Thursday Notes - W&M 2026

Evening Prayer. Online bedtime stories and prayers read by Worship Planning Team faculty. Today’s story, The Name Jar, is available at presbymusic.org/conference-evening-prayer or scan the QR code below.

Password: WBAW2026

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: 

• Thursday 9:30 – 11:00 am & 6:30 – 8:30 pm

• Friday 9:30 – 11:00 am & 6:30 – 9:30 pm

• This evening at the ice cream reception directly following the Chamber Concert

Joyful Gratitude! Thank you for your generous gifts at last night’s Hymn Festival offering. As a result, $___ was donated to support the Hal & Martha Hopson Service Musician Fund! If you missed it, you may make a gift here or at the PAM onsite office.

Choral Reading Session. St. James Music Press led by Kevin Simons at 1:30 pm in Anderson Auditorium.

Interest Sessions. 

There Is More to C&E - That Means Us, Too (Belk Center Lower/Left Bank) | 10:00 am

Exploring Glory to God (Belk Center Lower/Left Bank) | 4:30 pm

Instrumental Ensemble Lakeside Concert. An annual event of the Worship & Music Conference, all are invited to gather around Lake Susan tonight at 6:30 pm to hear the Instrumental Ensembles perform from the porch of Assembly Inn.

Chamber Concert. The Chamber Concert will take place tonight at 7:30 pm in the Anderson Auditorium.

Sponsors' Dessert Reception. This evening in the Exhibit Hall (Anderson Auditorium Lobby) immediately following the Chamber Concert. Connect with conference sponsors and enjoy some sweet treats! Our sponsors are integral to this conference, and they are here to support you and the important ministry you do in your churches!

Conference Art Auction. This year, Anderson Auditorium has featured art created by Joel Schoon-Tanis (Artist in Residence). Some of the art will be available in an online auction tomorrow, June 26, starting at 6:00 am EDT, ending at 2:00 pm EDT. Winners will be notified immediately and must arrange payment in the PAM Office (Allen building, lower level) before 3:00 pm EDT. Cash, card, or check are accepted. Art must be retrieved by the winners prior to the end of the conference. All proceeds benefit the PAM Annual Fund. View the auction here.

Youth Evening Activity. Open Mic Night (with ice cream!) in Moore Center Lower immediately following the Chamber Concert.

Friday Concert Mic Check and Rehearsal. Each group featured in the Friday evening Closing Concert will have a brief mic check and rehearsal in Anderson Auditorium on Friday afternoon. 

1:30-1:55 Middler Choir (the remainder of class will take place in Upper Anderson)

2:00-2:25 Children’s Choir (Children’s 1:30 classes release at 1:55)

2:30-2:55 Adult Choir

3:00-3:25 Senior High Choir (report to Upper Anderson at 2:25)

3:30-3:55 3:30 pm Intermediate Handbells

4:00-4:25 1:30 pm Advanced Handbells

4:30-4:55 10:00 am Intermediate Handbells

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!

2027 Conference Lodging. It is not too early to reserve your lodging for the 2027 Worship & Music Conference. The following options are now open for reservations: (June 20-25 & June 27-July 2, 2027) 

• Montreat College (email Montreat Conference Services at montreatconferenceservices@montreat.edu) 

• Greybeard Rentals (email Mandi Pike at mandi@greybeardrentals.com) 

Set a reminder to check these options in August and September: 

• William Black Lodge will begin accepting reservations in mid-August (email reservations@williamblacklodge.org).  

• South Carolina Inn will begin accepting reservations in the fall (scinnatmontreat.org).

• Montreat Conference Center will begin accepting reservations on September 1st. 

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.

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.

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.