Janie and I are eagerly and with great excitement looking forward to serving
the music ministry of Sinking Spring Presbyterian Church.  Having been in
Church music for several years, we have never been able to visit other
churches.  Our intention, upon arrival in Abingdon, was to visit many
churches.  We came to Sinking Spring on our first Sunday and you, the
membership, gave us such a warm welcome, we never went to another church!

There is a wealth of beautifully arranged and composed music, which
appropriately fits many different seasons of the church calendar.  The choir
will sing an anthem written for Communion on the first Sunday in May.  On
May 11, we will sing a lovely anthem honoring our mothers, and handbell
choir will play.  On May 25 Memorial Day Sunday, we will sing an anthem
depicting our loved ones who have gone on before us, as they tell us that,
"Every word has now been proven!  All we knew and even more."  During the
seasons of Veterans Day, Thanksgiving, Advent, Christmas and beyond,
appropriate selections will be sung through all this; we will continue to
sing the great traditional classics of church literature.

If you have ever been in, or considered being in the choir, now would be a
wonderful time to join us.  Please see me, or just show up for choir
rehearsal on Wednesdays at 7:30pm in the sanctuary.
Again, Janie and I do look so forward to getting to know you and serving
with you.

In His Name,
Arch and Janie Snyder
lecontesunrise@aol.com

Archie and Janie come to us from The First Presbyterian Church of Bradenton, Florida. Arch was the Director of Music.  He adirected the Adult Choir, Praise Team, and 3-octave Handbell/Chime Choir. He was also the Director of the Bay Chorale, a community choir, in Bradenton.  In the past he has also been a high school band director and high school orchestra conductor.

Over the past month, SSPC has been blessed to have Arch Snyder as our new chancel choir and adult handbell director and Janie as our new organist/pianist.  In addition to these ministries, they are now in leadership positions as “Co-Directors of Praise Team and Youth Handbell Choir,”  In their previous church, Arch and Janie led the contemporary worship services for seven years.  We welcome them to these new ministry areas!