Our Christmas Events

Here are a list of Powerhouse Christmas Events and also a list of where the Women of Worth Band (Kavita, Marsha, Zippora, Timmy Madhukar, Mario, Timmy Vanderputt and David Livingstone)  performed /is performing..

Dec 10th, 6 p.m. WOW band at British Council

Dec 13th, 6.30 p.m. WOW band at Tambaram

Dec 14th, 6.30 p.m. Powerhouse Christmas Party @ Aminjikarai 

Dec 16th, 2.30 p.m., WOW and Powerhouse in MCC College

Dec 17th, 11.30 a.m., WOW (tracks) at the IAS officers Colony

Dec 20th 9.30 a.m., WOW (tracks) at Breakfast with Santa - Sparky's Diner

Dec 20th, 6.oo p.m., WOW band at Good Samaritan's Fellowship Church

Dec 21st, 10.00 a.m, Christmas Services in Sparky's and in Aminjikarai

Dec 21st, 6.00 p.m., Powerhouse in Velachery

Dec 24th, 10 p.m. Midnight Service for Chetput & Aminjikarai in Aminjikarai Hall

Dec 24th, 10.00 p.m., Dinner and Midnight Service for Tambaram and Padur Services

Dec 25th, 10 a.m., Breakfast and Morning Service in Velachery 

Reflections: A Short Film Festival

Saturday, 6th December @ 6 pm @ Aminjikarai

A short film is a visual story—told in a matter of minutes. Often these artistic stories provide a springboard for discussion about the deeper issues of life. We will be showing 7-10 short films at our festival, and discussing them in a cool, casual atmosphere. This is a friendship-building event, and people from all religious backgrounds will feel comfortable. Start talking with your friends now about this event! Invitations will be available next week.

For more info, contact Anju @ 9789065618

Christmas is coming... we're all gonna get so fat!

Its that time of the year... when the weather cools down, when the days are shorter, when the end of the year draws near... Christmas is slowly but surely coming! And we've been busy planning events.... so here are the tentative dates for these events

Dec 6th - A Short Film Festival
Dec 14th - A Christmas BBQ and concert
Dec 20th - a Christmas Jazz concert
Dec 22nd - a Kids Christmas party

And there's much much more...
we'll keep you posted on the events that we're doing outside of church as well.

Its over!!!

Hi All,

Hope you enjoyed the Band Fest! It was really great to see so many people participate and to see how much talent there is in people all around us! Thanks to everyone who attended the camp - it was an enriching experience for us.

Here is a link to photos of the camp:
http://picasaweb.google.com/phbandfest

Those of you who have some pictures that you would like to share with us, please email us at powerhousechurch@gmail.com (address the email to Zippora) and we will give you details on how you can upload your pictures to the same album.

Thanks everyone! If you have any comments or feedback, click on the comments link under this post and comment away! :-)

This is the day!

Hi All,

Its D-Day!! Okay, so last minute announcements:

Those going by bus:
- Please go to the koyambedu bus stop by 2 o clock
- Proceed to the Tirupattur bus Stand
- Look out for Siju (9710602533) or Joy (9840798734)
- Please be on time as the bus will leave on time!!!

Those driving
Some links for you:

Road Map
Travel Guide

Please Remember:
- there are no ATMs in Yelagiri
- there are no Petrol Bunks

Details, details! Powerhouse Band Festival

Hope you are all doing well - hope you are all getting ready for the Band Festival!

Things to take:

• Your Bible
• Maybe a notebook
  
• Walking shoes ( you may get a chance to do some trekking)
• A light sweater (optional) -if you're the kind who gets cold when the A.C. is on! :-)
• Mosquito Repellent
• A blanket (optional) - the evenings get quite cool
  

Transport:
For those who have asked Powerhouse to arrange transport for you,

• We leave Chennai at 3.00 in the afternoon
• Extra charge of 250/- per head for transport
• Please try and be on time as you will delay everyone else if you're late
  

What happens at a band festival?

Feel the rhythm, feel the rhyme ... its Band festival time! Okay, so what exactly IS a band festival? What happens at a band festival? Lets look at a few questions about the Powerhouse Band Festival taking place from Aug 14th - 16th.

What IS a band festival? Its a gathering of people who come together to worship God,
through music,
through sharing stories of God's faithfulness in their lives,
through spending time with His creation,
through spending time with other people who have the image on God stamped on them (yeah you're included too! :-) ).

When do we leave? We plan to start the festival on Thursday night at 8 p.m. Registration will take place from 5 - 7 p.m.

How do we travel? For those of you needing transport, we will be arranging a bus / van depending on how many people need transport. Otherwise, you can travel on your own to Yelagiri - you will find more info on it here.

So what will we do for 2 days? Big question, and of course, we don't want to take away all the suspense - so here's a few things that are planned :
- some different bands will play different kinds of music :-)
- outdoor activities (if you look at the earlier post, you can see pictures of the YMCA grounds - there is tons of space there)
- Around the Bonfire stories / activities / songs
- short sessions on different topics
- A treasure trail
- and much much more ....!

When does it end?We finish the festival on Saturday afternoon and should be back in town on Saturday evening/night.

Where is Yelagiri? To find info on Yelagiri, check out these links:

yelagiri hills

sterling resorts

holidayiq

mouthshut.com


Any other questions? Email us at powerhousechurch@gmail.com

Powerhouse Band Festival, 14 - 16 August. YMCA Yelagiri

The hills are alive with the sound of music …. La la la la …. Wait! Music? What Music? And hills? … Where?

Do you love music? Playing it? Listening to it? Well, have we got some news for you! Enter … The Powerhouse Band Festival! Starting on the 14^th of August, come join us for THREE DAYS of music in the beautiful and inviting hills of Yelagiri.

Start your day off with some sweet ACOUSTIC, devotional music. Having warmed up with that, check out the RAPpers and HIP-HOPpers, raise your hands in heartfelt WORSHIP, then embrace the evening with a classic ROCK concert with Chennai’s finest Rock band. And to top it all off, finish the day with an after-dark smooth JAZZ concert.

There will also be some workshops, discussions and games based on different topics such as Served to serve etc. Look out for the Treasure Trail, set in the rustic natural landscape of Yelagiri.

And any guesses as to how much this will cost you? No…? Well, this will cost you ONLY Rs.500/- for the WHOLE weekend! What’s more? There’s an early bird offer – you get a POWER HOUSE BAND FESTIVAL T-shirt free if you register before the end of June. So… what are you waiting for? Come on!

P.S. Family rooms ARE available, but on a first come, first serve basis … so why don’t you pick

up your phone and give us a call!

Travel

You may arrange your own transportation, or we can arrange it for you. However, this cost is not included in the Rs.500. The travel may cost around 200 or 250 per person.
Please inform us if you would like us to arrange your transport, we will get back to you with details.

Email us at powerhousechurch@gmail.com OR call us at 044 - 42643036

YMCA Yelagiri

Distance from Rail Station:22 Km

Railway Station Name:Jolarpet Railway Station

Distance from Bus Stand:3 Km

Bus Stand Name:Yelagiri Bus Stand

Want to know more about family rooms? Contact (Zippora 98402-88006) or Rajiv (98401-91585) There are only a limited number of family rooms, so don't wait too long! :-)