Sun Prairie Emergency Food Pantry Benefit Concert
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Area church choirs and musicians contributed their time and performances on Friday, Dec. 2, 2022 during the Sun Prairie Emergency Food Pantry Benefit Concert held at Our Savior's Lutheran Church, 550 Lincoln Drive, for the first time since the 2020 COVID-19 pandemic.
Food donations and freewill offerings were accepted for the pantry. Donated treats were also available to be sampled after the concert in the gathering area, known as the narthex, which is located at the back of the church.
Jasper and Catie Badsing
Jasper Badsing led mom Catie Badsing -- also manager of food security programs for the Sun Prairie Emergency Food Pantry -- past the large Christmas tree in the narthex at Our Savior's Lutheran Church before the start of the annual Sun Prairie Emergency Food Pantry Benefit Concert on Friday, Dec. 2, 2022.
John Krueger on Our Savior's Lutheran Church organ
Our Savior's Lutheran Church's John Krueger performed "Wake, Awake for Night is Flying," as the prelude to the Sun Prairie Emergency Food Pantry Benefit Concert at the church on Friday, Dec. 2, 2022. The church was chosen as the site for the annual concert because of its acoustics and the large pipe organ added as part of a remodeling in the early 2000s.
Our Savior's Lutheran Church Pastor Tim Hansen
Our Savior's Lutheran Church Pastor Tim Hansen introduced Mark Thompson and Catie Badsing from the Sun Prairie Emergency Food Pantry, but first instructed audience members to wait until each musical group had completed its performance before applauding.
Mark Thompson and Catie Badsing
Sun Prairie Emergency Food Pantry board president Mark Thompson joined the pantry's manager of food security programs, Catie Badsing, to introduce the Sun Prairie Emergency Food Pantry Benefit Concert held Dec. 2, 2022 at Our Savior's Lutheran Church, and thank the participating choirs and musicians.
Bristol Lutheran Choir
The Bristol Lutheran Choir performed "Night Song" and "A Little Child Will Come to Lead Us" during its set at the 2022 Sun Prairie Emergency Food Pantry Benefit Concert.
Cyndi Voeck
During the Sun Prairie Emergency Food Pantry Benefit Concert, Cyndi Voeck (above) performed on the recorder for several songs, including a trio that also featured singer Harold Silvester and Marilyn Silvester accompanying on piano.
Harold Silvester
Reflected in the piano played by Marilyn Silvester, Harold Silvester (above) sang "I Wonder as I Wander" as part of the United Methodist Trio during the Sun Prairie Emergency Food Pantry Concert on Dec. 2. Cyndi Voeck also accompanied on the recorder.
Our Savior's Lutheran Senior Choir
Director Rick LaFleur's hand is a blur in this photo of a portion of the Our Savior's Lutheran Senior Choir which performed three songs -- "The Coming of the Lord," "Come Emmanuel" and "Unto Us a Child is Born" -- during the Dec. 2 food pantry benefit concert at the church.
New Life Praise Band
Singers from the New Life Praise Band performed three songs -- "Away in a Manger," "Mary Did You Know?" and "Give This Christmas Away" -- as part of the program at the Dec. 2 Sun Prairie Emergency Food Pantry Benefit Concert held at Our Savior's Lutheran Church, 550 Lincoln Drive.
Kim Durham
Kim Durham from Sacred Hearts Church performed "We Adore" solo on the piano as part of the Dec. 2 food pantry benefit concert at Our Savior's Lutheran Church.
Our Savior's Lutheran Church Chancel Ringers
The Our Savior's Lutheran Church Chancel Ringers took over the balcony at the church during the Sun Prairie Emergency Food Pantry Concert and performed "In the Bleak Midwinter" and "Gentle Mary Laid Her Child," under the direction of Angela Schmidt to draw the Dec. 2 concert to a close.