COME, SEE and HEAR The NEW EARTH BAND at these FOLLOWING EVENTS. WE’LL FILL YOUR TANK and CHARGE YOUR BATTERIES, THEN WE’LL SEND YOU OUT WITH A FIRE IN THE BELLY, TO SHARE THE GOOD NEWS – BECAUSE GOD CAN’T DRIVE A PARKED CAR !!!
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WARREN L. ”Mose” BOYER (10/11/1927 - 09/13/2011)
With much sadness we announce the passing of NEW EARTH BAND fiddler and bassist Warren “Mose” Boyer on Tuesday, September 13, 2011. A most earnest, courteous, respectful, gentle man, and a true master musician, “The Moser” was one-of-a-kind, irreplaceable indeed. He will be missed by fellow Band members, as well as by the countless numbers of followers who loved “Mose” throughout his astounding, seven-decade musical legacy.
Services were held Monday, September 19, 2011 at St. John’s (Hain’s) UCC, Wernersville, PA.
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Thursday, May 24, 2012, 1p – The hills of Fleetwood PA, home of General Motors’ top-of-the-line Cadillac Fleetwood plant in a bye-gone generation, will ring with loose and easy, good-time, Country Gospel music, as The NEW EARTH BAND comes to Grand View Manor (www.gvmanor.com) , 129 Houck Road, Fleetwood PA for a matinee!
Tuesday, June 5, 2012, 2p - The call has gone out to round up The NEW EARTH BAND and bring ‘em back to Columbia Cottage (www.columbiacottages.com), 3121 State Hill Road, Wyomissing, PA, for an easy late-Spring afternoon of good-time rural Gospel music for the residents.
Thursday, June 14, 2012, 10:20a - The NEW EARTH BAND turns back the clock with a bouncing-good mix of Country Gospel music at the Lititz Senior Center, 201 East Market Street, Lititz, PA (lititzseniorcenter@dejazzd.com).
Friday, June 15, 2012, 2p – Director Deb Liney, of the Memory Care Unit of Keystone Villa at Douglassville, 1152 Ben Franklin Highway East, in Douglassville PA (www.keystonevillaatdouglassville.com), has invited The NEW EARTH BAND to bring in a whole hay-wagon of bouncing-good, rural Gospel music for the Fathers’ Day Weekend Celebration - in particular, for special guest and former country singer Paul Faranda, a long-time associate of local music icon Shorty Long, songwriter Johnny Speca, and producer Pat Ferrara.
Friday, June 22, 2012, 2p - The invitation has gone out forThe NEW EARTH BAND to return to Keystone Villa at Douglassville, 1152 Ben Franklin Highway East, Douglassville PA (www.keystonevillaatdouglassville.com), for a hopping-good-Country Gospel Matinee for the Assisted Living residents and staff.
Tuesday, July 3, 2012, 6p - The NEW EARTH BAND returns to the beautifulVilla St. Elizabeth, 1201 Museum Road, Reading, PA 19611 (www.villapa.com), for a pre-Independence Day evening of Country Gospel Music.
Friday, August 10, 2012, 2p - Activities Director Sandra Breneman wants more of that good old Country Gospel Music for the residents of The Zerbe Sisters Nursing Center, 2499 Zerbe Road, Narvon, PA (www.zerbesisters.com), so the bugle has sounded once more, summoning The NEW EARTH BAND to answer the call !
Saturday, August 18, 2012, 3p - It’ll be that rag-tag bunch of old geezers, The NEW EARTH BAND at Zion’s Spies Evangelical Reformed Church, 318 Spies Church Road, Reading, PA 19606 (www.zionspieser.org), for a mid-summer matinee of loose-and-easy, hopping-good-time, Country Gospel Music in the Spies Pavilion, just across the road!
Tuesday, August 28, 2012, 6p - Loose and easy, rural Gospel music will ring through the richly-paneled walls of The Villa St. Elizabeth, 1201 Museum Road, Reading, PA 19611 (www.villapa.com), as The NEW EARTH BAND returns for one more late-Summer evening serenade.
