THE EASTER BREAKFAST PUPPET SHOW!

Once again with very little rehearsal, the children starred in doing the puppet plays. The outstanding and portable puppet stage made by Brian Cartwright provided a leap of enthusiasm for the puppeteers. “Oh, wow,” was the most heard response when each child saw it for the first time. Total chaos might have reigned backstage if it hadn’t been for Isabelle Evans and Jessica Miquel, who (also without any rehearsal) somehow made sure the puppeteers had the right puppets for each story. As in the Christmas pageant, the children’s spontaneous delight in retelling the stories added an extra measure of joy in singing “Alleluia!” this Easter. And Brian plus guitar kept our “Allelluias” in tune as he led our Easter hymn sing.

Thanks go to John Wyman for his technical expertise in fixing the puppet stage pull curtain. What a happy surprise to find it working the Sunday after Easter―although it took some sleuth work to discover the name of the generous mystery fixer!

This Easter Season we continue to follow the lectionary readings, then act out one of the stories or retell it with puppets. Brian continues leading us in song in both Early Church and Sunday school. We are writing lyrics for “The Road to Emmaus” to the tune of “Michael Row Your Boat Ashore” and hope to sing it for you all soon. We made sheep sock puppets to help us retell the Parable of the Lost Sheep. And we’re building an ark to help us relate the Heifer International program with the story of Noah and the Ark.

Happy Easter Season to all. Joan Hunt