Christmas Performance

Who remembers singing "Away in a Manger" with your Sunday school class in front of the congregation, dressed in your Christmas best? I sure do. We practiced and waited in the fellowship hall in the church basement until it was time to walk up the stairs and file into church. I remember wearing a red velvet jumper. There were candy canes for all after the service. :-)

This past Sunday was Gwen's first time, and she was pretty pleased to be the one carrying a doll to represent Baby Jesus. It did hamper her ability to do the motions the class had been taught to do along with the song, but she managed to do them in miniature with just her fingers. Madelyn and Seth's group, Children's Church, sang seperately from Gwen's. Seth was on the stage at the front, but Madelyn was in the aisle, standing at the end of a pew. Children's Church, which is about a hundred kids, is too large to all fit on stage so they spread out around the sanctuary.

Here's Madelyn, singing "Gloria!"

Gwen cradles Baby Jesus!