A motion picture with a message will raise money to help save Clarendon’s Mulkey Theatre this weekend with a special presentation of “Courageous” at the Sandell Drive-In.
Drive-in owner John Morrow plans to show the movie Friday, Saturday, and Sunday, December 2-4, and says he will donate the proceeds to the “Bring Back the Mulkey” campaign.
“I want people to see this film,” Morrow said. “This is God’s message that people need to hear.”
The movie is about four men with one calling: To serve and protect.
As law enforcement officers, Adam Mitchell, Nathan Hayes, and their partners are confident and focused. They willingly stand up to the worst the streets have to offer. Yet at the end of the day, they face a challenge that none of them are truly prepared to tackle: fatherhood.
While they consistently give their best on the job, good enough seems to be all they can muster as dads. But they’re quickly discovering that their standard is missing the mark.
They know that God desires to turn the hearts of fathers to their children, but their children are beginning to drift further and further away from them. Will they be able to find a way to serve and protect those that are most dear to them?
When tragedy hits home, these men are left wrestling with their hopes, their fears, their faith, and their fathering. Can a newfound urgency help these dads draw closer to God … and to their children?
“Courageous” is the fourth release of Sherwood Pictures, the moviemaking ministry of Sherwood Church in Albany, Georgia. Their first release since “Fireproof,” the No. 1 independent film of 2008, “Courageous” joins “Facing the Giants” and “Flywheel” in touching and impacting lives through heartfelt stories of faith and hope.
Moviegoers will again find themselves crying, laughing, and cheering – sometimes simultaneously – as they are inspired by everyday heroes who long to be the kinds of dads that make a lifelong impact on their children.
Protecting the streets is second nature to these law enforcement officers. Raising their children? That will take courage.
Admission to the Sandell Drive-In is $6 each. The show will start at 6:30 p.m., and the gates will open one hour before show time.
Since last year, more than $17,000 has been raised or pledged to help Bring Back the Mulkey. The donations helped restore neon on the marquee this summer, which has been lit up on special occasions, and will help with further goals to restore the façade of the theatre. Since 2008, the Clarendon Economic Development Corporation has spent $50,000 for a new roof for the theatre, and is currently contacting architects to pursue developing a master plan for the theatre.
Donations are still being accepted to help Bring Back the Mulkey. Donors who give $50 or more will be recognized inside the theatre, and donations can be made to Donley County Historical Commission, PO Box 905, Clarendon, TX 79226 and note “Mulkey” in the memo of your check. Clarendon’s merchants are also supporting the effort by selling paper light bulbs which can be purchased for $1 and are displayed in stores downtown.
For more information, visit www.ClarendonEDC.org or www.facebook.com/mulkeytheatre.
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