Hi Believers!

Richard Hunt just sent me the following message about Jerry Volante:

“Jerry had a stroke yesterday and spent the night in the hospital. He is home now and doing ok but is scheduled for carotid artery surgery Wednesday. He said he won’t be playing for a while.”

Please keep Jerry in your prayers.

Last Monday’s rehearsal went very well.  We had two pieces that need some individual and group practice/attention – Just a Closer Walk with Thee and There’s Power in the Blood.  Please take some time to work on these pieces before tomorrow night. 

We invite you to volunteer to help move equipment for our rehearsal.  The plan for Monday:

3:00pm    Volunteers meet at GFUMC to load truck – drive to Smithgall Arts Center

4:00pm    Volunteers Unload and set-up chairs, stands and percussion for rehearsal

5:30-5:45pm    Members arrive (park on the street or in a nearby parking lot) and enter the venue from the West Academy Street entrance behind the Gladys Wyatt Performing Arts Pavilion – please warm-up, tune and be ready to start at 6:00pm

6-8:00pm    Rehearsal – run the music (twice?)

8:00pm    Store stands and percussion instruments.

This is the ad published in the Gainesville Times, Saturday, August 7th:

This is the order for the performance on Saturday, August 14th:

Welcome

Crown Him with Many Crowns (#200)

Reading Psalm 100

Precious Lord, Take My Hand (#168)

Just a Closer Walk with Thee (#434)

The U.S. Field Artillery (#754)

Reading Ecclesiastes 43:9-12

Nearer, My God, to Thee (#558)

A Saint-sational Trio! (#755)  Trio – David Arvold, Steve Ryan and Jerry Butler  Guest Conductor – Larry Preiss

There’s Power in the Blood (#528)

The Heaven Medley (#756)  Soprano – Michelle Martin

Closing

The Lord Bless and Keep You  Soprano – Michelle Martin

God Bless America (#654)  Soprano – Michelle Martin

See you on Monday!

David