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The Episcopal Church of Saint Michael & All AngelsPacific View Drive at Marguerite Corona del Mar California 92625 949.644.0463 www.stmikescdm.org

FOR THE

LOVE OF MIKEVolume 63 Number 5 MAY 2013

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...From the Desk of the Rector

BELOVEDS IN CHRIST,

Continued on page 3

PARISH NEWS

AND NOTES

SAINT MICHAEL & ALL ANGELSANTIQUES SALE: Save May 30th to

visit our fellow parish, St. Francis inPalos Verdes and attend their 45thannual antiques sale. We areconsidering having a similar event hereat Saint Michaels which would be afund raiser and an all parish event.

Come along and enjoy the day withus. Besides the show and sale, thereis an appraisal booth, patio luncheonand a garden gazebo.

We can carpool from St. Mikesparking lot - leaving around 9am andreturning whenever we need to.

Please let me know if you can join

this group going to explore thepossibility of our hosting a St. Mikesantique sale.

Lynn Headley, Senior Warden714-963-5932

[email protected]

Holy Spirit Day, which we call Pentecost, is May 19th! We will celebratehere with Holy Eucharist, Holy Baptism, balloons and a Birthday-of-the-Church party. Please join us!

Can you define the Holy Spirit? some have asked me. After referencing

The Holy Spirit in our Catechism on pages 852-3 of our Book of CommonPrayer, trying to not be a smart aleck I ask, Can you define define? Mydictionary says that the word define comes from Latin words that mean to

put a boundary around; to put an end to; to state precise meaning. Since wecannot limit, bound or end God, especially God we know as Holy Spirit, and

because the Bible speaks of God as boundless, unending, unlimited and nothaving precise meaning, No, I cannot define the Holy Spirit. And, weexperience much we cant define. Define time. Define love. Define humanspirit.

The Holy Spirit is God. Christians relate God the Holy Spirit/Sustainer to Godthe Father/Creator and God the Son/Redeemer in the divine Trinity (TrinitySunday is May 26th). When our faith was mentioned for the first time to anAsian man who was curious about Christianity, an old story goes, he said, Ah,

now I see. You are governed by a divine committee. When told that in thestory of Jesus baptism the divine Son heard a voice from heaven and saw theSpirit of God descending like a dove, the same man said, Father I understand;Son I understand; bird I do not understand at all.

Such puzzlement should inform us that we have work to do in approachingthe concept and reality of the Spirit. Despite our best efforts, we finally mustgive up trying to say what the Spirit is and turn to saying what the Spirit does:The Spirit hovers over the waters at creation: Creator Spirit. The Spirit is the

breath of God in the voice of the prophets; God inspires, and speaks to andthrough, the human voice and human writings. The Spirit appears at Jesus

baptism as a sign that, from the first, Jesus participates in the boundless, endlessnature and activity of God.

Jesus claims that the Spirit commissions him. In Johns Gospel Jesus promisesthe Spirit, and after Jesus is bodily removed from the disciples and this world,the Paraclete --usually this Greek word is translated Comforter-- comes(Acts 2:1-21). The Spirit is presented as a divine advocate who takes our side,speaks up for us, makes us strong and makes Christ a living presence. Paulsets a good example by firmly refusing to define the Spirit; but he makes Christcentral to whatever he wants to say about God and closely connects Christwith the Spirit.

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DO YOU APPRECIATE THEPRAYERS OF THE PEOPLE theways we offer them during Sundaymorning worship? Louise Stover has

been providing the forms we use; now,you are invited join Louise in doinglikewise.

Provide forms forThe Prayers ofthe People you would like us to usea month or two in advance of theSunday for which that form would beused and be part of our worship

planning. Questions? Please see ourrector.


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(MORE) PARISH NEWS AND NOTES

FOR THE LOVE OF MIKEFOR THE LOVE OF MIKEFOR THE LOVE OF MIKEFOR THE LOVE OF MIKEFOR THE LOVE OF MIKE is a publication of

Saint Michael & All Angels

Episcopal Church,

Corona del Mar, CA.

Copy deadline is the second

Wednesday of the month.