Tuesday, September 4, 2012, 1:30p - The invitation has gone out from Beverly Young, of the West Lawn Seniors, summoning Dave Reinwald Live! and his bassist, The NEW EARTH BAND’s Lee Schappell to supply an hour of musical favorites from the songbooks of John Denver, Elvis Presley, Garth Brooks, George Strait,and Willie Nelson, for their monthly business meeting.
Friday, September 14, 2012, 10a – The NEW EARTH BAND returns to the scene of the good-time with an hour of hopping-good-time country Gospel music for the members of the Cocalico Senior Center, 156 W Main Street, Reinholds, PA 17569-9704 (http://www.cocalicocommunitycenter.com/cocalico-senior-center.php).
Wednesday, September 19, 2012, 6:30p - The Wyomissing Club Senior Apartments (http://www.phoebe.org/communities/berks-county/the-senior-apartments-at-the-wyomissing-club), 501 Walnut Street, Reading, PA will resound with good-time singing and really corny jokes, as Dave Reinwald Live!, accompanied by his grey-geezer bass player, The NEW EARTH BAND’s Lee Schappell, make a return visit to the scene of last April’s Oldies and DooWop night. As always, look for a rich topping of good-time Gospel music!
Saturday, September 29, 2012, 6p – The residents and staff of Elmcroft Assisted Living , 9 Colin Court, in Exeter Township, Reading PA, (www.elmcroftal.com), will be tapping toes and singing along with The NEW EARTH BAND as we deliver an evening of easy, good-time Country Gospel music!
September 30 thru October 8, 2012 - The NEW EARTH BAND’s Lee Schappell will be a participant in the joyous 8-day Feast of Tabernacles camp-meeting celebration, hosted by Bible Explorations (www.BibleExplorations.com), in Terra Bella, CA., bringing with him some of that original, home-grown Country Gospel music. Bible Explorations streams conservative, Biblically-grounded Christian programming on its www.BibleExplorations.com website, 24 hours a day, seven days a week. Simply log on, click on the “Schedule” icon, then select “Watch BETV” at the upper-right. Bible Explorations also broadcasts free-to-air, 24/7, via the GloryStar satellite system, on Channel 126. For information on how you can receive the BETV satellite signal, you may inquire by email to john1844@bibleexplorations.info. To learn how you can be a part of the incredible ”taste of Heaven” experience with saints from far and near at this Spring’s Passover celebration, log onto the Bible Explorations website and follow the prompts.
Saturday, October 20, 2012, 8p - The NEW EARTH BAND has received a warm invitation from James Harvey to pack up its liveliest and best Country Gospel Music and bring it to The Holy Grounds Cafe, located at the Hope Valley Church, 501 Graber Alley, Red Hill, PA 18076, for an evening of down-home, fire-in-the-belly Gospel Music.
Thursday, November 15, 2012, 2:30p - Activities Director Lana Fick has summoned The NEW EARTH BAND to a return engagement at Manor Care, 425 Buttonwood Street, West Reading, PA (www.hcr-manorcare.com) for a ‘rousing Country Gospel Matinee Concert for the residents and staff. Special invited guests will be former NEW EARTH BAND vocalist Maureen Henry and former Bobby Rydell backup singer Jackie Starke.
Tuesday, November 27, 2012, 6:30p - Who says lightning doesn’t strike four times in the same place? The conventional “Family Night” will morph into The Grand Ole Opry at the beautiful Hearthstone at Maidencreek (www.hearthstonehealthgroup.com) , 105 Dries Road, Reading PA , as The NEW EARTH BAND, once more disguised as the infamous, yet endearing, Little Buford and The Hicks brings with them a wagonload of their good-time Country and Gospel mix.
