UU Congregation Review

[kiya]

So teinedreugan and I went to the family Easter service at a local UU church today to see if it was a place that I might fit in.

Let's just say the head minister got up and:

"It's also a holiday today, what holiday is it?"
"EASTER!"
"And what else?"
"PASSOVER?"
"And what else?"

*long pause*

"OPENING DAY!"

At which point the congregation started singing "Take me out to the ballgame."


Other notes: The service opened with a bit of Vivaldi's "Spring". Three of the choirs performed. There was a puppet show. KJ got to pet a rabbit. Spoke with the head minister (who mentioned the Spaceman had preached there last summer), the volunteer coordinator (who came to say hi) and some other folks. They did our favorite Easter hymn, though since it was the UU version I could only sing along with the "Alleluia"s. We departed because teinedreugan was fried and KJ was trending towards nap, through a milling crowd of small people hunting eggs and cans (the cans presumably for donation); as we drove past on the way home I saw several of the kids up a tree.

Comments

[frozencapybara.livejournal.com]

I know UU churches are open and accepting of various traditions, but I didn't expect them to recognize my religion! (That being the Church of Baseball, of course. :) That's awesome.

[kiya]

They had Bill Lee preach last year. Peanut-throwing and beer were involved.

[jenett]

This sounds like a most promising sort of congregation for you indeed!

[mindways]

*laugh* Awesome! :)

[ailbhe]

*snort* Fab. I'll be right over. You can sort us out a visa, right?

[ivy]

Hahahaha. katestine and I had a terrible moment earlier where we realized that she was a Yankees fan and I was a Red Sox fan. Aaaah no. I shot back at her "Deny thy father and refuse thy name!". She laughed.

[sstaten.livejournal.com]

But is it Reformed or Orthodox baseball that is worshiped there? :)

[necturus.livejournal.com]

At the Episcopal church where I sing in the choir, the minister retired last June. He was a die-hard Red Sox fan, and on his last Sunday, as we lined up for the procession at the beginning of the service, everyone in the choir suddenly put on Red Sox caps. He was visibly touched, but even more so when he followed us out into the sanctuary to find everyone in the congregation wearing Red Sox caps too.

We did sing "Take Me Out to the Ball Game" -- not at the service, though, but at his farewell party a few days later.

[tiger-spot.livejournal.com]

Hee. :) That sounds like it'll work out well, then!