May We Never Lose
                                                The Wonder of the Cross
                                         A Musical by Randy Vader & Jay Rouse
                                              Chancel Choir with Orchestra
During this Lenten season we have been on a "Journey to the Cross," as each Sunday we have lifted up a different and unique form of the Christian cross, a symbol which has become so familiar to us.  This Palm Sunday the Chancel Choir will share in worship a musical whose authors hope will renew our sense of the miraculous. Randy Vader expresses it this way:
 
"I have always felt that the truly blessed are those that can see the miraculous in what others see as mundane.  Even more so are those that never lose the wonder of the awesome impact of the sacred.  It is part of our nature to allow the most wonderful things in our lives to seem commonplace at times - to take tremendous blessings for granted.
 
"This musical is about the importance of remembering.  On the eve of His trial and execution Jesus made it clear that we were to remember Him and His sacrifice.  He instituted the sacrament of the Last Supper to be a central part of the Christian faith - a time to gather as His Body and remember.
 
"We cannot stand in the distance and casually observe the sacrifice of the Cross.  We cannot pretend it did not happen - that it is less than it is proclaimed to be - that it does not touch us or our lives.  The Cross is not something that we get used to - nor something that we can get comfortable with - not something that we can ever take lightly.
 
"Jesus Christ, the Son of God, by His own choice died nailed to a Cross for the sins that you and I committed.  May we never forget His sacrifice, may we never fail to fall to our knees in thanksgiving for that kind of love, may we never lose the wonder - The Wonder of the Cross."
 
The musical will be supported by an orchestra of strings, brass, and drums.  Rest assured that during these frugal times we are carefully controlling many other expenditures so that our worship may continue to be the highest priority.  Please join us in prayer as we ask God to open our eyes to His miraculous sacrifice.
 
See you on Sunday morning!
Kevin