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Benefit Concert for Men of Valor

The Franklin Park Big Band is performing a benefit concert for Men of Valor (movinternational.org) on Sunday, February 16!

The 19-piece band will bring jazz classics from the Swing Era to Centreville Baptist Church, 15100 Lee Hwy, Centreville, at 7 pm. You’ll hear Benny Goodman and Tommy Dorsey classics like A String of Pearls, Chattanooga Choo Choo, In the Mood, Tea for Two, and Harlem Nocturne.

Tickets at the door. Suggested donation: $10/ person or $30 for a family of 3 or more. Cash or check preferred.

Men of Valor partners with pastors and church leaders around the globe to reach and build men to have engaged, Christ-centered lives and become home, church and community leaders.

Questions? Call 703.989.1792 or e-mail brad.smith@movinternational.org.

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Posted by MaryO on January 27, 2014 in Music, Posts of Interest

Tags: Benny Goodman, Big Band Music, Christ-centered lives, church leaders, Jazz, Men of Valor International, Pastors, Tommy Dorsey

No Youth Group This Sunday

18 Jan

Turning Point Youth Group will NOT be held this Sunday, January 19th

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Posted by MaryO on January 18, 2014 in Posts of Interest

Tags: Turning Point Youth Ministry

News from WFCM (Western Fairfax Christian Ministries)

10 Jan

It’s “Food Pantry Friday!”

Top five needs for our pantry this week are:

Cooking Oil

Fruit Juices

Canned Meats

Peanut Butter

Volunteer Opportunity January 25th! “Stuff the Bus”

Here are the details:

DATE: Saturday, January 25, 2014

LOCATION: Clifton Giant
5740 Union Mill Road
Clifton, VA 20124

TIME: 9:30am – 4:30pm (Staff will be there at 9am to set up)

Need 3 groups of 5 to volunteer at during the following shifts at the Giant:

9:30am – 12:00pm

12:00pm – 2:30pm

2:30pm – 4:30pm

Need 4 individuals (or a group) of strong individuals to help unload food at the pantry from 4:45pm – 6:30pm (ages 16 and older).

***MUST FILL OUT Application first to help.

Please contact Annette Bosley at (703) 988-9656, or email her at abosley@wfcmva.org. for more information***

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Posted by MaryO on January 10, 2014 in Get Involved!, Local News, Pender UMC

Tags: canned meat, cooking oil, Food Pantry Friday, Fruit Juice, peanut butter, Stuff the Bus, volunteer, Western Fairfax Christian Ministries, WFCM

In a Choir? Winter Sacred Choral Showcase 2014

10 Jan

Pender United Methodist Church
12401 Alder Woods Dr.
Fairfax, VA 22033

Interests:
Church Music

Event Details:
Join us for fun and fellowship with Lloyd Larson!We will be looking through and singing some of the best new music for Lent, Easter, and General for the spring and summer months. We will have something for everyone! No matter your choir’s size or style, something will interest you!

We will have snacks and beverages to keep you going, as well as a wide variety of new and excellent piano and vocal music, and Cantatas for you to view or purchase. We will be doing free shipping so you don’t have to take it with you and we will be handing out free shipping coupons for a future order!

Early Registration on or before January 9th is $25.00 Registration on or after January 10th is $35.00

For more information regarding this event, please contact host:

Mason Wood
winston@jwpepper.com
336-744-8397

Clinicians:
Lloyd Larson

Lloyd Larson
Maple Grove, MN
School Choral

Lloyd Larson, Creative Director at Exaltation Publications, earned a B.A. from Anderson University in Anderson, Indiana in 1976 and a M.C.M. from Southern Baptist Theological Seminary in Louisville, Kentucky in 1979. He also studied at Southern Baptist Seminary, Ohio State University, and Northern Baptist Seminary, Chicago, Illinois.Since 1982, Lloyd has been an active composer and arranger for several major publishing companies. He is a contributing writer to the catalogs of Alfred Music Publishing, Beckenhorst Press, Fred Bock Music, Hal Leonard Corporation, Hinshaw Music, Hope Publishing, Laurel Press, Light of the World Music, Lillenas Publishing, Monarch Music, PraiseGathering Music Group, John Rich Music, The Sacred Music Press, and Shawnee Press. His publications include more than 400 choral octavos and several Christmas and Easter cantatas, keyboard collections, vocal solo and duet collections, instrumental solos and ensembles, orchestration, and handbell settings.Lloyd and his wife, Marci, currently live in Maple Grove, Minnesota, with their three children, Stephanie, Philip, and Jeffrey. Lloyd’s work in his local church continues to be the catalyst for much of his writing. He currently directs the adult and youth choirs, in addition to being involved in worship planning and leadership.