Welcome Chancel Choir!
Upcoming Rehearsals
Next rehearsal is:
Wednesday, March 11th 6:00pm – 8:15pm in the Sanctuary
Weekly Choir Update
- March 15th Worship Order – (Call time at top of worship order PDF)
- March 29th PALM SUNDAY Morning Worship Order
- March 29th PALM SUNDAY Afternoon Worship Concert Order
- April 5th EASTER morning Order
- New Information:
- O Sacred Hands, Now Wounded Updated PDF
- Here is the updated version with the additional lyrics for the 2nd time:
- Sectionals Update:
- Tenors will have their own sectional from 3:15-4pm on Monday, the 16th before the rest of the group comes in at 4pm to help with some of their more difficult passages.
- PLEASE try to be at one or both of the sectional/extra rehearsals this coming week to help get all of the music finalized before tech and dress rehearsals start next week.
- Dress for Palm Sunday afternoon worship experience:
- Black
- Men – Coat and Tie (dark gray or black shirt and tie)
- Women – All black dress or dress shirt and skirt/dress pants.
- Black
- Palm Sunday promotions:
- Here is the postcard size and 8 1/2 x 11 posters if you would like to send them out digitially to friends and family.
- Anthem Schedule updated through May
- O Sacred Hands, Now Wounded Updated PDF
- Sectionals in the Choir suite:
- Combined Sectionals – Monday’s 4:00 – 5:15pm
- March 16, (23 – if needed)
- https://us02web.zoom.us/j/82192792923
- Combined Sectionals – Tuesday 4:30 – 5:45pm
- March 17, (24 – if needed)
- https://us02web.zoom.us/j/89311898172
- Combined Sectionals – Monday’s 4:00 – 5:15pm
- What to be working on for next rehearsal/Worship: [Parts are in the Mp3 links]
- Palm Sunday & Easter music:
- All Palm Sunday and Easter Music
- General Music
- The Old Rugged Cross
- Palm Sunday & Easter music:
CALENDAR
March 16 @ 4:00 pm – 5:15 pm These are to help give us extra time on the music for Palm Sunday and Easter. Especially trouble spots. Add to calendar Google Calendar iCalendar Outlook 365 Outlook Live Related Events Tech Rehearsal for Palm Sunday concert March 22 @ 1:45 pm – 4:30 pm Combined Sectional[…]
March 17 @ 4:30 pm – 5:45 pm Add to calendar Google Calendar iCalendar Outlook 365 Outlook Live Related Events Tech Rehearsal for Palm Sunday concert March 22 @ 1:45 pm – 4:30 pm Combined Sectional Rehearsals March 23 @ 4:00 pm – 5:15 pm Combined Sectional Rehearsals March 24 @ 4:30 pm – 5:45[…]
March 22 @ 1:45 pm – 4:30 pm Add to calendar Google Calendar iCalendar Outlook 365 Outlook Live Related Events Extra Orchestra Rehearsal – Choir Suite March 21 @ 9:00 am – 11:00 am Combined Sectional Rehearsals March 23 @ 4:00 pm – 5:15 pm Combined Sectional Rehearsals March 24 @ 4:30 pm – 5:45[…]
March 23 @ 4:00 pm – 5:15 pm These are to help give us extra time on the music for Palm Sunday and Easter. Especially trouble spots. Add to calendar Google Calendar iCalendar Outlook 365 Outlook Live Related Events Tech Rehearsal for Palm Sunday concert March 22 @ 1:45 pm – 4:30 pm Combined Sectional[…]
March 24 @ 4:30 pm – 5:45 pm Add to calendar Google Calendar iCalendar Outlook 365 Outlook Live Related Events Tech Rehearsal for Palm Sunday concert March 22 @ 1:45 pm – 4:30 pm Combined Sectional Rehearsals March 23 @ 4:00 pm – 5:15 pm Dress Rehearsal for Palm Sunday concert & Palm Sunday morning[…]
March 25 @ 5:45 pm – 8:30 pm Add to calendar Google Calendar iCalendar Outlook 365 Outlook Live Related Events Extra Orchestra Rehearsal – Choir Suite March 21 @ 9:00 am – 11:00 am Tech Rehearsal for Palm Sunday concert March 22 @ 1:45 pm – 4:30 pm Combined Sectional Rehearsals March 23 @ 4:00[…]
