UPCOMING EVENTS & ACTIVITIES
(SPECIAL
OPPORTUNITIES TO SHARE THE JOY OF BEING A CHRISTIAN)
Regional (Mid-Michigan) Christian and Family Events as of 23 Jul 08
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JULY 2008
JUL 26 at 7:30 p.m. – Rachanee will
perform at the Vineyard Café in the Vineyard Christian Fellowship, 3448 Hagadorn Rd., Okemos, Mich. For more info call (517) 333-2600/8999 or visit www.myspace.com/lansingvineyardcafe
online.
JUL 27 thru 31 from 6 to 8:15 p.m. – Fisher’s Of Men Vacation Bible School
at Valley Farms Baptist Church, 1141 E. State Rd., Lansing, Mich. All children 4 years old (preschool
age 3 to 4) to Senior High are invited to be part of the Fisher’s of Men
Vacation Bible School and discover how to be hooked for life. You will be
taught how fishing relates to your spiritual life. Junior/Senior High
School class will be learning on their level. Adult class will also be
provided. The program includes crafts, snacks, games and other
activities. There will also be the “Helping Hands” program, having them
bring in non-perishable items for the Lansing City Rescue Mission. A
kickoff dinner will be held on July 27 at 5 p.m. The remaining days of VBS starts at 6:00 p.m. Pre-registration is requested by July
13. You will receive a CD of the music to be used at VBS. This is a
free program. Please call (517) 485-3095 / 303-0624, or email ssn_freeman@yahoo.com or valleyfarmsbaptistchurch@hotmail.com
to register.
AUGUST 2008
AUG 3 at 7:15 p.m. – Down East
Boys will be performing at the Don & Metta
Mitchell Amphitheater, 225 N. Water St., Owosso, Mich. For more information call (989) 725-0540 or visit www.owossoamphitheater.org
online.
AUG 6, 13 & 20 at 6:30 p.m. – Celebrate
Recovery – a 12-Step, Christ-Centered Ministry will be hosted by the
Williamston Free Methodist Church, 4400 N. Williamston Road, Williamston, Mich. This ministry is designed to provide a
pathway to freedom for individuals struggling with various hurts, habits and
hang-ups. If you eat too much, worry too much, work too much; struggle
with an addiction to alcohol, drugs, sexual integrity/pornography; or have life
issues including codependency, boundaries, etc., then Celebrate Recovery is the
place to find help, healing and hope. If you or someone you know is
struggling, give Celebrate Recovery a try. Event will be in the
Fellowship hall; childcare available. For more information call (517)
655-3668, contact Sherri King at windnwood@yahoo.com
or visit www.williamstonfmc.org or
www.celebraterecovery.com
online
AUG 8 at 7 p.m. – Cascades
Gospel Night featuring The Gospelmen
at the Cascades Wesleyan Church, 1404 Rowan St., Jackson, Mich. Admission
is $5 for adults, $3 for ages 7-12 and children 6 & under get in
free. A love offering will be taken. Doors open at 6:00 p.m. For more info email: cascadeswesleyan@sbcglobal.net
or phone (517) 782-4907.
AUG
9 & 10 starting at Noon – CBD Expo in
front of East Lansing City Hall, 410 Abbott Rd. Representatives of the
Christian Business Directory (CBD) will be
on hand to demonstrate the mid-Michigan Internet connection to potential
customers and clients of Website participants. They will also offer FREE
online advertising to area professionals and business persons who meet NT
criteria. Persons visiting the CBD
Expo will receive a FREE multi-translation
(11 English and one Spanish) computer Bible program on
disk. The Expo will be open until 8 p.m.
on Saturday and until 6 p.m. on
Sunday. For more information call 372-2784, email CBD-Online-Message-Center or visit
the CBD website at www.LansingLink.com/cbd.htm
online.
Come Worship with ...
(http://www.jeremyhornmusic.com/)
AUG 9 at 7:30 p.m.
– Jeremy Horn will
be at the City of Hope Church, 4510
S Dort Hwy., Flint,
Mich. (NW Corner of Dort
& Hemphill, 1½ miles east of I-475, Exit 4). Tickets $8; buy 1 get 1
free if bought in advance at COH (Sundays
& Wednesdays - full price day of event). Tickets
also available at Family Christian Stores in Flint.
Brought to you in part by SmileFM, http://www.smile.fm online; a
portion of proceeds benefits COH Bus
Ministry. For more information call (810) 742-3333 or visit
http://www.cityofhopechurch.com
online.
