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Yes, there are a lot of very ac- IF YOU GO RICH complished, commercially successful COPLEY acts in Christian rock, but a No. 1 Winter Jam HERALD-LEADER album overall is rare for the genre. What: Christian rock tour featuring Toby Mac, CULTURE COLUMNIST So it was a big deal in August Red, Matthew West, Jamie Grace, NewSong, when Toby Mac’s Eye On It topped Royal Tailor, Sidewalk Prophets, Jason Castro, Rupp Arena hosts a lot of acts the charts, besting the mainstream OBB, Capital Kings and speaker Nick Hall. that have had No. 1 albums on hip-hop collective Slaughterhouse. When: 6 p.m. March 16 Billboard — Taylor Swift in April, “It’s nothing, no pun intended, Where: Rupp Arena, 430 W. Vine St. anyone? But we don’t usually look that I had my eye on by any for those artists on the Winter Jam Tickets: $10 at the door. tour. See COPLEY, B3 Learn more: Jamtour.com/shows/lexington-ky

CMA PROMOTIONS FAITH NOTES Spring Market. 9 a.m. March 16. First Christian Church Life Center, Locust St., Versailles. LIFE LESSONS AND Ministry of Christian Coaching. 9:40 a.m. March 17. Wilmore Free Methodist Church, 1200 Lexington Rd., Wilmore. Free. Wfmc.net. Let My People Know, an introduction to Islam. 9:40 a.m. March 17, 24, 31. Wilmore Free A TOILET PAPER GUN Methodist Church, 1200 Lexington Rd., Wilmore. Free. (859) 858-3521. Wfmc.net. Kidz Blitz instills Scripture through wacky games Soulful & Hymnology Musical. 4 p.m. March 17. East Second Street Christian Church, 146 Constitution St., Lexington. Offering will be taken. Emma Gay Bruton, (859) 297-4093 or (859) 437-0203. Soup Suppers and Services. 6 p.m. March 20. Gethsemane Lutheran Church, 2185 Garden Springs Dr., Lexington. Jaci Williams, (859), 299-8873(859) or 277-6096. [email protected]. Lenten Dinner and Program: “The Internet and Mental Health: Help and Harm,” by Dr. Catherine Martin. 6 p.m. March 20. Hunter Presbyterian Church, 109 Rosemont Garden, Lexington. $4. (859) 277-5126. A Taizé Prayer Service with Eucharist. 6:15 p.m. March 20. Southern Hills United Methodist Church, 2356 Harrodsburg Rd., Lexington. Free. Southernhillsumc.org. Lenten Service of Hymns, Prayer, Meditation and Communion. 6:45 p.m. March 20. Beaumont Presbyterian Church, 1070 Lane Allen Rd., Lexington.

Paschal Scripture Study. St. Athanasius Orthodox Church, 926 S. Main St., Nicholasville. Athanasiusoca.org. ■ Exodus 13:20-15-1 and Song of Moses. 7:30 p.m. March 20. ■ Zephaniah 3:8-15, Isaiah 61:10- 62:5; 61:1-9. 7:30 p.m. March 27. Catalyst One Day leadership seminar with Andy Stanley and Craig Groeshel. 9 a.m. March 21. NorthEast Christian Church, 990 Star Shoot Pkwy., Lexington. Catalystoneday.com. Lexington Passion Play. 7 p.m. PHOTO PROVIDED March 21-25, 3 p.m. March 23, 24. Gardenside Baptist Church, 1667 Roger Fields engaged the audience while setting up a game for two competitors during one of the 125 to 150 Kidz Blitz events staged each year. Alexandria Dr., Lexington. $5 general seating, $10 reserved. (859) 277-1541. By Cheryl Truman Lexingtonpassionplay.com [email protected] The Kingsmen Quartet, The New Vision Quartet. 7 p.m. March 21. NICHOLASVILLE — Roger Fields did not Sand Spring Baptist Church, 1616 start out in the ministry planning to illustrate Harrodsburg Rd., Lawrenceburg. biblical principles through projectile-launching of Donations will be accepted. (502) toilet paper. 839-4443. Sandspring.org. He didn’t start out to be in children’s minis- Egg-Stravaganza. 10 a.m. March 23. Southern Acres Christian Church, try, period. 301 Harvard Dr., Lexington. Free. But in a Florida church where the (859) 523-2273. Soacres.com. Nicholasville entrepreneur was serving, there Easter Egg Hunt. 10 a.m. March was a children’s ministry vacancy. Fields stepped 23. Gethsemane Lutheran Church, into the role. 2185 Garden Springs Dr., Lexington. He thought it would be temporary. It wasn’t. For ages 10 and younger. 2013 Holy Convocation. 11 That led to Kidz Blitz , Fields’ interactive a.m. and 7 p.m. March 24, 30, 31. kids’ show. He not only travels most weekends Church of God in Jesus’ Name, 512 in connection with the show, but Kidz Blitz has Georgetown St., Lexington. (502) offices in Little Rock, Ark., and San Diego , and 316-0051, (859) 492-2434, (502) 316- employs eight people. 0011. Bishopgarylambsr.org. “The idea was to engage parents and kids Eggstravaganza. 12:30 p.m. March CHARLES BERTRAM | [email protected] 24. The Baptist Church at Andover, together … where the event itself could convey 3330 Todds Rd., Lexington. Free. some messages,” Fields said. “Kids are wired to Roger Fields of Nicholasville helped create the interactive kids show Kidz Blitz “to engage Maundy Thursday Service. participate. They would rather play. parents and kids together … where the event itself could convey some messages.” 6 p.m. March 28. Midway “We realized there ought to be a way to Presbyterian Church, 107 N. Turner harness that.” Fields will conduct nine events in nine days: FOR MORE INFO St., Midway. (859) 846-4751. “The summer is packed,” he said. “Halloween Kidz Blitz stages 125 to 150 events a year at To learn more about the traveling Midwaypresbyterian.org. can back up two or three years in advance.” Mandatum. 6:30 p.m. March churches around the country, bringing its mes- Christian children’s show Kidz Blitz, sages of challenge, participation and life lessons , Fields, who grew up attending Southland which is led by Nicholasville’s Roger See FAITH NOTES, B3 with a little bit of gross-out humor. In June, See KIDZ, B3 Fields, visit Kidzblitz.com.

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