March 29 @ 4:00 pm – 5:00 pm This is our afternoon Worship concert for Holy Week. We are doing “Come to the Cross & Remember” Add to calendar Google Calendar iCalendar Outlook 365 Outlook Live Related Events Extra Orchestra Rehearsal – Choir Suite March 21 @ 9:00 am – 11:00 am Tech Rehearsal for[…]
March 30 @ 4:00 pm – 5:15 pm These are to help give us extra time on the music for Palm Sunday and Easter. Especially trouble spots. Add to calendar Google Calendar iCalendar Outlook 365 Outlook Live Related Events Tech Rehearsal for Palm Sunday concert March 22 @ 1:45 pm – 4:30 pm Combined Sectional[…]
March 31 @ 4:30 pm – 5:45 pm Add to calendar Google Calendar iCalendar Outlook 365 Outlook Live Related Events Tech Rehearsal for Palm Sunday concert March 22 @ 1:45 pm – 4:30 pm Combined Sectional Rehearsals March 23 @ 4:00 pm – 5:15 pm Combined Sectional Rehearsals March 24 @ 4:30 pm – 5:45[…]
April 1 @ 5:45 pm – 7:30 pm Add to calendar Google Calendar iCalendar Outlook 365 Outlook Live Related Events Extra Orchestra Rehearsal – Choir Suite March 21 @ 9:00 am – 11:00 am Tech Rehearsal for Palm Sunday concert March 22 @ 1:45 pm – 4:30 pm Combined Sectional Rehearsals March 23 @ 4:00[…]
April 5 @ 7:00 am – 12:00 pm Orchestra and Choir lead worship for Easter morning Add to calendar Google Calendar iCalendar Outlook 365 Outlook Live Related Events Extra Orchestra Rehearsal – Choir Suite March 21 @ 9:00 am – 11:00 am Tech Rehearsal for Palm Sunday concert March 22 @ 1:45 pm – 4:30[…]
April 15 All day Add to calendar Google Calendar iCalendar Outlook 365 Outlook Live Related Events Tech Rehearsal for Palm Sunday concert March 22 @ 1:45 pm – 4:30 pm Combined Sectional Rehearsals March 23 @ 4:00 pm – 5:15 pm Combined Sectional Rehearsals March 24 @ 4:30 pm – 5:45 pm
Planning Center Links
SoundCloud Links
Link to access SoundCloud link or access on soundcloud.com (You do NOT need to sign in or create an account to listen just download the app onto your device or access online.)
- Winter/Spring Listening mp3’s
- Winter/Spring Alto part mp3’s
- Winter/Spring Bass part mp3’s
- Winter/Spring Soprano part mp3’s
- Winter/Spring Tenor part mp3’s
March 15th
Lead Me to Calvary
March 22nd
The Old Rugged Cross
March 29th (PALM SUNDAY – Morning)
– Prepare Ye the Way – with Drumline and orchestra
– Thank you Jesus for the Blood – with orchestra
March 29th (PALM SUNDAY – Afternoon)
Come to the Cross & Remember – Pepper Choplin
When I Survey the Wondrous Cross – Dan Forrest
April 5th (EASTER SUNDAY)
1. Resurrection Joy – with Orchestra
2. Forever (We Sing Hallelujah) – with Orchestra
3. No Other King – with Orchestra
April 12th
No Other King – with Orchestra
April 19th
Wade in the Living Water
April 26th
Yahweh – with orchestra
May 3rd
O Love That Will Not Let Me Go
May 10th
I Believe – with Orchestra
May 17th
The King of Love My Shepherd Is
May 24th – Memorial Day
Thank you Jesus for the Blood – with Orchestra
May 31st
Those Who Wait
June 7th
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June 14th
The Blood of Jesus Medley – with Orchestra
June 21st
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June 28th
Psalm 40 – with Orchestra
Prayer Requests
March 4th
Continued prayers for – Jeff and Carolyn Buehler, and Mary McElroy
Phil & Donna Cody – new members 😊
Phyllis – neighbor Peggy surgery Tuesday, hole in diaphragm with intestines invading.
