The Elves are Busy Again

Remember the Christmas elves that were busy fluffing, sewing and decorating? Well, some of the same folks are at it again. In the above picture we see Sue McInturff and Joel Maupin hanging the banners in the choir loft. What you don't see is Sue's husband, Jerry. Jerry is the trooper (and I mean TROOPER) who battles his way through the craggy, cramped catwalk to fasten these banners. He was up there nearly 2 hours last night and when he came down he looked like he'd been to Iraq and back. Last year Jerry did the same job and I can't believe he agreed to do it again. He did say afterwards that we need to come up with a different plan next year. The other elves who have worked hard to pull this together are Joyce Page (sop.) and Linda Megyesi (Pete's wife). Linda is the artist who came up with the massive drawings and ideas. Joyce and Sue were in the orchestra room for over 7 hours last Wednesday at their side-by-side sewing machines--cutting, measuring and making those seams just right. I think the worship center should definitely portray the grand royalty of Easter with the many yards of gold, purple and white banners. Thank you to these elves!