tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14710344.post4382890205694071211..comments2023-11-03T05:46:44.728-04:00Comments on RevGalBlogPals: 11th Hour Preacher Party - An Irrational SeasonStephanie Anthony/She Revhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10089531643725874239noreply@blogger.comBlogger75125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14710344.post-37588905849711181232007-12-16T13:23:00.000-05:002007-12-16T13:23:00.000-05:00God is good. We had about five inches of snow, an...God is good. We had about five inches of snow, and we had some ice too, but it stopped early enough that the roads were cleared. And I did have a sermon, thanks to someone else outline from Sermon Central. (I think the HS understood that this week.) We have a young woman in our church who is with YWAM, and she has been away. She returned today for a couple of weeks, and she shared her experiences, etc. It was wonderful. She is travelling to Zambia soon, where she will teach children. It fit in remarkably with what I had to share about Mary and Elizabeth. Now I'm off to the nursing home, and I hope I find the sweet mother and not the maniac one. I never know. But the sun is shining in a blazing blue sky, the snow is gorgeous, and I'm listening to an album of tradition carols from Europe...so all is okay for now.Dorcas (aka SingingOwl)https://www.blogger.com/profile/15626748280614018533noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14710344.post-33817555125004085582007-12-16T10:00:00.000-05:002007-12-16T10:00:00.000-05:00Okay...so the Wednesday Festival should be entitle...Okay...so the Wednesday Festival should be entitled: The Undelivered Sermon...<BR/><BR/>Or something more pithy.<BR/><BR/>We have only a few inches. The musicians are warming up. The walks have been shoveled. Blessings on all of you who have an unexpected break!Tripp Hudginshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02987346084472861229noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14710344.post-11060945252072794842007-12-16T09:20:00.000-05:002007-12-16T09:20:00.000-05:00I never thought I'd see it happen - but we cancell...I never thought I'd see it happen - but we cancelled services today after all. 7.9 inches of snow on the ground, another 5-8 inches expected, blizzard conditions expected by midday with 35 mph winds. It feels so strange to be at home on Sunday morning, but also yummy, and beautiful.<BR/><BR/>And hey, our whole service is planned for next week!<BR/><BR/>Blessed preaching to those of you who are bringing the word this morning. Stay safe, everyone!earthchickhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12447310443886956100noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14710344.post-17677036819275311102007-12-16T07:27:00.000-05:002007-12-16T07:27:00.000-05:00Good morning! If you are preaching today, blessing...Good morning! If you are preaching today, blessings! If you are driving to church in all kinds of weather, traveling mercies!Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08235049965406944684noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14710344.post-3643469614242743662007-12-16T01:05:00.000-05:002007-12-16T01:05:00.000-05:00Okay, so I got back later than anticipated, and it...Okay, so I got back later than anticipated, and it looks like everyone has gone to bed. It is snowing like crazy, the roads are absolutely awful, and I suspect that we will change our minds in the morning and cancel services, for the sake of protecting those who would try to make it even though they shouldn't. We'll see. Either way, I need to be up in 5 hours to evaluate the situation, so I'm off to bed. If anyone is still here, hit the lights, will you?Staceyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17453551055054412289noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14710344.post-508746171167004072007-12-15T23:36:00.000-05:002007-12-15T23:36:00.000-05:00(((Singing Owl)))(((Singing Owl's Mama)))We cancel...(((Singing Owl)))<BR/><BR/>(((Singing Owl's Mama)))<BR/><BR/>We cancelled one Sunday last year. If our snow stops before morning, we can still get plowed out.