation Sunday.

A 1996 Berghaus pipe organ, Yamaha grand piano, Schulmerich hand bells and Malmark hand chimes help to enhance worship music at Reformation Lutheran Church.