Okay - here I am with my mom, Alex, playing 'usher' for the Glory of Christmas at night. The show is always performed at night except for Children's Days which are during the day so the kids can attend during their school day. Read at the end of this entry about the photo I so badly wanted to take last night but missed it (kinda like the fish that got away!)
The rest of these photos are from last Tuesday when we had thousands of kidlets on the campus to see the Glory of Christmas for free! They are from schools all over this area and many of them are seeing the show for the first time...
These first few shots are of all the kids waiting out front before the show...I LOVE children's day! The campus is so full of life!
I was in the East Balcony when these angels arrived (they fly from the balconies) - the one with dark hair kept saying "they are the best...!" speaking of the kids...if you look closely at this next photo
you can see one of the children waving - he is waving to the angels!
Look closely at the balcony in this next shot...can you see the person climbing up the steps? That is another angel who will be flying from the West Balcony...
The cathedral is filling up! Those ushers are doing a fine job of keeping the kids organized... they are like wiggling worms on a hot sidewalk and the noise is bliss! (that is, if you love kids!)
Here is Judy - walking up and down the aisles praying for the children, for the cast, for the 'household of faith'...my pastor - shown in the next shot (she is in the South Balcony also praying) says that when a child receives Christ a whole lifetime is changed...in addition to
eternity.
Ah...the children keeping themselves occupied until the show starts...these girls and boys are entertaining themselves with "pat a cake"...
I thought this was a pretty dramatic photo of the floor plus the set...pretty awesome don't you think? or 'Fabulous' as a close friend of mine is fond of saying!
I shot this picture as the kids were climbing the stairs up to the East Balcony...and here is a shot of the balcony after all the guests were seated.
As I was leaving I shot this photo of one of the horses waiting to make his grand entrance...
Now for the story of my 'photo that got away'. ,..the first time I ushered aisle 6 for the Glory of Christmas I watched the show from there and less than six feet away perched a CAMEL! it was that close and as it stood up it's face almost touched mine...wow! then I watched it lumber down the aisle of MY church...it was so awesome I decided to sneak my camera into the church last night (again I ushered aisle 6) to get a picture...but I kept getting distracted...out of 4 opportunities I managed to take advantage of exactly -0-!
You will just have to take my word for it - it was breathtaking! I am sure the picture would not have captured the full effect anyway...
Okay - I know I said I did not have pictures for this, but a couple of friends sent me what they had shot and I just could not resist. This first shot is of the group...but the second shot is for my friend Tishona who loves camels...and she gets Santa as a bonus!
Here is Santa introducing himself, then he called out 'raffle' ticket numbers - prizes such as See's candy, paid days off and gift certificates were given out...
This is my pastor checking out the globe - she is easily fascinated! This next shot is the ONLY one I could find that had me in it - you get a prize if you can find me!
