Church is funny.
The more I go to St. Mel's the more I realize how silly people are and the whole ordeal is.
Highlights from midnight mass on Christmas Eve:
- They have taken to having the head EME carry in the cross while the alter server walks behind. Head EME for mass was my dad. After putting the cross into the stand, he started walking in the complete opposite direction of where we were sitting. Halfway through, he realized where we were and immediately changed directions. Except he was standing in front of the church at the time and also had that "OH!" look on his face.
- Fr. Tom taking forever and a day to get to his point during the homily. After a while I think he just started making up saints and prayers because he lost his place in his "cheat sheet." The result was a 90 minute mass.
- It taking Cindie everything she had not to burst into hysterics when Fr. Tom said "Evyl" instead of "Evil."
- Watching the alter server's boss/instructor/leader instruct him on when to ring the bells during the Gloria. He was only supposed to ring them during the Refrain. And so when the verse started, you'd see her lean over to him, staring straight ahead, and say, "Stop!"
- Seeing everyone attempt to stay awake. John Thackaberry came up to me after mass and looked high. He was so tired from finishing my parent's basement and his eyes were so red. People were a little slap happy.
- Adam dressed like a banker and then walking around shooting out his fingers like a gun and saying, "Hey!"
- The choir looking completely lost more than once
I don't know why, but I just was finding the comedy in a lot of stuff. Mass is all about circumstance and tradition. But lately I find it funny.
Highlights from midnight mass on Christmas Eve:
- They have taken to having the head EME carry in the cross while the alter server walks behind. Head EME for mass was my dad. After putting the cross into the stand, he started walking in the complete opposite direction of where we were sitting. Halfway through, he realized where we were and immediately changed directions. Except he was standing in front of the church at the time and also had that "OH!" look on his face.
- Fr. Tom taking forever and a day to get to his point during the homily. After a while I think he just started making up saints and prayers because he lost his place in his "cheat sheet." The result was a 90 minute mass.
- It taking Cindie everything she had not to burst into hysterics when Fr. Tom said "Evyl" instead of "Evil."
- Watching the alter server's boss/instructor/leader instruct him on when to ring the bells during the Gloria. He was only supposed to ring them during the Refrain. And so when the verse started, you'd see her lean over to him, staring straight ahead, and say, "Stop!"
- Seeing everyone attempt to stay awake. John Thackaberry came up to me after mass and looked high. He was so tired from finishing my parent's basement and his eyes were so red. People were a little slap happy.
- Adam dressed like a banker and then walking around shooting out his fingers like a gun and saying, "Hey!"
- The choir looking completely lost more than once
I don't know why, but I just was finding the comedy in a lot of stuff. Mass is all about circumstance and tradition. But lately I find it funny.