MAKING MUSIC - JAMAICAN STYLE
Methodist Church of the Caribbean and the Americas
Browns Town, Jamaica
January 8 - 15, 2011
Celebration and Dancing Will Occur !
A musical tour of Jamaica with voices and instruments is awaiting Primetimers who participate in this Event early in 2011. It will be a festive week sponsored by the Methodist Church of the Caribbean and the Americas (MCCA) during their Harvest Festival season.
From 10 to 25 persons will be in concert ten times during this week supported by a professional band. Jamaican singers and players will also join the group and no cultural boundaries can exist when God’s love is celebrated with music.
The concerts will be in churches and schools of the Browns Town and Stewart Town circuits of the MCCA in northern Jamaica. These will be in both rural and town churches, pre-schools, primary schools, high schools and a school for deaf students.
Music will be selected and mailed to participants prior to the event. It must be MEMORIZED! The ability to read music and to sing “in tune” are helpful - the ability to enjoy a crosscultural musical celebration of singing with gospel music and dancing is required.
A time away from rehearsals and concerts will be provided at the beach in Ocho Rios so swimsuit and sun screen are appropriate. Also a reminder that a passport is required for entry into Jamaica.
This event is made possible through WORLD BEAT CONNECTION - an Advance Special of the Minnesota Annual Conference. Their mission is the promotion of cross-cultural awareness, bridge building, interfaith dialogue and peacemaking through musical tours. It is led by members of the Jumpin’ Jeosafats Dixieland Band and SHOUT - a Gospel/Jazz band.
A unique experience surely awaits those who decide to get their voices in tune and their bodies in dancing condition and take advantage of this new Primetimers offering led by Lyndy Zabel of Minnesota.
When the joy of God’s love is shared through music - as this will be - that love is magnified and multiplied without limit.
Photo credits: Larry Shelton
Making Music - Jamaican Style
EVENT CODE:
MMJ10
EVENT HOST:
Methodist Church of the Caribbean and the Americas
Browns Town, Jamaica
and
Methodist Manor
PO Box 22
Browns Town, Jamaica
EVENT DATE:
January 8 -15, 2011
EVENT COST PER PERSON:
$900.00 includes housing, meals, local transportation, supplemental accident insurance, entrance fees, a GBGM administrative fee and music. Participants are responsible for the cost of their transportation to and from the event.
ROOMS:
The Retreat Center has a mix of accommodations available.
MEALS:
The first meal will be dinner on January 9, 2011 and the last meal provided will be breakfast on January 15, 2011.
TRANSPORTATION:
Participants should not make travel arrangements until instructed to do so by the Event Coordinator. Persons flying to the event will fly into Montego Bay Airport. Transportation from the airport to the Retreat Center will be provided by the host site.
ESTIMATED PHYSICAL DEMANDS OF THE EVENT:
Primetimers will need to be able to travel in a bus - getting on and off with little or no assistance.
REGISTRATION:
The registration deadline for this event is October 1, 2010. Please mail completed registration form and $150 deposit to:
Primetimers program
Mission Volunteers Office, GBGM
475 Riverside Drive, Suite 1400
New York, NY 10115
REGISTRATION LIMIT:
Minimum participants : 10
Maximum participants: 25
EVENT COORDINATOR:
Rev. Lyndy Zabel
Bloomington, MN
Phone: 952-465-2140
E-mail: JKZABEL@aol.com
EVENT SHEPHERD:
Lynn Gryc
Phone: 507-332-7506
Primetimers
A Mission Volunteers Program of the General Board of Global Ministries
The United Methodist Church
Call toll-free (877) 882-4724
E-mail: primetimers@gbgm-umc.org
Website: www.primetimers.info
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