Peckham March`21 newsletter

Dear friends,

Usually on Easter Sunday in the UK, Origin draws together churches from all over central Scotland to worship together in a great celebration of the resurrection of Jesus. This year, South Africa is invited!


It's not going to be possible to meet in person, however, we are very excited to present an online event on Easter Sunday, and two shorter meditations on Thursday and Friday of Easter week on our YouTube channel featuring:

• Steph Macleod
• Bethany Coyle
• Jonny Russell
• Jordan Lang
• Ellyn Oliver
• Scott Rennie
• The Gugulethu Tenors
• The Cape Town Massed Choir
• The Origin Scotland Choir
• The Cape Town Gospel Choir
• The Cape Town Philharmonic Orchestra
• The Foot Stomping Gospel Band
• The Origin Scotland orchestra (with guests from the USA and South Africa)

With special guests:

• Rev Jeff Mims, pastor of Judson Baptist Church, Nashville Tennessee
• Rev John Young, minister of Liberton Kirk, Edinburgh
• Rev Ian Macdonald, minister of Holy Trinity Church, Wester Hailes, Edinburgh
• Graeme Shanks, pastor of Bruntsfield Evangelical Church, Edinburgh

Here are the times:

• Easter Thursday Meditation
  Thursday 1 April, 8.30pm
• Easter Friday Reflections
  Friday 2 April, 8.30pm
• RESURRECTION 2021
  Sunday 4 April, 8pm

All at www.youtube.com/originministries

Here are the links to this week's (free) Easter events from Origin. 

• Thursday 8.30pm (25 minutes)
• Good Friday 8.30pm (35 minutes)
• Easter Sunday RESURRECTION 2021, 8pm (90 minutes) *note time* 

Tell your friends, invite them to join you virtually, and get ready for a wonderful celebration of what unites us all as Christians - the greatest event in history - the raising of Jesus from the dead.

In the meantime - subscribe to our channel and you won't miss these free events.

Yours in His name,

Colin Peckham
Ministry Leader
On behalf of the team at Origin South Africa
 

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What's available now?

In case you missed them, there are some wonderful events and items out there on the Origin YouTube Channel. First off, subscribe to our channel and click the bell icon. YouTube will then remind you when we put up something new.

Worship and Outreach events available now

• Origin Christmas Special 2020
• Symphonic Praise 2020
• Ascension with Allan McKinlay

Songwriter Sessions available now

• Steph Macleod, Ellyn Olver & Drakeford
• Ellyn Oliver, Simon Kennedy & Bob David Bell
• Unoma Okudo & Steph Macleod
• Greg Oliver, Sam Hibbard and Rebecca Hardie
• Drakeford, Jordan Lang and Matt Kirkegaard
• Rouchelle Liedemann, Ellyn Oliver & Unoma Okudo

Individual songs available now

• Power in the Blood
• Christ is mine forevermore
• Everlasting Arms
• Alpha and Omega
• Holy, holy, holy
• Will your anchor hold
• and many more...
• note that more of our Foot Stomping Gospel Band songs are coming soon!

Instrumental music available now

• O love divine (piano and cello)
• When I survey the wondrous cross (piano and violin)
• Horowitz Sonatina (piano and clarinet)
• Damase: Vacances (piano and flute)

Other 

• Life testimonies from members of our Cape Town Gospel Choir

There's also plenty of other material on our YouTube channel - including recordings made for BBC Songs of Praise and older recordings.