[laffs] Reminder - "The Miracles" are coming!

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"The Miracles", a choir of musically-gifted adults with mental =
retardation, will conduct=20
the Sunday morning services beginning at 9:30 AM., and also in concert =
on  April 3rd at 2 PM.=20
Come and enjoy "The Miracles" as they perform selections of Christian =
music and share testimonials=20
at the Fairfield Bay United Methodist Church..

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Sometimes, everyday ordinary life is a MIRACLE.

The Miracles are comprised of 24 men and women who live at The Baddour =
Center, a residential community for adults with mild and moderate mental =
retardation, located in Senatobia, Mississippi.

Residents of The Baddour Center who show exceptional musical ability are =
invited to audition for The Miracles. The group is managed and directed =
through the Center's Expressive Arts Department.

The Miracles' enormous regional and national popularity keeps the group =
busy an average of 30 weekends every year, traveling over 15,000 miles =
annually. In the past three years, the group has been honored with =
invitations to perform at venues such as the Kennedy Center in =
Washington, D.C., while maintaining a full roster of weekly performances =
at mid-South churches.

The Miracles' repertory includes personal testimonies from several =
members as well as popular gospel favorites such as "Jesus is the Light =
of the World," "Written in Red," and "The Lord's Prayer." In addition to =
realizing The Baddour Center's mission of advancing disabled adults' =
mental, spiritual, physical, social, emotional, and vocational growth, =
the Miracles accomplish three of their own objectives through their =
inspiring, spiritual performances:

*  To praise God through music and testimonials;
*  To bridge attitudinal barriers that may exist toward Persons with =
Disabilities; and
*  To increase the local, regional, and national visibility of The =
Baddour Center.

For more information about The Baddour Center, visit their web site at:  =
 http://www.baddour.org/about/mission.cfm

To learn more about the April 3rd performance at the Fairfield Bay =
United Methodist Church please call the church at 884-3373.

Please forward this announcement reminder to others in the Bay 


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