Sunday Morning Meeting..."March of Witnesses"...Sunday Evening Meeting

The Tabernacle Band participated in the morning holiness meeting under the leadership of Commissioner R. Steven Headgren. The Tab Band joined in the morning holiness meeting along with the Eastern Territorial Songsters. The band was able to provide not only a few selections in the meeting, but provided a few prelude pieces including “The Blessing”. The audiences thus far have been very receptive of the band and their ministry in Old Orchard.

After the morning meeting and a brief time of rest after lunch, the band was able to participate in an afternoon of marching and witnessing down at the Pier in Old Orchard. “I was inspired by the amount of people that showed up along the sidewalks today for the ‘March of Witnesses’. I felt like I was marching in the Rose Parade except it was only six blocks long,” said Isaac Henry-John. The band marched and played to a lively audience who stood around in the blistering heat to watch and listen to the band’s 20-minute concert at The Pier. “I was moved by the people who were singing along with the band on “Onward Christian Soldiers” found in the march ‘Tournament of Roses 2000.” It was great fun for the band and all those in attendance,” Henry-John added. The band played selections such as “Deep River”, “Red Shield March”, and “To Regions Fair” to name a few, lead by Lt. Colonel Norman Bearcroft.

After the march and afternoon concert down at the Pier, the band filed back onto the bus once again and headed back to the Old Orchard Beach Corps for dinner before the evening’s meeting. “The highlight for me of today was in tonight’s concert when we played “God Be With You”- I think everyone definitely felt the spirit moving tonight - I know that I did,” said Ashley Stillson. The band once again provided the prelude music as well as “Blessed Assurance Medley” during the meeting.

To conclude the evening, the bus stopped to allow members of the the band to indulge in some healthy food including Burger King, Wendy’s, McDonalds or Dairy Queen – then back to the hotel before a long day tomorrow.

Until then…


Please visit: http://www.livestream.com/salvationarmyny/video?clipId=pla_23056ad0-d261-459d-848e-010755c07910 tomorrow night (August 1st) at 7pm (EST) for the Pasadena Tabernacle Band's Performance at the Old Orchard Beach Pavilion.