Stanwood Threshold Choir brings comfort through song

By Gale Fiege, Herald Writer

STANWOOD — Female singing voices wanted.

Big hearts a plus.

The Stanwood Threshold Choir, which was formed in November,
continues to look for more members.

The women are training to sing in small groups at the bedsides
of people who are dying or are seriously ill.

When the choir’s directors deem the group ready, the Threshold
Choir members will make themselves available to the community free
of charge, director Judy Mieger said.

“The idea is that we bring comfort and hope to those who are at
the threshold of a new life,” Mieger said. “Compassion is the thing
we all have in common.”

Begun in the San Francisco Bay area, the Threshold Choir
movement is about 10 years old. Stanwood’s choir is among 100 such
choirs around the country, including those in Bellingham and
Seattle.

If you like to sing, can carry a tune and could quietly blend
your voice with others, you might want to consider this ministry,
Mieger said.

Especially needed are young voices, and high school girls and
college women are encouraged to consider joining the choir, she
said.