Welcome to the United Church of Sun City
Choir
Our chancel choir has approximately 10 to 20 singers, depending on the time of year, and our anthems vary from classical through contemporary in style.
We have a vibrant and talent-filled music program at United Church of Sun City
The mission of our program is to provide music that enhances the liturgy and enables our congregation to pray twice through the music. When our organist first came she told our minister of music that her job was to "take the congregation to the throne of God every week."
View recorded musical offerings on our Worship Page.
Minister of Music Alan Paulson brings over 40 years of successful music director experience in Christian Churches, public schools, performance choirs and community colleges to our Church. Alan earned his Masters in Choral Music Conducting at ASU and continues expanding his trade by taking courses to maintain his certifications.
Happy November from your Music Ministry!
Are any of you gentlemen participating in “No Shave November?” It’s in support of men’s health, but I will not be growing a beard since it’s probably totally white!
I always enjoyed November while I was a public school music teacher, although I couldn’t do any openly religious songs about Thanksgiving. It was a perfect opportunity to teach every patriotic song and a lot of patriotic etiquette to my kids. On the last few days before Thanksgiving break, little kids would line up to leave my classroom. I would ask them each to tell us something they were grateful for without repeating something someone already said. Of course, the first answers were usually “I’m grateful for my mom, my dad, my dog, my teacher, my music teacher etc., but there were always some who would say “I’m grateful for God. I’m grateful for Jesus. I’m grateful for my church. I’m grateful for my Sunday School.” And I loved that the other kids would hear that, since I could throw in a little ministry without saying anything!
As you know, November at United Church means that we gratefully acknowledge our Veterans! And yes, we probably will be singing all of their military songs on November 8. Apologies that I don’t have a medley that includes the official Space Force song, so please let me know if you know anyone who has served there!
PLEASE INVITE SOME GUESTS to our Sun City All-Star Big Band on Sunday, November 8 at 3:00 pm! It’s a great way to invite the grandkids to church for a very fun concert and of course free ice cream sundaes afterwards.
It’s always our hope that someone may want to try our Sunday morning services after they’ve been in our friendly church atmosphere. I remember my Senior Pastor at Community Church of Joy saying, “Did you know that a lot of people say they’ve never been to church because no one has ever invited them?”
UPCOMING SPECIAL EVENTS:
SUNDAY, DECEMBER 6: About 100 talented musicians in the Sounds of the Southwest Singers will perform a very fun and inspirational Christmas Concert for us at 3:00 pm! Followed by ice cream sundaes, of course! It’s FREE (unless you choose to participate in a free will offering for the choir) so invite the whole family for this wonderful Christmas tradition!
SUNDAY, DECEMBER 20: At our 10:00 am worship service, we will be featuring our Christmas Cantata (A concert of about 10 songs) entitled Sing Christmas! by two composers whose music we use very often, Mary McDonald and Joel Raney. Our Choir and Praise Team have already been rehearsing diligently and will be joined by some guest singers and about 12 members of the Phoenix Symphony Orchestra! If you haven’t
heard the Grammy winning Phoenix Symphony in a while, you will be absolutely transported by the beauty of this music! This could be a new late December tradition for you and your entire family. Fellowship and refreshments afterwards, of course. Don’t forget the Cookie Walk afterwards!
Requests for your favorite patriotic or Christmas songs/anthems? Just let me know!
Alan Paulson,
Minister of Music
Special Music
The church regularly hosts special music performances for the congregation. They range from concerts at the ice cream socials, to the Palm Sunday and Christmas Cantatas, to a three-concert Chamber Music and continental breakfast concert series and more. We announce upcoming performances in the calendar and at the top of this page.