Your show sounds wonderful, in fact, both of them. Ours was great as well. Tuesday evening was our Carol Service, and I decided "If it works, don't fix it" and so, other than the occasional tweeking of slides, and putting in the readings for the congregation (do you remember last year, Beks and Jed? Forgot to put the words up for the congregation and I had to rush up and do the three!) we kept the programme the same as it was last year. We also had a challenge of musicians, Marleen being away. But I leaned heavily on Rosemary Van Der Merwe, who was fantastic. We had her on piano, Manna on Sax, very effective with some of the more plaintive carols, our music team, who are so willing and are more and more adept and then Daniel Mboweni on the violin. He really was brilliant, played for most of the songs and did a fine job.
And our readers just somehow managed to get everything perfect! Tapiwa Marufu started us off, and her voice is so clear and expressive, which really set the standard and the tone. Then Mr Katsande, Shamiso Nziramasanga (great job), Dave Hardwell (fine, clear, expressive) Mariette (typical excellent Mariette), Itai (well practiced, meaningful), Daniella (super reading) and finally Jasper, (same excellent standard carried through). Everyone did a great job. Raymond on powerpoint (a glitch or two, but they happen even when there is a Bell driving), Ian on lights and mics (similar comment, but very minor glitches). Had one or two places where everyone was waiting for someone else to start and I was sitting willing the right person to do so, but nothing that detracted I think from the message. So it was good.
Wednesday was tree day. I headed off to work and mom and A and M went tree shopping (I had picked them up from their dad before Carol Service). I got home to discover a well balanced, not too tall or wide tree, standing upright in the corner, with lights already in place, but arranged so very well, blinking ones interspersed with non-blinkers. M and A had done a fantastic job! We spent an hour that evening putting decorations on the tree and on the pelmits (?) etc of the lounge and we have a very cosy, Christmasy lounge. I really think the tree they did is one of the best we have had, maybe I think that every year, I don't know.
They are back with dad, will join us Sunday and then stay until Wednesday.
Well, I am in the office, and need to get sermon done for Sunday, so let me sign off and send this.
God bless you all, look forward to some news about Trinity College.
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