2009.06.29
Cave Spring Baptist holds Patriotic Day Celebration
Red, white, and blue were the colors radiating from the stadium at Bogle Field Sunday for Cave Spring Baptist Church's annual Patriotic Day Celebration at Cave Spring Middle School. The celebration began at 5 p.m. and the service was followed by activities for the kids, hot dogs, chips, ice cream and watermelon for all.
The service was based on Psalm 33:12, "Blessed is the nation whose God is the Lord." A choir and orchestra sang songs such as "Mighty to Save", "How Great is Our God", "The Star Spangled Spectacular", "Salute to the Armed Forces Medley", and much more.
Colors were presented by the Roanoke County Sheriff's Department and those who serve(d) in the Armed Forces were asked to stand as their branch of the army's song was played. The Armed Services Color Guard was conducted by Ryan Bailey (U.S. Army), Jay Jones (U.S. Army and U.S. Coast Guard), Dave Walters (U.S. Air Force), and Jay Matze (U.S. Marine Corps).
A dramatization was also conducted called "Battlefield of Faith" by the Cave Spring Baptist Drama Team which included Ralph Nash, Brian Holben and Katie Varney, all who played soldiers Morgan Holbrook, who played Commander, Mark Holben, who played a man, and Susan Lucas, who played a woman.
Iwo Jima Soldiers, Jacob Moore, Corey Morgan, Kyle Morgan and Ben Roberson also participated in the service by running a flag onto the stage during song.
It was also Pastor Chip Roberson's last service as he is retiring and moving to back home to Georgia. Pastor Roberson spoke Psalm 33:!2, the theme of the evening and quoted people from history about how religion and patriotism went hand in hand and how people have veered away from that over time.
View out slideshow above for photos from Sunday's celebration, or check out our online gallery by clicking here.
