\n-meeting Tim<\/a> and Laura<\/a>
\n-$tarbucks frappucinos
\n-finding out that the ELCA<\/a> is working with the ONE Campaign<\/a>
\n-starting the clapping on “Shine Jesus Shine” with
\n-hand motions on “Lord, I Lift Your Name On High”
\n-the Phillip Aaberg concert last night (he plays Bach so wonderfully)
\n-getting some real work done while they were parsing by-laws
\n-the Crocs I got on Thursday
\n-meeting very awesome people and pastors from all over Montana<\/p>\n
The Bad<\/u><\/strong> The Spiritual<\/u><\/strong> I leave you with a picture of the blogger gathering we had this weekend…<\/p>\n I just got back from 4 days in Great Falls (Thursday to today) doing synod assembly stuff. Here’s the rundown in normal ::Meditatio:: fashion. The Good -meeting Tim and Laura -$tarbucks frappucinos -finding out that the ELCA is working with … Continue reading
\n-not having Solitaire (or any games on my computer) during the boring parts of Friday and today
\n-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)
\n-wicked PMS that caused me to miss the morning workshop because I had to go treadmill my cramps off
\n-the crowdedness of Friday night worship
\n-the heat in the plenary sessions
\n-laundry taking for-frickin’-ever on Friday<\/p>\n
\n-Compline last night (GOOOOOOD verses)
\n-Morning Prayer services
\n-the singing\/teaching\/learning time on Saturday where we learned the liturgy for Sunday and then sang some stuff out of the worship sampler
\n-singing some of my favorite hymns that I never get to sing here because they’re either too difficult or “too Catholic”
\n-singing the “gathering songs” while people were waiting for Morning Prayer to start
\n-Bishop Omland’s sermon
\n-decent liturgy (full liturgy) for Communion
\n-singing “Thine Is The Glory” with 300+ people and the Great Falls Symphony brass on Friday night<\/p>\n![\"Jen,](\"http:\/\/www.peacefulwaters.org\/Img0801.JPG\" "\\"Jen,")
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