{"id":4331,"date":"2014-10-31T08:22:59","date_gmt":"2014-10-31T12:22:59","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/pitmanumc.org\/wp\/?p=4331"},"modified":"2014-10-31T08:30:09","modified_gmt":"2014-10-31T12:30:09","slug":"choirs-prepare-christmas-cantata-to-be-presented-on-dec-21-122114","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/pitmanumc.org\/wp\/?p=4331","title":{"rendered":"Choirs Prepare 2014 Christmas Cantata  (12\/21\/14)"},"content":{"rendered":"<address><span style=\"color: #000080; font-size: 12pt;\">Wasn&#8217;t it just the Fourth of July?<\/span><\/address>\n<p>Well, it&#8217;s not summer anymore and we&#8217;re nearing the wonderful time of the Christmas season.\u00a0 For the past few Thursdays,\u00a0 the Voices in Praise choir has begun to rehearse some of the pieces that will make up our 2014 Christmas cantata.\u00a0 Cantata rehearsals continue to ramp up throughout the month.<\/p>\n<div class='et-box et-info'>\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class='et-box-content'><span style=\"color: #000000;\">If you&#8217;re interested in joining with the choir to sing in this year&#8217;s cantata, drop by on Thursday night. Rehearsals start at 7:00 PM<\/span><\/div><\/div>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h3><span style=\"color: #800000;\">The Heart of Christmas<\/span><\/h3>\n<p>This year&#8217;s candlelight cantata is entitled the &#8220;Heart of Christmas&#8221;, and it will feature some familiar hymns and praise choruses.\u00a0 There will be some new songs, but most of the songs will come from our collection of favorites and &#8220;greatest hits&#8221; from previous cantatas.<\/p>\n<p>Please mark the date:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Sunday December 21<\/li>\n<li>4:15 PM (this has continued to be the traditional time for our annual cantata).<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h3><span style=\"color: #800000;\">Singing is Fun!<\/span><\/h3>\n<p>Being in the choir is like being among family; we&#8217;re sharing in the fellowship of music and of praising our God.\u00a0 And, we enjoy spending time with each other!\u00a0 Most years, during the last rehearsal of October, we wear our crazy hats and afterwards enjoy some goodies (pies, fruit salads, chocolates, cookies, cider, etc&#8230;).\u00a0 Below are a few of our members wearing their crazy hats during our rehearsal on October 30.\u00a0 No, we won&#8217;t look quite like this during the cantata&#8230;<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/pitmanumc.org\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/10\/Choir-Crazy-Hats-10-30-2014.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter  wp-image-4332\" src=\"https:\/\/pitmanumc.org\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/10\/Choir-Crazy-Hats-10-30-2014-300x145.jpg\" alt=\"Choir Crazy Hats 10-30-2014\" width=\"408\" height=\"197\" srcset=\"https:\/\/pitmanumc.org\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/10\/Choir-Crazy-Hats-10-30-2014-300x145.jpg 300w, https:\/\/pitmanumc.org\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/10\/Choir-Crazy-Hats-10-30-2014.jpg 601w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 408px) 100vw, 408px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong><span style=\"color: #003300;\">+\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 +\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 +\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 +\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 +\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 +\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 +\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 +\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 +<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>For more information on our Music Ministry, <span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><strong><a title=\"Choirs &amp; Praise Team\" href=\"https:\/\/pitmanumc.org\/wp\/?page_id=166\">Click Here<\/a><\/strong><\/span>.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Wasn&#8217;t it just the Fourth of July? 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