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Advent in Billings
Gaudete, or Rejoice, from the Latin first word of the introit for the day’s Mass. This is about all there is for extra holiday decoration as late as 12 December. For us, Christmas starts with Midnight Mass early 25 December. But then we feast for at least 12 days in a row—The Twelve Day of [… Read More]
A Christmas To Remember
This was an attempt to capture The Singing Christmas Tree with a small digital camera without flash so as not to draw attention to myself. We saw and heard this extremely good production on Saturday afternoon. If you have a chance it will be repeated on Sunday afternoon at Emmanuel Baptist Church on Shiloh. If [… Read More]
The Bell Ringers of Billings Have Returned
I was starting to get a little worried that maybe global warming or our recent financial messes had, like the swallows failing to come back to Capistrano, caused the annual migration of Salvation Army bell ringers to move somewhere else. But I was wrong. I saw my first Bell Ringer at Albertson’s on Rehberg and [… Read More]
The Four Stages of Life
1. You believe in Santa Claus. 2. You don’t believe in Santa Claus. 3. You are Santa Claus. 4. You look like Santa Claus. Merry Christmas Everyone!
More Holy Days Happenings
The Meistersingers, Westwinds, Vox Nova, and the Chamber Choir, all vocal groups from Billings West High School, together with their instrumental friends were in good voice Thursday evening at Mount Olive Lutheran Church. Parents, parishioners and alumni filled the sanctuary. This was billed as a Holiday Concert. And it was, and curiously enough the holiday [… Read More]
Rejoicing in the Best Season of the Year
Of course I mean the Christmas Season, more accurately the Advent/Christmas/Epiphany Season if you are using the Church calendar or simply the Holiday Season if you are like most of us. Whatever bad things you may have to say about our schools, you must agree that they turn out large numbers of good singers and [… Read More]