April 2012 Spend Awhile on the Nile

Many thanks to the terrific cast and crew of Salem's Spring Musical:  Spend Awhile On the Nile!

Children's Musical Underway

Get ready for
Salem Spring Children's Musical: Spend Awhile on the Nile!
The Mighty Ancient Hero Cruise

By Christy and Daniel Semsen

All Children and youth are invited to participate in Salem's Spring Musical,
Spend Awhile in the Nile, to be presented for Sat/Sun April 21st and 22nd
worship services.

Musicals have speaking parts and solos in addition to whole group songs, and
most songs are choreographed with motions, dance movements, or deaf-signing.

This year's musical has a part for an older youth or adult male as well as
roles for children.

Please review the following schedule and see if you or your child would like
to be
A part of this year's presentation. Youth and adults are also needed to help

With set construction, staging, choreography, Sound, props, and costumes.
Sponsors are always welcome to help pay for books, CD's, the accompaniment
track,
T-shirts, and props as a gift to Salem's Singing Memorial program.

Auditions (for speaking parts & solos) Wed. Feb. 15th: 6:00-7:00 p.m. Choir
Room

Eight Saturday rehearsals 10a.m. To Noon: Feb. 18, 25, Mar. 3,10,17,24, 31,
April 14
Final Week Rehearsals: Wed. April 18th 6:00 p.m./ Dress rehearsal Fri. April
20th: 6:00 p.m.

1st Salem presentation 5:00 p.m. Sat. Worship April 21st
2nd Salem presentation 10:30 a.m. Sun. Worship April 22nd
Outreach presentation 6:30 p.m. Wed. April 25th DeKalb Co. Rehab Center

Get ready for some fun!

Carla Vanatta, Salem Creative Arts
Carla@salemlutheransycamore.org 815-895-9171 church 815-895-8521 (cell)

"Silent Mice, Holy Mice" Puppet Presentation

Salem Puppeteers will present the humorous but true story of how the beloved Christmas Carol, "Silent Night", was written for Grand Victorian Residents Thurs. Dec. 15th at 7 p.m. and for Salem's 2012 Epiphany Breakfast Sunday, January 8th, 9:15 a.m. All are welcome!

Tapestry of Light - A Celtic Christmas Celebration

Tapestry of Light

A Celtic Christmas Celebration 

by Joseph M. Martin

5:00 p.m. Sat. Dec. 10  

10:30 a.m. Sun. Dec. 11

All Salem voices are invited to join together to prepare this lovely, inspiring Christmas Cantata for the 3^rd weekend of Advent accompanied by a Celtic Consort of Cello, Flute, Percussion, Piano, and Violin.  Salem Children’s choirs will be featured in the piece A Celtic Gloria!  with additional music by Sounds of Grace Bells.   November and December rehearsal opportunities include the five Wednesday and four Sunday evenings listed below.   Please contact Carla Vanatta to receive a score and rehearsal CD.  

Thank you!  Your voice will be a gift to God and our congregation.  

8:00-8:45 p.m.  Wed. Nov. 2, 9, 16 - Choir room

7:45-8:30 p.m.  Wed. Nov. 30, Dec. 7 - Sanctuary

6:00-7:30 p.m.  Sun. Nov. 13, 20, 27 & Dec. 4 - Sanctuary

815-895-9171 church  

815-895-8521 cell   

Carla@salemlutheransycamore.org 

A word from the composer….

The music of Christmas is a treasure for both the ear and the heart.  Each winter it covers our lives with a hopeful blanket of sound and reminds us that even in the silence of winter, there is song.  Each tradition offers its own rich vocabulary of holiday carols joining together faith and art into a glorious fabric of melody and truth.  From angelic acclamations to delicate lullabies, the message of God’s love leaps from the pages of our songbooks and finds a home in the tender places of our hearts.

Tapestry of Light is a joining of traditional carols, primarily from the British Isles, with scripture reading and candle lighting.  I was inspired by recent trips to Ireland, Scotland, Wales, and England to create a work that celebrates the rich heritage of seasonal song that is part of this great tradition.   

Through the singing and sharing of this work, may the grace that inspired these time-honored tunes surround and inspire you.  As you light the candles and raise your voices, may the joy and peace of Christ fill you and shine through you.  May the Father of all lights gather us all to His heart and weave us into a wonderful tapestry of Light. 

--Joseph M. Martin  

Salem Puppeteers bid a fond farewell to Pastor Janet Hunt August 7th at a
picnic in her honor.
Creative Arts choirs, puppets, and bells begin the fall season Sept. 14th and 15th.

Pastor Janet poses with a "Pastor Puppet" featured in a puppet skit April 3rd to honor her 50th birthday and over seventy people who marked 50 or more years of confirmed membership.

Salem Cherubs and Choristers warm-up for Worship April 3rd to help celebrate the church's 141st anniversary.