Greetings everyone, I hope you are enjoying this beautiful morning!
THIS SUNDAY – ALL JUNIORS – new – old – and our newest seniors SINGING (REQUIRED third through fifth grades)
OLD Seniors may be mentors with parents permission (Optional)
Call is 9:45 a.m.
Service at 11:00 a.m.
Finish around 12:30 p.m.
Parents, please know everyone is invited to the services, come listen to your children sing and enjoy the community. You are always welcome!
This Sunday is a Communion Sunday. Just to review…..
* All baptized Christians are invited, the Episcopal Church welcomes every tradition.
* No one is forced to have communion, that is a decision each family makes on their own.
* Please talk with your chorister about Holy Communion and what you would like them to do.
* If you do not want your child to take communion, just let them know this and ask them to cross their arms over their chest when they go to the communion rail.
The priest will smile and give them a blessing, but not give them communion.
We ask all the children to go to the communion rail for the traffic flow.
* The congregation at Grace respects all faith traditions or the decision not to practice a faith tradition and is thankful that you allow your child to be part of the choir.
Please feel no pressure, each person must make their own choices about their beliefs.
We just ask that the choristers respect where they are and what is going on, and that their “job” is leading/offering music in this house of prayer.
*Please ask questions, I love them and it helps me support you and your children.
Next Week – is almost a normal schedule! It is the end of many programs for this season.
LAST Tuesday afternoon practice for Third Grade Girls
LAST Tuesday afternoon practice and EVENSONG for 4th and 5th grade Choristers
LAST Wednesday and Thursday afternoon Vocal Coaching Sessions after school
NO Choir Activities on Friday due to GCS Graduation.
The Choir Raffle is approaching……..see the newsletter for details.
What happens on the last Sunday 12 June?
All Choristers should participate, it is the end of the season, we celebrate everyone’s participation and there is a great cookout in Huntington Close after Church followed by the Raffle. It’s fun!
9:45 a.m. Senior Choristers Old and New
10:15 a.m. All Junior Choristers
11:00 a.m. Service.
Who sings on Wednesday 15th – closing of the US/MS.
ALL SENIOR CHORISTERS!
New Senior Choristers are also invited – I just need to know who will sing so I have enough seats for everyone.
Call 10:00 a.m. in the Music Room.
Have a great day. It is a confusing time, so ask lots of questions.
With all my love, Patrick
CHOIR FAMILY NEWS 20 May 2016
Last call for donations to the Choir Raffle that will take place after church on 12 June.
If you are interested in donating an item please be in touch with our
Great organizers:
Meaghan Cheung (meaghanscheung@gmail.com)
Jennie Dunn (bramcote7@aol.com)
From Joshua Parrillo:
Joshua has two requests of our community:
His name is now AJ Stetson and he asks if you will refer to him as AJ or Mr. Stetson rather than Joshua or Mr. Parrillo.
And…….He is following up on the Paris Trip Photos – specifically the ones shot of the group after we sang in front of Chartres Cathedral.
If anyone has a good group shot from that pose, please let me know or send it to me and I’ll forward it to AJ.
Many thanks!
WELCOME NEW SENIOR CHORISTERS – The following choristers have completed and passed with flying colors their auditions:
Girls
Taber Cannon, Julia Geniesse, Kiera Hackett, Lila Hussein, Eleanor Livings
Boys
Bryan Cepeda, Oliver El Hadj, Alabama Embry, Reid Farrington, Xander Farrington, Ian Godfrey, Charlie Head
PLANNING AHEAD:
This week is almost normal
Last Junior Girls Practice on Tuesday 24 May
Last Junior Boys/Girls Practice and Evensong on Tuesday 24 May
Last Wednesday Vocal Coaching 25 May
Last Thursday Vocal Coaching 26 May
Last Friday Junior Boys Practice 20 May (not a mistake, no Friday afternoon reh as
Memorial Day Weekend begins on the 27th )
Last Thursday morning rehearsal for Boys 9 June
Last Friday morning rehearsal for Girls 10 June
Parents of New Senior Choristers who attend GCS. If it can work with your family schedules, may your new senior chorister sing at the MS Closing Exercises? They are invited, but not required to do so. I just need to know so that I can prepare the seating chart. I think it is occurring on Wednesday 15 June at 11 a.m. I think
*THIS WEEKS SCHEDULE:
Sunday 22 May, CALLING ALL JUNIOR CHORISTERS (REQUIRED) and
Senior Mentors (Optional)
9:45 Call for All Junior Choristers (REQUIRED – includes 5th grade and 4th grade Boys – new seniors)
11:00 Service
No lunch or rehearsal after church today.
Tuesday 24 May
7:00 a.m. Breakfast Club and Morning Rehearsal, Senior Boys
Senior Girls most welcome!
Tuesday 24 May – Novice – now NEW JUNIOR Girls’ Rehearsal FINAL ONE!
3:20 – 4:30 Gather in the HONOR ROOM,
Drop off and Pick up in the Honor Room!
