Christmas Season Begins

From looking in the stores, you'd think the Christmas season already started almost before Halloween. Stores have had decorations and gifts out forever it seems, but tonight was really the first night of the Christmas season for us as we celebrated with a dinner with our church family. After the dinner, there was a lovely program, featuring this group, among others.



To the right you see an energetic and angelic choir. In the center, Mary, Joseph, the wise men and an angel observe baby Jesus. To the left are the shepherds with their flock of sheep and various other animals.

Even the teens came up and sang a song for us, along with several other music numbers. The program ended with Silent Night, sung by guest singers in German and Spanish, followed by the rest of the audience joining in for a verse in English.

On our way out, we had a chance to choose a card from the giving tree, to have an opportunity to share our many blessings with another family.

Now I feel like the Christmas season has truly begun.