Wednesday, November 28, 2012, 2p - The Thanksgiving festivities are over, the dishes have been washed and put away, but the “turkeys” are headed back to The Zerbe Sisters Nursing Center, 2499 Zerbe Road, Narvon, PA (www.zerbesisters.com). At the beckoning of Activities Director Sandra Breneman, The NEW EARTH BAND revisits the Zerbe diggs for just one more round of hopping-good-time rural Gospel music, to delight the residents and staff.
Saturday, December 8, 2012, 2p - The NEW EARTH BAND has accepted the invitation of the Bally Seniors to truck in to their Christmas Luncheon a sleigh-ful of loose and easy, hopping-good-time Country Gospel Music, with a generous topping of Christmas cheer, at the Bally Mennonite Church http://www.ballymc.org/ballymc), 1481 Route 100, Bally PA.
Thursday, December 20, 2012, 2p - It’s “deja-vu, all over again … again“! as Activities Director Bonnie Payne, of ManorCare (www.hcr-manorcare.com), 3000 Windmill Road, Sinking Spring PA has placed her stamp of approval on the return of The NEW ERTH BAND for an encore of last year’s mid-afternoon Country Gospel Fest, with a touch of Christmas.
Monday, December 31, 2012, 9p to 12:30a - The New Year will come in with a roar … of laughter and Oldies-But-Goodies and Doo-Wop, that is, at The Wyomissing Club Senior Apartments (http://www.phoebe.org/communities/berks-county/the-senior-apartments-at-the-wyomissing-club), 501 Walnut Street, Reading, PA, courtesy of Dave Reinwald Live!, along with that old, grey-geezer on the bass, The NEW EARTH BAND’s Lee Schappell. As is their custom, you can expect a sprinkling of good-time Gospel music before the evening is through!
Friday, January 4, 2013, 2:30p - From activities guru Sandy Speltz has come the invitation to The NEW EARTH BAND for an encore of last May’s hoppin’-good-time rural Gospel music at The Berkshire Center (http://www.genesishcc.com/index.cfm?facility_id=9&page_id=3).
Tuesday, January 8, 2013, 1:30p - The New Year begins with a bang as Dave Reinwald Live! and his accomplice, bassist Lee Schappell, from The NEW EARTH BAND, return to the St. John’s Prime Timers (http://www.catholic-church.org/baptist-delasalle/), at St. John Baptist de la Salle Church, Kerrick Road and Mitti Road, Shillington PA, for an early-afternoon mix of Oldies and DooWop, with a likely topping of good-time Gospel!
Tuesday, February 19, 2013, 1p – That happy bunch of UGI Seniors has invited The NEW EARTH BAND to bring in a truckload of loose and easy, good-time Country Gospel music to their monthly meeting at St. John’s Reformed Church, , 4001 Penn Avenue, Sinking Spring, PA, 19608 (www.stjohnsss.org)
April 2013 - The NEW EARTH BAND’s Lee Schappell is making plans to participate in the joyous 8-day Passover camp-meeting celebration, hosted by Bible Explorations (www.BibleExplorations.com), in Terra Bella, CA., bringing with him some of that original, home-grown Country Gospel music. Bible Explorations streams conservative, Biblically-grounded Christian programming on its www.BibleExplorations.com website, 24 hours a day, seven days a week. Simply log on, click on the “Schedule” icon, then select “Watch BETV” at the upper-right. Bible Explorations also broadcasts free-to-air, 24/7, via the GloryStar satellite system, on Channel 126. For information on how you can receive the BETV satellite signal, you may inquire by email to john1844@bibleexplorations.info. To learn how you can be a part of the incredible ”taste of Heaven” experience with saints from far and near at this coming Spring’s Passover celebration, log onto the Bible Explorations website and follow the prompts.
ACKNOWLEDGMENTS, SALUTES and THANK-YOU’s :
CRAIG WESLEY FISHER (02/21/1938 – 09/21/2011)
Our hearts are heavy as we announce the passing of a solid friend and music icon, “Mr. Entertainment”, Craig Wes Fisher. Known and loved by all, Craig leaves a hole that will not be filled until we are reunited with him at that great open-jam that will assuredly follow dessert at the Marriage Feast of the Lamb!
