Sunday, a day to relax for most of us, is the busiest day for the choir group members’ at Denver Medhanialem Ethiopian Orthodox Church. The Church has the Divine Liturgy service every Sunday morning. To the most part, the organizers for the Divine Liturgy are priests and deacons. However, in the foreign land, where there are a few priests and deacons available, the church choir group takes part in the service. Since Denver Debre Selam Medhanialem Church has a few priests and deacons enough to cover the main service, it greatly depends on the service of the choir group Felege Selam. This group participates in every aspect of the church services. They organize service and events, support the church financially, and most importantly, they sing and chant after the main Divine Liturgy service. These choir group members are different to the rest of the church members in their way of dressing, discipline, and their strong passion for serving the God and the church.
One way to easily identify the choir group members is by their unique dressing. Most of the Denver Medhanialem Church worshipers and the choir group wore white hand woven cotton scarf called netella during the Divine Liturgy. But, the member of the choir group dressed full white from top to bottom. Women of the group member usually dress white …show more content…
They have high motivation, devotion and discipline. The priests and deacons are getting paid for the service they render. Most of the worshipers are going to the church once in a week merely to participate in the Divine Liturgy. However, the choir group members are always around for serving and assist the church and the participants with a passion. They arrive early and leave last. They participate and organize almost every aspect of the church’s service. Though religion is the main bond that held together this group, but the group members discipline and commitment holds it