Kyries & Glorias
The following Kyries (prayer concerns) and Glorias (thanksgivings) have been submitted by ALCM members.
- Kyrie – Luke Tegtmeier 12/13/2024Prayers are requested for Luke Tegtmeier, who posted the following on Facebook on December 13: I’d like to share a major personal health update for those of you who might be interested. Super short version: On November 30, I had a seizure. Thankfully, my brother was eating breakfast with me when it happened. I spent three days in ...Read more
- In memoriam: Nancy Jane Fouse 11/25/2024Nancy Jane Fouse, mother of ALCM past-president Kevin Barger, died on November 21, 2024 at the age of 75. Nancy was born and raised in the Pittsburgh area and was a 1967 graduate of Kiski Area High School. She worked many years in retail accounting at Kinema, Inc. and Giant Eagle and retired in 2016. ...Read more
- In memoriam: Vivian Rindelaub 11/21/2024Vivian (Rudolf) Rindelaub, age 89 5/6 years, of Alexandria, formerly of Waseca, Marcell, and Grand Rapids, passed away on Monday, November 18, 2024, at her home. She was the mother of ALCM executive director Jim Rindelaub and was herself also a member of ALCM. Vivian was born January 18, 1935, in Wheatland, North Dakota, the daughter ...Read more
- In memoriam: Darrell Grant Haugen 11/21/2024Darrell G. Haugen, age 89, father of ALCM board member Kyle Haugen, was received into the care of his Savior on Sunday, November 17, 2024. Born in Yakima to Lloyd and Glenna (née Ryker) Van Cleave, he spent most of his life in Tacoma, where his mother married stepfather Emery “Cope” Haugen. Surviving immediate family ...Read more
- In memoriam: Walter Thomas Cherwien 10/29/2024We give thanks to God for David Cherwien’s father Walter, who joined the heavenly chorus on October 26. The obituary follows. Walter Thomas Cherwien, age 93, died of natural causes on Saturday, October 26, 2024. He is survived by spouse of 72 Years, Marian (Hove), children Thomas (Diane), Paul (Christine), David, Mary Lechelt (David), and Stephen ...Read more
- Gloria – Joan Miller 10/28/2024ALCM’s social media coordinator became Joan Fancher-Miller on October 19 in a beautiful ceremony at the Nathan Hale Homestead in Coventry, CT. Her now husband, Drew, was with us at the Philadelphia conference. Congratulations, Joan and Drew!Read more
- In memoriam – Ralph C. Schultz 09/25/2024Ralph Clarence Schultz, 92, entered eternal rest to be with Jesus, his Lord and Savior, on September 24, 2024 at Albany Medical Center after a brief illness. Ralph’s life was built around his love of Christ, music, and his family. He is survived by his wife of 70 years, Dorothy R. Schultz, nee Nickel, and ...Read more
- Gloria – Clayton Faulkner 09/24/2024Congratulations to Clayton Faulkner, newly appointed Dean of the Chapel of Wartburg Seminary (and our own CrossAccent editor)! Read an introductory interview published by Wartburg. Congratulations, Clayton!Read more
- In memoriam – Michael Held 08/26/2024Michael Philip Held (80) was called to his heavenly home on March 19, 2024, with his wife and children lovingly by his side. He was born in Sheboygan, Wisconsin, on October 23, 1943. He was baptized on November 14, 1943 at Trinity Lutheran Church. Michael attended Trinity Lutheran School, and later graduated from high school and ...Read more
- Gloria – Abe Cáceres 08/26/2024I am grateful and honored that my new setting of the famous Fred Pratt Green text, “When In Our Music God is Glorified,” won an award in the Fred Pratt Green hymn competition of 2024. The score and a recording by Voices of St. Martin in the Field are available at the following link, scrolling ...Read more
- Gloria – Linda Borecki 08/20/2024Linda Borecki celebrates retiring from in Tempo at the completion of issue 2024, no. 3. It has been an honor and delight to serve as editor since 2020. As a founding member of ALCM, she is not retiring from the organization and looks forward to new ways to serve and build relationships with the wonderful magazine contributors and ALCM ...Read more
- In memoriam – Rev. Marty Schaefer (1939-2024) 07/09/2024We have just learned of the death of long-time ALCM member Rev. Marty Schaefer. May he rest in peace and rise in glory! The Rev. Marty Schaefer (1939-2024) The Reverend Martin John Schaefer (Marty) was born to Adam and Valda (Norton) Schaefer in San Francisco, California. A lifelong musician, Marty learned piano at age 6 and played the ...Read more
- Kyrie – Mark & Kathy Helge 05/28/2024Please keep Mark and Kathy Helge in your prayers. They both continue to struggle with ongoing health issues.Read more
- Kyrie – Bob & Lois Rimbo 05/20/2024Prayers for Bob and Lois Rimbo. Bob continues to face chronic pain and mobility issues. Lois continues to suffer from advanced dementia related to Parkinson’s. Cards may be sent to Bob and Lois at 7407 Still Hopes Dr, West Columbia, SC 29169Read more
- Gloria – Ned Perwo 05/01/2024On April 20, 2024 Ned Perwo was ordained as a Deacon (Minister of Word & Service) in the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America (ELCA). He is called to serve at Holy Trinity Lutheran Church in Manasquan, NJ, where he will continue to lead the Music Ministry and Youth & Family Ministry. Mr. Perwo graduated from ...Read more
- Gloria – Kristy and Bob Giere 04/01/2024Congratuations to Kristy and Bob Giere who retired after 31 years in music ministry at Zumbro Lutheran Church, Rochester, Minnesota!Read more
- In memoriam: Alice Parker 02/27/2024World-renouned composer and song-leader Alice Parker died on Dec. 24 at the age of 98 at her home in Hawley, Mass. There are multiple printed obituaries for Alice. Here are a few: New York Times The Washington Post ACDA East We give thanks to God for the wonderful contributions she made as well as her immense impact on congregational ...Read more
- In memoriam: Mark Prater 02/27/2024ALCM member Mark Prater of Clearwater, FL, died on February 22, 2004. Please keep Mark’s wife Margi and other family and friends in your prayers.Read more
- In memoriam: Randall Ewell 01/02/2024We have just learned of the death of ALCM member Randy Ewell at the beginning of December. A memorial service was held on January 6th, 2024, at Bethany Lutheran Church at 10:30am in Brunswick, MD. Please keep his family and friends in your prayers. The obituary is here.Read more
- In memoriam: Shirley Espeland 12/28/2023We have just learned of the death of ALCM member Shirley Espeland. Shirley and her husband Pastor Loren Espeland, who died in September 2015, were both faithful members of ALCM. Please keep Shirley’s family in your prayers. Eternal rest grant to her, O Lord.Read more
- In memoriam: Paul W. Schmalz 11/02/2023Long-time ALCM member Paul Schmalz died on June 10, 2023. He served as organist/choir director at Calvary Luth Church, Kansas City, MO from 1980-2007 and continued to assist when needed until shortly before his death. May he rest in peace and rise in glory!Read more
