Busy Week #1 Ahead!

Post date: Nov 20, 2012 8:32:8 PM

Greetings Chorale families~ Our first busy week is coming soon! As promised, here are the details regarding our busy week immediately following Thanksgiving.

First, just the dates & times for the week:

Tuesday, November 27th 3:00-4:00pm After School Rehearsal

Thursday, November 29th 5:55pm Call/ 6:00pm Perform Washington Square (Sears)

Now the details:

Tuesday, November 27th, 3:00-4:00 After School Rehearsal for all!

We will be in the auditorium making critical final preparations for upcoming performances. Please do not enter the auditorium until the children are dismissed, as it distracts from this precious practice time. Thank you so very much! As usual, students will be available for pick up, 4:00, at the north gym exit.

Thursday, November 29th - Washington Square Outreach Performance

1. Students need to arrive dressed in their concert black pants and Chorale t-shirts (coats to mom & dad).

2. We will meet BEHIND the risers between 5:50-5:55pm in the Sears courtyard. Quite honestly, having kids gather & hang out any sooner than 5 minutes beforehand is a bummer. Let’s not get in the way of shoppers and stores. We want to be invited back. PLEASE DO NOT ALLOW ANY CHORALE MEMBERS OR SIBLINGS ON THE RISERS. Another head’s up: we will need floor space in front of the risers as our boys, girls take turns performing. Therefore, please have siblings on the floor safely BEHIND the director music stand. Thanks so much for your extra help with this issue.

3. Please be careful not to create an exclusive "holy huddle", ignoring shoppers & passers-by. This is a community outreach event~ a gentle reminder that you will be able to see Chorale again at the assembly and/or concert next week. Let’s represent Christ with dignity & common courtesy. Let the light of Christ be available for our community to witness as our students share.

4. If your child should be late, your student may join the SIDE OF THE FRONT ROW, BETWEEN SONGS ONLY. Please help them calm themselves before scooting in.

5. We will perform 6 songs starting at 6:00 sharp, after a brief photo op. Then we will sing “Silent Night” and "O Come All Ye Faithful". Please join us singing this familiar carol & chorus. We will repeat the chorus "For He alone is Worthy” as well. In past years, it has been simply awesome to have kids & parents together worshiping our King in this public setting. May we represent our Lord Jesus with excellence & may He be glorified thru it all!

6. Students will then be released to you from the risers. Enjoy the mall. Wear those shirts proudly. Tip well. We GET to do this! Have a wonderful evening.

Washington Square Help Needed- Two parents needed to be my eagle eyes, to be on high alert, ready to swoop in if any of our kids need assistance or come off of the risers, etc. One boy mom to assist Esther Godaert with moustaches, sombreros, and keep our boys quiet behind the risers while girls sing. Iron fists need only apply, ha!

Wow! That’s a lot of information for a holiday week. Please join me in prayer for our upcoming events. And have a wonderful Thanksgiving celebration. God is good all the time!

Robin