Published September 28, 2010
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Three times last year Church of the Nations took a group to enjoy the opera. “Turandot” by Puccini. “Carmen” by Bizet. “Armida” by Rossini. Eight to twelve people came each time and enjoyed the performance very much.
Do not miss the new production of “Das Rheingold” by Wagner by the New York Metropolitan Opera this coming Saturday October 09 starting at 12:00 noon.
Two unparalleled artists join forces to create a groundbreaking new Ring for the Met: Maestro James Levine and director Robert Lepage. The cycle launches with Das Rheingold, the prologue to Wagner’s epic drama. “The Ring is not just a story or a series of operas, it’s a cosmos,” says Lepage, who brings cutting-edge technology and his own visionary imagination to the world’s greatest theatrical journey. Bryn Terfel sings the leading role of Wotan for the first time with the company, heading an extraordinary cast.
This will be a live broadcast from New York City. We will go to the Citiplace movie theater on Corporate Boulevard at 11:30 a.m. You can meet us there or ride on the church bus which will pick up from:
- Highland Plantation/Duplantier at 11:00 a.m.
- Edward Gay apartments at 11:10 a.m.
- Nicholson bus stop at 11:15 a.m.
- (Tigerland – if someone asks me to pick them up there – at 11:20 a.m.)
Please eat lunch before you come. We ask for $10 to help with the cost of the tickets. Please let Rick Wright know if you want to come by Thursday October 07 so he can purchase enough tickets.
Published September 19, 2010
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Our Fall camping trip is coming very soon! Saturday-Sunday September 25-26 at:
Judson Baptist Retreat Center
10330 Peterson Road
St Francisville, Louisiana 70775
The theme is *The Way of Friendship*. Come and learn more about what it means to be a friend and to grow in friendship with other people. This is a good chance to get away from Baton Rouge to rest, have some fun, spend time with friendly people.
Camp activities include climbing wall, basketball, hiking, hay ride, bonfire. There will also be three times for worship and Bible study.
Cost is only $20 per person ($10 per child – and children 2 years or younger are free). This includes everything – room, meals, activities. We will stay in hotel rooms – not tents or cabins.
We will leave Baton Rouge around 9:30 a.m.on Saturday and return around 3:00 p.m. on Sunday.
We hope you can come! But you *must* reserve a place by Tuesday September 21! Please contact Pastor Rick Wright at (225) 766-9474 ext 222 or rwright[at]ubc-br[dot]org for more information and to reserve a place. To reserve a place you need to (1) complete a reservation form and (2) pay for your reservation.
Learn more about Judson Retreat Center. Please download their handbook and read page 4.
Forms – please complete this and send back to Rick!
Fall 2010 Camping Trip – Reservation Form (Word Doc)
Fall 2010 Camping Trip – Reservation Form (Adobe PDF)
Published August 23, 2010
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Church of the Nations will host a field trip to the Louisiana State Museum and the State Capitol this Saturday, August 28. People who live on or near the LSU campus can catch a ride starting at Edward Gay apartments at 9:30 a.m. The bus will also stop at Tiger Towers then Nicholson bus stop then Tigerland. Those who want to drive themselves can meet us at the church parking lot – we will leave the church parking lot by 10:00 a.m.
We first will visit the Louisiana State Museum which has many interesting exhibits about the state of Louisiana – its history, culture, and traditions. We will have a short picnic lunch (sandwiches, chips, drinks) then visit the State Capitol. Children may come but parents must watch them at all times.
*This trip is mainly for “new” internationals (those who have recently arrived in Baton Rouge) and/or internationals who have not yet visited these places*. But people who are interested in participating must reserve a place by Friday morning. (The church bus can only carry so many people and we need to know how much food to bring.) To reserve a place on the trip please contact Rick Wright at rwright AT ubc-br DOT org or call his office at 766-9474 ext 222.
We should have everyone back home around 2:00-2:30 p.m.
You can learn more about the Louisiana State Museum at this website and more about the State Capitol at this website.
Published April 21, 2010
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Two times we have enjoyed visiting the opera! First “Turandot” by Rossini. Then “Carmen” by Bizet.
And now “Armida” by Gioachino Rossini!
