The 1996-1997 choir season itinerary:
Sept 29, 1996 @ 7:00 PM - Aylmer CRC, Aylmer - In church service
Oct 20, 1996 @ 10:30 AM - Emmanuel Reformed Church, Woodstock - In church service
Nov 3, 1996 @ 7:00 PM - Dundas St United Church, Woodstock - 111'th Anniversary service, in church service
Nov 9, 1996 @ 7:30 PM - Maranatha CRC, Woodstock - Back To God Hour rally (Saturday)
Oct-Nov 1996 - Chalmers United Church - 1'st CD/tape recording session
Jan 19, 1997 - St Paul's Presbyterian Church, Ingersoll - Sunday Evening "Make A Joyful Noise" concert
Feb 16, 1997 @ 11:00 AM - Trinity United Church, Ingersoll - In church service
Mar-Apr 1997 - First recording "Go Now In Peace" released
Apr 26, 1997 @ 7:30 PM - Word Of Life Church, St Catherines - Annual Festival Of Praise concert (Hosted by Collegium Musicum, St Catherines)
May 1, 1997 - Choir member Tony Schulman died
May 4, 1997 (PM?) - Knox Presbyterian Church, Woodstock - CBS benefit concert hosted by St Thomas Crescendo, MOP were guests
June 14, 1997 @ 8:00 PM - Chalmers United Church, Woodstock, 2'nd annual concert
June 18, 1997 PM - Annual dinner & business meeting
June 1997? - 3'rd annual BBQ at Nico Jukema's farm
July 1997? - Penman's Factory, Cambridge - Singing at the Canadian Court Citizenship proceedings
July 19, 1997 - Maranatha CRC, Woodstock - Singing at Marriage of Jurgen & Etty Van Dyken
Sept 29, 1996 Aylmer CRC |
Oct 20, 1996 Emmanuel Reformed Church |
Nov 3, 1996 Dundas St United Church |
Back to God Hour rally at Maranatha, Nov 9, 1996 |
Make A Joyful Noise concert series as St Pauls Presbyterian Church, Ingersoll on Jan 19, 1997. |
These are scans of our participation in the church service at Trinity United Church, Ingersoll on Feb 16, 1997.
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Newspaper ad #1 | Newspaper ad #2 |
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Program | Cover of the thank-you card from Trinity. The cover is a hand-drawn rendition of the church. |
A proud moment, our first recording "Go In Peace" is released on both cassette and CD! |
These are scans of our participation at the annual Ontario Christian Male Chorus Association Festival Of Praise, held in St. Catherines at Word Of Life church on April 26, 1997 and hosted by Collegium Musicum of St Catherines.
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Poster | Ticket stub from the Festival Of Praise. |
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Program from the Festival. |
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The Men Of Praise take the stage. | Selling our first CD. |
Canadian Bible Society Benefit concert at Knox Presbyterian Church, May 4, 1997 |
Poster ad for the Men Of Praise second annual spring concert on June 14, 1997 in Chalmers. No program exists in the archives. |
These are pictures of the year-end BBQ, once again held at Nico Jukema's farm in June, 1997.
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At the BBQ. | Members having an impromptu practice, without music. |
The exact date for this event is not known (July 1997 is written in the archives), but this was the first time the choir was invited to participate in the Canadian Citizenship ceremonies at the Penmans factory in Cambridge. We did go back for a second time in 1998. |