A Message from Bro. Fitzpatrick

Dear WAY Choir Members:

Thanks again for such an incredible time we had on WAY Choir tour this year! I’ve been living in the afterglow and thanking God for what He did this year.

The WAY Choir has been asked to sing at TWO Campmeeting services, Thursday, August 2, and Friday, August 3. We will do songs from this year’s tour. This is a great honor for the WAY choir to be asked to sing again this year!

EVEN IF you DID NOT go on Tour, you are needed to sing with us at Campmeeting. need EVERYONE to come to Campmeeting to sing. I KNOW this is a sacrifice for you to get there, and it is NOT EASY, but please - MAKE THE EFFORT!!

Please RESPOND to this e-mail to confirm that you are going to be at Campmeeting. Thanks SO MUCH for your help with this matter!

1. Campmeeting Repertoire - Learning Songs/Parts – Action Required
1. Forever Faithful
2. Great Things In Store For Me
3. Holy, Holy Holy Is the Lord
4. I Am So Grateful
5. I Bless Your Name
6. I’m A Pentecostal
7. My Life Is Not Mine, It’s Yours
8. Over There
9. Something Special About That Name
10. Standing On The Promises of God (maybe)
11. There Is A Name
12. We’ve Come To Magnify The Lord (Rizn)
13. Why Not Trust God Again
14. You Are Welcome Here (Livingstons)

2. Choir Rehearsal – Thursday Afternoon, August 2, 2007 at the Tent At Campmeeting.
We will do a choir rehearsal on Thursday afternoon at the tent at Campmeeting. I’ll send you the EXACT TIME in another e-mail as soon as I know what the time will be.

To help us learn parts quickly, we will break out into sections, rehearse 3 songs and then reassemble to perfect those three. We will take a break, and then repeat the same process with the next three songs.

3. Clothes and Robes
We will wear robes for Campmeeting. But, after we sing, you will be removing your robe and we want to make sure that the clothing you are wearing is appropriate for the situation. During the performance, any clothing with a collar will be visible. So here are the guidelines. When the choir is singing, wear only WHITE shirts/blouses. We don’t want to see orange, green, blue or any other color except black, white or black/white. You would REALLY stand out! During the altar service, we will be praying with seekers and you will want to remove your choir robe, and you will want to be dressed appropriately. The goal is for us to look like ONE uniform black/white unit with the robes on. WHEN YOUR ROBES ARE OFF, YOUR CLOTHES SHOULD LOOK LIKE YOU ARE GOING TO CHURCH.

4. MONEY, MONEY, MONEY
Some people did not receive their lunch money (for Saturday) from Tour. I will give it to you at Campmeeting. I also will give the Tour members the last day’s lunch money, but you need to be at Campmeeting to get it!

5. Most Importantly – Be In Prayer/Fasting for Campmeeting – Action Required
Thank you for praying for the choir for the tour. Please also spend some additional time in focused prayer and let’s prepare our hearts so that God can minister to others through us. Thank you for fasting for the Tour on the Fridays. LET’S ALSO FAST AGAIN THIS FRIDAY, JULY, 27, 2007 UNTIL 3:00 PM.

We MUST have the ANOINTING OF THE HOLY GHOST upon us to minister and for our Lord to accomplish His work through us! The most important thing about Camp is WHAT HAPPENS SPIRITUALLY IN THE SERVICES. We want MANY people to receive the Holy Ghost and be blessed!

God bless each one of you. If you have any questions, concerns or ideas, please contact me.


Bro Ken Fitzpatrick
2007 WAY Choir Director
916-730-5066

Devotional By Poohie

Hello W.A.Y Choir,

When Bro.Tyler asked me to write this weeks devotional, something was on my heart and has been for a while. Sometimes we, as young people, go through certain situations and we get discouraged in our walk with God. It is at those times, when the enemy comes and tells us that God doesn't have anything for us. If we believe this, he will even go as far as trying to get us to believe that God can't do what he did on W.A.Y Choir tour at your church and in your family.

But, at that moment and time, YOUR faith, YOUR boldness, has to be put to work and you start stepping out of where were comfortable, and step into a place where God wants you to be.

