Christmas Service

The Children's Nativity

The Message with interpretation

Silent Night Magpie & Sugar singing Christmas carols.

Christmas Cookie Baking & Decorating

We had about 50 people show up for our Cookie Party! It was great fun. Everyone participated and enjoyed themselves.

Some got "into" it a little more than others.....

CHRISTMAS TREE?

From my apartment window I noticed a couple hanging things on a little tree in the distance.

It was a few days before Christmas and I thought, "I know it is not the custom here to decorate a tree but what are they doing?" I just had to know...... I took a little walk and.....

Upon closer examination..... I saw it was meat they were hanging.....pork....fish....

not at all what I was expecting. Apparently it is a tradition at this time of year to dry meat by hanging it in various locations. I watched the following few days as they faithfully took it down each evening and hung it back up each morning. I can't imagine the smell in their apartment through the night! I also wondered how they keep the neighborhood cats away from the tree. (Close up view) yum, yum....

Helping in the Cafeteria....

Chicken Pot Pie and Apple Crisp was on the menu for the

school 's first ever Western lunch.

Apple Peeler Corer action....

Notice how bundled up I am.... it was freezing cold in the kitchen! Everything came out perfect!