Riviera United Methodist Women Christmas Tea - 2008 December 6th, 2008 ![]() Sara and Mary are part of the set up committee, for our annual Christmas Tea. ![]() ![]() Leora is hard at work, arranging our tea treats on trays. ![]() ![]() ![]() Cheese Puffs - ![]() ![]() ![]() Women begin to come. ![]() ![]() Plenty of tea sandwiches, cookies and other delights. ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() Violet is the youngest member of Saturday Sisters. Violet had already been to a company party with her Mom. She is checking out the frosting on her cookie! ![]() ![]() ![]() Mary and Sharon looking concerned, though everything was going smoothly. We had gotten a really good turn out! ![]() ![]() ![]() The children's choir plus Violet sing for our entertainment some songs from their Christmas play, composed and written by our own church resident music artist, and children's choir leader, Peggy Roberts, who writes all of our original Christmas and Easter Children's musicals. ![]() ![]() During one songs, the children walked through the audience and handed out candy canes. ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() Peggy Roberts at the piano. ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() The second performers ... ![]() Though she is blind, Grace sings beautifully, with Cheryl singing harmony and playing the piano. ![]() Finally, Nancy played Christmas carols and we sang along with the music. ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() Toys collected for Hober Toberman Settlement House in San Pedro. |