God is still speaking!

And music is a language He uses to speak to and through us.

St. John's is committed to helping God's people of all ages develop and use their musical gifts to enrich our worship and personal devotions and to reach out to others.  We have programs for children, youth, and adults interested in contemporary and traditional music.

St. John's Praise Team is an open group of singers, guitarists, and other instrumentalists that plays for our 9:00 A.M. Contemporary Worship services.  The group consists of a core of regular participants supplemented by musicians who participate on an occasional basis.  Confirmation-age teens may join the group with written parental permission. 

Contact Mim Meglan, Director of Music, for additional information.

mmeglan@stjohnschambersburg.org

Youth Drums is a brand-new drumming group for youth and interested adults.  The group will play a variety of percussion instruments, including tubanos that the youth themselves make and decorate.  Participants will learn various rhythmic patterns from around the world and apply them to global praise songs and other worship music.  Members of the group will help accompany hymns and special music for St. John's worship services and community outreach events.  There is a suggested offering of $ 5.00 to cover the cost of making drum.  Interested?

Contact Mim Meglan at mmeglan@stjohnschambersburg.org

The Mustard Seeds is a choir for children aged pre-school through second grade.  Children sing at St. John's 9:00 and 11:00 services several times throughout the year and at special church events.  The group rehearses on Sunday mornings from 9:20 to 9:50 in the Sanctuary.  Direction is coordinated by Christel Ruzicka.  Interested?

Contact Mim Meglan at mmeglan@stjohnschambersburg.org

The Good News! is a choir for children from third through sixth grade.  The group sings at St. John's 9:00 and 11:00 services, at special church events, and as part of St. John's multi-generational Festival Singers.  This choir meets and rehearses from September through Easter and is under the direction of Mim Meglan.

  Interested?  Contact Mim Meglan at mmeglan@stjohnschambersburg.org

The Bells of St. John's is a handbell choir for adults.  Under the direction of Gary Crum, the group plays a five-octave set of handbells for St. John's worship services several times a year.  Additionally, the group plays at local nursing homes and other churches and participates in an ecumenical handbell festival.  Rehearsals are held on Thursday evenings from 6:15 - 7:15 P.M. Classes for beginning players are held from time to time.  For more information, contact

Mim Meglan at mmeglan@stjohnschambersburg.org

Senior Choir is an adult choir that sings regularly for St. John's 11:00 AM services from September through mid-June.  Members of the choir also help provide special music for services during the summer months.  Weekly rehearsals are held on Thursday evenings from 7:30 P.M. to 8:30 P.M.  Additionally, a Tuesday morning rehearsal is available for those preferring a weekday option.  For more information, contact:

Mim Meglan at mmeglan@stjohnschambersburg.org

St. John's Festival Singers is composed of members of the Senior Choir and The Good News!, augmented by others in the congregation who want to sing ina choir but cannot commit to weekly rehearsals.  The group sings at the combined Traditional/Contemporary services held periodically through the year and rehearses weekly during a two to three week period in advance of such services.  The group's repertoire is suitable for blended worship.  Miriam Meglan directs St. John's Festival Singers.  We're always looking for new singers! 

Contact Mim Meglan at mmeglan@stjohnschambersburg.org

The Summer Singers is a group of people who have a love for singing and are free to rehearse in the mornings, during the summer months for about a six week period.  Music to be sung would be light sacred, secular, and spirituals done in unison to 3 part mixed voices.  A possible end goal would be to sing at a local nursing home and at a worship service at St. John's.  Gary and Gloria Crum directs this group.  Contact Mim Meglan at mmeglan@stjohnschambersburg.org for more information.

Guitar Adoption Agency....  The Music Department is eager to match the unused guitar that's been sitting in your closet gathering dust for years with a beginning student who does not have one.  To arrange such an adoption, please contact Mim Meglan right away!!  Instruments must be in good, playable condition!