We welcome letters and articles.Editor: Susan Beechner

949.644.0463

Finance...........................................Jim Palda

[[email protected]] 626.533.8037

Mission......................................Gail Haghjoo


Stewardship ...................................Joan Short


Worship.The Very Revd Canon Peter D. Haynes


VESTRY MEMBERS 2012Senior Warden...............................Lynn Headley[[email protected]] 714.963.5932

Junior Warden................................Paul Multari

[[email protected] 949.500-8891

Christian Education.......................Barbara Black


Clerk of the Vestry..........................Karlene Miller


Building and Grounds.............................[Open]

Communications...........................Clyde Dodge

[[email protected] 949.375.1530

Evangelism.............................Deborah Newquist


Fellowship......................................Teri Corbet


CONTRIBUTIONS WERE MADE tothe Rectors Discretionary Fundrecently by Jay Launt , by SamHorton , and by Peggy and theMontgomery family in thanksgiving forthe life of theirBob. These funds extendour Parishs mission of outreach,

providing for such needs as can behelped by financial assistance.

MAYAdult Anniversaries

PLEDGE ENVELOPES: If youwould like pledge envelopes for 2013,

pl ease leave a message fo r our

bookkeeper, Donnie Lewis,949.644.0463, ext. 15. For those ofyou who have already requested

pl edge envelopes, they are nowavailable in Michaels Room inalphabetical order.

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THE DAUGHTERS OF THE KING ofProvince VIII will hold its SpringAssembly 2013 on Saturday, May 4,8am.-1:30pm at St. Georges Church,Laguna Hills. Sister Greta Ronningan ofthe Community of Divine Love will bethe keynote speaker.

To download a registration formonline, go to http://bit.ly/Z7foe4. For

more information, contact LanneauMiller at 949.498.2618 [email protected]. To register by post,make checks payable to Lanneau Miller,and send to: Daughters of the King,Lanneau Miller, 714 Calle Monserrat,San Clemente, CA 92672.

St. Georges Church is located at23802 Avenida de la Carlota, Laguna Hills92653.

The Order of the Daughters of the Kingwas founded by Margaret J. Franklin in1885. The mission of the order is toextend Christs kingdom through prayer,

service, and evangelism.

Birthdays2nd - Peter Coppen

Nancy Lyons7th - Matthew Shaw

9th - Russ Hardt10th - Teri Corbet12th - Judy Brady

Richard Wallis17th - Melinda Rader

18th - Mary Caldarone24th - Keith Nelson25th - Sherry Crail28th - Jamie Mead

29th - Cal McLaughlin

Baptisms3rd - Constance Davidson

14th - Norm Bianchi16th - Marlene Pope23rd - Richard Zevnik

Chace Warmington

WeddingsRuss & Robin Hardt22nd - Mark Annerl

& Anne Conover

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A community within ourcommunity

SAINT MICHAELSON EBAY

Only household items for now, noclothing or furniture.Fill out the

consignment sheet when you dropoff your items. Indicate if you wantthe item back if it doesnt sell or ifwe can donate it. A copy of the sheetis your receipt for taxes.Call Ken

Norton for pickup: 714.815.7273.Items will be posted for sale on Ebay.Proceeds benefit Saint Michael & AllAngeles. Results will be postedquarterly in For The Love of Mike

One Mans Junk Is AnotherMans Treasure!!

LIFE LINE SCREENING RETURNSTO SAINT MICHAELS ON JUNE25TH: Most people cant identify asingle risk factor or a warning sign ofstroke, yet over 750,000 Americanswill be affected by a stroke this yearalone! Life Line Screening will behere at Saint Michaels performing aday of preventive health screenings on6/25/2013.Screenings are fast,

painless and offered at low cost. Theyinvolve the use of ultrasoundtechnology and scan for potentialhealth problems related to: blockedarteries which can lead to a stroke,aortic aneurysms which can lead to arupture, and plaque buildup in thearteries in the legs which is a strong

predictor of heart disease. Alsooffered is a bone density screening toassess the risk for osteoporosis earlyenough for their physician to begin

preventive procedures. Appointmentspaces are limited and pre-registrationis required. Sign up now by callingtoll free to 1-888-653-6441.

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Yours, in Christ -

Rectors Desk from page 1

Today, the Spirit creates, speaks, anoints, comes,empowers: the lifeless comes alive. The past becomes

present. The long ago is as fresh as the now, and the Spiritmoves us toward tomorrow.

The Spirit --undefined, unending, unlimited-- acts amongand in us. The Spirit, promised by the Father, connectedwith Jesus Christ, comes to us when we cannot naturally

come to him; and there are no limits, no ends to what Godwould work now, through us.

So we do not define. We pray: Come, Holy Spirit!

WHAT IS PLANNEDGIVING?

