neljapäev, märts 31, 2005
First Report Sent to Us
Chalk Farm Band visits Finland and Estonia Territory to open new corps in Tartu (photos!)
Chalk Farm Band was invited to tour the territory of Finland andEstonia during Easter 2005. The main emphasis behind the visit was tosupport The Salvation Army's (Päästearmee) return to Tartu insouth-east Estonia. 65 years since Päästearmee was forced to leave,the band marched into the town square to proclaim that a new corps wasbeing formed.
Saturday 26th March
After disembarking off of the boat we had a full English breakfast at'Café Carlos' in Tallinn and were soon on our way to Tartu. Peoplesheads leant out of windows and traffic stopped to see what washappening as the band 'formed-up' behind four flags; Estonian Nation,Päästearmee, Narva Korpus and Chalk Farm Band. As the band marchedthrough the cobbled streets, people followed and as we entered theReakoja Plats town square a crowd formed to see what was happening.Regional Commander Major Derek Tyrrell announced to the people ofTartu that the Päästearmee was here and with the help of Soldiers andYoung People from Narva and Tallinn corps the open air was a hugesuccess. As we headed to the 'Illusion Theatre', where the firstmeeting was to be held, people flocked with the band and followed onfoot and in the tour bus. We arrived at the theatre to find that itwas already filling up with people and by the time the meeting startedthe room was packed. With help from Pastor Leho Paldre (arepresentative of the other churches in Tartu) translating intoEstonian and Captain Anna Henderson (CO at Narva Korpus) translatinginto Russian the meeting was well received by all. The colours werepresented by Colonel Arja Laukkanen (THQ) after which we were led by arecently formed group in acts of praise and worship in English,Russian and Estonian. The 'Mission Team Dance' group from Tallinnperformed a mime entitled 'Chairs' and was used as an example that theSalvation Army is just as relevant to the young and old. An invitationto the next meeting was offered and afterwards over 35 people filled in an information form requesting to be contacted about their futurewith the Päästearmee in Tartu and Estonia.
Chalk Farm Band was invited to tour the territory of Finland andEstonia during Easter 2005. The main emphasis behind the visit was tosupport The Salvation Army's (Päästearmee) return to Tartu insouth-east Estonia. 65 years since Päästearmee was forced to leave,the band marched into the town square to proclaim that a new corps wasbeing formed.
Saturday 26th March
After disembarking off of the boat we had a full English breakfast at'Café Carlos' in Tallinn and were soon on our way to Tartu. Peoplesheads leant out of windows and traffic stopped to see what washappening as the band 'formed-up' behind four flags; Estonian Nation,Päästearmee, Narva Korpus and Chalk Farm Band. As the band marchedthrough the cobbled streets, people followed and as we entered theReakoja Plats town square a crowd formed to see what was happening.Regional Commander Major Derek Tyrrell announced to the people ofTartu that the Päästearmee was here and with the help of Soldiers andYoung People from Narva and Tallinn corps the open air was a hugesuccess. As we headed to the 'Illusion Theatre', where the firstmeeting was to be held, people flocked with the band and followed onfoot and in the tour bus. We arrived at the theatre to find that itwas already filling up with people and by the time the meeting startedthe room was packed. With help from Pastor Leho Paldre (arepresentative of the other churches in Tartu) translating intoEstonian and Captain Anna Henderson (CO at Narva Korpus) translatinginto Russian the meeting was well received by all. The colours werepresented by Colonel Arja Laukkanen (THQ) after which we were led by arecently formed group in acts of praise and worship in English,Russian and Estonian. The 'Mission Team Dance' group from Tallinnperformed a mime entitled 'Chairs' and was used as an example that theSalvation Army is just as relevant to the young and old. An invitationto the next meeting was offered and afterwards over 35 people filled in an information form requesting to be contacted about their futurewith the Päästearmee in Tartu and Estonia.
