Scenes from Hawaii

These are just some random photos that I took while on vacation on the island of Oahu. I hope you enjoy them!

Back from Hawaii

Aloha! I'm back from my vacation in Hawaii and thought I would share a couple of photos. The first photo is on me at the Polynesian Cultural Center. It's sort of a theme park with educational displays about Hawaii and other Polynesian cultures. The lei I'm wearing is made from plumeria flowers. I remember making leis from this same kind of flower when I live in Hawaii as a child.

The second photo is of The Lutheran Church of Honolulu where I attended the service on October 7th. Carl Crosier is the Choirmaster and his wife, Katherine Crosier, is the organist. It was a fantastic service. The prelude was the Grave and Adagio sections from Mendelssohn's Organ Sonata No. 2. The postlude was the Fuga from the same work. Within the service, the choir sang a setting of Psalm 37 by Peter Hallock that was gorgeous. Most impressive was that I understood every single word. The Gospel Acclamation, I Will Proclaim Your name to My People, was written by Carl Crosier and I enjoyed it very much. At the musical offering, O Lord, Increase My Faith by Ricard DeLong was sung. The communion music was the best as the choir sang O Rest In the Lord (from Mendelssohn's Elijah) and Kate Lingley, soprano, gave a beautiful rendering of He That Shall Endure to the End from the same work.

This congregation has a unique way of saying "welcome" to its guests. Guests receive a lei made from ribbon and adorned with a kukui nut. There is also a card with directions to the church and service times. I will hold onto my lei. The church's Pastor is Reverend Jeffrey Lilley. I've already received a nice letter from him inviting me to visit when I'm in Honolulu again. If you find yourself in Honolulu, I heartily recommend a visit to this church!

I had a picture taken with Carl and Katherine, but something happended to my camera and I lost all of my pictures for that day. I had to return later in the week to take the picture above.

On Vacation

Hi Readers, This is just a quick note before I go on vacation. Your organist on 10/7/2007 will be Jane Daugherty who will also lead the choir in the musical offering. (No rehearsal on 10/10 for Festival Choir or Ren Men; however, St. Mark's Ringers will rehearse under the direction of Larry Tallman). Thank you, Jane and Larry!

The Kingdom Choir will not rehearse on 10/7 but will be back in place on 10/14 with Jane K providing lunch.

October 15th at 7:00 pm: Kathie Fink Solo Handbell Concert
Kathie will be touring in October with Legacy, a program and tribute to her father, Larry Fink Sr. and the Fink Family HandbellRingers. Between solo pieces performed by Kathie, black and whitetelevision film clips from 1961-66 of the Fink family and historicalinterviews with Larry and his wife Wilma will be shown.
http://www.kathiefink.com/index.php

Bach Vespers: The service will be held on December 9th (Advent II) at 7:00 PM with an orchestra and J.S. Bach's Cantata #140 "Wachet Auf." As usual, singers from the community are invited to join our Festival Choir in the singing of this music. Rehearsals will be Nov 10, Nov 17, and 12/1 from 10 AM to 12 PM. The dress rehearsal will be 12/6 (Thursday) at 7 PM and the service will be on 12/9 at 7 PM. My deepest thanks to Ellen Olson for hiring the orchestra. Please contact me for more information about singing with us!

Finally, thanks to Bill Daugherty for the photo that accompanies this post!