OK, gentlemen...hopefully you have made plans for Valentine's Day (uh...that's February 14) Believe me...this is an important day to a girl. You don't have to take her to Italy (well...don't totally dismiss that idea). A nice trip to Olive Garden would be a reasonable substitute. Make your reservations early though. Restaurants are filling up as we speak!! Here are some of Dena's suggestions: The Mona Lisa or the Craftwood Inn in Manitou Springs. Although, they might both be full already. There are some nice places at The Broadmoor and you could enjoy a romantic walk around the lake...providing you don't have to wear clothing for a polar expedition. However, if your budget is tight, you could make a romantic dinner at home, but send the kids away. Ahhh....romance. Anyway, Happy Valentine's Day to all of you.

SCHEDULE

The Full Team sings on February 10/11, March 17/18 and Easter weekend, April 7/8

February:
3/4 Marc S., Chad W., Paul H. and Brently Vocals: Dena, Kim and Ruthie
10/11 Marc S., Mark W., Arnie, Julie Vocals: Full Team
17/18 See emails
25/26 TBD

March:
3/4 Geof, Chad, Arnie, Brently Vocals: Kim & Liz
10/11 No band/vocals Kevin Matthews leading Scott will be gone.
17/18 Geof, Mark W. Paul H, Julie Vocals: Full Team
24/25 Geof, Doug L. Guitar TBA Vocals: Scott & Shelly

PLEASE SEND YOUR AVAILABILITIES ASAP FOR APRIL-JUNE

WELCOME TO NEW MEMBERS

We are happy to welcome two new members to our vocal team:
Maggie Griese, who sang with us the last time. Thanks, Maggie!!
Jason Garrett, who I said was a sheriff with El Paso County. However, due to the diligence of Mike Martinez, I was corrected. Jason is a Deputy Sheriff with El Paso County. He also has a baby due in March. We'll be looking forward to his happy news!!

PRAYER & PRAISE

John Skiba came through his surgery with flying colors and he's on his way back to normal..at least what is normal for him. We're glad to see him back. He's been missed around here.

Kevin Matthews also had some minor surgery and is back on his feet. Again...don't ask. However, both me claim that prescription drugs are a true gift!

Can you guess who said this?

"Where there is devotional music, God is always at hand with His gracious presence."

Steve Green
J.S. Bach
C.S. Lewis

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OK....Happy New Year to me. Guess what I just did? I spent an hour doing this blog and then promptly erased it. This did not make me happy, but here I go again. I had put in the blog that I always enjoy new starts...this isn't what I had in mind. What a hoot!

PRAYER AND PRAISE

Mike and Ruthie Martinez are praising the Lord for her mom's smooth recovery from a kidney transplant. Ruthie's sister was the donor and was out of the hospital within 24 hours. That's amazing!!! Anyway...Mom is doing fine and except for a slight setback, all is well. She's out of the hospital and recovering at home.

Please be in prayer for John Skiba. I won't begin to tell you what the problem is, but you can check out his personal blog for the gory details. He will be having surgery on the 11th of this month and will require some more recuperation time, but we will be looking forward to his sunny disposition gracing our offices once again. He has a massive case of cabin fever along with his physical discomfort. You are welcome to give him an encouraging phone call.

NEW PEOPLE

We are looking for a few good men....and women. If you know of people who have a talent in the area of singing or instruments...please get them in touch with us. We will be putting an announcement in the bulletin in the next week or so. Our email addresses will be listed so people can contact either me or Scott.

JANUARY-MARCH 2007 SCHEDULE

JANUARY
6/7 Marc, Chad, Jeremy, Brentley Vocals: Scott, Dena, Ruthie
13/14 Scott and the Tribe Band Vocals: None
20/21 Josh, Joel, Jesse & Arnie Vocals: None
27/28 India Children's Choir (Combined services)

FEBRUARY
3/4 Geof, Chad, Paul H., Brentley Vocals: Kim, Dena, Ruthie
10/11 Marc, Mark W., Arnie, Paul Anderson(?) Vocals: FULL TEAM
17/18 Kevin and Scott flip services Band: Joel, Jesse, Josh Vocals: None
24/25 Geof, Chad, Jeremy, Brentley Vocals: Jonathan and Christine

MARCH
3/4 Marc (Henrique?) , Chad, Arnie, Brentley Vocals: Kim, Liz, Arnie and Scott
10/11 Kevin Matthews leading No band/no vocals
17/18 Marc (Henrique?) , Mark W. , Paul H. Vocals: FULL TEAM
24/25 Acoustic Set: Band: Doug L, Jeremy Vocals: Shelly & Scott

Hopefully, this will be the perfect schedule, but if you see problems...please contact me ASAP! Remember that I go by the availabilities that you send or do not send. Be thinking about April-June and let me know. July and August will probably be a bit more abbreviated as we take a little time off.

Again....we want to thank you all for your faithfulness. We truly do not take what you do for granted. Thank you. Thank you.

"To worship is to qucken the conscience by the holiness of God, to feed the mind with the truth of God, to purge the imagination by the beauty of God, to open the heart to the love of God, to devote the will to the purpose of God." William Temple, the late Archbishop of Canterbury

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