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751 Alameda de
las Pulgas
Belmont, CA 94002
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@comcast.net
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Music doesn't just fill out the worship program at the Congregational Church of Belmont; it IS worship.
A 20-rank, two-manual, pipe organ, hand-restored by church member Gary Brandenburg, and a grand piano in the sanctuary are a physical testament to our appreciation of music. We're hearty hymn-singers, and we delight in the anthems of our sanctuary choir and Caz Chorale, our folk choir.
The musicians on our staff include Elizabeth Mye, our choir director and Jeffrey Jones, our organist and pianist; Mike Venturino leads Caz Chorale with guitar accompaniment. Both the Sanctuary Choir and the Chorale celebrate a love of all kinds of music - from Bach to Taize - and welcome anyone with a desire to worship God with song. Choir practices at 7:30 p.m. Thursdays at the church; join us! For more information, email Elizabeth at emye@bhlinc.com.
Our pastor, Kristi Denham, is a liturgical dancer, and she injects still another dimension into music in worship at CCB.
Children's Choir
Our Children's Choir, under the direction of Elizabeth Mye, gives our children the opportunity to worship through joyful song. All children are welcome to join the Choir, and no experience or music theory is necessary. The Children's Choir rehearses most Sundays after worship for approximately 30 minutes.
For details regarding the Children's Choir schedule of rehearsals and performances, see our on-line Calendar.
Click on the YouTube video below to view a recent performance of our Children's Choir singing "I am one voice."
Children of Chernobyl
For more than 20 years, the Children of Chernobyl Project of Northern California, a mission program of the Congregational Church of Belmont, has been providing specialized drugs and equipment for the treatment of the young patients at the Belarusan Center for Pediatric Oncology and Hematology in Minsk, Belarus.
These children who are suffering from leukemia and other forms of cancer are the victims of the worst man-made disaster ever, the explosion and fire at reactor No. 4 at the Chernobyl Nuclear Power Plant in Ukraine on April 26, 1986.
Prevailing winds carried 70 percent of the nuclear rain from that accident over the small republic of Belarus (then Byelorussia) to the north.The lives of the 2 million children were - and continue to be - compromised, and very few resources are available to treat these children.
The Children of Chernobyl Project was formed in 1990. Since that time, more than $500,000 has been raised to purchase chemotherapy drugs, highly sophisticated antibiotics and equipment, most recently specialized computers for the molecular biology laboratory in the newly constructed Oncology and Hematology Center, a gift of the people of Austria. The Project works with the Center's director, Dr. Olga Aleinikova, in providing the specific items she needs. Because the project is run entirely by volunteers, not one cent of donated funds is used on administration. Every penny goes to provide drugs or equipment for the Center. To donate, send your check to Children of Chernobyl, 751 Alameda de las Pulgas, Belmont CA 94002. Our federal tax identification number is 94-1399278; our IRS 501(c)3 group exemption number is 1665.
If you'd like to know about this story, the book "Children of Chernobyl: Raising Hope From the Ashes" (Augsburg 1993) by Michelle Carter and Michael Christensen is available for $15 at amazon.com or by e-mailing mickicartr@aol.com.