Each service our organist and his family had to dismantle their Clavinova from home, haul it to the North Liberty Living Center, load it into the elevator, take it up two floors, drag it into the chapel, and reassemble it. But no more! Thanks to the generous grant from the Iowa East District LWML we were able to purchase a Clavinova for St. Silas that we can leave at the Living Center's chapel until we move to a permanent location. The advantage of a Clavinova at this point is that it is portable, can record a number of hymns (in case our organist is away for a weekend), and can play piano, organ, or a blend of the two. Being in such a live room the organ sound by itself quickly gets lost, but adding a little percussive attack from the piano sound keeps us all together as we sing the liturgy and hymns. We used it for the first time at our Ash Wednesday service and it sounds great.
Many thanks to the women of the Iowa East District LWML. Your grant has once again provided us with a wonderful item for use in the Divine Service. There yet remains part of the grant, so I will post again as you continue to meet our needs.
In Christ
Pastor Andrew Richard
St. Silas Lutheran Church
www.stsilaslutheran.org
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