December at Post & Pour: Generosity That Echoes
The Night the Organ Broke
There’s a story from a winter long before ours- 1818, to be exact- in a tiny Austrian village called Oberndorf.
It was Christmas Eve. Snow so deep it swallowed boots. Candles flickering against stone walls. A whole community bundled together for the one night of the year when music mattered most.
And that’s when they learned the organ was dead.
Frozen solid. Silent. The heart of their celebration- gone.
The young priest, Joseph Mohr, stood in that cold little church, staring at an instrument that refused to sing.
Imagine the weight of that. Imagine planning the one gathering the whole village counted on, only to have it fall apart at the last moment. But Mohr didn’t cancel anything. He didn’t apologize. He didn’t say “maybe next year.”
Instead, he walked through the snow to his friend Franz Gruber’s home with nothing but a poem he’d written and a hopeful question: “Do you think you could set this to music? Tonight?”
No organ. No choir. Just a guitar and two men who refused to let silence have the final word.
Gruber said yes.
And that night- in a cold chapel full of neighbors, with nothing but candlelight and a borrowed guitar- the world heard a song for the very first time.
A song born not from perfection, but from resourcefulness. Not from grandeur, but from community. Not because everything went right… but because people showed up anyway.
The song was “Stille Nacht.” You know it as “Silent Night.”
Our Silent Night Moment
The magic of that night wasn’t in the organ; it was in the hands that refused to stand still.
At Post & Pour, we believe resourcefulness and heart are the true ingredients of community connection- and that is exactly what we are calling on this month.
🧸 SBLSD Community Toy Collection — It’s Our Turn
Trilogy and Wesley already raised 120+ gifts for local students. Incredible.
Now it’s our mountain to climb. Let’s show up. Let’s fill the bins.
Let’s remind our neighbors, especially the youngest ones, that this community doesn’t just live together… it lifts together.
You can shop the wishlist for easy shipping, or simply drop new, unwrapped gifts at Post & Pour- we’ll make sure every one of them reaches a kid who needs it.
Amazon Wishlist: https://www.amazon.com/registries/gl/guest-view/1HTCCRKFP4QBN?ref=gr_search_page_result
🎁 Gifts for Parents & Caregivers at Elhi Hill
Some students at Elhi Hill want to give gifts to the adults who care for them - parents, grandparents, guardians. But they need a little help.
So we’re collecting adult gifts too:
Cozy blankets.
Local coffee.
Gloves.
Simple, meaningful things.
These items will be brought to the school, where students will get to “shop” and choose something special for the grownups who support them. A little dignity. A little pride. A little Silent Night magic.
🎅 One More Chance for Santa Photos — Dec 20
DECA students from BLHS will be joining us on December 20th for a final afternoon of photos and hot cocoa with Santa- a fundraiser supporting the next generation of dreamers, organizers, and future business leaders of America.
It’s sweet. It’s simple. And every smile helps send a student further.
Santa Photo Event Link: https://gotab.io/loc/postpour/menu/gift-cards-and-events
Come smile. Come support. Come be part of the story.
And if you’re still hungry for holiday cheer…
We’ve got plenty to fill your cup:
✨ Wreath-making classes ✨ Holiday suncatcher workshops ✨ Cookie decorating classes ✨ And — if you want a gift that grows with time — Bonsai workshop gift spots for January
December was never about perfection. It was always about people choosing to make something beautiful anyway.
Just like those two men in that cold Austrian church. Just like neighbors all across our communities right now.
This is our Silent Night moment- a chance to fill the quiet with generosity, creativity, and community.
See you at Post & Pour. The magic happens when we show up.
Moving with gratitude, The Post & Pour Team