<BR/><BR/>I'm planning on showing up tomorrow. We have a baptism!Juleshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18324456402703897094noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14710344.post-87880461487570928642007-12-15T22:38:00.000-05:002007-12-15T22:38:00.000-05:00I totally used the poem on Tuesday, as I led worsh...I totally used the poem on Tuesday, as I led worship for my colleagues at our monthly gathering. :)<BR/><BR/>Earthchick: I really like Dylan's way of saying that the Magnificat is like a washing machine, with the agitator in the middle, turning the clothes around, bringing the outside ones in and spinning the inside ones out, until they are all clean. If they didn't get agitated...they wouldn't get clean. Just an idea.<BR/><BR/>I had a day of random errands and got started late, but after an hour and a half of writing, I think I'm done! Short sermon this week to leave space for the kids' program and everything else going on. I'm preaching on water and wilderness and the fine line between the ordinary and the extraordinary.<BR/><BR/>Homemade hummus for anybody who wants it!semfemhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08669630858664979871noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14710344.post-3410691932058968592007-12-15T22:28:00.000-05:002007-12-15T22:28:00.000-05:00Oh dear...I've enjoyed a good day of Christmas can...Oh dear...I've enjoyed a good day of Christmas candy and cookie making; made some awesome clam chowder and got a pot of spaghetti sauce on now (who knows when I'll cook again?). But now it's 10:15 and looks like I'll have to preach tomorrow. Anyone got any thoughts I can borrow? I preached about John last week, so I'm hoping to leave him alone. Maybe the Magnificat?<BR/><BR/>btw, thanks, Tripp...maybe Ps 119 will work for me tooRevAnnehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06517879408823780530noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14710344.post-76369129883359501712007-12-15T22:22:00.000-05:002007-12-15T22:22:00.000-05:00Yawn...just now checking in. It's been a not good...Yawn...just now checking in. It's been a not good night and day. My mother in the nursing home went completely insane last night--kicking, biting, cursing, hanging on the the door frame, crawling down the hall....etc. I was there twice...not much sleep in between. This morning she was exhausted, and once she finally calmed down she became completely docile. I came home and slept for a couple of hours. Then had a minor crisis at church to deal with, and a last-minute gift for Angel Tree to pick up (a ministry to inmates' children) and I am finally home. I am spent, and I have no sermon. We may have a snow day tomorrow. It is snowing steadily, and it is not supposed to end until around 6 a.m. so I can't be sure. Pondering Mary and Elizabeth, but my brains are fuzzy. I wish I was like SemFem and able to write my best sermons at 3 in the morning.Dorcas (aka SingingOwl)https://www.blogger.com/profile/15626748280614018533noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14710344.post-67606767548756106402007-12-15T21:49:00.000-05:002007-12-15T21:49:00.000-05:00I am sorry to hear that services will be canceled....I am sorry to hear that services will be canceled. Our's will still go on. Chicago never sleeps. Never. Our attendance will be low and the <A HREF="http://www.questensemble.org" REL="nofollow">Nativity Story</A> we have planned for tomorrow will likely be lightly attended as well...but one never knows. <BR/><BR/>In other news, <A HREF="http://theobilly.blogspot.com/2007/12/worshippers-bracing-for-effect-of.html" REL="nofollow">here</A> is a post for those who are still thinking about not preaching tomorrow. I laughed out loud.Tripp Hudginshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02987346084472861229noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14710344.post-43081435309296626342007-12-15T21:39:00.000-05:002007-12-15T21:39:00.000-05:00Well, ppb, I once arrived late to a summer service...Well, ppb, I once arrived late to a summer service as a student (because they did not tell me that the service I was preaching for in July started an hour earlier than the one I preached for in June), and they insisted I keep the check!Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08235049965406944684noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14710344.post-49845327528812653352007-12-15T21:33:00.000-05:002007-12-15T21:33:00.000-05:00I don't know if this will be good news to my congr...I don't know if this will be good news to my congregation or not, but we canceled the service for tomorrow. The weather here is supposed to be tough, and there is a parking ban in town, which would limit access anyway.<BR/>I hate doing it. It feels awful.