We made it!

I have to start by saying a huge THANK YOU to everyone who helped pull off this year's Christmas musical, A Night of Wonder. There were so many people involved I couldn't even begin to list them all, or I'd certainly forget somebody.

The choir, cast, and crew did a phenomenal job in both performances, and many of our specific prayers were answered: voices held out, my wrists didn't hurt, we remembered our cues and didn't distract from the message, etc.

I really don't have a lot else to say...I'm just extremely thankful and grateful, and I hope you'll continue to join me in praying that God will use the message about the "true meaning of Christmas" in people's lives over the next few days and weeks!

Merry Christmas!

Tim

P.S. If you didn't get to see the show or want to share this with your friends, here's the opening video from the program! Enjoy!

What is it?

Now that we're in the final two weeks before the big Christmas show...and since I have a one-track mind :) ....I thought I'd give you a little sneak peek at what exactly you can expect from "A Night of Wonder".

Random side note...the title of this post made me think of Old Testament manna...look up Exodus 16:15 if that doesn't make any sense to you. Now back to our regularly scheduled blog post...

For starters, ANOW is not the same type of program we have done for the past four winters. Every other show we've done since I've been here has had a main story/drama interwoven throughout the songs. ANOW is more of a Christmas variety show with songs and stand-alone skits...different settings, different characters.

Clear as mud so far?

Also, ANOW is more of a piano show than anything else we've done. Instead of me sitting on the front pew waving my arms, I'm actually going to be the host of the program, mixing in some piano numbers with the choir songs, the drama, and everything else. In that sense, ANOW is more like a cross between our normal Christmas musical and June's Summer Spectacular.

Another exciting difference is that this year's program has more familiar Christmas music...where a full-length drama usually has brand-new songs that move the story along, this show should have a lot more music your friends and family will recognize and be able to sing along with.

Still with me?

We're hoping the mix of styles, sounds, and recognizable songs will provide something every attender can enjoy. Lots of laughter too...can't forget that! In fact, during the presentation, you'll get to peek in on our marathon dress rehearsal the night before...the choir gets a little bit out of control!

In keeping with the whole "wonder" theme, we haven't been very forthcoming with inside details on the show until now, but hopefully this sneak peek will give you just enough idea what the program is to get you excited...and help you invite as many people as possible in the next week and a half!

A week and a half...oh my goodness. Gotta go.

Bye!

Pastor Tim