Max – friend Karin living in mold, in sinuses and eyes, surgery yesterday
Laura – niece & nephew, Lauren & Jake, finalized adoption of Declan on Monday
Amanda – coworker Courtney endometriosis has invaded other organs
Jan – daughter Chrissy was in Reno was robbed, shaken
Katrina – dad I hospital was in hospital for afib. Now for Gaul bladder. Blood pressure was high. Finally had surgery. Still having A-Fib issues and still in hospital.
Choir – 10 people-ish are sick
Iran – war, service members, losses
Judy – sergeant called back to AD
Henry– having hip replacement surgery on 17th
Chuck – Marilyn getting better and book was published!
Choir Bible Study
For week 8 – March 18th:
Please be read the sections of the book with John Chapter 6: 1 – 25 and the commentary and do the Study Guide Section 8, in the separate Study Guide addition for Wednesday’s class.
Getting to know our choir members
Link to the choir member information spreadsheet: Link
This week’s choir member highlight is Shelly Elbert
Shelly recently joined the Chancel Choir but you all know her from the orchestra and the flute choir. She began playing the flute in fourth grade. She was a military dependent so the family moved a lot, but flute was a staple. She didn’t sing until her senior year in the choir at school. She also played piccolo during the marching season. Multi-talented as are all our orchestra members!
Shelly is married to Tim, her high school sweetheart, who she met in band. They have been together for 40 years and have three sons. Jason (and Jennifer), who have two children – Blakely and Brooklyn; Ryan (and Tori), and Tyler.
The Elberts have been in the area since 1988. Shelly is a tennis player with the Top Spins and also likes to play bridge. She also likes to have fun. One of the things she had fun with was as the Children’s Supervisor for Bible Study Fellowship with pre-schoolers.
Her favorite Bible verse is Psalms 46:10 and loves Christmas songs all year round!!
We are so blessed to have Shelly and her talents in choir, flute choir, and the orchestra!!
This week’s choir member highlight is Renee Johnson
Renee Johnson was born and raised in Pennsylvania. At church, she sang in the children’s and adult choir. She also sang in her high school chorus. No matter where she lived, she always sang in a church choir.
When she graduated, she joined the Marine Corps. Being stationed at Camp Lejeune, NC., there she worked as an administration clerk.
She married a Marine from Alabama. They have 2 sons. Steven, a 26 year Vet, USN. He lives in Jacksonville, FL and works for NorthThrope, Grumman. And Charlie is a Flight RN with Life Saver Air Rescue, in Auburn, AL. She has 5 grandchildren
Renee retired after 30 years from General Electric Crop in Decatur, AL and with her husband moved to Defuniak Springs. Last year they moved to Niceville and she joined Crosspoint Church and is now singing 1st Tenor in our choir. Renee also volunteers at the Bargain Box. She enjoys being a Watercolorist, reading and quilting.
One of her favorite songs is: “Come Thou Fount of Every Blessing”
We are so happy to welcome Renee to our choir!!
This week’s choir member highlight is Wes Turner
Wes is one of our new basses. He was born in Roanoke, VA. He began his singing career at the young age of about 8 singing with his church choir. That has been his venue of choice most of his life. And now we are blessed to have him singing bass in our church choir!
We graduated from the Air Force Academy. He spent 20 years in the Air Force and flew the F-15. He currently works for Boeing.
He has been married to Chelsey for 11 years. They have 4 children: Penelope, Axel, Sabrina, & Harrison. Raising four children doesn’t leave much time for hobbies but he does find time to work out, run and lift some weights. If he is really lucky, he finds time to make bread.
One of his favorite songs is “Christ the Lord is Risen Today.”
Welcome Wes! We’re glad to have you singing with us!!
This week’s choir member highlight is Reneé Gutierrez
Renee is in the soprano section of our choir. She was born in Galveston, Texas, but moved to Niceville at age 2. She’s been here ever since. She graduated from Niceville High School. Her first outing as a soloist was at age 5 at the Rocky Bayou Kindergarten graduation ceremony. She sang with the Youth Choir at church and recently sang a solo with our choir. We are grateful she is sharing her talent with us! (And is one of the ones helping to lower the average age of our choir members.)
