April showers...

As we reach the last day of April, it doesn't look like the weather can decide if it wants to rain or not...is there such a thing as halfway April showers? :)

This has been a busy month for me, both in the office and at home(s). That's right, we're all moved from 5230 Brookshire Lane to 2330 Leon Lane...come see us! Still have a few boxes to unpack, but we're making real progress!

There's no way we could have pulled it off without all the help from our church family, both by actually helping on moving day, as well as all the do-it-yourself projects that got accomplished in the past two months. Anyone who knows me knows that "do-it-yourself" is an oxymoron for someone with my less-than-handy abilities! :)

The choir had a great time Saturday night singing the national anthem at Crew Stadium...we've got a couple pictures up on the church website, so check those out when you get a chance. The announced crowd for the game was over 16,000! The Crew played pretty well, but ended up giving up a two-goal lead late and finished with a 2-2 tie.

Speaking of choir, we had a great time in our rehearsal last night playing the "M&M game". I let the choir members take anywhere between 1-5 pieces of candy from the bowl I passed around, but before they ate them, they had to share a personal fact for each piece.

Every red M&M was a restaurant they really liked.
Each orange M&M was a favorite memory from the choir year.
Yellow M&Ms were stories of embarrassing moments.
For green M&Ms, we heard about favorite vacation spots/destinations.
Blue represented a fear or quirk about the person.
Brown M&Ms were favorite movies or TV shows.

We really enjoyed getting to know each other better...it was nice to have a little extra time to have fun in rehearsal after the craziness of getting ready for Spring Celebration, Easter, and the Crew game all in the space of three weeks. I really appreciate the group and everything they've done this year - maybe you'll join us in the fall?

In the meantime, gotta go...there's leftovers to eat!

Tim

What a great concert!

I'm still here!

Yes, I know it's been a while since I've posted, but life's been pretty crazy. On the personal front, Molly and I are getting ready to move into our new house in a week and a half...and it seems like we've spent every spare minute working on projects there.

If you want to help on moving day, we'll be working Thursday, April 23rd from 3 pm on. And yes, free pizza is involved!

On the work front, we just finished the busiest two-week period of the choir year that doesn't occur in December. Spring Celebration concert on April 5th, and Easter Sunday seven days later. We had 27 Worship Choir members sing with the Ball Brothers, and I think (hope) they enjoyed every minute of it! The choir sang one song by themselves, then joined with the quartet for two more. It was a great night of music and worship...if you would like to check out a couple of the highlights, you can watch a video clip of the quartet here.

Easter was also a great day of music at Cornerstone. Our numbers in the choirloft were down a little bit because of members being out of town to celebrate the holiday with their families, but we still had a wonderful worship service. The choir sang a new anthem called "Alive, Forever, Amen" and also did a neat song entitled "Yahweh" that walks through the timeline of Jesus' life on earth...from his birth in Bethlehem all the way to his resurrection.

We finish off the April "trifecta" with our national anthem performance at Crew Stadium on April 25th for a Major League Soccer game. The game will be broadcast nationally on Fox Soccer Channel - should be a fun night!

Well, that's what's new with me! What's new with you? Have a worship song you'd like us to use in a morning service? Any thoughts on the choir - or when you're going to become the newest member? I'd love to hear from you - drop me an e-mail anytime at pastortimcary@yahoo.com.

Have a great week!

Tim