FReeper Canteen ~ Sunday Chapel ~ The Gift of The Magi ~ 21 December 2014

Serving The Best Troops and Veterans In The World !! | The Canteen Crew

[Kathy in Alaska]

 

 

 

 

THE GIFT OF THE MAGI

Those of you who are more "mature" Marines & Sailors will remember one of the pre-eminent TV series of the '50's, Rod Serling's Twilight Zone. Many of these programs were quite scary, but they usually had a good moral and made the point in a rather unforgettable manner.

On one episode, an astronaut is readying for his blast off on a fifty-year mission to outer space. He is to be placed in a state of suspended animation and will not age one day by the time he returns to Earth. As fate has it, he meets a lovely woman the evening before launch, and it is love at first sight for both of them. They agonize over the love and marriage they will be unable to share because of the space voyage. The next morning his space flight begins. The woman is visibly shaken by the cruel plot fate played on the two of them.

In the final scene, fifty years hence, NASA brings the rocket back to Earth. The capsule is opened and an aged man emerges from inside. He pulled the plug on the cryogenic machine before the launch. The face of his fiancée is then shown. She is still young and vibrant; she had herself placed in suspended animation on the day of the launch! One engineer then reflects: I feel blessed to have met two people who truly knew the meaning of love! End of program.

These two people, motivated by real love, were prepared to make an unusual sacrifice for each other. Sometimes we forget that keeping love strong in marriage requires a commitment to LOVE...and like any commitment, that means dedication, work, sacrifice. Too many people give up on relationships when the going gets rough because they don't understand how much effort and sacrifice for one another is necessary to sustain a marriage. May we all realize the true meaning of love and marriage...and what is required to sustain this wonderful gift from above!

Rod Serling's version

 

[The Mayor]

Freep mail me to be on or off the Daily Bread ping list

Just The Right Time

December 21, 2014

Read: Hebrews 9:11-22

Christ came as High Priest of the good things to come. —Hebrews 9:11

Bible in a Year:
Micah 4-5; Revelation 12

The conductor stood on the podium, his eyes scanning the choir and orchestra. The singers arranged the music in their folders, found a comfortable position for standing, and held the folder where they could see the conductor just over the top. Orchestra members positioned their music on the stand, found a comfortable position in their seats, and then sat still. The conductor waited and watched until everyone was ready. Then, with a downbeat of his baton, the sounds of Handel’s “Overture to Messiah” filled the cathedral.

With the sound swirling around me, I felt I was immersed in Christmas—when God, at just the right moment, signaled the downbeat and set in motion an overture that started with the birth of the Messiah, the “High Priest of the good things to come” (Heb. 9:11).

Every Christmas, as we celebrate Christ’s first coming with glorious music, I’m reminded that God’s people, like choir and orchestra members, are getting ready for the next downbeat of the conductor when Christ will come again. On that day, we will participate with Him in the final movement of God’s symphony of redemption—making all things new (Rev. 21:5). In anticipation, we need to keep our eyes on the conductor and make sure we are ready.

Sound the soul-inspiring anthem,
Angel hosts, your harps attune;
Earth’s long night is almost over,
Christ is coming—coming soon! —Macomber

The advent of Christ celebrates His birth and anticipates His return.

[ConorMacNessa]

Good Evening, Kathy!

***HUGS***



A Blessed Lord’s Day to you and yours! Thank you very much for tonight’s Sunday Chapel thread.

"Dia shábháil ar fad anseo!"

Genuflectimus non ad principem sed ad Principem Pacis!

Listen, O isles, unto me; and hearken, ye people, from far; The LORD hath called me from the womb; from the bowels of my mother hath he made mention of my name. (Isaiah 49:1 KJV)

[Kathy in Alaska]

Good evening, Mayor, and thank you for today’s sustenance for body and soul.

And a Blessed Lord’s Day to you and yours.

It’s cold here...16 degrees, but still next to nothing for snow.

Any deliveries coming up? Maybe to someplace warm? d:o)

[Kathy in Alaska]

Good evening, Mac...*HUGS*...how’s your fence coming along? Sons and friends making progress?

[SkyDancer]

~ Good Evening! ~

Off To A Holiday Party (multi-religious)

[Kathy in Alaska]

Dear God:
I ask that no Airman, Coast Guardsman,
Marine, Sailor, Soldier, Reservist, National Guardsman, or Merchant Marine
feel alone or forgotten.

O Israel, hope in the Lord;
For with the Lord there is loving kindness,
And with Him is abundant redemption.
And He will redeem Israel
From all his iniquities.

Psalm 130:7 & 8

[SandRat]

[Kathy in Alaska]

Please join us for Sunday Chapel ~ THE GIFT OF THE MAGI, and Liberty

Lt. Charles F. Suver, CHC, USN, 28th Marine Regiment, 5th Marine Division
"Mass at Iwo Jima"

Please stop in and say a prayer of protection for the military.
Prayers from all denominations are needed.




Sunday Liberty starts after the Guest Military Chaplain's Service!

[left that other site]

Hi everybody!

