Union United Methodist Church April 23, 2015

TidingsTidingsTidingsTidings Dear church family,

Last month, our Administrative Council approved the following goals for our church. It

will take everyone’s effort to reach them. Please be in prayer and then in action so we

may achieve these goals.

Goals Unless otherwise noted, time period is April 2015 through December 2016

Increase our average worship attendance by 5% each year

Increase our Christian education participation by 5% each year

Increase our financial giving by 5% per year

Host at least one church-wide cleaning and painting work day per year

Provide four additional small group Christian learning experiences per year

Provide at least one community-wide event for young adults

Complete one mission work project in Belleville

Provide an open gym monthly for community children

Add one adult fellowship group

Develop and implement a long range building maintenance plan

Offer at least one musical program to the community featuring all our musical

talent; for example: repeat our Palm Sunday music on a Sunday afternoon

Add at least one children or youth music or drama event in the summer

Expand our input to internet media resources

(Face book, Twitter, text messaging, web page) to at least three times weekly

By 2018, provide the funding for another church building in Liberia

Plan use of Delmar Street property (lot adjoining north side of upper parking lot to

improve access and add parking)

Continue to explore purchase of properties adjoining church property to further

support our mission

Establish a liaison between the church and neighborhood schools for needs

Blessings,

Pastor Ed

Third WednesdaysThird WednesdaysThird WednesdaysThird Wednesdays

United Methodist Men Krause Room 5:30 pm

Every ThursdayEvery ThursdayEvery ThursdayEvery Thursday

Ruth Circle Quilters Krause Room 9:00 am

Friday, April 24, 1:00 pmFriday, April 24, 1:00 pmFriday, April 24, 1:00 pmFriday, April 24, 1:00 pm Miriam Circle in the

Krause Room

Saturday, April 25, 7:30 pmSaturday, April 25, 7:30 pmSaturday, April 25, 7:30 pmSaturday, April 25, 7:30 pm “It’s A Grand Night for Singing”

Fine Arts Concert UUMC Sanctuary

Tuesday, April 28 , 10:30 amTuesday, April 28 , 10:30 amTuesday, April 28 , 10:30 amTuesday, April 28 , 10:30 am

Book Club meeting in the Krause Room

Saturday, May 9, 6:00 pmSaturday, May 9, 6:00 pmSaturday, May 9, 6:00 pmSaturday, May 9, 6:00 pm UMW Mothers and Others

Banquet Ticket Deadline May 3

Wednesday, May 13, 10 :30 amWednesday, May 13, 10 :30 amWednesday, May 13, 10 :30 amWednesday, May 13, 10 :30 am UMW Meeting in the Sanctuary

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Worship • Study

Service • Greeters

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Godspell, Junior •

Children • Youth • MOPs/

MOMsNext •

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New Athens UMC • Journey

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Parish Nurse Notes • Service to Others

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Tidings Volume 59 Issue 8

Union United Methodist Church 721 East Main Street

Belleville, Illinois 62220 618-233-6375

sheri@unionumc.org

The Tidings is published bi-monthly. The copy deadline is generally on the

second and fourth Mondays, 10:00 am, with only one issue printed in November.

Contributors may attach copy to email or place it in the editor’s

mailbox in the church office. laneclass@gmail.com

Zona Ludlum, Editor

Rev. Ed Weston, Senior Pastor

RANDY GLORE For many who knew Randy and provided help over the years, I recently re-

ceived an email from a high school classmate who had read of his death in

the paper. She provided some additional information I had never heard.

Randy was a graduate of Fox High School in Arnold, Missouri. She said, on

behalf of Fox High Alumni, she has set up a gofundme account to raise

money to be given to organizations to help cover the costs of his burial

and/or help to care for other homeless people in Randy's memory.

On the gofundme site, she states the purpose of the fund: "Randy Glore was

a Fox High Classmate from 1977. At the end of March 2015, Randy, who

had been homeless for some years, passed away. His body was found be-

hind a dumpster. He died of exposure, cold and alone. An article had been

written a couple years ago about the homeless and his was one of the sto-

ries. In the article written after his death, there are a number of organiza-

tions that either had helped Randy during his homeless years, or helped and

provided for his burial. . . . If you knew Randy and want to help, thank you.

