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Yes, there was a photo taken of our choir on Sunday night.  Not everyone was able to be there but here is the gang who were able to attend that night.

Yesterday I began to work on a sermon series to begin a few weeks from now.  Although the idea had been running around in my head, writing down a few sentences and seeing where it is going puts a finality to the ideas.

So, off to Luke 1 and 2.  There we encounter various Biblical characters who have to deal with such questions as:  What if?  Now What? and What was that?

The questions are great.  All I have to do now is fill in the rest of the sermon!  Any suggestions would be welcomed.

Our block has a tradition over the years of putting a “crown” up somewhere on each property.  Originally they were all located on the rooftops.  As people reshingled, the crowns were lowered, often to the front lawn.

So, this morning I headed out to put my crown on the front lawn.  Thankfully the weather was a little warmer – the task thus a little easier.

I plugged in the timer and lights.  Everything worked.  That’s a definite plus.  No fooling around trying to figure out which bulb to change or which wire to replace.  I just put the crown in place and everything worked.

I also woke up this morning needing to change out one of the light bulbs on my car.  Drove to the local automotive shop, paid less than $10.00 and replaced the bulb in less than a minute.

Now, wouldn’t it be nice if life was always like that!

We heard the word.  “We are going to have to cancel.” 

On Sunday night the Community Carol Festival was scheduled for 7:00 in the evening.  At around 6:15 a town wide power blackout happened.

Hearty souls that we are, those practicing for their parts in the Festival gathered at the church where the Festival was to be held.  With candles and cell phones and emergency lighting we sang, played and prepared.

For almost 1/2 hour we prepared.  And wondered when the power would come on.  We knew that once the emergency lighting batteries ran out, the building would have to be thought of as “unsafe” for a public gathering.  And we did not know how soon that would happen.

At 6:50 some of the organizers began to tell us that they were planning on canceling.  At around 6:51 the lights came back on and the evening was on!  The choir I was directing (the high school choir) were first up.  After all the commotion, I was proud to see how well they performed.  And the evening continued with great success.  Thanks to all those who organized and participated!