Passion Week is ready!!!
If you regularly read my blog, (both of you) I bet you have noticed I it hasn't been regular.
Here is what is happening in Phil-ville.
I had the chance to talk to some junior high music students about worship ministry and songwriting on career day.
I bought a MacBook Pro computer and have been co-writing songs over iChat with my writer friends.
Arranger Dave Williamson (who arranged by musical) is coming to our church this weekend for a seminar for our choir on becoming a "Worsip Leading Choir". I have been looking forward seeing Dave again and for our church to get to know him. He will be working with our choir and directing them on Sunday in the worship time.
Next week is our final week of rehearsals for the musical. Things are going really well. The kids choir who is doing the triumphal procession on the second song "He Will Rule the World" rehearsed with us last night.
I spent Sunday and Monday painting a huge backdrop (20' x 40') for the big resurrection song. It's a surprise! But if you come you will see it. My Dad, Paul Mehrens used to do all the displays for the Preaching and Teaching Convention decades ago. One time we built a grapevine 45' tall with giant clusters of grapes out of chickenwire, paper mache' and spray paint. It turned out amazing. Another year we built a big Bible with a 30' foot sword that came out of it. Another year a globe with a huge hand haning above it and a spotlight shining out of the finger on the world. Painting the backdrop reminded me of all those times working with him and my brothers up to our ears in flour paste and paper.
The musical "Sovereign Lord" will be Palm Sunday April 5 at 9:15 AM and 11:00 AM in the College Heights Worship Center. There will also be a repeat performance April 11 (Easter Eve.) at 6 PM in the same location. This performance will combine our choir with the choir from Northside Christian Church in Springfield, MO. What a blast!!!
Easter Sunday morning the choir will be singing another song I wrote with Lee Black and Lyn Rowell called "Settled at the Cross". It was great to hear the choir and orchestra put it together last night. It's getting fun!
I love what the Lord lets me do with Him!