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08235049965406944684noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14710344.post-36718667332395556592007-12-15T21:25:00.000-05:002007-12-15T21:25:00.000-05:00Well, the sermon is done, but I'm having my doubts...Well, the sermon is done, but I'm having my doubts about tomorrow. Here's a selfish question---if they've already paid you to supply the pulpit but then they cancel, do you get to keep the money? <BR/><BR/>Such a selfish girl I am! <BR/><BR/>Anyway, I'm watching TV and the church cancellations for tomorrow are just rolling in....I don't know. <BR/><BR/>Growing up in Chicagoland, we never cancelled. But we also had nice wide roads built for snow, and lots of snow plows. Here we have narrow little roads that twist and turn. We had a little bit of snow on Thursday and there were a bajillion car accidents. <BR/><BR/>we'll see. I'll print it out and hope for the best.PPBhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02863903314092733633noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14710344.post-87800923760635020752007-12-15T21:16:00.000-05:002007-12-15T21:16:00.000-05:00*sigh*I am, as we say in the South, a idgit.Yes, m...*sigh*<BR/><BR/>I am, as we say in the South, a idgit.<BR/><BR/>Yes, my html-impairment shows again. I have worked so hard to overcome it, and still I hyperlink entire posts. Oh well. At least the link works.<BR/><BR/>'Night, y'all.earthchickhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12447310443886956100noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14710344.post-49127358950026167472007-12-15T21:14:00.000-05:002007-12-15T21:14:00.000-05:00Great idea, Tripp (about the Wednesday festival). ...Great idea, Tripp (about the Wednesday festival). <BR/><BR/>I've got a draft of mine up <A HREF="http://adraftyplace.blogspot.com" REL="nofollow"/>. May still write more, somewhere (perhaps at the end), but right now it's hard to say.<BR/><BR/>I forgot to say earlier:<BR/>{{{Kim}}}<BR/>and<BR/>Kudos to Rainbow Pastor.<BR/><BR/>Blessings on all who are still preparing, on all who preach and listen tomorrow - and on all who are snowed in!earthchickhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12447310443886956100noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14710344.post-14899430438614305172007-12-15T20:36:00.000-05:002007-12-15T20:36:00.000-05:00Well, y'all, these sermon ideas sound awesome. I ...Well, y'all, these sermon ideas sound awesome. I hope you all throw links up here and post them on your blogs. Susie, I would love to read yours. Gord, it sounds like we are on the same page. My sermon is on Mary...more or less.<BR/><BR/>I'll chant the Magnificat. That should be interesting. I asked our choir director to do that last year. I thought it was lovely. She's away tomorrow. So, I will have to do it. I'm loving an opportunity to chant! Thank you, Jesu!<BR/><BR/>Be well, gang. To whomever has the Wednesday post as their responsibility, may I suggest a long list of sermons from this Sunday? I think we're in for a great run.<BR/><BR/>God bless you...every one!Tripp Hudginshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02987346084472861229noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14710344.post-33688000679259855862007-12-15T20:08:00.000-05:002007-12-15T20:08:00.000-05:00This week I thought I was going to preach on one t...This week I thought I was going to preach on one thing and ended up in a totally different place. Hope I am still on target tomorrow by the time I get to the place I serve - 125 miles away over the mountains. The weather looks clear although cold with snow on the ground. My notes are <A HREF="http://seashellseller.blogspot.com" REL="nofollow">here</A>.Annhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07287169546184325690noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14710344.post-82524114619663701632007-12-15T19:35:00.000-05:002007-12-15T19:35:00.000-05:00Teri, apparently we never cancel church here eithe...Teri, apparently we never cancel church here either; it has been decided that we'll just have church, even if no one can get there, because I live in walking distance, so I can get there. You know, normally I'd probably make the same decision, but I am finding myself a bit irritated by this. Which is, I'm sure, just my quite selfish desire to sleep in.