“Gatherings like this help us balance personal, professional, and spiritual commitments,” said Zap Rexton Larazaro, district choir director.

Choir members, adult and that of the Children’s Worship Service (CWS), from various local congregations across the Ecclesiastical District of Central Europe convened at the Local Congregation of Frankfurt house of worship for a special gathering on October 31, 2026. It was led by Brother Jake Aaron SJ. Edic, district supervising minister.

In his preaching, Brother Edic emphasized to the attendees that the choristers’ duty requires more than musical proficiency. They must sing with sincerity and wholehearted devotion, which they all the more prove as they unite with the Church Administration in all other endeavors of the Church.

“Every time I get to attend this kind of gathering, I feel the Holy Spirit. I feel blessed,” said Marjorie Backian, choir member and organist from Berlin Local Congregation. A nurse by profession, she shared that she often has to trade shifts with colleagues to be able to fulfill her Church duties.

The Ecclesiastical District of Central Europe supervises local congregations, extensions, and Group Worship Services in Germany, Netherlands, Switzerland, and Luxembourg.