What a great time we had with the saints at the Cocalico Senior Center, 156 W Main Street, Reinholds, PA 17569-9704 (http://www.cocalicocommunitycenter.com/cocalico-senior-center.php), Friday, May 11, 2012, as The NEW EARTH BAND brought in a whole wagon-load of easy, hoppin’-good Country Gospel Music for the members. God bless you, Harold!
What an awesome privilege and honor it was for The NEW EARTH BAND to provide an hour of gentle, easy, rural Gospel music during the morning worship hour, Sunday, May 6, 2012, for the North Heidelberg Church (www.uccnhc.org), 211 Sheidy Road, Robesonia, PA 19551. This was Pastor Folk’s final Sundaybefore entering his retirement.
Genuine thanks to the good folks at Zion’s Spies Evangelical Reformed Church, 318 Spies Church Road, Reading PA 19606 (www.zionspieser.org), for the the pleasure of rolling out an evening of good-time, Coountry Gospel music, following Zion Spies’ Annual Banquet at the Fleetwood Grange, 2864 Moselem Springs Road (Rt 662), Fleetwood PA. (www.fleetwoodgrange.org). See you again at your August 18 outing!
Thank you, Ladies! to those classy belles of the St. Lawrence Women’s Club for their warmth and hospitality, as Dave Reinwald Live!, along with his sidekick bassist, The NEW EARTH BAND’s Lee Schappell, delivered a soiree of Oldies But Goodies, with a side order of ’50′s DooWop, and a small pinch of lousy humor – but a good time, just the same! It all shook out at Giannotti’s Country Manor, 3118 Pricetown Road, Fleetwood, PA (http://giannottis.vpweb.com/)
Our deepest condolences go out to the family and many friends of Marilyn “June” Ravel, loyal supporter of The NEW EARTH BAND, who passed away unexpectedly Monday, November 21, 2011. June loved her St. Lawrence Women’s Club, of which she was a past president and fiercely loyal member.
Thanks in a huge way to Joann Rowell, and to the residents and staff of the beautiful Villa St. Elizabeth, 1201 Museum Road, Reading PA (www.villapa.com) for their warmth and genuine response during our tasty, Tuesday, May 1, 2012, after-dinner Gospel Music concert. We will greatly miss Joann’s, smile and friendly ways, as she has now officially retired from full-time duty to concentrate on the Ministry of the Gospel.
Our genuine thanks go out to Activities Director Kendra Master, her on-the-ball staff, and those bubbling-with-joy residents at Keystone Villa at Fleetwood (www.keystonevillaatfleetwood.com), 501 Hoch Road, Blandon PA, for a great time Sunday, April 29 2012, and for the opportunity to lift some spirits while sharing the great news of the Gospel in our music!
A huge ”Danke Schoen” to Maria Shedleski and the Activities Staff of Ephrata Manor (http://www.wellness.com/dir/2502664/nursing-home/pa/ephrata/ephrata-manor), 99 Bethany Road, Ephrata, and to the full-house of residents who attended The NEW EARTH BAND’s Saturday, April 28, 2012 afternoon Country Gospel concert!
Thank you, Amigos! The Wyomissing Club Senior Apartments, 501 Walnut Street, Reading, PA (http://www.phoebe.org/communities/berks-county/the-senior-apartments-at-the-wyomissing-club) were the scene of singing and laughter, as Dave Reinwald Live!, with that grey-geezer bassist, The NEW EARTH BAND’s Lee Schappell, came roaring in for a Spring evening of Oldies and DooWop, with a sprinkling of good-time Gospel music.
