Thanksgiving Morning: 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

Annual Celebration

2008 Traditional

Thanksgiving Sunrise Service

6 O'CLOCK IN THE MORNING

THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 27, 2008

All are welcome for our traditional 6:00 a.m. Thanksgiving morning service.

There will be congregational singing, special music of the season by a special Thanksgiving morning choir, scripture readings, prayers, and a Thanksgiving message by our guest speaker, Rev. Wayne Robinson. A light continental breakfast (including sugar-free selections) will be served immediately after the service along with with coffee, tea, and juice -- accompanied, of course, with ample opportunity for conversation and fellowship.

In years past, this early-morning service became a tradition at Shiloh Old Site as a way of providing an opportunity for those who worked on Thanksgiving Day (often in domestic service) to share in a time of thanksgiving to God for the warm blessings of our lives. We continue the tradition of an early-morning service as a way of honoring and thanking those who faithfully served the Lord in this community in the past -- and as a way of remembering and thanking those around the world who continue to labor at inconvenient times for the benefit of others, including ourselves.

For directions on how to find the church, click here.

Last update for this page: 11/19/2008

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