- Gloria – Rev. Louis Nuechterlein 10/18/2023In thanksgiving for seventy years of ordained ministry–and his 95th birthday!Read more
- In memoriam: Gerald Coleman 10/17/2023What began as a Kyrie is now an In memoriam for Gerry Coleman. From a 10/17/23 post by Lisa Blackley: Friends, It is with great sadness that we share the news that our dear brother Gerry has gone home to his Heavenly Father. Even though he went to a rehab center, he took a turn yesterday and ...Read more
- In memoriam – Ronald Burmeister 10/13/2023We have learned of the death of ALCM Lifetime Member Ronald Burmeister. Please keep his wife Carol and family in your prayers.Read more
- In memoriam: Paul Bartels 08/31/2023Please keep ALCM member Deborah Govenor in your prayers. Her husband, Paul Bartels, died July 3, 2023. Here is the obituary: Paul J. Bartels, 68, died peacefully with his wife by his side July 3, 2023. He was born on March 20, 1955, in Columbus, Ohio, the son of Karl J. and Mary N. (Stolz) Bartels. Paul ...Read more
- Bob Hobby 08/24/2023From an August 24, 2023 Facebook post from Bob Hobby: Dear Friends: I wanted to share some health related news. Following numerous blood tests, a bone marrow biopsy, and a pet scan, I received a diagnosis yesterday that I have Waldenstrom (the short title) — a rare (5 in a million) non hodgkin’s lymphoma. This low-grade lymphoma ...Read more
- In memoriam: Norman Geist 08/22/2023We received the news this morning that Norm Geist died at home last Tuesday, August 15, at age 83. He was still active as organist of St. Peter’s Lutheran Church in Hilltown, PA. His wife Ethel continues to be in memory care at The Lutheran Community at Telford (Telford, PA). A memorial service will take ...Read more
- Kyrie – Ethel Geist 08/22/2023Please continue to keep ALCM member Ethel Geist in your prayers. In the Spring of 2022, she was diagnosed with Vascular Dementia, and in October she became a resident of Shepherd’s Way, Memory Care Unit, at the Lutheran Community at Telford, PA. Your thoughts and prayers are deeply appreciated. If you’d like to send a ...Read more
- In memoriam: Gary Weber 07/31/2023We have learned from his daughter-in-law that Gary Weber died recently. An ALCM member since 2014, Gary resided in Rogers, Arkansas. Eternal rest grant to him, O Lord, and let perpetual light shine upon him.Read more
- Kyrie – John Ferguson 07/31/2023John Ferguson’s son Christopher reports: Sadly, my father suffered a pretty serious fall this past June, which resulted in him being hospitalized and then undergoing a month’s worth of rehabilitation. For reasons we still don’t fully understand, the fall greatly worsened some memory issues he had begun to develop and also created some dementia, and ...Read more
- In memoriam: Glendon Frank 07/13/2023Glendon Frank of Jacksonville, Florida died on Monday, July 3. He was a founding member of ALCM. At the time of his death, he was the organist at St. Andrew’s By-the-Sea Lutheran Church in Jacksonville, Florida. Please keep his family and friends in your prayers.Read more
- Kyrie – Viktor Andersson 07/12/2023In a message from Viktor: “On Feb. 25 I was sent to the ER and ended up in the hospital for 25 days with 2 back-to-back surgeries 24 hours apart to deal with an abdominal abscess and fistula. It was a long dark night of the soul and a battle which through sheer guts (no pun ...Read more
- Gloria – Blake Scalet 07/04/2023Congratulations and best wishes to ALCM member Pastor Blake Scalet on his marriage to Shai Dromi on July 2nd! Blake posted on Facebook: “We got married! After 13 years together–our first date was St. Patrick’s Day Eve–we have added a wedding anniversary. The day was simply perfect. We were surrounded by family and friends who ...Read more
- Kyrie – Ric Jaeggi 07/02/2023Please keep Ric in your prayers. From a note we received: “Recuperating from oral cancer surgery and radiation so have to miss the conventions I wished to attend.”Read more
- Kyrie/Gloria – Jayne Southwick Cool 06/29/2023An email update from Jayne on October 27, 2023: I’ve had surgery and completed six rounds of chemotherapy, that is intravenous infusions, and a CAT scan showed no remaining signs of the peritoneal cancer. But my doctor has prescribed two years of oral chemo (pills taken by mouth) to lower the risk of the cancer returning. I ...Read more
- In memoriam: Patricia Hunter 06/23/2023We have just learned that ALCM member Patricia (Pat) Hunter, from Abingdon, VA, died unexpectedly on June 21 during a surgical procedure. You can view her obituary here. May she rest in peace and rise in glory!Read more
- In memoriam: John Joseph Santoro 06/14/2023ALCM member Pastor John Santoro died on June 12, a short time after he was diagnosed with stage 4 cancer. Many of you will remember John from conferences in Valparaiso, where he served as unofficial photographer. Please keep in your prayers John’s wife Linda and all who mourn his death. May he rest in peace and rise ...Read more
- In memoriam: Carlton R. “Sam” Young 05/26/2023We received the following notice from the office of The Fellowship of Worship Artists (formerly The Fellowship of United Methodists in Worship and Music Arts (“The Fellowship” or FUMMWA). We have received word that on May 21, 2023, Carlton R. “Sam” Young became a member of The Church Triumphant. We ask that you join us as ...Read more
- Gloria (changed from Kyrie) – Larry Finke 05/23/2023Update from Larry (9/27/23): “Non-Hodgkin’s lymphoma now in remission. Praise God for his mercy and the many prayers of His people.” Praise God indeed! From an email exchange (5/23/23) with Larry: “I’m undergoing chemotherapy for non-Hodgkins lymphoma. Trudging ahead, halfway through the treatment plan, so as well as can be expected. . . . I have ...Read more
- Gloria – Martin Seltz 04/26/2023Congratulations to ALCM member Martin Seltz, recipient of the 2023 Institute of Liturgical Studies Christus Rex Award. Established by the Institute’s advisory council in 2009, the Christus Rex Award annually recognizes an individual who has made significant contributions to liturgical scholarship and renewal.Read more
- In memoriam: Arlin Aasness 04/13/2023Please keep Philip Youngholm in your prayers as he mourns the death of his husband, ALCM member Arlin Aasness (1960-2023). Two memorial services, one in Minnesota, one in California, are planned to celebrate Arlin’s life. The service in Minnesota will be held at 11:00 a.m. on Saturday, May 20, 2023, at Faith Lutheran Church, 526 State ...Read more
- Gloria – Andy Bruhn & Dan Schwandt 04/07/2023Congratulations to ALCM members Andrew Bruhn and Daniel Schwandt, who successfully defended their doctoral dissertations this week!Read more
