I was just thinking today of all of the wonderful people that make our Singing Christmas Tree possible. Extra dear to my heart are the "behind the scenes" servants. These invaluable people never stand on stage or in the glow of the spotlight.
Alan Goode has the assembly of the tree structure down to a fine science. Thank you, Alan and all those who work with you to make the tree sturdy and safe.
Jerry McCann and Darren Prevatt worked tirelessly to keep the tree lights working.
John Santillo and his team served hundreds of cups of coffee and hot chocolate with a smile.
Mary Karpf, while dealing with her own sickness, flawlessly coordinated our childcare during the rehearsals and performances.
Stan Stufflebeam rehearsed the band (our band is awesome!), organized our music, put up the sign and took care of many details.
Keith Thompson put together the beautiful video graphics that the audience enjoyed during the show. Keith's video work is second to none.
Pastor Ken never fails to bring us stories that are relevant and moving. While many preachers are bent on "shucking the corn" our Pastor shares wonderful stories – just like Jesus did! Thank you, Pastor Ken for you support.
Mark Reed takes 48 inputs of audio in a very difficult environment and makes it sound good. Every good performance begins with good sound. Thank you, Mark.
Ken Krantz sets up and runs our stage lighting and spotlight. Kenny, you are invaluable.
Hal Hunter ordered the scaffolding and chairs, printed our posters, helped with set up, ran the computer for the choir and tons of other "little" things. Thank you, Hal.
Larry Coffey ran the computer for the audience while dealing with some very painful foot problems.
Gerry Mucha faithfully ran the video camera for all performances.
Diane Keuning is as faithful as the sun rising in the morning. She rehearsed the sopranos and altos and the Children's Choir and they were outstanding.
Phil Massicotte does the line up on the tree and helps me in many ways.
Ricky Travis coordinates our security. Ricky and his team spend the night to watch the equipment. We haven't lost anything yet!
And for those I left out, I apologize. I'm getting old. Anyway, I just wanted to say "Thank you" to all of you.
It was cool how many families were a part of the production. The whole Thompson Family, Jonathan and Emanuel (Tony, we miss you. There is a hole in our hearts when you're not playing. Our band is incomplete without you. We are all praying for your speedy recovery and your return.) Kim and David, Phil and Rachel, Ken and Becky, Ken and Lori, Sherri and Brooke, Rick and Donna (Donna is my dream come true. My ministry would be non-existent without her), Hal and Betty and many more!
Our band is exceptional. Our singers are the best anywhere. It's amazing the talent God has assembled in our small church family! You're not only good at what you do. You have a sweet spirit, too.
We are so blessed. Thanks for letting me hang around.
Rick Painter
Worship Arts Pastor
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Thanks to Rick for having the vision and fortitude to do this year after year. It's a lot of work but I feel, as does most people who is involved in this endeavor, is well worth the time and effort. What a blessing to our community.
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