If you didn't know Randy, but want to help those less fortunate, again,

thank you if this is a way you choose to help." If you are interested, you can

donate at http://www.gofundme.com/r7fvfqg.

Dick Frette

DEAR WOMEN OF THE CHURCH You are invited to the general meeting of the United Methodist Women

on Wednesday, May 13 at 10:30 in the sanctuary. Our guest speaker will

be Maria Festen, a Wycliffe Bible Translator who has been a missionary in

Africa. Please come and learn more about not only being a missionary but

being a mom and wife living in Africa. You do not have to be a UMW mem-

ber to attend. Our luncheon, after the speaker, will be provided by Thel

Lemons with assistance from the Executive Committee.

Deborah Circle will go to Four Fountains for Share and Care on May 8.

The Elizabeth Circle will host a bake sale in McKinley Fellowship Hall on

April 26 after the 9:00 a.m. worship service. The bakery on sale is home-

made and good for the soul!

THANK YOU to all of the UMW and our youth

who helped with the Friendship

Tea. We also had Girl Scouts from

Trenton helping.

Those who attended were greeted

with music from the Woodwind

Group. The book " Breaking Night"

by Liz Murray, was retold by Mary

Lu Bretsch, a professional story-

teller. After the book review, our

guests were treated to tea and

treats. There were a lot of helpers

behind the scenes who made it all

possible and we give them a

big thank you. Thank you to Jenny

Johnson who orchestrated this

fund raising event to the last pot of

tea!

The money raised from this event

and others by UMW help women,

children and youth in need

throughout the world.

Thank you,

Jane Peters

MOTHERS & OTHERS BANQUET

SATURDAY, MAY 9, 2015 6:00 PM

UNION UNITED

METHODIST CHURCH

721 EAST MAIN ST.

BELLEVILLE

618-233-6375

Children under six are free. Children under six are free. Children under six are free. Children under six are free. Reservations deadline M ay 3, Reservations deadline M ay 3, Reservations deadline M ay 3, Reservations deadline M ay 3, no exceptions .no exceptions .no exceptions .no exceptions .

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CROSS WALK WORSHIP IN THE SANCTUARY AT

11:15 AM EVERY SUNDAY I love seeing the spring flowers and budding trees. The

sunrises in the mornings are beautiful. The Creator has

made such wonderful scenery for us to enjoy. He also

made us to be a light to go out in His creation and tell oth-

ers about His greatness. It's time to let your light shine!

"Here's another way to put it: You're here to be light, bringing out the God-

colors in the world. God is not a secret to be kept. We're going public with

this, as public as a city on a hill. If I make you light-bearers, you don't think

I'm going to hide you under a bucket, do you? I'm putting you on a light

stand. Now that I've put you there on a hilltop, on a light stand - shine!

Keep open house; be generous with your lives. By opening up to others,

you'll prompt people to open up with God, this generous Father in heaven."

Matthew 5:16

April 26

Crosswalk Praise Band

"This Little Light"

Congregational Singing

"The Stand,” "Our God,”

"You Are My All In All"

May 3

Communion

Crosswalk Praise Band "Completely"

Congregational Singing

"As Long As I Have You,”

"You Are Good," “God Of Wonders"

Beth

UNION UMC GREETERS SCHEDULE FOR APRIL/MAY Join us for coffee and fellowship after worship in McKinley Hall.

April

26

Terry Schuchman John & Deanne Graham Dale & Jane Helms

May

3

Robert & Shirley

Whitecotton

Jack Gri ffith Jerry & Lisa

Koerkenmeier

May

10

Phyllis Ellett Dan & Laura Nollman Mike Engel

May

17

Susan McVety Gary & Marvina Lee Bob & Heidi Dee

May

24

Bonnie Holweck Jim & Thel Lemons Tom & Betty Sheeler

May

31

Carol & Tammi

Rasch

Ron & Kathy Hahn Doug & Sharon Dahm

MEMORIAL HOSPITAL

NATIONAL HOSPITAL WEEK

WILL BE CELEBRATED

MAY 10-16, 2015

The healthcare industry is changing

at a rapid pace, but Memorial re-

mains committed to meeting the

healthcare needs of our region.

