Sunday, November 29

FIRST...HAPPY THANKSGIVING!!!

Okay team, let's try this order of service now that I've got more team members (hopefully) back this week from vaca...


Praise & Worship:
We Have Overcome (Thanks be to God…)
Trading My Sorrows
How Great is Our God/How Great Thou Art
You Are Near


As far as band members go we should only be missing Mike Kenney this week.  Everyone else should be in the house.  Frontliners, please let me know ASAP if for some reason you will be missing.  As you can see from last week, the order got completely changed mid-week once I knew that some key folks would be missing, so this is important.

Choir song:  "I Just Want Jesus"  (solo - Juleen Stramiello)

Colors:  Black and Green

Next choir rehearsal is the first Sunday in December.  This is REALLY important as it's our rehearsal before Christmas!!!  We need ALL HANDS ON DECK!!  Please, please, please go over your Christmas rehearsal track CD's.  Depending on how well you do on the Sunday rehearsal depends on whether we add Wednesday night rehearsals after church. 
 
Have an amazing Thanksgiving.  Can't wait to see all of you Sunday!  The church looks PHENOMENAL, by the way!!  If you haven't seen it yet I can't wait for you to see it.  Amazing!!!  Kudos to all who helped.

Sunday, November 22, 2009 - UPDATED THURSDAY AT 1:15 pm

Here's the scoop for this week: 

NEW ORDER OF WORSHIP, POSTED THURSDAY:
Lift Up the Name of Jesus
We Declare Your Glory in This Place
Enemy’s Camp Medley
Let the Veil Down

Choir song:  "Give Him the Praise"

Colors:  Black and Purple

Remember this coming Sunday night is the church Thanksgiving dinner.  If you have not signed up with Candy yet please do so right away!!! 

Can't wait to share this time with you.

Sunday, November 15

Well, last week here on the blog, I posted a photo of our beautiful Maddie...she's still beautiful to me even with all of her scars (which Michele tells us will stay there unless a miracle happens).  I'm just so glad she's still with us.  Thank you for all of your prayers on her behalf.  She still needs them, and we appreciate them so.  I've posted a photo here of  Cathy, Candy and Michele (l-r) gently caring for her and dressing her wounds this week.  They have provided so much love and care as so many of you have, right down to bringing baby food for her to eat, and additional bandages and things.  YOU ARE LOVED. 

  Here is the plan for this week:

Praise & Worship: 

Blessed Be Your Name
Desert Song
Wrap Me In Your Arms
Moving Forward

Choir Song:   "It's in Jesus"

Colors:  Your choice, just make sure it stays in platform dress code!

A reminder that this week is choir lunch and rehearsal.  We are having a fundraiser for choir lunch.  Candy Rivera will be providing (donating) a spanish meal (that will be YUMMY!)  Cost will be $5 for adults and $2.50 for children.  That is a serious bargain and all proceeds will go to things we need for our worship ministries (equipment, upcoming workshop we have planned, etc.)   Everyone is asked to still bring your 2 liter beverage to contribute.  Thank you!
 
Also thanks to the Stewarts, we have Christmas CD's that we will have for you this week.  (The rehearsal tracks for soprano, alto and tenor.)  Thank you, Stewarts!!!  This is going to be a tremendous help.
Most of all, please be in prayer for this week's services.  I love you all.

Sunday, November 8

Good morning, Northsiders, soon to be Celebraters! :)  Here's the scoop for the week along with a photo greeting from the most amazing dog to ever grace the planet... (smile)


Worship Line Up:
Lift Up the Name of Jesus
Freedom
Amazed
Wrap Me In Your Arms

Here is the video for the new song, "Wrap Me In Your Arms". 



The words are as follows:

WRAP ME IN YOUR ARMS

There is a God who loves me
Who wraps me in His arms
That is the place where I'm changed
and that's where I belong
Take me to that place Lord, to that secret place
where I can be with You
You can make me like You, wrap me in Your arms, wrap me in Your arms, wrap me in Your arms


Choir Song:  Break Through  (remember we learned this a few weeks ago -- we will brush up on it Sunday in rehearsal and do it this week.  For those who don't know it -- DON'T STRESS!!!  It's easy and you will learn it quickly.)

Colors for this week:  Fall colors - browns, beiges, yellow, orange, cream, etc. 

Please remember that the next choir luncheon and rehearsal is Sunday, November 15.  As a reminder (already told those of you at rehearsal this on Sunday) but it is NOT Candy's responsibility to remind you of when the choir rehearsals or luncheons are!  That is accomplished here on the blog and in the bulletin and through my reminders to you.  All this information is usually posted HERE by Monday or Tuesday of the week.  There is NO excuse concerning being uninformed, as it is your responsibility to check here on the choir blog to find out all information.   It is always posted at least five days ahead if not weeks ahead, so please come here to get your info.

With that said, the next lunch/practice is November 15.  Now, concerning food for that Sunday we have decided to make that a fundraiser Sunday since we have much need of some things in the worship department.  All food will be provided that day -- Candy will be cooking.  It's going to be a delicious meal.  The cost is going to be $5 per adult, and $2.50 per child.  This is an amazing bargain, I'm sure you already realize!  Plus, it is assisting the music ministries with what we need. 

It's really important that you be at this rehearsal as it's one of our last before Christmas.  Yes, I'm serious.  :) 

Love and appreciate you all!  Most of all let's be in prayer for our services, and the upcoming launch of Celebration Church.