Tuesday 24 May Junior Boys and Girls Rehearsal FINAL ONE!
5:00 – 6:30 p.m.
Gather in the HONOR ROOM,
Drop off and Pick up in the Honor Room!
EVENSONG TODAY at 6:00 p.m. in the Church.
Wednesday 25 May
7:00 a.m. Breakfast Club and Morning Rehearsal, Senior Girls
Senior Boys most welcome
Wednesday 25 May FINAL ONE!
3:20 – 4:30 p.m. Senior Auditions after School in the Music Office
Thursday 26 May
7:00 a.m. Breakfast Club and Morning Rehearsal, Junior and Senior Boys
Thursday 16 May FINAL ONE!
3:20 – 4:30 p.m. After School Vocal Coaching, Music Office
Friday 27 May
GCS HS Graduation, GCS Closed.
No choir activities today!
Sunday 29 May
Memorial Day Weekend, The Adult Choir sings.
OLD NEWS FOR REVIEW:
The Novice Class of 2015-2016 has been promoted, they are now called NEW JUNIORS.
The NEW JUNIOR SCHEDULE does not change at all. The time and day commitments remain the same to support all the complicated schedules that we all live through.
Around February 18, the 5th grade Juniors will get their invitation to audition for Senior Chorister. DON’T WORRY! They know the music already, it is not something they must be coached on or need special preparation for. The concert Sunday was the climax of that preparation. DON’T WORRY about rushing to schedule their appointment, we have all the way until Mother’s Day to do it.
The fifth graders becoming Senior Choristers for 2016-2017 will be promoted to Senior on Mother’s Day. Sometimes one or two are away visiting grandparents. They will be promoted in spirit.
Some notes about Holy Communion at Grace Church……
* All baptized Christians are invited, the Episcopal Church welcomes every tradition.
* No one is forced to have communion, that is a decision each family makes on their own.
* Please talk with your chorister about Holy Communion and what you would like them to do.
* If you do not want your child to take communion, just let them know this and ask them to cross their arms over their chest when they go to the communion rail.
The priest will smile and give them a blessing, but not give them communion.
We ask all the children to go to the communion rail for the traffic flow.
* The congregation at Grace respects all faith traditions or the decision not to practice a faith tradition and is thankful that you allow your child to be part of the choir.
Please feel no pressure, each person must make their own choices about their beliefs.
We just ask that the choristers respect where they are and what is going on, and that their “job” is leading/offering music in this house of prayer.
*Please ask questions, I love them and it helps me support you and your children.
REMEMBER……DROP OFF/PICK UP For All JUNIOR CHORISTERS for Tuesday and Friday Rehearsals is now THE HONOR ROOM – Enter from the School via the water fountain and stairs of the tower through the 8th grade dump :-).
IF YOU WENT ON THE FRANCE TOUR SUMMER 2015 – WE WANT YOUR PHOTOS!
Please collect your photo files and send them to Olivia Douglas! She has volunteered to collect our photos and edit them into a fun and special keep sake item for the community. Talk with her for more details!
YOUR CHOIR STEERING COMMITTEE is a great source for information and for continuing to grow and care for our choirs. Here is our great committee, feel invited to ask questions, talk about choir life and just enjoy their wonderful company! You may be a member some day!
Novice Reps:
Dominique Schulte, schulted@me.com
Mary Cannon, medcannon@nyc.rr.com
Junior Reps:
Katherine Keane, kathykeane@gmail.com
Shannon Cave, shannon.cave@gmail.com
Meaghan Cheung,meaghanscheung@gmail.com
Jason Hackett, kieran.jason.hackett@gmail.com
Olivia Douglas, oliviadouglas@me.com
Senior Reps:
Erik Sorensen, esorensen5@gmail.com
Ellen McElduff, ellenmcelduff@aol.com
Shannon Cave, shannon.cave@gmail.com
Kevin Rotheroe, krotheroe@nyc.rr.com
Anne Zaccaro, annezaccaro@pzaccaro.com
Erin Hussein, ezyko@yahoo.com
+Alumni:
Dana Foote, dfoote@gcschool.org
Laura Holt, laurablackholt@gmail.com
Vicky Hurley, vicky.mcgarry@gmail.com
+Technology and PR: Kathy Keane, Tom Evans
+Staff: Patrick Allen, Don Waring
NEW REHEARSAL BATHROOM POLICY: Many choristers have been taking advantage of the honor system of going to the bathroom so the policy must adjust. We can’t have choristers wandering around the facility during rehearsal unsupervised. All Choristers must now make sure to use the bathroom on their way to choir, only in extreme situations will anyone be allowed to leave a rehearsal. I’ve checked with Mrs. Collet, she says you all will be ok
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*AS THE YEAR 2015 HAS COME TO AN END…please look around the house and make sure you cash all choir checks you have received. When the books are closed at the audit for each operating budget year checks can no longer be redeemed or replaced.