Whether it’s adding new technol-

ogy at our main campus in Belleville

or planning for our second full-

service location at Memorial Hospi-

tal East in Shiloh, Memorial

is “Growing to Serve” those who

need our services.

As we celebrate National Hospital

Week, we want to thank all those

vital to our success . . . . We also

want to thank our community

members, churches, businesses and

organizations for their ongoing sup-

port.

If you would like to learn more

about Memorial, call Community

Relations at 257-5649; if you are

interested in career opportunities,

call 257-5230; if you’d like to volun-

teer, call Memorial’s Auxiliary at

257-5545 or visit our web site

at www.memhosp.com. To find out

more about Memorial East and

watch the construction, go

to www.MemHospEast.com.

LYDIA CIRCLE

. . . Will meet at the home of Jane

Peters on Monday, May 4, at 6:00

pm to make favors for the Mother's

and Others banquet. We will have a

short meeting and enjoy our own

Cinco de Mayo meal!

Date Narthex Welcome Center East Main

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Right: Godspell, Junior cast: Owen

Buescher, Jordyn Walz, Alex

Petraborg, Emma Petraborg,

Stephen Elmore, Abi Wehrmeyer,

Sera Keiser, Alex Wehrmeyer, Holle

Wagner, Erich Wusstig. “The Prodi-

gal son, feeling the pinch.” All pho-

tos are the work of Dave Philip

DID YOU KNOW THAT WE SELL HALLMARK GIFT CARDS? MAY IS

FULL OF HALLMARK MOMENTS MOTHER’S DAY, GRADUATIONS, AND END-OF-

SCHOOL EVENTS

Our next order will be placed

on Sunday, May 3. Please drop off

your order and payment (check or

exact cash) between 10:00-11:00 at

the Welcome Desk. Orders will be

ready for pickup at the Welcome

Desk on May 10.

Union MOPS/MOMSnext

THANK YOU! The directors, cast and crew of Godspell wish to

thank all those who supported us and helped us

with our Godspell, Junior project: Pastor Ed and

Dick Frette and we thank the musicians and Cheryl Buescher, Kathie Wag-

ner, Becky Keiser, Beth and Karl Walz, and Dave Philip. We thank the con-

gregation for their kind and encouraging comments. We pray we learned

God’s “message,” and we pray you did, too.

Zona Ludlum, Ginger Jones,

Julie Petraborg, Gail Long,

Paul Petraborg

A very special thank you to all who

expressed condolences, sent cards

or provided other means of support

to me and my family during the

recent death of my mother. We

were blessed to have her among us

for 97 years and she now rests for-

ever in the loving arms of God. A

great celebration of her life was

held on April 11 in Indiana.

Dick Frette

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Left: Jesus said, “ . . .forgive your brothers and sisters

from your hearts.” Sera Keiser: “First you gotta read ‘em,

then you gotta heed ‘em, you never know when you’re

gonna need ’em . . .better start to ‘Learn Your Lessons

Well.’ ” The crucifixion; the benediction; the celebration

of the resurrection.

Thank you to all for your kind words and support. God

bless the cast and the crew. We learned more about the

gospel of Jesus and each other as we worshipped

through this project. We felt the pain of his sacrifice and

the joy of his resurrection and we pray we will “See Him

more Clearly, Love Him more Dearly and Follow Him

more nearly, Day by Day.”

Zona, Ginger and Julie

Godspell, Junior, April 12, 9:00am Godspell, Junior, April 12, 9:00am Godspell, Junior, April 12, 9:00am Godspell, Junior, April 12, 9:00am

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Communion—May 3, 2015.

Blood pressure checks:

May 3, 2015

Movie night has been postponed

until we get the camera back. It is

in for repairs at the moment.

Wednesday night Bible Study is

over and will resume in June.

Mother's Day is May 10, 2015.

Don't forget to honor the special

Moms in your life!

Administrative Board Meeting will

be May 17, 2015 after the worship

service.

The WMF meeting will be held May

21, 2015 at 6:30 pm as mentioned

in the article. (Summer vacation

begins.)

