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The Village Presbyterian Church1300 Shermer Road, Northbrook, Illinois 60062-4577

Office: 847-272-0900 Fax: 847-509-TVPCTVPC Website: www.tvpchurch.org

TVPC e-mail: tvpchurch@tvpchurch.org

Friday, January 16 7:30 pm

Commemorating Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.

and Raising Funds for PADS

Friday February 13 7:30 pm La Caccina

Returning to TVPC on the eve of Valentine’s Day, this acclaimed Chicago women’s chamber choir will sing of first loves, lost loves, and love everlasting. Come join us for an evening of songs that will melt your heart, put a smile on your face, and make you fall in love all over again.

Friday March 13 7:30 pm Lyrebird Ensemble

Ellen Huntington, flute and Lilian Lau, harp will present a concert of delightful gems from the repertoire written specifically for this classic combination of enchanting instrumental colors.

Friday April 17 7:30 pm The Scott Mason Jazz Trio

Comprised of faculty members of Chicago College of Per-forming Arts, Roosevelt University, this much sought-after trio is here to dazzle you with their fascinating music and amazing skills.

Friday May 15 7:30 pm Hymn and Song Fest

A lively festival to unveil our new hymnal, Lift Up Your Hearts. We invite all of you to come to glimpse ways this hymnal might enhance your worship experience each Sunday.

is open to the public with no admission charge. Free will offerings are welcomed at each concert to defray cost. Please direct all inquiries to Dr. Donald Chen at dchen@tvpchurch.org or at 847-272-0900, ext. 144.

June 3, 5, and 6, 7:30 pm North Shore Chamber Music Festival, Season V, concerts.

Concerts of the North Shore Chamber Music Festival, Season V. Please visit www.nscmf.com for program details. TVPC members receive a 25% discount on tickets purchased through Donald Chen. Please contact him at dchen@tvpchurch.org or at 847-272-0900, ext. 144.

Prelude Jesus Loves Me

Welcome

*OPENING HYMN I Dance in the Morning No. 302

Children’s Singing Choir Joshua (Joseph Martin)

Kum Ba Yah (Joel Raney)

Reading

Village Church Choir The Virgin Mary Had a Baby Boy(Philip Stopford)

Jesus, What a Wonderful Child (Rollo Dilworth)

Swing Low, Sweet Chariot(Alice Parker and Robert Shaw)

Soon-Ah Will Be Done(William Dawson)

*HYMN Amen, Amen No. 299

Solo Steal Away(Harry T. Burleigh)

I Stood on the River of Jordan (Harry T. Burleigh)

Deep River(Harry T. Burleigh)

*HYMN I Want Jesus to Walk with Me No. 363

Praise Singers Going to the Holy City(William Martin)

Lord, I Know I Been Changed(Larry Shackley)

Let the Saints Get Up and Sing!(Joel Raney)

Reading

Offering There is a Happy Land(George Shearing)

Amazing Grace(George Shearing)

Solo I Think I Heard Him Say(Gilbert Martin)

My Lord, What a Morning(Hall Johnson)

I Know the Lord Laid His Hands on Me (Edward Boatner)

Duet We are Climbing Jacob’s Ladder(Richard Walters)

*HYMN I’m Gonna Live So God Can Use Me No. 369

Solo Operator(Kirby Shaw)

Reading

*HYMN We Shall Overcome

Solo With Malice Toward None (from the film, Lincoln, John Williams)

Closing Prayer

Readings were taken from the following writing and speech of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.:

1. An open letter written on April 16, 1963 from the Birmingham jail,

2. “I Have a Dream” speech delivered on August 28, 1963 at the Lincoln Memorial, Washington, D.C., and

3. “How Long, Not Long,” speech delivered on the steps of the State Capital in Montgomery, Alabama on March 25, 1965.

* All who are able are asked to stand.

Participants Prelude Dan Herod, harp guitar, the Matheins, Andrew Frese and Audrey LazarWelcome and Reading Rev. Dr. Mike NevlingSoloists (in program order)

Ashley Johnson Barney, Warren Kaplan, Elaine Holmquist, Greg Buell, Denise Knowlton, Sarah Culhane, Susan Mathein and Christopher Martin

Choirs Children’s Singing Choir, Praise Singers, Village Church ChoirPianists: Sharon Peterson, Judy YostOrganist Margaret MartinConductor Donald Chen