This is the first in a series of articles based on informationsupplied by the Episcopal Church Foundation. For moreinformation about establishing a planned gift for the benefitof Saint Michael & All Angels, please contact our rector.--Ed.

Planned giving encompasses a variety of ways that gifts can bemade to the church from accumulated resources. It usuallyinvolves financial or estate planning; however, it is notreserved for the wealthy.

Planned giving is a means by which anyone concerned

with the wise use of his or her personal resources makes aconsidered choice about their ultimate disposition.

In general planned gifts are made through:*A Bequest in a Will* A Life Income Giftsuch as a pooled income fund, acharitable gift annuity, or a charitable remainder trust* Gifts of Special Assets (real estate, closely held stock,life insurance, retirement accounts)Planned giving establishes a way for a donor to provide

for family members while remembering the church as well.It often enables the donor to provide more for his or herheirs and to make a larger gift than thought possible. Itoften reduces taxes as well.

Planned gifts can be designated for an organizations

general funds or its endowment.Planned gifts are either outright gifts (i.e., gifts of

appreciated securities, real property, personal property, etc.)or deferred gifts (i.e. bequests, property, etc.) or deferredgifts (i.e. bequests,charitable gift annuities, charitabletrusts).

A BEQUEST IN A WILLPerhaps the easiest and most common way of making a

planned gift is through your will. Yet over 50% of Americansdo not have one. (continued in the next column)

If you die without a will, the state will divide your assets amongyour spouse and children (regardless of their age); appoint anadministrator that may cost the estate large fees; and appointguardians, who may or may not have been your choice, for yourdependents. The state makes no charitable contributions, and itwill ensure that your estate pays as much tax as possible.

By making a will, you appoint your own administrator; youname the guardian of your dependents; you control applicabletaxes; you can create a famil y or charitable trust; and you can

share your resources with your family, church, or other institutionsas you choose.A bequest in a will can take the form of a set amount of money,

a percentage of an estate, a specific asset, a trust, or the namingof a church-related organization as a contingent beneficiary.

Sample language for including the church in your will mightbe: I give, devise, and bequeath (state amount, asset, or percentageof the estate) to (name and address of your church) to be used(describe use) or as the churchs governing board or vestry deemsappropriate.

The next article in this series will touch on life income gifts,gifts of real estate, appreciated property and tangible propertyand gifts of life insurance and retirement accounts. The aboveand further infomation in this topic is available from the Episcopal

Church Foundation www.episcopalfoundation.org.

[Episcopal News Service] The Rev. Amy McCreath awoke inWashington, D.C., April 19 to learn that her parish of Church ofthe Good Shepherd in Watertown, Massachusetts, was close tothe epicenter of an unprecedented manhunt for the second oftwo suspects in the Boston Marathon bombing. She also soonlearned that the Episcopal Church sometimes is really just a small

parish.Soon after a call from her bishop, the Rt. Revd M. Thomas

Shaw, SSJE, of the Diocese of Massachusetts, McCreaths

phone kept ringing.Ive heard from quite a few bishops and parishes all over

the country and friends and Ive been just very movedand amazed by the power of social media and theconnectedness we have through the Episcopal Church, shetold Episcopal News Service.

As soon as she learned the news, McCreath said she, oneof the wardens of the parish, and an intern began contacting

parishioners.Before coming to Good Shepherd in 2010, McCreath was

the Episcopal chaplain at Massachusetts Institute ofTechnology. MIT Police Officer Sean Collier, 26, ofSomerville, was killed at about 10:30pm April 18 during whatthe Boston Globe called a chaotic, violent night that precededthe April 19 manhunt.

My heart goes out to the MIT community. Im a huge afan of the MIT police, McCreath said. Theyre top notch.I am grieving with them as they mourn the loss of a finecolleague.

Events began to unfold on the evening of April 18 after theFBI released photos of two then-unidentified men they calledarmed and extremely dangerous. They had asked the

publics help in identifying the men but added a cautionarywarning.

BOSTON AND TEC

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Peter D. Haynes, Rector

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Director of Christian Education

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We are a Christian Community ofthe Anglican Communion who come

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Our purpose is to have Christ live

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Journey

On April 21st, the JOURNEY

members said their good-

byes, and during the 8 and 10amworship services on April 21, theJOUR NE Y class was de-commissioned.

I remember how many monthsago, in the early season of summer2012, the concept ofJOURNEYcame before the Christian EducationCommittee.