CESNA Thrift shop work day May

30, 2015 (9:00 am—3:00 pm)

Service of Healing and Wholeness:

May 30, 2015

New Athens UMC

201 S. CLINTON ST

NEW ATHENS,

ILLINOIS

618-475-2000

DOUG STEWART, PASTOR

DOGWOOD-AZALEA FESTIVAL On Saturday April 18, 2015 several members from New Athens UMC car-

pooled to Charleston, Missouri to enjoy some of the events that were tak-

ing place during the 47th annual Dogwood-Azalea Festival. If you did not

get to go, check out the website: http://www.charlestonmo.org/festival to

see what you missed and talk to those who went. I'm sure they have some

wonderful stories to tell about this trip! Nature is God's artwork!

BABY SHOWER

The next WMF meeting to be held on May 21, 2015 will be a baby shower.

Bring new or gently used baby items that will be donated to the Women's

Crisis Center. Diapers and baby blankets are two of the items you can do-

nate. If you don't think you can attend the meeting, I'm sure the ladies

would not mind if you brought items in on the Sundays before the meeting.

This mission could be a God-send to some who don't have much!

VISITING PASTOR

Reverend Bob Edwards shared worship service with New Athens UMC con-

gregation on April 19, 2015. The sermon ("Too Good to Believe") that he

presented was wonderful! Thank you for sharing a Sunday with us! God

Bless!

SPECIAL SONG

Ruth, thank you for sharing your beautiful voice and song with us on Sun-

day. God truly blessed you!

MAY BIRTHDAYS

May 1-Zoey Smith

May 2-Chris Anderson

May 4-Sandy Dickerson

May 5-Angie Hewitt

May 9-Drew Jansen

May 10-Alex Ritter

May 12-Amanda Idecker and

Kathy Fischer

May 13-Don Weber

May 14-Kayla Curry and Maci Reeder

May 15-Claire Foster and Erin Hewitt

May 16-Kelly Ruhmann

May 17-Madison Wilderman

May 20-Makayla Zimmermann

May 21-Melvin Lischer

May 23-Kendra Ross and

Cathleen Townley

May 26-Barb Martin

May 31-Katie Weber

MAY ANNIVERSARIES

May 5-Bill and Helen O'Dell May 8-Chris and Bethany Caswell

May 23-Greg and Laura Petrowich May 27-Jim and Sherry Klass

Until we meet again may God bless

you and keep you safe and sound

within his love.

Barb Marcus

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JOURNEY CHURCH PASTOR HOLLY WOOD

900 NORTH STATE STREET FREEBURG, ILLINOIS 618-971-7382

WWW.JOURNEYUMN.ORG

WHAT'S HAPPENING IN FREEBURG

Thanks to the Rogers family and all who donated, sorted, worked, carried,

shopped, and cleaned up our indoor yard sale. Over $1,000 was raised for

missions!

The adults have started an Andy Stanley study called “Right in the Eye.” He

is both funny and challenging. Please join us! But if you can’t, visit

www.rightintheeye.org to view each session.

A couple of issues ago, I challenged you to pray for your “enemies.” The

angle was a personal one. Remember, the Bible tells us to pray for our

enemies and do good. Not easy.

Now I want to challenge you to pray for enemies we don’t know personally.

Example: ISIS.

I posed this question in my recent monthly ladies accountability group:

How do we pray for ISIS? One answer was straight out of scripture: “Father

forgive them, for they know not what they do.” Good one! I hadn’t

thought of that.

My prayers for ISIS have been more like this because it’s part of my stan-

dard prayer right now for everyone on my list: Lord, draw them closer to

you. Woo them to you. Help them to see others as you see and love them.

And then I’ve added this: Tear down evil and raise up good. This situation

is too big for me, but it’s not too big for God. How can YOU pray for ISIS?

Who are other enemies you can pray for?

Cathy O. For Your Calendar:

April 26 Confirmation Sunday

Every Sunday:

9:30 Worship Gospel Project for Kids

10:45 Confirmation Class

Adult class, “Recovering Redemption” by Matt Chandler 6:30 Senior High Youth Group

BOY SCOUT

TROOP 53 HOLDING A YARD SALE

SATURDAY, MAY 30

Are you getting ready to do some

spring cleaning or clearing out the

garage?

