Did I
tell you that our teacher, Miss Dorothy Johnson, has organized a singing group
and that we’ve been meeting at Miller’s to practice? We sang two Christmas
anthems for church Sunday and they went very well, though they could have gone
better, but it helped the service anyway. – Shirley Dobson, Christmas 1932
I
love Aunt Shirley’s comment on the singing group’s performance: it went very well; maybe not so well; but it helped the service
anyway. I’m sure the musical offerings did help the service and were inspiring
to the congregants. It's possible the circuit minister wasn't there that Sunday, and in that case, the group's performance would have expanded the service. KW
We just got back from the children's program at church this evening and it was so fun. Of course the singing (if they sang at all--cue the pre-K kids--haha!) was mostly off key, but we all loved it and clapped wildly for each song. Singing is a special part of Christmas worship and no matter how good or bad, it's a gift. Love Shirley's comment--so true.
ReplyDeleteYou're are so right that singing is a special part of Christmas worship, and it's really the congregation's active participation in the service.
ReplyDeleteI remember participating in the children's program at church. I think I even played an anthem or two on the piano. And I remember the laughter of the congregation as things went awry.