This Pentecost service was designed to include all the choirs (vocal and bell) of Islington United Church, Islington, Ontario, as an end of season celebration of praise to the Holy Spirit.
Resources by John Henry Derksen
It is 9 o’clock on a Sunday morning. About forty teenagers have assembled in the choir rehearsal room at Islington United Church in west Toronto. Most of them look sleepy; many look as though they just stepped out of the shower. But they’re here, and as they warm up their voices and begin to sing, I’m reminded of newborn butterflies drying their wings and getting ready for flight. A parent checks attendance and solves last-minute problems.
