At St. James, Crystal, it was a long standing tradition to to invite people to join the choir to sing the Hallelujah Chorus at the end of the service. When we left St. James Joanne said that is one of the traditons she would miss. Last year, in the first year of my retirement, we spent a wonderful Easter with Lars' in-laws in NJ. There, Joanne and Lars, sang the Hallelujah Chorus with the choir of First Methodist Church, Hackettstown, NJ. Today we went to a Easter Service at an English Speaking Lutheran Church and they, too, had the tradition of inviting everyone to sing the Hallelujah Chorus.
We checked out the Mass at the Cathedral but the orchestra wasn't up to the size of the space so we went on to St. Peter's....much better. From there we went on to the Lutheran Church so it really feels like Easter.
Gotta love a country that puts chocolate flakes in granola! and the beer's not bad either. A lot of marble gave it's life for the buildings of Vienna!
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