Thursday, July 11, 2019

Farewell to Sarah Gorman


July 11, 2019                                                                                       Saying Farewell
                We knew she was going to college this fall.  We knew this day was coming.  But with the movements and changes and life in the summertime, I didn’t know it was going to be so soon.  Sarah Gorman, gifted student of our own Mary Lu Farrell, will be playing for us for the last time ‘officially’ this Sunday, July 14, 2019.  I say officially, because Mary Lu retired a little while back, but she still comes when needed. 
                We have met her successor, Sebastian, who will begin a week from Sunday.  I say successor, because I have yet to meet a musician here who has given us the gift of music who could ever be replaced. 
                She doesn’t know it, but we are going to make a bit of a deal of her last ‘official’ Sunday on the 14th during worship.  I invite you to come worship and to wish her all the best. 
                We have been blessed by her presence with us, and also by Mary Lu, who continues to stay connected to us, helping us with finding accompanists for our worship service.  We in turn have been a ‘training ground’, about to work with our third young person to ‘train them up’ in the work and joy of church music.  This works out best for us all.  We can continue to afford to have music played for us during worship and we provide the opportunity for an up and coming musician to gain experience as a church musician.
               

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