Sunday, April 10, 2022
I couldn’t sleep
That often happens if I have to
Get up early
With someplace to go
In this case
It was church
We had to get up at 7
To leave by 7:30
We needed to be there at
8:00 a.m. because
We had to practice the music
We were going to sing
Starting in the narthex(!)
And then processing down the aisle
To the chancery (?)
Is that what they call it?
We are the chancel choir
As opposed to the chamber choir
Which is the best singers
Including Mark
Mark was the liturgist
Which was exciting
Since it was his first time
He did wonderfully well
Got lots of compliments
On his reading
He really has a remarkable voice
Singing or reading
So we came down the aisle
At 9 am
With our hymnals
And sheet music
And a large green frond
Shaped like a feather
And took our places
In front of the congregation
Singing when necessary
During the service
Including the sermon
With the visiting Pastor
Who was very pleasant
Then we had a half hour to go outside
And take off our mask
I had a thermos of coffee in the car
But I unfortunately chose not to
Partake
I should have
Because I had a heck of a time
Staying awake during the second service
I might have dozed off
I had a very hard time staying still
I hope it doesn’t show
On the streaming of the 10:30 service
However I did miss the first few words
Of the Anthem after the 10:30 sermon
A repeat of the 9 am sermon
I opened my mouth to sing
But nothing came out
I recovered in a measure or two
But it was disheartening
I need to listen to YouTube
To see if I could tell
By listening
To the Anthem
We drove home
And I slept a lot
The rest of the day
And the next
I should mention:
Normally we wake up/get up
Between 10 am and noon
We stay up late!!
That's what it means to be retired!!!
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