"Glory to God in the Highest"

Shiloh Church is offering to the congregation and community its annual Christmas musical, "Glory to God in the Highest" this coming Sunday, in the Shiloh Church Sanctuary, at both 10:30 a.m. and 7:00 p.m. If the past years have been any indication, this is an event that you do not want to miss.

The annual musical is a production of the music ministry department at Shiloh Church. It is under the direction of Mark Barnhill, Shiloh's Director of Music. The musical will feature the joint choirs of Shiloh Church, including the Sanctuary Choir, the youth choir, the Discovery Team (Shiloh's 7:00 p.m. contemporary worship praise band and worship leaders) along with the church's bell choirs, both Voices in Bronze and the youth bells, several musicians from Shiloh, and an all-volunteer community orchestra. Martha Kirkland assists Mark Barnhill. Besides accompanying the musical on the piano, Martha has filled in as Shiloh's organist over the past few months as well.

The musical is an expression of hope, peace, love and joy. It is a means by which Shiloh's musical groups share their celebration with the congregation and community. Following each production, a hospitality team, headed by JoAnn Orihood, will offer a reception, to be held in the congregation's Omega Hall. This is always a well-attended and exciting reception. The hospitality team will also be on hand to greet people and assist those who may need direction.

Our sincere hope is that the entire congregation comes to support the music ministry in its efforts to share the Christmas message of joy with the community. As usual, Shiloh's Christmas musical is something of a throwback, to a time when the musical message completes the celebration of the season. It is intended to enthuse, inspire and uplift.

Come and join us. I promise that you will have a great time!