We went to church today
For many of you, attending church is no big deal. But for us, it is.
It takes a little over 2 hours for Jackie to get up, dressed and ready for the day.
When our priest at St. Paul Episcopal retired, it proved difficult to find an interim priest, so they have been relying on visiting clergy.
That is part of the reason we went from 2 services to one service, with the service being at 9:30.
Working backwards, that means we have to leave at 8:45. Which means Jackie has to get up at 6:45 at the latest. And if we run a little slow, well, we will not make a 9:30 service.
Today the Bishop came to visit and church was at 10:30 because she could not make it out from Chicago for a 9:30 service.
We got up about 7:15, had a little breakfast, hit the. road and got to church at 10:20.
It just felt good to be there.
I don't talk religion a lot. This will probably one of a very few times I even mention church in my little updates on my boring life.
Aside from the spiritual aspect, we do have friends there. It was great to visit and talk with those we normally have been seeing on Christmas Eve.
There is a search on going for a new priest, but there is also a shortage of Episcopal priests. Hopefully we find one sooner than later and we can go back to being church goers.
I watched the Bears. At one point I thought they had it lost. Then it seemed they had it won with 5 seconds on the clock and Washington at midfield or so. Then the Hail Mary pass landed in the arms of a Washington receiver. Game over. Bears lose.
Tough, tough loss but an amazing win for Washington.
Peace and Love
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