The link for this week's streamed service is here.
Happiness is going to church without restrictions!
A joyful congregation gathered in person on Sunday morning to an almost normal church service. We greeted each other before and after service -- still no coffee hour but no running away after the last amen either.
We stood up and sang with gusto a couple of favourite hymns. We smiled across the pews and our smiles could be seen. Masks are now optional.
Our elder still greeted us at the door, but there was no sign in sheet. She was just there to welcome us all with a big happy grin.
Hymn books and Bibles are back in the pews and in the narthex shelves.
Even the plastic covering the mail slots is gone and we can freely leave and receive cards and letters. I even found my name tag.
usual place and I'm happy to report we had a couple of guests on Sunday morning.
Just because it felt good, we sang the doxology during the opening of the service and we sang the choral amen after the benediction. We've all been away for so many months I worried we'd forgotten how to "do church," but my worry was misplaced. Some rituals are implanted so deeply in our souls, it takes more than a pandemic to erase them.
Thanks to Rev. Irwin and all the crew who put the church building back to the welcoming place we love.
Good write up, thanks Alice.
ReplyDelete