Church Music Academy

Calling All Musicians & Vocalists...The Connectional Lay Council is sponsoring a Church Music Academy on October 30th. The purpose is to enhance the spiritual experience and appreciation of different types of church music and their proper use in Zion Methodist worship. Participants will be exposed to a diversity of church music genres.

Topics:

• God's purpose for music ministry in the church
• Diversifying your music ministry (reaching the needs of all age groups)-including the role of instruments
• Advantages of technology in the music ministry
• Using what you have to have to create an effective music ministry

Facilitators/Musicians
Crystal Bailey-Midwest Episcopal Area
Jonathan French-Piedmont Episcopal Area

Location
Renaissance Charlotte Suites Hotel
2800 Coliseum Centre Drive Charlotte, NC 28217

Schedule
9:00 – 10:45am    Lay Academy for youth and young adults
11:00 – 6:00pm    Music Academy
6:00 – 7:30pm      Free time
7:30pm                Mini concert at Fellowship Dinner (black and gold attire)
  
Registration - $25.00
Includes music academy instruction packet, boxed lunch and fellowship dinner

Listen As God Says "I Love You"

Good morning Facebook family
Woke up a little earlier than usual. Give all the credit to my granddaughter. Now we are in the middle of a stare down. Determined not to smile first, I pulled out the usual tricks, but no success. Now she's closer to crying than smiling. My brain is racing trying to think of something creative and exciting to make her smile. Then it hit me. I started to simply sing "I love you, Zyllah" over and over again. Within seconds, she laid her head on my chest and just laid still and listened to me sing.

All this just to say, God loves each of us. While we are waiting to see miracles signs and wonders, we are missing the best thing about our father, LOVE.

Listen as God says "I love you" and lay your head/worries/concerns on God's chest. Just like I did with my granddaughter, God will wrap his arms of love and affection and provide peace and protection.

Father thank you for loving me unconditionally.

Baby Zyllah

**Excerpted from Jason Linton's facebook status. Edited for clarity.**

Hymnody

Your Education Committee thinks well, quite well indeed, of a special daily routine of setting aside time to Spiritually energize with God. Further, we believe God put into the hearts and souls of many men and women lyrics and music that has sustained and blessed thousands of believers. These Hymns have also shone light into dark areas of lives that are blighted by sin and have caused folk to seek the Favor of Almighty God. Thus, this maiden voyage into the realm of a Meditation/Hymnody publication.

We are seeking contributors who will entwine the beauty and impactful value of the Hymns of the Church with a Meditation that will inspire, bless and help us through the vicissitudes of life. It is our desire to provide 365 days of Spiritual enhancement.

We are excited about this venture and we invite, nay urge Volunteer contributors to share our Meditation/Hymnody publication anytime before Monday, October 10, 2010.
Choose your favorite Hymn; wrap a Meditation around it in 300 words or less. Our publication will be ½ page of an 8 ½ by 11” sheet. Please email your contribution to J. Fairbanks Leach -jfairlea3671@sbcglobal.net - Call Margaret Brown at 1-910-347-1521 or J. F. Leach 937-372-1079 for further information.