By:
Cara L. Foster
THE public is invited to join the Democratic Labour Party (DLP) and the Seventh Day Adventist Church (SDA) on November 20, at 4 p.m. for a grand church service and concert to celebrate the upcoming 50th anniversary of Independence that will soon be celebrated.
DLP General Secretary, George Pilgrim, told the press recently that the Party will have their annual church service held in the George Street Auditorium, but this year will be a historic occasion, not just because the island will be celebrating its 50th anniversary, but also because Pastor Francis of the SDA will be the pastor to deliver the sermon. Pilgrim also added that Mike Sealy, the band leader of the SDA Conference General Church Service, will lead the service in worship and praise.
Sealy, who was present at the press conference, explained that he called the occasion “Act 7, Scene 50” as our current Prime Minister is Barbados’ seventh and we are cel-ebrating our 50th anniversary this year. He believes that the upcoming occasion will be one full of splendour and fun for everyone.
Recognising that celebrating 50 years is a huge occasion, the band leader assured that the praise and worship singers were vibrant and that popular songs and hymns will be sung in order to capture the attention and participation of all present.
“We will sing the pop-ular songs of worship so that everybody will join in the celebrations!” he exclaimed.
Sealy believed that little attention had been paid to the spiritual aspect of things in the nation, and noted that that should change in the future as they hope that for 50 more years, they can be more involved.
The DLP General Secretary went on to reveal that this year, for the first time, there will be a concert immediately following the end of the church service. In an attempt to keep in line with the theme of “focusing on the youth”, Pilgrim noted that there will be three young people headlining the event. He divulged that Pastor John Yarde; up-and-coming female artiste, Neesha Woodz; and the National Independence Festival of Creative Arts 2015 award winner, Ki’ann Browne, are all scheduled to perform at the gospel concert.
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