- In memoriam: Margaret Harms 03/20/2023With sadness we announce the death of Margaret Harms on Tuesday, March 6. Margaret was the beloved wife of Al Harms, a loving mother of four, and long time member of Hope Lutheran Church in Calgary. She was an accomplished choir director and organist, and was active for many years in the Association of Lutheran Church ...Read more
- In memoriam: Carroll Shaddock 03/15/2023We have learned that long-time ALCM member Carroll Shaddock died in December 2022. Please keep his wife Dorry and other family and friends in your prayers. You can read the obituary here.Read more
- In memoriam: Bruce Allan Fornof 03/08/2023We’re saddened to share with you the following posted on Facebook by ALCM board member Tony Cruz: Dear Friends, I never thought I’d be writing this status today. The love of my life, Bruce Allan Fornof, died unexpectedly yesterday. We’ve been legally married for 3 years, but married in our hearts for almost 34 years. He was a perfect partner ...Read more
- In memoriam: Mark Bangert 02/13/2023ALCM member Mark Bangert died on Sunday evening, February 12th. He went to the emergency room because of a problem with new medication. In the course of testing it was discovered that he had a twisted colon. He had surgery on Friday which was successful, but because of other health issues his body was not strong enough to ...Read more
- In memoriam: Tim Guenther 02/01/2023Tim’s lengthy battle with cancer is now over. Please keep Tim’s wife Betty in your prayers. Cards can be sent to: Betty Guenther 428 Shepard Rd Mansfield, OH 44907-1130 Published obituary: Timothy E. Guenther, DMA, age 68, passed away February 15, 2023 at Lexington Court Care Center, Lexington, OH under hospice care. Born February 7, 1955 to Robert L. and ...Read more
- Gloria – Walter Pelz 12/20/2022ALCM Member featured on Christmas Day at the Washington National Cathedral! ALCM member Walter Pelz (95 years old and still going strong!) had a composition featured on the Christmas Day program at the Washington National Cathedral: Five Variations on ‘Vom Himmel hoch.’ First published in Augsburg Choral Library: Christmas, the variations are also available as a separate ...Read more
- Gloria – Harry M. Cunningham 12/05/2022After a tenure of 30 years as artistic director of the Music Club Chorus of New Castle (New Castle, PA), ALCM member Harry M. Cunningham (of Butler, PA) announced his retirement just prior to the Chorus’s 80th anniversary performance of G.F. Handel’s Messiah in Ellwood City, PA on Sunday, November 27th. He also retired in ...Read more
- In memoriam: Donald Rolander 11/28/2022We have learned of the death of long-time ALCM member Donald Roland, who joined the saints triumphant on All Saints Day. Please keep his family and friends in your prayers. George Moser writes: “Don and I were colleagues and good friends when I served at St. Paul’s Lutheran Church in Clearwater, Florida from 1979-1996. Don ...Read more
- Kyrie – Marty Cool 11/16/2022Please keep in your prayers Marty Cool, husband of Jayne Southwick Cool, who had open heart surgery for a thoracic aorta aneurism, a mitral valve repair, and an aortic valve replacement on November 14, 2022.Read more
- In memoriam: Lu Anne Knowles 10/27/2022Please keep in your prayers the family and friends of long-time ALCM member Lu Anne Knowles. Information from her obituary appears below. ALCM was named as an organization to which memorials may be sent. Lu Anne (Whitcher) Knowles passed away October 4. She was a loving wife and mother, and a faithful servant of our Lord ...Read more
- In memoriam: Frederick Jackisch 10/15/2022On Wednesday, October 12, 2022, Dr. Frederick F. Jackisch passed away in Fort Wayne, Indiana, at the age of 99, just one month shy of his 100th birthday. Dr. Jackisch was the head of the Organ Department, oversaw the Master of Sacred Music program, and later was Dean of the School of Music at Wittenberg ...Read more
- In memoriam: Roger Petrich 10/15/2022From an October 6 Facebook post from Andrew Schaeffer: Sad to learn of the death of Roger Petrich this morning. Though he spent most of his career in the Roman Catholic tradition, Roger served as the Director of Music at Luther Memorial in Madison, Wisconsin from 1970-1978. While at Luther Memorial, he was instrumental in shaping ...Read more
- In memoriam: Dale Hesse 09/27/2022Please keep in your prayers the family and friends of ALCM member Dale Hesse. Dale’s wife Janet shared the following with Paul Otte: “Dale entered into his heavenly home, early on Saturday morning after a very extended illness. Back in March of this year, he was diagnosed with Hodgkins Lymphoma that had affected his liver and ...Read more
- In memoriam: Herman Fisher 09/26/2022Please keep in your prayers the family and friends of Herman Fisher. We have just learned of his death in October 2021. Herman was a long-time ALCM member and a frequent attendee at ALCM events. You can read the obituary here.Read more
- Gloria – Nancy Raabe 09/19/2022Grace Lutheran Church, Hatfield PA, has expanded its Allen organ and added Hauptwerk capabilities. A Blessing of the Organ liturgy will be offered at the 10:30am service on October 9, featuring the Kevin Hildebrand concertato on “Let the Whole Creation Cry” (Salzburg), with choir and trumpet, led by music minister Kevin Freaney.Read more
- In memoriam – John Eggert 09/10/2022Dr. John Eggert, organ, music theory, and composition professor at Concordia University, St. Paul from 1978-2011, passed away on August 16, 2022 while in hospice care in St. Paul. John also served as Concordia’s chapel choir director and chapel music coordinator in the 1980’s. He was a widely published composer and recitalist. A remembrance service ...Read more
- Gloria – Randall Sensmeier 08/15/2022Randall Sensmeier was honored as a Fellow of The Hymn Society in the United States and Canada for outstanding leadership and significant contributions in encouraging, promoting, and enlivening congregational song. New Fellows were recognized on July 19 during the organization’s recent Annual Conference in Washington, D.C. This year’s conference, “Sing the World God Imagines,” celebrated ...Read more
- Kyrie (and Gloria) – Jennifer Phelps 08/05/2022Please keep ALCM member Pastor Jennifer Phelps in your prayers. In 2022 she suffered cervical fractures in a pool accident (Kyrie). From Jennifer’s Facebook updates: August 14, 2022 Thank you all for your ongoing thoughts and prayers. I wanted to follow up my last post with a mid week update. The good news is I have an ...Read more
- Gloria – Joyce Schubkegel 07/28/2022Received from Laurie Gauger-Hested and Grace Hennig: Greetings from Martin Luther College in New Ulm! I’m writing to alert you to something ALCM and the Center for Church Music might be interested to know. Professor Joyce Schubkegel has announced her immediate retirement from Martin Luther College. She is moving to Arizona to care for her brother. What is ...Read more