This mythical story of a sorceress who enthralls men in her island prison has inspired operatic settings by a multitude of composers, including Gluck, Haydn, and Dvor?ák. Renée Fleming stars in the title role of Rossini’s version, opposite no fewer than six tenors. Tony Award winner Mary Zimmerman returns to direct this new production of a work she describes as “a buried treasure, a box of jewels.” The fanciful and magical tale, Zimmerman says, “has an epic, enchanted quality and a tremendous visual element.”
In other words the story of a magical woman who keeps men as happy prisoners on her island. Sounds like fun!
Church of the Nations will take another group to enjoy the opera on Saturday, May 01 starting at 12:00 noon. We will watch the New York Metropolitan Opera perform “Armida” by Rossini. This will be a live broadcast from New York City.
You can meet us at the Citiplace movie theater on Corporate Boulevard at 11:30 a.m. or you can ride on the church bus which will pick up from:
- Highland Plantation/Duplantier at 11:00 a.m.
- Edward Gay apartments at 11:10 a.m.
- Nicholson bus stop at 11:15 a.m.
- (Tigerland – if someone asks me to pick them up there – at 11:20 a.m.)
We encourage you to eat lunch before you come. Please bring $10 to help with the cost of the tickets. (Or you can bring the coupons that the movie theater gave us after “Turandot” if you still have them.) I need to know by Thursday April 29 if you would like to come so that I can buy enough tickets!
Published December 30, 2009
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Did you want to come to the opera in November but could not make it? Are you sad that you missed the wonderful performance of “Turandot” by Giacomo Puccini? Would you like to spend only $10 for an afternoon in New York City?
Church of the Nations will take another group to enjoy the opera on Saturday, January 16 starting at 12:00 noon. We will watch the New York Metropolitan Opera perform the famous opera “Carmen” by Bizet. This will be a live broadcast from New York City.
You can meet us at the Citiplace movie theater on Corporate Boulevard at 11:30 a.m. or you can ride on the church bus which will pick up from:
- Highland Plantation/Duplantier at 11:00 a.m.
- Edward Gay apartments at 11:10 a.m.
- Nicholson bus stop at 11:15 a.m.
- (Tigerland – if someone asks me to pick them up there – at 11:20 a.m.)
We encourage you to eat lunch before you come. Please bring $10 to help with the cost of the tickets. (Or you can bring the coupons that the movie theater gave us after “Turandot”.) I need to know by Thursday if you would like to come so that I can buy enough tickets!
One of the most moving and beautiful experiences of the year – Church of the Nations takes a group for the music and singing at downtown Baton Rouge churches. It begins at Mt Zion First Baptist Church at 6:00 p.m. – and then we walk to the next church for more music and singing. There are five churches – but we will go only to the first three. The third and last church we will go to is First Presbyterian Church.
Pastor Rick will pick up people who want to come starting at Edward Gay apartments at 5:00 p.m. We will park at First Presbyterian Church and then walk to Mt Zion. We want to be there before 5:30 p.m. because it will be very crowded very quickly.
As I said – this is one of my favorite trips during the year. Many people enjoy it very much. I hope you are able to come with us.
How would you like to see the New York Metropolitan Opera this weekend?
Well even if you are not sure – you might want to come along on Saturday November 07 to see the Metropolitan Opera perform “Turandot” by Giacomo Puccini starting at 1:00 p.m. at the movie theater. Why? Because it is one of the greatest operas ever written. Set in “legendary times” in China it tells the story of the cold cruel princess Turandot and the secret prince Calaf who wins her heart and her love. It could not be performed in China until 1999.
You can meet us at the Citiplace movie theater on Corporate Boulevard at 12:30 p.m. or you can ride on the church bus which will pick up from:
- Highland Plantation/Duplantier at 12:00 noon
- Edward Gay apartments at 12:10 p.m.
- Nicholson bus stop at 12:15 p.m.
- (Tigerland – if someone asks me to pick them up there – at 12:20 p.m.)
We encourage you to have lunch before you come!
We are asking people to contribute $10 for the tickets (which cost $22 each). Pastor Rick will be happy to pick people up that day so we can enjoy the opera as a group. (The performance is broadcast live in HD from New York City. The performances are exciting and outstanding. What people in New York City are watching is what we will be watching.) You also get to enjoy the experience of visiting a movie theater in the United States – something I know many internationals do not do while they are here.
