Dinner Raises Funds for Mission Trip – and for Dessert, a Free Concert

A spaghetti dinner from 5-7 p.m. Friday, Jan. 17, at Chelsea First United Methodist Church will raise money to send The Accidentals, a youth handbell choir from Chelsea, to Florida, where they will be performing several mission projects over spring break.

A free concert follows at 7:30 p.m. featuring the Double Ring handbell duo of Russell and Sylvia Miller from Texas. It’s the fourth in the church’s series of concerts. Joining them will be Local musicians Cynthia Standefer on flute and Alex Anest on guitar. The concert is free and open to the public, regardless of whether they attend the spaghetti dinner.

The Spaghetti Dinner will include spaghetti with choice of sauce (meat or meatless), salad, bread, and beverage, plus brownies or cookies. Tickets are $8 for adults and $3 for kids and available at the church office or at the door.  

All funds from the dinner will go to support the six-city tour “We Shall Go out with Joy” the Accidentals Handbell Choir is doing in April. This 12-member group plays throughout the year at the church, but this is their first tour.  

A special Chelsea performance is planned for Feb. 9.

The Millers are from Boerne, Texas, where he is Minister of Music and Worship at the First United Methodist Church.  Both Russell and Sylvia teach full studios of piano, in addition to their other musical work. They will perform using a full five octaves of bells (yes, two people playing five octaves).