Oakwood Times Two

Sunday we attended the boat-in worship service at Oakwood Resort  on Lake Wawasee. It was pleasant sitting in the fresh air.
The service is done over the audio system of the Lily Pad II boat. Worshipers can board that boat by 7:45 a.m. at the Frog Restaurant and ride over to the resort, staying seated on the boat for the service; bring blankets, chairs and sit on the shore; or cruise over in personal boats and drop anchor. The attendance seemed slightly less than past times, but the summer is early. Some lake residents may not have come to their homes regularly yet. 

Last night we attended the Fort Wayne Philharmonic Patriotic Pops Concert at Oakwood Resort. This was again outside, but the orchestra sat under a tent. We were farther from the lake shore though we could still see it to our right-hand side. Another pleasant time outside. The orchestra opened with the National Anthem, did several Sousa marches, a Copland piece, Armed Forces Salute (with people in the audience affiliated with the branch being featured standing), Overture to 1812 (no cannons but some kind of cannon noise) and several more songs. The audience was invited to sing along to a medley of patriotic songs. An encore of Stars and Stripes Forever ended the evening. 

As we drove home we could see a nice sunset to our right and the full moon rising to our left.