Churchy stuff
May. 6th, 2012 02:11 pm![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png){kind=small}
dreamflowerToday was potluck Sunday, and I am in charge of setting up the potluck, so of course I was there.
I only got to stay in the sanctuary for half the service, because I had to leave and go to the kitchen/fellowship hall to set things up. I took a two-crust lemon pie, but we had tons of other food-- I think we had at least a dozen desserts this month!
But we sang one of my favorites for the opening hymn:
O for a thousand tongues to sing
my great Redeemer's praise,
the glories of my God and King,
the triumphs of his grace!
My gracious Master and my God,
assist me to proclaim,
to spread through all the earth abroad
the honors of thy name.
Jesus! the name that charms our fears,
that bids our sorrows cease;
'tis music in the sinner's ears,
'tis life, and health, and peace.
He breaks the power of canceled sin,
he sets the prisoner free;
his blood can make the foulest clean;
his blood availed for me.
He speaks, and listening to his voice,
new life the dead receive;
the mournful, broken hearts rejoice,
the humble poor believe.
Hear him, ye deaf; his praise, ye dumb,
your loosened tongues employ;
ye blind, behold your savior come,
and leap, ye lame, for joy.
In Christ, your head, you then shall know,
shall feel your sins forgiven;
anticipate your heaven below,
and own that love is heaven.
It is, of course, a Charles Wesley hymn and is traditionally the very first hymn in every Methodist hymnal!
The A/C at the church is broken, and they were passing out those old-fashioned paper fans: the ones with the flat sticks for handles that you used to find in most old churches before air conditioning in public buildings was common. It took me back to my childhood of attending services in old rural churches. None of them had any air conditioning either, but at least they had windows that would actually OPEN!
I fortunately had plenty of help this month setting up and taking down the potluck, and with so many desserts, there were actually two small pieces of my pie left-- just perfect for me to bring home for a treat, one piece each and none left to tempt us into overindulgence. There was a very nice ham, fried chicken, chicken and noodles and plenty of side dishes and salads. And I was very pleased to see that a few of the people who go to the earlier services had actually come back for the lunch!
I got to sit near our pastor and her husband, and it was nice to get to have a chance to visit with her-- she's being transferred in June. The DH and I have been hoping to have her and her husband over for dinner some evening, and I suddenly realized how short the time is-- I must definitely call her this week to set it up!
I only got to stay in the sanctuary for half the service, because I had to leave and go to the kitchen/fellowship hall to set things up. I took a two-crust lemon pie, but we had tons of other food-- I think we had at least a dozen desserts this month!
But we sang one of my favorites for the opening hymn:
O for a thousand tongues to sing
my great Redeemer's praise,
the glories of my God and King,
the triumphs of his grace!
My gracious Master and my God,
assist me to proclaim,
to spread through all the earth abroad
the honors of thy name.
Jesus! the name that charms our fears,
that bids our sorrows cease;
'tis music in the sinner's ears,
'tis life, and health, and peace.
He breaks the power of canceled sin,
he sets the prisoner free;
his blood can make the foulest clean;
his blood availed for me.
He speaks, and listening to his voice,
new life the dead receive;
the mournful, broken hearts rejoice,
the humble poor believe.
Hear him, ye deaf; his praise, ye dumb,
your loosened tongues employ;
ye blind, behold your savior come,
and leap, ye lame, for joy.
In Christ, your head, you then shall know,
shall feel your sins forgiven;
anticipate your heaven below,
and own that love is heaven.
It is, of course, a Charles Wesley hymn and is traditionally the very first hymn in every Methodist hymnal!
The A/C at the church is broken, and they were passing out those old-fashioned paper fans: the ones with the flat sticks for handles that you used to find in most old churches before air conditioning in public buildings was common. It took me back to my childhood of attending services in old rural churches. None of them had any air conditioning either, but at least they had windows that would actually OPEN!
I fortunately had plenty of help this month setting up and taking down the potluck, and with so many desserts, there were actually two small pieces of my pie left-- just perfect for me to bring home for a treat, one piece each and none left to tempt us into overindulgence. There was a very nice ham, fried chicken, chicken and noodles and plenty of side dishes and salads. And I was very pleased to see that a few of the people who go to the earlier services had actually come back for the lunch!
I got to sit near our pastor and her husband, and it was nice to get to have a chance to visit with her-- she's being transferred in June. The DH and I have been hoping to have her and her husband over for dinner some evening, and I suddenly realized how short the time is-- I must definitely call her this week to set it up!