March 2016A Journey to Full-time Church Musician

March 2016
A Journey to Full-time Church Musician

I am the Director of Worship and Music at Trinity Lutheran Church in Evanston where I direct three adult vocal and handbell choirs, play the organ/piano for all worship services and the choirs, and do worship planning in consultation with the pastor and coordinator of...

March 2016
Treasurer’s Corner

February 2016 was a quiet month, with neither deposits made or check written.  So our balance remains the same – $48,358.44. I did spend some time getting ready for 2016 – creating a new notebook to track our finances, setting up a new spreadsheet.  While...
February 2016Multi-Taskers

February 2016
Multi-Taskers

Some of you may have seen this picture; it’s made the rounds on Facebook again in recent months. While some of these things may not apply to you specifically, I think we can all agree that we could also come up with a few more of these! I know I could add a few:...
February 2016Getting to Know Our AGO Friends

February 2016
Getting to Know Our AGO Friends

My interest in music began at an early age, while growing up in Deerfield. My late grandmother was my first piano instructor. She and my grandfather brought me to weekly services at Trinity United Church of Christ in Deerfield, where I first heard the wonderful W....