27th Year Celebration of
Advent Meditations

The 2013 Children’s Sunday School Christmas Pageant
While
delayed a week because of inclement weather was almost delayed again because of
weather, but the show was destined to go on. While members of families that may
have been travelling from a distance couldn’t be present because of the
weather, it appeared that all of the cast, the directors and immediate family
members were present as well as a sizeable congregation.




Thanks to
Debbie Cole also for her leadership in the musical realm in the regular part of
the service as well as the pageant.
Christmas Eve service December 24, 2013
Twas the night before Christmas when
Peoples was filled.
The Bell Choir prepared for an
inspirational evening, by playing together
spiritual rills of the season.
There were families upon families,
who came to be near,
Near to the Crèche, to a neighbor,
and to the Spirit, that all could share.
The Advent Wreath this evening was
fully lighted by the Small family featuring the candles of Hope, Peace Joy and of
Love.
Then came the larger candle, the one
in the middle. The candle of Jesus Christ for whose birth we await!
The Pastor was preaching on a Charlie
Brown Christmas, complete with a video
that was truly a treat.
He also brought his friends, Harry
and Humphrey, puppets neat.
Children in the audience came
forward, sat rapt at the rail,
while adults too were drawn into the
message bewailed.
As the celebration continued we sang
the message from Luke
That we hear every year.
Yet the story never too old, tried
and true we listen.
And we leave each other by singing a
Silent Night and a Joy for this World.
Ring out the bells in various sizes
and to each do we say
Merry Christmas to all and God speed through
life.