I am trying to gauge the likelihood of our choir return to ICBC. At this moment, we could not accommodate more than 18-20 people in the loft. That number could increase if family members in the choir could sing next to each other. Based on how many are comfortable returning for church, it's possible I will have to split the active choir members into 4 rotating teams- if only about 40 of you are willing to return, the teams will be fewer and you'll be singing more often. Once you are scheduled for a Sunday, you would come to a rehearsal on Wednesday prior to the Sunday you are scheduled. You would then be asked to sing for both services for that Sunday (warm-up at 8:20). Eventually we will return to a more normal schedule of weekly rehearsals and Sundays.

I wish I could just take the number of willing participants and equally schedule you all, but realistically I will need some of you every week to make sure we have a strong sound. Please be patient with me during the first several weeks as I adjust our groups. It's going to be difficult enough to balance the choir with the orchestra when we only have about 1/3 of you at a time.

Christmas at Ivy Creek is perhaps the pinnacle of our choir year. I'm praying that this year is no different. However, I realize some adjustments will need to be made if many of you are still not comfortable singing yet. If we can't do it with everyone, we're going to do an entirely different concept for Christmas at Ivy Creek this year, which will allow us to do things safely. I'm going to ask some questions below about it and I covet your responses.