I've told some of you on tour that when the disciples were on the boat and they saw Jesus walking toward them on the water, Peter told Jesus, "Bid me to walk on the water." Jesus told him to come. The boat represents your comfort zone, where you feel safe. The water represents your trouble, your trial, your situation. Yet, above and beyond all this, when Jesus says come to get what you need from Him, you have to walk on top of everything that is trying to take you down, and believe God has taken care of your situation.

I love you all, and appreciate you all, and will continue to keep you all in my prayers,

Frankie Taylor ( Poohie )

All New High

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Getting to Know You

Name: Sheramy Gregg
Age: ?????

Location: Arroyo Grande

DO YOU SNORE?: No, but I have been told that I talk in my sleep sometimes! ;)

LOVER OR A FIGHTER?: Lover of course!

WHAT'S YOUR WORST FEAR?: Being lost for eternity

DO YOU CHEW ON YOUR STRAWS?: Occasionally

WERE YOU A CUTE BABY?: Of course!!!
WHERE WERE YOU BORN?: In a hospital duh!!! Tulsa, Oklahoma! Now you know why I talk like an Okie sometimes!!!

HOW IS THE SINGLE LIFE FOR YOU?: Being single is sometimes good and sometimes not so good, but I always say “God’s timing in perfect”….

DO YOU SING IN THE SHOWER?: Most of the time

WHAT'S YOUR IDEAL VACATION SPOT?: Switzerland, Europe, Rome, Italy, Alaska…the list goes on and on!!!

HAVE YOU EATEN SUSHI?: Once, not a big fan!

CAN YOU SING THE ALPHABET BACKWARDS?: Who does that?

HAVE YOU EVER BEEN ON AN AIRPLANE?: Many times, I love to fly and to travel!!

WHAT'S YOUR STAND ON HUNTING?: Lets see…hmm….never been!!

J IS MARRIAGE IN YOUR FUTURE?: I’m a girl, what do you think my answer is going to be!!! YES YES YES YES!!! I am patiently waiting for my knight in shining armor to come and sweep me off my feet!!
DO YOU LIKE YOUR HANDWRITING?: For the most part yes…
WHAT ARE YOU ALLERGIC TO?: Watermelon, Cantaloupe, Mango, Avocados

WHEN WAS THE LAST TIME YOU SAID, "I LOVE YOU": A few minutes ago to one of my best friends…

DO YOU CRY AT WEDDINGS?: Depends on whose getting married….:)

HOW DO YOU LIKE YOUR EGGS?: Scrambled with cheese, yumm

ARE BLONDES DUMB?: Not all of them..

DO YOU HAVE A NICKNAME?: Sher, Mee Mee and a few more!
COUNTRY OR CITY? Both… I love the beauty and the quiet of the country, but I like to be close enough to the city to go SHOPPING!!!

IS MCDONALD'S DISGUSTING?: If I’m in the mood for it no

WHEN WAS THE LAST TIME YOU WERE IN A CAR?: 5 minutes ago

DO YOU PREFER BATHS OR SHOWERS?:. is this to see if people actually take showers??? Lol… Showers

IS SANTA CLAUSE REAL?: well if I was 5 I might have to say yes! J

ARE YOU AFRAID OF THE DARK?: No

WHAT ARE YOU ADDICTED TO?: Don’t really have any addictions

CRUNCHY OR CREAMY PEANUT BUTTER?: Creamy all the way

HAVE YOU EVER RIDDEN IN AN AMBULANCE?: No

HOW MANY TIMES HAVE YOU BRUSHED YOUR TEETH TODAY?: Two

ARE YOU WEARING SOCKS?: NO

HAVE YOU EVER HITCH HIKED?: NO

WHAT COLOR ARE YOUR EYES?: Brownish green

WHEN'S THE LAST TIME YOU CRIED?: Tuesday night at church
DO YOU LIKE YOUR LIFE?: There are a few things I would probably change but for the most part yes.
WHOSE LIFE IS BETTER?: No one has a perfect life, and I don’t like to compare myself with other people.

