Annual Church Musician Sunday to Be Held Sunday, October 4

Since 2022, the Holy Synod of Bishops of the Orthodox Church in America has designated the first Sunday of October as Church Musician Sunday. The yearly recognition of church musicians is held in connection with the memory of Saints Romanus the Melodist and John Koukouzelis on October 1 and recognizes the vital ministry of church musicians in the liturgical and communal life of the Church.

This year, Church Musician Sunday will be observed on October 4 and offers parishes throughout the Orthodox Church in America an opportunity to give thanks for those who serve the Church through the ministry of liturgical music.

As Church Musician Sunday approaches, parishes are encouraged to:

Mark this Sunday on their calendars and in bulletins Share the written message from His Beatitude Metropolitan Tikhon , as well as other materials that may appears in conjunction with Church Musician Sunday. Recognize on October 4 all those who serve in the various roles involved in Church music: choir directors singers, chanters, & readers, composers & arrangers of church music, bell-ringers hymnographers & hymnologists liturgical translators Include those involved in the parish…