- Working on the Vespers Schedule
Yesterday was one of those days filled with good intentions. I had vowed to finish a first draft of my next article in the “Behind Bars in Old Pacific County” series. And I had determined to finish the Vesper packets to send to ministers, musicians and other participants in Oysterville’s summer vesper programs. The first plan got short shrift, but the second is done! Hooray!
This will be the 34th summer that the Oysterville Restoration Foundation has sponsored the Sunday afternoon ecumenical church services. They have been enormously popular, not only with the audiences but with the musicians and ministers, as well. All the participants volunteer their time and talents and, amazingly, they do so year after year. Some have been involved for more than 20 years. Now I call that devotion of the best variety!
The proceeds from the collection basket each week go toward church upkeep. Most summers we take in $1,500 to $2,000 which, when added to a like income from church rentals and from the poor box, allows the Restoration Foundation to break even on the day-to-day maintenance of the old building. Large expenses such as re-painting or this year’s shutter replacement are another matter. For those big ticket items, it’s fund raisers or grant applications or appeals for serious donations.
Although there may still be fine-tuning to the schedule, this is what it’s looking like right now:
Oysterville Vespers 2011
Pastor Adrienne Strehlow
Ocean Park Lutheran Church
Ocean Park Lutheran Choir
Director: Daniel W. Sass
Daniel W. Sass, Organist
June 19
Pastor Chris Ode
Chinook Lutheran Church
Peninsula Children’s Choir
Director: Daniel W. Sass
Daniel W. Sass, Organist
June 26
Mary Evelyn Long
Vicar, St. Peter’s Episcopal Church, Seaview
Double J. and the Boys
Director: Judy Eron
Jeanne Bellinger, Organist
July 3
Pastor John Indemark
United Church of Christ
Jill Trenholm, Vocalist
Suzanne Knutzen, Organist
July 10
Pat McKibbin, Lay Minister
Andrea & Anja Patten, Vocalists
Sandra Nielson, Organist
July 17
Pastor David George
New Life Church, Ilwaco
Lyrica, Ladies Choral Ensemble
Of Puget Sound
Director: LeeAnne Campos
Sandra Nielson, Organist
July 24
Pastor Jim Tweedie
Ocean Beach Presbyterian Church
Presbyterian Choir
Director: Bob Walters
Karen McNees, Organist
July 31
The Reverend D.J. Maddux
Associate Priest, St. John’s
Episcopal Church, Olympia
Randal Bays & Family,
Irish Musicians
Jeanne Bellinger, Organist
August 7
Pastor DeWayne LaPointe
Peninsula Assembly of God
Bayside Singers
Director: Sandra Nielson
Sandra Nielson, Organist
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No Vesper Service August 14 |
August 21
Pastor Rene Devantier
Ocean Park United Methodist Church
The Killingsworth Family
Bonnie Masson, Organist
August 28
Bill Farmer, Retired Baptist Minister
Kathleen Staub, Celtic Harp
Suzanne Knutzen, Organist
September 4
Pastor Dan Burns
Destiny Friends Church
Cate and Starla Gable
Voice, Ukulele, Guitar
Bonnie Masson, Organist
Ahhhhh…it must be that we’re getting closer to summer! Especially looking forward to Randal Bay & Family. We all really enjoyed them last summer!