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JANUARY-FEBRUARY 2010 • Volume 55 Number 3

Worship Arts (lSSN08915288): a publication to the members of The Fellowship of United Methodists in Music and Worship Arts.

The Fellowship’s Mission Statement:

We are Christians called to minister through our creative gifts to foster worship that makes disciples of Jesus Christ.

We Value:

Worship Arts that lead to spirituality and faith formation. Relationships that lead to hospitality, fellowship, and nurture.

Viewpoints expressed and materials included in WORSHIP ARTS are not necessarily endorsed by The Fellowship. All material for WORSHIP ARTS must be submitted to the editor by the 15th, two months previous to publication date (Jan. 15 for Mar.-Apr. issue, Mar. 15 for May-June issue, etc.).

The Fellowship is an affiliate organization of the General Board of Discipleship of The United Methodist Church.

Worship Arts is a member of Associated Church Press.

Executive Director: David L. Bone Administrator: Elizabeth Redman Office: PO Box 24787, Nashville, TN 37202 Office Hours: 8:30 AM-4:30 PM Central Time, Monday-Friday Telephone: 1-800-952-8977 FAX: (615) 749-6874 email: FUMMWA@aol.com Website: www.UMFellowship.org Direct all address changes for Worship Arts to this office.

Annual membership dues: $55 (individual), $40 (over 65 years old), $35 (full-time student).

To join, write The Fellowship, PO Box 24787, Nashville, TN 37202. Join or renew online at www.FUMMWA.org

Worship Arts Editorial Committee

David Wiltse, Editor, 7056 Northland Dr., Rockford, MI 49341, (616) 866-1051, WorshipArts@UMFellowship.org

Sara Collins, Reviews Coordinator, 9324 Erie Trail, Shelby, MI 49455, (231) 861-4905, ssjcollins24@aol.com

David Donathan, 1221 Quarrier St., Charleston, WV 25301, (304) 342-0192, ddonathan@ccumwv.org

Matt Packer, Advertising Coordinator, Swartz Creek, MI, (810) 635-8267, cell: (810) 610-3692, mpack65@yahoo.com

Molly Turner, 411 Harrison St., Grand Ledge, MI 48837, (517) 627-3256, glfumc.mollyturner@comcast.net

Consultants:

Mike Muzzo, Music Interest Areas Coordinator 129 S. High St., West Chester, PA 19382, (610) 692-5190, mmuzzo@westchesterumc.com

Rosalie Branigan, Worship Arts Areas Coordinator 990 57th St., Port Townsend, WA 98368, (360) 385-1072, tlbranigan@yahoo.com

Mary Scifres, Worship Interest Areas Coordinator 1008 Noria St., Laguna Beach, CA 92651, (253) 307-6169, maryscifres@gmail.com

Rights for reprinting articles in Worship Arts are

retained by the individual authors. To get in touch with them, contact the editor.

Cover photo: Altar cloth made by the congregation of Christ Church United Methodist, Charleston, WV.

From the Editor

I admit I usually don’t read fine print. But if you do, you noticed an addition to the Worship Arts Editorial Committee listed at the left: Mary Scifres. A point for you if you saw it. Another point for you if you

noticed (much less remembered) that in the highlights of the national Fellowship Council’s retreat, printed in the last issue, it was mentioned that Mary is a new at-large member of the council with responsibility for coordinating the newly-created Worship Interest Area. (Previously this was combined with arts in the Worship Arts Interest Area.) By virtue of her new position, Mary has become a consultant on the editorial committee.

Okay ... so what? The significance

is that adding Mary to the Worship Arts team gives us one more link to where you are, what your needs are. You may know her name because for many years she has co-authored the UM Worship & Music Planner with David Bone (another half-point if you know who he is!). Combining her experience as a clergy- person and her extensive contacts in the church with those of co-consultants Rosalie Branigan and Mike Muzzo gives us a rich resource for identifying topics and authors.

But you may have scored two and a half points and still feel we don’t play where you play – scratch the itches you have in your ministry. If so, please let us know. What are the issues you need addressed? Contact me at WorshipArts@UMFellowship.org. Our newly-expanded team will do its best to even up the score.

Dave Wiltse

this issue

4

Communal art

6

Worship Design Studio: the verbal artist

10

Rehearsing giant puppets

12

Green worship

14

Creating a worship space

18

Organ: king of instruments

20

Thirty years of joy

23

Children’s choir: blessed

experience

24

News/Notes

25

Fellowship calendar

26-31

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