Sunday, September 9
Sunday night I drove down to the Diocese of San Jose to present a book signing concert at Church of the Resurrection in Sunnyvale. Music Director Amy Stacke, a longtime Facebook friend, hosted the event which was fairly well attended. The original plan was for the parish choir to sing with me in the sanctuary, but we decided it would be more effective for them to sing in the pews and help foster a better sense of assembly singing with those in attendance.
People seemed regaled by my stories of the composers and their times, and they enjoyed singing the grand old songs of the 1970s and 80s. Book sales were brisk; some people were already shopping for Christmas! The pastor, Father Phong Nguyen, bought 20 copies of From Mountains High on the spot to give as “welcome” gifts to the newcomers of the parish!
Thank you, Amy and Fr. Nguyen, for your warm hospitality. It was a fun and memorable evening.
Here are some photos from the event. Please note the beagle in the bottom right corner of the sanctuary’s stained-glass window. It’s the beloved dog of a previous pastor. Sweet!
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