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For the first time, the annual JesusFest will be held on SUNDAY, July 12, 2009 RAIN OR SHINE from 11 am to 6 pm. As always, parking and admission will be FREE. After six years (2002-2007) as a Country Fair at the Tolland Agricultural Center, in 2008 we began a 3-5 year journey to gradually morph the event into an Urban Block Party in downtown Rockville. We downsized last year's event to help to make the transition, and now we're regrowing it!
THE DAY'S SCHEDULE Community-wide Worship Service 11:00 am to 12:00 noon: weather permitting, this first-ever inter-denominational, ecumenical Christian service will be held outside along our Midway on Park Place and Central Park. If it's raining, we'll hold this service inside the sanctuary of Union Congregational Church. This service will feature: * Youth Challenge Recovery Choir * Dr. Lenora Williams * Rev. Shelley Copeland, President & CEO of the Conference of Churches in Hartford (www.ConferenceofChurches.org), who will preach a message on "Community Transformation."
12:00 noon to 6:00 pm: Urban Block Party Outdoor Midway full of activities including: * Live Music performed on the Outdoor Stage 1:00 to 2:00 pm: YOUTH EVENT with Scarlet Fade (www.ScarletFade.com) with good news from Van Hall of Young Life (www.YoungLife.org)
3:00 to 4:00 pm: David Pettigrew (www.DavePettigrew.net) with good news from the Rev. Mark Wright
5:00 to 6:00 pm: David Coate Group (www.DavidCoate.com) with good news from Drew Crandall of Northeast Christians At Work (www.ChristAtWork.org)
* Cornerstone Foundation Food Drive
* Word of Faith Ministries fresh bread giveaway * Outdoor displays by various ministries, churches, businesses * Prayer tent * Mobile Petting Zoo * Games, balloons and face-painting * Food by Cafe Lafayette, Exchange Club Fried Dough trailer, Cool Daddy's Soft-Serve Ice Cream * Open house at Rockville Downtown Association, including the possibility of the CT Music Hall of Fame being based in this building to honor the "Rockville Rocket," Gene Pitney. * Open house at New England Civil War Museum, including Civil War-era Bibles and materials on the role Christianity played in the abolitionist movement. Indoor Activities inside Union Congregational Church
* Live Music performed on Sanctuary Stage 12:00 - 1:30 pm KIDS' TIME with Grandpa Quigley and Roberto Maranhao (www.RobertoMaranhao.com) with good news from Linley Ruoss of Alpha (www.AlphaUSA.org)
2:15 - 3:15 YOUTH EVENT with Paul Ramey www.PaulRamey.com with good news from Tom Miyashiro of Faith 2 Faith Ministries (www.F2Fmi.org)
4:00 - 5:00 Harmonizing Stars of Boston (www.TheHarmonizingStarsofBoston.info) with good news from Brian Doyle of Iron Sharpens Iron / Be Bold In Christ (www.IronSharpensIron.net)
* Prayer Room * Displays in Chapel and Bev's Corner Drop-in Center * Used Book & Music Table - everything is sold for just $1. Proceeds go to cover JesusFest expenses. Other Venues in Downtown Rockville * Family Raceway radio control car races (across the street from Central Park) available at discounted rate * Christian Bowling Session at Rockville Vintage Lanes (across the street from Central Park) available at discounted rate * Trolley Tour #1: Inner Loop Springville Mill Florence Mill Church of the Risen Saviour Cornerstone Soup Kitchen Cornerstone Community Center Cornerstone Shelter Tri-Town Shelter St. Bernard's Church & School. * Trolley Tour #2: Outer Loop Rockville Church of Nazarene (satellite parking lot) Rockville United Methodist Church (satellite parking lot) Memorial Tower at Henry Park Gene Pitney home
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