- Gloria – David & Laura Ash 06/29/2022Note received from David Ash (6/24/22): First, my declaration of retirement from church music was a tad premature. When the music and worship director at my church, Edmonds Lutheran, retired, I threw my hat in the ring. I ended up being the only interviewee, so I am technically interim pending a six month review. But I ...Read more
- Gloria – William Musselman 06/24/2022Dr. William E. Musselman, CAGO, DMA, retired from Trinity Lutheran Church (ELCA) in Kalamazoo, MI after 50 years as organist/director of music. An endowment fund was named in his honor to perpetuate the music program at Trinity. Bill graduated from Kalamazoo College, master’s degree from western Michigan University and DMA from the American Conservatory of ...Read more
- Kyrie – David Cherwien 05/27/2022Prayers are requested for past ALCM President David Cherwien, who is scheduled for surgery in early July. Expectations are that he will be his 100% self once again after a one-month recovery period.Read more
- Gloria – Recent retirees 05/27/2022We give thanks to God for the following people who have recently retired from their church music positions: Linda Armstrong Carol Blase Harry M. Cunningham Robert Farlee James Freese Donna Garznsky Mark Glaeser Susan Gobien Joan Krueger William Musselman Greg Peterson (retired from Luther but has also taken a full time church job) Joyce Schubkegel Mark Sedio Martin Seltz Email office@alcm.org with retirement updates.Read more
- In memoriam – Thomas Troeger 04/04/2022Notice from the Hymn Society: Thomas Troeger, FHS, scholar, teacher, preacher, and hymn writer, died yesterday, Sunday, April 3. The church has been deeply enriched by his contributions. We grieve his loss, celebrate his life, and entrust him now to God. As funeral details become available, we will be sharing them with our members and friends. ALCM ...Read more
- Gloria – Karl Moyer 04/03/2022In profound gratitude to God for 85 years of life, grace, and good health, founding ALCM member Dr. Karl E. Moyer, F.A.G.O., will present a birthday recital on 16 June 2022, at 7 p.m. Given the large romantic works by Widor (Symph. 6, 1st mov’t), César Franck (Choral in E), and Duruflé (Variations on “Veni ...Read more
- In memoriam – Marie Schroeder 03/31/2022Marie Schroeder, mother of ALCM’s copy editor Anne-Marie Schroeder Bogdan, died March 29, 2022. Anne-Marie’s brother Nathan writes: “Cathy Lessmann were singing hymns as she passed; and the Mass in B Minor had been playing on a continuous repeat for the last day or so. She was ...Read more
- Gloria – Susan Gobien 03/16/2022Congratulations to Susan Gobien on her retirement after 40 years of service at St. John’s Lutheran Church in Alexandria, VA. The congregation surprised Susan at the worship service on Sunday, March 13, to recognize and give thanks to God for her service. This coincided with Susan’s actual start date in 1982 and served as preparation ...Read more
- In memoriam – Sigrid Jean Johnson 03/13/2022Please keep in your prayers the family of Sigrid Johnson, formerly on the music faculty at St. Olaf College, who died March 11. Here is her obituary. Eternal rest grant to her, O Lord, and let perpetual light shine upon her.Read more
- In memoriam – Gloria Hillert 03/04/2022Gloria Hillert, wife of Richard Hillert and mother of ALCM’s graphic designer Kathryn Hillert Brewer, died March 4th. The funeral service is on Saturday, June 4, 11am Central time at Grace Lutheran Church, River Forest, IL. The service will be live-streamed. There is visitation with the family in the atrium at 10am. A reception follows the service ...Read more
- Gloria – Jayne Southwick Cool 03/01/2022Congratulations to Jayne Southwick Cool, whose hymn, “The Magnificence of God”, has been selected as the winning entry in the Hymn Society’s competition for a new hymn related to the organ and congregational song.Read more
- Kyrie – Jenny Hobby 12/15/2021Please keep in your prayers Jenny Hobby, wife of ALCM member Bob Hobby. Bob posted this news on Facebook on November 12, 2021: A number of you may have seen several recent posts related to my dear wife, Jenny. Following several weeks of a slowly diminishing use of her right side – specifically her shoulder, arm, and ...Read more
- In memoriam – Susan Cherwien 11/30/2021David’s recent posts on Susan’s page on CaringBridge: December 29, 2021 As winter comes, as winters must, We breathe our last, return to dust; Still held in Christ, our souls take wing And trust the promise of the spring. Christ, holy Vine, Christ, living Tree, Be praised for this blest mystery: That Word and water thus revive And join us to your Tree of ...Read more
- Kyrie – Margaret Zobel 11/30/2021From a communication with Margaret’s daughter Ann: “Please know that my mother, Margaret Zobel (VU Class of 1960), has dementia and will be moving to a memory care unit on 12/3. She loves to read/hear all the ALCM publications she gets and all the ALCM CDs she’s acquired over the years!” – Ann Zobel Simonet (VU ...Read more
- In memoriam – James Machan 11/29/2021We have just learned of the death of ALCM lifetime member James Machan. Jim died on August 22, 2021. You can read the obituary here.Read more
- Gloria – Marty & Barbara Schaefer 11/26/2021Congratulations to ALCM member Marty Schaefer and his wife Barbara, who just celebrated their 60th wedding anniversary! Posted on Facebook: “On Sunday, we celebrated my parents’ 60th anniversary at their church in El Cerrito. Planned by the congregation’s steering committee with a bit of help from me, this celebration happened at the Sunday Fellowship time, with some ...Read more
- Gloria – Kari Files 11/26/2021ALCM member Kari Files posted this update in Facebook: “We are thankful to be home this Thanksgiving! For those who didn’t know, we had a house fire on March 1. Much of the house had to be gutted, and ServPro of Minot did a great job. We moved home in mid-October. We are so grateful for ...Read more
- Kyrie – Anne-Marie Bogdan 11/10/2021Prayers are requested for ALCM copy editor Anne-Marie Bogdan. Two days before Thanksgiving she will be having a shunt put into her brain to alleviate problems with drainage in cerebrospinal fluid. Anne-Marie has had numerous serious medical issues and challenges over the past decade and would welcome your prayers. Here is a November 26 update from ...Read more
- In memoriam: Edgar Krentz 11/02/2021Mike Krentz’s father, Ed Krentz, died this past weekend. Mike shared this post on Facebook: Last night my father died, at peace at Montgomery Place, in his sleep. He had been in and out of the hospital from April thru August, and then decided that was enough. He lived a long and fruitful life, he and my ...Read more
- Kyrie – Tim Guenther 10/02/2021Prayers for a recurrence of lung cancer. 2 weeks into a chemo and radiation treatment. So far, so good! 4 more weeks to go!Read more
