The term Halloween is shortened from All Hallows’ Even (both “even” and “eve” are abbreviations of “evening,” but “Halloween” gets its “n” from “even”) as it is the eve of “All Hallows’ Day,” which is now also known as All Saints’ Day. It was a day of religious festivities in various northern European Pagan traditions,…
Month: October 2008
announcements
Ewe Arrrgh Takes the No-Prize!
holiday, music, video
More saints per second than… Well, we’re not sure actually…
In Honor of All Saints Day coming up Saturday, here’s a little Gilbert and Sullivan spoof that Orin’s friend David brought to our attention:
food, video
A BLT Story
Shannon, when not Oddwalking, is also a parish youth minister. One of his successful programs with the teens there is “Prayer, Praise, and _______” — this is a program where they all gather for (you guessed it) prayer, singing praise, and some food item, a different one each time. One of the teens, Kitty, shot…
baseball, fredbird, video
Fredbird!
Fredbird dropped by the Sts. Joachim and Anne Care Services Fundraiser, this past Saturday, October 27, 2008. Oddwalk played at the event for a little over an hour, and in the middle of the set, Fredbird showed up to entertain the crowd and sign autographs. In the video below, we introduce him and sing the…
joke
Very Punny
In response to the “What’s Missing?” Contest (see the post just below this one), Orin submitted the following entry: Hey, did you hear about the young pirate sheep that’s apparently gone missing? He was well known because instead of bleating he would make pirate noises (even when it wasn’t International Talk Like a Pirate Day).…
announcements, website
"What’s Missing" Contest
A friend of ours is having a contest over at his Youth Ministry Blog: If you are a regular reader of the blog or a recipient of my e-newsletter earlier this month, you might remember this post that played on the whole “Ch _ _ ch: What’s missing?” devise. If so, I am sure you…
GIA, review
"Walk Away Different" Reviewed
Published just a few days ago at gvonline.net – Reviewed by Sally Bolderson Shannon Cerneka and Orin Johnson are the duo that bring to life “Oddwalk Ministries”, who are represented by GIA Publications, Inc. Their purpose is “to help young and old alike embrace life as Eucharistic people through fun, upbeat and interactive music and…