Worship on the Water concluded on Labor Day weekend.  This ends our 8th year and as always, we are sorry to see the time go by so quickly.  Again we were blessed with good weather, great music and wonderful people.  We will be back next Memorial Day with the blessing of the boats and the Joyful Noise providing the music.  We look forward to 2012 when the Lake will ring with happy voices worshiping God.

The boats starting to line up for the service the first service of the year.

Worship on the Water is a seasonal ministry of Christ Episcopal Church, Cordele, Georgia. We worship at The Resort Dock on Lake Blackshear from Memorial Day Sunday through Labor Day Sunday at 9 a.m. Our service on Memorial Day includes the Blessing of the Boats conducted by clergy of Christ Church.

On pretty days, we gather, by boat, by jet ski, by foot and by car to worship alongside the dock of the Resort. When rain requires, we gather under the screened gazebo adjacent to the shore.

We come from as close as the campground and Resort, and from as far away as England. Our register is starting to look like an atlas.

The worship is informal, and dogs belong; Canada geese often accompany our music and singing and one year we had a baby alligator who didn't stay long. Boat attire is expected, and whether you come by land or water, there's a place for you.

 We have been truly blessed with dedicated musicians, committed clergy and a staff that works hard without ever complaining.

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 The Joyful Noise from Dawson, Ga.                        

After the service, getting ready to go for refreshments at the gazebo.

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