A raucus “Thank you” to Activities personnel Todd Cramer and Alison, of Spruce Manor (www.extendicareus.com/sprucemanor), 220 South 4th Avenue, West Reading PA , and to those dear residents who love to sing along, for a most memorable time at our Wednesday, April 18, 20121, Gospel Music Matinee. The NEW EARTH BAND sends its blessing and best wishes to our good friend and ally, retiring Activities Director Lorraine Hubiak, after 17 faithful years of service!
It was a classic replay of The Grand Ole Opry at the beautiful Hearthstone at Maidencreek (www.hearthstonehealthgroup.com) , 105 Dries Road, Reading PA , on Tuesday, March 27, 2012, as The NEW EARTH BAND, cleverly disguised as the notorious Little Buford and The Hicks trucked in a delightful mix of throwback Classic Country and Old-Time Rural Gospel Music.
What a time! Great fun at Keystone Villa at Douglassville, 1152 Ben Franklin Highway East, in Douglassville PA (www.keystonevillaatdouglassville.com), Friday, March 23, 2012, as The NEW EARTH BAND saluted their special guest Paul Faranda, former country singer and associate of local icons, musician Shorty Long, songwriter Johnny Speca, and record producerPat Ferrara.
Sincere thanks to Pastor Mike McCabe, of the Kenhorst Boulevard SDA Church, (www.kenhorstchurch.com) 333 Kenhorst Boulevard, Reading PA, for entrusting the pulpit to The NEW EARTH BAND’s Lee Schappell for his message at the worship hour, titled “Knowing God”, Sabbath, March 17, 2012.
A loud and raucus shout-out to the “Over-50″ group of St. Luke’s Evangelical Congregational Church (www.stlukesshillington.com) , 315, W. Broad St., Shillington, PA, for an absolutely delightful reception and participation in The NEW EARTH BAND’s mid-day, hopping-good-time, rural Gospel concert, Tuesday, March 13, 2012..
Thanks a million to Activities Director Kathy Marabella, the residents, and staff of Berkshire Commons (www.genesishcc.com), 5485 Perkiomen Avenue, Reading PA, for a genuinely warm reception and for their participation in our Thursday, February 23, 2012 Matinee Gospel Jamboree.
Zowee! What a time! as Dave Reinwald Live!, accompanied by his gray-geezer side-kick, The NEW EARTH BAND’s Lee Schappell on bass, brought a slate of Oldies, Doo-Wop, and a topping of Good-time Gospel Music to the UGI Seniors’ meeting at St. John’s Reformed Church (www.stjohnsss.org), 4001 Penn Avenue, Sinking Spring, PA, 19608 (610-678-1446).
A great time it was, and for a most worthy cause! The locally-based Holly Heilman Cancer Fund (http://hollyheilmancancerfund.org) held its annual Benefit Dinner and Concert, Saturday evening, February 18, 2012, at Kissinger’s Lutheran Church (www.kissingerslc.org), 715 Berkshire Blvd, Wyomissing PA, with music courtesy of Dave Reinwald Live! accompanied byThe NEW EARTH BAND’s Lee Schappell on bass. All of the proceeds were donated to the unique ministry of The Holly Heilman Cancer Fund, which will be featured on the BCTV spotlight program, “Good News People”, Tuesday evening, February 28, at 7:30p, hosted by Pastor David L. Reinwald. BCTV broadcasts on channel 13 on the Comcast Cable system, and channel 19 with Service Electric Cable. IF YOU MISS IT, or would like to SEE IT AGAIN, you can view “Good News People” encore programs at your convenience by visiting the BCTV website at www.bctv.org and keying into the SEARCH BOX “Good News People”, and then selecting the date of the program you want to view. It’s so easy, a cave man can do it!
Our heartfelt thanks to Rick Knerr and the residents of Manor at Market Square (www.manoratms.com), 803 Penn Street, Reading, PA, for the privilege of delivering the message of the morning, “He Will Share His Throne With You”, at the Saturday, February 18, 2012 worship service, punctuated by a short slate of country-flavored Gospel music.
