Favorite Hymns of Praise

Sunday, March 9th @ 7:00 p.m. at the Sacred Heart Catholic Church. Donations will be accepted at the door. For more information, call 527-4203.

Seventh Day Slumber Finally Awake Tour at Bethel on Feb. 16

RED BLUFF — The Christian Peace Officers Of Tehama County present the Seventh Day Slumber Finally Awake Tour with special guests Manic Drive, Since October and Sharif Iman at 6 p.m. on Feb. 16, at the Bethel Assembly of God Church, 625 Luther Road.
Tickets are $10 and are available at Bibles Books and More, 2244 Hilltop Drive, Redding, and Sky River Music, 613 Main St., Red Bluff.

First Southern Baptist Church hosts singalong with Friend in Faith

RED BLUFF — The First Southern Baptist Church will hold a singalong on Sunday at 6 p.m. Friend in Faith will be singing, plus other members and non members.
Anyone who wants to sing or play should call Margaret Turner at 242-9131.
The public is welcome to attend a evening of good music and praise at the church at 585 Kimball Road. There will fellowship and finger food following the concert.

Allan Petker Conducts His 13th Annual Choral Workshop & Ecumenical Service

The Presbyterian Church of Red Bluff, 838 Jefferson Street, will be hosting it’s 13th Annual Choral Workshop & Ecumenical Worship Service on February 9th & 10th with the internationally known conductor/composer Allan Petker leading.

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Allan Petker Conducts His 13th Annual Choral Workshop & Ecumenical Service

The Presbyterian Church of Red Bluff, 838 Jefferson Street, will be hosting it’s 13th Annual Choral Workshop & Ecumenical Worship Service on February 9th & 10th with the internationally known conductor/composer Allan Petker leading. All those who have attended the workshops in years past have come to admire Allan not only for his talent, but also for his gracious spirit. Allan is a very fine composer and arranger with over 250 published works. He is the head of Pavane Publishing company and Director of Publications for Fred Bock Publishing Company. He conducts the Consort Chorale, and acapella ensemble from the Bay area, is the Conductor and Artistic Director of the Santa Clarita Master Chorale, and directs the College and Community Choir at Marymount College.
He has served as the director of the Bakersfield Symphony Singers and is a past president of the National Association of Church Musicians. In England, Allan has been the American guest conductor/composer for the Cathedral Choir Tour and the guest conductor for the National Association of Choirs. He also serves as Dean for two long-running Church Music Conferences at Lake Tahoe, Nevada. Along with all this Allan is also the Minister of Music at the San Pedro Presbyterian Church.

As a composer, Allan’s commissioned “Speak of Peace,” premiered at the American Choral Directors Associations 25th National Convention. His work “Canticle of St. Augustine,” has been recorded by the London National Philharmonic.


The workshop begins Saturdaym, February 9th with registration at 8:30 a.m. and lasts until 4:00 p.m. The fee for the workshop is $40.00 which includes lunch and music. The workshop concludes on Sunday morning, February 10th , with an Ecumenical Worship Service at 11:00 a.m. to which the general public is invited. This service is led by the pastors of the Presbyterian Church of Red Bluff, St. Peter’s Episcopal Church, and the First Methodist Church.

The workshop singers learn 4 anthems ranging from classical to jazz with local musicians such as John Gonsalves, Chris Uchibori, and Jake Hickock joining us to enhance the music. Allan has told us that this workshop with the Ecumenical service is very unique in his experience and tells many people about it in his travels.

You do not have to sing in a choir to attend this workshop. This is an opportunity for those who like to sing to come join about 55 other singers to learn vocal technique, make new friends, and have fun. Hope to see you there!

Seventh Day Slumber concert

Christian Peace Officers of Tehama County Present: Seventh Day Slumber "Finally Awake Tour".

The concert will be held on Feb. 16th at Bethel Church, 625 Luther Rd.

Ticket are $10 and can be purchased at "Sky River Music" on Main St. or "Bibles Books & More" in Redding.

