As I begin to type it occurs to me that I have not dealt with the mass of pictures on my computer proving that we did, in fact, camp and that we did, if fact, have a good time. I need to post them because everybody who has asked and been told that 'it was great!' begins to look crosswise and clearly doesn't believe.
That being the case, I did just want to point out this. Matt and I watched as much of it as we could bear and then I had strange and unpleasant dreams. I know all the chit chat has been about there being many many fewer people there than planned for, but may the Almighty preserve me, if I had been suckered into going, I would have had to sneak out the back within just a few minutes of being there. Mid way through I was shouting, 'Just Pick Something!' Do you want to be Chinese? Then pick that. Scottish? By all means. Native American? Whatever. But pick something! There's no way that all the nations of the world are filling the pews of the Episcopal Church of So. Cal. I'm thinking, that for anyone who can manage to watch the whole thing (without skipping forward and then lying about it) and can offer the best and cleverest one liner, of sending along some kind of prize. I'm pretty sure no one would win because its so desperately unbearable to watch.
And so, as a balance of to the link above, I give you my favorite thing on youtube right now,
And now once more into the frey.
4 comments:
You and I may not agree on all points, but I have to say--when did the Episcopalian Church become even more synchretized than the Unitarians?!?! I was just left shaking my head. So much for the One Way.
You wrote: "Mid way through I was shouting, 'Just Pick Something!' Do you want to be Chinese? Then pick that. Scottish? By all means. Native American? Whatever. But pick something! There's no way that all the nations of the world are filling the pews of the Episcopal Church of So. Cal."
With all due respect to our very different perspectives on life and scripture and all things ecclesiastical: what about Acts 2:1-21?
I think the point of Pentecost is that we don't have to 'pick one', but we can gather together and that "everyone who calls on the name of the Lord will be saved."
Just a thought to consider.
fray
I feel the same way about the Los Angeles Religious Education Conference closing mass...and that's a religion I still belong to. At least you don't really have to bear the shame of this!
When I was a new Christian I told some Benedictine Monks who were enthusing about Buddhism (This was 1972) that Jesus was the only way to the Father. They looked at me with superior pity. Now they have only about a fifth of the monks they had then, mostly older.
Susan Peterson
Doing Altar Guild yesterday I spoke with someone who attended the service (he sang in the choir). He was enthusing about all the performances you mentioned. I commented that it was supposed to be an installation ceremony, not a multiculti talent show. I don't think there is anything intrinsically wrong with bringing this stuff in, but why not just cut to the chase and start the ceremony? No one really wants to be there for three hours.
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