Orthodixie

There I was last week, lying on the psychiatrist’s couch, recounting my history of … ear worms.

Truth be known, I think it all started last year during a Podcast where I sang Billy Don’t Be a Hero, a favorite among earworm sufferers.
It’s a common problem: Music, stuck in your head, not whole songs just snippets, usually songs you loathe.

“And they called it puppy love …”

See.

# 3 for Donny Osmond in 1972

Earworms.

Earworm is a term – invented by James Kellaris — for a portion of a song or other musical material that becomes “stuck” in a person’s “head” or repeats against one’s will within one’s mind. Studies haved demonstrated that different people have varying susceptibilities to earworms, but that almost everybody has been afflicted with one at some time or another.

Last week, thanks in part to my yearly struggle with the Sunday of the Samaritan Woman (more on that later), I decided to get help …

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–His Eminence Metropolitan PHILIP
Archbishop of New York and Metropolitan of All North America

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Christ is Risen!

Growing up in the country (and this may shock city slickers) there was a time when, at Easter, farmers would sell little chicks that had been died different colors — like Easter eggs! These were live Peeps. On the couple of occasions that I owned one, I loved them too much. That is, I held them and held them and held them … and they died. I was told that if you hold them too much, they die. (I don’t know if that was the cause or not, but as a small kid … it was a bit of a devastation.)

Then there was the boy of 8 or 10 years old with the BB Gun, trying to shoot a bird … a sparrow.

Till … unbelievable …

It happened!

I shot a bird!

As it fell from the tree, so did my heart in equal measure — my mind racing, “O Gosh, I hope he’s not hurt!”

Hurt? Hello! You shot him!

Conflicting conversations in my head …

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The Fasting & Prayer Conference includes meals.

The sermon this morning: “Jesus Walks on the Water.” The sermon tonight: “Searching for Jesus.”

Our youth basketball team is back in action Wednesday at 8 PM in the recreation hall. Come out and watch us kill Christ the King.

Ladies, don’t forget the rummage sale. It’s a chance to get rid of those things not worth keeping around the house. Bring your husbands.

The peacemaking meeting scheduled for today has been canceled due to a conflict.

Remember in prayer the many who are sick of our community. Smile at someone who is hard to love. Say “Hell” to someone who doesn’t care much about you.

Don’t let worry kill you off – let the Church help.

Miss Charlene Mason sang “I will not pass this way again,” giving obvious pleasure to the congregation.

For those of you who have children and don’t know it, we have a nursery downstairs.

Next Thursday there will be tryouts for the choir. They need all the help they can get.

Irving Benson and Jessie Carter were married on October 24 in the church. So ends a friendship that began in their school days.

The evening service tonight, the sermon topic will be “What Is Hell?” Come early and listen to our choir practice.

Please place your donation in the envelope along with the deceased person you want remembered.

The church will host an evening of fine dining, super entertainment and gracious hostility.

Potluck supper Sunday at 5:00 PM – prayer and medication to follow.

The ladies of the Church have cast off clothing of every kind. They may be seen in the basement on Friday afternoon.

This evening at 7 PM there will be a hymn singing in the park across from the Church. Bring a blanket and come prepared to sin.

Ladies Bible Study will be held Thursday morning at 10 AM. All ladies are invited to lunch in the Fellowship Hall after the B.S. is done.

Low Self Esteem Support Group will meet Thursday at 7 PM. Please use the back door.

The eighth-graders will be presenting Shakespeare’s Hamlet in the Church basement Friday at 7 PM. The congregation is invited to attend this tragedy.

Weight Watchers will meet at 7 PM at the First Presbyterian Church. Please use the large double door at the side entrance.

Yes, I know … many of these even I’ve seen before! But, always good to LOL or at least slightly smile.