A place where you can sing or ring just for fun by Stevie Berryman My family isn’t large. We’ve never had a family reunion. I have just two cousins, and I’ve only met them once in my life, when I was 12. Through social media I keep up with where they are and what...
What is the biggest issue facing your handbell ministry? by Sondra Tucker In the previous “Handbells in Worship” column, we looked at some common issues that tend to arise sooner or later for most everyone who works in church music. While each person’s situation is...
Handbells and the drama of the worship service by Venita MacGorman A worship service contains many of the aspects of a drama—participants, a story with prose, poetry, and music that enhance the story and provide emotional content. Handbells can be used in a variety of...
Handbells at Coral Ridge Presbyterian Church by Martha Alford and Christine Anderson Coral Ridge Presbyterian Church (CRPC) in Fort Lauderdale, Florida, is a place where music has mattered a great deal over the fifty-plus years of its existence. It is one of the...
Utilizing Handbells in Various Components of Catholic Worship by Lindsey Horty To some handbell musicians, the Catholic mass is the type of worship they are most familiar with, while to other handbell musicians it seems completely foreign. As complex as it may appear...
