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Stories and Songs for Elders Volume Four
Old Reverend Judi & Bolderdash the Cuhrch Cat
Available Soon in Downloadable Video Format

Stories and Songs for Elders

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Stories and Songs for Elders is a wonderful new tool for Activity Directors, Music and Recreational Therapists, family members and caregivers alike. This series has four volumes, each available with a recording and a book. The format for each volume includes a delightful story about elders learning to adjust and find joy in their eldercare setting, and a great largeprint singalong. Use it at coffee hour, for one on one visits, or make a brand new activity. No matter how you use it, its sure to be a success!

Volume 4:

Old Reverend Judi & Bolderdash the Church Cat
Written, Illustrated, and Photographed by Michael D. Purvis
A Very Special Lady Reverend is on the Verge of Retirement and a Move to a Retirement Community. She has had a Wonderful Career, but she Couldn't have Done it Without the Help of a Very Special Kitty!

(This Volume's singalong features Hymns, Gospel songs, Spirituals & Christmas Songs)

TABLE OF CONTENTS FOR SINGALONG
AMAZING GRACE
ABIDE WITH ME
IN THE GARDEN
SWEET HOUR OF PRAYER
FAIREST LORD JESUS
HE LEADETH ME
ROCK OF AGES
NOBODY KNOWS THE
TROUBLE I'VE SEEN
THE CHURCH'S ONE FOUNDATION
MY FAITH LOOKS UP TO THEE
SHALL WE GATHER AT THE RIVER
LOVE DIVINE, ALL LOVES EXCELLING
NEARER MY GOD TO THEE
THE BATTLE HYMN OF THE REPUBLIC
JINGLE BELLS
DECK THE HALL
O COME, ALL YE FAITHFUL
HARK! THE HERALD ANGELS SING
JOY TO THE WORLD
GOOD KING WENCESLAS
I SAW THREE SHIPS
SILENT NIGHT
THE FIRST NOEL

Excerpt from Book:

Bolderdash the Church Cat lived in old Reverend Judi's lectern, in the old Methodist church on Main Street. He had lived there for quite some time.

Old Reverend Judi didn't mind, you see. Even on the day of her retirement sermon, the day of her last Sunday as minister of the Main Street Methodist Church, Bolderdash lay sleeping, curled up at her feet in the bottom of the lectern.

As Old Reverend Judi gave her farewell sermon in early December of the year of her retirement, she could feel the softness of his fur and the tickle of a whisker against her ankles, as she was speaking.

"When it came time for me to retire last Easter," she began, "and the church council asked me to stay on till Christmastime to help finish up building our new educational wing and get our congregation settled into it, I agreed."

"I am so glad I did!" she continued. "It has been wonderful, helping you plan all the new activities and programs which the new wing will allow. And, it has been a joy to see adults, youth and children of our congregation begin to use our new facility."

Reverend Judi felt Bolderdash the Church Cat stir at the bottom of the lectern, emit a little sigh, and then return to his sleeping.

What's that you ask? Just how did a cat come to live in Old Reverend Judi's lectern? Well, it all came about in a rather special and unique fashion. It all happened one Sunday, when Old Reverend Judi was not so old. She was quite young then. In fact, she was a brand new minister.

It was her first Sunday. Everyone was there in church to hear Reverend Judi's first sermon. They were all dressed up, in their best Sunday clothes!

Reverend Judi was giving the children's sermon. She was telling the children about Jesus and the children in the Bible. Everyone was smiling, and Young Reverend Judi began to ask the children a question.

She began, "Why did Jesus..." when all of a sudden, Mrs. Periwinkle, the church organist let out a scream, hopped off the organ bench, and began to do what looked to the children like a funny little dance!

The children began to laugh!

"Mice!" Mice!" "There are mice on the pedals of the organ!" screamed Mrs. Periwinkle. She screamed this in a high pitched sort of voice the children had never heard Mrs. Periwinkle use when she taught them to sing Jesus Loves Me at Children's Choir.

The children and Young Reverend Judi stood wide-eyed, and didn't quite know what to do...

Just then, everything really got exciting.

©2003, Michael D. Purvis

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