February Birthdays+Anniversaries: Shiloh Baptist Church (Old Site)

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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The Color Purple The Young Ladies League invites others to join them in seeing...

"The Color Purple" in Baltimore

SHILOH OLD SITE'S Young Ladies League is sponsoring an outing to Baltimore to see the traveling Broadway production of The Color Purple, Saturday, May 17, 2008.

The trip includes transportation, dinner, and orchestra seating at the 8:00 p.m. show, which will be at the Hippodrome Theater in Baltimore. Departure from Shiloh Old Site will be at 4:00 p.m. The show lasts approximately 2 hours and 40 minutes. Return to Shiloh Old Site will be at approximately 1 a.m. You'll have time to get some rest before attending church school and worship at Shiloh Old Site later that morning.

A deposit of $75 is due by February 24, 2008, with the final $75 due March 30, 2008. All checks should be made payable to Shiloh Baptist Church (Old Site).

For more information, contact:

Marsha Brooks at 540.371.1584 (click here to send an e-mail)

Michelle Thompson at 540.898.1097 (click here to send an e-mail)

Here's the theater's description of the musical:

From the classic Pulitzer Prize-winning novel by Alice Walker, and the moving film by Steven Spielberg, comes a soul-stirring new musical and landmark Broadway event.

THE COLOR PURPLE is an inspiring family saga that tells the unforgettable story of a woman who – through love – finds the strength to triumph over adversity and discover her unique voice in the world. Set to a joyous score featuring jazz, ragtime, gospel and blues, THE COLOR PURPLE is a story of hope, a testament to the healing power of love and a celebration of life.

Directed by Gary Griffin, THE COLOR PURPLE is adapted for the stage by Pulitzer Prize and Tony Award winner Marsha Norman, with music and lyrics by Grammy Award winners Brenda Russell, Allee Willis and Stephen Bray and choreography by Donald Byrd.

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