Category: christmas
December 6, 2011
December 30, 2010
The Oddwalk Holiday Concert Experience
Live in the St. Louis/Belleville area? Planning to pass through soon? Have money to burn and feel like flying to St. Louis?
If so, come join us for the annual Oddwalk Holiday Concert Experience. The concert is being held this Sunday, January 2nd in the Visitors Center lobby at the National Shrine of Our Lady of the Snows and will begin at 6pm. This show promises to be a lot of upbeat fun for the whole family, combining both holiday classics and Oddwalk favorites! Joining us for the show will be our bass player, Daniel Lang and our drummer, Rick Turcotte. For directions to the Shrine, click here.
While at the Shrine, be sure to take advantage of the spectacular Way of Lights. Learn more by clicking here.
We hope to see you on Sunday night! From all of us in the Oddwalk family, have a very Happy New Year!!
December 24, 2009
Merry Christmas!
And the word became flesh and dwelt amongst us.
A light shone in the darkness, and darkness did not overcome it.
Merry Christmas from Orin and Shannon and our families to all Oddwalkia!
December 9, 2009
Need any Oddwalkia for Christmas?
Just a humble suggestion: don’t forget to drop by the Oddwalk Merchandise Store to pick up CDs, music books, shirts, Fair Trade Items, buttons, or stickers for Christmas giving. Orders placed by December 17 will be delivered in time for the holiday. Shipping is cheap too!
December 2, 2009
The Christmas Shoes Parody – Free Downloads!
Is there one certain song at Christmastime, that if you never heard it again it would be too soon? Well for us and some of our friends and acquaintances, it’s a song about a young boy trying to buy his dying mom some shoes on Christmas Eve. You know the one.
Well, our gift to you this holiday season is a skewering of that song, Oddwalk style. Not only that, but you can get the mp3 and the iPod/iPhone video free below! Or, just enjoy it on YouTube (below) or on our pOddcast, your call.
Hope you enjoy, and remember it’s all in (mostly) good fun! As our friend Donna mentioned, it really gets at the true meaning of the season: manipulation. Merry Christmas, everyone!
Uploaded December 2, 2009
If you don’t know the original song, click here first!
For the mp3, click here.
For the iPod/iPhone version, click here.
June 29, 2009
A couple more YSP pics
A couple more pics as Orin continues his recovery following YSP:
Group photo of all participants and staff
The Christmas Angel (Paula), Santa Claus (Randy) and "Orin-eezer" Scrooge (Simon) visit the youth on Christmas half-eve (June 24) to judge a talent contest
February 27, 2009
Gives new meaning to “TMI”
First, thanks to a random Facebooker for the pic!
At the NCCYM Youth Ministry Extravaganza last December, all the performers were told to wear ugly Christmas Sweaters for the opening number. Shannon’s was a homemade number, with a picture of his cat wearing a Santa hat, and the back prclaiming “Mew-y Christmas!”
Orin however went for a store-bought number, from (where else) Cracker Barrel. It’s a beautiful size 3x women’s sweater, sleeveless, with a faux-fur collar and dancing elves. He’s also wearing something Christmassy on his head, but is a little fuzzy about just what that was. Shortly before going on, it was suggested, in the spirit of strange humor and entertaining a room full of youth ministers, that Orin go without the long sleeved shirt underneath he had planned to wear.
Anyway, after the big dance number, to fill a little time, we all returned to the stage, one by one, for a sweater judging. Here, Gene (almost not pictured) is appeasing the animal rights folks in the crowd by making sure they knew the collar was made of fake fur.
A moment later he raised Orin’s arm to show them what real fur looks like. Yeah. Try to get that image out of your head.
February 4, 2009
Four More Rome Pics
From Erin and Orin’s trip over New Years:
Erin at Assisi
Orin at Assisi
The Vatican, a Christmas Season Evening
The usual shot of the Pantheon ceiling
January 21, 2009
And now, a few pictures from Rome
Orin and Erin took a trip to Rome over new years, as a vacation and to witness their friend David take his perpetual vows as an Oblate of Mary Immaculate. Here are a few pictures, with more to come down the road…
St. Peters, on New Years Eve Day
The Pantheon, getting on towards evening
New Years Day, Mass for the feast of Mary, Mother of God. This pic shows the elevation of the host by B16.
Orin and Erin, New Years Day night, visit the exact spot they got engaged at the Trevi Fountain, exactly 5 years and 6 months later.
December 24, 2007
Today is born our Savior, Christ the Lord!
Here’s hoping your Christmas holiday is filled with family and peace. Please keep our families in your prayers as we keep all of you in ours.
Merry Christmas from the Oddwalk Family!
