Sunday, December 04, 2011

Liters, Peddars and Pink Candles

Posted by Reverend Ref + at 3:37 PM

Amusing day today at the late service.

During Advent, we ask someone (or someones) from the congregation to come forward and light the Advent wreath for that day while the congregation and I pray the Collect of the Day in unison.

This is yet ANOTHER new way of doing things that I've introduced into my (not so) new parish and last week it was handled perfectly.

Today, however, was a different matter. The person selected is hard of hearing and tends to plow through things his way. This is not always bad, as he gets a lot of stuff done around the church. He is also the parish cook and does a fabulous job. But the guy's got the energy of Calvin.

Anyway, he was instructed to light two blue candles when I called him forward. Well, he didn't really hear those instructions and commenced to lighting ALL the candles, beginning with the pink one. It was quite the comedy as we tried to get him to slow down, just light two, and extinguish the pink.

And then the person reading the epistle from Peter today introduced it as, "A reading from the Second Liter of Pedder."

He did correct himself.

But we all had a good time, God was praised in the worship, and the sermon didn't suck. That's about all you can ask for on a Sunday morning.

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2 comments:

Anonymous | 8:05 AM, December 05, 2011  

reminds me of the guy who always fell asleep in church; the Pastor decided when the gentleman dozed off he would quietly ask all the congregation that whoever believed they were going to Heaven to quietly stand up; everyone but the gentleman sleeping stood up. Then, after the congregation sat down, he yelled out! "Whoever thinks they are going to Hell, stand up!" The gentleman sleeping jumped up and replied, " Looks like you and me are the only ones in favor of what we are voting on, Reverend!" Have a Blessed Christmas!

Anonymous | 5:33 PM, December 05, 2011  

That's funny! Has your candle lighted never seen an Advent Wreath? I can just picture you trying to "round'em up and head 'em out."

For the last two years our new rector has borrowed our infant cradle and placed it on a chair in front of the altar, with a box of burlap strips below it. This week, we were to consider any character flaws we have (I tend to be VERY judgemental) and lay a strip of cloth in the cradle, as a promise to God and ourselves that we would try to overcome that fault. Other Sundays, it's other things, but always with the aim of making a bed for the Baby.

The ever anonymous Lady Anne

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