We salute y’all - saaaaa-loot!! to the residents and staff of HearthStone at Amity (www.hearthstonehealthgroup.com), 139 Old Swede Road, Douglassville, PA for their exceptional warmth and genuine response to our Wednesday, February 2, 2012, afternoon Gospel concert.
A rowdy “Thank you”, as The NEW EARTH BAND were once more the guests of Activities Director Cheryl Anderson and those first-class residents of the exquisitely-beautiful Heritage at Green Hills (www.heritageofgreenhills.com), 200 Tranquility Lane, Reading PA, for a mid-morning Country GospelFest, Wednesday, February 1, 2012.
What a great time we had at The Zerbe Sisters Nursing Center, 2499 Zerbe Road, Narvon, PA (www.zerbesisters.com) on Wednesday, January 25, 2012, as The NEW EARTH BAND presented a bouncing-good matinee of hoppin’-good Country Gospel music for the Zerbe residents and staff! Our sincere thanks to Activities Director Sandra Breneman and her first-class crew !
DUE TO A QUARANTINE CONDITION on Friday, January 13, 2012, The NEW EARTH BAND ’s mid-winter matinee concert at Wyomissing Nursing & Rehabilitation Center (www.wyomissingnursing.com), 1000 East Wyomissing Boulevard, Reading PA, was postponed. We’re hoping to reschedule the event and will post details when we’ve succeeded.
New Year’s Eve will never be the same! Saturday, December 31, 2011 began quite normally – that was until the door blew open and in shuffled the Dave Reinwald Live! gang, consisting of singer-songwriter Dave Reinwald, his lovely wife, Jackie, and that old, gray geezer again, bassist Lee Schappell. Following dinner, it was the Dave Reinwald Live! show at The Sencit Townhouse, 20 South Summit Avenue, Shillington PA, with Oldies galore, Doo-Wop, and a touch of Gospel, till well into the New Year!
A hearty “Saaaa-lute!” to Activities Director Bonnie Payne, her staff, and residents of ManorCare (www.hcr-manorcare.com), 3000 Windmill Road, Sinking Spring PA, for a great time, and for their lively sing-along response as The NEW EARTH BAND returned Thursday, December 22, 2011 for a Country Gospel and Rural Christmas mix!
A rousing Thank-you from The NEW EARTH BAND to the members of the Blandon Senior Citizens for their welcome invitation to provide a mix 0f Country Gospel and Christmas Music following their Wednesday, December 14, 2011 Christmas Dinner and Meeting, at the Fleetwood Grange Hall, Fleetwood PA.
The rafters were ringing, Saturday evening, December 10, 2011, at Kissinger’s Lutheran Church (www.kissingerslc.org), 715 Berkshire Boulevard, Wyomissing PA PA, as The NEW EARTH BAND delivered a truckload of hopping-good Country Gospel and Christmas music mix. They were joined up front by Dave Reinwald, for the concluding, energy-packed, five-song set, which featured strong renditions of Gospel standards “Long Black Train” and “The Unclouded Day”.
Thanks to Rick Knerr and his friendly staff of the Manor at Market Square (www.manoratms.com), 803 Penn Street, Reading, PA, a warm “Thank-You” for the opportunity to conduct the morning worship service and provide some easy Country Gospel music, with lots of singing and genuine response to the message, “He Will Come For Me”, on December 10, 2011.
A most lively evening we had at Providence House, 800 Court Street, in downtown Reading PA (www.providence-house.com), Thursday, December 8, 2011, with an evening of “Oldies But Goodies”, a dash of “DooWop”, and a generous topping of good-old Gospel delivered by Dave Reinwald Live!, accompanied by The NEW EARTH BAND’s Lee Schappell on bass.
A most warm-and-fuzzy “Thank-you” to the lovely ladies of the St. Lawrence Women’s Club for their kindness and genuine Holiday-style response as Dave Reinwald Live! and The NEW EARTH BAND’s Little Buford delivered a lively evening of Gospel and Christmas Music at the Reading Country Club, off Route 422, in Exeter Township (http://www.exetertownship.com/rcc/Pages/Home.aspx), Friday, December 2, 2011.