Father Jeff Hulet presented aministry that he and his wife, DJ hadactively participated in at their former

parish in New Jersey. TheJOURNEYministry was comprised of two

elements: Lectio Divina, which is aform of contemplative prayer, and ateaching time of Anglican history.JOUR NE Y was accepted and

embarked in the fall of 2012. OnNovember 19, fifteen parishionersand two clergy gathered to begin theJOURNEYprogram held in theNorth Wing of Saint Michael & AllAngels. Every Monday night theclass started at 7pm and ended at9pm.

Father Hulet began each classsession with a selection of music and

an introduction to the nightsdiscussions. Following theintroduction time, the group

participated in Lectio Divina for onehour.

In Lectio Divina, people sit togetherin small groups and listen to aScripture reading. Time is given toreflect and to contemplate what theHoly Spirit may be saying throughthis reading. Each person present isgiven time to share his or herthoughts. Lectio Divina takes placeduring the first hour of the class.

After a break for refreshments, thesecond hour of JO UR NE Y isdedicated to a time of teaching.Father Jeff led the class through fiveteaching modules over a period ofsix months.

Module One: Origins of Anglicanismand the Episcopal Church, Nov.-Dec.

- with Sam for La Juan Horton;

- with Norris for Susan Battin;

- with the Zevniks;

- for Harry Selling,Cal McLaughlin,

and Mary Ellen Bowmans birthdays;

- in loving memory ofEllie Bingham and Anna Hirka

REPOSE

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Formation is the catch word andthe name of the curriculum adoptedfor our fifth through eighth graders inSunday School, beginning May 5th in theGreen Room.

Just as we seek to grow in our faith,

our youth look for ways consciouslyor unconsciously to understand thehow, why and why not of the contentsof the Creed we recite each Sunday.

The Formation curriculum meetsthose basic tenets with direct strategiesfor thought, discussion and humour.

Another piece in the Christianeducation program is the ChildrensChoir.

Stephen Black (Director of MusicMinistry) is working to find anagreeable time for that choir to rehearse.

How important is it to have a ChildrensChoir in a Church? Let me count theways:

1) Young singers can absorbunderstanding of our faith through thewords of hymns and songs;

2) When children sing and participatein the worship service, the liturgicalexperience is deepened for thecongregation;

3) When making music together, choirsingers bond and develop a sense ofcommunity with each other, alsoextending their bond to the larger church

community;4) Music itself enriches the life and

soul of the singer.Remember that St. Augustine tells us

that singing is praying twice.

OurJOURNEYgroup has concludedtheir work underFr. Jeff Hulet, havingmet for the last time on April 15th. AnewJOURNEYgroup begins next Fall.Meanwhile all other Christian Education.

program parts continue: the Mens Groupweekly meetings, Vestry meetings,Sundays at Nine, choir rehearsals,handbell rehearsal yes, all provideChristian Education to souls in growth.

NUTS, BOLTSAND SOULS

BARBARA

BLACK

Module Two: Spirituality andTheology, Jan.-Feb.

Module Three: Being Called toService and Leadership in theChurch, March

Module Four: The Triduum HolyWeek, March 24-March 31

Module Five: Telling My Story, April

Having completed the JOURNEYcourse, I can say with all sincerity, Iam glad I spent each Monday nightat Saint Michaels. God spoke in newways to me. I made new friends andlearned about the sacred journeys ofthose contemporary and those of the

past.JO UR NE Y was a time of

commitment and fellowship. Thosewho participated in the course grewin their understanding and knowledgeof their faith.

JOURNEYhas been like wakingup to new riches in my faith journey,in prayer and in listening anddeepening friendships. CorinneStover.

What a wonderful JOURNEY itwas! I hated to see it come to anend. Enjoyed every minute especially the camaraderie. LynneRuedy

It was meaningful to spend timewith people I usually only see at

church.I look forward to continuingtheJOURNEY. Melinda RaderFor those wishing to be confirmed,

Journey is also recognized as an adultConfirmation class. Two Journey

participants will be confirmed on June 2with Bishop Diane Bruce presiding.If you would like to participate in the nextJOURNEYbeginning in the fall of 2013,please contact Father Jeff Hulet a tfr jef fhul et @yahoo .com.

