Miles and Miles of Irish Smiles is the theme for this year's Snake Saturday Parade. As we have for the last several years, my family will be marching in the parade, with a float from Avondale United Methodist Church. This is the church's 100th birthday, and we want to have 100 smiles marching and singing … Continue reading Snake Saturday Parade — mini-preview
Category: Music
Redeemed
Today's blog is going to be short -- just a couple of links. This is my wife, Betsy, doing special music at both services at church this morning. 8:30 Service 10:50 Service Both are set to open another window and then play. So enjoy -- she certainly did! (in addition to doing a very nice … Continue reading Redeemed
Book Titles That Reflect Hymns
One of my favorite authors, David Weber, has a book series, called the Safehold series,where he recently released #7, that has book titles that some of us in churches might find familiar. With the exception of the first title, all remaining six titles are parts of lines from a few different hymns. For example, here … Continue reading Book Titles That Reflect Hymns
Couple of Swells
We're a couple of swells We stop at the best hotels But we prefer the country far away from the city smells We're a couple of sports The pride of the tennis courts In June, July and August we look cute when we're dressed in shorts The Vanderbilts have asked us up for tea We … Continue reading Couple of Swells
AUMC Welcomes Seth Bott, new church organist
Today's blog is going to be musical. I'm uploading audio files from yesterday. Avondale United Methodist Church, where my family attends, is a very musically strong church. It is one of the things that attracted us there. Yet in the last year it has lost both its director of music and church organist/accompanist, the first … Continue reading AUMC Welcomes Seth Bott, new church organist
We Love you Linda
Weather could postpone, but couldn't prevent, the outpouring of love from Avondale United Methodist Church to retiring organist Linda Prewitt. Linda, the church's organist for over 12 years, retired as of the end of December 2013. A reception in her honor had been planned for Jan. 5, 2014, but a winter snowstorm postponed it until … Continue reading We Love you Linda
Masters in This Hall
Nowell, nowell, nowell, nowell. Masters in this hall, hear ye news today. Brought from over the sea and ever I you pray. Nowell, nowell, nowell, nowell sing we clear! Holpen are all folk on Earth, born is God's Son so dear! Nowell, nowell, nowell, nowell sing we loud! God today hath poor folk raised and cast a-down the proud. Then to Bethlehem town … Continue reading Masters in This Hall
Tomorrow Shall Be My Dancing Day (or My Dancing Day)
Tomorrow shall be my dancing day; I would my true love did so chance To see the legend of my play, To call my true love to my dance; Chorus Sing, oh! my love, oh! my love, my love, my love, This have I done for my true love. Then was I born of a … Continue reading Tomorrow Shall Be My Dancing Day (or My Dancing Day)
The Christmas Song
Chestnuts roasting on an open fire, Jack Frost nipping on your nose, Yuletide carols being sung by a choir, And folks dressed up like Eskimos. Everybody knows a turkey and some mistletoe, Help to make the season bright. Tiny tots with their eyes all aglow, Will find it hard to sleep tonight. They know that … Continue reading The Christmas Song
Rise up, Shepherd, and Follow
There’s a star in the East on Christmas morn, Rise up, shepherd, and follow. It will lead to the place where the Savior's born, Rise up, shepherd, and follow. Leave your sheep and leave your lambs Rise up, shepherd, and follow. Leave you ewes and leave your rams Rise up, shepherd, and follow. Follow, follow, … Continue reading Rise up, Shepherd, and Follow
At The Rainbow 