Dove Award-winning singer/songwriter Mitch McVicker will lead worship for the Sycamore United Methodist Saturday celebration service at 5 p.m. July 11. McVicker has done more than 900 concerts, has recorded five CDs and shared the stage with well-known artists in Christian music: Rich Mullins, Mercy Me, Third Day, DC Talk and Rebecca St. James.
Jehovah’s Witnesses are launching a vigorous campaign to invite all to hear interesting discussions about the Bible’s description of what many people refer to as the end of the world at the 2009 “Keep on the Watch!” district convention, to be held at the Northern Illinois University Convocation Center, according to a recent news release.
Sycamore United Methodist Church will host traditional bluegrass and gospel music at 6:30 p.m. Saturday. Truman’s Ridge, an area band that has performed at various community venues in the county, will perform.
The Special Events Committee of the Evangelical Lutheran Church of St. John in Sycamore has planned a special celebration to be held on Aug. 9 to honor the 60th anniversary of the Rev. Henry C. Dequin’s ordination and the 60th wedding anniversary of Dequin and Alberta Josephine Kalna.
The spacious lawn of Sycamore United Methodist will become a stage at 6:30 p.m. June 20, featuring bluegrass music from Truman’s Ridge. The public is welcome. If weather doesn’t cooperate, the program will be moved inside. It would be appreciated if concert-goers would bring a blanket or lawn chair.