DO YOU PLAY ANY INSTRUMENTS?: Organ and Piano

CAN YOU SKATEBOARD?: The last time I was on a skateboard I feel in front of a whole lot of people right on my rear end…really embarrassing….

DO YOU LIKE CAMPING?: does Motel 6 count??

DO U SNORT WHEN U LAUGH?: umm can’t say never, but usually no

IS A DOG A MAN'S BEST FRIEND?: I have a dog, but I wouldn’t consider him my best friend….

WHAT WAS THE LAST THING YOU ATE?: Macaroni and Cheese!! Exciting meal eh?
HOW MANY SIBLINGS DO YOU HAVE?: One sister
WHATS YOUR FAVORITE MEAL? : Fried Chicken, mashed potatoes mixed with corn and BBQ sauce(don’t ask, but its really good) and bread!!!!
WHAT IS YOUR FAVORITE THING TO DO?: I have several things that I enjoy doing, hanging out with friends, traveling, singing, among many other things!
CAPTAIN CRUNCH OR LUCKY CHARMS?: umm… I like them both equally J
DO YOU LIKE TO READ?: Reading is my most favorite hobby, being single leaves me with a lot of time to read versus talking on the phone or going on dates!!! J

Leave It, Let It Go, And Live On!!

Weekly Devotional

I remember hearing the story of Ronald Reagan when he was just a boy. His father would come home every night in a drunken rage, and severely beat him and his mother until at some points he could not even walk. This happened throughout his childhood years until, at one point, he eventually got too big for his father to beat and his father stopped. Reagan went off to college, became a movie star, and eventually became the 40th President of the United States of America. Later, when asked about his childhood, or so the story goes, he said,

"I couldn’t touch what happened to me and get bitter, but I had to let it go, or else I wouldn’t be what I am today."

Somewhere along the line he realized, I can’t hold onto this stuff but I’ve got to let it go and live on. I can’t help what happened to me back then, but I can do something about now. I can’t help what somebody did to me yesterday, but I can do something about tomorrow. I don’t have any control about a hurt that happened to me yesterday, but if I leave it alone and let it go, I’ll be able to live on and go into everything God wants me to be.

God designed each and every one of us to have our own free personal will and option to make ourselves whatever we want to be in life. No matter what you’ve gone through in life, no matter what you’ve gone through as a person, and no matter what anybody else says, God is still out there saying my yoke is easy, and my burden is light and your future is whatever you want in me.

So in this short amount of time God has given me on this earth, I will be fruitful, I will accomplish something and I won't let the enemy bring me down!! Life is too short to hold a grudge. I've got to Leave It, Let It Go, And Live On!!!!

God Bless,
Tyler

Holy Ghost Glow?

While following the bus down the road, I snapped this picture. I thought my camera was acting goofy, so I took several more pictures and they turned out normal. So, I jokingly told people this particular picture showed a Holy Ghost glow around the bus. Later, I found out the choir was having a prayer meeting on the bus at the same time I took this picture and they even had tongues and interpretation. Maybe it was a Holy Ghost glow. What do you think?

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Getting to Know You

Whats Happenin?

We are starting something new every week on the blog. Its called "Getting to Know you". Its going to be info about 1 person to help you get to know them better and tell you all about them so forth and so on. The first one to do it this week will be Weston Cantrell. Enjoy!!!

Getting to Know You

Weston Cantrell:

