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Organ Recital by Catalina Vicens

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The Westminster Organ Concert Series begins its 40th season of concerts on Friday, August 30, at 7:30 pm, with a recital by Catalina Vicens, a specialist in performance on historic keyboard instruments.  The program, entitled “A Musical Pilgrimage from the Middle Ages to the Baroque,” includes some of the earliest known written keyboard music, as well as works by Conrad Paumann, William Byrd, and Juan Cabanilles.  Ms. Vicens, originally from Chile, has performed throughout Europe, the USA, and South America, is a guest professor of harpsichord at Oberlin Conservatory and a Ph.D. candidate at Leiden University.

The Westminster Organ Concert Series was begun in 1980 to share the newly installed all-mechanical baroque-style pipe organ with the community.  The organ, built by Taylor & Boody Organbuilders of Staunton, Virginia, has 18 stops and over 1100 pipes.  For more information, call 434-963-4690 or visit www.westminsterorganconcertseries.org

Dedicate a New Hymnal!

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       We’ve passed the halfway point in raising funds to purchase our new hymnal, Glory to God. Through your generosity, we’re able to purchase 199 hymnals; we’re hoping to raise enough to buy 350. We’ll need about $3,000 to reach our goal.
       In May, Westminster’s Session received and approved a recommendation from the Music Committee that we purchase this new hymnal from our denomination in Louisville. Many of the hymns will be familiar to you, while others will be new. We owe a great debt of thanks to a small group of people here who, in recent months, studied, sang, and prayerfully considered Glory to God.
       If you would like to buy one hymnal or fifty, please consider making a donation to the New Hymnal Fund by writing a check to Westminster Presbyterian Church and writing “Hymnal” on the memo line. Donations to the New Hymnal Fund can also be made at www.westminsterva.org. The cost of each hymnal is $20, which includes, at your request, a bookplate in honor or memory of someone you admire or love (please be brief; there’s limited space on the bookplate). The total cost of hymnals (including large print) is $7,000.
       The editors of Glory to God were guided by the notion that this particular collection of hymns would reflect the world around us, including its diversity and its challenges. They also hoped that our singing would draw us away from ourselves to focus on the God who loves us. Please consider making a donation to the New Hymnal Fund. Our plan is to begin using the hymnal this fall.
       To donate now, visit www.westminsterva.org and select “Hymnal Fund.” In the comments section, specify “In honor of ________” or “In memory of ________.”
Blessings,
Nadine Roddy, Music Committee Chair
Hal Collums, Worship Committee Chair
Ken Henry, Pastor

“So faith, hope, and love abide, these three;
but the greatest of these is love.”
−1 Corinthians 13:13

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Sustained by grace, we are called to serve Christ, share God’s love, and work for justice in a complex world.

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