Welcome to Pender’s Music Ministry!
The Music Ministry at Pender is dedicated to using God’s gift of music to joyfully lift praises to His name! Our primary focus is to enhance our worship experience at Pender through music.
We have groups of all ages, sizes and abilities. All of our music groups are comprised of dedicated volunteers who love music and understand its ability to make the heart and soul soar. Children as young as preschool age are having fun and enjoying Christian fellowship by singing and ringing praises to God, and learning what it means to become a worship leader. Friendships and bonds are formed in these groups that can last a lifetime. We learn and present a variety of musical styles in worship, from classical to contemporary. We strive to understand how an anthem’s text or a melodic line in a handbell piece conveys God’s love for all. Through our understanding, we help our congregation know God better, so that in turn, we all may become “Disciples for Christ.”
Our goal is to involve every person who wishes to glorify God through music. There is something for every music lover at Pender. You do not need to know how to read music to sing or ring with us! If you love to sing or play an instrument, we would love to have you join us. If you enjoy handbells and want to join a handbell group, please come!
Adult Groups
- Sanctuary Choir, rehearses Thursdays 7:30 -9 pm
- Revelation Ringers (adult beginner handbells), rehearses Tuesdays 6-6:45 pm in the Sanctuary
- Carillon Ringers (intermediate handbells), rehearses Tuesdays 7-7:45 pm in the Sanctuary
- Joy Ringers (advanced handbells), rehearses Tuesdays 7:45-8:45 pm in the Sanctuary
Even if you are a returning member, please register anyway so that we can make sure everything is up to date and in the same place.
Registration opens August 2, 2015.
Register for Adult Sanctuary Choir through My Pender Page > My Overview > Available Registrations
Register for Adult Handbell Choirs through My Pender Page > My Overview > Available Registrations
If you do not have a My Pender Page, registration information is here.
Children and Youth
Registration opens August 2, 2015.
Register for Pender Youth Music Ministry through My Pender Page > My Overview > Available Registrations
Register for Pender Children’s Music Ministry through My Pender Page > My Overview > Available Registrations
Register for Pender Preschool/Kindergarten Music Ministry through My Pender Page > My Overview > Available Registrations
If you do not have a My Pender Page, registration information is here.
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Maundy Thursday, also called Holy Thursday, is a service to commemorate Jesus’ Last Supper and the beginning of our sacrament, the Lord’s Supper.
The word Maundy comes from the Latin mandatum, which means “commandment.” At the Last Supper, Jesus gave the disciples a new commandment to love one another as he had loved them (John 13:34).
Holy Thursday is the first of the three days of solemn remembrance of the events leading up to and immediately following the crucifixion of Jesus.
Prior to breaking the bread with the disciples, Jesus washed their feet. Maundy Thursday worship services include Holy Communion and sometimes foot washing as well. While John’s gospel does not record the institution of the Lord’s Supper among the events of this night, the other gospels do. Christians therefore keep this night with celebrations both at the basin (footwashing) and at the Lord’s Table (Holy Communion).
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Please join us this Sunday, December 21st, in worship at the 8:15, 9:30 and 11:00 Services.
8:15 & 11:00 Services Sermon Title: “If you take the CHRIST Out of Christmas, What Do You Have Left?” (Isaiah 9:6-7)
9:30 Common Ground Sermon Title: “Celebrate Jesus!” (Luke 1:46-56)
For more information about our upcoming sermons, click here.
Listen to past sermons in the Pender Podcast.
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Please join us this Sunday in worship at the 8:15, 9:30 and 11:00 Services.
8:15 & 11:00 Services Sermon Title: “Christmas is Not Your Birthday”
9:30 Common Ground Sermon Title: “Keeping Christ in Christmas”
For more information about our upcoming sermons, click here.
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Please join us this Sunday in worship at the 8:15, 9:30 and 11:00 Services.
You won’t want to miss our Christmas Cantata this Sunday at both the 8:15 & 11:00 Services.
At our 9:30 Common Ground Service, the Sermon Topic is “Socks & Underwear” (Isaiah 41:10)
For more information about our upcoming sermons, click here.
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