This evening I had the privilege of playing piano for a Blessing Ceremony for the Faith In Action ministry in Bloomington. Jessica, who is the mother of one of my piano students works for FIA, and was in charge of planning the ceremony/banquet at Calvary United Methodist Church, and asked me to play.
I played a prelude, 2 worship songs, and a postlude on their gorgeous Steinway piano, and thoroughly enjoyed the whole experience.
I played a prelude, 2 worship songs, and a postlude on their gorgeous Steinway piano, and thoroughly enjoyed the whole experience.
The mission of FIA is so beautiful:
Faith in Action provides spiritual, physical, and emotional support to seniors 60 years and over and their caregivers to maintain independence, dignity, and improved quality of life. We accomplish this through an interfaith network of volunteers, congregations and community organizations.
And the purpose of this evening's Blessing Ceremony was to thank and pray over the FIA volunteers. About 20+ churches in town have FIA volunteers who make up this ministry. After the worship music, some of the pastors of those churches read scripture about service, then many pastors came to the front of the sanctuary and welcomed all of the volunteers to come forward to have their hands blessed. It was a short ceremony, but such a beautiful one.
I'm thankful for this ministry in our community, and for the opportunity to witness these blessings!
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