Spending three hours flipping through a printed mail-order book to find a highly specific brass candle lighter, then calling a telephone operator to read out… Read More »1995 Archive: The Catalog Church Supply Habit

The entire congregation jumping six inches out of the wooden pews because a guest speaker stood two inches too close to the massive, vintage altar… Read More »1995 Archive: The Microphone Feedback Screech

Gathering ten families around a kitchen table with small scissors and a stack of Sunday paper inserts, sorting ten-cent discounts to raise money for summer… Read More »1995 Vintage: The Coupon Clipping Youth Fundraiser

Louidly whispering in the back row that the church organ sounds a bit tired today, completely unaware that the teenager volunteering to pump the mechanical… Read More »1995 Legacy: The Organ Bellows Complaint

Receiving a letter from a retired pastor that contains a physically cut-out newspaper article about a local zoning meeting, with key sentences highlighted in thick… Read More »1995 Legacy: The Newspaper Clipping Message

Standing at the main double doors at 8:00 AM sharp to guard a stack of freshly printed paper updates, ensuring that no family takes more… Read More »1995 Legacy: The Bulletins Guard Protocol

The beautiful, loud ringing of the grandfather clock in the church lobby chiming so loudly at noon that it completely drowns out the closing announcements.… Read More »1995 Legacy: The Grandfather Clock Chime

Driving behind the official parish passenger van and noticing that the driver’s seat appears completely empty except for a tiny tuft of gray hair visible… Read More »1995 Vintage: The Church Van Steering Periscope