Christmas Eve was wonderful

We had a wonderful service on Christmas Eve. Someone suggested it was one of the best ever. The music, the setting, the congregation, the readings and the message all came together in a magical way as close to 200 people looked on. Along with the carols we had special music by Patricia Ohlund who sang "Ave Maria" and Shawn Rucker who sang "Fit For A King." The Triette of Adele DiBiagio, Mary Brockway and Cynthia Strouse sang a beautiful song and Penny Sargent and the Praise Team gave us a dramatic rendition of "The Drummer Boy."

The scriptures and short meditations were read by Nancy Allen, Mary Brockway, Cliff Vanase, Zelda Fellows, Bob Walker and Cynthia Strouse. Then I finished up with a brief message asking "What Happens Next?" All the while the lights were being dimmed and the room took on a surreal look as we were bathed in candle light.

A nice nativity scene was on display thanks to Ty Menard and Adele DiBiagio who pulled everything together to give us something a little different as a back drop to this year's services.

At the late service Rachel Lord sang a solo and we had a nice mix of carols and scriptures as we greeted the Christmas morn. There are some photos from both services below.

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