Good Friday morning Church Requel!
I'm really looking forward to our gathering Sunday morning. Each Sunday this summer we are focusing our sermon time on a different hymn. This week is "I'll Fly Away." I can't wait to share this one with you.
As you will learn Sunday morning, this one is pretty special and personal to me. When I was nine years old my dad bought a used banjo. One of the first songs he learned on it was this one: I'll Fly Away. But Dad needed someone to sing the song while he played. Often he grabbed me or all us kids and we would sing it again and again.
This one is not just special to me. According to the I'll Fly Away Foundation (yes indeed there is such a foundation) this song has been recorded over 5,000 times! It's also one of the hit songs from one of my very favorite movie, O Brother Where Art Thou?
Sunday I'll tell you the story of how this song came to be. And as always in our Hymns 4 Him summer series, we'll walk away with 4 life lessons from the song. Don't miss it!
Want a sneak preview? The sermon is already written and the text is uploaded. You can check it out here: http://bible.com/events/48929856.
The Songs We'll Sing. Of course, "I'll Fly Away" isn't the only song we'll sing. This week will be pretty special too because our students will help lead our worship time together as they do whenever we have a 5th Sunday in the month. Here are the songs we hope to sing: "Mercy House" by Wendy Diedre; "Your Name Is Power" by Rend Collective; "Raise A Hallelujah" by Bethel; "You Are Good" by Israel Houghton; "More To Come" by Passion and "Glorious Day" by Passion. Is SOUNDS like it will be an awesome morning of worship!
For those of you who will be watching the online stream, you can join us on our Facebook Page or you can worship with us on our YouTube channel: https://youtu.be/39w1D6ggcv4.
Neighborhood Meal Planned For August 13th. On the second Saturday in August we will serve a healthy meal to those in our neighborhood who are hungry. We so appreciate your support of this meal ministry. Get this date on your calendar now before we flip the page to August. Don and Stephenie will lead the charge but they would love your help. Volunteers should show up by 4pm. We are usually finished with the cleanup by 6pm.
Outdoor Concert Planned for August 27th. We have planned for a two-hour outdoor concert in front of the church on Saturday, August 27th, from 6pm to 8pm. Our own worship band will be singing and playing! The concert will be totally free, so invite all your family and friends to come.
Like last year, we will offer a tip jar. All proceeds will go to St. Luke's Point Of Grace. This is Paul Lintern's non-profit organization that provides the place where we worship. While we do pay a monthly rent to St. Luke's, we know it doesn't cover all the costs of maintaining the property. So we thought it would be a great way to say "thank-you" to Paul and St. Luke's by playing a benefit concert.
I can now confirm that there will be food offered as well! So get this date on your calendar and start telling everyone you know! It should be a grand time together.
Blessings! Love you much! Pastor Mark
