Yet another Kilted Christmas Party

[Southern Breeze]

Thats a great story and great pics.Thanks for sharing it with us. Our church chriistmas party is Saturday night and I will be kilted. :grin:

[Riverkilt]

A good look Joel,

I like how high you wear the kilt, looks like a kilt there above your knees.

Ron

[flyv65]

What a wonderful story Joel; it sounds like it was a great party. Thank you for sharing the photos, too-very nicely done!

Bryan...I'm sure your parishoners appreciated it also...

[auld argonian]

Oh...and if those were real flashbulbs we'd be talking real money...they're scarce as hen's teeth these days and priced accordingly!

Great that the lady sang you the song...you should try to find some way to approach her and record it for posterity...this history shouldn't be lost.

Looking good and appropriately kilted for the special event...I'm looking forward to kilting my way through a few holiday events around here.

Best

AA

[GMan]

Joel,

Thank you for sharing the story. You have to love the responses in the positive from the older people, as it does warm the heart.

[GlassMan]

Very nice! We had our church Christmas Pageant and White Service. Now before anyone starts crying racism, allow me to explain.

Little River United Church of Christ, when it was founded in 1955, was the first integrated church in Fairfax County, VA. In fact they ran afoul of the law back then because state law required that if a congregation had visitors of another race they had to be seated in a separate area. So Little River reserved the front pews for VIPs, Guests of Honor and people of color!

Anyway, in 1959 the church got together with a group that helped underpriviliged families in the DC area and started a tradition of having the congregation buy gifts for the children. The children each filled out a wish-list card and then members of the congregations took the cards and got the gifts. It was decided that everyone would wrap their gifts in plain white paper to reflect the purity of the Baby Jesus and the color of the season.

The color has hung on and we still wrap the gifts in all white. I have to admit that I was startled at first to hear that we'd be having a White Service but once it was explained I thought it was kind of cute. Of course, it did mean going out and buying yet another roll of wrapping paper (like I don't have enough half-used rolls sitting around because I keep buying some from the neighborhood kid's fundraisers).

Anyway, all that aside, we had the service tonight and of course I went kilted. It was the most attended I have ever seen that church. We usually go to the 11 o'clock service which has a smaller attendance than the 9:30 service. But at this special 5 PM service it was combined like it is during the summer. Of course I was kilted, and everyone it is such a common thing to see me kilted that no one, not even the one's I met for the first time made a single comment.

Instead everyone was commenting that my partner didn't wear a funnny holiday tie! He always wears a silly tie to church and tonight he went tie-less. Oh, the horror! ;-)

[Cawdorian]

Good look Joel, the kilt looks so great with sweaters. Our minister only wears his kilt on Kirk'n Sunday, I wish he would wear it for other events. Glad to hear your congregation enjoys seeing you in your kilt.

[KiltedCodeWarrior]

Good look Joel, and a great story. You really should try to capture the lady's song for posterity. Too soon opportunities like that are gone.

[Alan H]

Nice...looks good, and sounds like a good party and get-together.