Fresh off of our extended Easter weekend, we're back on our feet and ready for action! After months of preparation and coordinating, the day is nearly upon us: The 2012 Choir Tour of New England begins tomorrow!
Don't forget that luggage drop off is at 7:30am in the choir room on Wednesday April 11th. The students will leave right after school, so please report to the choir room ASAP at 3pm, grab your carry on and bagged dinner, and off to Boston we go. Below is the following information: the itinerary for our trip, some pictures from the Send Off Concert and Prayer Requests for the trip. We welcome you to follow us on this great musical journey that God is taking us on!
Spring Tour 2012
ITINERARY
Wednesday, April 11, 2012
(AACS –
109 Burns Crossing Road, Severn, MD 21144)
3:00 P.M. - Students
gather and load luggage and equipment onto bus
3:30 P.M. - Departure
for Lexington, Massachusetts –
(Chic-fil-a
Bag Dinners on the bus, tentative 2 stops around 6 and 8 at rest stops, each
stop no longer than 20 min)
11:00 P.M. - Arrival
at Aloft Hotel, Lexington, MA
(727
Marrett Rd. Lexington, MA 02421)
11:45 P.M. - Evening
Prayer/Devotions
12:15 A.M. - Lights
out!
Thursday, April 12, 2012
8:15 A.M. - Wake-up!
(Come to
breakfast in your tour t-shirt & khakis, pack an outfit for Maggiano’s
special dinner to take on the bus.
Suggest outfit for Maggiano’s:
Ladies – simple dress or nice pants/sweater-blouse, Men – Khaki’s and
polo or outfit similar to Singing Valentines)
9:15 A.M. - Breakfast
in the Hotel lobby
Students
load luggage onto busses
10:15 A.M. - Departure
for sight-seeing in Boston
11:00 A.M. - Sight-seeing: Boston Freedom Trail, Faneuil Hall,
Shopping, etc.
Lunch in
Boston ($10 provided toward lunch)
2:00 P.M. - WORKSHOP
at Boston University with Dr. Anne
Howard Jones
4:00 P.M. - Additional
Sight-seeing in Boston
7:00 P.M. - Group
Dinner at Maggiano’s Italian Restaurant
(4
Columbus Avenue, Boston, MA 02116)
8:45 P.M. - Departure
for Portland, Maine
10:45 P.M. - Arrival
at The Portland Waterfront Hampton Inn,
Portland, ME
(209 Fore Street, Portland, ME 04101)
11:30 P.M. - Evening
Prayer/Devotions
12:15 A.M. - Lights
out!
Friday, April 13, 2012
8:15 A.M. - Wake-up!
(Come to
breakfast dressed in casual clothes for the sight-seeing activities below. We will return to the hotel in the afternoon
to change into our concert attire.)
9:15 A.M. - Breakfast
in the Hotel lobby
10:00 A.M. - Departure
for sight-seeing
10:15 A.M. - Sight-seeing: Old Port Portland, The
Portland Headlight
Lenny the
1,700 chocolate moose, Eartha (world’s largest globe),
($10
provided toward lunch)
3:00PM Return to hotel to change
into Concert Attire
(bring a coat or sweatshirt for over your
concert attire)
3:45PM Gather in the hotel lobby
and depart for Ferry
4:15 P.M. - Gather
at Casco Bay Ferry Terminal
4:30 P.M. - Ferry
to Peaks Island, Maine
5:15 P.M. - Arrival
at Brackett Memorial United Methodist
Church,
Peaks
Island, ME – Pizza Dinner at the
Church
(3 Church Avenue, Peaks Island, ME 04108)
6:00 P.M. - Rehearsal
7:00 P.M. - Final
concert preparations
7:30 P.M. - CONCERT
9:40 P.M. - Return
ferry back to Portland, Maine
10:10 P.M - Guys
& Girls Night Activities
11:15 P.M. - Evening
Praise & Worship
12:15 P.M. - Lights-out!
Saturday, April 14, 2012 – Day Trip Along
Coastal Maine
8:15 A.M. - Wake-up!
(Come to
breakfast dressed in casual clothes for sight-seeing activities below. Pack your concert attire in your garment bag
to take on the bus when we depart at 10:00am)
9:15 A.M. - Breakfast
in the Hotel lobby
10:00 A.M. - Departure
for sight-seeing and trip along Maine Coastal Route 1
Sight-seeing: Shopping at the Freeport
outlets. Stops in the picturesque towns
of Damariscotta and Rockland. The Wyeth Museum.
4:30 P.M. - Arrival
at Littlefield Memorial Baptist Church,
Rockland, ME
(1
Waldo Avenue, Rockland, ME 04841)
Unloading of
equipment and warm-up
5:00 P.M. - Dinner
at Church
5:45 P.M. - Rehearsal
6:30 P.M. - Final
concert preparations
7:00 P.M. - CONCERT
8:30 P.M. - Departure
for Portland Maine
10:30 P.M. - Return
to Hotel
Tour skits
and devotions
12:00 P.M. - Lights-out!
Sunday, April 15, 2012
7:00 A.M. - Wake-up!
(Come to
breakfast dressed in your concert attire.
Pack a casual outfit for the bus ride home into your carry on bag.)
7:45 A.M. - Breakfast
– Students load luggage onto bus
8:45 A.M. - Departure
for Cape Elizabeth, ME
9:00 A.M. - Arrival
at Cape Elizabeth United Methodist
Church
(280
Ocean House Road, Cape Elizabeth, ME 04107)
Warm-up and
logistical rehearsal
10:00 A.M. - SERVICE
11:15 A.M. - Luncheon
at the Church
(Change into casual clothes for bus at the end
of the luncheon)
12:30 P.M. - Departure
for AACS, Severn, MD
Dinner
en route
11:00 P.M. - Students
are picked up at Annapolis Area Christian School
(109 Burns Crossing Road, Severn, MD 21144)
12:00 A.M. We will have the students call their parents
when we are 60-90
minutes
away from returning to AACS.
Tour 2012 Prayer Requests:
Prayer Request #1
Spiritual Protection
Prayer Request #2
Musical Performances
-
for excellence, for our audiences to be blessed
by the musical gifts that God has given us
Prayer Request #3
Safety
- traveling mercies, personal safety of the
students, and all the logistics that need to come in to place to have a
successful tour
Prayer Request #4
Experience for the Students
-
that it will be a rich time spiritually for our
students
Prayer Request #5
Conduct
-
that all we do, our actions and thoughts, will
glorify the Lord and bless and love others
Prayer Request #6
Relationships
- that we will love and support each other, as
fellow choir members, at all times. That
we can let little offenses go
Prayer Request #7
Health
- health of our students, chaperones and
directors, to get rest and proper hydration
A Few Pictures from the Tour Send off Concert:
May God's name be glorified through us this week as we sing his praise!
It is the Lord who goes before you. He will be with you; he will not leave you or forsake you. Do not fear or be dismayed.
Deuteronomy 31:8
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