Age: 20

Location: Hanford, CA

DO YOU SNORE?: No
LOVER OR A FIGHTER?: Lover
WHAT'S YOUR WORST FEAR?: Losing my family, apathy
AS A KID, WERE YOU A LEGO BUILDER?: Not really
DO YOU CHEW ON YOUR STRAWS?: Yes
WERE YOU A CUTE BABY?: Yes
HOW IS THE SINGLE LIFE FOR YOU?: It's aight.
WHAT COLOR IS YOUR KEYBOARD?: White
DO YOU SING IN THE SHOWER?: Yes, loud.
HAVE YOU EVER BUNGEE JUMPED?: Nope.. It's not on my to do list either
ANY SECRET TALENTS?: Yeah but If I told you I wouldn't be a secret any more.
WHAT'S YOUR IDEAL VACATION SPOT?: Portugal or Hawaii
HAVE YOU EATEN SUSHI?: Yes. yum.
CAN YOU SING THE ALPHABET BACKWARDS?: Nope... don't know why I would want to.
HAVE YOU EVER BEEN ON AN AIRPLANE?: Yes... not fun.
WHAT'S YOUR STAND ON HUNTING?: I've never been hunting. I shot a bird with a BB gun once and felt terrible... so I'd probably stink at it :)
IS MARRIAGE IN YOUR FUTURE?: Yes, I hope so any way... as long as it's not too soon.. haha jk
DO YOU LIKE YOUR HANDWRITING?: Nope... I'd rather type
WHAT ARE YOU ALLERGIC TO?: I don't think I have any allergies
WHEN WAS THE LAST TIME YOU SAID, "I LOVE YOU": To my parents before I went to bed last night
IS TUPAC STILL ALIVE?: *rolls eyes* No.
DO YOU CRY AT WEDDINGS?: No
HOW DO YOU LIKE YOUR EGGS?: Scrambled
ARE BLONDES DUMB?: Not always... I am starting to see a trend though. (JK I PROMISE!)WHERE DOES THE OTHER SOCK END UP?: Lost.
DO YOU HAVE A NICKNAME?: Wes... lol yeah that's pretty much it.
IS MCDONALD'S DISGUSTING?: Most of it is... They have tasty salads though
WHEN WAS THE LAST TIME YOU WERE IN A CAR?: An hour ago.
DO YOU PREFER BATHS OR SHOWERS?: Depends on if I'm in a hurry... I do both. Mostly showers though.
IS SANTA CLAUSE REAL?: No
ARE YOU AFRAID OF THE DARK?: No
WHAT ARE YOU ADDICTED TO?: Jamba Juice
CRUNCHY OR CREAMY PEANUT BUTTER?: Creamy
HAVE YOU EVER RIDDEN IN AN AMBULANCE?: No
HOW MANY TIMES HAVE YOU BRUSHED YOUR TEETH TODAY?: Two
ARE YOU WEARING SOCKS?: Yes
HAVE YOU EVER HITCH HIKED?: No
WHAT COLOR ARE YOUR EYES?: Blue
WHEN'S THE LAST TIME YOU CRIED?: Sunday during alter service. :-D
DO YOU LIKE YOUR LIFE?: Yes!!!
WHOSE LIFE IS BETTER?: Umm, I don't really care.
ARE YOU PSYCHIC?: Obviously you're not one.
DO YOU PLAY ANY INSTRUMENTS?: Sax, Piano
CAN YOU SKATEBOARD?: Kinda... ok no. ha ha
DO YOU LIKE CAMPING?: Yes... if camping in a motor home counts. lol
DO U SNORT WHEN U LAUGH?: NO!
IS A DOG A MAN'S BEST FRIEND?: Mine is! ha ha My dog is like my little brother. Seriously. CAN YOU DO THE MOONWALK?: Kinda. No I won't show you.
WHAT WAS THE LAST THING YOU ATE?: A turkey, pepperoni, cheese, and pizza sauce sandwich. Don't knock it till you've tried it!
DO YOU SHOP AT AMERICAN EAGLE?: Not really. I probably would if there was one closer me
FAVORITE BAND AT THE MOMENT?: Wow... I could go on for days talking about my favorite music. :) I have LOTS of favorites

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Bro. Allard's New Arm

With two metal plates and 12 screws, Bro. Allard's arm is good as new. Now he just needs a speedy recovery. Thought you might like to see this picture of the X-Ray that shows the plates and screws in his left forearm. Thanks for all your prayers. They are effective!