- Gloria – Tim Guenther 10/02/2021Thanksgiving at the retirement after 10-1/2 years as Deacon and Director of Music Ministries at Gethsemane Lutheran Church, Columbus, OH, and as Adjunct Instructor in Music at Ashland University, Ashland, OH. Also for the continuation as University Organist at Ashland University, and the appointment as Organist at Grace Episcopal Church, Mansfield, OH.Read more
- Gloria – Deanna Witkowski 07/30/2021Congratulations to Deanna Witkowski, whose new book Mary Lou Williams: Music for the Soul will be available at the end of August. Deanna writes: “My new biography, Mary Lou Williams: Music for the Soul (Liturgical Press) comes out at the end of August. There is so much in this book related to Williams’s sacred music, including ...Read more
- Gloria – Pauline Kiltinen 06/30/2021We rejoice with ALCM member Pauline Kiltinen, who had surgery in early June and is healing well. This week she received very good post-op news. The pathology report found cancer in the center of a golf-ball-size tumor in her intestine, but the cancer was contained by the mass, did not spread, and was successfully removed ...Read more
- In memoriam: Douglas Koons 06/30/2021Douglas Koons, former executive director of Lutheran Arts and ALCM member, died unexpectedly June 21. During his long career, Doug promoted art, built literacy in India, and was the recipient of a St. Olaf Alumni Service Award. Please keep Doug’s wife Jane and his daughter Jenny in your prayers. See obituary.Read more
- In memoriam: Marva Dawn 06/27/2021Please keep in your prayers the family and friends of Marva Dawn, especially her husband Myron Sandberg. Marva died April 18, 2021. Marva’s website Remembering Marva Dawn, a Saint of Modern Worship from Christianity Today.Read more
- Kyrie – Dobson Pipe Organ Builders 06/16/2021Please keep in your prayers new owner and ALCM member John Panning, Lynn Dobson, and the employees of Dobson Pipe Organ Builders. On June 15th, the business was destroyed by fire. From their Facebook page: “This afternoon, the Dobson workshop was devastated by fire. One of our coworkers was burned when he discovered and attempted to ...Read more
- In memoriam: Fritz Noack (1935-2021) 06/04/2021From the Noack Organ Company website, posted June 3: “It is with great sadness that we learned that Fritz Noack passed away yesterday. Fritz founded Noack Organ Co. more than 60 years ago as a young German immigrant to the US. At its helm he became one of the leading figures of the organ revival movement ...Read more
- Gloria – Brad Ellingboe 06/02/2021Congratulations to ALCM member Brad Ellingboe, whose composition “Welcome to Our Wondering Sight” won the 2021 Weiger-Lepke-Sims Family Sacred Music Award. Published by Neil A. Kjos Music Company, the piece was commissioned and recorded by the Valley Chamber Chorale of Stillwater, Minnesota, and dedicated to their director, ALCM member Carol Carver.Read more
- Gloria – Jeffrey Clouser 05/18/2021Jeffrey Clouser, Mount Joy, PA, graduated with a Master of Arts in Church Music from Trinity Lutheran Seminary at Capital University on Saturday, May 22, 2021. He was also the recipient of the May Schwarz Award given to “a graduating student who show outstanding potential for and commitment to the church’s music ministry.” Jeff ...Read more
- Kyrie – Susan Cherwien 04/07/2021May 9, 2020: To keep us up to date on what’s happening, David and Susan have set up a Caring Bridge page: https://www.caringbridge.org/visit/susanpalocherwien Susan’s address, should you want to send her a card: 3000 South Alabama Avenue Saint Louis Park, MN 55416 Please keep Susan and David in your prayers. April 29 update: The PET scan located the origin of ...Read more
- Kyrie: Kari Files 03/10/2021From Bethany Lutheran Church’s Facebook page: Many of you know that Kari and Steve Files suffered a damaging housefire on Monday, March 1. Fortunately they and their dogs made it out safely, for which we are truly grateful. But there is considerable damage to the interior of the home and it will be months before it ...Read more
- Kyrie: Gary Brugh 03/10/2021Please keep in your prayers Gary Brugh, husband of ALCM member Lorraine Brugh. Gary is recovering from recent heart bypass surgery. There have been a few bumps along the way. UPDATE: Gary finally came home from the hospital on Sunday, March 21. He still has a long road to recovery, so continued prayers are appreciated.Read more
- In memoriam: Amanda Husberg 02/23/2021Amanda Husberg (1940 – February 15, 2021), graduated with a B.S. from Concordia Teachers College in Seward, Nebraska before making her home in Brooklyn, NY. At Concordia she majored in organ, studying with Jan Bender. Her M.S. in Early Childhood Education was from Hunter College, in New York City. She served as Director of Music at ...Read more
- In memoriam: Robert Scholz 02/23/2021(1939 – February 21, 2021): Robert Victor Scholz, Professor Emeritus of Music at St. Olaf College, died Sunday, February 21 at age 81 of Parkinson’s Disease. He had lived at the Cottage on Forest, Three Links, since late March, 2020. Robert Scholz was born on November 19, 1939 in Chicago, Illinois, the younger of two sons of ...Read more
- In memoriam: John Weaver 02/19/2021Please remember the family and friends of John Weaver who passed away on Monday, February 1, 2021. Read a tribute to Dr. John Weaver here.Read more
- In memoriam: Carl Schalk 01/24/2021Carl Schalk, teacher, composer, lecturer, and author died January 24th. He is probably most widely-known for his hymn tunes, which appear in numerous hymnals, including Lutheran Book of Worship (1978), Evangelical Lutheran Worship (2006), and Lutheran Service Book (2006) among others. In 2019 Carl was featured in an ALCM webinar. A bio is included below. Grant to your faithful ...Read more
- In memoriam: Scott Weidler 01/24/2021It is with great sadness that we announce that Scott Weidler died January 23rd after a lengthy battle with cancer. In addition to the position he held for many years as a member of the ELCA worship staff, Scott is well-known to many for his leadership roles in ALCM, Lutheran Summer Music, the Leadership Program ...Read more
- In memoriam: B. Janice Stamey 01/24/2021Please keep in your prayers the family and friends of Janice Stamey, who died on January 15th, just nine days after her 94th birthday. We received the following note from her daughter, Sara: “My mother, Janice Stamey, passed away last week and was organist at Trinity Lutheran Church in Lynnwood for over 30 years. She was ...Read more
- In memoriam: John Krueger (Houston) 01/08/2021Posted by Christ the Servant Lutheran Church in Houston, where John served for many years: “With profound sadness we must report that our beloved John Krueger, dear friend and colleague, loving husband of Pam Krueger and beloved father of Ross and Kristin, breathed his final breath this afternoon (Thursday) in ICU at about 3:15 PM. His ...Read more
