November Program
Friday, November 13 and Saturday, November 14
Hymn Festival and Workshop by Eric Wall
Grace Covenant Presbyterian Church, 1627 Monument Avenue, Richmond, and
River Road Presbyterian Church, 8960 River Road, Richmond
Friday, November 13,
Chapter dinner: 6:00 p.m., Program: 7:00 p.m.
A Hymn Festival: “The Song Never Dies”
Grace Covenant Presbyterian Church
At this time of year—liturgically, seasonally, nationally—we sense a pull towards gathering. Acts 2 describes the early church as, “…Praising God and having the goodwill of all the people.” When the church says, “The people of God,” when the nation says, “We the people,” the words may evoke the great possibilities of life together as well as the peculiar grief of these times. Songs, the people who sing, the places we gather for worship, music, and art: these sound in mystic chords and swelling choruses. On Friday, November 13th, songs, readings, and prayers offer space to remember, celebrate, mourn, hope; to listen for the many voices that tumble around us, through us, and beyond us; and to hear the One Voice in whom we live, move, and have our being.
Dinner: Chicken Cacciatore, Caesar Salad, Buttered Fettuccini, Italian String Beans, Bread, Italian Coconut Cupcake. Cost: $20. RSVP to Paul Honaker by noon, November 11.
Saturday, November 14,
Coffee & Donuts: 9:30 a.m., Workshop, 10:00 a.m.
Presentation & workshop on “Awake and Sing,” Eric Wall
River Road Presbyterian Church
Eric Wall, director of music at White Memorial Presbyterian Church in Raleigh, N.C., and renowned Presbyterian musician, recently published a series of hymn introductions and accompaniments entitled, “Awake and Sing,” published by Augsburg Press. Eric is also the Conference Center Musician in Montreat, N.C. Join us as Eric shares his arrangements and provides practical, hands-on examples of diverse hymn playing and accompaniment. Note the location change of the Saturday workshop to River Road Presbyterian, due to the Richmond Marathon.
January Program
Tuesday, January 19, 2027
Presentation on the Renovation of the Casavant Organ by David Storey
First Baptist Church
Chapter meeting and dinner: 6:00 p.m.
Program: 7:00 p.m.
February Program
Friday, February 19, 2027
Presentation on Organ Construction and Basic Maintenance by Scott Hayes
All Saints Episcopal Church
Chapter meeting and dinner: 6:00 p.m.
Program: 7:00 p.m.
March Program
Friday, March 5, 2027
ORRS Recital: Eric Plutz
All Saints Episcopal Church
Chapter meeting and dinner: 6:00 p.m.
Program: 7:30 p.m.
April Program
Tuesday, April 27, 2027
“April in Oregon Hill:” A Members’ Recital
St. Andrew’s Episcopal Church
Chapter meeting and dinner: 6:00 p.m.
Program: 7:00 p.m.
May Program
Monday, May 24, 2027
Scholarship Recipient Recital
St. Mary’s Episcopal Church
Chapter meeting and dinner: 6:00 p.m.
Program: 7:00 p.m.
All meals are $20 unless otherwise noted.