The Sixth of December

To get a feel for the mental instability that caused me so much pain, I think analyzing a pastoral care episode for Rev. Michael Dunlap would lay the groundwork for understanding the lay of the land in laity land, and our unease. So, one of Michael's Parishioner's, me, on Dec. 6, 2021, was assaulted by … Continue reading The Sixth of December →

A Blast of the Past #143: Ours, Fred and Judy

Today's blast of the past photos come from Father's Day 2012. Sort of neat to have something about Father's Day so close to Father's Day. The Avondale United Methodist Church we attend has had many musical ExtravaGANzas over the years, some of them for Father's Day. For the 2012 Father's Day Extravaganza Betsy and I … Continue reading A Blast of the Past #143: Ours, Fred and Judy →

Christmas Extravaganza 2017, Part 3

The final segments of the Musical Feast begin with a clarinet resetting of a soprano aria from Romeo & Juliet, played by Kim Heft: That was followed by two piano solos, one by Samuel Kwon, the other by Stephen Kwon. Samuel Played Somewhere Over the Rainbow: While Stephen played Angel We Have Heard on High:

Christmas Extravaganza 2017, Part 2

Today's clips start with A piano rendition of O Holy Night by our church Organist and accompanist, John Livingston: Next we have this clip of an animated singing of Rudolph the Red Nosed Reindeer: The final clip for today is JC Tappert singing "Don't Save it all for Christmas": The rest of the clips … Continue reading Christmas Extravaganza 2017, Part 2 →

Christmas Extravaganza 2017

One of the fun things from years past at Avondale United Methodist Church has been the Christmas Music Extravaganza. Open to all, it has always been a place for people who normally don't get a chance to perform in church to perform, and for those who do to perform pieces they wouldn't normally perform as … Continue reading Christmas Extravaganza 2017 →