- In memoriam: Elizabeth Gotsch 12/31/2020Please remember in prayer the family and friends of ALCM lifetime member Elizabeth Gotsch, who died on July 27, 2020. Her obituary is here. Eternal rest grant to her, O Lord, and let perpetual light shine upon her.Read more
- In memoriam: Marillyn Freeman 12/31/2020Prayers of support for the family of ALCM member Marillyn Freeman, who died on March 24, 2020 at the age of 85 after a brave 10 year battle with cancer. Marillyn, a gifted organist, served as Director of Music Ministries at St. Paul Lutheran Church in Neenah, WI for 54 years. Her obituary is available ...Read more
- In memoriam: Nancy L. Murphy 12/30/2020Please keep in your prayers the family and friends of Nancy L. Murphy, who died December 28, 2020 from complications related to COVID-19. Nancy is Bob Hobby’s mother-in-law (Jenny’s mother). May she rest in peace and rise in glory!Read more
- In memoriam: Thomas Potts 12/27/2020We mourn with ALCM recent past-president Julie Grindle and her family. Julie’s father, Thomas, died on Christmas Eve of pneumonia and complications related to COVID-19. You can read the obituary here. May he rest in peace and rise in glory!Read more
- In memoriam: Peter Wessler 11/27/2020Please keep in your prayers the family and friends of ALCM member Peter Wessler who died this week due to COVID-19 complications. Peter served as the LSM Academy Director since 2003 and was both the face and the backbone of the LSM summer community for almost two decades. In addition to Peter’s service to LSM, he also ...Read more
- In memoriam: Harold Rutz 11/20/2020March 20, 1930 – November 17, 2020 Please keep in your prayers the family and friends of ALCM member Harold Rutz, who passed on November 17, 2020.Read more
- Gloria – Wayne Wold 11/02/2020We’re delighted to share this good news from Wayne Wold: Wayne L. Wold, DMA, AAGO, was appointed Adjunct Associate Professor of Music at Shenandoah University in Winchester, Virginia, where he will teach organ and church music topics. Wold recently retired from Hood College in Frederick, Maryland, where he served as professor and chaired the music department. ...Read more
- In memoriam: Philip Gehring 10/08/2020Please keep in your prayers the family and friends of ALCM member Philip Gehring, who died on October 5th. Phil’s wife Betty wrote in a note to John Santoro: “Phil died last night, with friends and family around him and a small white dog on his bed. God is so good to us! Betty.” Phil ...Read more
- In memoriam – Walter F. Gresens 06/04/2020September 9, 1937 – May 30, 2020 Walter F. Gresens (Commissioned Emeritus) was called to his heavenly home on Saturday, May 30, 2020. During his fifty-year career he served as a teacher, organist, choir and band director, and Minister of Music in Milwaukee, Wisc. and at Trinity, Saint Joseph; St. John, Rochester; and Faith, Grand Blanc. A ...Read more
- Kyrie – Elizabeth Smaligo 05/26/2020Please keep in your prayers Elizabeth Smaligo, ALCM member. Elizabeth is prepping for the August 29 LSAT and wants to be a public and/or law librarian.Read more
- In memoriam – Norma Aamodt-Nelson 04/30/2020In memoriam - Norma Aamodt-NelsonRead more
- In memoriam – David Boe 04/29/2020David Boe died in the Lord on Tuesday, April 22, 2020. David taught at the Oberlin Conservatory of Music from 1962 to 2008. As an organist, professor, and dean of the Oberlin Conservatory, David was a leader in the movement to perform organ music with historically informed performance practices. For many years David was the organist ...Read more
- In memoriam – Bob Sirko 04/15/2020In memoriam - Bob SirkoRead more
- In memoriam – Mark Schweitzer 11/13/2019In memoriam - Mark SchweitzerRead more
- In memoriam – Peter Krentz 08/29/2019Please keep in your prayers ALCM members Wanda Krentz and Anne Krentz Organ. Wanda’s husband Peter (Anne’s father) died yesterday. Ann posted the following notice in Facebook: My dad breathed his last yesterday evening, surrounded by family and singing. A service will be held on Saturday, August 31, at Bethany Lutheran Church in Batavia, IL. Visitation ...Read more
- Kyrie – Gilroy, CA Community 07/29/2019Prayers for healing are requested for the Gilroy, CA community. ALCM members Zita Weyland and Ron Koch serve Good Shepherd Lutheran Church, located 2 miles from the site of Sunday’s shooting.Read more
- In memoriam: Alice Torvend 07/02/2019We give thanks for the life of Alice Torvend, mother of Samuel Torvend. Sam was a plenary speaker & workshop presenter at the Portland conference. His mother died on Tuesday of the conference. Sam sent this note to the conference committee: Dear friends, I write to thank you for your many kindnesses to me during ALCM Portland. ...Read more
- Kyrie – Sandra Bogey 06/06/2019Please keep in your prayers Sandra Bogey, wife of ALCM member Brian Bogey. Sandra has had numerous serious medical issues the past year and is now in a nursing home.Read more
- In memoriam: Paul Bouman (1918-2019) 04/29/2019We give thanks for the life of Paul Bouman (August 26, 1918 – April 28, 2019). In 2003 Paul was made an Honorary Lifetime Member of ALCM (now called Faithful Servant) and awarded with a certificate that read: “In thanksgiving to God for your proclamation of the gospel of Jesus Christ through music and your ministry ...Read more
- Kyrie – Mark Glaeser 02/12/2019Please keep in your prayers ALCM member Mark Glaeser. This morning Mark shared on Facebook his ongoing battle with cancer. “We come to you for healing Lord, of body mind, and soul, and pray that by your Spirit’s touch we may again be whole. As once you walked through ancient streets and reached toward those in pain, ...Read more
- In memoriam – Linda S. Schmidt 12/18/2018In memoriam - Linda S. SchmidtRead more
- Gloria 11/11/2018The opening hymn festival at the October 2018 Concordia University Chicago Lectures in Church Music featured pieces commissioned by Bill and Nancy Raabe. Works were presented by composers Behnke, Busarow, Cherwien, Hildebrand, Hobby, Kempke, Kohrs, Ore, Pelz, Schack, and Schalk. The event also featured “Love is the Key,” for which composer Zebulon Highben received the 2011 ALCM Raabe Prize for Excellence ...Read more
- In memoriam – Dexter Weikel 11/11/2018In thanksgiving for the baptismal life of Dr. Dexter Weikel, music professor emritus at Gettysburg Seminary. Dr. Weikel died in the Lord on All Saints’ Day, November 1, 2018. Services will be held at Christ Church, 30 Chambersburg Street, Gettysburg on Saturday, Dec. 2 at 10:30 a.m.Read more
- Gloria – Marriage of Margaret Raabe 11/08/2018Gloria - Marriage of Margaret RaabeRead more
- In memoriam Sarah Rupert 09/13/2018In memoriam Sarah RupertRead more
- Gloria – Sarah Rupert 09/13/2018In thanksgiving for the baptismal life of Sarah Rupert, wife of Lee Rupert, September 12. Sarah was a choir member of Apollo’s Fire in Cleveland and a member of the Cleveland Lutheran A Cappella Choir. Rest in God’s peace, Sarah.Read more
