This is the September 5th, 2005 edition of Glory2Glory Christian Music E-zine!, a contemporary Christian music and modern Worship newsletter distributed to gospel music enthusiasts around the world. 

 

Please join me in praying for families in New Orleans and the Mississippi Gulf Coast that have been displaced due to the Hurricane Katrina catastrophe.  Also please consider donating to World Vision, a Christian relief organization known worldwide for moving quickly and efficiently when disaster strikes.  World Vision is working with churches and other groups to distribute urgently needed supplies to the hurricane victims, so to donate, click here or copy & paste this URL in your browser’s address field:  www.worldvision.org   

 

IN THE NEWS: 

Solo artist and 4HIM member MARK HARRIS is performing a free concert for Hurricane Katrina evacuees near his hometown on Wednesday (September 7th.)  Over 250 displaced refugees are currently living in the Robertsdale, Alabama First Baptist Church and Harris says he wants to provide some encouragement and a reprieve from the tragic event.  “It is a very sad situation for anyone who had coastal property on Mobile Bay, Dauphin Island, and anything further west,” according to Harris.  “The wind damage was not that bad but the water damage was the worst it has ever been.  I have lived here all my life and been through all the major hurricanes, Camille, Frederick, Ivan, etc., but this is by far the worst because of the size and the overall scope of damage.  Please keep us all in your prayers as we on the Gulf Coast clean up and pick up the pieces,” the singer added.

 

Harris, who lives in Mobile, is asking for donations for First Baptist Church of Robertsdale to help them continue to send trucks every day to damaged communities in the area, providing these storm victims with food and water.  You can send checks to:  First Baptist Church of Robertsdale, Attn: Katrina Relief Fund, 22703 Racine St., Robertsdale, AL 36567. <><

 

Project Restore, the gospel music industry’s official crisis response organization, is helping Hurricane Katrina evacuees in the Gulf Coast states.  The Gospel Music Association is partnering with the Gospel Music Channel (GMC) for a live benefit concert on Thursday, Sept. 22nd.  The televised event will be held at the Centennial Olympic Park in downtown Atlanta and will air live on GMC from 6:00 PM to 9:00 PM (CDT) and on PAX TV from 7:00 – 9:00 PM (CDT). 

 

Also Project Restore’s website (www.ProjectRestore.org) is encouraging donations to Project Restore’s partner, World Vision, and other agencies which are providing disaster relief for the affected areas.  Since the concert is still in the planning stages, World Vision has already begun shipping emergency supplies and other essential items to those on the Gulf Coast who were devastated by Hurricane Katrina.  Truckloads of supplies from World Vision sites in Dallas, Washington, D.C., Pittsburgh and Denver are being sent to the stricken areas and distributed through a network of local churches, faith-based organizations and other partners, such as the American Red Cross. <><

 

Worship artist JASON MORANT, who lives in New Orleans, lost his home and his band’s equipment in Katrina’s fury, but the singer’s sister in Slidell, Louisiana, saw the hurricane’s eyewall pass right over her hometown.  Morant and his manager Jay Hall, assisted by Rocketown Records and World Vision, are trucking relief supplies to his sister’s church, which has set up a shelter for residents who stayed and rode out the violent storm.  A recent eleven vehicle caravan was also filled with music industry volunteers from Franklin, Tennessee. <><  

 

SOUNDBYTES: 

THIRD DAY has released the first single from their upcoming new album early.  "Cry Out to Jesus," which is also being played by some mainstream radio stations as the theme of hope for Hurricane Katrina recovery efforts, is accompanied by a PSA recorded by the band directing people to World Vision's website (www.WorldVision.org) for donations to the relief efforts. <>< CASTING CROWNS will donate all of the proceeds from their Oct. 20th. concert in Baton Rouge, Louisiana, to Katrina’s victims.  In only one week, Baton Rouge has doubled its population with the addition of refugees from nearby disaster-stricken New Orleans. <>< Gospel singer and American Idol finalist GEORGE HUFF has also been affected by Hurricane Katrina, which destroyed his family's home in the “Big Easy.”  Huff, who lived with his mother and siblings in New Orleans, says that he and fourteen of his relatives are now staying at his brother's house in Dallas. <>< Singer and comedian MARK LOWRY is headlining a benefit concert for hurricane victims at Chilhowee Hills Baptist Church in Knoxville, Tennessee on September 27th.  Other artists also scheduled to appear with Lowry include KIRK TALLEY, THE BLACKWOOD QUARTET and LORDSONG (for more info, visit www.chilhoweehills.org.) <><

 

THIS WEEK’S ARTIST BIRTHDAYS:

Tues., Sept. 6^th - Matt Stanfield (PLUMB)

Thurs., Sept. 8th - Peter Furler (NEWSBOYS), Stacy Jones (GRITS)

Sun., Sept. 11th - Crystal Lewis, Maria Muldaur

 

UPCOMING CONCERTS & EVENTS IN THE SOUTHWEST:

 

(NOTE:  CONCERTS SCHEDULED IN THE NEW ORLEANS & GULFPORT AREAS HAVE NOT YET BEEN OFFICIALLY CANCELLED DUE TO THE HURRICANE KATRINA CATASTROPHE, SO PLEASE CHECK WITH THE VENUE BEFORE TRAVELING!)

