July 3rd Mass

 

Joel cantored for Mass today and Matthew played the beginning (America the Beautiful) and closing hymns.

You don't realize how much the cantor has to do until it is your child doing it!  Way to go Joel and Matthew!!!!   (In this photo Joel's hands are raised when he is inviting everyone to join in singing.)  I asked Joel if he would cantor again and he replied an unenthusiastic "maybe".  I think he will be more likely to help cantor when the youth choir also is singing.  (He has done that in the past....much less pressure!  Of course we have had no youth choir in over a year!)  At least he wasn't singing in the heat of the pandemic when the congregation wasn't singing.  It was like a solo-festival then.