- Kyrie – in memoriam Erik Floan 06/01/2018Long-time ALCM member Erik Floan died May 31, 2018 at his home in Winona, Minnesota. The funeral was held at 11 a.m. on Saturday, July 14, 2018 at Mount Olive Lutheran Church, Minneapolis, MN. A wonderful article about Erik’s being reunited with his birth family appeared in the Winona Daily News. You can also read ...Read more
- Gloria – Bruce Bengtson Retirement 06/01/2018Congratulations to ALCM member Bruce Bengtson on his retirement this weekend from Luther Memorial in Madison, Wisconsin, where he has served as Director of Music for 40 years. A wonderful newspaper article about Bruce and his ministry at Luther Memorial appeared in the Wisconsin State Journal.Read more
- Kyrie – Trinity Evangelical Lutheran Church in Milwaukee 05/16/2018Prayers are requested for the members of this congregation in downtown Milwaukee, whose church building was consumed by fire on Tuesday, May 15. John Behnke is the musician at this church.Read more
- Kyrie – In memoriam Margaret Harms 03/19/2018From Pastor Kristian Wold, Hope Lutheran Church, Calgary AB: With sadness we announce the death of Margaret Harms on Tuesday, March 6. Margaret was the beloved wife of Al Harms, a loving mother of four, and long time member of Hope Lutheran Church in Calgary. She was an accomplished choir director and organist, and was active for ...Read more
- Kyrie – In memoriam Wanda Neudorfer-Pack 03/08/2018Wanda Neudorfer-Pack, ALCM and Cantor Connection:Columbus member, died March 3 in Westerville, Ohio. Please keep Wanda’s husband David and other family and friends in your prayers. Read the obituary.Read more
- Kyrie – in memoriam Rhoda Moelter (1948-2017) 01/10/2018ALCM member Rhoda Moelter died December 18, 2017. The funeral was held at St. Paul Lutheran Church, Au Gres, Michigan. Please keep her brother, sister, and other family and friends in your prayers.Read more
- Kyrie – in memoriam Carlos Messerli (1927-2017) 11/13/2017Carlos Messerli, who served as second president of ALCM from 1989-1993, died on Thursday, November 9. You can read the full obituary here. Please keep Carlos’s wife, Susan, and his family in your prayers. Eternal rest grant to him, O Lord, and let perpetual light shine upon him.Read more
- Gloria – Mary Sue Schlegel (submitted by Roy Carroll) 09/07/2017Thanks be to God for such servant witnesses as Mary Sue Schlegel, organist at Shanesville Lutheran Church, Shanesville, OH. Mary Sue is being recognized by the congregation and many former and current students on the weekend of September 9 and 10 with programs and worship services marking the 60th anniversary of her exemplary service to ...Read more
- Gloria – Jayne Southwick Cool 02/14/2017Congratulations to Jayne Southwick Cool, who is the recipient of LutheranArts Diane and Paul Jacobson Award and has been commissioned to create a hymn text. Composer Deanna Witkowski will use that text in creating both a hymn for congregation and an anthem for choir. LutheranArts will publish the music on its website for broad distribution after March, ...Read more
- Kyrie – in memoriam David Hearn (1930-2017) 01/10/2017Prayers are requested for the family and friends of ALCM member David Hearn, who died on January 5, 2017. David served for 46 years as music director at St. Paul’s Lutheran Church in Washington, D.C. He retired in 2007. The full obituary is here.Read more
- Kyrie – Sarah Hawbecker 09/12/2016Last Friday Sarah shared with us that her father Ned had died unexpectedly after a fall. A pastor in the United Methodist church, Ned was an accomplished pianist since his youth, winning the Alfretta Moyer Music scholarship to North Central College. Throughout his life, he played and sang in festival and concert choirs, stage productions, and church ...Read more
- Kyrie – in memoriam: Daniel Howe 08/30/2016(from Chad Fothergill, August 29): Dan died this morning from complications of cancer. He most recently served St. Stephen’s Lutheran (Wilmington, DE), and previously served University Lutheran (Philadelphia). The memorial service information below is pasted from a message sent earlier today by St. Stephen’s: It is with a heavy heart that we inform you that our beloved ...Read more
- Kyrie – Michael Burkhardt 08/02/2016We continue to ask for prayers on behalf of Michael Burkhardt. After playing a wonderful hymn festival for the Region 3 conference in Chicago, later that evening he was admitted to the University of Chicago hospital. A clot had formed due to a cardiac procedure he had on July 19 causing a heart attack on the ...Read more
- Kyrie – Norma Aamodt-Nelson 06/13/2016Norma shared on Facebook today that her husband, Pastor Stephen G. Nelson, died suddenly last Thursday evening. We pray for Norma and her daughter, Rachel, and give thanks for Steve’s life.Read more
- Gloria – Jayne Southwick Cool 06/06/2016Jayne Southwick Cool is the winner of the Hymn Writing Competition sponsored by Fairmount Presbyterian Church, Cleveland Heights, OH. Her text, “Come with a Thankful Heart,” and tune, MUSKINGUM VALLEY, will be premiered at Fairmount’s 100th Anniversary worship service on Sunday, October 23, 2016. The tune name is for the area in Ohio where her ...Read more
- Gloria – Bill Raabe 05/12/2016William A Raabe, ALCM member and patron, December 12 2015, received an honorary Doctor of Letters degree from Concordia University Chicago, recognizing Bill’s long-time support of Lutheran church music and its musicians. Bill and Nancy Raabe have commissioned almost eighty pieces for use in worship since 1990, and they endowed the ALCM Raabe Prize for Excellence ...Read more
- Kyrie – in memoriam: Noël Schalk (May 14, 1932 – April 6, 2016) 04/11/2016Noël Schalk, beloved wife of ALCM member Carl Schalk, died on April 6. Please keep Carl, their children, and grandchildren in your prayers. You can read the obituary here. Condolences may be sent to: Carl Schalk 1208 Park Drive Melrose Park, IL 60160Read more
- Kyrie – in memoriam Gerhard Cartford (3/21/1923 – 2/8/2016) 02/15/2016Gerhard Cartford, one of the saints of the Liturgical Movement in the Lutheran tradition and a charter member of ALCM, died February 8th at his home in Minneapolis, Minnesota. He was 92. Please keep his wife Polly and other family members in your prayers. You can read the obituary here.Read more
- Gloria – Zeb Highben wins The American Prize in Conducting 01/08/2016ZEBULON HIGHBEN is the 2015 winner of The American Prize in Conducting, in the college/university choral division, for his work with the Muskingum Concert Choir and Chamber Singers. Maestro Highben was selected from applications reviewed earlier this fall and winter from all across the United States. The American Prize is a series of new, non-profit, ...Read more
