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Victoria Shirey
Wow! God has been blessing in every service we have been priveledged to be a part of. By now, you already know that we have changed our name from Unity to our family name, The Shireys. The transition is taking some getting used to, even for us, but people are beginning to accept the change. God has moved in a great way for our group since writing to you last.
We have just come out of the studio finishing the vocals on our new project. We have seven more original songs written by Victoria on this recording. Rachael has written her first song which is also on this project along with one of Darlene's songs that we re-recorded. I feel that you will be blessed. It should be out in September by NQC. We can't wait!
The Jamil Temple concert is over now, but the whole day was exciting. We had the Talent Competition at 12:00pm. There were great soloists and groups. The 1st place solo winner was Tommy Graham from Bowman, SC and 2nd place went to Kevin Carter from Fayetteville, NC. The 1st place group winner was Blood Bought from Lenoir, NC and coming in 2nd was Upward Bound from Columbia, SC. Everyone did a great job and was a winner in God's eyes. The afternoon showcase started at 2:00pm and lasted through 5:30pm. We had some awesome talent minister throughout the afternoon, and we were blessed. The Providence Quartet from Pendleton, NC was chosen to sing on Main Stage in the evening concert with The Shireys, The Sharpes, The Palmetto State Quartet, and The Gospel Enforcers. We had church! What an awesome day in the Lord! Thanks to everyone who participated and for all of my staff volunteers, especially Dora Ann & Clay Smith and Margie Stack. They worked vigorously all day to keep things running smoothly. Victoria did an incredible job running sound for everyone who performed in he Talent Show and Showcase. Thank God for a terrific, blessed day. Also, last but not least, a special thanks to our judges, Richard Chambers, radio DJ for WGUS 102.7 in Augusta, GA and Rick Busbee, former tenor singer with Florida Boys, now minister of music in a church in Augusta, GA. You guys did great!
Moving on, we have some wonderful services coming up, then we are off to San Antonio, TX Sunday where Victoria and Rachael will compete in the Church of God National competition, representing South Carolina. Victoria will be competing in the female vocal solo division, and Rachael and Victoria will be competing in the small vocal ensemble division. Please pray for our safety as we travel. Then we are off to Florida and Tennessee. Next stop is Maryland and Kentucky, then comes the National Quartet Convention. Looks like we have a lot of miles ahead of us. Praise the Lord! We love it!
We hope to see you at some of our upcoming services! Check our schedule periodically for a place near you. We love you. May God bless you. Pray for our family.
To God be the glory,
Darlene, Wayne, Victoria, & Rachael
The
Shireys
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3/5/08
My how time has passed! We've been so busy that I have not had time
to let you know what's going on wih our group. First of all, we have been in some awesome services. People have been saved,
healed, delivered, encouraged, and praise God, that's what it's all about! We are excited to have signed with Paradigm
Music Group with Calvin Gann and Tammy Kirkland! God has led us in this direction, and we know that He has a hand in it. In
April, we will be changing our name to The Shireys, which is our family name. This is something we feel led by God to do to
forward the ministry. It will take some getting used to, even for us.
Congratulations toVictoria for winning State Champion
in our Church of God State Teen Talent in the solo division. Also, congratulations to Victoria and Rachael for winning State
Champion in the Small Vocal Ensemble division. They will be competing for Nationals in August in San Antonio, TX. Please pray
for them.
Well, that's about all for now except that we enjoyed being in concert with Crabb Revival twice in February,
once in Greenville, SC and once in Columbia, SC. We had church! These kids are awesome! If you get the chance to hear Adam
, Terah, and the rest of Crabb Revival, I promise you, you WILL be blessed! We have some great events coming up, so please
check our schedule page for March 8th in Hartsville, SC. We will be with Staight Gate and Kirk Talley. Also check April 19th
at Jamil Temple. We will be with the Palmetto State Quartet and Upward Bound. You do NOT want to miss these events!
Okay,
I have to go now, but keep praying for our family. Our prayers are with you. We love and appreciate you.
Until Next Time,
Darlene Shirey
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1/3/08
HAPPY NEW YEAR!!! Can you believe it is 2008 already? This is definitely a year that is going to be great. We have been in some awesome services this past year of 2007. God has blessed us tremendously. We have met many new friends and shared the stage with artists such as, The Stamps Quartet, Kirk Talley, Dixie Melody Boys, The Melodyaires, The Freemans, The Kirklands, Tony Gore, Cathy Perry, The Reggie Saddler Family, Cricket Lee, The Galloways, and several more. What a year it has been. Souls have been saved, people have been delivered, and many have been healed and encouraged. A special thank you to those who shared our TV Christmas Spectacular show in December. It was an awesome night. A very special thank you to Jacob Crisp, who played the piano for us that night and also at our Unity Christmas banquet. Also, Matthew Cutter, who did a dynamic job singing at both events. Upward Bound did a wonderful job at our Christmas banquet as well. We had a wonderful time on our cruise with The Anchormen and Mercy's Well. A great big thank you to both of these groups for allowing us to share the stage with them on the cruise. Wow! We hope we can do it again this year. We are looking forward to singing with Crabb Revival on February 2nd at Tremont Church of God in Greenville. Call now for tickets! They are $10 in advance. More information is available on our schedule page. We want to see you there! We are heading back to Florida in January and February. What a placeto be in these 2 cold months! Please check our schedule to see when we will be in your area. We can't wait to see you. God bless and have a blessed 2008! A great big thank you to our pastor, Charles Ledford, for his support of this ministry that God has given us and all of his physical help preparing for our Christmas banquet. Thanks also to Harry tinsley for the beautiful banquet hall decorating. Congratulations to Victoria! She got her braces off and a new haircut! she looks awesome! Watch out guys, she's 18 now! Haha! Rachael should get hers off in June (if she stops chewing gum and eating sticky candy). We hope to see you soon at a concert near you.
We love and appreciate you,
Darlene, Wayne, Victoria & Rachael
