“Therefore the Lord himself will give you a sign. Behold, the virgin shall conceive and bear a son, and shall call his name Immanuel!” Is. 7:14
Praise to the King of Heaven, Jesus, for the joy He brings as we worship Him! Our Christmas events have been full of joy as we helped lead worship at Stonecrest Retirement Center and ministered at 4 Christmas parties at Hosanna! What fun to have the kids (and kids at heart) at the events to come up and join us on “Drummer Boy” and other songs! Thanks to everyone who was able to come, dance, and be a blessing!
Thank you also for the prayers of those who couldn’t participate on site!! Please pray for the small group ministering at LovePower Ministries on Christmas Day, too!
Thank you also for contributing to and putting together the blessing bags for the homeless!
We hope you have a wonderful Christmas with your families and friends and enjoy the two week Christmas break! We will see you in two weeks on Tuesday, January 10, 2017!
Due to expected weather conditions the Uniquely Gifted Christmas Event has been rescheduled to Tuesday, Dec. 20! We will practice at 5:45 pm for the 6:30 pm event. We will be at Hosanna! and not have class at Faith Covenant Church that day. Please let us know if you can join us!
Date and Time:
Location: Hosanna!: 9600 163rd Street, Lakeville, MN
We are in room 5, left side of hallway to the left of Door #1 (under the Noah’s Ark) on Wednesday and Friday.
Practice: Please arrive 45 minutes before the party.
Possible Songs:
What to wear: Females will wear WHITE/WHITE.
Thanks for bringing the joy of the Lord to others this Christmas at Hosanna! and LovePower!! See previous post for more details about the F2D Christmas Party on Tuesday, 12/13!
1. Hosanna!
Dates and Times:
Location: Hosanna!: 9600 163rd Street, Lakeville, MN
We are in room 5, left side of hallway to the left of Door #1 (under the Noah’s Ark) on Wednesday and Friday; and in the activity room or room across from it on Thursday (by Door #3).
Practice: Please arrive 45 minutes before each party.
Possible Songs:
What to wear: Females will wear WHITE/WHITE so time is needed to get each dancer outfitted with a white skirt. Males will wear WHITE top/BLACK bottoms
2. Freedom to Dance Christmas Party – On Tuesday, Dec. 13, after ministering at New Friends Party, around 6:30 pm we will have our F2D Christmas Party; please bring a dish to share! Also bring items for Blessing Bags; we will be making them at this time!
3. LovePower Ministries- We will be dancing at the Christmas morning service at 10 a.m. LovePower Ministries on Sunday, December 25.
Date and Time: Sunday, Dec. 25, 9:15 am practice for 10 am start
Location: LovePower Ministries: 1407 Washington Avenue South Minneapolis, MN 55454
Extra Opportunities:
1. Presbyterian Homes- Some have requested additional rehearsal time, so one of our members suggested we dance at Stonecrest’s afternoon service. They will give us space to rehearse all the songs.
Date and Time: Sunday, Dec. 11, 12:15 practice for 1 pm service
Location: Stonecrest Retirement Community, 8725 Promenade Ln, Woodbury, MN 55125
Songs for service:
2. Breakthrough Ministries- All dancers are invited to come free dance at Breakthrough’s Christmas service during worship at their new location.
Date and Time: Sunday, Dec. 18, 6 p.m.
Location: Historic Wesley Center, 101 E. Grant St., Minneapolis, MN 55403
Parking: Please follow this parking link to get information if you plan to come! For Christmas celebration options 2 or 3 are best.
The Freedom to Dance Christmas Party will be in Room 5 at Hosanna! in Lakeville at approximately 6:30 pm! Enter Door # 1 and go down hallway on left (look for the Noah’s Ark mural)! Room 5, on left hand side about midway down, will also be our staging area for the dances. We look forward to seeing you on Tuesday (12/13)!!
Please bring a dish to share! We’ll start after we dance for the “New Friends” Christmas Party; even if you are unable to come in time to dance, please come when you can to join us!!
We will be putting together the Blessing Bags after we eat. Hopefully each family will be able to take home with them a bag to give away!
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Thank you all for coming early or staying late last night! God is putting everything together!
Thanks also for the new donations as well!! Here is an updated list:
We will be putting the bags together during our Christmas party next week at Hosanna! Please bring any further donations for the Blessing Bags and plastic bags for Halfens’ mats for the homeless project on Tuesday, December 13! Thanks so much!
This is what a formerly homeless man, who is now a regular volunteer at Breakthrough, said about the plarn mats: “ This is a great cause. My sleeping bags would get wet< when I was under the bridge.”
Remember to bring your donations tonight for the 12 Blessing Bags we hope to make at the Christmas party! Also, we will be collecting clean, empty plastic bags (may have holes in them) for a Freedom to Dance family that is making mats for the homeless out of plarn (plastic yarn).
Informational video on mats: https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=hU3uBCgMaNA
Here are the donations we have (or been told are coming) so far:
Our final practice is today Tuesday, Dec 6, for our Christmas dances! We are requesting that the Joy Dancers stay later (6:45 pm) and the Glory Dancers come earlier (7:15 pm), so we have an opportunity to put all the parts for “O Come, O Come Emmanuel” together!
We realize this is a late notice, so please do the best you can to rearrange your schedules!
Thanks so much! To God be all the glory!
All Freedom To Dance members and families are invited to the following events at Hosanna Church! and Love Power Ministries! Please plan now to join us!! We’ll have a sign up sheet at class, so you can let us know which ones you can attend. Thanks for bringing the joy of the Lord to others this Christmas through praising and dancing for Jesus, the coming King!!
1. Hosanna! We will be dancing at several Christmas parties at Hosanna! Lutheran Church in Lakeville.
We are invited to dance for the Widows Group on Thursday morning again this year! We hope homeschoolers will be able to join us!!
Dates and Times:
Location: Hosanna! Door #1: 9600 163rd Street, Lakeville, MN (last year we were in room 5, left hand hallway under the Noah’s Ark) on Wednesday and Friday; and in the activity room or room across from it on Thursday (by Door #3).
Practice: Please arrive 45 minutes before each party.
Possible Songs:
What to wear: Females will wear WHITE/WHITE so time is needed to get each dancer outfitted with a white skirt. Males will wear WHITE top/BLACK bottoms Please start looking now for modest, all white tops and pants/capris/culottes for your dancer(s) to wear, if you do not currently have them. We have a few extras, but not enough for everyone. 🙂
2. Freedom to Dance Christmas Party – On Tuesday, Dec. 13, after ministering at New Friends Party around 6:30 pm we will have our F2D Christmas Party; please bring a dish to share! Also bring items for Blessing Bags; we will be making them at this time!
3. LovePower Ministries- We will be dancing at the Christmas morning service at LovePower Ministries on Sunday, December 25.
Location: LovePower Ministries: 1407 Washington Avenue South Minneapolis, MN 55454
We are grateful for the families of Freedom to Dance, who bless our lives and join us in coming before the Lord with thanksgiving and praise as we dance for Him! We also thank God for all those who cover this ministry in prayer!
Have a blessed and happy Thanksgiving Day with your families!
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