Fall Happenings

The music ministry will have Spirit of Joy Totes available
for Christmas! We will have two different sizes so there will be something for
everyone. The smaller ones will be in royal blue or red (15"x15") and will work
great for AWANAS, Bible Studies and paper work. The Larger size (16"Wx12"Hx4"D)
will do for all of us musicians who have to tote lots-o-music around,
overnight/carry-on bag, beach bag or to go green and bring your groceries home
in. We'll have them just in time to get as Christmas gifts. The funds go to
supporting the music ministry and worship at Spirit of Joy. They will be
available from anyone involved in Choir or Praise Band or at the AWANAS table on
Wed. nights.

Christmas Cantata:
The Choir, First Decade choir and Praise Band will be offering the cantata,
Tonight, Heaven Touches Earth, by Randy Vader and Jay
Rouse this Christmas. The dates will be Sunday Dec. 11 at 6:30pm and Sunday
Dec. 18 during the 11am service. Invite friends and family to come with us to
the place where Heaven touches earth, the place that captures the heart and eyes
of God. Come to the place where the whole universe was waiting and holding it's
collective breath in anticipation. The night that Jesus came to us in a most
unexpected way!

Note First Decade will present their Christmas Cantata "For the
Glory of the King" prior to ours on Sunday Dec. 11 at 6:30pm.

Sunday Dec. 11
6:30pm First Decade: For the Glory of the King
7pm choir and praise band: Tonight, Heaven Touches Earth

Sunday Dec. 18
11am service Tonight, Heaven Touches Earth

We plan to offer our Cantata to the residents of Plantation Estates on
Thurs. Jan. 5 as an outreach.

Thanks yous!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Thanks to Laurie Halvorson, Dwayne Helms and Joy Stevens for kicking off
our Music Ministry Treats during the Sunday School hour.
Thanks to Ed Olsen for researching and finding us a good drum set to use in
worship, cantata, and youth praise band.
Still accepting donations toward the drum set.
Thanks to the choir and all of my instrumentalists for giving of their time
and talents to make our Christmas Cantata a special offering!
Thanks to all of our volunteer leaders of the different music ministries
here at Spirit of Joy for a great year of singing and playing our praises to the
King!



If you are feeling led to praise the LORD in song, whether it be
ringing or singing, strummin' or hummin', young or old (or in between) there is
a place for you!
Please join us in the new year!

Sundays
Bells 4pm choir room
Youth Praise Band 4pm sanctuary (teens)
First Decade Choir 5pm sanctuary (children 3-10+ years
old)

Thursdays
Praise/Cantata Band 6pm sanctuary
Choir 7pm choir room

God bless,
Rhonda

First Practice of Fall season

We had our first rehearsal for the Fall 2011 season tonight! I hope that all my dear ones there (choir and praise band) were as blessed as I was! How good it felt to be together again lifting our voices and our abilities in praise to our Lord! Thank You God for the gift of song and thank You for Your willing servants! It's going to be a great year!

Fall/Winter 2011 Choir Season

Hello Dear Ones,

Fall choir season is rollin' in fast! I hope that you have all enjoyed your tie off and are ready to come back and sing praises to God with me!

Psalm 47:6

Sing praises to God, sing praises; sing praises to our King, sing praises.

We're excited because we will have our first choir practice on Thurs. Aug. 25th at 7pm. We'll start cantata practices on Sept. 15 after the retreat. Praise band will begin meeting this Thur. as well at 6pm.

As for our retreat, we will be going toCamp Kinard in SC again. We'll be going the weekend of Sept. 10. If you're interested in joining choir or cantata choir this is great time for you to come along and get to know us. This is how we get away from it all and come together as a family in Christ. We get to slow down and spend some timewith God in a beautiful location. We get to fellowship with each other over food, devotions, worship, singing, food, prayer, singing, (you get the idea)!!!! I have always felt that this annual retreat is what helps to make our group more than a bunch of people singing, but a cohesive small group who ministers to each other as well as to the congregation.

Mark 6:31

...He said to them, "Come with me by yourselves to a quiet place

and get some rest."

So dear friends, I ask you to come along side of me once again (or anew) to "Sing a new song" to our Lord! To lift our voices and our hearts in a sacrifice of praise! To give back to Him the gifts that He first gave us! Looking forward to a great year!

Psalm 134:2

Lift up your hands in the sanctuary and praise the LORD.

In God's peace,

Your humble servant

Rhonda Mauney