For the first time in our 3 1/2 year at Crescent Hill church, I served as one of the liturgists for worship, sitting up front for part of the service and leading some of the prayers. After that, our pastor preached on a passage from the Gospel of Matthew, then - as she and another liturgist read the first couple of chapters of Genesis - our new church acquaintance Claire (pictured above after the service with our Derby Eve hostess, aka Amy Winehouse) did an interpretative dance, then a dozen of us from around the sanctuary - as was pre-arranged and a little rehearsed this morning before church - joined in, acting out the final two days of Creation. (What brought everything together was our pastor reminiscing about going on her sabbatical two years ago, with the Matthew passage urging people not to worry and our pastor stressing the Sabbath passage at the end of the Creation narrative [as well as the beauty of Creation].) For the occasion, the front of the church was decked out with flowers, fruits and vegetables, and even a fish in a vase! It was beautiful outside and beautiful inside, with a beautiful service. (I mentioned Stephanie and my wedding anniversary also!) (On top of this, relatively early this morning, Frisco and I went for a walk in a Crescent Hill neighborhood not too far from church, and the neighborhood is cute, and the weather/flowers/greenery were beautiful.)
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