110308 - on to Act 2!!!

Our Pneuma Children’s Choirs sang through the first third of their Christmas musical (December 21), Angels Aware and did a great job. I am so proud of our kids! Next week we’ll be starting on the next third, which means our parents will be helping our singers memorize the words through the song “If It Were Up to Me.” Remember parents, the kids aren’t supposed to miss more than three rehearsals in a season, so we’ll need your help in getting our kids here on time – thanks for all your support!

Which Color Group Will Have the Most Singers with the New Song Memorized?

If the title doesn't make sense, send me an e-mail at ronnalford@bellsouth.net
(Artwork by Shelby)

Pneuma in the Gym

Hey folks! We had a fantastic morning of worship Sunday in the Gym, with kids leading in worship and singing the Call. You can see them on YouTube at http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_pyoLQ5tvW8 As you can see from the picture below, the sanctuary is getting some much needed remodeling; soon we'll have new pews, new carpet, new lights and a new sound system! It's an exciting time for all of us!

I hope you all got this letter!

If you didn't receive the following letter and you're a Pneuma Parent or Staff, please shoot me an e-mail so that I can add you to the list or correct the address we have for you! I sent the letter at 3:20pm Monday, so you might give it a few hours to get to you. Funny how sometimes e-mail goes through instantly and other times it takes a day... Hope you're all well and enjoying the blog, R

Hello!

This e-mail will hopefully serve two purposes: 1) to give all details about this Sunday, October 12, Children's Sabbath and 2)to make sure that I have the right e-mails for all of you. To that end, if you receive this, just hit reply and send it back to me so I'll know you received the letter.

Sunday: We'll meet in the Choir Room both at 8:15am and at 10:45am, dressed in khaki trousers or skirts and our Pneuma T-shirts. We should have the new shirts by then, so if you haven't received one, you could come to the choir room early. If you slip in the sanctuary side door after 8:00 or 10:30am, you 'll see the new shirts on a table by the door, along with a list of the sizes for each singer. We'll be singing at the beginning of each service (to help teach the congregation a new hymn), so if you need to slip out with your singer after the 11:00 Call to Worship we'll understand. After each Call the singers will recess to join you in the congregation. Since we'll be in the gym for the next 3 weeks of services, pray that they'll be able to be heard well! Please feel free to e-mail me with any questions. Blessings,

Ronn Alford
Pneuma Director
White Bluff UMC


BTW the line drawing is by Amelia McCorvey and is :A Little Girl Singing "God with a Capital G", which was our musical last spring. Look here for more drawings each week and also in our church Newsletter!

Arrival activities

Just wanted to share a few pictures of the kids drawing - they were working on pictures of Angels at the time (seems very appropriate!). Don't forget, we're singing in worship not this coming Sunday (World Communion Sunday), but the next week, October 12. We'll be meeting in the Choir Room at 8:45 and 10:45am on that Sunday (Children's Sabbath) wearing khaki trousers/skirts and our Pneuma T-shirts (or at least dark blue shirts if they don't come in time). See you soon!

More pictures

Auditions!

Hey folks! I'm so proud of our kids. It's been awesome to watch these guys grow; physically getting taller and in watching their comfort zones expand and their singing and speaking abilities just getting better and better! This year's auditions were much harder for us - there are only 8 speaking parts and only a handful of solos which just makes it harder to choose from so many that did so very well... On to the results:

First, the speaking parts --
The Angel Gabriel........................Rebekah Branch
The Arch-angel Michael, head Angel.........Emily Brown
Sara, head of the Seraphim...............Natalie Lanier
Cherry, head of the Cherubim...............Anna Everly
Harold, head of the Herald Angels............Georgia Griffin
Moses...........Will Hobbs
Isaiah..........David Atkinson

Musical Solos --
Michael's Called a Meeting........................Rebekah Branch
"I" Trouble.......................................Amelia McCorvey
Jiswannano........................................Megan Snider
If It Were Up to Me..............Natalie Lanier, Kinsey Charnes,
Kathryn Haberman and Rachel Anderson
Close to Him......................................Emily Brown
Angels Aware!.....................................Rebekah Branch

Even if your singer didn't get a part there's still certainly a lot to memorize since the entire cast responds to some of the dialogue and of course the songs will need to be memorized as well. Things are shaping up just amazingly well and I know this is going to be a great year! Blessings, R

P.S. By now, you should all have scripts, Listening CD's and Singer Family Handbooks - let us know if you need something!