I just got back from 4 days in Great Falls (Thursday to today) doing synod assembly stuff. Here’s the rundown in normal ::Meditatio:: fashion.

The Good
-meeting Tim and Laura
-$tarbucks frappucinos
-finding out that the ELCA is working with the ONE Campaign
-starting the clapping on “Shine Jesus Shine” with
-hand motions on “Lord, I Lift Your Name On High”
-the Phillip Aaberg concert last night (he plays Bach so wonderfully)
-getting some real work done while they were parsing by-laws
-the Crocs I got on Thursday
-meeting very awesome people and pastors from all over Montana

The Bad
-not having Solitaire (or any games on my computer) during the boring parts of Friday and today
-inclusive language in worship (they need to write “I will not mess with the creeds or any other part of worship/Scripture/doctrine” 100 times)
-wicked PMS that caused me to miss the morning workshop because I had to go treadmill my cramps off
-the crowdedness of Friday night worship
-the heat in the plenary sessions
-laundry taking for-frickin’-ever on Friday

The Spiritual
-Compline last night (GOOOOOOD verses)
-Morning Prayer services
-the singing/teaching/learning time on Saturday where we learned the liturgy for Sunday and then sang some stuff out of the worship sampler
-singing some of my favorite hymns that I never get to sing here because they’re either too difficult or “too Catholic”
-singing the “gathering songs” while people were waiting for Morning Prayer to start
-Bishop Omland’s sermon
-decent liturgy (full liturgy) for Communion
-singing “Thine Is The Glory” with 300+ people and the Great Falls Symphony brass on Friday night

I leave you with a picture of the blogger gathering we had this weekend…