Changes for Eternal Praise
Hello friends!
We hope the new year is off to a good start for all of you!
Many of you may have heard about some changes taking place in the ministry of Eternal Praise. We have had the privilege of singing together for over fifteen years. The Skiles family has let us know that they feel it is time for them to stop singing and focus on other things. Dennis Wyatt has also decided to retire. They have written letters to all of you which are below.
While
we will really miss them, we completely support their decision and will
pray for them in their desire to follow God’s leading. The
Dutter family will continue to sing as Eternal Praise and we would
greatly appreciate your prayers as we continue to serve God through
song.
Blessings to you all,
Gary, Rachel, and Kristen Dutter and Allison Jolliff
Dear Friends of Eternal Praise,
Over
the past 15 years while serving in ministry through song, we have
experienced God’s faithfulness. He has demonstrated to us that there is
a remnant of His people everywhere praising Him for His unmerited
grace. To personally experience this truth has been fulfilling and very
rewarding.
The
past couple of months God has spoken to us leading our lives in a new
direction. We are confident of His calling by the peace we have
experienced after making the decision to step down from this ministry.
The memories of the past will never leave us!
In
answering God’s call, it has directly impacted the others in Eternal
Praise. We cannot express our appreciation enough for the Dutter and
Wyatt family and their understanding. We know the transition will be
difficult for a while. As well, we will greatly miss all of you as
friends and supporters of the ministry.
Eternal
Praise’s mission is to share Jesus Christ and His saving grace. We pray
a blessing on Gary and his family for their continuation of this
mission and anticipate a continued friendship and support of them. As
well, ministering with Dorothy’s father, Dennis, has been something we
cherish. We’ve all grown very close through the years and to think
there won’t be weekly practices and regular opportunities to minister
with them is difficult. Yet we know God is faithful in His direction
for our lives.
Once
again, we want to say thank-you to our family and to each of you who
have encouraged us through the years. We believe God has a plan for all
of us who have called on His name and look forward with anticipation to
God’s guiding hand.
May God bless you!
Dale, Dorothy, and Cody Skiles
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Dear Friends,
After much prayer and
consideration, I have decided with regrets to retire from the singing
group "Eternal Praise". I have enjoyed my life-long dream of being
able to sing with a group singing Southern gospel songs. It was such a
pleasure to sing with my family as they were growing up and also after
we joined with the Dutter family. What an awesome time it has been and
I will miss it immensely! My family has decided to go in another
direction and the age of life is creeping up on me, so I have made the
decision to retire at the same time. I want to give my family my
blessing and encourage them in whatever direction God has planned for
them.
I want to thank my
family and the Dutters for allowing me the privilege and blessing of
singing with them and for being a part of their lives. We've had some
very good and enjoyable times with them at the practices, the prayer
times, the recording times, the ups and downs and also the encouraging
times.
It has been wonderful watching the younger ones; Kristen, Allison and Cody mature in their singing abilities.
My wife Marilyn has
been my support and encourager so I want to thank her for the part she
has played. She would make sure the announcements were out and people
notified when and where we were going to sing. She always attended the
practices and our concerts and worked at the product table and was
always there for Eternal Praise, I thank God for her.
I want to encourage
the Dutter family and give them my blessing as they continue to praise
our Lord in singing and spreading the gospel in song and encouraging
others.
May God be praised and glorified by our years of singing!
In Christian Love,
Dennis Wyatt
Christmas concerts
December 13, 2009
Merry Christmas to you!
I'm happy to tell you that Allison and Neil's wedding was absolutely
wonderful! Thanks to a lot of help from our family and friends,
everything came together just right. Allison looked beautiful and I've
put a link on our website home page so you can see a few pictures!
Next weekend we'll be singing two Christmas concerts.
On
Saturday, December 19th, we're singing at
Lake Tulloch Bible Church in Copperopolis, CA.
The church is located at 3566 Spangler Lane # 3 and the concert starts
at 7:00pm. We're so excited to go back to this wonderful church.
On
Sunday, December 20th at 6:00pm, we'll be at
First Baptist Church in Escalon, CA. The address is 1511 Catherine Way. We always enjoy being with our friends there!
We hope you will join us for one of these Christmas concerts. We would really love to see you!
Kristen Dutter
Upcoming concert
November 5, 2009
Hello Everyone!
