the bells rang out

On Easter, the entire congregation participated in the service by ringing small bells after every Allelulia... The bell choir gave a beautiful rendition of Morning has Broken - Jonathan was quite impressed by Mom (Pastor Wendy) and the big bells she rang. The choir even helped with the children's sermon! We had guests musicians from the Church of Finland, and Sara S. shared her trumpeting with us again. The music was wonderful - on a sad note it was the last Sunday our tenor cantor Wayne will be with us. We'll miss you!!!!

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Welcome to the home page of the First Trinity Lutheran DC Bell Choir blog! We are a motley crew of all ages - secondary school students to seniors. What we have in common is an enjoyment of music and of the fellowship we share. We even have a break out group - our own power trio, of Amy, Emily, and Amanda. Music is an important part of the worship at First Trinity. We invite choir members, musicians, or any First Trinity member to post to this blog. Other blogs affiliated with First Trinity Lutheran are listed.

During Epiphany, First Trinity enjoyed an international liturgy thanks to the hard work of the Worship Committee. We added extra color in the sanctuary and new hymns from Native American, African, and other cultures. Handbell choir continues monthly rehearsals.

Update from the Office

The handbells were serviced today. "The Bellman" cleaned and serviced the yoke assemblies,adjusted the playing action throughout, and re-voiced the clappers as needed. What this means: All the bells have been set and adjusted to play easily and consistently, so that we can play the whole dynamic range from pianissimo to fortissimo, and so that the bells all have the same "action" -- that is, you don't have to ring the "C" twice as hard as the "D" to get the same volume. No more bells wiggling and flopping on their handles. No more "squeaky axles." No more bells that are actually easier to ring "backwards". I am so excited! Now we are really ready to ring in Easter!
Ruth Worman, Office Manager