A standing ovation goes out to the Kissinger’s Lutheran Church family (www.kissingerslc.org), 715 Berkshire Boulevard, Wyomissing PA, and to all the kind folks from the general community who came together on Sunday, November 13, 2011 for The Rocky Mountain Band’s concert for the benefit of The Holly Heilman Cancer Fund (http://hollyheilmancancerfund.org). To listen to audio tracks from previous live performances, please click on the “Pages” link for Dave Reinwald’s Rocky Mountain Band in the upper-right-hand corner of this page, and select from any or all of the six songs listed. Please allow 15 to 30 seconds for the mp3 file to cue up, and turn up your speakers!
A genuine “thank-you” to Lana Fick, the staff, and the residents at Manor Care , 425 Buttonwood Street, West Reading, PA (www.hcr-manorcare.com), for their customary warmth and enthusiastic participation – particularly former Band vocalist Maureen Henry – in The NEW EARTH BAND’s Country Gospel Matinee concert, Thursday, November 10, 2011.
Our gratitude to the dear congregation of the Romanian Community Christian Church, 5th and Chestnut Streets, Reading PA, as The NEW EARTH BAND’s Lee Schappell had the distinct privilege of delivering the main message for the Sabbath morning worship hour, “Israel The Overcomer”, on Saturday, October 29, 2011, which was punctuated, fore and aft, with several precious, old-style, rural Gospel tunes.
Once more, gratitude and blessings to Evangelist John VanDenburgh and his most delightful wife, Clara, for their invitation and inclusion of The NEW EARTH BAND’s Lee Schappell in BETV’s joyous 8-day Feast of Tabernacles camp-meeting celebration, hosted by Bible Explorations (www.BibleExplorations.com), in Terra Bella, CA. Bible Explorations streams conservative, Biblically-grounded Christian programming on its www.BibleExplorations.com website, 24 hours a day, seven days a week. Simply log on and select “Streaming Channel” from the menu. Bible Explorations also broadcasts free-to-air, 24/7, via the GloryStar satellite system, on Channel 126. For information on how you can receive the BETV satellite signal, you may inquire by email to john1844@bibleexplorations.info. To learn how you can be a part of the incredible ”taste of Heaven” experience with saints from far and near at this Spring’s Passover celebration, log onto the Bible Explorations website and follow the prompts.
Danke Schoen! to the residents and staff of Elmcroft Assisted Living , 9 Colin Court, in Exeter Township, Reading PA, (www.elmcroftal.com), for their customary warm welcome and enthusiastic response to our Saturday evening, October 1, 2011 GospelFest!
Congratulations to the congregation of the Community United Church of Christ, 3330 St. Lawrence Avenue, in St. Lawrence, Reading PA, on their Sixtieth Anniversary, and a rousing “ThankYou” for the warmest of receptions as Dave Reinwald Live! accompanied by the Old Gray Geezer, The NEW EARTH BAND’s Lee Schappell provided two hours of Oldies, Doo-Wop, and Gospel, on Sunday, September 18, 2011. And then, there was that great dinner following the celebration! Blessings and thanks!
Muchos gracias! to Activities Gurus Cathy and Mary, of the Wyomissing Nursing & Rehabilitation Center, (www.wyomissingnursing.com), 1000 East Wyomissing Boulevard, Reading, PA, for their customary welcome and warm accommodation as The NEW EARTH BAND brought an hour of mid-afternoon Gospel joy to the residents, staff, and guests, Friday, September 9, 2011.
A tumultuous shout-out to Becky Richards of the Berks County Parks & Recreation Department (parks@countyofberks.com) on behalf of The ROCKY MOUNTAIN BAND, and particularly The NEW EARTH BAND’s Lee Schappell and Markie Miller, for the Department’s kind invitation and wonderful opportunity to be a part of their 2011 Summer Concert Series, Thursday evening, August 4, 2011, at the beautiful Kaercher Creek Park, Hamburg PA.