Please think about donating items

to the Troop 53 yard sale! We will

even come by and pick up or you

can leave items downstairs in the

Scouting area.

Call Jim Maule @ 670-2565 or Rob

Ambrow (Scoutmaster) @ 973-

8524.

WEEKNIGHT COOKING

A HASSLE?

Would you like to make healthy

meals while helping others too?

Please join me for the Wildtree

One Stop Crock Pot Workshop on

Saturday, June 6 at 2:00 pm. We

will be making ten meals for you to

take home plus one more for the

church freezer.

Please reserve your space by calling

Shay Farnsworth at 314-882-1903.

Price is $79 for Wildtree product.

You are responsible for protein and

vegetables. Money must be paid by

May 25 to me by cash, check, or

credit card so I can place the order.

My website is

www.mywildtree.com/shayf. Let's

have some great fun and fellow-

ship.

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BEACON TRIVIA NIGHT

The BEACON Trivia Night which

was snowed out at the end of Feb-

ruary has been rescheduled for

Saturday, May 2, 7:00 p.m., at St

Augustine of Canterbury Catholic

Church. Cost is $12.00 per person,

but if you reserve a table of 8 or

10, you will receive a $2.00 per

person discount. Mayor Mark

Eckert will be Master of Ceremo-

nies.

BEACON is trying to raise money to

help more of the needy in our area

as well as supporting Mayor

Eckert's Homeless Coalition. Bring

your own snacks. Soda, water,

beer and wine will be available for

purchase. There will be a silent

auction of an assortment of gift

baskets and a raffle of desserts -

yummy desserts either homemade

or store-bought by many of our

volunteers.

PARISH NURSE NOTES I hope you had a blessed Easter! If you are like me you are

tired of the cold weather and the sniffles. The average adult in

the US has one to three colds per year. I guess I’m average as I

was sniffling much of the past winter. As a nurse, I am aware

of precautionary measures that are recommended for good

health, including frequent hand-washing, keep a distance from

those who are coughing.

I want to share some things that help me when I have a cold: chicken soup

is at the top of my list. It can be home-made or canned and can assist in

clearing our respiratory tract. Zinc lozenges (like Cold-Ezze) help. They

should only be taken for about a week with your physician’s permission.

For fever or pain, I might try Ibuprofen (Motrin or Advil) or even Aleve if my

doctor approves. These will also help with muscle soreness, inflammation

or fever. Do not take these if you are allergic to them or their ingredients.

As a child, I recall that when I had a sore throat, my mom used to put a half

teaspoon of table salt into a cup of warm water, stir to dissolve the salt and

encourage me to gargle, spit it out and repeat until it was gone. The old

fashioned remedy used to work, and you know . . .it still does.

When I do get a cold, I stress! I “kick” myself because I think as a nurse I

should be able to AVOID getting a cold. I should use all the precautions I

know. (I am hard on me.) So I must decrease my stress factor! I use medita-

tion. I sit quietly with my eyes closed and direct my attention to breathing

and my God. My mind clears and my body relaxes. I can feel the stress dissi-

pate. Finally I thank God for assisting me to focus on my tasks of the day.

My meditation takes only about five minutes, but it works. I hope our cold

season is over and I am looking forward to beautiful skies and warm

weather ahead of us for several months. Stay cold-free, happy, and safe.

God Bless you!

Your parish nurse,

Carol

UNION UMC NIGHT AT THE BALLPARK TUESDAY,

MAY 5, 2015 St. Louis Cardinals vs. Chicago Cubs

7:15 pm, Busch Stadium, Section 337 $15.00 per ticket, check payable to “Union UMC” Net proceeds benefit Union’s Youth Mission Trips For tickets, contact Joe Milton at 235-5344 or joseph.milton@att.net Name__________________________________________________ Email__________________________________________________

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UNION UMC FIRST TIME VISITOR LIST FOR APRIL TO JUNE Primary Team Alternate Team

