'Ananias' concert supports missions
By Leanna Praetzel
Staff Writer
Thursday, March 3rd, 2010
Photo by Laura Belemjian
John
Paul Summers of the band, “The Ananias Project,” performs
at the Missions of Peace Concert.
A free concert was
held on Feb. 27 in the J.C. Williams Center Atrium to support
Franciscan University Missions of Peace.
The concert was sponsored by Missions of Peace and Solidarity, as well as Excite and FUSA.
After setting up the stage and running a sound check, the band “Ananias” started performing around 8:30 p.m. in front of the bookstore.
In the band were Andrea Brown performing violin and vocals, John Paul Summers performing guitar and vocals, Jason Thomson on the drums, and special guest Sarah Lohrmann playing the violin.
“Sarah was my violin student,” said Brown. “She came back to play with us!”
From the start, Ananias made it very clear that their purpose was to support mission work. The band, from the Family Missions Company, supports Worldwide Missions.
“Everything is going toward the mission,” explained Summers in reference to the proceeds from the $10 CDs being sold at the side table, as well as any donations from the collection buckets.
Immense flags hung above the stage and added color and pizzazz to the occasion.
“The flags represent places where the school is going to do mission work,” explained James Wallace, a student selling the band’s CDs at a side table.
Partway through the program, Brown explained the band’s name, and how it ties in with its purpose.
Ananias was a disciple who, through powerful prayer, helped in the conversion of St. Paul.
“Because of Ananias’s prayer, the scales fell from Paul’s eyes and he knew he was called to the mission,” explained Andrea Brown. “Just like Ananias’s prayer, we know our music does help.”
She continued to say that the band’s music is meant to speak to people in the audience.
“We are all called to this mission,” Brown said.
The audience seemed touched by Brown’s words, as their silence expressed that they were intently listening.
“It’s going pretty well,” said Wallace about the event, “but I wish there were more people.”
Although the crowd was small in comparison with other concerts held in the Atrium, most attendees were dedicated and stayed for the entire show.
Toward the end of the night, a video with various photos and phrases was shown, highlighting a theme of the mission. Taken from Matthew 28, the theme for the missions is to “Go therefore and make disciples of all the nations.”
“Mission Immersion Day has been on fire!” Brown said. “It’s great to see how excited students are to go on missions.”
Shaun Richter, junior, worked the sound system for the event.
“I’m surprised more didn’t show up considering how many came to Mission Immersion Day,” Richter said.
“What’s most important is making people understand the call to missions,” Summers said at the end of the night. “Don’t just be aware. Take part! Listen to God. Why? Because Jesus told us to!”
The concert was sponsored by Missions of Peace and Solidarity, as well as Excite and FUSA.
After setting up the stage and running a sound check, the band “Ananias” started performing around 8:30 p.m. in front of the bookstore.
In the band were Andrea Brown performing violin and vocals, John Paul Summers performing guitar and vocals, Jason Thomson on the drums, and special guest Sarah Lohrmann playing the violin.
“Sarah was my violin student,” said Brown. “She came back to play with us!”
From the start, Ananias made it very clear that their purpose was to support mission work. The band, from the Family Missions Company, supports Worldwide Missions.
“Everything is going toward the mission,” explained Summers in reference to the proceeds from the $10 CDs being sold at the side table, as well as any donations from the collection buckets.
Immense flags hung above the stage and added color and pizzazz to the occasion.
“The flags represent places where the school is going to do mission work,” explained James Wallace, a student selling the band’s CDs at a side table.
Partway through the program, Brown explained the band’s name, and how it ties in with its purpose.
Ananias was a disciple who, through powerful prayer, helped in the conversion of St. Paul.
“Because of Ananias’s prayer, the scales fell from Paul’s eyes and he knew he was called to the mission,” explained Andrea Brown. “Just like Ananias’s prayer, we know our music does help.”
She continued to say that the band’s music is meant to speak to people in the audience.
“We are all called to this mission,” Brown said.
The audience seemed touched by Brown’s words, as their silence expressed that they were intently listening.
“It’s going pretty well,” said Wallace about the event, “but I wish there were more people.”
Although the crowd was small in comparison with other concerts held in the Atrium, most attendees were dedicated and stayed for the entire show.
Toward the end of the night, a video with various photos and phrases was shown, highlighting a theme of the mission. Taken from Matthew 28, the theme for the missions is to “Go therefore and make disciples of all the nations.”
“Mission Immersion Day has been on fire!” Brown said. “It’s great to see how excited students are to go on missions.”
Shaun Richter, junior, worked the sound system for the event.
“I’m surprised more didn’t show up considering how many came to Mission Immersion Day,” Richter said.
“What’s most important is making people understand the call to missions,” Summers said at the end of the night. “Don’t just be aware. Take part! Listen to God. Why? Because Jesus told us to!”