Sunday morning, June 4th, we had the opportunity to celebrate, appreciate and thank Linn Johnson who has been our faithful and devoted organist for over 30 years.

Our talented Kristin Frangoulis penned the following Ode to Linn.

ODE TO LINN
Linnea’ Gunnarson Johnson a Swedish girl by name, Hailed from Yonkers, but in Belfast gained much fame. You can find her Sunday mornings atop the organ bench, Playing music at St Margaret’s like it was an easy cinch. She plays preludes, postludes, and hymns in between.
At St. Margaret’s Linn is the Music Queen.
Beethoven, Bach, Schuman, and Liszt,
Haydn and Handel are fellows on her list.
She makes these greats proud as her fingers grace the keys. Their notes she plays with passion, that helps us all to see, That the Holy Spirit is within, and loves us one and all,
No matter if we stumble, no matter if we fall.
On Easter Linn gets Louis to help her with his horn,
To play “Christ Is Risen” as we all sing along.
While working on the tulips, weeding on her shift,
Ruth paused to hear Linn practice, a celestial music gift.
A little bit of Linn’s history we shall now let spill.
She went off to Rutgers and there she met her Bill.
Eric and Chris, their two sons that make the family tree Had in turn four sons, Drew, Devon Brian, and Steve.
In 1989, Linn and Bill moved here with their gifts,
And joined St Margaret’s an Episcopalian church.
Linn also played accompany for a music group,
The Penobscot Bay Singers, a terrific choral troupe.
Linn, we are happy you’ll stay with us, sitting in a pew. And keeping us all mindful of our music cues,

We love you, Linn!