Mission: Accomplished
No, this isn't about me getting a sneak preview of next week's movie release of M:I:3, which I won't see anyways until it comes out on DVD (if not ever)...this blog is about my promise made last week. On April 23, I announced to you, my faithful readers, that I would attend church here in Marshalltown. So last night I set my alarm, woke up early, had my morning breakfast at Hy-Vee (this is becoming a ritual...Hy-Vee breakfast is just too darn good), and then headed down to Redeemer Lutheran Church.
Redeemer is much like my home church. The sanctuary shaped the same way (like a ship turned upside down) and still sort of stuck in a timewarp with the carpeting colors (Algona = Red, Mtown = Green). Overall, a good service and obviously for someone like me who has attended LCMS services for 24 years, easy to follow along. There were some spots when they did a chant or prayer I was not used to...that's alright though. I filled out the "pew sheet" or whatever you want to call it, and at the end chatted with the man next to me who introduced himself as soon as the service was over. The Pastor was very friendly and invited me back for more...I told him I had left my address on the sheet, so it should be interesting to see if any follow up contact happens.
Last year it was easy for me to slide into a new church...albeit a ELCA one (I don't think mom was ever too pleased with that) because of the connections I had there. My good friend Laura Nielsen's father was the pastor there. Her parents kind of took me under their wings and soon I was a full-fledged member of the choir there- in fact I still receive emails from the choir director. Here though, I didn't have that connection. It was nice then to see one of my students and her family walk in. Even better, student does real well in my class and the family is very outgoing and willing to help the school in every way. The bad part, the choir season at Redeemer is over with, so I can't get involved with that this year at least. Overall a good experience and I will definitely make my way back there in a couple weeks (next couple weekends are booked with me not being in the area).
SIDENOTES: Yes, I have been watching the NBA Playoffs again despite my better judgment. The Bulls are looking good though, and I actually found myself pumping my fists when they hit big shots today and got chills when the on-floor camera man followed the team to the bench during a time-out: a vantage point that became famous during the GREAT Bulls teams of the 90s. It was like old times again. To make every thing like old times again, I then watched the Lakers yet again get beneficial calls from the refs in a OT victory for them.
Well, on to watching Entourage on HBO...these are reruns right now, but as of June 11, DO NOT call me on Sunday nights because Entourage is back!
That is all for tonight, I will be seeing some of my readers this weekend at a golf/bachelor party outing. Looking forward to it.
Redeemer is much like my home church. The sanctuary shaped the same way (like a ship turned upside down) and still sort of stuck in a timewarp with the carpeting colors (Algona = Red, Mtown = Green). Overall, a good service and obviously for someone like me who has attended LCMS services for 24 years, easy to follow along. There were some spots when they did a chant or prayer I was not used to...that's alright though. I filled out the "pew sheet" or whatever you want to call it, and at the end chatted with the man next to me who introduced himself as soon as the service was over. The Pastor was very friendly and invited me back for more...I told him I had left my address on the sheet, so it should be interesting to see if any follow up contact happens.
Last year it was easy for me to slide into a new church...albeit a ELCA one (I don't think mom was ever too pleased with that) because of the connections I had there. My good friend Laura Nielsen's father was the pastor there. Her parents kind of took me under their wings and soon I was a full-fledged member of the choir there- in fact I still receive emails from the choir director. Here though, I didn't have that connection. It was nice then to see one of my students and her family walk in. Even better, student does real well in my class and the family is very outgoing and willing to help the school in every way. The bad part, the choir season at Redeemer is over with, so I can't get involved with that this year at least. Overall a good experience and I will definitely make my way back there in a couple weeks (next couple weekends are booked with me not being in the area).
SIDENOTES: Yes, I have been watching the NBA Playoffs again despite my better judgment. The Bulls are looking good though, and I actually found myself pumping my fists when they hit big shots today and got chills when the on-floor camera man followed the team to the bench during a time-out: a vantage point that became famous during the GREAT Bulls teams of the 90s. It was like old times again. To make every thing like old times again, I then watched the Lakers yet again get beneficial calls from the refs in a OT victory for them.
Well, on to watching Entourage on HBO...these are reruns right now, but as of June 11, DO NOT call me on Sunday nights because Entourage is back!
That is all for tonight, I will be seeing some of my readers this weekend at a golf/bachelor party outing. Looking forward to it.
posted by CKG at
6:57 PM
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Never heard back from the church.
Oh yeah, I already called the number and am well on my way to a second BA degree.
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