Prayer Brunch presented by Knouse Foods/Mussleman’s

Come join the enthusiastic crowd that gathers to “Bless the Bloom”!  The interdenominational event has been a dynamic success with each Festival year since 2000 welcoming notable guest speakers Linda Davis, Ruth Graham McIntyre, Lisa Welchel, Kirk Cameron, Truitt Cathy, LaDonna Gatlin, Gigi Graham, and Trudy Cathy White.

Celebrating the 20^th Prayer Brunch with attendees will be state and local dignitaries with appearances by Festival celebrities and the Queen Shenandoah XCII-designate who will be escorted on The Trail of the Pink Petals.  Opening ceremonies will include a salute to the American flag by the U.S. Marine Corps Honor Guard. In addition to Knouse Foods/Musselman’s, this special event is also presented by the Willows at Meadow Branch.

This year’s guest speaker is Janet Parshall, a nationally syndicated radio talk show host known for the Christian program In the Market with Janet Parshall, which is broadcast on the Moody Radio network on over 700 stations. This show replaced her previous show on the Moody Radio Network called Talking it Over. Prior to coming to Moody Broadcasting, Parshall had hosted a nationally syndicated program on the Salem Radio Network. Janet Parshall has been consistently profiled as one of the Top 100 “talkers” in “Talkers Magazine,” the leading trade publication of the talk industry. In 2008 and in 2011, Janet was awarded the National Religious Broadcasters On-Air Personality of the Year award. During her career, Janet has served on the boards of several organizations including Concerned Women for America and the National Religious Broadcasters. She is the recipient of the Excellence in Communications award from “Women in Christian Media.” Janet was also elected to Sigma Delta Omega for high attainments in the field of broadcasting. Throughout her career, Janet has been a devoted advocate of the principles that strengthen the family. In February 2005, Parshall was selected by President George W. Bush to represent the White House as public delegate to the United Nations Commission on the Status of Women.

As a radio and television commentator, author and advocate for the family, Janet speaks nationwide on public policy issues that impact family preservation and promotion. She has appeared on numerous national television and radio programs, including Crossfire, Hardball, Nightline, Larry King Live, Donahue, The 700 Club, Hannity & Colmes and NewsNight with Aaron Brown, and has also appeared on various other programs on CBS, NBC, ABC, CNN, MSNBC, CNBC, CBN, PBS, the BBC and NPR. Janet has also been featured in People magazine. She was the host for the 2004 documentary, George W. Bush: Faith in the White House. Parshall hosted the TV documentary series Speechless: Silencing the Christians, which aired on the Inspiration Network and other religious stations in 2008. Parshall also hosted a television program called Janet Parshall’s America on Family Netin 2004. She serves on the Board of Directors and served on the Executive Committee of the National Religious Broadcasters. Parshall has authored several books, including her latest: “Buyer Beware: Finding Truth in the Marketplace of Ideas.” Janet and her husband, Craig, live in Virginia, and have four children and six grandchildren. The Festival is most grateful to Chick-fil-A and First Bank for sponsoring Janet Parshall’s appearance at the 2019 Prayer Brunch Presented by Knouse Foods/Musselman.

Featured performing guests will include The 6^th Dimension hand bell ensemble  performing prelude and postlude music,  and “Apple Blossom’s Got Talent” 2018 participant.  Soloist Scott Orndorff will also precede the speaker.  Include a refreshing, inspirational dimension to your “Bloom Weekend”!