music ministries
Make a joyful noise!
Musical Opportunities for Adults, Youth, & Children
For questions and more information, please contact Lynn Leitzen, Director of Children's Music Ministry & Worship Coordinator, at lynn.leitzen@peopleofgrace.org.
Adult Music Ministry
Share your love of music in one of our music ensembles at Grace! We have many opportunities to offer praise and worship through music for all ability levels. Please see the list of vocal and bell choirs below for details. We have selected spirited music; we need you to bring it to life! We welcome you to join us in song! Contact Lynn Leitzen to get connected with one or more of these wonderful ensembles.
Grace Chancel Choir
Grace's largest choir, singing classics, hymn settings, Gospel, and more. Sing at the 10:30AM worship service and for special concerts and holy days. We welcome capable new members. If you’re someone who reads music, loves to sing, enjoys dramatic storytelling, and is drawn to using your gifts to enhance the worship experience for others, contact Dr. Peter Jarjisian via email.
Rehearses Thursdays at 7:00PM to 8:30PM.
Directed by Dr. Peter Jarjisian.
Grace Praise Team
Vocalists and instrumentalists lead 9:00 a.m. worship with current praise and worship music, enhanced by microphones and visual projection, and plays at special events, concerts, and services. The team is always open to new members with the talents and passion for contemporary worship. Rehearsals are Tuesdays (September through May) at 7:30PM to 9:00PM for the upcoming 9:00AM Gathering Sunday worship in the Activity Center. The team rotates vocalists and band members choose their Sundays. We’d love to have you join us!
Rehearses Tuesdays at 7:30PM to 9:00PM.
Directed by Lynn Leitzen.
Grace Bell Ensemble
Play on the first Sunday of the month at the 8:00AM and 10:30AM worship service and other services, concerts, and events.
Rehearses Wednesdays at 7:00PM to 8:30PM.
Directed by Debbie John.
New Life Singers
New Life Singers choir perform on the third Sunday of the month under the leadership of Jon Warfel. All are welcome and no auditions needed!
Rehearses Wednesdays at 6:30PM to 8:00PM prior to 3rd Sunday worship.
Directed by Jon Warfel.
Simply Ring
Would you like to learn how to play handbells? Contact Debbie John.
Special Music
The 8:00AM traditional worship service invites soloists or ensembles for vocal and/or instrumentals to lead worship as available. Please contact Lynn Leitzen for more information.
Youth Music Ministry
Grace's Youth Music Ministry is a wonderful way for youth to grow relationships, share their talents, and express their faith. In addition to regularly leading worship, youth also present one musical per calendar year. Please contact Director of Children's Music Ministry Lynn Leitzen for more information.
Junior Singers
This group is for 4th to 7th graders and sings on average once a month and during Advent and for Mother’s Day musicals.
Rehearses Wednesdays at 5:00PM to 6:00PM.
Directed by Lynn Leitzen.
Youth Choir
This group is for 8th to 12th graders and sings in worship about every 4 to 6 weeks.
Rehearsals will resume in 2026. Stay tuned for more details.
Joyful Ringers
This groups is for 4th to 12th grade youth and rings on average once a month and during Advent and for Mother’s Day musicals.
Rehearses Wednesdays at 4:00PM to 5:00PM.
Directed by Debbie John.
RingTones
This group is for experienced 8th to 12th grade ringers.
Rehearses Sundays at 7:30PM to 8:30PM.
Directed by Debbie John.
Instrumentalists
Any age “practice-ready” instrumentalists interested in accompanying or leading worship, please contact Lynn Leitzen.
Children's Music Ministry
The choir season is September through mid-May, but we welcome seasonal attendees as well. Contact Lynn Leitzen, Director of Children's Music Ministry, for more information.
Treble Tikes Pre-K
Pre-K (3-5 years old)
Rehearsals Thursdays at 1:00PM to 2:00PM.
Directed by Lynn Leitzen.
Cherub Choir
Grades K - 3
Rehearses Wednesdays at 5:00PM to 6:00PM.
Directed by Sue Riedinger.
Junior Singers
Grades 4-7
Rehearses Wednesdays at 5:00PM to 6:00PM.
Directed by Lynn Leitzen.
Joyful Ringers Handbell Choir
Grades 4-12
Rehearses Wednesdays at 4:00PM to 5:00PM.
Directed by Debbie John.
RingTones
Grades 8-12 experienced handbell ensemble ringers
Rehearses Tuesdays at 6:30PM to 7:30PM.
Directed by Debbie John.
Youth Choir
Grades 8-12
Rehearses Thursdays at 6:00PM to 7:00PM.
Directed by Shelly Drescher.
Instrumentalists
Any age “practice-ready” instrumentalists interested in accompanying or leading worship, please contact Lynn Leitzen.
concerts & performances
Napervoice Spring Concert
We Journey Together: The Music of Life
Sunday, April 19 at 4:00PM
NaperVoice's eighth concert will offer the diverse, captivating programming for which this choir has become known, including music from classical, jazz, musical theater, gospel, and world genres. This new program will include one of Johannes Brahms' greatest choral works, The Song of Fate, as well as other works related to the interesting and often surprising journey we call "life." Composers represented in addition to Brahms include Whitacre, Narverud, Garrett, Daley, Boyd, and Spencer. Our Guest Ensemble will be Los Caballos Dorados, the Metea Valley High School mariachi ensemble, directed by Jordan Yi. Andrew Fapp is the Conducting Intern for this concert. For more information and tickets, visit napervoice.org.
Mother's Day Musical
Friday, May 8 at 6:00PM and
Sunday, May 10 at 10:30AM
Grace Children’s Music Ministry will present STORMS by Mark Burrows on Mother's Day weekend. We all go through storms in our lives. Some storms are physical, like floods, tornadoes, and blizzards. Others are more figurative, but no less real: fear of loss, insecurity of being "good enough", worry over a friend or family member struggling with illness, anxiety about daily life, and the reality of bullies. STORMS features a group of children who wonder if they have what it takes to overcome storms of their own. Through heartfelt songs, authentic dialogue, and a healthy dose of humor, the children discover that they can, with God's help, weather the storms of life.
This musical was chosen amid one of those storms in the loss of "Miss Shelly" Drescher, who was mom to three youth/children choir, and also served as one of the directors of our children's choirs. We will dedicate this year's Mother's Day worship offering to her memory. All are welcome!
