United Church Choir hosts The Crucifixion on Good Friday

The St. Marys United Church at 85 Church St. S will host a musical program of The Crucifixion on Good Friday at 3 p.m.

By Wendy Lamond

On April 3, Good Friday, at 3 p.m., the United Church Choir with musical guests from London, Kitchener, Sarnia and the surrounding area will present the musical reflection of The Crucifixion.

The musical work by Sir John Stainer will last a little over an hour. There is no admission charge as the concert will be in the form of a service. A freewill offering will be accepted at the door to help with expenses.

The premise of The Crucifixion reflects the Passion Story that begins with Christ and his disciples in Gethsemane on Maundy Thursday, ending with his crucifixion on Good Friday.

Director of music at St. Marys United Church Timothy Gilbert will direct the choir. The Casavant organ will be played by Angus Sinclair, who is the organist and director of music at St. John’s Anglican Church in Kitchener.

The church welcomes soloists Jason Lamont (tenor) and Stephen Habermehl (Baritone). Lamont performs with the Canadian Opera Company in Toronto and Hebermehl is a chorister and soloist with the St. Marys United Church Choir.

The popular works of Stainer will be an emotional journey of both gentle and riveting music that will keep the audience entertained with the well-known anthem, “God so Loved the World,” and ending with the final words of Christ from the cross – “It is Finished.”