Wednesday, July 15, 2015

7-14 CHOIR TOUR 2K15

DEEP DISH
Today was a perfect day not to hot not to cold. We left our church rather late compared to the previous day travels. Once we left the church we were able to rest and play games on the bus for an hour or 2 before being kicked out on the streets in the heat of Chicago. The wind was blowing slightly and it was a beautiful day on the Navy Pier. The view of the city was amazing and screamed at us to take lots of pictures. The best and most well-known food in the city was deep dish pizza and if you asked any locals where to go they all would say Giordano's. We arrived at the church around 5pm and we unloaded the bus and started playing Sand Monster on the little kid playground out front. After dinner we had devotions with PL and we are all extremely looking forward to sleeping in a hotel bed tomorrow instead of a hard gym floor.
















7-13 CHOIR TOUR 2K15

TACOS IN SANDWICH
Today was a day of love, excitement, fear, and a taste of God’s amazing powers. We started today off with a breakfast  at a little breakfast place called Village Inn… this breakfast was some of the best of the trip so far considering it wasn’t a doughnut or cereal which is what we have been eating. Afterwards we got back ‘’On the road again’’ in the humid, sticky bus. We traveled for several hours before Connor began getting sick and we had to stop the bus several times. As we sat waiting there for him we wondered if he had gotten lost or fallen in, but then he arrived soon after those thoughts appeared, he is okay now which is good. Today we’ve been noticing some love going around on the bus, and we could possibly be having some new Sr.LL couples appearing in the group. When we arrived at the church we were greeted by one of Pastor Steve’s old friends he grew up with and went through seminary with. We were served a wonderful taco dinner in Sandwich, Illinois and also some brownies and ice cream. In return we had a mini concert for them.  When our little show was over one of the church members let us go swimming at his house and we were able to see lightning, fireflies and rain, as we played volleyball and had chicken fights in their very small pool.















Sunday, July 12, 2015

7-12 CHOIR TOUR 2K15

CORN CORN AND MORE CORN!
Today we woke up 30 minutes later then we usually do so we got up at 530 instead of 5 WAHOO. The church was very generous and gave us breakfast before we left. For lunch some of us chose to eat at a classic Nebraskan fast food joint called, Runza. We had a nice long bus ride with a lovely view of corn fields topped off with horribly humid weather. Once we got to the church in Omaha, we were greeted by 2 nice people with southern hospitality who served us AMAZING pizza for dinner.we unpacked immediately afterword and were taken across the street to the YMCA and had nice warm showers. Afterword we got to perform in another concert and embarrassed Jimmy a little in front of his family, friends, and girlfriend. To finish the day we went into the churches gym and played basketball and had our devotion. As it got dark outside we enjoyed watching the fire flies on the front lawn of the church.










Saturday, July 11, 2015

7-11 CHOIR TOUR 2K15

Day 2 WAKE UP EARLY GO TO BED LATE. Today we woke up at 5 in the morning and drove all day until we finally reached Broomfield, Colorado. Along the way we enjoyed the view from the bus as we passed the Colorado River and drove over the Rocky Mountains. The sights where spectacular and the smell of freshly fallen rain was a welcoming for us. As we arrived to Lutheran Church of Hope in Colorado, we were warmly welcomed by Pastor Scott (a former member of SrLL). The congregation of the church put together a nice homemade spaghetti dinner for us. As we ate, we made some new friends from their youth group. After dinner we performed for them and ate ice cream later on. Enjoying how our day went today, we are all anxious to go to Omaha tomorrow to see and experience where Jimmy has lived.









Friday, July 10, 2015

7-10 CHOIR TOUR 2K15

Today we have officially began this journey to grow, and expand our faith, friendships, and fellowship as the Sr.LL youth group. Day One of our journey to Utah today, we stopped at Barstow and then Buffalo Bills Casino for lunch. We enjoyed our time together on the bus while playing cards, listening to music, talking and sleeping. We were also excited to receive our secret pals for the remainder of the trip. As we arrived to Utah, we were warmly welcomed by the church.







Tuesday, June 16, 2015

2015 Senior Luther League Summer Tour

         Friday, July 10th - Friday, July 24th       
                                          

Friday, July 10th           Trinity Lutheran Church
                                    410 East 1935 North
                                    Cedar City, UT   84721
                                    (435) 586-7103
                                    Contact:  Pastor Bob Sharpe

Saturday, July 11th        Lutheran Church of Hope
                                         Concert 
                                    1305 West 10th Avenue
                                    Broomfield, CO   80020-1770
                                    (303) 466-4823
                                    Contact:  Pastor Scott McAnally

Sunday, July 12th               St. Thomas Lutheran Church
                                         Concert 
                                    17007 Q Street
                                    Omaha, NE   68135-1523
                                    (402) 894-2040
                                    Contact:  Pastor David Nordstrand

Monday, July 13th         Salem Lutheran 
                                    1022 North Main Street
                                    P. O. Box 105
                                    Sandwich, IL   60548
                                    (815) 786-9308
                                    Contact:  Pastor Wayne Derber

Tuesday, July 14th          St. Paul Lutheran Church 
                                    818 Franklin Street
                                    Box 2349
                                    Michigan City, IN   46360-3508
                                    (219) 874-7293
                                    Contact:  Cheryl Cook

July 15th - 19th              ELCA National Youth Gathering - Detroit 
                                    Courtyard by Marriott Detroit - Troy
                                    1525 East Maple Road
                                    Troy, MI   48083
                                    (866) 460-7456

Sunday, July 19th                Resurrection Lutheran Church
                                    445 East Stop 11 Road
                                    Indianapolis, IN   46227-2559
                                    (317) 881-7854
                                    Contact:  Pastor David Schreiber

Monday, July 20th              Trinity Lutheran Church
                                    1245 New Hampshire Street
                                    Lawrence, KS   66044-3353
                                    (785) 843-4150
                                    Contact:  Pastor Alan Saatkamp

Tuesday, July 21st             Augustana Lutheran Church
                                    5000 East Alameda Avenue
                                    Denver, CO(   80546-8104
                                    (303) 388-4678
                                    Contact:  Yvonne

Wednesday, July 22nd   American Lutheran Church
                                    631  26-1/2 Road
                                    Grand Junction, CO   81506-1761
                                    (970) 242-7835                                                                                  Contact:  Pastor Barbara Johnson


Thursday, July 23rd         New Promise Lutheran Church
                                    244 South Valley View Drive
                                    St. George, UT   84770-5848
                                    (435) 628-9740                                                                                  Contact:  Jill Doherty

Friday, July 24th          Ascension Lutheran Church
                                        6:00 p.m. Pot-luck dinner
                                        7:30 p.m Home Concert
                                    1600 East Hillcrest Drive        
                                    Thousand Oaks, CA 91362
                                    (805) 495-0406