Sunday, May 1, 2011

Wow!  People are still talking about what an amazing job you did last Sunday.  It was incredible.  I am so thankful for each one of you and proud of you more than words can say.

Here's what's on tap for this week:


Worship Set:
Sing, Sing, Sing
Say So
Here in Your Presence
Revelation Song

Choir Song:  He Loved Me With a Cross

Dress/Colors:  Your choice - just stay within modesty guidelines.

There is NO choir rehearsal this week!  You have the afternoon off!!  Enjoy it!!  Again, fantastic job on the musical -- could not have gone better.  You rocked it!

Easter Sunday, April 24

Worship Set

Rise and Sing

Celebrate, Jesus Celebrate

Lead Me to the Cross

Mighty to Save

I will do special music during the offering.  This will give opportunity for a brief break for the choir/frontline to go off stage and have some water and sit down (in the choir room).  When you go offstage for the greeting time after greeting our guests just go into the choir room and have a seat until it's time for the musical.  You will come back out after this for the choir musical.   In doing things this way there should be no need to bring water bottles and such on the stage.  (Note:  PLEASE BRING YOUR OWN BOTTLED WATER, ETC. FOR THE CHOIR ROOM ON SUNDAY.)

Song for altar call:  "Moving Forward"  (will include band, frontline, choir)

We will stay on stage during Pastor Larry's brief mini-message and altar call -- at the conclusion of that we will have another song during a special Easter Offering, we will do, "The Anthem."  This will be done with band, frontline and singers as well.

Band Members - if you have questions about keys of these songs, please see the band books on Wednesday night!

Dress for Sunday Morning: Black pants, pastel dress shirts

Don't forget your food items for the continental breakfast!!

Most of all don't forget to fast and pray for this week's service.  We are expecting amazing things.

Love and appreciate you all 

Sunday Morning, April 17

Pastor Larry and I are on our pastor appreciation cruise to Mexico this week and are greatly enjoying this blessing you have given us.  Thank you, again!  You'll never realize just how much this means to us.  It's the first time we've been away this long, just the two of us, since we've been married.  (24 years)

We WILL be back with you for Sunday!  Can't wait to see what God will do.

This Sunday is Refuge Youth Ministries Day.  Please read the following carefully and completely so there are no misunderstandings.   The youth worship team will be leading.  Only Refuge Youth Ministry Worship Team Members will be needed  at rehearsal this coming Sunday morning at 8 am .  The rest of you have a break from 8:00 am rehearsal but NOT FROM CHRISTIAN EDUCATION HOUR AND CHURCH SERVICE.  Support what God is doing in and through our youth!

THIS NEXT PART IS VERY IMPORTANT!!!  Also remember that we DO have choir rehearsal after service this Sunday at 1:30.  This is our last Sunday afternoon rehearsal before "the big day" -- the Easter Musical!!  Please eat lunch as quickly as possible and get back for practice.  Rehearsal begins at 1:30 sharp.  We have a complete run through of the musical.

Also just a reminder that there IS rehearsal this Wednesday night after the service promptly at 8:30 for all choir members to work on the Easter Musical.  I am out of town on the cruise, however Doug Rice is running this rehearsal.  We can't afford to skip a week, with Easter fast approaching and we need the work.  Just a reminder that we are rehearsing each Wednesday night until Easter and this will go from approximately 8:30 until 9:10.  

Also don't forget, we need Easter Candy ~ wrapped chocolate, for the many guest bags that we need to make for all the new people who are coming.  Thanks for your help.

Love and appreciate you all.

Sunday Morning, April 10

Worship Set:

Freedom

I am Free

Here in Your Presence

At the Cross (I bow my knee)

Communion song:  "Lead Me to the Cross"

Special Music: Freedom Reigns


Colors:  Your choice - platform guidelines apply


Choir members please don't forget we have choir rehearsal after services on Sundays and Wednesdays until Easter!!  We are finishing up the work on the Easter Musical and it's taking extra time.  Thanks for your diligence in making it to rehearsals except in cases of extenuating circumstances.


Also don't forget we need Easter Candy!  Chocolates!!!  Small wrapped items such as Hershey Kisses, etc.  Thanks for your help.

Love you all ~ 
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