 

Sept. 3rd – Shane & Shane with Monk & Neagle--Word of Life Church, Shreveport, LA

Sept. 8th - Phillips, Craig & Dean--Louisiana College, Pineville, LA

Sept. 8th – “Fusion 05” with Jason Morant--Chi Alpha Campus Ministries/Louisiana Tech University, Ruston, LA

Sept. 17th – Rachael Lampa--Lake Charles Civic Center, Lake Charles, LA

Sept. 18th - Shane & Shane & Mitch McVicker--Rose Heights Church of God, Tyler, TX 

Sept. 29th - Natalie Grant--West Monroe, LA (venue TBA)

Oct. 1st - Audio Adrenaline, Pillar, Superchic[k], Sanctus Real & Kids in the Way--Pine Bluff Convention Center, Pine Bluff, AR

Oct. 1st – “Post Football Game Rally” with TheAfters--Thomas Assembly Center/LA. Tech University, Ruston, LA (9:00 PM)

Oct. 7th - Randy Travis--Mississippi State Fair, Jackson, MS

Oct. 11th – FFH--Mississippi State Fair, Jackson MS

Oct. 13th - Big Daddy Weave & Ginny Owens—Brookwood Baptist, Shreveport, LA

Oct. 14th - Casting Crowns & Building 429--Park Hill Baptist, North Little Rock, AR

Oct. 14th – “A Mother & Daughter Event: The SHE Concert” with Rebecca St. James & Evie Karlsson--First Baptist, Gulfport, MS

Oct. 19th – Avalon--Washington Parish Free Fair, Franklinton, LA

Oct. 21st – Todd Agnew, Starfield & Inhabited--Louisiana College, Pineville, LA

Oct. 23rd - Point of Grace--First Baptist, Natchez, MS

Oct. 23rd - Chris Tomlin, Matt Redman & Louie Giglio--Immanuel Baptist, Little Rock, AR

Oct. 26th – “A Collision” Tour with David Crowder Band & Shane and Shane—First Baptist, Jackson MS

Oct. 27th – “Strong Tower Tour” with Kutless, KJ-52, Krystal Meyers & Disciple—North Monroe Baptist, Monroe, LA (produced by glory2glory productions)

Oct. 28th - Yolanda Adams & Israel Houghton--Thaila Mara Hall, Jackson, MS

Nov. 4th – Casting Crowns & Building 429--First Baptist, Jackson, MS

Nov. 6th – Stryper--House of Blues, New Orleans, LA

Nov. 10th - Big Daddy Weave & Ginny Owens—First Baptist, West Monroe, LA

Nov. 11th–13th - “Ark-La-Tex Festival” with Franklin Graham, Nicole C. Mullen & Salvador—CenturyTel Center, Bossier City, LA   

Nov. 13th – Jeremy Camp, Bethany Dillon & TheAfters--Clear Channel Metroplex, Little Rock, AR

Nov. 20th-22nd – Salvador, Overflow & Brock Gill--Youth Evangelistic Celebration (Southern Baptist Convention), Alexandria, LA

Jan. 31st, 2006 - Acquire the Fire: Run to the Battle—Municipal Auditorium, Shreveport, LA

March 31st, 2006 - Women of Faith - Extraordinary Faith w/ Sandi Patty—CenturyTel Center, Bossier City, LA

(for the latest concert news, visit:  www.glory2gloryproductions.com)

 

UPCOMING CCM, GOSPEL, & VIDEO RELEASES:

Sept. 6th—

Falling Into Place—Falling Into Place (Word of Mouth Records)

Various—Gospo Classics Vol. 1 (GospoCentric Records)

Club J—Spin (Integrity Music)

Faithful Central—Zion Rejoice (Integrity Gospel)

Alvin Slaughter—The Faith Life (Integrity Gospel)

 

Sept. 13th—

Switchfoot—Nothing is Sound (Sparrow Records)

Shane & Shane—Shane & Shane Live [CD & DVD] (InPop Records)

Seventh Day Slumber—Picking Up The Pieces [re-issue] (BEC Recordings)

Aaron Neville—Aaron Neville Christmas (EMI Gospel)  

Mark Lowry—Mark Lowry Goes To Hollywood [CD-Rom/DVD/VHS] (Gaither Music Group)

Rita Springer—I Have To Believe (Floodgate Records)

CeCe Winans—Purified [Dual Disc] (Pure Springs Gospel)

Bishop Eddie Long And The New Birth Total Praise Choir—For Such a Time as This (EMI Gospel)

Byron Cage—An Invitation To Worship (Gospo Centric)

Da' T.r.u.t.h.—The Faith (Cross Movement Records)

Disciple—Disciple [DualDisc] (S/R/E Recordings)

Hillsong—God He Reigns [CD & DVD] (Hillsong/Integrity Music)

Debra Killings—Ready Or Not (Verity Records)

Reuben Morgan—World Through Your Eyes (Rocketown Records)

the ric blair band—Fields of Freedom (Martingale Music/Celtic Isle Records)

Various—Verity's First Decade: Christmas (Verity Records)

Walt Disney Records Read Alongs—Sunday Morning Series: David and Goliath (Walt Disney Records)

Walt Disney Records Read Alongs—Sunday Morning Series: Noah's Ark (Walt Disney Records)

 

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