The summary provides rehearsal schedules and notes for an upcoming church choir performance of Four Tickets to Christmas. It includes: 1) Regular Wednesday evening rehearsals from 7-8:15pm through November. Additional Sunday afternoon rehearsals on November 15th and 22nd from 2-3:30pm. 2) Potential mini-concert performances at two local care centers on December 14th, 16th or 20th at 6:30pm. 3) An extended rehearsal on Sunday, November 29th from 2:30-7pm to incorporate costumes, lights and microphones onto the set. 4) Five dessert theatre performances of Four Tickets to Christmas from December 3rd

1. Rehearsal
Schedule
CHOIR NOTES
November 11, 2009 Regular: 7-8:15 PM
1. Come Into His Pres-
Christmas: 8:15-9
ence Singing
2. I Will Sing of My Re-
deemer Notes from Pastor Dave
CHRISTMAS MINI- SET CONSTRUCTION will
3. Singing Psalms, CONCERTS? Tonight we’ll begin next Monday, Nov.
revisit my question from 16. Want to help? See
Hymns & Spiritual last week about whether me!
Songs to God we should offer Christmas
concerts to a couple of
4. A New Doxology area care centers that
CD LISTENING: Chorus
have requested us: Ore-
members, please be lis-
5. Giving Thanks gon City Care Center, tening to your CDs every
which is just a couple of
week! It will help you
6. Christmas Glory blocks from our church; DRAMA/CHORUS REHEARS- memorize the songs and
and McLoughlin Place Sen- ALS: After retreat, we’re now
Medley, The Spirit of ior Center on Mollala Ave- on a sprint toward the “finish
parts. The rehearsal CDs
have the Soprano, Alto,
Christmas, p 120 nue. Both places have line” of our performances. Tenor or Bass part pro-
suggested a 6:30pm con- We’ll continue to rehearse nounced, with the orches-
7. Don’t Save It All For cert time as being optimal. music tonight and next
tration in the background.
Here are some possible Wednesday (no “4 Tix” re-
Christmas, The Spirit dates for your considera- hearsal on Thanksgiving Eve),
of Christmas, p38 tion: but our Sunday afternoon
* Mon., Dec. 14 rehearsals will now be espe- COSTUMES: Period cos-
** Devotions & Prayer** * Wed., Dec. 16 cially important: tumes are one of the fun
features of this musical.
* Sun., Dec. 20 Sunday, Nov. 15, 2:00-
8. Sing Noel Thankfully, we will have
3:30pm costuming help from our
9. Come and See RETREAT LAST WEEKEND: own Kim Dickey and from
Sunday, Nov. 22, 2:00- professional costumer,
It was a great retreat! It
What’s Happening in was so satisfying to see
3:30pm Kristin Jager. We are also
the Barn the bits and pieces of the Then on Sunday, Nov. 29, benefiting from the gener-
musical begin to congeal from 2:30-7:00pm, ous supply of costumes
10. Singing Psalms, and have the makings of a we’ll need an ex- from a church in Vancou-
delightful, entertaining, tended rehearsal to ver that did our musical a
Hymns & Spiritual meaningful and impacting few years ago. However, if
incorporate cos-
Songs to God production. Thanks to all tumes, lights and mi- you are able to supply any
who invested time and crophones on our period costume pieces for
(8:15-9:00—Four Tick- energy to get that good (hopefully finished!) yourself or others, we
result! set. would welcome your con-
ets to Christmas)
ANTHEM SCHEDULE:
Nov.
15—Singing Psalms, Hymns & Spiritual Songs
22—A New Doxology
25—Giving Thanks (Thanksgiving EVE)

2. tributions. Bring them in for Vicki
to approve, please! And one more
thing: we need you to supply your
own shoes! Leather, lace-up
shoes in a dark color are needed.
Vicki Guthrie has provided some
pictures to give you examples of
what to look for.
CHOIR NOTES ON LINE: Remember that you can always find our
weekly Choir Notes on line. Go to www.ocec.net and find the Ministries link.
Select “Music”, and you’ll find there a PDF of the most recent Choir Notes.
Wednesdays, Sept. 23 thru Nov. 18, 8:15-9:00pm – Rehearsals for the Christ-
mas Musical Adult Chorus
Sunday, Nov. 15 & 22, 2-3:30pm – Four Tickets Drama/Chorus rehearsals
Wed., Nov. 25, 7:00pm – Thanksgiving Eve Service
Sun., Nov. 29, 2:30-7:30pm – Four Tickets rehearsal
Tues., Dec. 1, 7:00-9:30pm – Four Tickets dress rehearsal
Wed., Dec. 2, 7:00-9:30pm – Four Tickets final dress rehearsal
Five Dessert Theatre performances of Four Tickets to Christmas:
Thurs., Dec. 3, Fri., Dec. 4, Sat., Dec. 5 at 7 PM and then Sun., Dec. 6, 3pm & 7pm