Music Ministries
“Speaking to one another with psalms, hymns,
and songs from the Spirit. Sing
and make music from your heart to the Lord”
Ephesians 5:19
SPECIAL MUSIC
Hammer Memorial believes that music is such a vital part of worship that every person should be given the opportunity to participate in the service. Congregational songs are only a part of that. There is a special time each Sunday given to “specials” during which individuals and groups sign up to share their talents with their church family. Sometimes people are requested to provide a special, sometimes people have a particular talent they feel led to share, and other times there are “go to” people who always have something ready!
HOW TO SHARE YOUR TALENTS
We have a special music team made up of four people who are responsible for making sure there are specials each Sunday. We keep a list in the choir room, and it gets passed around the congregation every few months, until all the slots are filled. If we have blank Sundays, we start asking people specifically to do something! Or we use our “go to” people to fill in. Doesn’t sound very spirit-led, does it? Maybe not, but it works, and you would be amazed how God blesses this, and invariably the music flows with the tone of the service.
If you feel led to share your talents, please contact one of the following persons:
SPECIAL EVENTS At Hammer Memorial, we believe that a variety of worship opportunities should reflect the diverse congregation we serve. This means that in addition to our regular Sunday morning worship, we need to find ways to serve not only our own people, but to evangelize the community. To do this, we promote special music projects that involve the rest of the community. EASTER CANTATA Holy Week in the King City community is very important to our area churches. This is a time when we all come together to worship and praise for the reason we exist. The death, burial and resurrection of Jesus Christ our Lord is the very basis for all we believe, and we celebrate the Living Lord in a variety of ways during this season. The Easter Cantata, sponsored by our local Ministerial Alliance, is held on Palm Sunday evening, at the beginning of Holy Week. The Cantata choir is an all-volunteer, all-community person choir, made up of all ages. Rehearsals are held on Monday nights at Hammer Memorial UMC, 6 weeks before Palm Sunday. No auditions required. Instruments besides the piano are welcome! We have a great time, and we feel blessed to be able to serve the entire community in this manner.
COMMUNITY CHOIRS The King City Ministerial Alliance sponsors a number of special services during the year. The Holy Week cantata, early morning lay services during Holy Week, Good Friday services, Community Worship, Thanksgiving Service, among others. Often, a community choir is a part of these services. This is just another opportunity for people to get together, fellowship, and make a joyful noise in song!