Pastor’s blog 6/14/10 The joy of 1st weddings
June 14, 2010
I can’t believe that I am now presiding at the weddings of confirmation students. Wow! That must mean that I have been here awhile. This past Saturday I conducted the wedding of Ashley Bents (a former confirmation student) and Josh Hein. What a great day it was for them and for me. I remember Ashley being a very active member at First. She sang in the youth choir that her mother lead. She was active in our youth program and always seemed to be around the church. I am amazed at how quickly her college years went. It doesn’t seem like nearly five years have past since she graduated from high school. She asked her grandfather John to sing the Lord’s Prayer at the wedding which was a moving experience for many. John’s voice has an intimate quality that really reached our hearts when he sang. At the reception instead of tinkling or bells to make the couple kiss we were invited to sing a verse or two of any song with the word love in it. This lead to many spirited renditions of love songs. Once again grandpa John charmed us all with his singing of the alphabet song. Yes Saturday was a memorable day. May God richly bless the marriage of Josh and Ashley!
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