I hope that all of
you are enjoying the fall weather and these days leading up to
Thanksgiving. I am especially enjoying these days, because they are
leading up to my wedding on November 28th!
I wanted to let you know about an upcoming concert – after this one, the next time you hear me, I'll be Mrs. Jolliff! : )
The California Gospel Jubilee will be held on Saturday, November 14th, at 6:00pm in Merced. This year, eight groups of all different styles will be featured, including the California Melody Boys, Eternal Praise,
Richland Trio, Riverboys, Ronnie Pack and Amazing Grace, Solid Ground,
Sweet Everlasting, the Taylor Family, and Brian Cogburn.
A soup and salad
supper will be available for purchase before the concert beginning at
4:30pm. The auditorium doors open at 5:00pm. Admission is $8 in advance
and $10 at the door.
The church, Christian Life Center, is located at 650 E. Olive Ave in Merced.
Bring your friends and enjoy this wonderful evening with us! You can purchase tickets at www.californiagospeljubilee.com. For more information, call Ike at 209-756-6837.
We hope to see you there!
Allison Dutter
Weekend Concerts
Hello!!
I hope everyone is having a great week! Thanks for all of the responses to my last email - you're sweet!
I wanted to let you know of some concerts coming up this weekend.
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On Sunday morning, May 24th, Eternal Praise will be singing at the Oak Avenue Free Methodist Church in Orangevale, CA (near Sacramento). The service starts at 9:30am. If you live up that way and want to come join us, we'd love it! The church is located at 8790 Oak Avenue, Orangevale, CA.
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Then on Monday, May 25th, we will be singing in
the Memorial Day Gospel Fest! Also performing will be The Richland
Trio, the River Boys, Sons of Light, Debt Free, the Chordsmen, The
Roberts, The Dartts, and Brian Cogburn. The event will be held at the
Turlock Community Auditorium (1574 E Canal Drive) in Turlock, CA. The
concert will begin at 1:00pm and go until 5:30pm. There will be food available to purchase.
Tickets are $12 in advance and $15 at the door. Children 12 and under are free.
Call us to purchase tickets:
Dennis and Marilyn Wyatt 
209-552-0110
Dale and Dorothy Skiles 209-524-5364
Gary and Rachel Dutter 209-545-0382
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And don't forget:
Booth Brothers - June 25
Songfest - June 27
Happy Monday!
Allison Dutter
Eternal Praise
Tribute Quartet concert
Happy New Year! I hope you all had a wonderful Christmas.
We had quite a Christmas party with the
Skiles family! They surprised us by picking us up in a ancient vintage motor-home (Big Abe) and taking us on a Progressive dinner. We had
drinks at Taco Bell, salad at El Pollo Loco, dinner at the Chicken Barn
and ice cream cones at McDonalds. We had so much fun driving around
and trying to embarrass Dorothy! We even got one lady to ask Dorothy
if we were all her children! Fun times!
I know it is last minute, but we want to let you know that Tribute Quartet will
be in concert tonight at the North Modesto Church of God. At the 2008
Singing News Fan Awards, Tribute won the award for Horizon Group of the
Year. We have been fortunate to learn from these guys at the Steve
Hurst School of Music in Nashville, TN the past few years and we're
excited they are coming to town!
Tribute will be at North Modesto Church of God
1918 Sherwood Avenue, Modesto, CA
Tuesday, January 13, 2009 at 7:00PM
We pray God's blessings to each of you this year and look forward to seeing you soon!
Kristen and Allison Dutter
Concert in Copperopolis
Merry Christmas!
I love this time of year! The lights, the
salvation army bells, the parties, the cheer! Yet most of all, I am
thankful for the joy that comes from knowing Jesus.
We want
to invite you all to our last Christmas concert of the year. We'll be
singing at Lake Tulloch Bible Church in Copperopolis tomorrow night,
December 19, 2008 at 7:00pm. We would love to see you there!
The address is:
3566 Spangler Lane #3
Copperopolis, CA, 95228
Thanks
to all of you who came to our Christmas Dinner Concert! We so enjoyed
spending an evening with you! Pictures from the evening are posted
here.
In this season of gift-giving, remember that "
every good and every perfect gift
is from above, and cometh down from the Father of lights, with whom is
no variableness, neither shadow of turning." (James 1:17)
Blessings
to you,
Kristen Dutter