AUG 10 at 7 p.m. – The
Collingsworth Family will be
performing at the Don & Metta Mitchell Amphitheater, 225 N. Water St., Owosso, Mich. For more information call (989) 725-0540 or visit www.owossoamphitheater.org
online.
AUG 10 at 8 p.m. – Jeremy Horn will be performing during the Lansing Lugnutz SmileFM Family Night
at Oldsmobile Park in downtown Lansing, Mich. (on Michigan between Cedar and Larch). The Jeremy
Horn concert gets started approximately 30 minutes after the game.
Concert is free with admission to the game. For more information email: info@lansinglugnuts.com or call (517)
485-4500 (FAX 485-4518)
AUG 16 at 2 p.m. – Tim &
Mary Alice Lovelace will be at
the Gospel Barn, 4751 Bankers Rd., Hillsdale,
Mich. For more info call (517)
437-4050 or visit www.gospelbarn.com
online.
AUG 22 from 5:30 to 9 p.m. – Flow Fest will be held at the Adado Riverfront Park in downtown Lansing (off Grand Avenue between Michigan and Saginaw). This Christian Rap and Hip Hop
concert will offer a positive message of hope, much needed by today’s youth,
along with positive role models. This is a high-energy and fun
event. FREE admission! For more
information go to www.mediamessengers.org
online.
AUG 22 at 6:30 p.m. – The Thurstons will be at Millett Road bible Church, 5324 Millett Hwy., Lansing, Mich. For more information call (517)
694 - 9010 or visit www.thethurstonfamily.org/
online.
AUG 23 from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. – Rise To Your Destiny Dynamic
Christian Women's Organization workshop at 111 North Grand River, Lansing Mich. Educating and Empowering People to Succeed! If what you're
doing is not who you are, let us help you "Rise to Your
Destiny." Registration is $20 in advance and $25 after August
1. There will be six dynamic guest speakers touching on all aspect of
owning your own business. National City Bank representatives as well as a
grant writer who has collected more than $56 million in grants so far and
travels the world training on how to write grants, as a guest speakers.
For more info call (517) 749-9947, email dcwo@att.net
or visit http://dcwo.ws online.
AUG 23 from 12:30 to 9 p.m. – Bless Fest will
be held at the Adado Riverfront Park in downtown Lansing (off Grand Avenue between Michigan and Saginaw). This event is designed to be a
blessing to all people. Concert admission is FREE! Picnic food is FREE! The two stages will feature talented
artists of all musical styles, ranging from gospel to rock, alternative to pop,
country to church choirs, alternative rock to hip hop. Various Christian
non-profit info booths and services will be available. For
more information go to www.mediamessengers.org
online.
AUG 24 from 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. –Community Picnic hosted annually by the Liberty Church at 12745 Georgia Ave., Grand Ledge, Mich. Open to the public. Come for
fellowship, fun and prizes! Prizes will be given away every hour on the
hour! Something for all ages! Come see what exciting things will be
happening. For more information call (517) 627-9434, email grandledgeliberty@gmail.com or
visit www.grandledgeliberty.com
online.
AUG 31 at Noon – 5th
Sunday Potluck at the Holmes Road Church of Christ, 321
East Holmes Rd., Lansing, Mich.,
following. Congregation and
guests meet for the potluck after Morning Worship Services. For more information call
(517) 882-8105 or visit www.holmesroad.org
online.
SEPTEMBER 2008
SEP 2 at 6
p.m. – Lansing Area Weight Loss Challenge
kickoff at Great Lakes Christian Homes, 2050 S.
Washington Rd., Holt, Mich. Join a 12-week
non-profit program sponsored by local wellness and weight-management
consultants. The $30 registration fee includes nutritional classes with
handouts, personal coaching and prize money for the three participants who lose
the highest percentage of body weight. Space is limited. RSVP in
advance by contacting Wellness Coach Driscilla at (517) 256-7204 or through dris.mc@sbcglobal.net email.
Program will run each Tuesday evening through Nov. 25. Non-competitive
participation is $2 per week.
SEP 19 at 7
p.m. – Acappella Concert at Great Lakes Christian College, 6211 W. Willow Hwy., Lansing, Mich. Sponsored by the Alumni Association,
this Friday evening concert will kick off AlumniFest08 and the college’s 60th
Anniversary Year. Tickets will go on sale in the summer. Churches,
community and alumni are invited. For more information call 321-0242 or visit
the college’s website www.GLCC.edu
online.
