Arts/Social Justice Opportunities/Service:

Elijah Performances, Saturday, Sept.13 and Sunday, Sept.14th: Penn State Christian Grads and State College Evangelical Free Church are thrilled to be co-hosting two performances of Elijah here in State College! Elijah is a dramatic storytelling of 1 Kings 17 - 2 Kings 2, performed by professional Biblical storyteller Simon Camilleri of The Backyard Bard, a Christian theatre group based in Melbourne, Australia, which specializes in Biblical storytelling. This will be a fantastic and unique event to which to invite both your Christian and non-Christian friends! Here's the information for the two
shows that are scheduled here in State College: All tickets will cost $5 and be available at the door for both performances. Kids age 12 & under will be admitted for free. If you'd like more information, please contact Jared Lee at lee.jared@gmail.com, or visit The Backyard Bard's website for Elijah (www.thebackyardbard.com/elijah).

Saturday, 13 September 2008, at 7:30pm
Worship Hall, Pasquerilla Spiritual Center
Penn State University
University Park, PA 16802

Sunday, 14 September 2008, at 7:30pm
State College Evangelical Free Church
1243 Blue Course Drive
State College, PA 16801

For the storytelling workshop:
Thu 11 Sep - 6:30pm-10:30pm - State College E-free: Simon is going to teach us how to do Biblical storytelling! He'll teach us the four P's of storytelling: Philosophy, Process, Presentation & Performance! No experience necessary!

9/14 Myanmar Missions Trip: Info Meeting in Fellowship Hall at Calvary Baptist Church, 1pm (trip dates: 12/27/08-1/12/09). Questions or for trip application contact: Rick Bates, rmb30@psu.edu (www.calvarysc.org/missions).

Adopt Boy in Rwanda: Additional sponsors are needed for the Adopt-A-Child program at the Umuryango Boy’s Home in Byimana, Rwanda (www.umuryango.org). For more info contact Matthew Heinz, heinzmatthew@gmail.com.

Arts/Music/Justice Tour: Saturday, October 4, 2008, 4:00pm - 11:00pm at Messiah College, Grantham, PA: Critically-acclaimed singer-songwriter Sara Groves has gathered a group of fellow-acclaimed artists and friends Brandon Heath, Derek Webb, Sandra McCracken and author/artist Charlie Peacock, for her ART*MUSIC*JUSTICE tour this fall, which will benefit both the International Justice Mission and Food For the Hungry. The International Justice Mission (www.IJM.org) is a human rights agency that secures justice for victims of slavery, sexual exploitation and other forms of violent oppression. Food for the Hungry (www.FH.org) works in more than 26 developing countries providing disaster and emergency relief, and implementing sustainable development programs to transform communities physically and spiritually. With dates running from Sept 19th through October 26th, the tour is a unique concert opportunity to add to the beauty, seek justice and give God praise. Desiring to further educate the church on God's heart for justice, gain advocates for the oppressed, and show evidence of a God at work in this world. Each evening will bring inspired music and stories of God's people in action and their heroic experiences across the globe. Incredible stories of rescue from the International Justice Mission will be told, while giving audience members the opportunity to be involved in Groves 'adopted' village in Rwanda thru Food for the Hungry.

Interested in going? Contact: Hannah Ingram, handal33@gmail.com.

http://www.saragroves.com/concerts/artmusicjusticetour/ and http://www.myspace.com/artmusicjustice