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Trinity Lutheran asking the impossible |
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December 22, 2011 |
by Mike Weland
Trinity Lutheran Church pastor Bruce Barth asked
me a stupid question today.
"Can you sing?"
Um ... I played trumpet from first grade on, my
Mom made me go out in the boonies daily to
practice. I learned music, I read notes ... by
the seventh grade I was sixth chair in band. But
my band teacher said I had the talent to take
over first chair ... given a few more years.
I envisioned a career in music. I wanted to be a
rock singer. But I learned in the eighth grade,
from people with ears, that while my trumpet
playing was fair and my music knowledge was
admirable, my voice was about as good as the
alley cats out on the back fence, running from
all the shoes people throw.
I learned to shut up ... mostly. My wife
tolerates my singing, and I've learned to sing
despite all the pillows she wraps her head in.
"You don't have to volunteer," he said. Pastor
Barth is a wise man. "Could you let men know I'm
looking?"
I'm not any of them, but some men are able to
carry a tune in a bushel basket all the way to
home, market and beyond. In fact, some men
actually like to sing, and people like to listen
to them!
I've even heard that there are guys who have no
qualms about standing up in front of people and
letting their voices soar to the heavens, and
that there are people who hear them who don't
cringe.
Men Singing is an opportunity
for friendship and fellowhip, and the first
rehearsal takes place at 7 p.m. Thursday,
January 12 at Trinity Lutheran Church. You can
find out more by calling Pastor Barth at
(208) 290-7027.
If you see me there, I'm just taking pictures. |
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