SEP 19 at 8
p.m. – College of Music Collage Concert at the Wharton Center for
Performing Arts on Bogue Street near the center of the MSU Campus in East Lansing, Mich. A fast-paced, non-stop calliope of
sound-surround entertainment in the Cobb Great Hall. This unique and fun-filled concert
offers an exhilarating array of musical talent featuring students from all
areas of Michigan
State’s College of Music as a study in contrasts with full symphony
orchestra, wind ensemble, jazz orchestra and chorale, interspersed by
individual soloists, quartets and percussion ensemble. Varied
arrangements, from early classical to musical theatre and from jazz to
contemporary, are presented in selections ranging from two to six
minutes. This musical buffet will be sure to surprise and delight
audience members of all ages. Tickets run from $15 to $25; Concert time
is approximately 90 minutes. For more info call (517) 353-1982 or
visit www.whartoncenter.com/performances
online.
SEP 23 at 6:30 p.m. – Christian
College Fair for high
school students and their parents who are looking at colleges to attend.
The NACCAP (National Association of Christian College Admissions Professionals)
fair will be held in the new Doty Center
on the campus of Great Lakes Christian
College, 6211
W Willow Hwy., Lansing, Mich.
For more information call 1-800-937-4522, email admissions@glcc.edu or visit www.naccap.org online.
SEP 26 at 8
p.m. – Gordon Lightfoot Concert in the
Cobb Great Hall at the Wharton Center for Performing Arts on Bogue Street near the center of the MSU Campus in East Lansing, Mich. With concerts the
world-over continually full to capacity, legions of fans are eager to
experience Gordon Lightfoot’s melodic, soulful voice and unmistakable
sound. The multi-platinum, modern day troubadour captivates audiences
with legendary hits like “Carefree Highway,”
“The Wreck of the Edmund Fitzgerald,” and “If You Could Read My Mind.”
Ticket prices are $48, $38 and $28. For more info call (517) 353-1982 or
visit www.whartoncenter.com/performances
online.
SEP
27 – LIVE Truth Project Simulcast Training Event
at South Church, 5250 Cornerstone Dr., Lansing, Mich. The
Truth Project is for small groups which offer a systematic and comprehensive
way to understand the Christian worldview and apply it to daily
life. This training conference will equip you to make a Christ-centered
difference on our culture as you learn to better know the nature and character
of God, to recognize God's design for all of life (work, science, family,
government, art, ethics and more), to thrive in a hostile culture as well as
marry actions to core beliefs. All participants will receiving training
in leading this life-changing DVD-based
small group curriculum to impact their church and community; each will receive
the complete Truth Project Curriculum DVD
set of 12 Lessons and access to the support site featuring lesson outlines,
bonus multimedia content as well as resources designed to support them in
making an impact in their churches and communities. For more information
call the church office at 322-200 or visit www.southlife.com
online; contact Kristin Denyes at kdenyes@hotmail.com or check out the
Truth Project website at: www.thetruthproject.org
online. Tickets are available Sunday mornings in the South Church
Concourse or you can click here to purchase tickets at TruthProject/Events.aspx?ID=21123 online.
OCTOBER
2008
OCT 4 at 6 p.m.
– FREE Movie Party at 1617
S. Pennsylvania Ave., Lansing, Mich.
Highlighting the First Saturday Night FREE
Movie Party for October will be a Goldie
Hawn triple feature of her most popular comedies, projected on a super-wide
screen. In addition to the free movies, there will be free popcorn and
beverages (fruit drink, tea and ice water). Participants may also bring
their own snacks and non-alcoholic beverages. The “Party” segment begins
at 5:30 p.m.; “Private Benjamin” costarring
Eileen Brennan and Robert Webber, shown at 6; “Cactus Flower” costarring Walter Matthau
and Ingrid Bergman (Goldie won an Oscar for her supporting role), at 8:05; and “Butterflies are Free” with Edward
Albert, at 9:40. You may come for any one or all of the films. For
more information on the FREE Movie Party,
call 372-2784 / 256-7204 or visit: www.LansingLink.com/fmp.htm
online (website has locator map). The FREE
Movie Party is hosted by the Christian Business Directory (a FREE
Christian Ministry
at www.LansingLink.com/cbd.htm
online) and McCourtie Herbal Health (a weight management and wellness coaching
service). Persons under 18 must be accompanied by a responsible
adult. Rick Lenz, Goldie’s co-star in Cactus Flower, was a college
colleague of host Steve McCourtie.
OCT 11 – National
Children's Ministry Live Workshop will
be held at Great Lakes Christian College, 6211 W. Willow Hwy., Lansing, Mich. For more information call 321-0242 or
visit the college’s website www.GLCC.edu
online.
