For many many years, I have been a fan of the Traditional Christmas Eve Candlelight Service. I can remember going to these each year. When I was very young, the family was a part of the First Baptist Redmond Candlelight Service, and then later on, we had our Faith Community Candlelight as well, and then more recently, FBC Bend had one and now I am a part of New Hope, and they do similar Candlelight Services. (three of em)
I got a kick out of some friends' family that calls my father Hitler because of Candlelight services. The thing is that, dad leading a Candlelight service, being a pastor, everyone gets a tiny candle to light and are asked to mimic his movements. At the end of the service, it always ends with Joy to the World. All the candles are lit and my father proceeds to raise his candle up and then everyone else mimics. Then for another verse he brings it down, and mimics, and then up again, and then down. So, my friends noticed how much they felt like they were hailing Hitler. WOW, right?
I am very excited to be in La Center with the family this Christmas Eve and be attending their church for the service. I will be performing a solo as well. I can't decide on the solo though. I have accompaniment for O Holy Night as well as The Christmas Shoes. What do you think?
6 Days until Christmas!
Less than a week. It all happens THIS Saturday!
3 comments:
You forgot the other part of the story! In the low light we could really only see the dark middle part of his mustache and it looked like Hitler's. Add that to the candle raising.....it was nothing personal you see, just a set of cirumstances that lead to a nickname! =)
Yeah, but its not the first nickname you came up with. In your family, everyone has a nickname!
Nope, it's not! It's only bad when you don't know the persons real name and need to talk to someone not in the fmaily about them! =P
Or, I guess when you name a friends dad after a dictator.....
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