Coming Soon
Graham Kendrick
is coming back!! This will be Graham’s last tour for some time, and we are
DELIGHTED he is coming to Avendale. The concert takes place on Thursday 4th
December….don’t miss it.
Graham Kendrick is very well-known
nationally and internationally, he performs regularly on television and
radio and is the prolific author and publisher of some of the most popular
and widely-sung contemporary Christian music. His songs are listened to and
sung every week in churches by millions of people across
Britain
and worldwide. In recognition of his contribution to the worship life of
the Church,
Brunel University
awarded Graham an
honorary doctorate
in
Divinity
in 2000.
Graham Kendrick’s tour has 12 dates in
the UK and 5 dates in Holland. The Tour is labelled “Dreaming of a holy
night”. The local school choir will accompany him at this event only and
they will become superstars for the night. Tickets for the event in
Strathaven are in limited supply, are available now and are moving quickly!
Graham Kendrick last performed in Strathaven in 2007 to a tightly packed
and enthusiastic audience.
“It is a tremendous coup to get such
an internationally well-known musician to visit a small market town like
Strathaven for the second time in two years as part of an international
tour”.
To arrange to buy tickets, call Angus
Allan on the following mobile telephone number....
07973 243 336
For further information go to
www.grahamkendrick.synthasite.com
When do we
begin to prepare for Christmas?
If you believe
some of the stories, men do this at about 4pm on Christmas Eve. Women begin
preparations during the January sales, collecting sale bargains and
half-price cards to be used in eleven months time. Many people start to
think about Christmas when some specific event triggers the senses, and
turns their thoughts towards the festive season.
This event
could be the sight of the first Christmas tree filled window, or the smell
of a mincemeat pie. It could be writing this year’s letter to Santa, or
seeing the fist Advent candle lit. Children could believe that it begins
when School breaks up, or the first day of December arrives.
This year,
Christmas preparations began for me in June, the day that Alan Gibson
stopped by after Sunday service and said "Hugh, can I talk to you about….
Camels?" Since that day, our ‘Camel Crew’ has met on many occasions, praying
for guidance, and planning an event which we hope will bring the true
meaning of Christmas once more to the people of Strathaven.
We have planned a ‘Bethlehem Experience’ for all who wish to join us on
Monday 15th December, in Strathaven’s Common Green at 6.30 pm, to
sing carols, greet friends and family and to join a fantastic procession,
led by three wise men mounted on camels, accompanied by a throng of
pilgrims, young and old (many dressed in period costume) as they travel from
Kirklandpark Primary School to Avendale Old Parish Church.
The Church will
serve as our modern Bethlehem, where families can register their names as
part of the House of David, before enjoying again the wonderful story of the
Nativity, sampling the food and drink prepared in our ‘Bethlehem Bazaar’ and
finding joy in the company of friends and family in a Christmas setting.
We hope to fill
the Common Green and the Avendale Old with people who represent all of our
local Churches, as well as those who have no Church connection at all, in
order to bring the real message of Christmas to Strathaven.
Please spread
the word…… The Camels are coming!
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