We are so privileged to be able to make many different kinds of music here at Emmanuel Lutheran Church. Martin Luther believed that music was of paramount importance, and we certainly agree with his following statement:

“I wish to see all arts, principally music, in the service of him who gave and created them. Music is a fair and glorious gift of God. I would not for the world forego my humble share of music. Singers are never sorrowful, but are merry, and smile through their troubles in song. Music makes people kinder, gentler, more staid and reasonable. I am strongly persuaded that after theology there is no art that can be placed on a level with music; for beside theology, music is the only gift capable of affording peace and joy of the heart…the devil flees before the sound of music almost as much as before the Word of God.”

  ~Martin Luther

It is our hope that you will be blessed by the music at Emmanuel. Whether you attend the more traditional services with organ in the sanctuary, or the more contemporary (Alive) service with guitar and drums in the Family Life Center, there is a place for you to worship and praise God through music.

• Joyce Finlay
• ELCA Deacon for Music and Worship/Organist
• Email: joyce@naplesemmanuel.org

~J.S. Bach has often been called “the fifth evangelist”. He was one of the most successful and prolific writers of music of all time. When he composed a piece of music, he wrote the following words at the top of the composition: “Soli Deo Gloria”: TO GOD ALONE BE THE GLORY.

Do you like to sing? Consider joining the Emmanuel Choir.

Contact

• Ken Wistrom, Choir Director
  k.wistrom@comcast.net

Do you play a musical instrument, and would you like to share your talents on a Sunday morning?

Contact

• Joyce Finlay, ELCA Deacon for Worship and Music
  joyce@naplesemmanuel.org