Epiphany Concert 2007
On Saturday, January 6, Bethany Lutheran Church hosted its annual Epiphany Concert entitled "Go Light Your World" and welcomed the public to attend free of charge. Attendance numbers were around 425 for both performances. About 175 people were served at the soup dinner and reception following the first performance. Free transportation was available for the elderly and
homebound.
Community churches were invited to participate in a mass Epiphany Choir. In the end, about 46 singers joined forces from Trinity, Concordia, and St. Paul's Lutheran in Mt. Vernon. The choir was showcased on several pieces, but the concert also included special performances by the Bethany Chamber Players, Bethany Brass, Children's Choir, and the Alma Turechek String Trio
from Coe College. Liturgical artists, Karen Godecke and Janet Hoech, provided special artwork themed around light. Through music, word and art, the program revisited Advent and Christmas and focused our attention on the meaning of Epiphany.
Bethany would like to thank everyone from choir members to soup servers who pitched in to improve our efforts at outreach through this special program. We received a lot of positive feedback from visitors and many singers are very excited to participate again next year. There is a lot of time and energy that goes into such a large event, and it takes a small army of volunteers to make it all happen. Thank you! We may never know the full extent of God's blessing on an event such as this, but to God be the Glory!
Steven Moore
Minister of Music
Bethany Lutheran Church
music@bethanycr.org
