Last night was our first Christmas Eve away from home and family, and it was Jay's first Christmas Eve service at Peace Lutheran Church. It was a very nice evening. The weather here has been very wintery. Not as much snow, we probably only have about 4 in. total accumulation, but it is the winds. So, we weren't sure what the turn out would be for the evening service. Well, the weather or conditions weren't as harsh as they had forcasted so it was a great turn out for the service.
Over the last few years, the kids have sang the "Happy Birthday Jesus" song that was made popular by the Brooklyn Tabernacle Choir. They started singing the song at our home congregation, Grace Evangelical Lutheran Church, in Ohio with their cousins. Well, last year they sang it at New Hope Lutheran Church in Adamsville, Ohio were Jay was serving as the vicar during his last two years of seminary.
So, this year they sang it at Peace. In the years past, they sang the song from the back of the church during communion. Well, this year they stood in the front of the church and sang it after communion and while the lighting of the candles. I know I'm their mother, so I have a biased opinion, but they did an AWESOME job!! It makes me very proud to see them up their sharing their gifts with others.
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