Karyn Gardner, (540) 228-2176, (540) 655-3646 [email protected] Wishing everyone a happy May Day weekend! Happy Star Wars Day on May 4 to all of us fans of a galaxy far, far away; may the force be with you! Also, cheers to a safe and festive Cinco de Mayo!
At Faith Baptist, there will be a Ladies Fellowship meeting on May 4 at 10 a.m. A Men’s Prayer Breakfast will be held on May 6 at 8 a.m. Happy birthday to Faith Baptist members Mary Lee Rice and Charles O’Roark, and happy anniversary to JC and Linda Rice.
At St. John’s Episcopal Church, this past Sunday’s service was Morning Prayer led by Sharon White. Many thanks to her and to church musicians Bert Buford, Courtney VanOsten and Josh Gardner, as well as to Bruce and Diane Skillicorn for hosting and providing refreshments for coffee hour. The Rev. Dr. Jan Fuller will lead a Holy Eucharist service this Sunday, May 3. Happy birthday to St. John’s members Jim White and Tim Thieleke.
This past Saturday, my husband, Josh Gardner, had the privilege to perform with the Rockbridge Symphony Orchestra for their spring concert, “Song of the Earth.” Josh performed with the Orchestra on his euphonium for Peter Del Vecchio’s Divertimento No. 1 in G minor. The entire concert was a great success as the Orchestra’s phenomenal performance, which also included Alessandro Marcello’s Oboe Concerto in C minor and Antonin Dvorak’s Symphony No. 9 in E minor (“From The New World”), received a well deserved standing ovation.
As we’re now well into the general peak of morel season, mushroom hunters are bound to be out and foraging about. Remember to stay safe as you search the surrounding forests and mountains for those delicious fungi.
