Come on out for a great evening of singing and worship at Conrad Weiser Middle School on Friday, March 28, 2014. In addition to Garment of Praise, Steve & Annie Chapman, Stutzman Singers, and Amos & Margaret Raber are participating in the event. Program begins at 6:30 PM. Tickets are $15 for adults; children 10 and under are free. All proceeds from this event go to Light of Hope Evangelistic Prison Ministry.
Hello March of 2014! It’s time to post the itinerary for this year. Yes, we know that we’ve already passed some of the events listed… but now we know for sure that we were there! Check out our page “Schedule”.
Check out our new recordings “Kingdom Come” by the Garment of Praise and “From Where I Stand” by Daryl Petersheim on our “Recordings” tab. You may order them by calling our phone number (you may have to leave a message):
610-373-1947
Or by writing:
525 S. 171/2 Street
Reading, PA 19606
Or by emailing:
gopqt@juno.com
Or by clicking on the facebook banner on the right side of the screen and sending us a personal message.
Please always include your name, address (include your zipcode), phone number (in case we need more information for your order), and exactly which CD/CDs you want. We will try to get your order mailed to you in a timely fashion.
CDs continue to be given out on a donation basis. All our proceeds benefit the Fairview Christian School in Reading, PA. You may send a check when you order by mail, or send a donation once you receive your CD/CDs. Please make checks payable to: Garment of Praise. Thank you and God bless you for making this ministry possible!
We all love to always have everything planned and count on those plans, but events don’t always go as we wish. God has a purpose for each thing we experience and we trust Him with the details. We’ve rearranged some of our weekend programs in Indiana, and hope it doesn’t cause too much inconvenience for anyone headed to see us.
A family in our church, Fred and Faye Steinruck (Faye is Sheryl Fox’s younger sister) experienced tragedy on Sunday night, when their 17 month old daughter was backed over in a church parking lot. She passed away that evening. Funeral plans are in place for Friday, July 26th, mid-morning at a church near Fred and Faye’s home. The family would appreciate your prayers, and we thank you for understanding the sudden change of plans.
Saturday evening, Garment of Praise’s program will be with Cuba Mennonite Church at 5:30 pm (instead of the original Friday night)–but will not be at the original location. New location is:
Spencerville Community Building
5629 CR 68
Spencerville, IN 46788
Sunday morning July 28 (this remains the same as original schedule)
Berea Christian Fellowship 9:30 am
12944 N 1100 W
Bremen, IN 46506
Sunday evening July 28 (this was originally the Saturday night program)
Bethany Fellowship Church 7:00 pm
Corner of 500E and 500N
Kokomo, IN 46901
Note: Our program that was planned for Thursday evening at Lighthouse Christian Center in Greenville, OH, was not able to be rescheduled, so we’ll have to try to plan for another time another year.
To those who know Fred and Faye Steinruck, if you would like to send a note to the family, their address is: PO Box 58, Parkerford, PA 19457.
We’re excited about an upcoming program in our school gym on Sunday, March 24, 2013. Groups participating will be: Vision Quartet, Testify Quartet, Landis Brothers Quartet and Garment of Praise. The program starts at 6:30 pm. The gym is located at Fairview Christian School. The address is 410 S. 14th Street, Reading, PA 19602. Hope to see you there!
August 24-26th, Garment of Praise and families headed to Maryland for our biennial event– Country Fest. Actually, Country Fest is an annual event. Garment of Praise only sings at it every other year! It is a very fun, family-friendly day to attend, and our families anticipate the time spent in different activities, watching demonstrations, and indulging in the delicious chicken BBQ and other treats!
Sunday morning, we participated in a service at Bittinger Mennonite Church and enjoyed a delish potluck lunch! Thank you for the warm fellowship and encouragement we received. The new acquaintances we make and warm friendships we renew, make this singing ministry a joy!
We had a refreshing trip to Ohio; being with old friends and singing again after a break in the schedule. It only turned exhausting on the road home, arriving back to the church around 4:00 am on Monday morning. We’re grateful again for another safe trip.
We enjoyed visiting with JR and Rhonda Schlabach on our trip. We stayed at their home, and Rhonda’s brother’s home right next door, for the duration of our stay in OH. (JR and Rhonda had done a year of VS in Reading, then stayed for a couple more years.) It was a sweet time of fellowship and renewing friendships with them, as well as many of you all that came out to listen and encourage us!
Friday evening, the guys sang in Wooster Square; an event planned by Davie Richards. Saturday evening, they sang at Chester Mennonite Church, then Sunday morning at Messiah.
Sunday after the fellowship meal for lunch, we headed east 3 hours to Cochranton, PA to Pleasantview Mennonite Church. After church, Jason and Daryl decided to tackle the job of stopping the leaking air-conditioner before the trip home. Thank you to the help from the men at church, and to God, for an easy fix!
We arrived back in Reading at 4:00 am on Monday morning. Thank you everyone for your encouraging words and hospitality during our travels. Thanks to God for the safe trip!
The guys enjoyed singing to the arrows campers on Thursday night, June 28 at Promised Land Camp in Conestoga, PA. As close as we could figure, this is the eighth year we’ve done this– and loved it every time! Danny was absent for this program; he was on a family trip to Colorado. Instead, Marcus rejoined the quartet for the evening, revisiting old songs, and jumping right into some of the quartet’s new songs.
The guys finished out the night with visiting with the campers and enjoying root beer floats. Thank you to the cooks, counselors, directors, and all who make the camp possible. We were blessed to be there, as I’m sure the boys are, as well.