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Please join us THIS SUNDAY, JULY 12!

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!


Listen to the recent interview with JesusFest Chairman Drew Crandall on Calvin Carter's "For the Record" public affairs show on Family Radio WCTF-AM 1170 in Rockville. Click here.

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, www.YouthChallenge.org

* Dr. Lenora Williams, www.EllingtonOb-Gyn.com

* Rev. Shelley Copeland, President & CEO of the Conference of Churches in Hartford (www.ConferenceofChurches.org), who will preach a message on "Community Transformation."

DR. Lenora Williams Rev. Shelley Copeland

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)

Scarlet Fade

3:00 to 4:00 pm: David Pettigrew (www.DavePettigrew.net) with good news from the Rev. Mark Wright

Dave Pettigrew

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)

David Coate Group

* Cornerstone Foundation Food Drive

Cornerstone Church

* Word of Faith Ministries fresh bread giveaway

* Outdoor displays by various ministries, churches, businesses

* Prayer tent

* Mobile Petting Zoo

* Face-painting for kids

* Food by Cafe Lafayette, Exchange Club Fried Dough trailer, Cool Daddy's Soft-Serve Ice Cream (additional food available across the street at Athens Pizza, Rockville Corner Market, and Pizza Palace plus snacks, soda and bottled water will be sold inside Union Church)

Indoor Activities inside Union Congregational Church

Union Church Union Church

* Live Music performed on Sanctuary Stage

12:00 - 1:30 pm KIDS' TIME with Grampa Quigley (www.GrampaQuigley.com) and Roberto Maranhao (www.RobertoMaranhao.com) with good news from Linley Ruoss of Alpha (www.AlphaUSA.org)

Grandpa Quigley Roberto Maranhao

2:15 - 3:15 YOUTH EVENT with Megan Morth 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 Peter Wolfgang of the Family Institute of CT (www.CTfamily.org)

Harmonizing Stars of Boston

* Balloon Art

* 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 (www.FamilyRaceway.comcastbiz.net)

* Christian Bowling Session at Rockville Vintage Lanes (across the street from Central Park) available at discounted rate (www.RockvilleVintageLanes.com)

* 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

Trolley Trolley



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