Dec 20
Ward Christmas Dinner
Let me apologize for the incredible delay in my blogging. After the Christmas holiday I was extremely busy finishing up the post-production video editing work for RubyConf 2009. Little by little, life here in Norway has gotten busier and things have been crowding out my blogging efforts. But I've recommitted to doing a better job of things and trying to catch up on the things I've been documenting since my hiatus.
These are some pictures of our LDS Ward Christmas Dinner, which took place the Sunday before Christmas in Sandvika. LDS meetinghouses have to adapt to a wide spectrum of events, each one with a different level of solemnity. Right next to the chapel, where the Sacrament of the Lord's Supper takes place every Sunday, is the cultural hall, where people play basketball, perform skits and talent shows, and have potluck dinners like this one, among other things. The juxtaposition of the sacred and the mundane is something I've really come to appreciate over the years. What, after all, is a religion for if it doesn't intrude a little into our everyday lives? In addition to mingling and sharing some warm food together, we enjoyed music, poetry and prose from some ward members.
