On the Sunday after Easter, April 15th, Our Savior's held its 6th annual festival of Holy Hilarity—the joyful celebration of Christ's resurrection. The following are pictures and video from the day.
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| Donna Reed and Angela Kerndt in their matching novelty glasses |
"A church is in a bad way
when it banishes laughter from the sanctuary."
HELMUT THIELICKE
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| The Bahlmanns in their laughter-wear |
"Christianity is a strangely cheery religion."
FLANNERY O'CONNOR
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| Carol Schaefer and her guests |
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| Pastor Laura and Debbie Sero |
"In Nigeria, the name of God is 'Father of Laughter.'"
JOSPEH R. VENEROSO
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| Don Thran with Georgia Troendle |
“The Christian should be an alleluia
from head to foot.”
AUGUSTINE OF HIPPO
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| Donna Reed with Pastor Laura |
"Humor is, in fact, the prelude to faith
and laughter is the beginning of prayer."
REINHOLD NIEBUHR
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| Emilio Rathbun, the cool acolyte |
"The world will never be converted to God
until Christians cry less and laugh and sing more."
CHARLES SPURGEON
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| Ethan Schweitzer getting into the Easter spirit |
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| Gary Bahlmann's fish pun shirt |
“Keep company with the more cheerful sort of the Godly; there is no mirth like the mirth of believers.”
RICHARD BAXTER
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| Florence McKee with her great grandchildren, Kyle and Laurel Scott |
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| Gayle's funny shirt |
"From somber, serious sullen saints,
save us, O Lord."
TERESA OF AVILA
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| Gene Mueller in his pinwheel hat with Ceil Gray |
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| Georgia as an Irish lass |
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| Owen Kirk visiting with the green haired guy (Rick Gramlich) |
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| Pastor Laura with the leaders of the UNI Interlude Dance, Cathy and Paula |
"You have as much laughter
as you have faith."
MARTIN LUTHER
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| Kai in his hobo costume |
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| Kyle in his wild hat |
"Walk cheerfully over the world."
GEORGE FOX
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| Pastor Laura and Georgia |
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| Laurel styling in Pastor's wig and hat |
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| Margaret Cannon with the collection of quilts she'd help make for LWR |
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| Melanie Wittman and Chloe in their laughter hats |
"A good joke is the closest thing
we have to divine revelation."
G.K. CHESTERTON
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| The smiling Seeleys |
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| The Timmerman family (note that Vern is Dr. Ha Ha) |
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| Fairy Princess Zoey with Pastor Laura |
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| The congregation getting ready for worship |
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| Georgia in a witch hat |
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| Pastor with Jazmine Rathbun and Kyle Scott |
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| Chris Bolson getting into the Holy Hilarity spirit even as she's recovering from her hospitalization last week. |
The big surprise of the day is that we had a "half time" during the worship service in which we did the UNI Interlude Dance. See it on the video below or click here.
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