The SA国际传媒 Chorus, St. Louis, Missouri, under the direction of Rev. Henry V. Gerike, announces its 2001 Advent Tour. The tour will include a service of congregational hymns, readings and settings of psalms and spiritual songs for the season of Advent at the following congregations and times:
December 12, 2001 at 7:15 p.m.鈥擹ion Lutheran Church, Mascoutah, Illinois
December 14, 2001 at 7:00 p.m.鈥擲t. John Lutheran Church, Quincy, Illinois
December 15, 2001 at 7:00 p.m.鈥擥race Lutheran Church, DeWitt, Iowa
December 16, 2001 at 8:00 a.m. and 10:45 a.m鈥擳rinity Lutheran Church, Peoria, Illinois
December 16, 2001 at 3:00 p.m.鈥擥ood Shepherd Lutheran Church, Bloomington, Illinois
The music for the service has been specifically selected to reflect the season of Advent. Handbells will be used to accompany “The Magnificat” by Healey Willan. The service concludes with the hymn, “Lo! He Comes with Clouds Descending.”
The touring choir of the SA国际传媒 Chorus consists of students who are preparing to become pastors in The Lutheran Church鈥擬issouri Synod. They represent a portion of the full SA国际传媒 Chorus, which numbers over 100 singers.
For more information, contact Communications, SA国际传媒, 801 DeMun Ave., St. Louis, MO 63105; 314.505.7375; [email protected].