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Saturday
night started the celebration with a Drive-In-Movie Night
on the big lawn next to the parking lot. Over 75 people enjoyed
the movie ‘Hook' (a sequel to the story of Peter
Pan, starring Dustin Hoffman & Robin Williams.) Special
thanks to Shaynee Paauwe for arranging the company from Indiana
to come and set up the huge screen and provide the popcorn
and show the movie. A beautiful August night under the stars,
reminding some folks of an earlier time when they attended
the old Drive-In-Movie at the same location.
Then on
Sunday morning over 190 people attended the 20th Anniversary
Homecoming Celebration. The worship service was led by all
three pastors who have served this congregation - Jan Chambers,
Ken Tousley, and Rick Vogeley. The choir - (24 strong!) opened
and closed the worship plus singing a beautiful anthem. Allen
Hearn, Patty Chonich & Patty Vogeley graced us on the
piano. Communion was celebrated. Patty Vogeley, in addition
to directing the choir, accompanied on the organ, and then
ended the service with the powerful Vidor's ‘Toccata'.
The Lord was truly worshiped in praise and song.
After
worship a Program of Recognition and Remembrance was
held in the sanctuary, led by master of ceremonies - Lee Parker.
The 1991 Charter members in attendance were recognized, along
with many people who gave (and still give) their time and
talent to the church over the years - crafters, teachers,
grass mowers, cookie bakers, choir, staff, and many others.
Also former members who came back to celebrate with us were
able to share memories from the past. The 3 pastors concluded
the remembrance time with a ‘pastors meeting' in which
the congregation could listen in on their ‘private' and
humorous conversations about their time serving this congregation.
All who
attended received a Memory Book - over 55 pages of
‘memories' sent in by current and former members.
A new anniversary Pictorial Directory was also produced,
plus new Postcards with a photo of the church. On display
in the narthex are two large History Scrapbooks from
1986 - 2011, plus Scrapbooks on all the July 4th Parade
Floats, and the 2007 construction project. A complete history
of the church, from 1986 to 2011, was compiled by Jan Chambers,
Max Cramer and Rick Vogeley and is on display and can be purchased
for $3.00.. Historical photos of all kinds adorned all the
bulletin boards throughout the church. A DVD photo history
of the church was produced and ran continuously on the TV
monitor in the narthex next to the history tables.
Special
thanks to Jan Fox and Jan Chambers and the Anniversary committee
- Lee & Ileen Parker, Lyle Passmore, Mary Hall, Jeanne
Hebner, Betty & Andy DeWilde, Shirley MacLeod, Rick &
Patty Vogeley, Judie Allen, Brad Trickey and the Facilities
committee, for making the celebration one for the history
books. Now the Lord leads us into the future.
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