Reverend Chandler on Sabatical

From Sept. 1 through Dec. 31, 2011 Reverend David W. Chandler will be on sabbatical.

Sunday Services will be conducted by worship teams and by guest ministers. Pastoral matters will be handled by the Caring Committee. Contact Brian Dustin in the office (http://www.uuchurchsacobiddeford.com/contact.html) for administrative matters or referral. President Paul G. is available for questions or concerns.

Benefit Concert June 4 – “Pretty Girls Sing Soprano”

“Pretty Girls Sing Soprano” will perform live on Saturday, June 4, in the Sanctuary of UUCSB. Jennie Backstrom will open at 7 p.m. Proceeds from the performance will benefit “Women in Harmony,” a 58-voice women’s choir based in Portland, and our Church, which is home to the Saco Coffeehouse.

Our three goals for the evening are to sell-out (200 tickets), raise $1,000 for the church and treat ourselves and the community to a wonderful performance in our beautiful Sanctuary.

Ingrid Ayer-Richardson and Susan Mathews share a love of acoustic and a cappella music. “Pretty Girls Sing Soprano” gave their premiere performance at the Saco Coffeehouse, in our Parish Hall, in the fall of 2010. For those of us there that night—I don’t have to make a “hard sell.” If your calendar is free, I know you will get tickets. For those of us that weren’t—we missed something special! I recently attended the “Women in Harmony” concerts Moving On: Immigration in Song. Ingrid and Susan performed a duet of an original song written by Susan—wow! Don’t miss their encore performance at our church.

Patrick Colgan (aka Paddy) now adds a smooth tenor and a dash of killer guitar licks to “Pretty Girls.” Their harmonies turn heads as they perform a variety of Bluegrass, folk, and Americana tunes. Jennie Backstrom, formerly with the duo “PresenTense,” is a popular Coffeehouse performer with sweet vocals backed by keyboard and mandolin. She performed (for free) at our Spring for Community Auction in March and was awesome.

Please thank her for her support of our Church fundraising efforts.

If you enjoy good music with top-notch vocals check out the “Pretty Girls”—whether or not you believe the conventional wisdom that only “Pretty Girls Sing Soprano.” The suggested donation for tickets is $10 in advance and $12 at the door. For more information call 207-282-0062 or visit www.uuchurchsacobiddeford.com. If you are interested in tickets, call the office and let Brian know. The Sanctuary was built in 1827 and is a wonderful music venue. Don’t miss this event. Seating is limited.

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