Another week come and gone

It's Wednesday as I write this, and I think I'm awake enough to type coherently. The 50th week came and went, and like most others, it seemed to happen too fast for me. We said goodbye to John in many ways, we watched U2, we sang the "Tater Song," we worshipped in the chapel and in churches, we played dough boy, we danced, acted, and we sang. We sang glorious music, in wonderful settings, making music to the glory of God. We all grew closer, we shared many things with each other, and we left better people because of the friendships and experiences of the week. Our God is an awesome God!

A request: if anyone has pictures from Sunday, especially in Fredericton for the Final Service, could they email them to me? PLEASE?!?!?!?!? Thanks.

Big Friday

It ws a big day at Choir School on Friday, as the adult choristers began their first day of rehearsals, and more. Old friendshsips were re-kindled, and new ones began. We were ever so fortunate to have Gerald Wheeler, Choir School's first director of music, with us for this day. He is shown here receiving his medallion. Gerald spent some time with the kids, the adults, and also getting a sense of what Choir School is today. "The Spirit is very alive here," he said several times. I believe he is right.

Evensong @ Trinity

Choir School went on the road tonight, traveling to Trinity Church, in uptown Saint John. The choir sounded wonderful, and there was a huge congregation; w onderful setting for a service of Worship to our God. It is amazing to think that these children only learned this music 3 DAYS AGO, and here they are singing an entire service, start to finish, with four hymns and two anthems. There were many a proud person in the congregation, and rightly so; these kids are doing things that can only be called amazing. Proof of God's presence, love, and power in the world to create beautiful things was to be seen at Trinity tonight.

Another Busy Day!

Tuesday was another great day at Choir School. While the rain came again, it didn't stop anyone from having a great time, including a game of "Dough Boy." (imagine tag with bags of flour, water guns, and water balloons; I say no more!). The picure shows some of the kids gathering for "Christine Culture" class. Here we talked about what makes a hero, and who our heroes in our lives are. We all saw that there are heroes around us everywhere, and how true it is!

Monday is in the Books!

We've had a great first day of the week! Everyone has had a very full day, and is now getting ready for bed. This is the first time in over ten years that the kids learned enough music to sing much of it in the Monday evensong service. It shows what a great group we have! You can see some of them as they line up for lunch. We experienced some intense rain showers, but they were brief; the rain did not interupt any of the activities planned for today. The choristers have been at work getting ready for a Variety Show on Wed. We'll see what lies ahead!

Choir School is On!

Here we go! Choir School began tonight with over 60 children attending Evening Prayer, hearing about a great week, and getting to know each other. daily updates will be provided here. PARENTS!! Want to send a note to you kinds? email me (chris.hayes@anglican.nb.ca) and I will get it to them. Stay tuned! there will be lots of news!