General Principles

We seek to provide music that enables prayer, contemplation, proclamation, joy, and transcendence, underscores worship scriptures and themes, and strengthens a sense of community as a Body of Christ. Towards these ends, we continue to follow the recommendations of the Worship Task Force of 2001:

• Support our flourishing classical ensembles, promoting classical musical literature
• Present a variety of traditional and non-traditional styles in ways that engage all generations
• Intentionally teach all generations both traditional hymns and non-traditional liturgical music
• Intentionally offer multi-generational musical activity in worship
• Continually strive for musical excellence

The Music Ministry Covenant

We, the members of Lafayette-Orinda Presbyterian Church Music Ministry, offer our time and talents in support of the vision and goals for music in worship, and for the Glory of God.

We commit ourselves to act out of Love and to grow continually so that we become evermore equipped to minister through music.

We endeavor always to build up the ministry as a caring community, putting the needs of the group before the individual. We strive always to support, nurture, and uplift the congregation through leadership in worship.