Sunday, May 13, 2012

REFRESH next year!

We have GOOD NEWS to share…
REFRESH is continuing in 2012-13!

Mansons & Ritchies run and lead REFRESH together. Mansons are leaving in August for at least 2 years. It has been a big undertaking for the Ritchies to think about keeping REFRESH going without Mansons since we have run this together. But after much talking, thinking and praying, Mark and Dana feel God wants them to continue. We are working on how we can make it work. There are gaps to fill, with all four Mansons heavily involved in REFRESH, and because of their particular roles. And there's the usual unknowns from year to year. But we feel God wants REFRESH to go on so we will walk in faith for His provision, as we have for the last 3 years of REFRESH.

Please pray with us as we trust in God’s provision for REFRESH 2012-13.

Blessings,
Ken & Roslyn Manson and Mark & Dana Ritchie

REFRESH this Friday, May 18!

REFRESH is FRIDAY MAY 18 @ CMIS

music+art+music from 7:00pm, worship from 7:30pm

worship led by Roslyn Manson + THE REFRESH BAND

Cafe: SOJO'S CAFE will be serving hot & cold drinks and savoury & sweet snacks, from 7:00pm throughout the evening.

Pre-event music: Looking forward to having MARK RITCHIE + JENNY McKECHNIE play the 'prelude music' at REFRESH, 7:00-7:30pm. Mark will play dulcimer  and Jenny will play bodhran.  

Post-event music: Looking forward to having MEGAN FENIAK + BOREAL SONS (Zach Schultz, Evan Acheson, Reagan McLean) sing & play their original music in the 'postlude music' at REFRESH, 9:00-9:30pm. Megan, Zach, Evan & Reagan are visiting from Canada. Some of you will know Megan and her family - Megan graduated from GIS 4 years ago and Megan's family are still here in Chiang Mai.


Live art: We're excited to have FRANCES CANNON painting live during the worship time at the May REFRESH. This will be Frances' third time to paint live at REFRESH. Grateful to Frances for blessing us with her artistic giftedness as she worships God.

Community art: During the event we will have a time for community sourced art -- writing together to finish the statement "Worship Is..."  Think about what worship is to you -- when, how, what?  Come prepared to add a note to the community wall.