St. James Lutheran Church of West Saint Paul, Minnesota, would like to invite you to join us live or via livestream on October 25-26 for a special conference celebrating the 500th anniversary of the first Lutheran hymnals and the great tradition of the musical proclamation of the Gospel that it fostered. Entitled “Proclaiming Christ 2024: Let Us Sing of Jesus” the conference will begin with a Reformation Hymn Festival at 7:00 pm on Friday, October 25. On Saturday, October 26 there will be a day-long conference featuring four presenters including Rev. Dr. Richard Resch, Rev. Dr. Lowell Sorenson, and Rev. Timothy Frank of David’s Harp (www.davidsharpmusic.org).
A Conference Choir is being convened for the Hymn Festival. Any singer who is interested is invited to sing with the Conference Choir. It will rehearse at 4:00 pm on Friday, October 25. A free supper will be provided to the singers. The Hymn Festival is free, but registration is required for the choir. Visit www.saintjameslutheran.com/music to register.
A small registration fee is being charged for the Saturday conference for those who attend in person. Lunch will be provided. For more information and to register online visit www.saintjameslutheran.com/music. The registration deadline is Monday, October 21.
If you are interested in watching the livestream, please contact us and we will send you the livestream link once it is available.
Below are some additional publicity materials.
We look forward to sharing this great event and this great heritage of musical proclamation with you.
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