Spaces and tickets are limited – so please email Rick Wright at rwright[at]ubc-br[dot]org or call him at 225-921-2355 to reserve a ticket and a space.
Published September 22, 2009
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Our Fall camping trip is coming very soon! This Saturday-Sunday, October 3-4 at:
Camp Living Waters
21230 Living Waters Road
Loranger, Louisiana 70446
The theme is “Facing Your Giants”.
Come and hear how you can face and overcome the giant obstacles that come into our lives. We will discuss Facing the Giants of Differences, Uncertainty, and Failures.
Camp activities include volleyball, soccer, hiking, low ropes, basketball, a bonfire
Cost is only $20 per person. This includes meals, room, recreation, games.
We will leave Baton Rouge around 8:00 a.m. on Saturday and be back around 2:30-3:00 p.m. on Sunday.
We hope you can come! But if you want to come we need everyone to register now to reserve a place! Please contact Pastor Rick Wright at (225) 766-9474 ext 222 or rwright[at]ubc-br[dot]org for more information and to reserve a place.
For more information about Camp Living Waters.
For more information about the camping trip.
English Conversation is back for 2009!
(And the crowd goes wild.)
English Conversation is beginning again after our usual break for December/Christmas/New Years. Church of the Nations will offer English Conversation for the first time in 2009 this Friday, January 09 starting at 7:30 p.m. at the home of Jim and Eloise Richards:
1621 Rue Desiree
Baton Rouge, Louisiana 70810
You can drive yourself or ride on the church bus which picks up from Edward Gay at 7:10 p.m. then Tiger Towers at 7:13 p.m. finally from Nicholson bus stop at 7:15 p.m. Please allow 5-7 minutes for the bus to arrive because of weather/traffic.
Directions:
- Drive southeast from LSU along Highland Road
- Turn left onto Bluebonnet
- Turn right onto Rue Larouge
- Turn right onto Rue Desiree
- Look for house 1621 which is not far from the turn
Map to 1621 Rue Desiree, 70810 at Mapquest
*Important note about English Conversation – Please read*
English Conversation has always been for adults. (And sometimes youth who participate as students.) *Do not bring children please.* We do not have childcare or a program for children during English Conversation. If children come they will distract you (and others) and make it difficult to concentrate on learning and practicing English. It also makes the activity more difficult for teachers and host families. (Of course Church of the Nations has plenty of other activities and events when children are very welcome such as field trips and movie night as well as Sunday morning Bible study and worship.)
When English Conversation starts again in January we will again ask everyone to follow this rule. (And we are sorry but we cannot allow any exceptions.) If you have any questions please speak with Pastor Rick at rwright AT ubc-br DOT org or 766-9474 ext 222.
Church of the Nations will take a group downtown for the Downtown Christmas Pilgrimage this Sunday, December 21 starting at 6:00 p.m. at Mt Zion Baptist Church (near First United Methodist Church).
(I have had difficulty finding a good resource on the Internet for information about this. This is the best I have been able to find:
First Baptist Church calendar
First United Methodist Church calendar
best of all seems to be First Presbyterian Church – Christmas Carol Pilgrimage)
The Downtown Christmas Pilgrimage is a beautiful and special way to prepare for and celebrate Christmas. Basically there is music and singing at five churches in downtown Baton Rouge. We begin at one church then walk to the next one and the next one and so on – five churches in all. (We will probably not go to all five churches – that can take a long time and people might become too tired.)
You can drive yourself and meet us at the first church at 5:30 p.m. (nice and early in order to get good seats) or ride on the church bus which will pick up from Edward Gay at 5:00 p.m. then Tiger Towers at 5:03 p.m. finally Nicholson bus stop at 5:05 p.m. Please allow up to 5-7 minutes for the bus to arrive because of weather or traffic.
Children are welcome (as long as they participate and can walk with everyone else). We strongly recommend you have something to eat/drink before you come! (We may not be finished until around 8:00 p.m.)
This is perhaps Pastor Rick’s favorite activity during the Advent/Christmas season. We hope you can join us.
