Sunday Notes - W&M 2025

Updated: 4 days ago

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 of these things is the Yapp app. Download Yapp from Google Play or the Apple Store. Use the conference id WM25 to access the conference.

Morning and Evening Prayer.

Morning Prayer Monday – Friday, 7:30 am

Room AI-1 (lower level of Assembly Inn)

Theme: “Clothe Yourselves with...”

No designated leader; written guides provided

Evening Prayer Sunday-Thursday - Online bedtime stories and prayers read by Worship Planning Team faculty.

presbymusic.org/conference-evening-prayer or scan the QR code below. Password: CIL2025

Books available in AI-1 (do not remove)

Sunday: Mary Wears What She Wants
Monday: Stone Soup
Tuesday: Last Stop on Market Street
Wednesday: Little Blue Truck
Thursday: The Story of Ferdinand

Room AI-1 available for individual or group gatherings morning and evening.

Opening Worship. TODAY at 7:30 pm in Anderson Auditorium. Don't forget your conference book! Church groups may have designated seating.

Meetup Groups. This year’s conference offers designated time and hosts for Meetup Groups. Keep an eye out for more information in your Daily Notes. All are welcome to join these gatherings.

Moore Center Upper:

Monday Lunch: First Time Attendees

Monday Dinner: BIPOC

Tuesday Lunch: Young Adults

Tuesday Dinner: Small Churches

Thursday Dinner: Child of Blessing

Goldfinch (122 Cherry St, Black Mountain):

Monday (after Family Concert): LGBTQIA+

Links of Love Mission Project. This year’s special mission project supports the Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.)’s Giving Catalog initiative for sewing machine projects, helping people around the world to be “clothed in love”. Every contribution of $1 will be represented by a paper link, creating a chain of love displayed in Anderson Auditorium. Look for your personalized paper link and scan the QR code to read about how your generosity is creating real impact in South Sudan.

Chaperones for Children, Middlers, and Senior Highs. This conference would not be possible without your participation – THANK YOU! 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.

Communion Server Training. TUESDAY servers must attend training TODAY at 4:30 pm in Anderson Auditorium. Friday servers will attend training on Tuesday at 5:30 pm.

Auditions. Today from 2:00 – 5:00 pm and following worship until 9:30 pm

Youth Talent Show: Walkup

Adult Chamber Choir: Convocation Hall (beginning at 3:30 pm)

Senior High Chamber Choir: Assembly Inn 1 (to the right of the registration desk)

Instrumental Interviews: Assembly Inn Room 218

Auditioned Advanced Handbells: Way Out building A

Audition Results. Will be posted at presbymusic.org/wmc/audition, on the Yapp App and on the sliding doors to Assembly Inn by 7:00 am on Monday.

Chamber Choir Participants. Must purchase a music packet prior to the first rehearsal on Monday at 8 am ($26 for adults, $15 for senior highs). Adult and Senior High packets will ONLY be available in Convocation Hall at 7:15 am. You may pre-pay for your chamber choir packet using the links/ QR codes below, so you do not have to wait in line at Convocation Hall.

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

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

All Handbell Participants. Please purchase your music in the Jeffers Store, located in the Way Out building,

before the first rehearsal. Participants are responsible for bringing gloves and a folder.

Daily Notes. Conference announcements will be available each morning online and in your email. Visit presbymusic.org/dailynotes each day to make sure that you stay in-the-know!

PAM Gear. You may notice PAM'bassadors rocking their PAM gear this week. We are excited to introduce the site where you can order your very own PAM apparel, hats, and bags. A lot of new items have been added to the site recently. Check out our online store here: presbyterian-association-of-musicians.checkoutstores.com.

Worship Research. PAM is partnering with the Center for Worship and the Arts at Samford University as they conduct worship research with young adults. Nelson Cowan will be conducting interviews with interested young adults this week. These individual interviews will include a discussion about your worship experience at Worship & Music as well as your participation in worship within your local church community. We hope you will participate in this important research. If you are interested and would like to sign up for an interview time or have any questions, please contact Nelson Cowan at ncowan@samford.edu.

Clothed in Love Stoles. As we all seek to be "Clothed in Love" this week, our worship leaders are wearing the words which will become focus words of the day. Thanks to Deanna and Deidre Anderson from Peace Presbyterian Church for their gift of these six Clothed in Love stoles, which will be available for auction at the end of Week 2.

Conference Sponsor Information

Our sponsors are a backbone of this conference, and they are here to support you and the important ministry you do in your churches!

Premiere Ambassadors.

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.

Week 2: Monday and Tuesday, 9:30 – 11:00 am & 6:30 – 8:30 pm, as well as Monday evening at the dessert reception directly following the Family Concert.

More Light Presbyterians Seminar.

"Creating Inclusive Worship" - 50 minute seminar led by Dr. Matthew Webb, offered Wednesday & Thursday at 10 am in Moore Center Upper. All are welcome to attend this seminar.

Sponsor Reading Sessions.