OCT 12 from Noon to 5 p.m. – Pioneer Day at the Waterloo Farm Museum, 9998 Waterloo-Munith Rd. (corner of Schumacher Road), Grass Lake,
Mich. This celebration of late 19th century farm life includes
tours of the Farm Museum, Dewey School, live music and demonstrations of crafts,
trades, as well as traditional cooking methods. In its fifth decade,
Pioneer Day is the premier event on the Waterloo Area Historical Society's
calendar. In the Farmhouse kitchen you will be greeted by the delicious
smells of Sunday dinner being readied for the dining room table. There
will demonstrations of butter making in the Spring House, hearth cooking in the
Log House, brick-oven baking in the Bake House and blacksmithing in the
workshop. Additional activities include musicians playing, horse-drawn
wagon rides, costumed demonstrators along with
stilt-walking or other outdoor games which visitors may try. Admission to
the grounds for this event is $4 for adults, $3 for seniors (62+) and $2 for
children aged 5-17. There is no admission charge for children under 5 or
members of the Waterloo Area Historical Society. For more information
call (517) 763-6409, email roarkaiser@yahoo.com or visit www.waterloofarmmuseum.org
online.
OCT 25 from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. – Rise To Your Destiny Dynamic Christian Women's
Organization workshop at 111 North Grand River, Lansing Mich. Educating and Empowering People to Succeed! If what you're
doing is not who you are, let us help you "Rise to Your
Destiny." Registration is $20 in advance and $25 after August
1. There will be six dynamic guest speakers touching on all aspect of
owning your own business. National City Bank representatives as well as a
grant writer who has collected more than $56 million in grants so far and
travels the world training on how to write grants, as a guest speakers.
For more info call (517) 749-9947, email dcwo@att.net
or visit http://dcwo.ws online.
OCT
25 at 7 p.m. – The Gospel
Harmony Boys will be at the Gospel Barn, 4751
Bankers Rd., Hillsdale, Mich.
For more info call (517) 437-4050 or visit www.gospelbarn.com
online.
OCT 31 – Bible in Culture Conference hosted by the Bible
Nation Society, will be at the Birch Run
Expo Center,
11600 N. Beyer Rd., Birch
Run, Mich. This all day
event will feature the speakers: Carl Kerby from
Answers in Genesis, T.A. McMahon from the Berean
Call, and Rick Green from Wall Builders. For more information you can go
to www.biblenation.org
or www.bibleinculture.com.
Tickets can be purchased online or by calling (989) 743-6700.
NOVEMBER 2008
NOV 7 thru 9 – Fusion at
Great Lakes Christian College, 6211 W Willow Hwy., Lansing, Mich. This
event is designed for high school youth groups who want to connect and commit
to God and each other in order to build community in their daily lives.
The program begins on Friday night with registration from 5-7:30 p.m. “Fusion” begins at 8 p.m. and runs through Sunday morning. Mark
Christian will be speaking and “Revel On Sunday” will be leading worship
throughout the weekend. Special guest group will be “OneTimeBlind,”
who will bring their talent of drama. Please RSVP by calling
1-800-937-4522. For more information you may also email admissions@glcc.edu or visit www.glcc.edu online.
NOV 16 at 3 & 7 p.m. – The World’s Greatest Magic Show in the Cobb
Great Hall at the Wharton Center for Performing Arts on Bogue Street near the center of the MSU Campus in East Lansing, Mich. Enter the world of
illusion and enchantment in a show that brings together some of the finest
magicians in the business for the very first time! All the spellbinding
performers showcase a different specialty which has launched each to the
pinnacle of the Magic community. Winner of the International Magicians’
Society’s “Show of the Year” Award for two years in a row, this event is packed
with grand illusions, sleight of hand, comedy, exotic animals, death-defying
feats and – of course – beautiful Las Vegas showgirls! Tickets are $35,
$25 and $15. For more info call (517) 353-1982 or visit www.whartoncenter.com/performances
online.
DECEMBER 2008
DEC 11 & 12 – Christmas on the Farm at the Waterloo Farm
Museum, 9998 Waterloo-Munith Rd. (corner of
Schumacher Road), Grass Lake, Mich. A re-creation of the holiday's
traditions at Museum, an 1880's Michigan Farm and One-Room School.
Hand-decorated greens, gifts, and baked goods will be for sale.
Activities on Saturday begin at 10 a.m.
and at Noon on Sunday; event ends at 6 p.m. both days. Admission: Adults $4, Seniors (62+) $3, Children 5-17 $1. There is no
admission charge for children under 5 or members of the Waterloo Area Historical
Society. For more information call (517) 763-6409, email schoolmarm@fnwusers.org or visit www.waterloofarmmuseum.org
online.
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