HCN’s Children’s Ministries presented their annual Christmas program and musical last evening including children from infancy through grade four. Leave it to Carol Waller to get everyone’s face in even if it means a picture. The video montage of infants included Liam Bolling, Lucia Greathouse, Cooper Jordan, Emilee Koon, Malcolm Mullins, Leyton Plummer, Austin Reigard, Jake Stride, and Caroline Walker. Toddler Bell Ringers included Becca Anderson, Mason Beach, Emberlynn Biggs, Tate Collins, Brandon Helm, Keegan Lutz, Bennett Segars, Lucas Waller, and Nicolas York. Nativity Scene Characters included Mercedes Greathouse (Mary); Kyler Kelley (Joseph); Ava Collins (Star); Anna Cutright and Avree Hampton (Angels); Beth Price, Seth Stride, Cole Petroff (Shepherds); Caeden Bolling, Tyler Koon, Harper Kate Miles, Kennedy Plummer, Jaden Ries, Carson Slocum (Nativity Animals). Pre-kindergarten Bell Ringers included Dallas Whitehead, Hutson Miles, Alex Sullivan, Owen Agee, Brenae Fox, Breelyn Ruff, Katie Brown, Sarah Anderson, Afton Segars, Gabriella Rouse. Kindergarten Singers included Alexi Baltz, Matthew Baughman, Rebecca Eiseman, Elizabeth Foster, Ashlynn Lounsbury, Jordan Marlowe, Madison McNeese, Regan Perkins, Hunter Pilarski, Annalee Poole, Abigail Reigard, Christian Rios, Konner Russell, Madison Slocum, Elizabeth Stinson, Isabella Stinson, Will Stride, Brandon Vines. You were wonderful.
“The Best Christmas Present Ever” included cast members: Madeleine Rouse, Reid Swoner, Amelia Agee, Caroline Brasfield, Summerlyn Hysell, Briley Ruff, Grant Reigard, Eva Harris, Lydia Foster, Destiny Jones, Sara Waller, Ian Rouse, Landon Collins, Stephen Swoner, Gant Brasfield; and choir members: Jackson Barfield, Brooke Bradley, Brooklyn Fox, Alyssa Mannen, David Paddon, Erica Render, Elizabeth Sweeten, Carson Whitehead, Selah Coppedge, Ethan Foster, Tristan Lee, Trey McNeese, Maxwell Mullins, Jonathan Pilarski, Carter Poole, Camille Reigard, Katie Grace Russell, Isabella Agee, Holly Barfield, Sarah Helm, Grant Render, Isabella Scappaticci, Daniel Silvernail, Becca Waller, Joel Daughterty, Brielle Fox, Joel Jones, Anthony Mannen, Michael Mathias, Julia Mowry, Adam Shelton, Jacob Brown. Congratulations!
Thank you to Beth Rouse, Christy Barfield, Kristin Jordan, and Tammy Jones for directing the drama and music for the musical. Thanks to Jo Apple for accompanying the children in preschool. Thanks to April Swoner, Brandy Wood, Brian Biggs, Robert Sullivan, Jody Scott, and Betty Willis for caring for details, sound, lighting, staging.
Thanks to the following adults who cooked and served breakfast at the Saturday Christmas festivities: Carrie Knox, Alene Gill, Billie Ragland, Joy Bradley, Pauline Harbin, and Shirley Maschinski.
Encore Theatre’s “The Best Christmas Pageant Ever” completed its three week run on Sunday, December 6, 2009. These were the HCN people who were involved in this very successful production: Diane Cater (director); Shirley Maschinski (assistant director); Donna Shankle (co-producer); Jo Apple (pianist and Mrs. Clausing); Sara Waller (Gladys Herdman); Evan Flint (Ollie Herdman); Teddy Joyce (Elmer Hopkins); Holly Barfield (Doris); Emily Flint (Beverly); Emily Mowry (Angel Choir). Congratulations.
The Mt. Juliet High School Band and Chorus presented their annual Christmas Concert on Thursday, December 4, 2009, with WOW reviews from those in attendance. HCN Band Members were Dalton Stephens, Ben Mabry, Nick Elder. HCN Choir members were Connor McCoy, Brent Washing, Whitney Gonyea, Clarrisa Davis, Kelsey Kile, Reed McCoy. Dalton Winfree played in the Jazz Band.
This coming Sunday is December 13, 2009. It has a different schedule than other December Sundays. The only Sunday School Class meeting on this day is Early Christians who meet at 8:00 AM. There are two morning worship services, both meeting in The Center. First service meets at 9:00 AM as normal. Second service meets at 10:30 AM (fifteen minutes later than usual). This is due to the length of the service and time needed to empty and fill the facilities, parking areas. The HCN Choir and Band present “Night of Alleluias” in each service. It is an encore performance from several years back when some of you may remember our choir joined multiple other Nazarene church choirs for a performance in the Ryman Auditorium. It is a powerful service of worship and praise with a magnificent narration written by Dr. Tim Green, brother of our Sam Green. Tim will narrate in both services. If Sam feels well enough, he greatly desires to direct the choir and band. At this writing, he is in the hospital recovering from an elevated temperature. We will do what is best for Sam.
I write a very similar paragraph every Christmas and Easter, but these words are true. If you will take the time to invite unchurched family, friends, co-workers, and neighbors, to one of these two services, they are likely to come with you. It is an opportunity for them to meet your church in a non-threatening way and to allow the Lord to do his work his way in his time. But it takes a phone call or a conversation from you to get the ball rolling. This Sunday. December 13, 2009. 9:00 OR 10:30 AM. Great choir. Great band. Great opportunity.
Diva is actually a good word. It means celebrated female singer, used to describe a woman of outstanding talent. Negatively, it can mean prima dona. So, if you and I decide that we are speaking in a good way, I have an official announcement to make. There are four divas from HCN who are providing Christmas music this Sunday evening in The Center at 6:00 PM. They are Dorinda Biggs, Beth Fox, Suzanne Karr, and Catherine Segars. I love to hear each one sing. You will also. Could we try a difficult thing with this? Our Advent Fellowship for this evening is the Soup and Salad and Dessert menu. Because it has worked so great in the last couple of weeks, could we plan to begin moving through the serving lines at 5:30 PM and begin the concert at 6:00 PM? That keeps us from eating so late and keeps the children satisfied. Families, bring a pot of soup OR a large salad to share plus a dessert and a large drink. Again, please notice that we will begin to eat at 5:30 PM.
In Christ Jesus,
Pastor Howard
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