Even though it was an extremely cold day for our luncheon, we were still plenty warm in the church. We had a great program and very good luncheon. This was our lowest attendance in a long time but I was happy to have as many as we had, 108. We had a great time of warm fellowship.
Our time together was started with piano and organ duets and solos by Nancy Jensen (organ) and Grace Averitt (piano). They each do a great job alone but having them together is a real treat. You can listen to the music again at the link above. Note, the recording did not get enough volume for the organ but you can still hear it, and the piano is enough reason to listen again.
Following our normal opening and acknowledgments, Marlene Williams sang a very nice Christmas Medley solo. Marlene came in from her post in the kitchen to do her music and then returned to serve us later. Click the link above to hear her.
Grace and Nancy did another duet as a special. This one you can hear the organ a little better; however, there was a audio glitch in the middle, so I won’t be making any CDs! You can listen to this music HERE.
Later, Josh Hales sang a solo about the wonder of Christ’s birth, called “Strange Way to Save the World”. Josh is our Youth Pastor, leading the teen programs and he is also involved in our recreational ministries. He is a regular with our church special music and sometimes leads the music. Click the link above to hear him.
David and Pat Warren led a time of sharing and devotions with us. I really enjoyed the way Pat used past Christmas experiences of our YAH people and Dave tied it into his speech very well. Click the link above to hear Pat and some of our people discuss their Christmas traditions with David providing a nice devotional following this time of sharing. Listen at the link above.
After our program in the auditorium we had a very nice Christmas meal in the Community Life Center. The food was very good. I had people asking me for the recipes, so I will need to have Lisa do a column in the Newsletter again, with some of her recipes.
Here is a short video clip of the meal time together in the Community Life Center. Check it out to see if you can find yourself.
