By Stewart Jones The Presbyterian Church, Hamilton, Ohio 1. Make sure that Religious Music Week is listed on your calendar of church activities and observances.
	Stewart Jones
Church bulletins and newsletters offer an easy way to say "thanks" to those who contribute to your music program.	2. Write a letter of thanks to the choir director and each of the musicians. 3. Publish the names of choir members and their accompanists in your church bulletin. (See the suggested draft at the end of this article.) 4. Write an article about the music program for your newsletter.
5. Salute the choir and other musicians during the worship service on the Sunday which begins Religious Music Week (sometimes called "Choir Sunday"). Give their names and ask them to stand and be recognized. 6. Devote the worship service on "Choir Sunday" to the place of religious music in the church. Make use of the materials-- suggested Scripture readings, prayer, hymns and sermon--provided on this website. 7. Hold an after-service reception or coffee hour with choir members as your guests of honor. 8. Invite your musicians to prepare a special music program for the "Choir Sunday" worship service. 9. Arrange an exchange of choirs with another church during your Religious Music Week services. 10. Seek ways for your choir, choral group or musicians to participate in community events, carrying the "good news" of the Gospel to an ever-expanding number of people in your area. Help them arrange performances on radio stations, at special public functions, at hospitals and retirement centers, etc. 11. Join with other churches and ask your local elected officials (city or county) to issue a proclamation recognizing Religious Music Week. 12. Ask the religion editor of your local newspaper to acknowledge Religious Music Week in his or her editorial columns. Make the same request of your local radio station.