Brace yourself! : )
. . . you are about to see the culmination of many months of hard work!
By the way ~ don't you like the new design of Allison's braces??? : )
December 3rd was the annual Christmas parade for our small town. What a wonderful opportunity to invite the community to our church's Christmas cantata!
Yes, we got there an hour and a half before the parade so we could get a good spot! : ) At least we had plenty of time to get to know our "neighbors" . . .
Our church's float with the cantata characters on it
Wait a minute . . . Is that Ray I see?!?
Looks a little hippie with the glasses on. Ha! Ha!
The streets were absolutely packed! Some estimated approx. 15,000 people. Wow!
December 4th was dress rehearsal for the cantata. This is the only time every year that the choir and the drama practice together . . . just one week before the presentation.
Ray, the Shepherd
A peek from the choir loft . . .
Then the big weekend arrived! No pictures from Saturday night (sorry ~ some negligent person had forgotten to charge the camera battery). : ) But here are a few from Sunday.
After seeing him like this, we sort of got used to his appearance, but at first, he was unrecognizable. It was like -- "Double Take!"
Hmmmmm . . . looks like someone is enjoying those Mary Kay parties a bit too much!
The innkeeper and his son . . .
The shepherd and his son . . .
Mary . . .
Every year after the cantata on Sunday night, the cast does a funny skit while presenting our pastor's wife with a gift. (She works with them about 4 months in preparation and is the director of the drama. It takes a while to get the Southern accent out of Ray!)
Pa Paw, Ma Maw, and Ray
Sara and her bagpipe instructor
It was a wonderful, blessed weekend!
Keep the beard...
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Love all the pictures of the cantata - oh, how I missed that this year. We don't have anything like that with having such a small church. Looked like a good one for sure!
ReplyDeleteHmm, Ray wears makeup rather well. And that is kinda scary!!!!
Is the beard still there??? I think you should keep it. (Just the beard - NOT the makeup!!)
Looks like it was a great cantata! And tell Ray he needs to keep the beard...but no more makeup, haha. =)
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