Anna’s Notes

This Sunday and Special Messages

August 30th: There will be one service in the Sanctuary at 10:30. Please be robed and ready in the choir room at 10:00 AM. Choir will sing “Sacred Ground”.

Those who signed up please pass out Christmas workshop flyers in the atrium before and after the service.

Note: Gail Shanks will be taking a break from choir at the present time. Anna will step into the role of section leader for both Sopranos and Altos in the interim.

August Birthdays: Mary Kay, the 5th; Rick, the 10th and Jacque, the 28th.

REMINDERS:

Sunday mornings: Please don’t go through the sanctuary and atrium. Take the long hallway around, cut through the office and through the children’s hall to line up at front of Chapel. Also, keep the double doors from the music library into the practice room closed to help maintain the air conditioning during summer weather.

Your choir folder should have the following: “Sacred Ground”, (Choral Classics and The Oxford Book), “My Hope is in the Lord”, and “God So Loved the World”.

Please be mindful of others and don’t use any product with a scent before rehearsals or performances.

Update: John has requested that we keep our line tighter when processing and recessing (no more than 3 feet apart). Remember, don’t start singing until you step inside the Chapel. Also, when recessing, the lead persons should stay in sync with lead on the other side coming down the steps and line up closer to John and the clergy.

Upcoming

August 30th: The Bishop will be blessing the church building after burning of the mortgage.

September 6th: Choir is singing “He, Whom Angels Worship”

Coming UP:

-September 13th - Evensong, singing “My Hope is in the Lord” Broc will be providing a Mozart Concerto along with a String Quartet: Please invite friends and family!

-September 19th - Christmas Choir Kickoff. 9am-2pm. Lunch will be provided. Please be thinking about who you know that might be interested in joining us.

Prayer Requests

  • Praise report that John’s mother is home from the hospital. Please continue to pray that her esophageal issues will be relieved.

  • The Shaw’s great granddaughter, Charlotte (3 mo. old) has been hospitalized for RSV. Prayers for her recovery.

  • Shirley asked for prayers for her friend Karen Fowser in the loss of her 6-year-old granddaughter

  • Marcia requested prayers for her friend Mario who is having hernia surgery.

  • Tom Ginn is having carpal tunnel surgery on September 3rd. He will need another surgery later for the second wrist. Please pray for successful treatment and relief from the numbness.

  • Please continue praying for Marcia and Charolyn Pryor to regain their strength and be completely healed of cancer. Praise that they were both in choir Wednesday.

  • Chris requested prayers for her friend Ray who has throat cancer.

  • Angel will be having cataract surgery. Pray that the doctors can manage the recovery with drugs that won’t cause a reaction.

  • Please pray for healing for Rick Jones (Barbara’s husband) as he recovers from his accident.

  • Keep Carolyn’s son, Benji in your prayers for relief from ulcerative colitis.

  • Please pray for Jim Parr that doctors will provide the right treatments to restore his health.

  • Shirley requested continued prayers for her son, Mike for his heart and back issues.

  • Please keep Jeane Kennedy in your prayers. She would love to have visitors as she will be at the Jamestown Rehab center (2001 Hampton Place), Room 411 indefinitely. We were blessed by her gift of crosses for members of our choir family.

  • Continued prayers for Loretta’s family as Cody is recovering from his stroke.

  • Please continue praying for James regarding the spot on his pituitary and other health concerns.

  • Frances has requested prayers for her daughter Bonnie. Her son Brandon has been aggressive towards her and others due to his autism. Please pray for their family to find resources to help.

  • Please keep Melissa Szczepanek’s husband Kevin in your prayers that he will find the right job opportunity soon.

  • Continue prayers for John with his throat issues.