This week I went to the church a former CPE classmate is appointed to. She is a deacon, but is an associate pastor. She was not in attendance and I did not ask about her. I didn't actually talk to anyone at this church.
When I arrived the choir was rehearsing in the sanctuary. As they left the chancel area in order to process with the acolyte, I noted a man at the end of the group. Then I noted he had quite long hair. I thought "Wow, an old hippie not giving up his hair" Then I noted the hair clip and the lipstick. As my eyes traveled down his choir robe, I noted he was wearing hose and three inch pumps. My second though was, "Well, this is only the second time I've been in a UMC and saw a transvestite participating in worship".
After that, the service was very traditional. There were unison readings and an opening prayer followed by the Lord's Prayer. Intercessory prayer came later. The message was based around Advent and the Isaiah passage of hope in the midst of turmoil.
The children's message is also worthy of note because of the sweet four year old. The message began with a question about trees and then about stumps. She responded by lifting up her foot and saying "stump your toe"! When it was clarified that he meant tree stumps, she lifted her hand to her face and said "just kidding".
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