Thursday, April 05, 2007
Hannah Loves a Parade – Part 2
Yesterday, we saw that Hannah, inquisitive child of the 1st Century still searching for the Messiah and finding, instead, her family...who is looking for their wandering daughter.
“Speaking of a child, have you seen my sister Hannah?
"She’s been roaming the countryside for nearly three years. Every time we get her home she runs off again,” Hannah’s sister Joanna asks.
Hannah hears Jesus is coming on a donkey, but might be on foot ”by this point in the procession.”
“He’s an amazing man of humility. He has so much power, yet doesn’t flaunt it around.”
Hannah’s sister is skeptical of Jesus:
Then, Hannah realizes that her father is in the crowd, too.
So, she stays on the ground, hoping he doesn’t notice her.
But, he does.
“Do I dare ask why you are crawling around a crowd of people?” asks her father, Elijah.
After a long pause to gather her thoughts, Hannah answers,
“Why don’t you just be yourself,” her father asks.
“Quit hiding, quite pretending to know him when you don’t, quit tying to find out from other people what he’s like.”
Hannah is surprised that her father sounds like a believer.
“I never said I didn’t,” he replies, criticizing her for missing what has happened to her family, including her little niece Deborah’s illness.
Jesus is sighted.
Shouts of
and
“Aunt Hannah, please pick me up.”
Hannah does and continues talking to her father as Jesus gets closer and closer.
Hannah keeps rattling off questions to her father, oblivious to her father’s watching Jesus take the little girl’s hands and blessing her.
“Aunt Hannah, did you see? He held my hands.
"He prayed for me. Now I know I will be all better. I won’t be sick anymore.”
Jesus seems to touch everyone as he moves rapidly along the parade route, even Hannah's skeptical sister.
It reminded me of a politician trying to keep up with his car at a 4th of July parade where the parade organizers were trying to move the entries along faster than one could walk comfortably.
1999's Gala Parade in Crystal Lake, to be specific.
Jesus is gone before Hannah realizes she has missed him.
Hannah’s father says, “Look with your heart, Hannah. He will be there.”
And gets excited.
Maybe I can still be like her!
““Maybe it’s not too late for me!” she exclaims as she runs after Jesus.
In his benediction, Pastor David Seyller said,
Hannah will return to the stage of the First United Methodist Church of Crystal Lake for Good Friday’s 7:30 PM service and on Easter Sunday at 11 o'clock. The church is located at the corner of Crystal Lake and Dole Avenues in Crystal Lake, Illinois.
Will Hannah finally find Jesus?
Will you?
= = = = =
Tonight at 6 at Crystal Lake's Methodist Church, the musical extravaganza of the year will be presented.
The cantata will feature 12 monologues about the disciples and their time with Jesus at the Last Supper. This cantata is a 35-minute program that is meant to present a true picture of the Last Supper, which was a celebration of the Passover Feast. It will be directed by the Director of Traditional Worship Katrina Jackson and will have an orchestra. The anthems sung in the cantata are interspersed throughout the program to underscore the Biblical truths presented by the disciples, to augment their monologues, and to focus on pivotal events in the Biblical story not covered by the drama.
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The Palm Sunday cast of Hannah consisted of Logan Fraser, first year teacher at Cary-Grove High School, as Hannah; Hannah Cook as Abilgail; Stacy Cook as Rehab, Gina Daleo as Sapphira; Becca Elston as Anna; Katie Elston as Sarah; Grace Pontius as Deborah (niece of Hannah); Marland Goll as Elijah, the father of Hannah; Linda Hill as the blond woman healed by touching Jesus' robe; and Kristan Brandt as the dark-haired skeptical sister of Hannah. Jesus was played by Tim Pontius.
The dancers were Samantha Elston and Kelly Poling.
Extras including Al and Nancy Bland, Suanne Fraser, Charlie Morgret, Kirstin Sexson, Michele and Steven Skinner.
All the pictures may be enlarged by clicking on them.
“Speaking of a child, have you seen my sister Hannah? "She’s been roaming the countryside for nearly three years. Every time we get her home she runs off again,” Hannah’s sister Joanna asks.
Hannah hears Jesus is coming on a donkey, but might be on foot ”by this point in the procession.”
“He’s an amazing man of humility. He has so much power, yet doesn’t flaunt it around.”Hannah’s sister is skeptical of Jesus:
"If he came to save the world, why wouldn’t he just save it?"“Maybe he’s saving it one person at a time,” is her friend’s reply.
