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OK @Kelly , no worries. Praying for you and the situation that's come up; praying that God would wrap you in His arms and that you'd feel His presence with you. Praise God that for those who know and love Him and call Jesus their Lord and Saviour, we don't go through our lives alone but with God by our side every step of the way. 🫂🙏✝️

Hi @Mary , just wondering if you're OK to do this? 👍

i can sing and play.

@Andrew N Yes, sure. 🙂

@Andrew N it worked 🙌 woo 🥳

@Oasis 😂😂

Not necessarily hosted by me - from what I gather the Salt team are always interested in hearing new ideas for Table talks so for anybody reading this if you think this is your thing get in touch with the Salt team!!! 😊😊😊

@Andrew N Great! Are you giving me the scripture or you want me to find a relevant one? Good idea. I actually might host it, like once a month or something. Also are we doing the prayer table?

@Vicky That'd be great regarding the poetry Table - I'm sure that'd be a nice addition to the line up! And yes, in the new year we'll continue the prayer Tables - I've got some great ideas regarding collaborating with others so we'll see where God leads!! I'm going to select the scriptures tonight/ tomorrow morning as I want them to fit with the carols. 👍

@Oasis if you want I can duet with you on Mary, did you know?

@Tonya A duet is a great idea, however there can sometimes be a slight delay with the audio on Table which may make dueting difficult. But @Oasis , if you can play & sing and are happy to lead one or two carols that'd be great!! 😁👍

@Andrew N sure what carols??

@Andrew N I misread the scheduled time and I’ve just converted it and realised I’ll be at work. I will not be able to sing after all. Sorry about that! I hope all goes well Andrew. I’m sure it will be a wonderful and joyous time for all 🙌🌸

@Oasis No worries!! I knew picking a time when most if not all of the regions of the world would be able to join would be difficult. And choosing a day this week has been tricky; balancing up availability of key players and finding a free time slot in the Table 'calendar' (not an official calendar, but I wanted to do my due diligence and check to see what else was on before deciding on a day & time!).

Hope you have a good time at work @Oasis and we'll (well I'll) certainly be thinking of you during the event! I know you'll be with us in spirit anyway! Hopefully Salt will upload the recording to an online platform in the new year so you can listen back at a later time (yes, that may feel weird, but Wizzard do wish it could be Christmas every day, right?! 😂💁‍♂️).

It doesn't have to be anything too complicated - simply pick a central location and suggest a reasonable time and go from there. Have one or two icebreaker-style games (for example, name something you're thankful for this year/ last year) if the conversations dry up or people are shy. Encourage folk to bring some snacks, a bluetooth speaker or a guitar, and have a time of praise + worship too! 😊👍

@Andrew N .... Ah hem ... that was a frog on the bump on the log in the hole in the bottom of the sea .... I know the words to "Mary do you know" lyrics originally by Mark Lowery and music written by Buddy Greene (Gather tour)

How you remember all that @Jason , I'll never know!! 😂😂 Yes indeed - I actually heard the original version on the radio the other day as a Christian radio station here in the UK has a Southern Gospel feature once a week! Definitely one of the hours I look forward to each week!! 😄

@Andrew N in this area, PBS has couple hours of Gospel / Gathers style music on TV Saturday evenings .... I have several recordings of Buddy Greene who is more bluegrass and a great harmonica player

That's awesome @Jason - I don't know if we have anything like that over here... And also wonderful that that's broadcast at prime time on, from what I gather according to Google, not inherently a Christian television network... 🤔🤔

@Andrew N just realized an analogy .... Hole ⛳ in the Bottom of the Sea is like a Boys Campfire song that repeats like the 12:Days of Christmas, except it's relatively unlimited by scientific imagination.... So it's a great time filler song 😃 most get tired of it by the time I get to mitochondria 🤣 🤣🤣 totally off topic now LOL 😆

@Jason Urm, yeah (had to Google what mitochondria is lol!). Would you be OK to do a Bible reading if you can join this tomorrow/ later on today?

@Andrew N I have not received your intro and I have had this issue with others too. Maybe we could reach out to Salt team to resolve this issue??

@Andrew N so sorry, my apologies I could not join you all. I hope it went well and others were able to step in? Yesterday was one of those busy days and I simply forgot! Didn't remember until this morning, while getting ready for church. I have been out all day and just got a few minutes now to catch up on my phone and Salt. Do have a Merry Christmas! Blessings 🙌

@Andrew N Thank you 😆 I've had a look, and do actually have a poem I wrote a handful of years ago. It's only ever had one reading so maybe this is the time to bring it out again lol

Awesome - that'll be lovely @Kelly !! 😊👍 What's it about?

@Andrew N It's a Christmas poem, basically about Jesus coming, what that means for us, and how we get to praise Him for that. It's short, should only take a couple of minutes 🙂

That sounds great @Kelly and perfect for the occasion! Looking forward to hearing it!! 😊