Please Keep Bro. Allard in your prayers

Hey Everybody

Yesterday afternoon, while playing softball with the guys, Bro Allard was coming into home plate when he tripped and fell. He landed on his arm and when he did, Sis. Allard said that the guys could hear the bones snap. He broke both bones in his arm that connect to the wrist and they were not clean breaks. He is right now going into major arm surgery and has to have 2 metal plates screwed into his splintered bones to let them heal back together. He will not be able to use his arm for a long, long time. They did not set the bones when they went into emergency yesterday so they are still broken and the imprints of the bones can be seen against his skin. He is in alot of pain so please pray for him and that the surgery goes well. We all love the Allards and they do so much that nobody will ever know. So please keep them in your prayers and hope everything goes perfect in the surgery!!

Thanks,

Tyler

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WAY 2007 Slide Show

Thursday, July 12, 2007 All Together Let's Sing... With beautiful WAY Choir harmony, help me sing... Happy Birthday to you, Happy Birthday to you, Happy Birthday to TYLER, Happy Birthday to you. (Aw, you guys are so good! Love, Sis. Allard) Wednesday, July 11, 2007 W.A.Y. Choir Prayer Buddy List Hello fellow WAY Choir members. I was asked to compose a Buddy Prayer List, so with the assistance of Kayla and Sheramy I hope this will suffice. As you all know prayer plays a vital role in living for God and without it, knowing His will is next to impossible. So, I ask that everyone will pray and fast for Camp Meeting. We really want the Lord to move on our behalf and use our vessels to minister to the conference congregation when we sing. It will be very helpful and appreciated if we all pray for the conference in general as well as for certain individuals. So, listed below is the Buddy Prayer List. Please take it into consideration and pray and fast for the individual you have been paired with, even if they won't be at Camp Meeting. You will find that the Lord will honor our sacrifices and bless our efforts with great reward. Lord Bless You, Brian Pelham Buddy Prayer List as follows: Keith & Anthony - Brian & Frankie - Tyler & Ivan - Brandon & Kyle - Miguel & Bryce - Josiah & Weston - Landry & Elias - Aaron & Lawrence - Jonathan & CJ Kayla & Kadee - Lacey & Danielle - Rachel & Larissa - Sarah M. & Gabby - Coryna & Abigail - Bri & Holly - Naomi & Suzanne - Nicole R. & Elizabeth B. - Sheramy & Chloe - Nicole V. & Ashleigh - Kendra & Kissa - Veanna & Elisabeth J. - Sarah S. & Brittany Urgent Prayer Request I just wanted to ask everyone if they could pray for my family (The Robinson's) were going through a situation right now. A few weeks ago someone stole our rent money from the place where we pay are rent. So my mom had to go to court to try and win the case, but she didn't win. So now the owner of the place wants his money, he has no heart what so ever, he doesn't understand that we payed our rent and someone in their office stole it. So to make a long story short we've been looking for a place to live. We're looking at a house right now, but the process takes a while to go through. So we have to be out of our house by tomorrow morning, and if the stuff doesn't go through for the house we're trying to get we're gonna be living in a hotel til we find somewhere to go. I just ask that you guys say a prayer for me and my family, I know God's in control, he said he will never leave us. I just know that there's power in prayer, and when we as Christian's bind together something happens. So in your prayer time say a prayer for me thanks. Love You Guys:) ~Nicole~ WAY Quartet Update Hey everybody, just a quick update on the quartet. After many compliments and requests for CD's during tour this year, Bryce, Tyler, Lawrence and Keith have decided that during winter break this year they will go back to Nashville and record their debut project. It will take place at Daywind Studios in the same studios that have been used by The Crabb Family, Greater Vision, Karen Harding etc. The first meeting to discuss material and songs will take place July 20th, 21st, & 22 and everybody is really excited. Bro Fitzpatrick has agreed to come and help arrange and organize some songs and parts for the guys. As more news comes, we will keep everybody updated. Tuesday, July 10, 2007 Sermon From Brian Pelham THE DEVIL IS A LIAR The devil is a liar........the devil is a liar............oh my Jesus.............the devil is a liar............ Guarding Friendships and Relationships Someone once said that if you can truly find more than 4 or 5 true friends in your lifetime, you are blessed. The key words I would like to point out here are "true friends." There are a lot of people you know who will call you friend as long as the sand does not sink too deep. For as long as what you’re doing is popular with everybody else, or as long as you have a good image in front of other people. Most of the time, these kind of relationships are based on feelings and emotions, and not on trust. These are not true friendships nor are they grounded on anything solid. For instance, if somebody walks up to you at a conference or meeting, and they see you out of the corner of their eye and they come up and say to you “HEY WHATS GOING ON?” More than likely you are going to be nice and tell them not much and maybe chat for about five minutes about old times and then walk off, get something to eat and forget about them until the next time you see them. So, true friends are a rarity. If you call somebody your true friend, you have a special trust with that person that nobody else understands. Your relationship and friendship with another person is based on what you have in common, or what you have gone through together as people. True friends don’t have to try to impress each other. The Bible describes Jesus as a friend who sticketh closer than a brother. This is a perfect example and model of the kind of friend you should want to be and should put out the energy to be because the people that say they are your friends, when it comes right down to it, how close are they going to stick to you? How deep does your friendship really go? Thank God he looked past our faults and saw our needs!! How would you describe a true friend? Thoughtful? Listening? Meaningful? There for you? Someone who can tell you what they think without you getting mad? I guess what I am meaning to say is that you can have a lot of acquaintances in your life but to really find a person to whom you can relay your thoughts, tell how you feel, cry with, laugh with, and just be yourself, is a very difficult find. I don’t know whether or not you can only have 4 or 5 and be blessed but I do know it is true that friendships do mean something to people and are important. And, as you develop friendships, you begin to realize that even though the friend might have some personality defects, you have to look over their personality flaws, quirks, and odd ways and guard your friendship. Even if this means keeping your mouth shut when they say or do something dumb. Your friendship with that person goes much deeper than one mistake. Jesus Christ called Judas friend even after he had had betrayed him to have him killed. Talk about forgiving! Even after betrayal to have him killed, he still favored his relationship with Judas. Guard it (look over flaws), nurture it (don’t let something hurt it), keep it (don’t lose it, its worth sacrificing for), and like Jesus, no matter what happens to you, remember one true friendship is worth keeping! by Tyler Sullivan Subscribe to: Posts (Atom) Meet The Director Bro. Fitzpatrick became the director of W.A.Y. Choir in 2006 and has brought the choir to a new dimension of talent and worship. To better acquaint you with Bro. Fitzpatrick, here is a short bio. He began playing the piano at age four and has played the piano and organ for over 40 years. In 1982, he moved to Sacramento, CA to assume a Music Director position. In 2002, he completed a Bachelor of Arts in Music Management, a curriculum geared to the business of music, at California State University Sacramento. Bro. Fitzpatrick has a love for mentoring young musicians. During the last several years, he has conducted many choir clinics, taught intensive music training seminars, and developed an online piano course. In 2007, Bro. Fitzpatrick joined the music faculty of Christian life College in Stockton, California. He currently teaches and directs the college choir. Adding to his music education, Bro. Fitzpatrick holds a Mechanical Engineering degree and is currently a professor of Engineering Design Technology at Sacramento City College. Artwork by TS Friends Links Abigail's Blog Blake's Blog Bryce's Website Landry's Blog Sheramy's Blog Sis. Allard's Blog Sis. Allard's Website Tyler's Blog Tylers Website Westons Blog WAY Choir Sings Sing it, choir! Blog Archive ►  2016 (1) ►  May (1) ►  2009 (1) ►  May (1) ►  2008 (45) ►  September (1) ►  August (1) ►  July (8) ►  June (33) ►  May (1) ►  March (1) ▼  2007 (33) ►  October (3) ►  September (3) ►  August (7) ▼  July (20) A Message from Bro. Fitzpatrick Devotional By Poohie All New High Getting to Know You Leave It, Let It Go, And Live On!! Holy Ghost Glow? WOW!! Getting to Know You Getting to Know You Interaction Time Bro. Allard's New Arm Please Keep Bro. Allard in your prayers HELP!!! WAY 2007 Slide Show All Together Let's Sing... W.A.Y. Choir Prayer Buddy List Urgent Prayer Request WAY Quartet Update Sermon From Brian Pelham Guarding Friendships and Relationships Free Counter