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UPCOMING EVENTS FOR 2008
We
have a lot to celebrate and want to share it with you all!
Old Fashioned Hymn
Sings
will be scheduled at several churches in Michigan and Indiana this year.
Spring and Fall are the best times to schedule one of these events, as that
doesn’t conflict with our busiest fund-raising period. Each host church will
be asked to open their church to the public and other local churches to attend
for an evening of congregational singing of the old favorite hymns. ORCF will
arrange all publicity. Free-will offerings will be taken to benefit The Old
Rugged Cross Church restoration. If you think your church and/or pastor would
be interested in hosting such an event, please call the ORCF office at
269-683-4540.
 | September 6 --
An Old Fashioned Hymn Sing will be held at Morris Chapel United Methodist
Church, located at 11721 Pucker St., Niles, Mich. The Hymn Sing will
begin at 6:00 pm and will be followed by an Ice Cream Social. There is no
charge for the event, but a free-will offering will be taken to benefit
the restoration of the ORC Church. |
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September 13 -- Praise Service in the ORC Garden (weather permitting – otherwise,
inside the Pokagon UMC) featuring The Garretts singing Country Gospel
music. Deb and Jesse Garrett have a unique style of music and a witness
that may surprise you. |
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September 14
-- Annual Celebration in the ORC Garden (celebrating the 95th year
since the hymn was first sung in the old church). The Garretts will
once again entertain us with their Country Gospel music.
Rev. David Devoll, pastor of
Coulters Chapel in Niles, will bring the message of the cross. |
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September 28 –
An Open House will be held from 2:30 to 4:30 to show the public how
much has been accomplished in the past 12 months. The public will be
invited into the sanctuary where the first floor since 1915 now exists.
Although far from finished, the building can now be used for some public
gatherings, which gives it the capability of helping to support the
restoration. |
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October 18 --
Open House at The Old Rugged Cross Church and Annual Fall Festival, Craft
and Bake Sale
at the Pokagon United Methodist Church. The fall festival offers crafts,
fall produce, baked goods, home-canned delights, and a few tables of
“white
elephant”
items. Lunch is
also available. Tours will be offered at the Open House, giving an
opportunity to see first-hand all the improvements that have been made in
the past year.
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Other events will be added as they become scheduled.
Information about scheduling group (or single) site tours is available by
calling the ORCF office at
269-683-4540.
The Old Rugged Cross Foundation, Inc.
PO Box 41,
Niles, MI 49120
Phone:
269-683-4540 Fax:
269-683-4315
E-Mail:
ORCF@aol.com
Websites:
www.theoldruggedcrossfoundation.org
www.the-oldruggedcross.org
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