Late last month, I was pseudo-invited to lead worship for a charismatic Mass at an area church tonight. I lost track of time a little, and when I followed up with the organizer to make sure that the music ministry needs were covered he indicated that they are. Then one of my fellow parishioners chimed in with a request that I bring my guitar and help lead worship. Unfortunately, things don't just work that way, especially with the folks who are most likely leading tonight. I love them and their music selections, but their key signature choices usually prevent me from singing melody on anything. It's a family ministry, and the mom is an alto who can't sing harmony. As a result, they're always choosing lower key signatures than a mid-range male or female is usually comfortable in. Not to mention: they didn't ask me to join them.
So I'm going to this Mass tonight, knowing that I will probably struggle to sing and that I'm going to face questions about why I'm not in the music ministry. But that will feel better than not going and supporting this event, of which we don't have enough in town.
(After report: the music ministry wasn't who I was expecting. I was able to sing out on everything! What a nice Mass!)
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