Christian Harmony, Redland 2011

Early in the morning there was a nip in the air, which warmed into a perfectly pleasant day. The high gusts of Friday did not return, and a little band gathered at the Old Redland Church to raise the simple strains from the new 2010 edition of The Christian Harmony. All pronounced the day a success, and are looking forward to next year. See below a pictures of singers who gathered for a picture after the singing.

Saturday April 16, 2011

(photo by Charity Vaughn)

Singing tomorrow!

Just a reminder that the Christian Harmony singing at Old Redland is tomorrow, Saturday, April 16, 2011. We will start at 10 a.m. Dinner on the grounds.

New Year

Well, another new year has rolled around. No events have been held recently at the Old Redland Church. If you are interested in using the building, please contact one of the board members.

A piece of corrugated roofing on the southwest gable was blown up by the wind. Kenneth Mann came down last Saturday (January 22), tore off the old damaged piece and replaced it with a new one. Mr. Mann is the person who did roof work for us in 2009. Thanks, Kenny.

Not too far off will be:

Rusk County Singing Convention: the first day of the Rusk County Singing Convention will be an all-day Christian Harmony singing at Redland on Saturday April 16, 2011 (The next day will be at old Pine Grove). This is a week earlier than previous years, because the regular weekend (4th) is Easter weekend this year.

McCune Cemetery Homecoming: the McCune Cemetery homecoming and reunion will be held Sunday, May 29, 2011 (It is held annually on the last Sunday of May).

McCune Cemetery

Announcement from the Henderson Daily News:

McCUNE CEMETERY Homecoming 10 a.m. May 30, at Red Land Church, approximately 2 1/2 miles east of Laneville. Come and bring a basket lunch and chairs.

Christian Harmony report

We had a great Christian Harmony singing at Redland on the 24th. Several new people were in attendance, some who had never attended a Christian Harmony singing before. We were especially pleased to have Mr. & Mrs. H. T. Parris of Winona, TX visiting with us. Mr. Parris is the son of O. A. Parris, who helped create the 1958 revision of the Christian Harmony book. Many of the singers came to our house on Saturday night for food, fellowship and more singing. We had a great singing the next day at Pine Grove also.

$63 donation was received for the Redland Community Center.

Recent History

A big part of the recent history of Redland Church is the Laneville Involvement Committee. LIC was formed in the fall of 1992. This group promoted several projects around the Laneville area -- including a sign at Barnhart Bridge, the Helpinstill Memorial Park, the Redland Cookbook, and the restoration of the Redland Church Community Center. Through the work of the LIC, the old building received leveling, a new coat of paint and other renovations. In 1993 the officers were: Gene Barron, Jack Mosley, Opal Jennings, Carol Arnold and Bobby Helpinstill.