Photo of the Week: Plymouth Community Christmas Carol Sing-Along

Families and friends gather in Kellogg Park around Salvation Army Band, singing Christmas carols

Though it was a gray afternoon, the clouds didn’t chase away families and friends from joining the 2015 Plymouth Community Christmas Carol Sing-Along today in downtown Plymouth, Michigan at Kellogg Park.

Led by Dr. Jerry Smith, the music director at my church, First Presbyterian Church of Plymouth, I joined dozens of people for a late afternoon sing-along of of holiday carols in the almost forty-degree weather. Continue reading Photo of the Week: Plymouth Community Christmas Carol Sing-Along

Photo of the Week: Plymouth Ice Festival 2015

Eagles ice sculpture with American flag in the back

With wind chills bringing temperatures to the -10 to -20 degrees (Farenheit) range, it had to be one of the coldest years for the Plymouth Ice Festival this weekend in Plymouth, Michigan.

Held the first weekend of January, the Plymouth Ice Festival brings thousands of people to downtown Plymouth to see the beautiful ice sculptures. One of my favorite parts of the festival is the ice sculpture competition held between culinary arts student teams from local community colleges. Continue reading Photo of the Week: Plymouth Ice Festival 2015

Photo of the Week: Celebrating the Holidays at Kellogg Park

Dr. Jerry Smith leads the community singalong in Kellogg Park

What a wonderful afternoon for the Community Carol Sing-Along in downtown Plymouth, Michigan at Kellogg Park.

Led by Dr. Jerry Smith, the music director at my church, I joined several hundred people from the community for an afternoon of joyous carol singing. Continue reading Photo of the Week: Celebrating the Holidays at Kellogg Park