- Gloria – Wedding of Nancy Albrecht 12/29/2015Nancy Albrecht married Thomas Tucker on December 19th, 2015. Tom proposed at the end of October, so the whole thing was put together in less than two months. Congratulations, Nancy and Tom!Read more
- Kyrie – Erik Floan 12/22/2015Prayers are requested for ALCM member Erik Floan, who fell from a ladder while decorating the church on Sunday. He shattered both wrists and injured his back as well. Erik has posted a video on Facebook from his hospital bed.Read more
- Kyrie – Sam Loeffler, son of Jim Loeffler 12/22/2015Prayers are requested for Sam Loeffler, son of ALCM member Jim Loeffler, who was hit by a car while riding his bicycle. Jim’s wife is posting updates at http://updatesonsam.blogspot.com/Read more
- Gloria – Philip Gehring 11/14/2015Philip Gehring celebrated his 90th birthday on November 27, 2015. Phil is a charter member of ALCM and served as editor of CrossAccent for several years. He is emeritus professor of music at Valparaiso University — teacher, model, mentor, and friend to many. All glory be to God on high!Read more
- Gloria – Nancy Raabe wins award 11/13/2015Nancy Raabe received an award from the Concordia Historical Institute for her book “Carl Schalk – A Life in Song”. Congratulations, Nancy. (Submitted by Linda Kempke)Read more
- Kyrie – in memoriam Roger W. Anderson, Jr. 10/22/2014Roger W. Anderson, Jr., husband of ALCM member Arletta Anderson (Queen Anne, Seattle) died suddenly Sunday, October 19th, of a massive heart attack. Roger is also survived by his daughter and son-in-law, Brita & Nick DiTola, one-year-old granddaughter Luciana of Aurora, Illinois; his sister and brother-in-law Pastor Kathleen Anderson (Christ the King, Snohomish) & Pastor Bob ...Read more
- Kyrie – In memoriam Bonnie Harstad 09/09/2014Please keep in your prayers the family and friends of ALCM member Bonnie Harstad, who died suddenly of a brain aneurysm on September 5th. She most recently served as Associate in Ministry for Worship at Faith Lutheran Church, Lexington, KY. In addition to ALCM, Bonnie was active in both the regional and national expressions of the Evangelical ...Read more
- Kyrie – In memoriam Carl Crosier 08/09/2014Please remember in your prayers ALCM member Kathy Crosier, whose husband (and ALCM member) Carl died on August 28th. On August 6th Kathy posted the following update: http://insanity.blogs.lchwelcome.org/2014/08/06/the-next-step-in-the-journey/#.U-VFHAxhDow.email. Carl’s obituary: http://obits.staradvertiser.com/2014/09/03/carl-crosier-1945-2014/ Eternal rest grant to him, O Lord, and let perpetual light shine upon him.Read more
- Gloria – submitted by Arnold Ramming 07/30/2014After registering for the June conference in Portland, I found the Jobs Available page of ALCM website. I have longed for retiring from my engineering job to do just church music. I applied for a Music Director position in Texas; interviewed with the congregation, and have now accepted their offer of the position! Bonus: we ...Read more
- Kyrie – In memoriam Tamara Albrecht 07/21/2014ALCM member Tamara Albrecht died Tuesday July 15, 2014 in Decatur, Georgia. An obituary has been posted on the Emory website. Rest eternal grant her, O Lord, and let light perpetual shine upon her.Read more
- Kyrie – In memoriam Shirley Raabe 07/21/2014Our prayers and sympathy to Nancy and Bill Raabe as they mourn the death of Bill’s mother, Shirley. Rest eternal grant her, O Lord, and let light perpetual shine upon her.Read more
- Gloria 07/01/2014Jim Johnson officially retired from full time parish ministry on July 1 after 40 years of service. His final Sunday at Redeemer Lutheran Church in Columbia, SC was June 15. Jim will continue to serve as Staff Musician at Lutheran Theological Southern Seminary in Columbia, where he serves as organist, choir director and teaches liturgical ...Read more
- Gloria 07/01/2014ALCM member Larry Finke was installed as Director of Music at St. Martin’s Lutheran Church in Winona, MN on July 5. Blessings to Larry and St. Martin’s.Read more
- Gloria – submitted by Linda Kempke 06/09/2014Giving thanks to God for the ministry of Henry DeVries of Hicksville, NY. Henry received the 2014 Randy Abbé Christian Service Award from Long Island Lutheran High School.Read more
- Kyrie – in memoriam R. Lee Waltz 06/05/2014R. Lee Waltz died unexpectedly on May 26th. He and his wife Carol are long-time ALCM members and both were planning to attend the Region 1 conference this summer. Please keep Carol, their two daughters and their grandchildren in your prayers. Here is the link to the obituary: http://www.sandersmortuary.com/obits/obituary.php?id=474389Read more
- Gloria – ministry of Pastor Bill Moorhead 05/14/2014Please join in giving thanks for Pastor Bill Moorhead’s 36 years of ministry at Pacific Hills Lutheran Church, Omaha, NE. Pastor Moorhead will retire on June 30th. On June 29th there will be a 9:30 Eucharist, followed by a hymn festival at 3:30 and banquet at 5:30.Read more
- Kyrie – In memoriam Edward Anders Sovik 05/14/2014Edward Anders Sovik, age 95, of Northfield, May 4, 2014. Born of Lutheran missionaries in Henan Province, China, he left at 17 to enroll in St. Olaf College along with a twin brother and an older sister, graduating in 1939. He went on to study painting at the Art Students League in New York, and ...Read more
- Kyrie – In memoriam: Ronald A. (Ronnie) Nelson 04/18/2014From an email received from Yvonne Thomas: I must share with those of you who have not heard of the passing this morning of my mentor, Ronnie Nelson, composer, conductor, sometime organist, childrens’ choral music expert, church musician extraordinaire, and the finest Christian person I have known. He was my first organ, piano, composing, and conducting ...Read more
- Kyrie – In memoriam Peg Busarow 04/16/2014In Memoriam – Peg Busarow – April 15, 2014 + Wife of Donald Busarow + and grandfather of Jonathan and Nicole Busarow. Rest in peace and let light perpetual shine upon her.Read more
- Kyrie – In memoriam: Ruth Ferguson 04/03/2014Please keep in your prayers ALCM member John Ferguson (2013 Faithful Servant recipient) whose wife Ruth died March 23, 2014. Ruth’s funeral will be held on Saturday, April 5th. The obituary is posted at http://www.northfieldfuneral.com/2014/03/23/ruth-ferguson/ Cards can be sent to John at 820 Ivanhoe Drive, Northfield, MN 55057-1337Read more
- Gloria – Submitted by Linda Kempke 01/15/2014In thanksgiving for the birth of Simon Henry Busarow, infant son of ALCM members Nicole and Jonathan Busarow. Born on January 11, 2014 at 1:50 pm; 5 lbs. 12 oz; 19.75 inches.Read more
- Kyrie – In memoriam: Peter Perella 01/14/2014Although it was expected, it was with great sadness that we learned of the death of Peter Perella on Monday, February 24th. The following prayer was prayed at the ALCM board meeting in January: “Loving God, your heart overflows with compassion for your whole creation. We lift before you our brother Peter as he lives with ...Read more