April 26 Jerry and Lisa Koerkenmeier Kent and Susan Mc Vety

May 3 John and Linda Gray Mike and Julie Callaghan

May 10 Dick Frette Barb Edwards and Sue Davis

May 17 Kent and Susan McVety Jerry and Lisa Koerkenmeier

May 24 Dan and Laura Nollman John and Linda Gray

May 31 Barb Edwards and Sue Davis Don and Connie Stein

June 7 Mike and Julie Callaghan John and Linda Gray

June 14 Don and Connie Stein Dick Frette

June 21 Jerry and Lisa Koerkenmeier Kent and Susan McVety

June 28 John and Linda Gray Mike and Julie Callaghan

PLEASE BRING TO THE OFFICE OR THE WELCOME CENTER DURING APRIL:

Congregations are encouraged to

collect items for the Midwest Mis-

sion Distribution Centers by filling

book bags with spiral notebooks

(8X10.5) with seventy to eighty

pages, one subject; stick style pens,

blue or black) no advertising; boxes

of crayons with 24 per box; pair of

blunt scissors with rounded tips.

MEALS ON WHEELS IS LOOK-

ING FOR VOLUNTEERS

. . to help deliver meals to seniors

in our community. The Belleville

area program is run by Senior Ser-

vices Plus. Meals are distributed

out of St. George/St. Mark's

Church, 105 East D Street in down-

town Belleville. The routes include

delivery to seniors in Fairview

Heights, Belleville, and Shiloh. All

meals are delivered between 10:30

and 12:30.

Volunteers can deliver meals as

little as once a month, but once a

week is preferable. If you don't

have the time to commit to once a

week but are involved in a commu-

nity oriented organization or place

of employment, share a rotation.

If interested please contact Judy

Denning, 334-6575. Volunteers

drive their own vehicles and receive

mileage reimbursement.

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MUSIC TIDINGS “O give thanks to the Lord, call on his nam e, “O give thanks to the Lord, call on his nam e, “O give thanks to the Lord, call on his nam e, “O give thanks to the Lord, call on his nam e, m ake known his deeds among the peoples! m ake known his deeds among the peoples! m ake known his deeds among the peoples! m ake known his deeds among the peoples!

Sing to Him , sing praises to him , tell of all his wonderful works!” Psalm s 105:1Sing to Him , sing praises to him , tell of all his wonderful works!” Psalm s 105:1Sing to Him , sing praises to him , tell of all his wonderful works!” Psalm s 105:1Sing to Him , sing praises to him , tell of all his wonderful works!” Psalm s 105:1----2222

Sunday, April 26

9:00 am Sanctuary Choir Anthem: “When Morning Gilds the Skies” -Young

Rev. Jay Krumeich preaching

10:15 am Rev. Krumeich in the Chapel with Natalie Gravois

11:15 am Crosswalk in the Sanctuary

Sunday, May 3

9:00 am Sanctuary Choir Anthem

“The Battle of Jericho” -Moses Hogan

Jubilation Handbells will ring “Holy, Holy, Holy” and

Ringing Brass will ring

“All Things Bright and

Beautiful”

Rev. Weston’s sermon: “Joshua—Facing

Our Jerichos”

Joshua 5:13-6:5

10:15 am

Pastor Jay Krumeich in the Chapel with Natalie Gravois

11:15 am Crosswalk in the Sanctuary

Our thanks to all of our choirs and soloists and instrumentalists for

their wonderful Palm Sunday, Lenten and Easter music and to the

Godspell , Junior cast and crew and di rectors

for a great job with a great message!

UNION FINE

ARTS CONCERT SATURDAY, APRIL 25

7:30 PM

“IT’S A GRAND NIGHT For singing” favorite songs from

the Broadway musicals with quar-

tet members

Jim and Carole Eckert and

Michael and Judy Woodruff

Accompanied by Gail Long, piano;

Jerry Bolen, percussion; Chris Buck-

ley, bass guitar; Len Bull, trumpet;

Steve Frioux, trombone; Neal Con-

nors, saxophone; Bonnie Moncelli,

oboe.

Musical selections from

“Oklahoma,” “Camelot,” “Anything

Goes,” “Cats,” “Phantom of the

Opera,” “Wicked,”

“Les Miserables,” and more!

Freewill offering will be received

and a reception will follow concert. (related information p. 9)