Merry Christmas! I must admit that being around AVCS in December is a total blessing (not that it’s not a blessing during the other months!). Let me share with you some of the highlights, and why I view them as a total blessing.
Let me start with the programs. We had three major programs in December: the choir concert, the band concert, and the lower elementary Christmas program. I had several people approach me after the choir concert, some school families and others were outside friends, who commented on how amazing it was that “a school of our size can produce that kind of sound”. At the band concert, we had several guest musicians playing in the band, most of them from the VVC symphonic band. The comment that sticks out to me was the statement, “What an amazing group!” We wrapped up our programs with the K-3 Christmas program. Watching the students up there singing their hearts out for Jesus was an awesome sight!
As if this wasn’t enough, just being around campus is a blessing, hearing people singing Christmas carols, witnessing teachers talk about the birth of Christ, seeing people praying for each other. All I can say is, what a blessing!
The reality is that we live in a day and age where Christmas programs are being replaced with holiday programs. It is a major offense to mention Christmas in most schools around the nation. For the schools that still put up with the notion of Christmas, it is an unwritten rule that there should be no mention of Christ. That is why I feel blessed to be here at AVCS, not only do we mention Christmas and Christ, we put the spotlight on Him! So, in the midst of lights and trees and presents, remember Merry CHRISTmas!!!
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