Christian Educationcontinued from page 4

The two men led police on a long chaseduring which they fired on police. Duringthe gunfight, Tamerlan Tsarnaev, 26,apparently was wounded. At some point,his younger brother, Dzhokhar A.Tsarnaev, 19, ran over Tamerlan andescaped, according to several media

reports.Tamerlan Tsarnaev was brought to BethIsrael Deaconess Medical Centeremergency room about 1:10am withmultiple traumatic injuries. He was

pronounced dead at 1:35am.The Rev. Samuel T. Lloyd III, priest-

in-charge of Trinity Church CopleySquare, told his parish April 19 that theRev. Patrick C. Ward, Trinitysassociate rector for worship andcommunications who lives in Belmont,reported that much of the gunfire ofthe night was happening only blocks

from his home.In his letter to the parish, Lloyd said

that in moments like this its crucialfor us to remember who we are andwhose we are.

Amid the tension and anxiety of themoment, we remain a people held inGods love, certain of our ultimatesafety in Gods providential care, andcalled to be Christ to each other andour city in even the hardest of times,he wrote.

Bp. Shaw asked early on April 19 forprayers while police conducted their

search.Please pray for all in the affected

communities, and pray for a speedy andviolence-free resolution to thesedisturbing events. Keep watch, Lord,with those who work or watch or weepthis day.

The diocesan offices and the CathedralChurch of St. Paul office near BostonCommon were closed.

Members of both Good Shepherd andTrinity Copley Square gathered in

prayer for the victims of the BostonMarathon bombings earlier in the

evening of April 18.What Lloyd called a goodly number

of Trinity parishioners gathered for aservice of music and prayers at theintersection of Berkeley and Boylstonstreets, which he said has become themain gathering place for taking in thedeserted landscape in and around CopleySquare. The marathons finish line ison Boylston just yards from the westside of Trinitys building.

America the Beautiful. New mediahovered to capture the scene, Lloyd

said.I cant tell you how good it was to

see the faces of our Trinity community,the strength it brought to catch up withone another, the assurance it gave thatwere all in this together.

The author, The Revd Mary FrancesSchjonberg is an editor/reporter for the

Episcopal News Service.This article has been

edited for length and emphasizes the role of

the Episcopal Church in the recent events in

Boston.--Ed.

Boston continued from page 3

During the service the choristers ledus in singing Amazing Grace and

HELP FOR HUNGRY PEOPLE:Thanks to your generosity in donatingto this project, we have temporarilysuspended our collection of food. Ourcupboard is currently full tooverflowing! (We will resumecollecting whenever needed in thefuture.) Please call Murray McClarenwith any questions; and THANK YOUALL for your help!

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SANCTUARY REFURBISHING

As presented at our Annual Parish Meeting on Feb. 3, our parish sanctuaryis in need of refurbishing. The goal is to accomplish this during the comingsummer months. The question now becomes how to provide the funds forthese needed items.

As you can see from the breakdown below, the bids come in at $22,849.00If we could get a bit more than that it would cover any extras (in my housethere are always extras). Should those not come up - then we would beable to do a few other things, like remove carpeting in the North Wing andrefinish that floor, etc.

PAINTING SANCTUARY $ 4,685REPAIR & REFINISHPews and Kneelers 10,980

FLOORINGRemove carpets & repair cracked slab 2,120Install center aisle carpet 2,109Install side aisle carpets 2,955

PROPOSED COST FOR SANCTUARY RENOVATION $ 22,849

We are hoping that those who pledged this year would consider adding aone-time gift of $200.00. Please contact either of us with any questionsyou may have with regard to this project

---Lynn Headley & Murry McClaren

A PRAYER

God, in Jesus you have come among us and showered us with your steadfastlove. In the desert journeys of our lives, keep us moving forward in faith.Come to us at the point of our greatest need and help us; through Jesus Christour Lord. Amen.

-- The Rt. Rev. Henry N. Parsley Jr. Retired Bishop of Alabama Birmingham,Alabama in The Bible Challenge.

A NEW BOOK BY NORA GALLAGHER

Nora Gallagher of Trinity Church, Santa Barbara, is author of a new book,Moonlight Sonata at the Mayo Clinic, to be released May 21.

Described by its publisher as a medical mystery, a spiritual crisis, a rivetingmemoir, the book covers Gallaghers diagnosis of a serious eye condition andits treatment at the famous Mayo medical clinic. According to Publishers Weekly,This book offers a response, both poetic and emotive, to illness, uncertainty,and faith that is both meditative and highly relatable for anyone who hasexperienced life-threatening illness or supported a loved one who has.

