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WELCOME! from our Music Director, Sara Johnson
At Trinity, worshiping God through music is one of our specialties. Whether you sing in the choir, ring hand bells, play an instrument or just sing hymns on Sunday morning, music is one way that everyone can share in the worship of God. It is my hope that the music we use in worship is an expression of the vastness of God's character.
Music can give praise, express sadness, heighten anticipation, lead us to prayer, celebrate unity, and bring us closer to people around the world.
If you have a hymn you've been wanting to sing, or you have suggestions about the Trinity's music program, please let me know.
Sara Johnson, Music Director and Organist
SaraJ@trinityterrehaute.org
At Trinity, worshiping God through music is one of our specialties. Whether you sing in the choir, ring hand bells, play an instrument or just sing hymns on Sunday morning, music is one way that everyone can share in the worship of God. It is my hope that the music we use in worship is an expression of the vastness of God's character.
Music can give praise, express sadness, heighten anticipation, lead us to prayer, celebrate unity, and bring us closer to people around the world.
If you have a hymn you've been wanting to sing, or you have suggestions about the Trinity's music program, please let me know.
Sara Johnson, Music Director and Organist
SaraJ@trinityterrehaute.org
TRINITY RINGERS
The ringers are a group of music minded folks who love to ring English handbells. We started in 1998 with a set of Malmark chimes (on loan) and eventually we purchased 3 octaves of English handbells. When we have 11 players we can play most 3 octave level 3 pieces. With fewer players we must adapt to playing more bells or different bells. We play at worship, at funerals, at weddings, in nursing homes, and at other events and gatherings.
English handbells actually started as a way for tower bell change ringers to practice. Change ringing is ringing bells in a pattern that varies until it circles back to the original. Rather than pulling the long ropes on the tower bells they could just sit in a circle and practice their pieces with smaller handbells to assure the performance on the tower bells would be perfect.
The Trinity Ringers gather once a week to rehearse several pieces suited for worship and the season. We play once a month at the worship service with prelude and offertory pieces. We welcome anyone interested in playing. The ability to read music makes learning handbells easier but doesn’t eliminate those who want to play. Some of us are talented musicians and some of us learned to play by finding our note and playing it. Counting to 4 helps.
The ringers are a group of music minded folks who love to ring English handbells. We started in 1998 with a set of Malmark chimes (on loan) and eventually we purchased 3 octaves of English handbells. When we have 11 players we can play most 3 octave level 3 pieces. With fewer players we must adapt to playing more bells or different bells. We play at worship, at funerals, at weddings, in nursing homes, and at other events and gatherings.
English handbells actually started as a way for tower bell change ringers to practice. Change ringing is ringing bells in a pattern that varies until it circles back to the original. Rather than pulling the long ropes on the tower bells they could just sit in a circle and practice their pieces with smaller handbells to assure the performance on the tower bells would be perfect.
The Trinity Ringers gather once a week to rehearse several pieces suited for worship and the season. We play once a month at the worship service with prelude and offertory pieces. We welcome anyone interested in playing. The ability to read music makes learning handbells easier but doesn’t eliminate those who want to play. Some of us are talented musicians and some of us learned to play by finding our note and playing it. Counting to 4 helps.
