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Monday, 23 June 2008
It makes you wonder.....
I preached yesterday afternoon to a congregation of no more than ten. A normal service was inappropriate but we ploughed on regardless because that's what was wanted and required. The guy on the piano was sweet but at 92 and hard of hearing was struggling which meant that we in turn struggled. All of that, as surreal and off the wall as it was, was OK though. In fact I found quite a lot of it very amusing. The notices were the place where my ass got bit. The usual was given until we heard that next week there will be a strawberry tea. Quite lovely. Tickets £3.50 please buy one 'you don't need to come just buy the ticket'. Right there was a significant reason there were just 10 of us. It didn't so much matter about relationships or Christ. Just pay your subs and go.
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They'd better be pretty special strawberries at £3.50. It's only taken me 4.5 years to overcome that type of mentality...
Posted by: Catriona | Monday, 23 June 2008
I think there's only you reading this!!!
Posted by: Kez | Monday, 23 June 2008
i'm here.
Posted by: andy amoss | Monday, 23 June 2008
No I'm reading it as well. Though I might stop soon if your language doesn't improve. Surely it's aRse. Enough with the Americanisms already
Posted by: Glen Marshall | Monday, 23 June 2008
I'm here too.
Posted by: andy jones | Monday, 23 June 2008
So am I!
Posted by: julie | Tuesday, 24 June 2008
So am I
Posted by: julie | Tuesday, 24 June 2008
Gosh! Julie's keen, she's here twice. I'm not sure i'm into this thing that much.
Posted by: andy amoss | Tuesday, 24 June 2008
Ok, i am here twice - well, three times now. It just struck me, this post is either very ironic or very cleverly conceived. Here you are, bemoaning lack of any kind of authentic community at this nameless place and the way people actually buy their way out of it, and then it's turned into people proving their presence - for free!
Posted by: andy amoss | Tuesday, 24 June 2008
I'm reading too.
I recently attended an anniverary tea at the church where I grew up.
Before the tea I was treated to a speech about how much the building work had cost, how the church had raised the money, and invited to contribute towards the cost of my free tea, not to mention being encouraged to purchase a biref history of the church. Welcoming or what?
Posted by: Liz | Wednesday, 25 June 2008