5327.5 Hours of Volunteering! What Next ? How about a choir?

[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4cnxO-vKxdg&feature=related[/youtube]I was watching a television programme about the growth and polarity of "Rock Choir" which was started in 2005 by Caroline Redman Lusher. In 2011 she hired Wembley and had a choir of 10,000 voices take part. It was quite inspiring to see so many people truly enjoying the experience of singing. I'm of the opinion that most people like to feel part of something. The Rock choir certainly allows that to happen. Being part of something gives us all something to look forward to and also helps us develop friendships and a sense of achievement. This morning I received an email from Lilias Snedden who is our youth worker at Bo'ness St Andrew's. Lilias is aware of the fact that I'm hoping during my Moderatorial year to promote the importance of young people and to highlight the influence that the older generation can have on their lives and decision making. I really think the younger generation that is around in today's world are quite resourceful and hard working. Here is an extract from he email I received this morning. " just counted up the number of young volunteers between the ages of 12 - 23 within Avenue Youth Programme - 49 (volunteers, not young people who attend various projects) Just counted up the hours they have contributed from 1.4.11 - 31.3.12....... doing various things, prayer vigils, labyrinths, stewarding fashion shows, bag packing, carol singing, Stewarding Bo'ness Has Talent, stewarding For Our Amy Rose, face painting, various community fairs, planning meetings etc etc etc 5327.5 hours..... thats amazing o) " I think its amazing too! So all this has got me thinking how cool would it be to have a Church in Scotland Gospel Choir. Just think how many singers we have in our churches throughout Scotland. It would be amazing to get them together to sing at an event or to make an event for make an even at which they could all sing. I'm sure we could get a 10,000 voiced church choir. let me know what you think? I think it would need to be an intergenerational one. Grannies and Grandpas singing with heir grandchildren. i think that's a fantastic vision. Let me know what you think? We could be busing people from all over Scotland to a central venue. Where should it be?

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Posted By: Mike Munro   On: 12 May 2012   At: 10:31pm

What an amazing sound 10,000 voices would make, and how about the Castle Esplanade for a venue, singing over Edinburgh.

Hope we get a taster with 5,000 singing along with Robin Mark at Heart and Soul.

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Posted By: Helmut   On: 10 May 2012   At: 6:28am

In Germany, when we were very young, there was Gotthilf Fischer (“God is helping the fisherman”) with his famous Fischer Choirs. He was famous for making anybody present sing within seconds. Sometimes it was a mixed blessing, but he certainly was producing fellowship. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fischer-Chöre

So go ahead! The obvious venue: Inchcolm Abbey, it would look just great, if only you could hear a thing there….

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