1-10-2013 meeting of the Rotary Club of Chickasha
Dr. Mark Hall, a member of the Singing Churchmen of Oklahoma, was the guest speaker at the 1-10-2013 meeting of the Rotary Club of Chickasha.
The Jan. 10, 2013 meeting of the Rotary Club of Chickasha opened with a prayer, pledge of allegiance and song.
Guests included Sharon Bowman, Elizabeth Allen and John Allen. Ron Martin was introduced as a visiting Rotarian.
Prospective members include Sharon Bowman and Christy Elkins.
Prayer concerns include Jerry Mottinger.
Cody asks that we begin filing our badges in the box to correspond with the number on the sign up sheet. Please rip the old number off your badge.
The board will meet at noon Jan. 11.
A theatrical trailer for the much anticipated "A Rotary Christmas Carol" was aired. The premier for the movie, which is not creating any Oscar buzz, will be at the Jan. 17 meeting. It has yet to be rated. You can see the trailer on youtube at http://youtu.be/8jIDXNdks60
Rotarian of the Day was David Hall Jr. who introduced his younger brother, Dr. Mark Hall as our guest speaker. Mark is pastor of First Baptist Church, Sterling, OK, and a member of the Singing Churchmen of Oklahoma.
The 350 member strong Baptist men's choir was formed in 1960. There is also a Singing Churchladies of Oklahoma group that has about 450 members, divided into East and West groups.
The Churchmen perform one concert a month somewhere in Oklahoma. The closest men's concert to Chickasha will be in May in Oklahoma City. The Churchladies will be in concert in April at First Baptist Church, Chickasha.
Mark said the Churchmen perform a diverse range of music including classics, contemporary worship songs, spirituals and gospel songs.
On some of their overseas trips they must sing secular music and are introduced as the Singing Men of Oklahoma because of religious intolerance. They also try to sing a song or two in the language of the host country.
The Churchmen have performed concerts in Tokyo, China, Spain, Russia, Israel, Australia and Armenia.
Next year, they will travel to Sochi, Russia to sing during the Winter Olympics. Cost of the trip will be about $4500 per person. Donations welcome.
The meeting ended with recitation of the Rotary 4-Way Test.