Immanuel/Sanctuary Music News June 2010

Therefore, I urge you, brothers, in view of God's mercy, to offer your bodies as living sacrifices, holy and pleasing to God—this is your spiritual act of worship. Romans 12:1

Happy Summer Everyone! I love summer for its built in slower pace, and at the same time it’s overwhelming possibilities! Go outside!  Enjoy!

More than ever I am in awe of, and so thankful for of all those that serve currently, in the past, or are still considering serving in our music ministry at Immanuel/Sanctuary I thank you! I thank you for being dedicated to creating and playing music for our worship services that is heart felt, authentic, honest, creative, God focused and Christ Centered. Beautiful Worship!

Now- may I challenge you? How can we, in this Summer of Mission, not only celebrate worship inside, but live our worship outside? And how, more specifically, can we do this in a Music context? How can Immanuel and Sanctuary have more of a missional music ministry?

A Music Filled Summer of Mission!!

Here are some musical, missional ideas to try this summer!
Have more ideas? Please share them here!  Once you've tried some of these ideas, come back and share them too!

Invite a group of friends to a Concert in the Park

Invite some fellow musician friends over to your house for a musical “jam session”

Invite a neighbor child to Immanuel’s Sing Praise! Choir Camp Aug 2-6th

Go listen to, and show support for local musicians playing at a local venue

Create and record a cd of original songs to give out to people

Volunteer for Immanuel’s Tuesday Night Concert Information Booth

Give music lessons to a friend

Invite a friend to join the choir with you (hint: our Praise Choir continues to meet throughout the summer)

Start a Band, or vocal trio, or string quartet … book some gigs!

Go to the piano recital of a friend

Sponsor a concert at Immanuel

Host a bbQ at your house for you neighbors- play some really great music!

Go meet a friend at a local festival- enjoy the music (and food) together

Help Record original music to share on our websites

Invite a musician friend to join one of our musical groups at Immanuel or Sanctuary

Go to a parade- cheer for the marching bands

Share Psalms, hymns and Spiritual Songs

Now here is the thing- these are now just ideas, you have ideas too I’m sure. The key is now to make them more than ideas… go for them! As much as I would like to help with them all, I can’t. So if you are interested in something- go for it!  :)

Upcoming stuff

Outdoor concerts- free!

From Fishel Park to Millennium Park to every festival in between, there is a whole bunch of awesome free music going on this summer. Wanna go? Let me know!

Sound Workshop (Musician help needed!) Saturday August 21 at 10am. We will be working to set up, label, and semi-standardize our soundboard set up- Dustin Griesmann will be helping out with this. We will go through a standard band set up and sound check for both Immanuel 10:00 and Sanctuary. I will need a full band- bass, electric, acoustic, keys, drums, 3 vocalists at this workshop. Please let me know if you would be available to help out with this. The Immanuel set up will be done first that day, so I would also like the Praise Choir there at 10:30am.

More help needed- We are in need of musicians at both Immanuel and Sanctuary. Do you have any friends who might be interested? What about yourself? Let me know. We are currently praying for additional Bass players, drummers, rhythm guitar players and keyboardist. Additional instruments are of course always welcome too…harmonica, cello, upright bass, accordion, fiddle, mandolin etc. Please pray about these needs.

All Musician Picnic- Lets. Get. Together. Would someone like to host an Immanuel/Sanctuary picnic this summer? Let me know as soon as possible!

Looking ahead- on Sunday September 5th in the evening, Immanuel will be hosting a Block Party. I would love to have a band playing a family friendly mix of oldies and what not, at this event. Are you interested in being a part of such band? What about organizing such a band? Putting together an evening of music would require some work, and additional practice time, please let me know as soon as possible about your interest!

Blessings on this summer of overwhelming missional opportunities!

Ellen

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