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On Sunday (April 17) our choir presented the Easter Cantata: "A Time for Alleluia" at both our Traditional and Contemporary Services. A video can be viewed by clicking HERE ... On Good Friday (April 22) there will be a special service at 12 noon with guest speaker Drew Spanding, founder of "Big Ticket Festival". ... Sisters in Christ Women's Retreat ~ May 13th and 14th ~ Click Here for details ... The March ~ April 2011 Newsletter is now online Click Here or "Newsletter" on the menu bar above this message ... On November 6 the 4th Annual Ionia Pipe Organ Festival was held in our Sanctuary. Video selections can be viewed by clicking HERE ... 2 new Sunday school classes for Middle school and High school age students. Every Sunday (except Communion Sunday, 1st of every month) at 9:30 attend the first worship service, hear Pastor Larry's sermon and then be excused to class to discuss his message! ... On Sept. 19 Brill Family & Friends gave a concert in our sanctuary for the benefit of the Pipe Organ Festival. Videos from the concert can be viewed by clicking HERE ... The final Music on the Green concert of the 2010 season was held at 7 PM Sunday September 19th. IHS musicians were showcased. ... ... The Ionia High School Jazz Band went, once again, to Detroit to participate in the International Jazz Festival on Labor Day. A special "Send Off" concert was held on September 3 at 7 PM Click HERE for videos ... Our annual series Music on the Green is now complete. Click HERE for videos ... An "Art Prize" contest was held during the July 13th concert. Click HERE to view winners ... We now have a Facebook page. Click HERE to view ... Ionia First offers two ways to worship. A traditional Methodist service held at 9:30 AM & a contemporary service is held at 11:00 AM ... There is a coffee fellowship every Sunday at 10:30 AM for both services ... DVD videos and audio CDs of our traditional service are available at no cost in the hall outside the sanctuary. We encourage you to share our services with your friends, particularly those who are unable to attend our services

The Ionia Ministerial Association presents

Passion Play 2010

The death and resurrection of Jesus Christ

According to the Gospel of John

The Cast

Jesus Christ:

Elisha Stock*

Pontius Pilate:

Jordan Youngman*

Disciples:

Dyrand Wagner-Peter*

John Lake-John*

Alexandria Allen

Lauren Curtis

Gillian Zohner*

Tiffany Brame*

Bev Brown

Pharisees:

Aaron Zeiset*

Taylor Zohner*

Soldiers:

Jeremiah Freidel-Captain*

Ross Parsons*

Mark Braun

Woman at the fire:

Tiffany Brame*

Jesus' Mother:

Gillian Zohner*

Crowd:

Heather Badder

Ronda Bestrom

Steve Bestrom

Kendra Badder

Phil Kahl

Rev. Kate Huddleson

Susan Miller

Mark Workman

Director:

Rev. Larry Brown

Costumes & Props:

Bev Brown

Ronda Bestrom

Sound Techs:

Joel Kilgore

Forest Schumacher

Spotlights:

Al Sharp

Special thanks to:

Ionia Sentinel Standard

Bill Carr

Ionia Theatre

New Life United Methodist Church-Lakeview

Michelle Nugent

Ionia First UMC

Mary Cusack

Marilyn Nash

Rev. Cliff Allen

*Students from the School of Missionary Aviation Technology

held at our Ionia Co. airport.

DVDs are available at the church (free of charge)

contact Joel Kilgore

joelkilgore@hotmail.com