The tour is coming!
We've just had our first round of previsits ahead of the tour. On Monday Roger, Devon, Helen and Amy travelled down to Aldershot to meet the choir training for the performance of Rock at the Princes Hall there on the 14th March. We had a lovely evening with the choir - Aldershot is a new venue, but there were a lot of familiar faces in the choir from the performance of Jail Break at Eton and Wildfire at Camberley.
Helen was particularly excited to meet Lewis Moody's aunt who was in the Aldershot choir.
The following morning we travelled to the Redhill/Reigate/Crawley area to have an evening with the choir there. Their performance will be at the Hawth Theatre in Crawley on 24th March. They had a lot more rehearsals to go than the Aldershot choir, but were doing very well at learning their words.
At the end of the Crawley rehearsal a lady showed Roger the old plans for rebuilding of her father's garage in Birmingham - the plans had been drawn by Roger's father, who was an architect.
It was lovely to meet old friends, which is always one of the great highlights of the previsits. Please pray for Roger as he travels to Witney, Banbury and Watford this weekend.
Thursday 26 February 2009
Monday 23 February 2009
Rock Roadshow again!
This is a comment received from John Mellor (Sheffield) after the Doncaster "Roadshow":
It was a great day last Saturday and good to have the time to reflect on aspects of "Rock" - a very refreshing day. Thank you for your ministry during the day and for all the members of the team.
Friday 20 February 2009
Prayer
And it's word learning time again for the Rock cast. Please pray for us all as we re-learn our lines ahead of our pre-tour rehearsals. And also please be praying for all of the tour 2 venues as they have their last few rehearsals and sell their tickets. Pray that plenty of non-Christians are in the audience, as the message of Rock is so clear.
Symphony Hall
Tickets are now on sale for the Symphony Hall massed choirs performance of Rock on 14th November 2009. If you want to sing or watch, get your orders in as soon as possible for the best seats. It's going to be a fantastic day, and the end of an era as the last of Roger's touring musical performances.
£17 full price, £12 concession (Groups of 10+ at concession rate)
Please also note that this performance will be signed for the deaf. Please notify the office if there are any members of your party that need this facility so we can place them in the ideal location to see the signers.
Order your tickets from the CMM shop now!
£17 full price, £12 concession (Groups of 10+ at concession rate)
Please also note that this performance will be signed for the deaf. Please notify the office if there are any members of your party that need this facility so we can place them in the ideal location to see the signers.
Order your tickets from the CMM shop now!
Rock Roadshows
The first three Rock Roadshows have now been completed, and we're absolutely thrilled with them.
The days ran as follows:
Roger's first plenary session "I will follow you" looked at the call of the first disciples, looking particularly at story as told in Mark's gospel. The particular focus was on Mark 1:18, a short, yet very pithy verse: "Immediately they left their nets and followed him." You can guess Roger's three points - Immediately, Left their nets, Followed him.
The second plenary session "Prophetic Worship - Do you love me" was an interactive session enabling the delegates to develop their creativity in worship, and then to invite the Spirit to come and turn their creativity into prophecy.
After lunch, the group split into three workshops led by the CMM team. These were:
"This is the place" - receiving the power of the Holy Spirit
"The look of love" - receiving the look of love from Jesus
"Working in the Father's business" - using the gifts of the Holy Spirit
And then the final session of the day was "Feed my sheep - a Chosen People" - a general encouraging and building up session led by Roger, leaving time for ministry at the end. This looked at 1 Peter 2.
The first area choir to take the plunge was Manchester, and their day was held at Bamford Chapel in Rochdale. The choir, led by Walter Brisk, have been long-term supporters of CMM. There were 50 delegates, and a CMM team consisting of Roger, Annie, Mike and Barbara Rowarth (EBRG), Gill and Brian Johnson (EBRG), Jonathan Chappell from the Rock cast, and Barrie Renwick and Brenda Earnshaw from the Rock Touring Party. We had a CMM music group like no other - Annie on keys, Jonathan on his 12 string guitar and Brenda on flute.
Two weeks later we didn't have to travel far at all and held the day in Birmingham for the four choirs that made up the choir for the premiere. 50 people braved the snow and joined in the fun at Christ Church, Ward End. The team for the day included Roger, Mary, Helen, Helen's sister Miriam, Martin Fisher, Devon Brown, Jonathan Chappell (all from Rock Cast), Anne Maddox (Roger's PA), Alan and Sue Walker (EBRG), as well as the local CMM choir team of Pat, Linda and Denise. We also managed to force Rachel Walker to join in with the team too, rather than hiding at the back...
And then a week and a whole lot of snow later, the team travelled to Doncaster. Roger was supported this time by Annie, Gill and Brian Johnson (EBRG), Richard Harvey and Ann Steer from the Rock Cast, Amy Carter (instrumentalist) and Barrie Renwick from the Rock touring party. Over 70 people were at the day, mostly from the Doncaster and Sheffield choirs, although there were a couple of people from Hull.
A great time was had by all. Have a look at the CMM website for details of the Roadshows to come - the next one is in Crowborough on Saturday June 13th.
The days ran as follows:
Roger's first plenary session "I will follow you" looked at the call of the first disciples, looking particularly at story as told in Mark's gospel. The particular focus was on Mark 1:18, a short, yet very pithy verse: "Immediately they left their nets and followed him." You can guess Roger's three points - Immediately, Left their nets, Followed him.
The second plenary session "Prophetic Worship - Do you love me" was an interactive session enabling the delegates to develop their creativity in worship, and then to invite the Spirit to come and turn their creativity into prophecy.
After lunch, the group split into three workshops led by the CMM team. These were:
"This is the place" - receiving the power of the Holy Spirit
"The look of love" - receiving the look of love from Jesus
"Working in the Father's business" - using the gifts of the Holy Spirit
And then the final session of the day was "Feed my sheep - a Chosen People" - a general encouraging and building up session led by Roger, leaving time for ministry at the end. This looked at 1 Peter 2.
The first area choir to take the plunge was Manchester, and their day was held at Bamford Chapel in Rochdale. The choir, led by Walter Brisk, have been long-term supporters of CMM. There were 50 delegates, and a CMM team consisting of Roger, Annie, Mike and Barbara Rowarth (EBRG), Gill and Brian Johnson (EBRG), Jonathan Chappell from the Rock cast, and Barrie Renwick and Brenda Earnshaw from the Rock Touring Party. We had a CMM music group like no other - Annie on keys, Jonathan on his 12 string guitar and Brenda on flute.
Two weeks later we didn't have to travel far at all and held the day in Birmingham for the four choirs that made up the choir for the premiere. 50 people braved the snow and joined in the fun at Christ Church, Ward End. The team for the day included Roger, Mary, Helen, Helen's sister Miriam, Martin Fisher, Devon Brown, Jonathan Chappell (all from Rock Cast), Anne Maddox (Roger's PA), Alan and Sue Walker (EBRG), as well as the local CMM choir team of Pat, Linda and Denise. We also managed to force Rachel Walker to join in with the team too, rather than hiding at the back...
And then a week and a whole lot of snow later, the team travelled to Doncaster. Roger was supported this time by Annie, Gill and Brian Johnson (EBRG), Richard Harvey and Ann Steer from the Rock Cast, Amy Carter (instrumentalist) and Barrie Renwick from the Rock touring party. Over 70 people were at the day, mostly from the Doncaster and Sheffield choirs, although there were a couple of people from Hull.
A great time was had by all. Have a look at the CMM website for details of the Roadshows to come - the next one is in Crowborough on Saturday June 13th.
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