Thanks a great big bunch to Jen and Lisa at Elmcroft Assisted Living (www.elmcroftal.com), 9 Colin Court, in Exeter Township, Reading PA, for the opportunity to once more lighten the hearts of the residents and staff with our hopping-good-time Country Gospel Music, Saturday, July 30, 2011.
We wish to thank the folks up at Blue Rocks Campground, 341 Sousley Road, Lenhartsville, PA. (www.bluerockscampground.com) for the wonderful opportunity to bring a metric ton of our music to their Father’s Day, Sunday, June 19, 2011, worship service – before the service, during the service, and at the conclusion!
Many thanks to you, Activities Director Sandy Speltz, and your smiling residents at Berkshire Center (http://www.genesishcc.com/index.cfm?facility_id=9&page_id=3) ,5501 Perkiomen Avenue, Reading PA, for a superb welcome and lots of singing seniors, during The NEW EARTH BAND’s afternoon of easy, organic, Country Gospel Music, Wednesday, May 25, 2011.
Merci beaucoup to Blue Rocks Campground, 341 Sousley Road, Lenhartsville, PA, (www.bluerockscampground.com), for the opportunity to provide a short slate of easy rural Gospel music, and then deliver the message “Knowing God” for the morning worship hour, Sunday, May 8, 2011.
Gratitude and God’s blessing to Evangelist John VanDenburgh and his terrific wife, Clara, for their “extra-mile” hospitality as The NEW EARTH BAND’s Lee Schappell was entrusted with the opportunity to speak twice and share a wagonload of easy, rural Gospel music during their joyous 8-day Feast of Passover camp-meeting celebration at Bible Explorations, in Terra Bella, CA (www.BibleExplorations.com), April 18 through April 25, 2011 . Bible Explorations streams its Biblically-grounded, conservative Christian programming on its www.BibleExplorations.com website, 24 hours a day, seven days a week - with a new program each and every hour. Bible Explorations also broadcasts free-to-air, 24/7, via the GloryStar satellite system, on Channel 126. For information as to how you too can be a part of an incredible ”taste of Heaven” experience with saints from far and near, at next Spring’s Passover & Unleavened Bread celebration campmeeting, log onto the Bible Explorations website and follow the prompts. And to view their 24/7 programming, select “Streaming Channel” from the menus.
One huge “Grazie!” goes out to Ed Kurtz and the faithful at The TORCH Community Center (www.torchcc.com), in the ClockTower Plaza, at the intersection of Routes 23/10 and 176, in Morgantown, PA, for such a down-home welcome and warm response as The NEW EARTH BAND ’s Lee Schappell, a.k.a. “Little Buford”, presented an evening of easy rural-flavored Gospel music laced with beyond-honest personal testimony on Sunday evening, April 10, 2011.
Thanks a truckload to Rachel Hefner and Vanessa for bringing The NEW EARTH BAND back once more to The Villa at Morlatton (www.villaatmorlatton.com), 1152 Ben Franklin Highway East, in Douglassville PA, on Friday, April 8, 2011, for a reprise of our lively July 2010 afternoon Gospel-fest.
A great big “Saaaaa-lute!” to Heather Settley, her staff, and the residents of Rittenhouse Senior Living (www.rittenhousesl.com), 2900 Lawn Terrace, Reading PA, for a ‘rousing good time at our Thursday, April 7, 2011 matinee Country Gospel concert!
Gracias, Amigos! to that delightful Young-at-Heart group at The Bridge Church, 3561 Old Route 22, PO Box 422, Hamburg 19526 www.hamburgbridge.com/, Tuesday, March 15, 2011, for sharing a great lunch with us prior to our sharing with them the Good News in our hoppin’-good-time rural Gospel music.
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