Singing at St. Teresa Church

The bus took us back to St. Theresa's Church where we were to sing after mass. We were to do some songs during the mass and then do a full program after the mass.
Everyone brought their formal clothes for the performance. We took turns with the men to change in a little storeroom near the church. When everyone was done, we went into the church and had a short rehearsal. It came time for our performance, but we had to wait because the dignitaries had not arrived as there was a traffic jam in the city. Finally, we were ready to begin. We started singing the Jubilate Deo and followed the Ave Maria. The antiphonal choir was half way back the middle isle and the rest of the chorus was in front of the altar. When the singers began singing together it was like a magical stereophonic sound. People turned around to see us, and then they turned forward to see the choir. It was the beautiful sound of blending voices and the surprise element that brought a smile to the audience.
The rest of the program was awesome! The support of the audience was clear from the loud clapping after every song. When Tim asked the audience to participate, everyone knew the words of the songs. They even joined in when Lorraine asked them to sing, "Over The Rainbow!"
At the end we were recognized by the mayor, the Bishop, and the head of the Parliament who were the dignitaries sitting in the front seats. We were also presented with a silver medallion commemorating the 700 years of our Lady of Europe.
We left the church in great spirits but with stomachs growing. We were taken to the border and disembarked and waited for the other bus to take us back for our three hour drive to Malaga. No bus came and Ed was in a fit trying to see why the bus had not arrived. It didn't take long before we saw a Burger King and a McDonalds across the street, and we short of stampeded there for food!
Finally, the bus arrived and those that had not finished took their foot to the bus. most of us we satisfied and happy but some had some issues trying to mange hunger and urgency to board the bus. Ann had lost her spoon for her ice cream and let every know how she felt. We were on pins and needles! Then Charmaine came to the rescue and found a spoon, cleaned it and gave it to Ann. Now there was peace at last! It didn't take long for most of us to fall asleep for the rest of the bus ride back to Malaga.