Today's sign of the impending apocalypse

[colliemommie]

Dad asked if he could come to church this morning. When no one was being baptized, married, or buried. He hasn't done that since I was about fifteen.

I cantored Divine Liturgy all by my ownsome for the first time. It was an adventure. I think it was just fine except when Father kept changing key on me. He goes so low that I can't match him, and the men in the congregation who sing harmony can't sing their part that low either, because its damn low to begin with.

Plus we apparently don't have hymnals in the pews? The choir has big blue books with the Liturgy and changeable parts and hymns, but the congregation just has the words for the Liturgy and nothing else. Kind of counterproductive when you want to encourage participation.