Did you hear the story about the pastor who got a stand in organist for the upcoming service on Sunday?
He wasn't happy about it, but went through the whole service with the young man. He did however tell him that things were going to get a little dicey, as he had to break it to the congregation that they would going to need to come up with another $50.000 dollars to replace the old roof. The estimates had been too low.
He asked the young organist if he could think of something inspirational to play after he broke the news. The young organist said he would try and think of something to play that was appropriate.
Sunday came along and the service went flawlessly. When it was time for the announcement by the pastor, he told the congregation, "The estimates for the new roof are too low, and we need to come up with an additional $50.000 to cover the costs." "Now who will stand up right now and pledge a thousand dollars each to help with this building project?"
At that point the young organist played the Star Spangled Banner!
>>At that point the young organist played the Star Spangled Banner!
Hah!
Loved the story ans sent it to my cousin who played the organ for 12 years in church!