Messiah Performance, Missions Club Service Opportunities

TABOR CHOIR AND COMMUNITY PERFORM MESSIAH

by Sam Buller

The COVID-19 pandemic caused many events in the 2020-2021 school year to be delayed or even cancelled. One such event was the performance of George Handel’s “The Messiah,” which has become a traditional performance for Tabor’s fine arts department. Arts Director Greg Zielke expected the concert would likely be canceled, but was disappointed nonetheless. He suspected that even if they had gone ahead and performed, people would have been hesitant to attend. In March 2021, it was confirmed that the choir would be able to perform “The Messiah” the next school year. The community has offered much positive feedback and approximately 30 community members will be joining the students to perform. Even after conducting the piece numerous times, “...working on it again always clicks and reawakens my passion for it,” said Zielke. The performance will be Nov. 21 at 7 p.m. in the Shari Flaming Center for the Arts and will feature an offering during an intermission of the performance. The offering will be going to the Hillsboro Area Ministerial Alliance to help those in need. Director Zielke finds this offering to be another way to reference the original performance of “The Messiah,” as it was originally performed to raise money for an orphanage. On top of the offering, guests can also bring non-perishable food items to donate to a food bank.

As the performance date grows closer, Zielke said he hopes that all who attend are able to enjoy this timeless classic, because no matter how many times he gets to present the piece, “the music withstands the repetition.”

MISSIONS CLUB SERVICE OPPORTUNITIES

by Destiny Cooper

The sole purpose of Tabor’s Missions Club service projects is to “Serve in the community and benefit others in a way that glorifies the Lord,” said club president Lindsay Rader. The Missions Club values servitude for overseas missions as well as for our own community, so the club has participated in many service projects. Last year, they served at Main Street Ministries in Hillsboro where they cleaned out the basement to prepare it for remodeling, tore down the old playground to build a newer model, and discarded or relocated larger appliances. This semester they served at New Hope Homeless Shelters in Newton, Kansas. “We had a great time preparing, serving and eating breakfasts with the staff and residents of the shelter,” Rader said. Next semester, the Missions Club plans to visit Main Street Ministries again and serve in any way they can. As the club prepares for a new semester, they hope to participate in at least two service projects and host an event every month, such as having missionaries speak at meetings or participating in various service projects. 13 “We are excited to see where God will call us to serve next semester,” Rader said.