Saturday, December 24, 2011

NFL Saturday

Posted by Reverend Ref + at 12:10 PM

Lots of NFL games on the schedule today. Normally, when the NFL takes over Saturdays from the college ranks, I get to enjoy a whole day of pro football.

However . . . today is Christmas Eve. Which means that I won't get to spend the whole day on the couch watching games. Because, you know, I've got a job.

The disappointment of not being able to spend all day on the couch watching games is eased by the knowledge that in just about five hours from now I'll be swinging a thurible and smoking up the church.

Merry Christmas, everyone.

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6 comments:

Gary G | 12:45 PM, December 24, 2011  

hope you have a Blessed Christmas and a hot thurible!

Gary G.

Lady Anne | 11:13 AM, December 26, 2011  

I am GREEN with envy that you have incense! I've been trying to convince our rector to use it for years, to no avail. "Maybe for Epiphany", she said, "but we have to warn people first." Yeesh. People use all if these scented candles in every room of the house, and then pitch a fit over a thurible. (Can you tell I'm a bit on the high church side?)

Reverend Ref + | 2:55 PM, December 26, 2011  

Gary: Thank you.

Lady Anne: I know. Although, to be fair, there was one instance when I was at seminary where we had a smudging ceremony that was combined with incense and/or Easter lilys that seriously got to me. I had to leave the chapel because I was coughing so much.

To be safe, I tell my congregations, "No Easter lilys."

And, really, I smoke up the church 2-3 hours before the first service, so it's all disapated to the point where it just smells nice.

Lady Anne | 7:40 PM, December 26, 2011  

Hmm. That's a thought. A compromise, and IF we have the service on the 6th, it's a Friday, so there's time to do that.

In all fairness, the last time we had incense - previous rector - the young fellow got to swinging the thurible a bit too enthusiastically (honestly, you've have thought he was playing "walk the Dog" with a yo-yo) and spilled burning incense on the carpet.

Being nosy - where did you og to seminary? My dad was at Sewanee.

Reverend Ref + | 8:24 PM, December 26, 2011  

I went to seminary at Seabury-Western.

And, fyi, after the church in Virginia City got the floors refinished and the new carpet installed, I was trying to eliminate that lovely "factory glue" smell by censing the place. I accidentally tipped the thurible over, spilling hot incense and coals on the BRAND NEW carpet, burning holes in several places.

Oy.

Lady Anne | 7:38 PM, December 28, 2011  

Oy, indeed! I imagine you said a number of "church words" over that!

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