Then, Hannah realizes that her father is in the crowd, too.
So, she stays on the ground, hoping he doesn’t notice her.
But, he does.
“Do I dare ask why you are crawling around a crowd of people?” asks her father, Elijah.
After a long pause to gather her thoughts, Hannah answers,
"Father, I think Jesus is the Messiah."
“Why don’t you just be yourself,” her father asks. “Quit hiding, quite pretending to know him when you don’t, quit tying to find out from other people what he’s like.”
Hannah is surprised that her father sounds like a believer.
“I never said I didn’t,” he replies, criticizing her for missing what has happened to her family, including her little niece Deborah’s illness.
Jesus is sighted.
Shouts of
“Hosanna. Hosanna!"
and"Blessed is he who comes in the name of the Lord"are heard.
“Aunt Hannah, please pick me up.”
Hannah does and continues talking to her father as Jesus gets closer and closer.
Hannah keeps rattling off questions to her father, oblivious to her father’s watching Jesus take the little girl’s hands and blessing her.“Aunt Hannah, did you see? He held my hands.
"He prayed for me. Now I know I will be all better. I won’t be sick anymore.”
Jesus seems to touch everyone as he moves rapidly along the parade route, even Hannah's skeptical sister.
It reminded me of a politician trying to keep up with his car at a 4th of July parade where the parade organizers were trying to move the entries along faster than one could walk comfortably. 1999's Gala Parade in Crystal Lake, to be specific.
Jesus is gone before Hannah realizes she has missed him.
Hannah’s father says, “Look with your heart, Hannah. He will be there.”
"Why couldn’t I just be ready?Getting sadder,"Like Deborah was…she knew, she trusted, she watched…
"Hosanna, Hossana in the highest.
"Blessed is he who comes in the name of the Lord."
"Hosanna.Then, Hannah sings the “Beautiful One” chorus.
"Hosanna.
"If only I could have been like Deborah."
And gets excited.
Maybe I can still be like her!
““Maybe it’s not too late for me!” she exclaims as she runs after Jesus.In his benediction, Pastor David Seyller said,
"Lay down the palm branches; cease the shouting.
"Let our noisy hosannas dissipate in the air.
"Return the donkey and the colt to the stable.
"The parade is over; the procession is at an end.
"Watch the crowd disperse…to their homes, to their lives…for some, they disperse to carry out a sinister plot against the Son of David.
"Watch and wait.
"Go now into this holiest of weeks, with God as your guide.
"Go in anticipation. Go in Peace. Amen"
Hannah will return to the stage of the First United Methodist Church of Crystal Lake for Good Friday’s 7:30 PM service and on Easter Sunday at 11 o'clock. The church is located at the corner of Crystal Lake and Dole Avenues in Crystal Lake, Illinois.Will Hannah finally find Jesus?
Will you?
= = = = =
Tonight at 6 at Crystal Lake's Methodist Church, the musical extravaganza of the year will be presented.
The cantata will feature 12 monologues about the disciples and their time with Jesus at the Last Supper. This cantata is a 35-minute program that is meant to present a true picture of the Last Supper, which was a celebration of the Passover Feast. It will be directed by the Director of Traditional Worship Katrina Jackson and will have an orchestra. The anthems sung in the cantata are interspersed throughout the program to underscore the Biblical truths presented by the disciples, to augment their monologues, and to focus on pivotal events in the Biblical story not covered by the drama. = = = = =
The Palm Sunday cast of Hannah consisted of Logan Fraser, first year teacher at Cary-Grove High School, as Hannah; Hannah Cook as Abilgail; Stacy Cook as Rehab, Gina Daleo as Sapphira; Becca Elston as Anna; Katie Elston as Sarah; Grace Pontius as Deborah (niece of Hannah); Marland Goll as Elijah, the father of Hannah; Linda Hill as the blond woman healed by touching Jesus' robe; and Kristan Brandt as the dark-haired skeptical sister of Hannah. Jesus was played by Tim Pontius.
The dancers were Samantha Elston and Kelly Poling.
Extras including Al and Nancy Bland, Suanne Fraser, Charlie Morgret, Kirstin Sexson, Michele and Steven Skinner.
All the pictures may be enlarged by clicking on them.
Labels: Crystal Lake, David Seyller, First United Methodist Church of Crystal Lake, Jesus, Logan Fraser, Renee Schulz
