Faith briefs: St. Peter's to host French boys choir, Trinity Grace Fellowship VBS & party
St. Peter’s Music Series announces summer concert
St. Peter’s Music Series is excited to announce that it will host the National French boys choir, Maitrise des Hauts de France, under the direction of Jerome Cupelli, in a performance of sacred and classical music at 7 p.m. on July 22 at St. Peter’s Catholic Church, 60 S. Mulberry St.
The concert is a return performance. The choir was last here in 2015.
Cupelli has been the director of Maitrise des Hauts de France since 2010. A professional journalist, Cupelli is a regional delegate of the Fédération Française des Petits Chanteurs (Pueri Cantores) for the region of Upper France. He runs choir training sessions all across Northern France.
Admission to the concert is free and open to the public. A free will offering will be taken up to support the choir on their tour. Additional information is available by calling the St. Peter’s Music Series at 419-524-2572, ext. 2113.
Trinity Grace Fellowship to host VBS, community block party
Trinity Grace Fellowship, 1592 Grace St., Mansfield, will hold Vacation Bible School from July 16 through July 20, from 6 to 8:30 p.m.
VBS, coordinated and directed by Laura Stake, is for children in kindergarten through sixth grade. The theme for VBS is "Keepers of the Kingdom." The setting is a medieval castle. Children will learn about how to put on the armor of God (from Ephesians chapter 6) through fun Bible lessons, crafts, snacks and games.
Trinity Grace Fellowship will also celebrate its new denomination, new name and new pastor, Larry Carnes, with a community block party from 3 to 5 p.m. on July 23. Everyone is welcome. The Sonshine Band will perform. There will be water games to play and hotdogs to eat.
Carnes, an Akron native, became pastor of Trinity Grace Fellowship effective July 1. He has served several United Methodist churches for more than 23 years — Brinkhaven, Sparta, Nashville, Sugarcreek, Batemantown and Waterford.
Trinity's Sunday morning worship begins at 9:30. Trinity now is a member of the Global Methodist Church denomination.
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