Celtic Celebration

Celtic Celebration

Forty-five people joined us Friday evening, March 19, for a Celtic Celebration. A display table of Celtic art, literature, music, etc. drew an interested crowd. We settled in for a meal of authentic Irish stew, a red cabbage side and gingerbread with Caledonia sauce for desert. (Many requests for recipes followed and are promised later on this site). Nate explained a bit about the history of the Celts and how their beliefs, once Christianized, overlap the practice of Blue Heron Ministries- that of honoring the Creator in all of His creation. Elyse, August and Iris Buehrer, provided Celtic music for our entertainment. Besides the awesome vocal numbers, the girls played the Irish hornpipe, drum, keyboard, and piano. Pastor Tom Smith spoke a Celtic benediction and we were dismissed to the courtyard of the Chapel following Elyse as she played Amazing Grace on the bagpipes. There we assembled at the foot of the Celtic Cross. We stood in the glow of the late evening skies and refected on the Celebration before concluding our evening together.

Celtic Evening Friday March 19 6:00 PM

We will be exploring a group of people from the British Isles, though nearly forgotten, who proved to have a powerful and positive influence on an emerging Christian faith. The Celtic Christians' influence might even be seen in the ways of Blue Heron Ministries. Come join us for a cozy, but participatory evening of authentic Irish cuisine, live Celtic music and a bit o' the Sacred Word mixed in. We will see you at the Presbyterian Chapel of the Lakes. Please RSVP so we know how much Irish stew to prepare. Please plan to join us for a fun and faithful evening.

Chili Supper and Virtual Hike

In spite of the unexpected blowing and accumulating snow we had 40-45 people turn out for the Chili Supper and Nate's presentation. I think all in attendance would agree to being glad the hike was taken from our chairs following a nice hot bowl of chili rather than outdoors! He launched us in and out of a number of BHM job sites and shared a pictorial of forbs and grasses, snakes, spiders, and butterflies, Sandhill Cranes and a new fawn, motionless, on the ground in its camouflage outfit. Since the presentation was silent except for Nate telling us the location we were viewing, it seemed most fitting to end the show with a writing from the 19th Psalm which describes that the glory of God is revealed without words through all of creation. Very cool stuff and a very cool evening.

Pictures from Celtic Celebration