For nearly two years now members and friends from the Norton United Methodist Church and The Church of the Good Shepherd have been visiting Mt. View Regional Medical Center's long term care unit one Saturday morning each month for a Song Fest. This project has grown and continues to be a real blessing for the residents. We sing old show tunes from the 20's, 30's and 40's, songs like "Let Me Call You Sweetheart", "Bicycle Built for Two", and "Put On Your Old Gray Bonnet." We sing Patriotic Songs and Spirituals and Hymns and about anything imaginable. Our expert talented music director can play about anything and with cell phone technology we can obtain the words for songs requested in a matter of seconds. This happened at Easter when someone requested "Here Comes Peter Cottontail." We were surprised to learn that the song has about 15 verses. The event is very special and you never know what might happen. The song leader frequently walks amongst the participants carrying a microphone and selects willing and often unwilling persons to sing solo. Music is a powerful gift from God and He can use music to touch us in so many ways. We have experienced persons with severe memory problems begin smiling and start singing along, recalling very word and note of the song. We appreciate the dedicated persons who come every month and share a few hours of time with the residents. We have been told over and over again how much this outreach effort means. One resident invites a friend living in the community and it is so awesome to see the two of them visiting and singing and smiling and having a grand time. So come on over any second Saturday of the month at 10:00 am. Remember that we have outreach worship each Sunday at 10:00 am at Mt. View for residents, friends, family and staff. Holy Communion every first Sunday. Everyone is always welcome.
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