Gospel Concert planned for Friday

At 7 p.m. Friday, the First Southern Baptist Church will host a gospel group, Solid Ground, from Sacramento. Members of the group are Brian Besser, Jeff Johnson and Tim Welhelm.
Everyone is welcome to an evening of good old gospel music at 585 Kimball Road. There will be fellowship and finger food after the concert.
Information is available at 529-5083 or www.fsbredbluff.org.
Jan 18, 2008
7:00pm - 9:00pm

Leroy Blankenship to be at Abundant Life Fellowship

Leroy Blankenship will be at Abundant Life Fellowship for both the 11 a.m. service and 6 p.m. service on Sunday and on Tuesday evening at the 7 p.m. service (weather permitting).
Rev Blankenship is an accomplished musician, playing a 12-string guitar and piano, and is also a composer. His songs range from classic to country, and his music is entertaining to children as well as adults.
The Rev. Blankenship has performed at the Grand Ole Opry, the North American Christian Convention and others. He was lead singer for the Christian Troubadours Quartet for three years. His songs have been recorded by top recording artists.
He has two children’s books published by the Nelson Publishing Company of Nashville, Papa Oblong and Somebody Bigger Than You and I which can be found in Christian Book stores across the nation.
Abundant Life Fellowship is located at 21080 Luther Road in Red Bluff.

Masterworks Chorale sings a holiday concert

The Red Bluff Masterworks Chorale, under the direction of Mark Franklin, will sing a holiday concert at First Church of God on the corner of Luther and South Jackson streets.
The chorale and orchestra will present the beloved Christmas portion of Messiah by George F. Handel. The one-night-only concert will be presented at 7 p.m. on Sunday.

The concert will feature the Red Bluff Masterworks Chorale, local soloists and will be accompanied by a 19-member orchestra.
Soloists in this concert include Laurel Posey, Richard Reynolds, Heidi Uptegrove, Faith Dubke, Julie Kelly and Sharon Davis. The Masterworks Chorale is in its 12th year. The Chorale began as the Red Bluff Messiah Project in 1996 to bring classical choral music to the Red Bluff community.
The volunteer singers come from Red Bluff, Cottonwood, Los Molinos, Gerber and Redding. These dedicated volunteer singers rehearse each Monday evening to prepare for the coming presentations.
The concerts are offered without a ticket price and are supported by the local business community donations received at the door of each concert.

This year's concert is sponsored in part by a grant from the Wal-Mart Community Fund.
Donations will be received at the door to help encourage future concerts of this type.
The love of singing and the community support of attending the concerts encourage the Red Bluff Masterworks Chorale to continue its efforts to bring such choral concerts to Tehama County.
Membership in the Masterworks Chorale is open to singers of high school age and beyond.

There are no auditions to participate. If you would like to help support the efforts of the Red Bluff Masterworks Chorale, desire further information about the chorale or the coming concerts or are interested in becoming a member of this growing musical ensemble, contact Franklin at 527-4203.

Harvest Tour with Stonehill & Kilpatrick

Pioneers of Christian music, Bob Kilpatrick and Randy Stonehill, have joined forces to offer a free concert at Community Baptist Church, 598 Roundup Ave.
The concert is Saturday, Nov. 24 at 7 p.m., an offering will be received. This live acoustic performance is by one of the top recording artists in the industry.

Rapture Brass performs at Salvation Army

RED BLUFF - Rapture Brass will be providing praise and worship brass band music at the Salvation Army Chapel located at 940 Walnut St., back building, at 11 a.m. Sunday.
Rapture Brass will also be playing at the Share your Christmas community food drive on Dec. 4 at Raley's Supermarket in Red Buff.

KRCR TV channel 7 and Tri-County Bank are sponsoring this event along with the help of local businesses, churches, service clubs, government agencies and families in the community.

The Salvation Army is ready to sign up other musical groups for the Tuesday, Dec. 4 food drive, and, also for the Bell-ringing season which starts on Nov. 23 and finishes on Dec. 24.

Volunteer bell-rings and musicians can call Rich White or Frank Severs at 527-8530.

Old Timey Gospel Mountain Music concert at Rancho Tehama

Dan Daniels will be in concert at 6 p.m. Sunday at Rancho Tehama Community Church.
He will bring his style of Old Timey Gospel Mountain Music, which includes the old favorites on claw hammer banjo, Appalachian dulcimer and guitar.

He is the former pastor of Rancho Tehama Community Church.

Rancho Tehama Community Church is at 17207 Stagecoach Road in Rancho Tehama. Information is available at 585-2526.

Gerber Methodist host concert

The El Camino United Methodist Church, 8344 Highway 99 West, Gerber, will sponsor a Southern Gospel Music Quartet on Sunday, June 3 at 6 p.m.
A potluck dinner and love offering will follow the program.