<div dir="auto">Thank you so much for this. It felt good at the time there was something that felt just right about what I was hearing as we sang<br><br><div data-smartmail="gmail_signature">Stephen L. Finner, Ph.D<br>27 Highland Avenue<br>Barre, Vermont 05641<br><br>802-598-4317 (cell)<br>802-224-5396 (home-wifi)<br><br>Minister of Music Emeritus, St. Johnsbury VT UU Congregation<br>(he, him, his)<br><br>"May you know the joy of living sometimes comes with pain lived through "<br>"Nothing stays the same after we find the God within" Sr. Joan Chittister O.S.B.<br>And just in case you were wondering, "Faith without works is dead.". James 2:26</div></div><br><div class="gmail_quote"><div dir="ltr" class="gmail_attr">On Sat, Dec 25, 2021, 10:09 AM Donia Prince via Choir <<a href="mailto:choir@unitarianchurchofmontpelier.org">choir@unitarianchurchofmontpelier.org</a>> wrote:<br></div><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0 0 0 .8ex;border-left:1px #ccc solid;padding-left:1ex"><div dir="ltr">Hello lovely singers,<div><br></div><div>I wanted to pass on this note from Paula Gills. I couldn't agree more! I realized in my distraction at the end of the service last night that I never wished you all a happy holiday. So, wishing you a safe (ugh, freezing rain), warm and joyous holiday! See you on Jan 6th!</div><div><br></div><div>Video link of O Holy Night attached (with Cecile's name spelled right;)</div><div><br></div><div>Donia<div class="gmail_chip gmail_drive_chip" style="width:396px;height:18px;max-height:18px;background-color:rgb(245,245,245);padding:5px;font-family:arial;font-weight:bold;font-size:13px;border:1px solid rgb(221,221,221);line-height:1"><a href="https://drive.google.com/file/d/19rdtklg_6rzTkRPNUnWLkyWSpxtNXUtG/view?usp=drive_web" style="display:inline-block;max-width:366px;overflow:hidden;text-overflow:ellipsis;white-space:nowrap;text-decoration-line:none;padding:1px 0px;border:none" aria-label="O Holy Night final.mp4" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer"><img style="vertical-align:bottom;border:none" src="https://ssl.gstatic.com/docs/doclist/images/icon_10_generic_list.png"> <span dir="ltr" style="vertical-align:bottom;text-decoration:none">O Holy Night final.mp4</span></a><img src="" style="opacity:0.55;float:right;display:none"></div><br><br><div class="gmail_quote"><div dir="ltr" class="gmail_attr">---------- Forwarded message ---------<br>From: <strong class="gmail_sendername" dir="auto">Paula A.Gills</strong> <span dir="auto"><<a href="mailto:paulagills@tds.net" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer">paulagills@tds.net</a>></span><br>Date: Sat, Dec 25, 2021 at 8:05 AM<br>Subject: Service last night<br>To: Donia Prince <<a href="mailto:ucm.music21@gmail.com" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer">ucm.music21@gmail.com</a>>, ucm ministryintern <<a href="mailto:ucm.ministryintern@gmail.com" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer">ucm.ministryintern@gmail.com</a>><br></div><br><br>Donia and Verdis,<br>
The music last night is lingering with me this morning. First of all, it was so heartening to see you all actually in the church singing! That is a step in the right direction toward our being more whole again. I also want to say that I have, in my over 30 years in our church, seen and heard MANY versions of O, Holy Night. Last night's rendering was the absolute best--the arrangement of the song, Verdis' lead vocal, and the glorious sound of the choir made it a tour de force. Thank you all for that lovely surprise. Made my evening. Paula<br>
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