Welcome! Voices In Praise exists for the glory of God and in service to others. As the youth choir of Friendship United Methodist Church, the group is open to all youth in grades 6 -12 who have a desire to sing and a willingness to make the commitment to the group. Singers are not required to be a member of the church or to have any background in singing. Our doors are open to everyone!

The choir rehearses on Mondays. Girls rehearse from 6:30pm – 8pm; Guys rehearse from 7pm – 8:30pm.

New singers are welcome any time. Feel free to contact Director Holly Reynolds Lee at 301-728-1748 with questions!


Want to learn more about Voices In Praise? We made this video as part of a fundraising campaign in 2014. Meet Director Holly Reynolds Lee and learn more about our music and ministry.

Valentine-Making

I discovered that it's hard to keep a secret from alumni, even when they're not here. For the past few weeks, we've been planning a party to make Valentines for our alumni. And in every blog, email update, and other public communication, I've had to tailor the content to make sure that we didn't leak the "for alumni" part. Of all the people who are reading this blog, I think most of them are probably alums only because in their most excellent procrastination modes, they peek in just to see what we're up to. :-)

The word is out! We made 30 care packages, full of homemade treats and cards. They started arriving yestesrday - a few days past Valentine's Day (our original party was snowed out) but every day is a good day to say "I love you." From the texts and Fbook posts, I think the packages are a hit!

*snaps* to the VIPs who made the packages and to the Moms who helped us pull this event together: Linda Kovacs, Carole Butler, Judy McGowan, Kim Hynes, and Kris Garrison. Here are some photos of the VIPs in Valentine-making action:

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Kate and Elizabeth make their cards.

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Mary Brooke and Kerry are focused, while Ashley and Katherine crack up -- probably at Kate.

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Tara uses Holly's iPhone to pull up alum addresses and label boxes.

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Good thing the ktichen has lots of room...

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I told Ellie I'd post this...

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Madison, Maddie, and Jenna icing cookies.

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Megan and Jamie adding icing.

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Mackenzie and Kaitlyn package cookies.

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Lots and lots of cards

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The Finished Product!

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Loading up the car...

Note: the VIP Men are surprisingly absent from these photos. OK, so making cookies and card wasn't exactly their thing, but many of them WERE there at the beginning... I just forgot to bring out my camera until (almost) the end. The guys were especially good at box assembly.

You're welcome, alums!!!