Blue Ridge Bible Church

Children’s Choir Resumes Jan. 7

Children’s Choir rehearsals resume this Wednesday, January 7 from 7pm - 8pm. We will be working on a mini-musical entitled “Heaven’s Kitchen.” It’s a musical about praising God no matter the circumstances and includes four very fun songs–my kids can’t stop singing them! We will be using a CD and book to learn this musical. The book has been purchased by the church, but the CD will need to be purchased by each family in order to take one home. The CD is $5. You will only need 1 per family, and you get to keep the CD.  There are actually 3 mini-musicals on this CD that we will be using in the coming months.
Read the rest of this entry »

Operation Christmas Child - 2008

Through a simple gift-filled shoe box, Operation Christmas Child brings the excitement of Christmas and the good news of God’s love to children in desperate situations around the world. An amazing 7.6 million shoe boxes were shipped to more than 100 countries last year. Over 600 of them came from BRBC! Everyone can be involved in this simple, hands-on missions project. The national collection week for the shoe boxes is November 17-22. BRBC again will be a collection center (Monday-Friday 5:30-7:30 p.m. & Saturday 9-Noon). For more information, or if you would like to volunteer in the collection center (16 & up only), please contact Courtney Shipe (allshipesandsizes[at]gmail.com).

Children’s Christmas Solo Auditions

Auditions for a child’s solo available in the upcoming Christmas play will be held next Wednesday, November 5, from 6:30 - 7:00 p.m. in the choir room before regular choir rehearsal begins. The solo is in the song “Son of God”, and everyone who is interested in auditioning should have already received the written music to take home. Please contact Christy Shipe [clshipe at gmail.com] if you have any questions.

Children’s Choir Recordings

Here are some recordings of the BRBC Children’s Choir performance at church on October 19. The choir did a fantastic job! The song that the seniors sang, “Come, Christians, Join to Sing” was arranged for them by Christy Shipe (original lyrics: Christian H. Bateman; traditional Spanish melody; new lyrics & melody: Christy Shipe) and the accompaniment track was performed and recorded by Tom Gossage and Christy Shipe. Thanks to all who worked to make this song a unique performance at Blue Ridge Bible Church!

The song that the whole choir sang, “By Faith,” was written by Dan Whittemore, arranged by Joseph Linn, and published by Lillenas Publishing, Co. Special thanks to Katie Gicker for live accompaniment on piano!

 

 By Faith [4:31m]: Play Now | Play in Popup | Download (37)

 

 Come, Christians, Join to Sing (choir version) [2:23m]: Play Now | Play in Popup | Download (45)

H.O.E. Down (a “Halloween Other Event”) – October 31

Everyone is invited to the Tigges home for a great time of outdoor activities, food, music, games for all ages, costume contest (nothing spooky, please). The cost is $5.00 per car and the fun starts at 6:00 p.m. Check out our website or the October newsletter for complete details or contact Jon Tigges (jon.tigges[at]gmail.com) to find out how you can sign up to lead or create contests and games.

What Is It That Every Son Wants and Needs From His Father?

I’ve enjoyed being a part of the Wednesday morning men’s small group at Jon Tigges’s home where we are going through “The Quest for Authentic Manhood” by Robert Lewis. The format is watching a presentation by Lewis on DVD and then discussing the material among the men present.

Side note: “The Quest for Authentic Manhood” and getting together with other men has been a fantastic time and if you can work it into your schedule I encourage you to make a commitment to it. I hope to see you there!

Something that struck me this morning that I wanted to share are five things Lewis listed as being what every son wants and needs from his father. This aspect is just part of his larger point which I won’t share here but the points on fathering sons was excellent.

Got a son? Read on …

Read the rest of this entry »

Exciting Year Ahead for Children’s Choir

The 2008-2009 choir season is shaping up to be a very exciting year! We already have three very special events lined up for the fall: a performance at the Emancipation Day Celebration on September 20, a mini-musical in October, and the Christmas Play put on by the church in honor of the Town of Purcellville’s Centennial celebration. In addition to these special events, we will continue to perform in the worship service. Because our first performance is just around the corner, choir rehearsals will begin on Wednesday, August 27 from 7:00 - 8:00 p.m

Read the rest of this entry »

2008 Vacation Bible School - Power Lab

Baby Shower Coordinator Needed

Many thanks to Katie Dunn who has been serving as our baby shower coordinator. Due to other commitments, Katie wants to pass the blessings of this ministry on to someone else. If you like coordinating people and details and want to help continue our tradition of honoring each new life added to our congregation, contact Karen Gill (jkgillfam[at]comcast.net or 540-338-0764) for further information.

Get involved with AWANA this year!

Mark your calendars and pray about your involvement with our dynamic Awana children’s program which starts September 7th. For more information on what it means to be involved as an Awana leader or to volunteer, contact Earl or Geni Hall (earl[at]phc.edu or genihall[at]aol.com, or 540-338-4287).