I know that you have hardly been able to wait for this week’s article, so here are the remaining “TOP TEN REASONS WHY MEN NEED TO JOIN THE CHOIR”.

6. Singing in a choir is one of the few activities for men that doesn’t require electronic equipment, hunting or fishing gear or expensive power tools.

7. For the fitness buffs, singing in the choir is not only heart healthy, it is soul healthy.  There are no monthly membership fees, and it’s a lot easier on the knees than jogging.

8. If you think you have already done everything there is to do and there are no extreme challenges left, come and put out the extreme effort with our tenors and basses.

9. Choir rehearsals last less than half as long as a professional football game, but are at least twice as satisfying.  No rehearsals on Monday nights.

10. When people ask you if you have been behaving yourself, you can say with the utmost sincerity, “Hey, I’m a choir boy”.

Guys, NOW is the best time to join the choir.  Don’t let the foolish notion that men and boys don’t sing stop you.  You might even get a compliment – like the church baritone soloist that was delighted when one of the members spoke to him after the service and said, “You have a very mellow voice”.

When he got home, he went directly to his dictionary and discovered the meaning of “mellow”.  He read, “Mellow: overripe and almost rotten”.

LET”S MAKE A JOYFUL NOISE TOGETHER!!!

Bro. J.E.