Monday Notes - W&M 2026

Have questions? Need help finding your classes? Look for directional signs at major foot-traffic points and volunteers in bright yellow vests. They will answer your questions and point you in the right direction.

Audition Results. The audition results for the adult and senior high chamber choirs, advanced handbell ensemble, and talent show will be available by 7:00 am today through the Yapp app and on our website at https://www.presbymusic.org/wmc/audition. You may pre-pay for your chamber choir packet ($16 for adults and $20 for senior highs) using the links below, so you don’t have to wait in line at Moore Center, Lower Level.

Square:  https://square.link/u/CCpRFSVc

Venmo:  https://venmo.com/u/BeethovenAndCompany

Talent Show Participants. All participants must attend a mandatory tech check today at 5:20 pm in Anderson Auditorium.

Exhibit Hall. Please visit the conference sponsors in the lobby of Anderson Auditorium. They are here to support you and the important ministry you do in your churches. Exhibitors will be available to connect with you at their booths as follows:

Week 1: Thursday 9:30 – 11:00 am & 6:30 – 8:30 pm, Friday 9:30 – 11:00 am & 6:30 – 9:30 pm, as well as Thursday evening at the dessert reception directly following the Chamber Concert.

2027 Art Installation. In 2027 the PAM Worship & Music Conference scriptures draw us to the expanse and mystery of God's presence through all generations. Called up by the scriptures, the art installation will consist of geometric shapes joining in harmonious pattern. To deepen its connection with those gathered for worship, it must be strengthened by your church's participation! Please pick up a piece of fabric from the PAM Office or from the Adult Art Class. It will include instructions for your congregation's participation in the art-making at your home church, which can be done anytime over the next year. Next year at Sunday Check-In, you will drop off your piece to be incorporated in the visual art in worship at the conference!

Transportation Assistance. If you have need of golf cart transport, please go to the PAM office to purchase a pass and sign the liability waver. Space is limited.

Conference App. You do not want to miss announcements, class and schedule changes, or information about pop up events! The best place to find all these things is via the Yapp App. Download Yapp from Google Play or the Apple Store. Use conference id WM26 to access the conference.

Conference Coverage. Follow along @presbymusic on Facebook and Instagram to view and share social media photos and videos of the conference. Use the hashtags #PresbyMusic and #MontreatWM26 to share your photos and videos.

Document Library. Access to the 2026 Worship & Music Conference Document Library is available to all attendees via the following link: www.presbymusic.org/2025-library. The webpage password will be emailed to all registered adults.

Evening Prayer. Online bedtime stories and prayers read by the Worship Planning Team Faculty. Today’s story, My Voice Is a Trumpet, is available at presbymusic.org/conference-evening-prayer or by scanning the QR code below.

Password: WBAW2026

First Time Attendees Lunch. If you registered for the First-time Attendees Lunch today following Monday worship, we will meet in the Walkup building. When exiting the front of Anderson Auditorium, turn left at the parking lot. Walkup is located across the street from the parking lot.

Chamber Choirs - Adult and Senior High. Participants must purchase a music packet prior to the first rehearsal on Monday at 8 am. Adult and Senior High packets will ONLY be available in Moore Center (lower level) beginning at 7:15 am.

All Handbell Participants. Please purchase your music in the Jeffers Handbell Store, located in the Way Out building, before the first rehearsal. Participants are responsible for bringing gloves and a folder to rehearsals.

"I Am a Witness" Civil Rights Exhibit. Visit "I Am a Witness", a compelling collection of photographs and books from the Civil Rights Movement curated by Wade and Susie Burns. Drawing from decades of personal relationships with leaders such as John Lewis and others who worked alongside Dr. Martin Luther King Jr., this exhibit offers a unique glimpse into lives shaped by faith, courage, and reconciliation. The exhibit will be on display throughout both weeks of the Worship & Music Conference in the Presbyterian Heritage Center (Freeland Hall). Wade will be present daily from 12:15-1:15 pm to answer questions and share stories behind the collection.

Youth Evening Activity. Middler and Senior High conferees are invited to tonight's evening campfire immediately following The True Story of Cinderella. The campfire will be on Moore Field, across from Anderson Auditorium parking lot.

Small Group Locations. Middler and Senior High Small Group meeting rooms are listed on your daily schedule. Rooms are Assembly Inn 234, 251, and 303.

Chaperones. If you are registered as a chaperone, you are required to attend the classes listed on your daily schedule to actively assist with supervision of children and youth. Thank you for helping to keep our young ones safe!    

Choral Reading Session. Beckenhorst Press led by John McClain at 1:30 pm in Anderson Auditorium.

Late Check-In. If you still need to register, check-in, or pick up conference materials, please visit the PAM office located in the Allen Building, lower level, open today at 7:30 am.

Lend a Helping Hand. If this is your first time at PAM’s Worship & Music Conference, we are delighted to welcome you! Please feel free to ask questions at any time, whether about the conference or locating your classes. This conference is grounded in a spirit of openness and camaraderie, and conferees are always happy to help one another. If you are attending on your own and would like someone to sit with during worship, a seating area is reserved for first-time attendees and individuals in the front section on the lake side of Anderson Auditorium.

PAM Certification. If you are interested in pursuing PAM Certification and would like to meet with a Certification Committee member this week, please contact David Brinson at dbrinson@dcpc.org.

Interest Sessions.

Beloved Community (TBD) | 10:00 am

Come Sunday: Duke Ellington in Worship (Belk Center Lower/Left Bank) | 4:30 pm

Concerns. If you have any crises, pastoral concerns, or conference issues, please call or text (828) 275-7362 to leave your phone number and someone from the planning team will contact you.