((((((HUGS)))))

[ConorMacNessa]

Substantial progress on the fence today! We have most of the back line up - tomorrow we should finish that, finish the gap on the South side between our neighbor's fence and ours - about 4 feet, and get the gate up. That will secure the rear - we can pretty much do the north line when we want.

Sorry I've been so absent lately - between work, Choir and Christmas preparation, I'm way behind the power curve.

I think the most recent infection is finally behind me - breathing freely and feeling better.

"Dia shábháil ar fad anseo!"

This is the Arabic character "nun" – the first letter of the word "Nazarene." I post it as my avatar in solidarity with people of all faiths suffering persecution at the hands of Islam. Many of them are members of the oldest of our Christian Communities, dating from the days of the Apostles. They endure cruel, merciless and unrelenting persecution. They are Orthodox and Catholic, Protestant and Evangelical, Coptic, Pentecostal, and Baptist. To the persecutors they, and we, are all "Nazarenes."

[PROCON]

Evening Ma!

Merry Christmas!

[Kathy in Alaska]

Good evening, Janey...((HUGS))...happy holiday party.

Shavua Tov and a Blessed Lord’s Day to you and yours.

Happy Hanukkah!

[ConorMacNessa]

Wachet Auf Ruft Uns Die Stimme
21 December 2014

Cantata 140, BWV 140 No. 1
"Wachet Auf Ruft Uns Die Stimme"
Johann Sebastian Bach
Choir Of King's College Cambridge
(Click)

This is the Arabic character "nun" – the first letter of the word "Nazarene." I post it as my avatar in solidarity with people of all faiths suffering persecution at the hands of Islam. Many of them are members of the oldest of our Christian Communities, dating from the days of the Apostles. They endure cruel, merciless and unrelenting persecution. They are Orthodox and Catholic, Protestant and Evangelical, Coptic, Pentecostal, and Baptist. To the persecutors they, and we, are all "Nazarenes."

[Publius]

Back in 1980, Joshua Rifkin wrote a scholarly paper in one of the journals arguing that the choruses in the Bach cantatas were actually performed by the four soloists and not by a genuine chorus. It was a schola, not a massed chorus.

A few months later, Gerard Schwarz programmed a concert with the Los Angeles Chamber Orchestra in Pasadena programming two different Bach cantatas based on Rifkin's theory. It was a brave move on Schwarz's part, and it worked quite well. You could hear the vocal lines much more clearly.

[ConorMacNessa]

Kathy, I just read the Head of this evening's thread - absolutely outstanding! I remember seeing both the Twilight Zone episode and another TV show of the O'Henry short story - the brooch and the watch fob. For some reason, the true significance of the Serling version didn't register with me. Thank you so much for posting this - you educated me! :)

"Dia shábháil ar fad anseo!"

This is the Arabic character "nun" – the first letter of the word "Nazarene." I post it as my avatar in solidarity with people of all faiths suffering persecution at the hands of Islam. Many of them are members of the oldest of our Christian Communities, dating from the days of the Apostles. They endure cruel, merciless and unrelenting persecution. They are Orthodox and Catholic, Protestant and Evangelical, Coptic, Pentecostal, and Baptist. To the persecutors they, and we, are all "Nazarenes."

[ConorMacNessa]

Good evening, Maestro! Had not heard that before, but it makes perfect sense to me. Along the same lines, some of the best performances of Messiah I have heard are sung by a choir of 16 rather than a large choir.

"Dia shábháil ar fad anseo!"

This is the Arabic character "nun" – the first letter of the word "Nazarene." I post it as my avatar in solidarity with people of all faiths suffering persecution at the hands of Islam. Many of them are members of the oldest of our Christian Communities, dating from the days of the Apostles. They endure cruel, merciless and unrelenting persecution. They are Orthodox and Catholic, Protestant and Evangelical, Coptic, Pentecostal, and Baptist. To the persecutors they, and we, are all "Nazarenes."

[Publius]

On the night of the 24th, I'll be doing my annual "Messiah" with Christopher Hogwood's 1982 version with small chorus, period instruments and correct Baroque performance practices. All of that is explained and analyzed in my post.

We lost Hogwood three months ago, and that's a real blow to people like me.

[ConorMacNessa]

Wachet Auf Ruft Uns Die Stimme

Cantata 140, BWV 140 No. 2
"Er kommt, er kommt, der Braut'gam kommt!"
Johann Sebastian Bach
Choir Of King's College Cambridge
(Click)

This is the Arabic character "nun" – the first letter of the word "Nazarene." I post it as my avatar in solidarity with people of all faiths suffering persecution at the hands of Islam. Many of them are members of the oldest of our Christian Communities, dating from the days of the Apostles. They endure cruel, merciless and unrelenting persecution. They are Orthodox and Catholic, Protestant and Evangelical, Coptic, Pentecostal, and Baptist. To the persecutors they, and we, are all "Nazarenes."

[Kathy in Alaska]

Good evening, Sand...((HUGS))...and thank you.

Sunrise today...10:13am Sunset...3:40p

A Blessed Lord’s Day to you and yours. All set to travel for Christmas?