Christmas Pageant, December 23, 2008

Katherine (our pianist) and husband, John

Our Pageant Cast

Pochahontas getting ready for the show.

"Senior Elf" and friends

What a good sport Molly was!

Our choir quartet: Briana, Maddy, Russ and Susan

Baby Jesus, Mary and Joseph (aka Anden, Elli and Ken)

Great costumes, right!?

Baby Jesus trying to make a run for it!

Our Drummer Boy (Andre)

Popeye (Anthony) brought us the gift of spinach to

remind us that true strength is more than big muscles.

Pochahontas (Anaya) brought us a great big map to

help us find the way and give direction to our journey.


Dorothy (Ayana) from the Wizard of Oz brought her

sparkly red shoes to remind us that there's no place

like home.

Mary Poppins (Lin) brought us a big spoonful

of sugar to remind us of the sweetness of life.

The Chimney Sweep (Thomas) brought a

feather duster to help us get rid of all those

negative thoughts and stuff that is no longer

serving us, bringing clarity.

And...he gave us quite the kick of the heels

as he placed his gift for the Baby Jesus.

Our original Cinderella, Cassidy, who was unable to

make the show. Her "stand in" is below:

Cinderella brought "her" tiara to remind us

to believe in your dreams.

The tiara works for him, don't you think?

Our Senior Elf (Molly) and Narrator (Sue).

Good thing she had written notes to help with

the order of things.

Santa (Jim) offering the flute to Baby Jesus as a

reminder of harmony and peace.

A gift of a mirror as a reminder to reflect the truth

and to make clear choices.

Our Drummer Boy gifting the Baby Jesus with the music

of his drum.

Pa rum pum pum pum. Me and my drum...

Our cast came to take a bow and sing We Wish You a

Merry Christmas!

The audience was delighted with the pageant.

Mary and her beautiful grandchildren.

Jean and Renee

Devika, Marilyn, Colleen and Rick

Shannon

Kimberlee, Steve, Rev. Danell

Russ, Kerry, Susan and Madison

Briana and Russ

Sue, James, Jim and Renee

Greg and Todd

Bill gifted all of us with a beautiful reading of Angel Pig

and the Hidden Christmas.

Thank you to everybody who was able to participate and attend our Christmas Pageant. It was a lovely evening full of love, joy and spiritual community.

Thank you to Yvette, Molly and Bill and Kimberlee for taking all these great pictures.

And a very special thank you to Karen for bringing all five of the kids.

Hanukkah Celebration, Sun, December 21st

Karen Spiegel, Guest Speaker and Rev. Danell

Molly and all the goodies she and Bill provided.

Many thanks to Karen for sharing so much of the

Jewish tradition with us.

The Rejoicers come to Common Ground Corona, December 7th, 2008

The Rejoicers (Peppermint Ridge Choir) joined
us Sunday morning to get the holiday season started.

Mark gifted us with a reading of 'Twas The Night
Before Christmas

The Rejoicers

Songs they shared were Jingle Bells

Joy To The World

Here Comes Santa Claus, Silent Night

and Proud To Be An American

Thank you for such a beautiful morning!

Thank you to Colleen Keehan, Activities Director

and Choir Director, as well as all of the caregivers

who joined us this morning. It was a morning to

remember and cherish.