Renee has 2 children. Bianca and Topher. She has a varied work history. She’s worked in a few restaurants and worked her way up to General Manager of Hungry Howie’s in Niceville. She likes to experiment with new dishes. Too bad Hungry Howie’s is a corporate entity or she may have transformed their menu with her experiments in the oven. Renee now works at Super Cuts in Niceville. She has found her calling and loves cutting hair. She also has earned a Cosmetology license.
According to Renee, God is always there and holding us up. She likes the story of Shadrach, Meshach, and Abednego. Nebuchadnezzar tried to force them to worship his gods and threatened to throw them into the blazing furnace. But their answer was Daniel 3:17-18, “If we are thrown into the blazing furnace, the God we serve is able to save us from it, and he will rescue us from your hand, O king. But even it he does not, we want you to know, 0 king, that we will not serve your gods or worship the image of gold you have set up.
This week’s choir member highlight is Maxine Spence
Maxine was born in California and grew up in Pensacola, Florida. After the death of her father her mom, who was from Pensacola, moved them back to Florida. She began singing at an early age-—5! She sang in high school and the Pensacola Christian Chorus, Christian High Singers, and Sugar Beach Acapella Chorus and for many years was a baritone in barbershop quartets. She is one of our faithful and wonderful altos. She plays a little piano and the recorder.Maxine attended the University of West Florida and majored in medical laboratory technology and criminal justice forensic studies. She spent six years in the Air Force. She was a radio maintenance tech stationed at Upper Heyford AFB in England. She spent time in Hahn, Germany before ending her career at Tinker AFB in Oklahoma.
Maxine has been married to Walter Spence for 22 years. She has a son, Richard, and a stepdaughter, Vicki. She and Walt have an affinity for birds and bird photography. And are both very good at it! She works as the treasurer of Spence Brothers Properties.
She likes Roman 12:2 bible verse among many others.
Two of her favorite hymns are The Old Rugged Cross, and O Holy Night.
This week’s choir member highlight is John Pruitt
John was born in Terre Haute, Indiana and attended Indiana University in Bloomington, majoring in Education. He attended college on an ROTC scholarship and joined the Air Force after graduation. He was in the Air Force for 28 1/2 years.
While in high school John sang with the chorus, played the trumpet in the band and was the drum major. One of his favorite musical memories was singing with his sisters. They put him on a chair when he was little, turned on the radio and while they washed and dried and he rinsed, they all sang together!
John is lucky enough to be married to the lovely Martha. They have three young ad Its. Joshua is a senior at FSU, Elizabeth is a sophomore. The oldest, Emily is married with a daughter Avery and a son Atticus.
After retiring from the AF, John worked as a contractor on base. He’s retired from that and now volunteers at the Hurlburt Thrift Shop. He began singing with the Crosspoint Choir in the bass section about 14 years ago when he joined to sing One Christmas concert. He has graced us with a number of solos over the years and we are grateful to him for sharing his talent.
A favorite hymn is Amazing Grace.Favorite Bible verse: John 3:16
This week’s choir member highlight is Leak (Leroy) Thornal
Col (Ret) Leroy Thornal was born in Charleston, South Carolina in 1930 during the Depression.
His first professional singing job was at age 10. He got 10 cents for singing in his Uncle Russ’ talent show.
Leroy joined the National Guard in Charleston, SC when he was 16. After just over a year he joined the regular Air Force as an enlisted man for three years, nine months and 17 days. He attended the University of South Carolina on the Korean GI Bill and received a BS in Civil Engineering. He got an MS from Troy University. He became a fighter pilot and flew the T37, T29, T28, T33 and the F4 Phantom. His career included flying in the Korean War and 100 missions over North Vietnam. One of his favorite memories was being an Air Force Escort Officer that picked up POW’s in Hanoi and brought them home. He told one friend’s wife he would bring hers home and he did!
Leroy is married to Joyce and their children are Lana, Mike, Kris, and Wes. They have 13 grandchildren and 12 great-grandchildren.
In addtion to singing in our bass section for many years, he has written 5 songs: Faith of a Child, The Lord Has My Soul In His Hands, Salvation Train Leaves at Midnight, This I Believe, and Little Babe from Bethlehem. He sings them all a capella. Not bad for a gentleman who does not read music!
Leroy is partial to Proverbs 3, 5, & 6. One of his favorite songs is The Canticle of Praise that the Chancel Choir has performed a number of times.