Movie Night

One of the things I started here was a monthly movie night. Always looking for new and creative ways to get people involved in the church beyond Sunday morning, a movie night was the perfect fit. Come to the church for a potluck dinner, enjoy a movie, and then discuss the movie through a theological framework. Movies we have watched have included UP, Michael, Toy Story, and The Matrix.

One benefit of Movie Night is that if the first Thursday of the month falls during a time when I'm on vacation, I can have other people in the parish lead the program.

Recently I've been going to physical therapy for my shoulder. I injured it several years ago, of all things, during a play in which I threw my flag on a foul about 20 yards downfield. I was finally convinced to see if we could help make it less sore.

At my last visit, I had a conversation with one of the people who work there about Movie Night. Well, I'm not sure conversation is the right word, since she talked and I sat there making polite-type noises and nods.

She took that topic and ran with it -- giving me a litany of "good Christian films" I need to be showing instead of those other awful films I've chosen. Apparently only films properly labeled as Christian are appropriate for showing to a congregation.

So I made polite-type noises, nodded occasionally, and said she was welcome to join us on May 3 for the showing of The Shawshank Redemption.