<BR/><BR/>Anyway, I have a Christmas party to attend, so I'm out for a while. Enjoy all the pizza, and I'll see you later!Staceyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17453551055054412289noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14710344.post-48845438852047264182007-12-15T19:32:00.000-05:002007-12-15T19:32:00.000-05:00I'm late checking in, but I have a killer pot of b...I'm late checking in, but I have a killer pot of beef stew simmering...anybody like a bowl? <BR/><BR/>I think I'm set for tomorrow, but my worry now is our very first Longest Night service which we are holding this week. Anybody have any old sermons from a Longest Night service that you'd like to share? This was my big idea, and now I'm actually having to do the work!Chilly Fingershttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09364530398695776477noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14710344.post-23736594644510156182007-12-15T19:25:00.000-05:002007-12-15T19:25:00.000-05:00Teri--the best children sermon I did for advent wa...Teri--the best children sermon I did for advent was when I wrapped up a huge box (I think it was for a lawn mower) in Christmas wrapping. And we talked for 3 weeks about what might be inside, Then on the 4th Sunday--I stuck a real baby in it--in his car seat and let the kids unwrap it. Boy were they surprised and we talked about unexpected gifts and about how Jesus was an unexpected gift. People were crying in the pews....QuakerPastorhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04486781821198096490noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14710344.post-69480396469693266532007-12-15T19:20:00.001-05:002007-12-15T19:20:00.001-05:00I am just about thawed out from the Live Nativity....I am just about thawed out from the Live Nativity...We all--animals and people-- froze!<BR/>The best was my 4 year old angel tugging on my pants leg telling me we needed to get a shovel right away to clean up the goat poop...that and a 8 week old baby with 5 layers of fleece on, asleep as she portrayed "Baby J" so well.<BR/>Boy am I glad I did my sermon on Wednesday!QuakerPastorhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04486781821198096490noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14710344.post-40090919170706060412007-12-15T19:20:00.000-05:002007-12-15T19:20:00.000-05:00No morning sermon here -- PAgeant Sunday.Tomorrow ...No morning sermon here -- PAgeant Sunday.<BR/><BR/>Tomorrow eveing though is the BLue Christmas Service and I am on tap for the meditation.<BR/><BR/>I'd rather be preaching on Mary personally...<BR/><BR/>Thinking of joy and hope and loss and sadness and uncertainty mixed together. Hopefully a meditation shakes out of the mix.Gordhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03767921257861340046noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14710344.post-63256637227548920362007-12-15T18:45:00.000-05:002007-12-15T18:45:00.000-05:00(((kim)))I just finished my baptism meditation and...(((kim)))<BR/><BR/>I just finished my baptism meditation and posted it <A HREF="http://cheeseheadsotherblog.blogspot.com/2007/12/baptism-meditation-for-advent-3.html" REL="nofollow">here</A>.<BR/><BR/>Spouse is making a homemade pizza too! Our favorite: mushroom, onion, pesto, kalamata olive, and artichoke heart. YUM!<BR/><BR/>Carry on, preacher pals. Stop by for a slice if you get hungry.Juleshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18324456402703897094noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14710344.post-6842711558917668462007-12-15T18:27:00.000-05:002007-12-15T18:27:00.000-05:00man, we never cancel church. Two weeks ago we had...man, we never cancel church. Two weeks ago we had a huge ice storm Saturday night, the parking lots and roads were better for ice skating than driving, and we still had probably 75% of the usual attendance. So, in spite of the steadily falling snow that has been going on all day and isn't supposed to stop until mid-afternoon tomorrow, I wrote a communion prayer and am thinking about a children's sermon. anyone have a fabulous (or at least not horrible) Advent-y children's time I can steal/borrow?Terihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10838436991138846332noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14710344.post-60802984238552288502007-12-15T18:17:00.000-05:002007-12-15T18:17:00.000-05:00Yum!!!I hear about such good food every week at th...Yum!!!<BR/><BR/>I hear about such good food every week at the preacher party. It is yet another blessing of the RevGal weekly 11th hour party.<BR/><BR/>(((Kim)))Suehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03407981987874669303noreply@blogger.com