Pretty church!
In 2003, when I first moved to Delaware, it was just the church, the rectory and a little house building used for the office. Now we have a huge Parish Life Center and a Religious Ed building, and, of course, the new organ.
I got to mass about 9:15 cause Todd kept emailing us and begged us to all please come on time as we were going in choir loft...yada, yada. So I got early and they let me go up before the 8:30 am mass ended....odd.
It was a bit of a climb for me to get up those steps, bearing in mind I got circulation problems in my legs but can mostly get around okay.
So my friend, Diane Feinstein, was the Cantor and darn if they were only at communion when the choir started arriving. Diane Feinstein is having a hell of a time leading this early mass with no so enthusiastic singers. So what the hell, the choir was already there and about five of us but we began to sing with her. The congregation was a bit surprised and looked up, smiles. Todd was then playing the organ on the church altar but once the choir joined Diane Feinstein it was really pretty.
Myself is NOT a solo singer but I got a pretty good voice so long as the song falls within my four-note range. But put me in a choir and I am a very important part. I am a choir singer is what I’m saying here.
BTW me and Diane Feinstein drove up to Wilmington last week, insert smile here, and we spent much of the time singing. She is a soprano and she IS a solo singer, while I am alto, tenor and bass if need be.
With those voices in the choir behind me I sang out loud and strong in my front row seat (it’s just me and the conductor in the front by how Todd has this arranged, this might have to change) and that is about as close as I will ever get to singing solo, in the name of the Father, the Son and the Holy Ghost.
Heh.
Exciting day here at St. Jude the Apostle on Tulip Drive in Lewes, Delaware pastored by Father Flowers.
As for naming the organ, in the church bulletin this week, I’m thinking....well first, did y’all know that St. Jude is the patron saint of impossible causes? Of course you know of St. Jude’s children hospital, right? Same saint.
And folks getting this organ was about as impossible as anything could get, taking two Pastors to finally obtain, took us eight years to finally get the thing.
So here’s my name for our church organ....”Saint Jude’s Impossible Cause”.