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Posted by MaryO on August 29, 2026

You only need to practice on the days that you eat 🙂

🔔 Adult Handbells!
Handbells are not just for children and teens! We have adult handbell groups for beginner to advanced ringers. The difficulty level of handbell music is rated from Level 1 (easy) to Level 6 (most difficult). Each of the groups rings 6-8 times in worship between September and June and participates in the annual Christmas handbell […]
❓ What Gives a Piano its Voice?
Picture a seven-foot grand piano in a studio. The lid’s missing, so you can see all the strings. Researchers suspend a rod embedded with 32 microphones over the piano’s body. “We played this middle C at a very soft level, a medium level, and a very loud level,”…
🧮 Music and Mathematics: The Fibonacci sequence
Named after the Italian mathematician Leonardo Fibonacci (c. 1170- c. 1250) who brought the Indian-Arabic numeral system to Europe, the Fibonacci series appear in nature and in music, and finds application in architecture and in instrument design, much before the Fibonacci Steinway.
🎵 Mussorgsky: Pictures at an Exhibition ~ Daily Listening Assignments
Pictures at an Exhibition is a suite of ten pieces (plus a recurring, varied Promenade) composed for the piano by Russian composer Modest Mussorgsky in 1874. The suite is Mussorgsky’s most famous piano composition and has become a showpiece for virtuoso pianists.
🧶 Caring Hands, September 12 at 10 am
We’re delighted to revive our Prayer Shawl / Baby Blanket / Care Bag ministry as an in-person gathering once again! We meet at 10:00 AM on the second Saturday of each month in the Pender UMC Library. This is a relaxed, welcoming time to knit, crochet, talk, and share as we work together. Our handmade […]
✅ AA Open Meeting, Wednesday at 6 pm
Discover a supportive space for new beginnings! Join us every Wednesday at 6:00 PM, in the serene ambiance of Pender UMC's Library. At 5:00 PM there will be a time of casual chat, known as the "meeting before the meeting". Engage in meaningful conversations and find camaraderie at our AA meetings, guided by the experienced […]
✝️ Hymn History: Siyahamba
Pender UMC Carillon and Joy Ringers, directed by Brian Stevenson, combined to play Siyahamba for their final offering of the 2024 school year. Arranged by R. Ward for handbells, this song is in The Faith We Sing, page 2235-b.
🎬 "A Song of Glory" by Jerry van der Pol
Enjoy the joyful postlude from worship at Pender United Methodist Church on Sunday, July 12, 2026. "A Song of Glory" by Jerry van der Pol is a festive piano-organ medley celebrating God's glory through three beloved hymns: * To God Be the Glory * We Worship and Adore Thee * Come, Christians, Join to Sing […]
🥁 Fun with Music for Preschoolers, On Break Until Fall
Step into a world of giggles and song with “Fun with Music" at Pender! This is not just any music class – it's a journey through sound and imagination designed especially for preschoolers and their favorite grown-ups. Since 2013, Jim and Roberta Pont have been creating a space where tiny toes tap, and little voices […]
🎵 Hot Cross Buns ~ Daily Listening Assignments
Today we listen to Hot Cross Buns. “Hot Cross Buns” is an English language nursery rhyme, Easter song, and street cry referring to the spiced English bun known as a hot cross bun, which is associated with the end of Lent and is eaten on Good Friday in various countries.

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