Senior Citizens Day 2004: Shiloh Baptist Church (Old Site), Fredericksburg, Virginia

Click here to hear excerpts from a traditional spiritual sung as a choir processional during the 11:00 a.m. service on September 3, 2006: "Children of God,

keep on marchin',

for one of these days,

we shall be free..."

(MP3 format)

Featured voices are the Senior Choir and Men's Choir of Shiloh Baptist Church (Old Site), with the Rev. Ronald Cooper singing the lead

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Senior Citizen Day, May 16, 2004

Our annual celebration of senior citizens occurred at the 11 a.m. service on Sunday, May 16. Our Home Mission Committee invited senior citizens from throughout the area to be our honored guests at the service. Transportation was provided, and a full dinner was served afterwards.

The oldest participant was believed to be Mr. Jim Brown (age 108), who can be seen in a wheelchair in the photo above, left.

The Gospel Choir and the Intermediate (Youth) Choir provided the music.

Mrs. Louise Lewis, who had been an active member of the Boyd's Voluteers Chorus for many years before her stroke, joined with the Gospel Choir for this special service to sing the lead part from her wheelchair on one of her old standards, "Sign Me Up for the Christian Jubilee." Although her voice isn't what it used to be, the passion of her heart and the depth of her Spirit remain strong. So the message of the song came through with as much authenticity as it ever did.

Audio and video excerpts from the music, including Louise Lewis's "Sign Me Up," can be found near the bottom of this page. (Just keep scrolling down.)

The Rev. Lawrence A. Davies, pastor of Shiloh Old Site, spoke on the subject, "Can Prayer Make a Difference?" His text was from 2 Kings, where King Hezekiah, who is ill and has been told that he doesn't have long to live, turns to God in prayer -- and finds that prayer changes things. Audio and video excerpts from the sermon can be found near the bottom of this page. (Just keep scrolling down.)

>> Scroll to the bottom of this page for a selection of audio and video

excerpts from the service, including both the sermon and the music.

Sermon and Music Excerpts

Note that the video excerpts listed below can take a long time to download and don't necessarily work on every browser, depending on how your computer is configured. The "audio only" excerpts download faster and work with more computer configurations.

Click one of the buttons below for a brief excerpt from the sermon by the Rev. Lawrence Davies: "When Jesus prayed..."

Click one of the buttons below for a brief excerpt from the sermon by the Rev. Lawrence Davies: "Prayer can make a difference..."

Click one of the buttons below for selected excerpts (2 minutes, 37 seconds in length) from the song, "Sign me up for the Christian jubilee," by the Gospel Choir, with Mrs. Louise Lewis singing the lead part from her wheelchair (If you have a slow Internet connection, you may want to choose the shorter selection from this song that is offered farther down on this page)

Click one of the buttons below for shorter selection of excerpts (1 minutes, 38 seconds in length) from the song, "Sign me up for the Christian jubilee," by the Gospel Choir, with Mrs. Louise Lewis singing the lead part from her wheelchair (this is the same song as above, just fewer excerpts)

Click one of the buttons below for a brief excerpt from a selection by the Intermediate (Youth) Choir: "He's real in my soul..."

Click one of the buttons below for a brief excerpt from a selection by the Intermediate (Youth) Choir: "The love of the Lord..."

Click one of the buttons below for an extended excerpt from a selection by the Gospel Choir, including solos by Mrs. Elaine White and Ms. Shelby Johnson: "Tell him what you want..."

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