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urban td4t&j i n * a i t e r i w j\and doing it allyourself are twodifferent things\Let us take thework out o fyour holidayparty7 1 $ /*2 4 --2 3 + 3P k c^ M x S a fla d l &np0rliM]Cfr.3nc.Located on Atlantic Avenue Since 1945LARGEST SELECTION OF MIDDLEEASTERN FOODS & GIFT PRODUCTSIN THE U.S.A.nuts %u2022 candies %u2022 dried fruitgrains %u2022 grape leaves %u2022 olivesbulk spices %u2022 coffees %u2022 teasexotic canned goods %u2022 pastries^T\\......\.............. %u2014 ...See Our Expanded StoreSame Location %u2022 The Better To Serve You187-189 Atlantic Ave.(718) 624-4550 %u2022 (718) 624-5762The m em bers o f th e St. Francis X avier choir enjo y a special cam araderie, m aking theirw eekly practices go by m ore quickly and adding an im portant ingredient to th e group%u2019sability to sing an ensem ble. (P h eonix/N euberger Photo)Continuedstarting 19 another group for teenagers.%u201cWe%u2019re human beings and we need celebration,%u201d she says. %u201cI can%u2019t conceive of acelebration without music.%u201dWhen Director John DeNiro arrived at St.Francis Xavier four and a half years ago,the choir at the time wasn%u2019t even havingrehearsals, but he liked what he sawanyway. %u201cI was looking for a church with asense of dignity in their service, where thepriests had a sense of the role a choir canplay.%u201d DeNiro looks at his 20 years inchurch music as more than a profession,saying, %u201cIt wasn%u2019t just a job, it was aministry.%u201dDuring his tenure at St. Francis, he hasbuilt up not one but three choirs %u2014 theEnglish choir, a Spanish choir to sing at theweekly mass in Spanish language and achildren%u2019s choir with students from thechurch%u2019s parochial school.GET A LOT FROM ITMary Monroe of Grace Church brings asimilar dedication to her work. %u201cYou haveto get a lot out of it,%u201d she says. %u201cIt%u2019s toomuch work otherwise.%u201d Monroe, who hasbeen conducting music for 25 years, haslearned to appreciate her volunteer singers.%u201cThese people will spend all of Christmaseve here,%u201d she exclaims. %u201cIt%u2019s a sacrifice,but they are serving their church.%u201d Monroeexpects her 19 singers to put in as much asshe does. %u201cI%u2019d rather do music that ischallenging for them. It%u2019s worth the risk ofnot having polish,%u201d die concludes.Truth to tell, despite hours of practice,having to produce new material every weekcan mean an occasional mistake. A requestfrom director Mary Monroe that die fill infor an absent bell-ringer drew a sheepishgrin from Susan Sturman.%u201cI did the bells last year and made aGrade A mess of them,%u201d says Sturman,laughing. %u201cI did a whole verse when Iwasn%u2019t supposed to, but that didn%u2019t stop me%u2014 I thought I was the only one who had itright!%u201d After her embarrassment in the firstpew of Grace Church, Sturman swears,%u201cNever again will I walk out of the practiceroom with a bell in my hand.%u201dWith the occasional difficulties and thetime demands, it often takes more than alove of music to keep a choir going. Tieother overriding motivation is a spiritualone. %u201cWe all have a strong feeling thatwe%u2019re providing an integral part of the worship,%u201d says Stephen DeFrancesco at GraceChurch. %u201cIt helps us, it helps the congregation, and it helps the liturgy. It%u2019s not like aplay that comes to a stop and then there%u2019s asong, it%u2019s all equally as important.%u201dSue Oosting at First Reform concurs.%u201cThe church serves our needs, it helps usidentify ourselves,%u201d she says.Jeanne Lowe also agrees. %u201cThe reason forsinging in a choir is a combination of faithand sentiment, there%u2019s a place here forboth,%u201d she concludes.%u201cThey come to get something and to givesomething,%u201d says DeNiro, whose St. Frameschoir members, like the other two churches,have an answer to the question posed by filehymn %u201cWhat Shall I Give to the Child in theManger?%u201d You can hear it in their voicesevery Sunday.Reasons to be o f good cheer this holiday seasonJohnnie Walker Black (750 ml) $14.94Johnnie Walker Black (liter) $23.26Macallan Single Malt Scotch (750 ml) $19.20Glenlivet Single Malt Scotch (750 ml) $20.63Remy Martin VSOP Cognac (750 ml) $24.99WINESBordeaux'83 Clos de Marquis, St. Julien $7.99 '83 Leoville Poyferre, St. Julien $16.49'83 Prieure Lichine, Margaux $15.99 '82 Leoville Barton, St. Julien $24.99'83 La Croix de Gay, Pomerol $15.99 '82 La Lagune, H aut Medoc $26.99'83 Ch. 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