Gallagher is the author of Changing Light, Things Seen and Unseen: AYear Lived in Faith and Practicing, Resurrection: A Memoir of Work, Doubt,Discernment, and Moments of Grace. Her essays, book reviews, and

journalism have appeared in The New York Times Magazine, The WashingtonPost, DoubleTake and Mother Jones, among other publications. She sits onthe advisory board of the Yale Divinity School.

(From Episcopal News Weekly)

This month I would like to tell youabout Episcopal Relief &Development. Saint Michaels memberLynne Ruedy takes the lead in

presenting special projects like theNets for Life last year that ourcongregation contributed to in theamount of $4,000!

The Episcopal Relief Site states thatThe Net s forL i f e Insp i ra t i onFund has successfully exceeded its $5million goal due to the incrediblegenerosity of supporters across theEpiscopal Church and beyond. Over the2010-12 triennium, thousands ofindividuals joined congregations,dioceses, schools and organizations inthis church-wide, grassroots effort tounite Episcopalians in the fight againstmalaria. Thank you!

Charity Navigator, a reliable ratingagency, gives a 60 out of 70 score toEDR ranking them among the topcharitable organizations worldwide.

As the ERD website states,Episcopal Relief & Developmentpartners with the worldwide AnglicanChurch and local organizations aroundthe world to save lives and transformcommunities. We rebuild after disasters

and empower people by offering lastingsolutions that fight poverty, hunger anddisease.

How wonderful to be able to uniteand help so many in the world! Youcan donate to Episcopal Relief anytime.When Lynne puts out a call for a special

project for Episcopal Relief, I hope youwill step up and join in the effort.

MissionMinistryMinutes

Gail Haghjoo

LEST WE FORGET: There havebeen 4,488 Amer ican mi li ta rycasualties in Iraq and 2,068 inAfghanistan. "Lord hear our prayersfor those who are dead and for thosewho mourn."


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aint Michael & All Angels Churchis privileged to host the vocal

ensemble LYRA from St. Petersburg,Russia in concert on May 18. Here isan excerpt from a review in theWashington Post, written by AndrewMalone and dated August 30, 2004.

LYRA produced a pure a cappellasound that could both fill the intimatespace and drop to an edge-of-your-seat whisper, and the ensemblecoordination remained impeccablethrough even the most complex

po lyphony. The groups clea rharmonies gave a sense of how the

unique flavor of Orthodox musicpersists in both the clean, bright musicof 17th-century Dmitri Bortnianskyand the aching chromatics of turn-of-the-last-century Pavel Tchesnokov.Dobri Khristovs Praise the name ofthe Lord made the greatest impressionof all, though, because it featured a

solo by Vladimir Feliauer, one of thoseforce-of-nature Russian basses,whose tone was rock-solid and velvet-smooth no matter how low he went.

After the sampling of intense, elevatedOrthodox music, the singers post-intermission entrance in traditional dressand singing a jaunty folk tune brought

everything back to earth. The simplermusic offered showcase solos for mostof the singers, and lots of broad acting,like Ekaterina Isatchenkos charminglycoquettish posing in Black-browed,

black-eyed fellow, partially made up forthe lack of texts and translations. Yet itwas the Russian Orthodox music,especially in LYRAs fine performances,that left one wanting more.

Opportunities to hear live performancesof a cappella repertoire from the greatrepertory of Russian sacred and secularvocal music are quite rare. For that reason

alone, this promises to be an extraordinaryevent. Please come to the concert, andinvite your friends! The program is onSaturday evening, May 18, at 7:30 P.M.The concert is free, and there will be areception afterwards.

Feel free to visit the groups websiteat http://www.lyra-online.org

LYRA is a community ofprofessional musicians. Most of ourmembers are students or

postgraduates of Saint-PetersburgConservatoire, working in differentchoirs of Saint-Petersburg. Some of

us are also soloists at musical theatresof our city. Though the members ofour community represent differentmusical professions: choir conductors,opera singers, instrumentalists, musicteachers - we are all united by love forchoir and ensemble singing. The choircommunity LYRA includes about 25

people. However, due to differentdifficulties connected with thearrangement of concerts for such anumerous group, we usually performin small groups of soloists consistingof 5-6 people, trying to keep the

harmony of choir sound.In 2001 we were awarded theMontreux (Switzerland) internationalchoral festival diploma. In 2005 ourgroup was also a winner of ColeraineInternational Choral Festival (NorthernIreland).

--Sergey Tupitsyn, Artistic Director

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