A HEARTY THANK YOU FROM YOUR TINTINNABULATION RINGERS!!

After returning from the Area 11 Youth Handbell Camp at Snow Mountain Ranch (YMCA), we wanted to let you know that we had a wonderful time in fellowship, ringing, seeing old friends, and making new ones with others from five other states. We spent the majority of our time rehearsing for the final concert, and in workshops and clinics on ringing and malleting techniques, percussion, and drumming.  The TNTs were in charge of the first-night dance party to get everyone acquainted.  It was a blast, and naturally, we had to dance and sing to “YMCA” by the Village People!! The TNTs individually taught our bell peal to the other ringers, and then we “pealed” our way around the YMCA with all of the participants.  We had many onlookers and guests taking photos and videos of our processional. We rang several pieces for the concert, and also performed a Maori stick routine.  We really enjoyed the fellowship and opportunity to grow in our faith and musical skills, and received many compliments about how nice the TNTs were to everyone!  Thank you so much for supporting us through our Public Concert in March, the Resurrection Café and for your generous gifts, prayers and kindness to us!  Also, special thanks to Tina and Rick Wilson, Amy Hopkins, Jill Van Den Bos, and Nancy Bierschwale for making the trek to the mountains and attending our concert!  You would be very proud of our TNTs, and they represented FPCL with great joy!